River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-10
Another Fire.


the fire had got such start before
being discovered that there was no
chance for saving the building or its
contents. The Fire Company and
many of our citizens were promptly
on the ground TO unite in staying the
progress of the devouring element and
a water line to the river was quickly
formed. The flames soon reached ID.
Burnett's meat market which was also
burned. Both buildings were total
loss, with no insurance. Mr.. Patter-
son lost his entire stock, tools, etc,
amounting 10 s.. $50 upon which there
was an insurance of 81 500. T.. q.
Rollins loss on building was 81 900.
ID. Burnett's loss on building was
$3.50 and on stock $3.50. the latter be.
ing covered 10y insurance. Stock be.
longing to Mr.. Burnett TO the amount
Of 1925, consisting chiefly of salt pork,
was saved. Frank Rosenberg suffered
a loss Of $500 with no insurance, and
Il. n. Jenson's loss is placed at $50,
covered 10y insurance. The contents
of both safes were found to be in good
condition.
While the Fire Company is entitled
TO much credit for the ready response
and active efforts of its members we
observed that many of our citizens
who 10 not belong to that organization
rs readily came to the rescue. did
effective work and are fully entitled
to equal credit for their faithful
services.
ID. Burnett has reopened his meat
market in Rosenquist's building near
Brackets Hall block where he will re-
main until he can rebuild, which we
understand he proposes to do at once.
Mr.. Patterson informs us that he has
not yet decided upon his plans for the
future.
There seems to be no doubt that the
fire was of incendiary origin as it
broke out in the front end of the fur
niture store where there was no occa-
sion for a fire by the proprietor. The
alarming frequency of incendiary fires
in this city is a source OF sincere re.
greet to property owners and admon-
isheS all of the necessity of supplying
the city with all required apparatus
for the eXtinguishment of fires and of
the Importance of using all possible
means to ferret out and apprehend the
perpetrators of such dastardly acts.
II. n. Jensen Will sell clothing lower
than the lowest. Call in and see.
Rev. T. c. Jerome Drowned.
Through the New Bedford, Mass.
Standard, we learn of the death of
Rev. I. c. Jerome, and three Of his
children. This news will bring sor-
row to many of the homes of our peo-
pie and vicinity, where Mr.. Jerome is
well known and lovingly remembered
as at one time the pastor of the
Congregational churchs of this
city, and at Kinnickinnic. 1t seems
that on Friday, May 2sth, Mr.. jerome
with his two sons Paul and Bernard,
aged ii and respectively, and his
daughter Kate, aged ., with Mr..
Davis, a young man 10 years Old,
went out upon the lake to enjoy the
recreation, and to catch fish, expect
ing to return about o'clock in the
afternoon. Not making an appear
ance at this time, the friends became
alarmed, and began to make inquiries
concerning them. \ small steamer
| arrived, and reported having seen a
row boat bottom upwards, drifting in
the vicinity of Remission Island.
Grave approximations filled the hearts
of those who heard it, and going to
the place The bodies were found lying
at the bottom OF the lake in about s
feet DIVA ter, and 40 feet from shore.
As to the cause of the disaster, SO far
| as any cause could be ascertained, it
was thought that a fishing hook had
caught in the bottom of the lake, and
in the effort to disengage it, the boat,
which was a small one, was upset.
The funeral services were held in
the Congregational church at Wolfe
borough, y. H., on Sunday, the 30th
of May. conducted by Rev. Mr.. Nor
cross of North Conway.
Mr.. jerome leaves a widow, and
two children, and . years old. He
was thirty-six years of age, and was
installed pastor of the Pacific Congre.
gational church of New Bedford,
Mass, in 1872 and came to this city as
pastor of the Congregational church
\ in 1873, a position which he occupied
with ability, and faithfulness for
something over a year. His last pas
torate was at Marlborough, n. H.,
where he had been nearly a year,
a loved and honored pastor. When
the news came of his death, his
church was filled with large congre-
CATION listening to a temperance dis
course by a western lady, and upon
hearing the dreadful news, six of the
ladies' tainted and great excitement
/ prevailed. All those who have ever
known Mr.. Jerome and family, hold
him in loving remembrance, and s0r-
row as only true friends can, with his
bereaved wife and orphaned children.
The best line of boots and shoes in
the city at Jenson's.
The muskmelOn is one OF the best
and most economical food for the hog.
Now is the time TO plant. Make the
hills six feet apart each way, three
! vines to hill, manure heavily, keep
absolutely free of grass and weeds,
using the cultivator as long as possi-
BILE, and afterwards the hoe. An acre
of melons will keep hundred hogs
FOR two months, with little hard
avn added. The melons should be
I c.
allowed to bee y = 49, 80, 80,