River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-15

season, and wages during the past
winter were 20, a month more than be-
lore. All the mills are making ar
engagements for a big cut this year.
Many OF them ere fitting up with inn
proved machin ny. Men will be
worked only ten hours per day, instead
OF eleven and a half, as formerly.
River drivers will be paid $3.50 per
day, an advance of from 80 to 10 cents.
No labor trouble is predicted this year.
The tobacco trade at all the market
points in the state continues to show a
good deal of activity. 1t is estimated
that about One-fourth of the crop has
been sold to date. Prices remain un-
changed, ranging about cents for
ialr TO medium crops. the good
or poor grading above or be-
low these figures About 500 loads
were marketed in Edgerton on Friday
and Saturday last. Although at low
prices, the crop in the aggregate
brings a great deal of money and all
kinds of business in, and about the to-
baceo section begin to feel the effects of
this movement.
About three hundred men are now
employed on the construction of the
Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie a. Allan
tic railroad in the vicinity of Rhine
lander, and by the end OF this season
the road will be built TO that point.
Next year, the gap between Minneapo-
lis and its present terminal point in
Burnett county. will be built. giving
straight road from Minneapolis to
Rhlnelander Ia 1888, the road viii
ha iHH f.e, -.
1t Is the intention of this company to
open up northern Wisconsin and Mich
lgau, giving the country an outlet for
rs lumber aud minerals. while the
wheat and other products of the great
new northwest will be carried over the
road to ports on the Atlantic.
John NJ Hislop, who suddenly disap-
peared from Milwaukee, on the 18th of
May, 1882. and has not been heard
from since, has now turned up as one
from the grave. Hslop lived in Mil
Waukee with his widowed mother and
at the time Of his disappearance he was
last seen near the bridge works on the
Miuomincc river. Ii was thought that
he had fallen into the river or else
suicided, and the stream was accord
ingly dragged, but without success.
He was employed while in Milwaukee
as bOOkkeeper for Keepers K Rid lell
1t was found after his iii appearance
that his accounts were al straight.
though he owed a Milwaukee party
nearly S 600 at the time Of his disap-
pcarance. He is now in Philadelphia
Ia the Racine Circuit Court the mo
lion for a new trial in the case Of John
Santry convicted of the murder of
Michael Schultz, was denied. The
prisoner showed deep emotion for the
first time during the trial, and with
tears in his ewes. said he was an inno-
cent man and knew nothing Of the
murder of Michael Schultz. If Schultz
was in the court room he would say so.
lie hoped that the time would come,
which he knew would be soon, when
the murder would be cleared away
Much perjury had been heaped upon
him. He would 90 to prison with a
clear heart. Judge Winslow then SEN
fenced the prisoner to twelve years in
the penitentiary at Waupun, one dav
Of each year to be in solitary confne-
ment.
The following explains q tragedy at
Milwaukee, that at first seemed mys-
tcriouS: lsadore Seidenbaum, aged Is.
shot and killed Anna Rosentein. ID
years of age, and then committed sui
eide. Being n friend of the family, he
had been invited to remain in the house
during the night by the girls parents,
but arose about l a. m, repaired to
the room where Annie was sleeping
with other children, and fired the fatal
shot Investigation proves that young
Seidenbaum had, unknown to the
Rosentcin family and his victim a NOR
bid secret love for Annie. Being of
good parentage abroad. but dissipated,
he despaired of ever gaining the girls
regard, and fearful that some other
Young man might win it. resolved to
kill her and then himself