River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-02-11
WISCONSIN NEWS.

The Manitowoc bar wish to reflect
Judge Wilson.
The CITY marshall of Watertown has
been arrested for bastardy.
Columbia county wool growers hold
a convention at Paynette on the 18th.
The Ontonagon Dicmond match com
pany is putting in 35,000,000 of pine
this winter.
j. +. Hargreave an omnibus proprie-
tor of Ripon was kicked to death by
one of his horses.
John Norrish of Rock Falls. an early
settler of Chippewa Valley, an opulent
farmer, died last week.
The people of Merrill wish the Wis
consin Central to build spu from
Abbottsford TO their town.
&. G. Griffin, a dentist wing near
Marshfie' d has d sappoared eaviDg cred
itorS TO mourn their confidence.
r. F. Porter, secretary of the Grand
Lodge !. o. q. T., has started paper
called The Good Templers," at
Mauston.
Gen. w. IL. Taylor OF Waupun died
on the 5th, of heart disease. He had
been a prominent citizen for forty
I years,
/ Railroad labo~ers 10 Grant county
are making the people of several small
4 towns along the line uncomfortable by
/ lawless conduct.
4 The state Farmers convention at
/ Madison adopted a resolution to invite
the American Forestry Congress to hold
/ its next session at Madison.
Jason German of Lincoln County
/ sold his little farm for 3, 600 cash two
/ weeks ago, and Immediately went mp
on a spree, and having spent all his
money committed suicide at Wausau.
/ At Monfort, q scarlet fever panic
/ exists TO such an extent, that upon the
/ death of child of Mrs. j. z. Chandler.
it was with difficulty any one could be
secured to carry the body to the grave.
Hon. John Hackett, a resident of
Reloit since 1886, died at ] os Angeles,
J Cal, Feb 4th, aged IS years. He has
held many positions of public trust.
/ He leaves one child. Mrs. J. b. Adams
of Chicago, and a large fortune,
The annual meeting of the North
western Dairymen's Association begins
at Beloit on the 10th, continuing until
1 the 18th An elaborate and interesting
programme of lectures and actresses to
/ BE- delivered by a number of the most
/ prominent dairymen in the country,
has been proposed,
The Wisconsin Jersey Cattle club
was organized last week, with NJ. II.
Doyon of Madison, president and T. l..
Hacker, of Cottage Grove, secretary
and treasurer for the ensuing year. A
| resolution was adopted to secure an
expert Judge to pass upon the Jersey
| Cattle at the next stale fair.
| The Wisconsin Bee. Keepers asso-
citation elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President. c. A.
| Hatch, Ithaca. First vice-president, j.
| w. Vance, Madison. Second vice
president, +. France, Pipervilles
| Secretary, F. Wilcox, Mauston. Treas
urer, F. Minnick, Richland Center.
The following patents to Wisconsin
inventors were granted last week:
| John X. Butler, Oshkosh; Adjustable
/ lamp-brackets. W. ii. Elmer II A. p.
Boardman, Berlin; Wood polishing
machine. W. ii. Myers 4 l.. Andcr-
| son, Oregon; Fence post. Benedict
| OFT, La Crosse; Bark-shaving machine,
two patents. Herman Penner, Mil
waukee; Feather-sorter. A. V. Roma
| ks, Milwaukee; Castor for trunks, two
patents w. 5. Seymour, Kenosha
/ Fastening bed bottoms. w. 5. Shell
man, Mannette; Hame tug attachment.
/ j. c. Slocum. Marinette; Gang-saw
mill. w NJ. Victor. Marinette; Log
/ ging motor. T. 5. Wilkin, Milwaukee:
Gang-saw mill. I. S. Wilkin. Milwau-
/ kee; Saw mill set-works.