River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-12-16
ABOUT THE STATE.

es-''H ~ P'I y ASKING hlm TO bc a can
dldate,to which he has given his assent.
Judge orton is seventy wears of age.
but mentally and physically 4 most
vigorous man.
President Elmore. of the State R,ar1
of Charities and Reform. visited tbs
Rock county poor farm and county hos
pltal IN company with the members of
the committee on penal institutions and
the Rock county board of supervisors.
The State board refuses to investigate
the charges against Sup. Allen. claim
ing that 10 be the bushes Of the county
board. They viii bring the matter he
fore the board 1T the January meeting.
{ sThe large brick house BELONGING the
Charles Lender, OH the old Isaac Frank
farm. in the town of Concord. was de-
stroyed by fire. Mr. Lender and his
wife We're absent. visiting some neigh
bors, and on returning at about |
O'Clock in the morning discovered the
house in flames TIE contents we're
mostly saved. The buildingwas valued
AT $4,000. There was an insurance on
the property for $1,000 in a Kansas
company. but il Is reported that the
policy lapsed some weeks ago.
Milwaukee Sunday Telegraph. Roy.
j. +. Irish, American consul to CONAN.
visited friends in Milwaukee early last
Week Mr.. Irish Is now in charge of
the Methodist church at Portage lie
was absent over two Years. and him
self and wife had an opportunity to see
much of the west half Of Europs. They
travelled extensively. visiting many nor
tons of France. Switzerland. Italy.
Belgium. and England 1t Is stated
that Rev. Ii. Stone Richardson. Of Osh-
koSh. Is seeking to succeed Mr.. Irish
as consul, 1t is not likely that Re
publican will succeed him. Mr.. Irish
has not yet handed in his RESIGNATION.
He is only absent on leave. but wiE r.
sign in a few DAYS. and his ~-.cc.. sor
Will be a Democrat Wisconsin m,
only one consul now. ChaS. Seymour.
who Is at Canton. China. if We c,ceut
Chas. Jonas. \ son of Mr. hi h.
Ralph o., resides i'm Milwaukee. and is
worthy young man. There are three
of the Irish brothers. al Methodist
ministers. Rev. John f. Irish cauIa Ii
Wisconsin in 1851. He has hrcu
presiding elder two or three times.
represented the Northwest diStric. IN
the state senate two years. WIS GuaH-
cial agent Of Lawrence university one
year and served as consul To Conac
two years. His brother Charles. Who
came to Wisconsin in 1917. is pastor Of
the West Baraboo church William
Irish resides at Mansion, and is pv. sid
lag elder of the La Crosse district.
\ project Is now being seriously dis
cussed. and,will undoubtedly be brought
before the legislature this winter. Of
organizing new judicial circuit with
view of lesSening or equalziny the
burdens ami dulles of the Judges IN the
northern par. of the state Judge
Webb, of the 9TH circuit. holds sixteen
terms of court each year. averaging at
least two weeks each. Judge Clough.
in the lth circuit. holds eighteen
terms, with AN average nearly the same.
In the southern part of the STATE.
Judge Hamilton has but one county.
Judges Winslow, BurncH and Bennett.
three each; Judges Gibson. Sloan and
Hastings. four each. The volume of
business in the 9TH and 18th circuits
has increased almost half during the
last five years and will continue io III
crease a. the north half Of the state de-
yelopS. The result is that the Judges
of these circuits DO at least third
more work than those I'm the south part
of the state, Various plans have been
proposed. Some favor q reapportiou-
ment of the counties. others the creation
of new circuit. The latter plan will
receive much support in the over
crowned circuits
The state assembly Of the knights II
Labor adjourned after session Of sew
eral days at Osh kosh. A memorial t.
the legislature was adopted RECON-
mending the establishment Of bureau
of education. \ memorial TO the le0is-
lature was also passed recommending
a board of arbitration to be made no Of
citizens with commercial experience.
whose duty it will be 10 settle all dis
putes by arbitration arising between
employer and cmployc. Resolutions
were adopted for the appointment of
instructors in cities where assemblies
are located for the purpose Of giving
instruction from time to time on matters
decided on by the state assembly. An
ton A. ParYso. of Milwaukee. was an
pointed as organizer of Polish assem-
blies of the United States. A memorial
to the legislature was adopted. praying
for the appointment of Il standing lcgis-
lative committee whose duty Is viii be
to perfect a bureau Of legislative
statistics in this state A resolution
was passed providing FOR meeting Of
the state executive board al least two
months prior 10 the meeting Of the state
assembly 20 decide upon legislation
necessary and to forward q statement
of the same at least thirty DAYS before
the annual meeting Of the state assem-
bly,. A board of three. composed If
Il. b, Moves of Marinettc. Clark How
it, of Waupun, and Leopold RE, Of
Milwaukee. was appointed The exec
utIvc board was authorized To- corrcS-
pond with officers Of the Farmers ali
ance, state grange and other kindred
societies for the purpose OF asc-rtainiug
correct information foF mutual benefit
and for securing united action upon
questions affecting the common welfare
Of the people Of this state. 4 rc~olu-
ton was adopted against strikes and
lOckOuts, except as q last resort The
assembly adjourned 10 meet the thrd
Tuesday in August at Eau Claire.
Na1nanieI Cobb's Generous Ccvrnanf.
Nathaniel Ripley Cobb Of Boston,
one of those noble merchants Of the
earlier days, was generous hearted and