River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-29
AROUND THE STATE.

Joseph Helllgentbal, an old resident
OF the town of Sheboygan, hanged
himself while temporary insane.
Farmers have begun making tobacco
seed beds for the new crop. which prom
iSes To be considerable less in acreage
than last year.
Within two weeks two land slides
have occurred AZ Glenhaven on the G.
b. and Northern T. r.. costing the
company some $4,000
In the circuit court at Sparta the
jury in the case of John r. Spear vs..
George H'les, OF Milwaukee. awarded
the plaintiff $4,000 for false imprison-
ment
On the Path Richard Owens, sixty
five years of age, was attacked bv an
enraged bull on the farm Of Hale
Roberts, near Racine. He was fatally
crushed.
Tuesday of last week Charles VIII
liams stole a horse and buggy at Spar
ia, was caught at De Soto, plead guilty
at Sparta on Friday and was sentenced
to three years Mt Waupun
A celebration Of the adoption BY
Norway of her constitution will be
held at Madison MAY 18th by people of
that nationality. \ big picnic and
other festivities viii characterize the
day.
Hugh Kerr. an old citizen. and a
prominent farmer of Emmett, attempt
ed suicide by cutting his throat with a
razor. His wounds. though danger
Gus, are not fatal amilv troubles led
to the rash act. II AGE is 76 years.
\ man named Mitchell Harvey. resi-
dent of one of the back towns in Chin
pewa county. was taken into custody 4
day or two ago, charged with killing a
deer out of season. 4 fine OF $50 and
costs were imposed on hSn, amounting
in total to S9l.36.
Peter b. Nissan. for 50 years a
member of the Dane County bar. died
at Marshall. on the 22nd, from a gen
eral giving way of his physical forces
FASTENED Of late by dropsy. He was
an eccentric man. but had his good
qualities. His age was 90 years.
Suit IS about to be brought against the
Regents of the State University for
1000 by the widow Of Henry Hoven,
who was killed last fan bv a derrick at
science hall. The Regents have admit
ted their liability by offering TO pay a
smaller sum, which was not accepted
At Chiffon, Herman Boendel pleaded
guilty to a charge of forgery, before
the circuit court, and was sentenced
10 imprisonment at Waupun for four
years. Boendel acted as agent for
an agricultural implement establish
ment in Chicago, and. while 50 engag-
ed, committed the crime for which he
5 now suffering.
The city of Madison pays The follow
ing Municipal salaries. City clerk.
81, 200; city treasurer, $500; city attor-
ney, $500; city surveyor, 500; city
superintendent. 5000; chief police, per
day, $3.50; janjtor. per day. -, with
no fees for at enhance at city hall,
policemen. 81 per day and fees;
engineer Of steamer No. /, $500 per
year; tiremen, 5000 per year
Winter wheat in the vicinity OF Water
town promises finely. the crop having
passed through the winter i'm excellent
condition. The area sown is somewhat
smaller than that of last season. but
year ago nearly all the fields were
plowed up on account of being winter
killed. The winter has also been quite
favorable for clover and grass, and
The fields look healthy and vigorous at
the present time.
A boy twelve years old. PLAYING near
the head of the Oconto Falls a short
distance from Stiles. was drawn into
the current and dashed down the rocky
precipice. He was bruised in a terri
BILE manner. but il is thought he may
recover. The water at the falls has a
perpendicular descent Of twcntv-four
feet. and this is the first instance of
anyone having been carried over it
since it has been il its present con-
dition.
On the oath near Potosi, hanging to
the limb OF q plumb tree, was found the
body of a well dressed man. The
flesh of the face had been picked by
birds so that the features could not be
recognized, and the body was badly
decOmpOsed. The corpse is supposed
to be that of a laborer on the Chicago
& Northern railroad, and had evidently
been hanging there for some time
The clothes contained watch and q
little money. a leather belt and hand
kerchief were knotted together and
used in accomplishing the suicide.
81 the annual election of the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe r. r.
held in April, W. b. Strong was elected
President. A. A Robinson. second
vice President and Chief Engineer,
George X. Peck, General Solicitor
These gentleman are former Wisconsin
boys. Mr.. Strong began his railroad
career as a telegraph operator at Beloit.
then as station agent successfully at
Whitewater Monroe. Milton aud James
vile. being at the latter place seven
years. Mr.. Robinson was educated at
Albion Wisconsin academy. and en-
tered the railway service in 1869 as an
aNman in an engineering corps; in 1877
he became assistant engineer and was
placed in charge Of the location and
construction of the Atchisch. Topeka
and Santa Fe. In April, 1873, he was
appointed chief engineer; in September,
1888, general superintendent, and in
March, 1884 general manager. Mr.
Peek began teaching school at the age
of sixteen, was a student at Milton,
Wisconsin college, and after serving in
the war studied law and began practice
lie located at Independence in 1871,
and in 1874 was appointed L. S. dis
Jrict attorney by President Grant, and
has since resided at Topeka. Mr. Peck
viii receive q salary of $4,000 per
year, Uhich is said TO be the highest re-
ceiyed from any trausMissCuri cor
poration by a lawyer
The following fourth class postmast-
ers, for Wisconsin have been appointed
during April by Postmaster General
Villas: Downing, Dunn county, Nor
man Van Nalkenburg. vice Alex. II.
McAbee, removed; HortonviIle, Outa-
gamie county. Herman 4. Buck, vice
Albert + Ridout, removed; Newton,
Vernon county, Willis ID. Malby. vice
Levi Noble, resigned; Alma Centre,
jackson county. &. n. Breakey, vice
Robert J. Bath. removed; Alleryille,
Winnebago county. Pardon Austin,
vice Russell +. Hopkins. removed,
AbbOttsford, Clark county, J. 9. Mon
son, vice Louis X. Pater, removed,
Blue Mounds, Dane county. August ID.
Becker. vice Ole Hansen, removed
Elk Mound, Dunn county. l.. Benson,
vice Harvey Ausmann, removed; Aur-
Orayille, Waushara county, VIM. r.
Culver vice Amazah Strong removed-
Genesee, sWaUkesha county. j. J.
Ryan. vice Henry Bowman, removed,
Clyde, Iowa County. Dennis Shan
non, vice VIM. f. Carroll. deceased.
Arkansaw, Pepin county, j.. g. Bell