River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-01-24

The lumbermen throughout the WiscOn-
SIN pineries are feeling more cheerful, as
] six inches of snow has fallen, rendering il
1 possible for the logging camps 20 operate.
John Patterson. a farmer Of ShUIsburg,
was killed the other day By a Hols ,ein bull
I which he was lead .ng to the barn. He VS.
+ horribly gored.
! The business men of GAINESVILLE have ap.
( pointed ii committee to report on the es-
/ tabl :shment Of seminary for young
/ women
! fourteen-year-old son OF A. Mitzlafi
WIS crippled for life recently by a falling
| Tree in the woods near Colby.
/ At Superior recently County Treasurer
! Connoyer was found to be 1000 short.
The valu BILE rise of William Maxwor.
thy, of Beloit which was tolen the other
night was recover. 4 near Durand Ill,
where the thief had deserted her. as she
could travel no farther. The thief was
known
The Republican electors for Wisconsin
met in the Governors Office romptly at
noon the other day and cast the eleven
votes of the State for Harrison and Nor.
ton. John Finney, of Clintonville, was
chosen special messenger to Washington.
The annual bali of the Milwaukee Light
Z
at the armory. Il was an elaborate affair
in every way.
The Howe oratO. zeal contest of Beloit
College took place the other night and the
first place was awarded j. i. Biaisdeu
and the second W. G. Shipnes, both Of
Beloit
Richard d. Whitehead, Of Milwaukee
WIS a few days ago reelected superin
tendent by the Wisconsin Humane Society
Fifteen physicians and veterinarians were
also elect d members The office Of secre-
tary was consolidated with that Of superin
tendent
The Soldiers Relief Commission for
Waukesha County granted relief to twenty
families during the month Of January
Governor Hoard - appointed David E.
Roberts county judge of Douglas County
for the term ending the first Monday in
January, 1880 Judge Roberts takes the
place Of Judge Richar Barton, resigned.
The Nimakon and Kakagon mines on the
Gogebc range were recently sold for SIS, r
Co., The former was bought by Mil
waukee parties and the latter By the Lake
Shore road.
Willis L. Davis, a well-kuown logger Of
Barron, committed suicide the other aft
ernoon the deed being caused b. finan-
cial embarrassment in his logging opera
tions.
1t is reported that an air line low grade
road viii Be built between Superior and
St Paul in the near future
An assignee recently took charge of the
stock of Foote 81 Wilcox, one Of the oldest
clothing firms IN GAINESVILLE The liabili-
ties were $4,000, and the assets, in &C
counts and stock, somewhat in excess Of
that amount
o. J. Wells has returned 70 Fond du Lac
after three years absence in Australia,
Italy and England He went out on the
boat upon which Maxwell, the St Louis
murderer, endeavored to escape, and was
with the man in conversation at Auckland
Just before MS arrest
Tie safes n t g law Office Of J. f. Wild
fish and the cigar store Of John T. Grim
scheid, in Milwaukee, were opened by
burglars the other night, but only a small
quantity Of money was secured.
Green Bay is to have an electric street
railway. 5. A. Douglass, Of that CITY, and
r H. Pierce. Of Chicago having filed
bond Of $1,000 as guarantee.
William c. Woicott Of EIdoradO u lis,
has a gun that his grandfather carried In
the Revolution and whic his father
fought with in the war Of 1912.
Marie Frey died a few days ago at Ne
ouou in her one hundred and first year,
having celebrated her one hundredth
birthday on Septem Der p last
0The recent advance in freight rates &c
all DO nts west OF the Missouri river Ias
compelled the three large trunk factories
in Racine te shut down for an indefinite
period. and three hundred hands are
thrown out Of employment