The sun., 1889-12-26
WISCONSIN,

A mail route will be established on Decem-
Der 1G, between keif and Flambeau, to run
once week.
The hours of work in the Wisconsin Cen
trails shops at Stevens Point have been re-
duced from ten to nine per day.
The Montreal River Lumber Company in
creased it's capital stock from 100000 to
100000.
In the Unitd States court, at Madison,
"Jack" Livingston, of Sawyer County, was
found guilty of selling liquor to Indians.
Elmer Peak, of Merrill, expects a 5000
clerkship in the census bureau at Washing
ton.
The body OF John Riorden, of Boscobel,
about whose death there was some doubt,
and whose funeral was delayed one day, has
been inferred.
An Ashland man named Goard was shot
on the 10th inst, under peculiar circum-
stances. He claims that be tired to commit
suicide, while his wife says he attempted to
shoot her but accidentally shot himself.
William Erickson, who burglarized Ingalls,
jewelry store at Arcadia, few days since,
was arrested at Merrillan by Marshall
Spargue and delivered to the sheriff of Trem-
pealeau County.
passenger and q freight train collded at
Hilbert Junction, the pilot on the passenge +
locomotive being broken, and few minor
damages done. No one was hurt, and trains
were not delayed.
Michael Cardigan ended protracted spree
at Janesvie by jumping into Rock River.
The body was recovered. Cardigan was &c
years old, unmarried, and a shoemaker by
trade.
Agent Leahy, of Ashland, received the sun
of 81 900 from the department to be used il
the purchase of supplies for the destitute In
dians of the Grand Portage reservation il
Minnesota
Minnie Schmodlock, the girl recently &c
quilted OF grand larceny at Fond du Lac, hns
been arrested on charge of stealing articles
from the sheriff while in his custody. She
goes to Jail for ten days.
While Wisconsin Central through passen-
ger going north was between Fond du Lac
and Van Dyne, it was saluted with volley
of rocks, which did some damage, but which
fortunately injured no one. Four of the
coaches were hit with stones, and one win
dow was broken.
The following petition is being circulated
at Lake Geneva: eve, the undersig ned, Ger
tify that we would prefer to bond the city Of
Lake Geneva to the amount of SIS, 900,
rather than not have the new railroad built
on the old Wisconsin Central roadbed during
the coming year.
The will of the late Gen. David Atwood, ot
Madison, bequeaihs the entire property O
the deceased to his widow. Mrs. Mary Atwood
According to this disposition of the proper
ty, no change in the management of the
State Journal is contemplated.
In the United States court at Madison the
Jury in the case of the United States against
A. B. Palmeter. formerly postmaster at
Middleton, brought in a verdict declaring
the defendent indebted to the government
81 900, The case will be appealed to the
supreme court of the United States 1t is
claimed by Palmeter through an error, but
not criminally, he took certain com mission
on the sale of stamps to which he was not
entitled
George Brady, barber. was arraigned nj
Eau Claire on charge of horse-stealing and
jailed in default of $40O bail. Brady was ar
rested in Trempealeau county while driving
a team obtained from the Eau Claire livery
man who caused his arrest Brady claims
he had driven to Mondovi to see his sweet
heart and tried to telephone to the livery
firm that he wouldn' be back until Tuesday
the 18th, but the telephone wouldn't work
W. s. DwinnelI, of Black River Falls. who
was elected district attorney last fall, hal
been removed from office, and tho gov
ernor has appointed George Waldo in hi
place. Mr.. Dwinnell has neglected tn,
business of his Office since the fall term o
court He ella inns that he intended to resign
but he negle cted it until his removal and tn,
appointment of some one to attend to tn,
business as imperative.