River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-04

Near Chippewa Falls. Mrs. Green, a
lady 50 years of age, was killed by a
railroad train running over her.
Edward F. Pratt of Milwaukee, died
suddenly at Rochester n. Y. of apo
Plexy. He was 90 years of age.
The Hilltop cheese company, "a new
enterprise at WATERFOWL will begin the
season with the milk Of $50 cows.
At Appleton, Anton Helenrod has
been held without bail for the murder
Of his brother-in-law, John Bauen.
Three racoons. OF the combined
weight Of fifty pounds have been cap
turcd alive at a lake near Madison.
The bouyant price of broom corn is
inducing some of the tobacco growers
to turn their attention to its cultivation.
At Oconomowoc, Albert Sprague has
been committed in default of $1,000
bail. for burning VIM. Besser's barn.
The team of Truman Edws.c IS of
Markesau ran away as he was return
ing from Ripon and he was fatally in
jured.
Madisonians complain that first class
theatrical companies skip that town
because it has no adequate opera
house.
The town treasurer of Manitowoc
Rapids has been robbed of $4,000. He
kept the money in bureau drawer in
his house.
Last season Oshkosh packed $500
barrels of pork. and the present season
only 1000. barrels though the price is
S1.0O higher.
Maxtield and Beecher the Lacrosse
safe burglars and Jail breakers plead
guilty and were given five years in the
penitentiary.
From windmill near BelOit. Archie
Cranston fell the distance of thirty four
feet. sustaining no other injury than a
dislOcated shoulder.
Capt. Geo. B. Carter. of Plattesville,
has been appointed county judge of
Grant county, for the uneXpired term
of the deceased incumbent.
At Baraboo, Martin o. Simons has
been acquitted of arson on the holding
that there is no law prohibiting a
man from burning his own house.
On the Goth ult, a hardware store.
dry goods store and the Signal print
ing office at Oshkosh, were damaged
by fire to the amount of 800. All
well insured.
Joseph Plummer, driving a load of
lumber from PotOsi TO his home iD
Dutch Hollow, drove off an embank-
ment in the darkness of the night and
was killed.
n. ID. Fratt declines to become the
Democratic candidate for governor
He has enjoyed that honor twice and
is willing some other man should have
a chance.
Amos Kotchell a farmer 50 years of
age, living two miles from Sparta Wis
tied that to n, entered 4 harness shop
and blew his brain out. No cause for
his act is known.
The Island Wild property at Racine
has been sold to a private club of
twelve ChicagOans who viii convert
the island into a summer resort for
their families.
The State Supreme court sustains
Judgment of $500, in favor of John p
Dahl whose child was killed by being
run over by a ear of the Milwaukee
CITY Railway company.
c. p. Boardman has been appoin: ed
ca ptain and f. A. Pike first lieutenant
of the Oshkosh Guards. while in the
State University they were active mem
bers of the military battalion.
By order Of the State Veterinarian
glandered horses OF the value of $500.
belonging TO Mr.. DOemal were killed.
PAYMENT of 800, two-thirds the value
is resisted on the ground that he sold
a sick horse in violation of law.
Deputy L. s. Marshal Marshall had
a sleigh ride of 236 miles through
the northern part of the state in search
of witnesses in a timber case. He rode
80 miles on the ice Gu Lake Michigan.
He returned from his journey with q
frozen face.
The criminal calendar Of the court
now in session at Racine has upon il
two indictments for murder, two for
forgery, two for violation Of the excise
law. one for hor-e stealing, one for
rape, one for extOrtion and one for
false pretenses.
4 Hortonville husband made a
spectacle of himselffor two days. stand
ing guard at the depot armed with two
pistols and a knife watching for the
return OF his wife who had gone away
with a handsomer man, but the lady
did not return.
The tobacco crop is moving. w ii
Gray Of JOhnstown, got 4 cents per
pound for his crop. Frank Rice OF
Delevan sold, his crop at rate giving
s120 per acre. Farmers Clark. Howard. !
Patterson and Williams Of Milton. sold |
at prices ranging from 4 TO 8 cents. !
On the afternoon Of February 10Th, /
the store Of Seiby and Cornish took |
fire from ashes placed in a tin pail in a
roam in the building occupied by the
". g. T. L. The upper part OF the |
building was destroyed and the stock /
OF goods ruined BY water. Loss $1,000, /
no insurance.
The three brothers Rosenbeimer, I
owners Of a barley elevator at Kewas- /
KUN. have been arrested for sulphuring
barley at the instance Of Milwaukee /
and Chicago boards Of trade. The sui |
phur pot. steam pipe and other appar- 1
atUs were captured with the men.
The annual convention of the North /
ern Wisconsin Agricultural and Horti- I
cultural Association at Neenah, last 4
week was largely attended. Interest
ing papers were read and discussed on
drainage; the relation of the grange
to education; the horse. and fruit culture
for Northern Wisconsin.
james n. Whaling Of Milwaukee, i
under arrest at Washington. charged
with having. by false pretenses- secured
from Mrs Martha Stanard. a widow
aged 60. 8,00o in railroad bonds. In
addition to the above. Whaling had Sc
cured au order for $1,000 Of Wabash
bonds which Mrs. Stanard had in a
bank at New York, but his irresponsi-