River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-01-07
WISCONSIN NEWS.


/ Plymouth skating rink with buzz.
Mrs. Hannah Campbell, widow of
ex-Lleut. Gov. Campbell, died at La
| Crosse.
| La Crosse manufactured in 1885 the
total of S.172,47S cigars and $3.50
barrels of beer.
| For 1885 the building Improvements
at La Crosse reached S779, ll5, ard at
! Madison S500.00
/ The Wisconsin Furniture and Coffin
Company of Oshkosh, capital 10000.
has been Incorporated.
Rev. Father John Howard, pastor at
/ Fort Howard, died of consumption Just
as the New Year dawned.
During 1885 Milwaukee had 347 fires
entailing tho loss of S2,350,639, with
an insurance of S1,919.450.
10000 900 white fish spawn and 8, 1000
I 600 lake trout spawn have been receiv-
ed by the State Fish Hatchery.
Wisconsin parties will erect so
barrel Touring mill at Battle Lake,
Mimi, if given a sufficient bonus.
At Eau Claire, the hardware store of
Nichols Il Hobbs was burglarized, $50
in cash and valuable papers stolen.
Madison is afflicted with street loaf
crs who insult ladies, and the police
are appealed to for their suppression.
Black River lumbermen are confident
that the amount of logs estimated for
the season will fall 30 per cent. short.
The Wisconsin and Wyoming Land
and Cattle company of Racine has in
creased its capital stock from Sl5O.000
/ to $3.50. 600
During the present year the founda
I ton for the Washburn public library at
La Crosse, will be put in on the site re-
Gently purchased.
/ Milwaukee is disturbed and distressed
with five recent cases of hydrophobia,
and the dog muzzling ordinance is
/ vigorously enforced.
/ a few mornings since an emplOye
/ of the Boston Traveller store at Staugh-
ton, was found nearly suflocated from
coal gas inhaled during the night
The CITY Of Ripon has been sued for
! $1,000 bv Mrs. Pierce who alleges that
her husband was killed by the careless
use of dynamite in a city gravel pit.
The Shell Lake Lumber Company s
season cut was thirty million feet of
lumber, 7,630,O00 lath and 15.S25. 900
shingles The mill has shut down for
the present.
Three of the earliest pioneers died at
Hudson, January LIST and 2nd. Seneca
Powers, Mrs. 4. Dwight Hall and
Deacon Hiram Ansloy. The funerals
took place Sunday and Monday.
The snow storm visited upon Mime
nesota, Iowa and Nebraska, on tho
2nd and Sd, was transformed into a
deluging rain ia southern Wisconsin.
1t is phenomenally warm winter in
that latitude.
At Alton, three children of Patrick
Ford have died since Christmas day of
the effect of eating cheap candy, the
cOloring matter being poisonous. Two
other children may not 1--we. Six of
the family were made ill by tho candy.
The children of James Willis of
Vienna, suddenly became sick from
liberation of the bowels, which was
found to proceed from the use of a
syrup consisting of glucose with a
large percentage of free sulphuric acid
in it.
The shipments Of freight from
Waunakee during 1885 were 1913 cars
of grain, l26 ears of stock, 10000
pounds of poultry, 10000 pounds OF
butter; among freight received were
IL cars of feed, II cars of coal, 81 cars
of lumber.
Thomas Green, the Palmyra religious
enthusiast, who began a protracted
fast Dec. II, abandoned that perform
ance on the Ith. anu again partakes OF
food. He says he suffered no ineOnven-
fence during the period of dime mu-
scum freak.
The postoiiice at Ripon has been
transferred to DIR. Everhard, and ex-
Postmaster Upham Is to remain as the
assistant of the new incumbent. The
marriage of The son and daughter OF
these gentlemen was the peacemaKer
in situation that at fist promised to
be one of bitterness,
Congressman Rankin, is temporarily.
at least, in improved health since his
arrival at Washington. His coughing
is less frequent and he appears bright
and more cheerful, reading the papers,
debating replies to correspondents,
and freely cOnversing with friends who
are admitted to his home.
December 10th, the safe in the
Northwestern II. Il. office at Big
Saumco was broken open and 1920,
stolen. Geo. Whitcomb OF Wilson,
Mich, is in Jail al Green Bay for the
crime. which he cOnfesses. He used
the money for a wedding outfit, and
then put out for Michigan lumber
camps, where he was captured
The Chicago q Northwestern Il. T.,
proposed to build q line from Evans
Vile to GAINESVILLE, practically placing
the latter city on the main line of the
great thOroughfare, provided the right
of way for the purpose Is given the
company free of cost. This it is be-
lieved will be done. The building OF
this link will shorten the time between
Madison and Chicago, and be very ben
eticial to GAINESVILLE.
SHIFTS have beep begun hy the State
insurance COMMISSIONS against the
Oakland House Insurance Co., and the
Commercial, both of California and the
sgw Orleans Insurance Association fOI
daily business without license, the pen
altv claimed being Sl2, 200 in each case
beng $500 per month for evasion 81
the law. The companies will retaliate
by refusing TO pay losses on their poll
cies until the suits are withdrawn.
John F. Munger. OF Plattsville,
Wisconsin, TO relieve the acuteness oil
rheumatism put his feet into a bath OF
water and aconite. In a very brief
time his heart ceased to beat and he
was 70 al appearance dead, and
preparations 70 lay oyt the body weEe
in progress A hypOdermick injection
of brandy and distatis, near the heart
restored the organ to action, and hf
was rescued from an untimely burial.
1885 was not an active year in rail.
way construction in Wisconsin. The
Wisconsin Central graded. bridged and
Is now track laying its li4-mlle exten.
sion from SchleIsingerville to Chicago
and the Milwaukee. Lake Shore and
Western completed its line, 43 miles OF
track, to Ashland, and the Chicago
Milwaukee x ST. Paul added many
miles of side-tracks. besides extensive
isiaying Of rails. The indications are
that The present year will witness con
siderable extensions by other Wisconsin
roads.
The tQbaGcQ growers of Wisconsin
are petitiOning congress 10 impose the
duty of 81 80 per pound on all unstem-
med and - on all stemmed Sumatra