River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-10-14
STATE NEWS.


tor of St. Mary's church, Racine, was
entered aud robbed of a gold watch
and chain valued at $3.50.
At Durand, Pepin Co., Birney
Allen and Dave Reddick are under
arrest as safe breakers who have been
operating in and adjoining counties
during the past year.
While Charles Thomas. of Neenah,
and man named Owens were out in the
bay, their boat capsizad and Thomas
was drowned, He was a single man
about q years of age,
At Eau Claire. Peter Robbeault who
recently shot and seriously wounded
Policeman Elliott, was convicted OF
assault with iutent to murder lie was
remanded to await sentence.
At Appleton-Marshal Golden. act
| ing under instructions from Oconto. has
! arrested II. A. Linn and S. d. Aver for
rObbing the safe of one Hail in that
| town, of $40 and two watches.
Jacob Appleman, of Bloomingdale,
/ Vernon Co, committed suicide. He
was found with a bullet hole in his
1 head. No reason for the act has been
| learned. He was a well-JO-do farmer.
| At Manitowoc, Sheriff MURPHY, hay-
/ ing been appointed deputy district col
/ lector. has resigned the shrievalty. It's
I en- office nobody wants Just now, as ac-
| ceptance by any of the score or two of
candidates for the next term world de-
bar him of a chance for nomination.
A. 5. Bell, one of Ro,k eounty's
prominent citizens, died at bis home
in Johnston Center. He was born in
RoXburg county, Scotland, in 1928.
He came to America with his parents
in 1874. and settled in Rock county in
/ 1857. lie leaves wife and one child.
The output of of the GJgebic iron
/ rage this year will fall a GOOD deal be-
4 10 the most conservative estimates
made aC the opening of the season.
/ The main trouble is that the incidental
/ to the opening of the new regions. The
aggregate shipment from the range up
to Oct. 8, Coo, 227 tons.
Abram Dalberg died suddenly after
very brief illness, at his home in Mil
| yankee. He was born ia Westphalia
/ II 1926, came to America in 1919, and
/ settled IN Madison in 1865. For many
years he conducted grocery store At
! 3l7, State street, and less than one
year ago removed to Milwaukee.
number of gentlemen bought the
collection of Aruc plants exhibited by
Ludwig kumbiein, OF Milwaukee. and
| presented it to the Manit0woc high
school. The plants were collected ON
the coast of Bailin's bay, ana are
properly classified They clearly show
the effect of climate on vegetation.
At Franksville. late in the evening
stranger entered a grist-mill to lodge
for the night. John Ehrmantraut. the
Waterman at the mill was armed with
:. revolver. The Waterman and the
stranger got to 'fooling' with the weap-
on, when it went of, the bullet lodging
in the region ofthe heart. Il was later
ascertained that the strangers name
was Joseph Hanlein and his home at
Baltimore Md He died at 9:45 o'clock.
At Oshkosh there IS 20 be a contest
of the will of Mrs. Edward Allen. who
bequeathed property worth $4,000 in
such a manner that 4 second husband
will have the benefit and may dispose
of il during life. The contestant is
Mrs. Charles Griffin, daughter and
only surviving child. Mrs. Allen was
60 years old al the time Of her death.
month ago. and one Of the reasons for
the alleged invalidity Of the viii is that
she was Of uns0und mind when shs
signed it.
Charles Press aad Thomas Carroll.
two of the mensuspected of the murder
of Nelson White. about three months
ago, were arrested at Armstrong,
Kan, and brought TO La Crosse. Moth
{ inn ,E -.f
Kennedy, another suspected man.
White was stopping 1T the house of
two women III Lacrosse, Il hen parties
called for him and threatened to break
the door if they were not admitted.
The woman advised him to leave By
way Of a rear door, but the callers,
having anticipated such movement,
intercepted him an / shot him. instant
~ killing him. The police have ever
since been in pursuit of the suspected
parties.
MeSsrs. Elmore and Wright and Mrs.
Fairbanks, of the state board Of chart
ties and reform, visited the new coua-
tv iail and poorhouse at West Bend
Washington Co. They expressed great
satisfaction with the jail, and say that
it is in all its arrangements the best
small jail in the state. The building is
now nearly completed, and will cost
about $4,000. An addition to the
. pOOrhouse for the accommodation of
the female inmates, to accomplish
complete separation of the sexes, is al
most finished. Ii will cost about So
600. The board fonud fault. however,
with the case of a man and wife who
are inmates OF the pOorhOuse. and who
are raising large family of paupers,
the youngest being only two weeks old.
Ii viii insist upon the removal OF all
the children over three years Of age to
the state school for dependent children.
The mystery attending the prehistoric
I discoveries made at Kaukauna recently
still continues, and seemingly no one
is interested enough 10 investigate the
/ matter further. Friday while the work
men were continuing their work on the
i Sc Eer. soma 200 feet from where the
discoveries were made. they came upon
more of these rocks. which show evil
dence of skillful workmanship. being
all finely faced and Of a uniform thick
ness. They were lying in different
dositions, some face downwards, some
on edge. and still others with the fac
/ ing upwards. Among those taken out
is one which has a drill-holc some fif-
teen inches in depth and about an inch
and a half in diameter. These last
/ discoveries were not accompanied by
any ashes, lime, charcoal. or in fact
| anything out of common, and were laid
IN no particular position. as ID the first
discovery, where they lay in the shape
Of wall. Another fact which bears
/ investigation is that all the stone which
were taken out at both places are of
about one size and all shaped alike
and are OF different kind and harder
quality than those found in that imme-
I date vicinity.
/ The Latest Pad.
Instead of much obliged"
Thanks, " or Thanks awfully much
/ the Anglo dudes in New York now
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