River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-07-15
ABOUT THE STATE.

Emil Steinke, Milws ukee teamster.
fell under his wagon and his head was
crushed to Jelly. He died instantly
Hans Peter Olsen. a Norwegian Of
forty-Seven years, blew ont his brains
in Milwaukee because he was Jealous
of his wife.
At Racine, John Jambor and F. II.
Pallca. the alleged bomb throwers,
were held to the circuit court for trial,
the bail being fixed at $4,000 in each
case.
While harvesting in a field of the
Eau Claire Lumber company. Martin
Strong suffered severe sunstroke. as
also did Thomas Bowenguard. en-
1 ployed at rafting for the ID. Shaw
Lumber company.
The 9Th was the hot dav Of the
summer ut Racine, ga in the shade. A
horse dropped dead in the streets.
VIM Speer suffered nearly sun
stroke and many shops closed owing
to the heat. AT Caledonia a man died
/ from sunstroke.
At Superior, Saunders. the man ar
rested for burglarizing Mrs. Pasco's
millinery store some months ago was
/ tried this week by the circuit court,
but the jury disagreeing. he was
brought up again on the 10Th, and IS
[ the principal witness was missing he
was discharged.
At Spokeville, twelve miles west of
| MarShfield, on the 10th. knudt
AmbundsOn was fatally crushed under
a falling tree while making spoke
I - IL,
about 80 years old and came from
Sheboyga1, Wis, about two years ago
He left wife and four children in des-
titute circumstances.
State Deputy r. n Davenport has
organized at Eau Claire. a subordinate
council of the National union, 10 lie
known as Eagle council The organi-
cation is for social, benevolent and life
insurance purposes solely. and there
are 240 councils in the United States.
Eagle council will have a membership
of about thirty. and the chief officers
are Daniel l.. Ebert, president; VIII
lam TIestail vice president; John Hor-
rigan, secretary; Frederick Schwahn.
treasurer: A. j Faast. W. Burnett aud
f. Blackwell, trustees.
Wednesday afternoon intelligence
was received that the Rev NJ l.. Kern,
pastor of the Episcopal church, had
died at Eau Claire very suddenly OF
apoplexy. He had been to Milwaukee
attending the Episcopal council that
met in that city June -. after which
he visited his brother in Ocoromowoc-
Wis, and was returning home when
suddenly stricken with apoplexy 1T the
j a. & 4.
version. Mr.. Kern has been pastor of
Grace church for about eight years.
during which time he has endeared
himself to the hearts of his conrrega-
ton and all who were so fortunate as
to know him. lie was man OF more
than ordinary ability, genial. warm
hearted. and no good work was com
Plete without the assistance of his heart
and hand.
William Hallam, who has been in
Jail since April y, for the murder OF
his wife, in the town of Kewaukum,
was found dead in his bed in the West
Bend prison. He had been afflicted for
long time with a bone disease. which
caused sores all over his body His
mind has been affected for many years
On April u, two officers were sent by
the chairman of the town to take him
into custody. as his family and neigh
borS, were afraid of him. He was TO
be taken before commissioners for ex-
animation. The officers allowed him
to 90 into an adjoining room to wash,
when he seized revolver ami fired
through the partition at one of the
officers, the bail going through the
lapel of his coat. Italian then fired
at the other officer, who dropped to the
ground to save himself. wheI. the bal
let struck Mrs. Hallam in the breast
killing her instantly. He had unsuc-
: ceSsfully tried to commit suicide