River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-02-18
WISCONSIN NEWS.

vigorously y.
a white squirrel has been shot ty a
Prairie du Chen sportsman.
Six glandered horses have been shot
at Oshkosh, valued at 500.
Brakeman Geo Clemmer fell on the
railroad track at Monroe and had q
leg cut of
The Grand Lodge Knights of Honor
will hold its session at Fond du Lac
March 3rd.
The 1illinghast postoflice has been
abandoned. as no one would accept the
appointment.
The Masonic BAH at Elkhorn on the
22nd will be the grand social event o.
that yicinage.
The city jai. at Beloit is hcing re
/ built and supplied with iron cages anC
the latest Jail furniture.
The Wisconsin Horse Breeders asso
citation viii hold It's annual meeting a
T Waukcsha. next August.
4 Chicago mar paid $500 for a spar
OF wen matched thoroughbreds, sold by
IL. g. Cleveland of Monroe.
The date fixed for the State fair j,
September 20-25. and for the North
ern fair September l3-17.
The Waukesha county Agricultural
society viii hold lis annual fair in
September, beginning ON the 9Th.
/ Neenah and Appleton have PLAYED a
+ a match game of whist, resulting 32s
points for Neenah, 80i for Appleton.
At Lake Geneva Insane Asylum,
Frank Clark jumped from third
story window and was fatally injured
A. B. Braley. who has held the Of
fee OF municipal Judge Of Dane county
I fer twelve years desires reelection
The Normal school building at White
water is 70 be thoroughly repaired thi,
spring and improvements made on the
grounds.
The Waukesha post office is one o.
the thirteen second class offices in the
State. OF the third-ciass offices there
are siXty-three.
The Cranberry Marsh company o.
. Milwaukee, capitol Of -, 800 has iilee
articles Of Incorporation, and will cult
yatc cranberries.
Washburn parties have effected II,
sale of 300000,0u0 feet Of pine fol
/ $500, 600 to K d. Pike Of Bay field, anC
+. + Drake Of st. Paul.
The Beloit shoe factory was raideC
/ BY a robber who intimidated the night
Waterman with pistol and took away
$40 worth OF plumber.
Frank +. Parkinson "a II. NJ .ewii
arc candidates for the Judgeship OF thu
/ Dame County municipal court. Boil
reside at Madison. The election take
place in April.
The son Of Mrs. r. H. Baker. o
[ Racine. died few days since at Milan
/ Italy, from blood poisoning, resulting
/ from a carbuucle in his face His ace
/ was tWcuty-Onc.
NJ. G, Smith. for forty ears a resi-
+ dent of Jouesyille. and prominently
( identified with the dry goods trade
died on Saturday Of typhoid fever Ill
leaves q large estate.
The Norwegian Lutheran Seminary
/ at Madison. is TO be closed and on'
( opened IN Minneapolis, this course be
ing deemed poIiti. on account Of long
/ standing doctrine controversies.
The store of $ II. Harris, at Spring
Green, was burglarized aud $500
secured from the safe bv blowing
open. This Is the second .ime Mr.
Harris has met heavy loss from
burglar.
President Colby. Of the Wisconsin
Central, SAYS his company viii erect
magnificent union depot in Chi
cago for the use of the Wisconsin
\ Central, Northern Pacific aud Manitoba
roads.
Hon. Ole Forgenson has returned t.
Madison after q two years absence il
greatly restored health. Forty year
ago be began the publication of tn
first Norwegian paper issued in TN
state and for several Years was a mem
Der of the assembly.
Along the Thonapple. a tributary o
the Chippewa river. the snow for th'
past five weeks has been SO deep tina
deer could not run. and SO bccam,
easy prey to the wolves. and dozens o
half consumed carcaSSes are seen bl
the operators Of the logging camps.
The new county Of Forest, create,
ont Of territory detached from Long
7 dale Ocouto and Lincoln counties ha
/ brought suit tor $1,000 against Long
/ dale county, the amount OF interest j
claims i'm the public buildings a
\ Amigo and in delinquent taxes.
/ The spring election AT Racine, it i.
/ anticipated will not be conducted with
in the usual Republican and Demo
cratic party lines but viii be Tough
/ over on plea for over taxes and NOR,
public improvements. and there j,
+ complaint that wi a CiIy budget d
( Sl2S,05U there IS nothing to show for it
I Upon q wager OF SO. Miner TYLER
+ of Prairie du Chen. swallowed a table
spoonful of laudarm, and followed
+ that transaction 10y saving wood fol
three hours. causing excessive per
/ spiration. after which he went % bed
and slept four hours, and was as vel
as usual the next day.
The military promotions in the Sec.
I ond regiment which will occur bv rea.
son Of Col Bra,ted's death will be Us
I follows: Lieutenant Colonel w. H.
I Patten. of Oshkosh, will become colonel
/ of the regiment. Major A. A. Kelley. OF
+ Fon du Il q, Northumberland; anC
Capt. /. Becher, of Mauilowoc, major
I Robert Gilbert has caused the arrest
of his brother-in-law. Jasper Sickle,
and his wife. Of Seen Prairie. fol
attempted blackmail. Two month,
ago, Sicklcs. who was serving a term in
the penitentiary for forgery. was par
doned The blackmail consisted OF
writing letter to Gilbert charging
him with an attempt 10 commit rape
upon Mrs Sickies and Offering "a
settle the matter upon payment OF
500 The penalty for the oi1ense j,
not less than one or more than two
years in the penitcntiary.
Thomas r. Huid, the Democratic
nominee Of the 9TH district, to I'M tile
vacancy caused by the death of Mr..
Rankin. was born at Btiralo. \. Y. in
1885, and has resided and practical
law nj Green Bay since 1869. The
public positions heretofore held by Mr..
Hudd have been district attorney of
Outgamie county in 1856; member OF
the assembly in 1858 and state senate
1862 from the same county; member OF
the assembly from Brown cOrnty 1879,
and Of the state senate in 1876, and
with the exceptions of the sessions OF
l8sO-Sl member Of THAI body. The
election axes place on the 23rd, and
the nomination in this instance is the
equivalent Of am election.
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