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


closed on account of diphtheril.
A leading clothing merchant Of Fan
Claire has paid a fine o! ST. for selling
goods on Sunday.
Henry Traxlers barn. west of Prai-
RE du Sac was fired by lightning and
burned. Loss, $1,000. in great part
covered by insurance in a local COM
pany.
The month of May IS reported to
have been the dryest OF any Nav in
thirteen years, but the June rains have
secured the prospect of good crops
generally throughout the State
she-bear weighing 200 pounds was
shot by a farmer in the town of Sev-.
mour, Outagamie Co, on WedaeSdayi
evening, and further search discover !
ed her cub in a steel trap with H. paws !
nearly gnawed of.
The farm barn of ALB. KnapD, three
miles from BelOit was struck " light
ming aud burned with eight leau of
cattle and a lot of farming implements.
The upwards of SCOOPS fairly
covered by insurance.
At Eau Gale, six miles from Durand,
burglars entered the store of Carson n
Rant, blew the safe open, AMI rifled
the drawers of $1,000, of which 800
belonged to Louis Heike The oper-
atorS could not be traced.
The town of Luna, seventeen miles
southwest of Eau Claire. was visited
by violent storm, which devastated
the corn and wheat crop in n limited
section. One farmer lost sixty acres OF
corn and twenty-five of wheat.
At Chippewa Falls, the residence of
Ed. Flanders was entered by burglars
and valuableS 10 the amount of nearly
$500, including two plush cloakS. gold
watches, jeweIry, etc, taken. This
house has been closed for some time.
A chap from La Crosse wearing dia-
monds and good clothes, and giving a
ficticiOus name, paid a visit of several
days to Oshkosh drinking hard and
spending a good deal of money He
had 81 800 in cash. Of which he lost
$500 in betting on the Milwaukee
base ball team and $500 PLAYING poker.
With the aid of the police. he recovered
$500 of the latter amount.
A house aud small stable belonging
Julius Scherwaldl, not far from Two
Rivers We're DESTROYED by fire early
Wednesday morning. The family was
awakened by the continued whining Of
dog outside, and Just in time 10 save
themselves from being smothered. The
origin of the fire Is unknown. small
amount of money, all the furniture and
bedding, together with one horse in the
stable we're consumed.
The Green County veterans reunion,
la1l Of lrg.. 4 \
Addresses We're delivered Phil Cheek.
,Ir., of Baraboo. r. J. Clawson \. c.
Douglas and DIR. Byers. of Monroe,
and Chaplain NJ. Wells, of Footville,
and poem was read by Mrs. Helen Ii.
Charlton, of Brodhead. f. o. Kim
berry sang Sherman 5 March to the Sea
accompanied on the violin bv Gerard
kneeland, of Shulisburg, who PLAYED
the accompaniment for him tweuty-onc
years aSO, when he sang the same song
from the original manuscript at Sher-
mans headquarters at GOldSboro, y. c.
The Wisconsin Total Abstinence I'M
ion has Just concluded It's annual meet
ing at Whitewater. The attendance
has been large and great interest
taken in the proceedings. The next
meeting viii 6e held at Milwaukee,
/ June and 7, 1887 The following
1 officers were chosen for the ensuing
year: President, J. Nj. Clearv Keno
| sha. Presidents, Rev. +. p. Lor-
| igan, Chiffon James O'MalleY. Osh-
| kosh; Rev. J. j. Keogh, Milwaukee
/ Rev. j. Suebert. Clintonville IL. j.
Desmond. Milwaukee James Kane.
/ Oshkosh. Secretary, NJ +. White.
/ Milwaukee Sergeaut-at-arms. j. En-
/ wright. Milwaukee; Treasurer, j. D.
Hogan, Whitewater.
Wednesday night as the limited
| train on the Madison division of the
/ Chicago a Northwestern railway was
/ proceeding west between Greenfield
I and Calhoun. the engineer discovered
/ a man sitting or the track, 1ug not in
4 time to stop his engine. As freight
+ train was following the passenger train
/ It was found necessary to proceed to
Calhoun before recovering the body,
I which was thrown some distance from
/ the track. On arriving al that station.
about a mile distant, the section men
+ were sent up the track where they
/ found the body, which was that of 4
/ Bruner. town treasurer Of New Berlin
He had been to WaukesL9 during the
dav and drew the state school money
for his town, amounting TO S69G and
this was fOuud IN mis- pocket. =" 10 IS
supposed the death was entirely acci-
dental. The home Of the deceased is
about two miles down the track from
Calhoun station, and he was accom-
panied to about the place where he was
struck by young man at the station
An inquest was held by Justice
/ Ira Kinball.
Beloit Special to Chicago Tribune:
Prof. Thomas c. Chamberlin. the new
Neglected president Of the Wisconsin
.st ate university, is citizen whom Be
lott people and Beloit college delight
10 honor, His manly physique and
stately yet always courteOuSand genial
bearing draw all classes 10 him. He is.
progressive and active, and ALWAYS.
shows a keen interest in local and
general public matters, and has been
frequently called upon to fiji public
positions. Prof. Chamberlin owns a
fine residence in this city. His fairly
consists OF his wife, Beloit lady. and
young son. He is now in Washing
ton, but will soon he home to celebrate
the twentieth anniversary of his gradu-
alton By a GLASS reunion. If he accepts
the presidency which he probably will
10, he will likely take ample time to
complete his geological work Beloit
feels hOnOred at his election to 80 inn
pOTtant a DOsifiOu