River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-24
ABOUT THE STATE.

burned last week Loss. $4,000; in
surance. $4,000, most Of which is in
the Phoenix of New York. The fire is
supposed to have been set by tramps.
Al Oshkosh. in the DIR. Kempster suit
Tor the custody of his daughter and
MIS-. hempster application for increas
Ell support, Judge Cleveland denied
Dr; hempster application for the Gus
tody OF his daughter Agnes. and leav-
lng her II the custody Of her mother,
and also overruled Mrs. Kempster'
motion Tor an increase Of support.
The grand lodge l. o. O. +. elected
the following officers: Grand master.
Henry Faville, Milwaukee,: deputy
grand master. George Is. Kidder. Star
Prairie; grand warden, I. X. Dunn.
Elroy; grand secretary, l.. h. Hills.
Madison; grand treasurer, David
Adler. Milwaukee; grand chaplain. the
Rev. Charles Barker. Mcdford; grand
representative, j. NJ. Craig, Mani
towoc.
The Wisconsin Women'S Christian
Temperance Union elected the follow
/ ing officers: President. Miss Amy c.
Kellogg, Fort Atkinson: first vice
| president, Mrs. Z. c. Baseom, Madi-
son; second vice president. Mrs 5. 4
Rounds. Eureka: corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Nj NJ Eaton. Madison;
recording secretary, Miss Aura Col
Inns Mukwonago; treasurer, Mrs.
johnson. Madison.
Gov. Rusk has appointed Lieut.. l..
f. Copeland, Lacrosse. on the staff of
COMMUNICATIVE TO be colonel, and
| NJ. A. Aldrich, Milwaukee. now cap
\ tain and inspector of rifle practice of
/ the Fourth battalion. 10 be colonel aid
de-camp on the staff Of the commander
I in-chief. He will also be asst med as
/ general inspector OF rifle practice in
/ the state.
/ The commencement exercises at Law
renee University, Appleton, began sun
i day with love feast at the college and
a sermon before the religious societies
by the Rev. f. q. Updyke of Racine
and the baccalaurate sermon by PreSi-
ident b. +. Raymond. An unusual
number of graduates attended the eX-
/ ercises this year.
There are further Developments in
the Allen-Wright poisoning ease. Hen
/ ~ Wright died suddenly nj his home
/ near Loyal, and Daniel Allen and
/ Wright's wife were arrested ut Neils-
/ vile on charge of murder. According
to Mrs. Wright's confession, Allen told
her to poison her husband and he Al
LEM would poison his wife, when he
would m AIRY Mrs. Wright. Mrs AL
len hadbeen sickly fors several months,
and since Aliens arrest bottle of
morphine containing arsenic has been
found in his house. As evidence that
Allen had already been administering
that poison 10 his wife. it is stated
since his arrest she is getting well
The record of the rafting work at
| the Beef Slough company's works up
to the 10th shows that 290. 000, 900 feet
/ have been RATED and sent to various
mills along the Mississippi from he
/ Chippewa as far down as st. Louis.
The log market the past week showed
increased signs of activity, and prices
for the best quality advanced 10 80
per thousand, and for inferior logs 81
to 1925. Unless there comes a heavy
natural rise very soon work will have
to be discontinued until the usual Sep
TENDER rise. The available stock at
many OF the saw mills Is also bccom-
ing reduced, which means temporary
closing of the mills with CORES pond
ing decreased output.
At the session Of tie State Medical
society at Madison the following ad-
dresses were delivered: 81 H.
b. Faville, Madison, on arliiicisl ali
/ mentation; DR.. c. g. Strong. Eau
Claire, on nasal catarrh; pr Hoegh,
La Crosse, on neuralgia; DR.. Cottil-
lie, La Crosse, un gonOrrhcl, and DR.
4. +. Jones. Madison. OF gaugrenouS
erysipelas. 4 committee was appoint
ed TO consider the matter of state care
for idiots and imbeciles, aud to advise
with the faculty and regents OF the
state university in regard 10 the adyisi-
! bility of establishing a course of pre-
liminaTy medical instruction in dat in
stitutiOH. The next meeting OF The So
ciety will be held at Oshkosh. June
1887
At Superior City, William Narley
attempted to shoot and Kill Mary
Schindae, and then shot himself in the
head, killing himself almost instantly.
The woman was uninjured. The wo-
man was supposed by many to be his
wife and was known by MS name there.
The affair grew out Of several petty
criminal suits brought against each
other during the past month. Narley
/ formerly lived in ST. Paul and was well
+ known TO the police, having been fire.
/ quentlY arrested for disOrdoriy conduct
and assaults. He was for year or so
special Waterman in the lumber yards
on the upper leyee. In the winter of
I 1884. he had quarrel with the same
/ woman he was living with in Superior
and beat her nearly to death. lie left
+ St. Paul the next day to avoid arrest
and has not been in that city since.
The most notable social event that
/ ever occurred in Prairie du Chem. says
a special of the 18th, was the marriage
of John ID. LAWYER to Miss Ella Sturgis.
The ceremonies were held AT the Catho-
/ lie church, (which had been speci-
ally decorated for the occasion.
! Rev Father r. NJ. Abbelen If Milwau-
kee ofiiciated. aud Gen. Sturgis gave
the bride away. The bride wore a
dress made in Paris, of pearl-colored
satin, elegantly trimmed with real lace
and orange blossoms. After leaving
the church the bridal party went
to the residence of Mrs. ii. l.. Dous-
man, where lunch was pariaken Of: A
special train with dining cars attached
was in readiness, 10 which the party
repaired at about o clock D. IN. anu
started on their wedding tour East
ward. Miss Ella Sturgis. the bride, is
the second daughter of Gen. S. d. Stur-
gis. of the United States army. and
sister of Mrs. H. l.. Dousman She is
very beautiful young lady. possessing
many accomplishments being one ofthe
finest elocutionist in the United States.
John ID. Lawler the groom, is the old
est son of Gen. John Lawler Of this city
and besides being associated in his
fathers immense business interests. is
president of the Eir>t National bank of
Mitchell. Oak. where it is report "a he
intends to make his future home