River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-17
WISCONSIN NEWS NOTES.


commission merchant. was made on
Milwaukee change Thursday morning.
The failure is small one and had no
effect on the market. The whole amount
involved in about So, 900.
One of Sells Brothers performers
was fatally injured by a fall from the
trapeze, during the trapezeperformance
at Menomonie, and died the day fol-
lowing
George L. Youtt, travelling horse
dealer, was fatally injured by runaway
team at Mosinee, on Saturday. De
ceased resided at Menasha-
Miss Ada Meyers of Princeton. sister
of Mrs. Ellen Long, the nnlrderess who
was recently consigned to the state
prison for life for killing Harvey Whit
temore, took poison on Saturday, and
died at o'clock at night.
The summer residence at Oconomo-
voc of H. FL. Shufeldt, the wealthy
Chicago distiller, was entered by burg
lars Monday night, and robbed of 81, 900
worth of silverware, clothing and other
valuables.
The charitable citizens of Dodgville
purchased a home for an aged widow
named Mary Ann Blight, and viii see
that she is not pinched for want while
she resides among them.
Charles and Lucy E. Foote recovered
$50 from Dodge county for house
torn down by mob in the town of
Bever Dam, six years ago.
The property of Ripon college is
valued at 5000, COO, of which $125, 900
is productive endowment.
At MerkePs, small country place
about four miles east of Marshfield,
Wis, silver has been, found, but as yet
not in paying quantities. An assay shows
that samples contain 81. 0B per centum OF
pure silver ore, worth at the present low
prices of silver, $1.18 per ton of the
quartz sample. While the find is not
of the good paying order, many believe
that rich silver vein lies in the imme
diate vicinity.
William CODY, resident of James
vile for forty years and soldier in the
war of 1912, died at Jamestown at the
age of eighty -seven.
Fire at Baraboo destroyed the Ben
der brewery, valued at $4,000 and in
sured for $4,000; two dwellings be-
longing to j. II. HaIsted and the resi-
dence of William Hotter; loss above
insurance being $4,000. The fire also
destroyed the lumber yard of W. G..
Richards.
The police at Milwaukee arrested a
couple who gave the names of Mrs. Nc
Lord and G. E. Bliss who, it is be-
lieved, are in the confidence business
largely, and the finding in the mans
possession some $4,000 worth of dia-
monds. strengthening the suspicion
H.
Wells office on Broadway and re-
quested loan of 81, 900, offering as Sc
curity $4,000 worth of diamonds.
The police refused to give the mans
name, but it was learned that several
cards bearing the name of "W. Powell
Ware, Cincinnati, Ohio" were found
| on his person.
The sheriff of Shawano county, states
that on Saturday last man was found
fourteen miles from Shawano, who had
without doubt been murdered about
six weeks before. He was probably
murdered for his money, as it is thought
he was an employee of the Grand Trunk
railway. Some of the men who worked
on that extension last fall we're not paid
until they finished this spring, and so
had considerable cash.
The Mcdonald Manufacturing COM
pany at Fond du Lac, was put into the
hands of the trustee, George P. Knowles.
This action is taken on account of the
company not being able to renew paper
coming due in Chicago.
Miss Mabel Hollister left her home
in Delavan recently presumably to visit
her friends. Frank Taylor, who was a
student of the dental college, has also
disappeared. Miss HOLSTER was in her
seventeenth year, and the young man
was but nineteen years old. He is the
son of minister in Toronto, Canada,
and she is the daughter of prominent
citizen of Delavan.
Charles Morning, who keeps the Lake
house at Long lake, was going over to
Broomer to get doctor to attend a sick
child. When about half way the horse
became frightened and commenced
kicking. Mr.. Morning was thrown from
the buggy on a stump. When found
his spine was discovered to be fractured;
but he was still alive. A physician was
Summoned, but on his arrival the pa
tient was dead.
The new directory gives Milwaukee
population of 100000, but this is be.
lieved by good judges to be an overes-
innate.
Paul Martin, of Milwaukee, has gone
to the penitentiary three months for
stealing kiss from Miss Ernestine
Curtis.
Refreshing Breeze from NORWAY,