River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-02-25
WISCONSIN NEWS.
Oshkosh capitalists have organized .

The MethOdists of kaukauua viii
erect "A $1,000 church this season.
Forty students of the Normal school
at Oshkosh are sick with the measles.
Five companies are coutesting for
the franchise to supply Wankesha with
electric light
The Centralea Pulp aud Water Pow
cr Company, capita. $4,000. ha, in-
corporated.
l. J. Washburu of Platteyillc, a
Mexican war veteran. died on the 18th
Of consumption
The Peoples Clty Railway CO., Of
Milwaukee; capital SluO.0oo has been
Incorporated,
\ veterinary surgeon at Oshkosh is
making experiments with FLANDERS by
inoculating rabbits
Hon. A. l.. Smith, Of Appleton, at
tended the funeral Of his relative, cX-
GOV. Horatio seymour.
Two men aud women caught at
shoplifting at Appleton were fined SO.
each by Justice Roemcn.
The product Of eight logging camps
adjacent to Glidden, Ashland Co, is
thus far IS, POO, 900 feet
On the 22nd the 18th annual reunion
of the Old Settlers club of Washington
county took place al West Bend.
A brakeman on the &. NJ. X St. r. r.
X. fell from his train near Western
Union junction and was killed.
The solid men and numerous tax
payers are opposed 10 the proposed
system of water works for Racine.
The Minerva Boat club, new
yachting organization of Fond du Lac,
give a Inauguration ball. March 9TH.
VIM Charlton of Spencer. while in
toxicated, frOze both his hands up TO
the wrists, rendering amputation impcr-
atiyc.
The house of T.. IL. George al Stetson-
vile burned IN Friday, and his daughter
seven years of age was burned to
death.
A counterfeit standard silver dollar.
coinage of 1881, has been found in cir
culation AT La Crosse. well executed
and hard To detect.
The contract for the new Washing
ton county jail to cost $40, 000 and the
- 200 addition 10 the poor-houSe aIe
to be let March 18th.
James DOrc. single. aged - years, q
brakeman on the Bayfield, division Of
the Omaha K. Il. became suddenly in
sane, one day last week.
Racine is finding social enjoyment in
Washington tea parties. japanese
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the auspices ofvariouS church societies.
President Albee. ofthc Normal school
al Oshkosh. left on Monday TO spend two
months in the South for his health.
y &C President Briggs j, in charge Of
the.schoo.
VIM. Monroe Of Hayward has applied
for a patent for band saw for cuJtin =
shingles, which will, from the timber
before required for 100000 cut 10000
shingles.
w H. Patton, for seventeen years
deputy postmaster at Oshkosh is sue
ceeded by NJ G.. kimhau late cashier
at the Chicago and Northwestern Il. K.
office at that place.
4 $4,000 tire occurred at Augusta
on the 18th, destroying the hotel, post
office and quite portion Of the bust
ness part of the Town. Not half the
loss is covered by insurance.
At Wexford. Leopold y. Hardkc.
convicted OF criminal assault upon
Theresa Seiiz, Il Years of age, was
sentenced 10 lard labor for ten years.
The prisoner Is IS years Of age.
Winnebago county will organize a
horticultural society 10 participate in
the interest awakened BY the meeting
Of the State Horticultural association
at Oshkosh. next October
Mr.. and Mrs. james Ehlc and their
three children, the victims of the
Grecnbush catastrophe were placed in
one grave at Plymouth the mother
and three children in orc caskct.
The house of Father Tauguay nj
Appleton was invaded BY burglars,
who had previously robbed the
masonic lodge room One of the
rascals was caught and one got away.
At Palmyra Samuel Blackmorc was
50 hru;ally beaten near the Commercial
hotel and then left uncared for in a
boon all night, will die. VIM. Agen. an
cX-convict has been arrested for the
crime.
The fish warden Of the Lake Superior
district has been notified that the mesh
of nets In use in those waters must be
81 inches when in use, requiring a (
inch mesh before the net j. Shrunk by
water.
4 citizen of Oshkosh boxed the ears
of too-persistent book agent and in
the legal proceedings that followed the
claim was set up that the blow injured
the ear-drum, and the drumming citizen
was fined.
The 18th was an unlucky day at VIII
lard's sawmill at Sherry, Hans Olson
lost a hand by coming in contact with
a slasher, and an employee named
Doty had a leg fractured by slab
when giging.
The house of James Nipe. at Spring
Prairie burned on the 18th In the eel
lar. were 100 swarms of bees, valued at
$1,000. which were consumed The
burned building, valued at $1,000
was fully insured.
Considerable extention Of the Madi-
SON Street AAdilHdN llht7s lllt bltNtuL
season. is contemplated. and also a
comprehensive enlargement of the tele-
phone system, reaching a number Of
out laying towns.
At the annual convOcation Of the
grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons Of
Wisconsin. held at Milwaukee on the
18Th, one hundred and nifty delegates
were present, and officers chosen and
installed for the ensuing year.
The annual campfire of G. a. K.
Post No 10, on the 22nd, at Oshkosh,
was graced with the presence of Gov.
Rusk and eX-Grand Commander Cheek
of Baraboo. There was a large attend
ance, an elaborate program and Jolly
good time.
The crowds that packed the court at
Racine TO hear the confession of Louis
Chritiansen charged with the murder
of Michael Shultz were soddy dis
appointed company when the accused
merely waived examination, and said
not word.
The death Of Miss Grace Nellar. froE
ovarian tumor occurred on the 18th, at
Waukesha. II had been generally be-
lieved that through the efficacy of the
prayer-cure, the lady had been re-
stored to health. and her death caused
much establishment.