River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-12-27


j. B. harrington, of Darlington, one of
the most prominent merchants of the lead
mine region, failed recently with liabilities
estimated at $4,000
W. W. Ebert, of Mason, Ashland County,
was accidentally shot in the face while
hunting recently, the bullet entering the
Jaw and infiicting dangerous wound.
Frank German, while at work a few
days ago IN an ash pit under an engine at
the Lake Shore round house in Ashland
lost an arm by the engine starting before
he could get out,
The recent fair in the opera house at
Berlin for the purpose of buying a new
parsonage for the Methodist church was
fralnc.al success.
X. Arnold's shoe-store at Glenbeulah,
and dwelling adjoining were burned the
other day. Loss, 5000.
S. II. CRUDE, the Madison confectioner
who failed recently, has filed statement
If his assets and liabilities. The former
amount to S13 600 and the latter to S, 600.
Efforts will be made at the coming SEES
sion of the Legislature to have Ashland
County divided, and a new county, TO be
Known as Mills, created.
James MCGEE, OF Exeter, recently drank
in one day a quart each of alcohol and
whisky besides large quantity of beer.
de will never do il again.
o. F. Trudell has been appointed county
Judge of Oconto County by Governor Rusk,
vice Judge Robert Ellis, resigned
mortgage was filed in the Secretary of
States office the other day by the MilwaC-
kee City Railway Company, on it's prop
erty, to the Central Trust Company, of
New York. The mortgage is for 81, 600 600.
m ALL G.
Steel Company, shot a snow-white owl
few days ago IN the Union mill-yards that
measured five feet from tip to tip Of its
wings.
jamestown is the name of a new village
in Pierce County, two miles west of Els
worth.
Mrs. j. d. Northrop, of Clinton juno
ton, was killed and her husband barely
escaped death from coal gas the other
night They were old residents of the
county.
An electric fire alarm system has been
put in operation in Eau Claire
j. " Farwell a. Co, of Chicago, recently
closed the New York I" store under the
management of r GoldsteIn. at Eau
Claire, under claims of 81, 900 secured by
mortgage. Other claims were 1000. As
sets, S14 600
An anti-prohibition society has been or
ganized at Wausau.
X Oh deposits of lead ore have been dis
covered at Elmo, near Shullsburg. The
ore, which is the purest of galena, is con-
siderably below the usual level.
Mic Bach, an old man, was gored to
death by bull near Wauwandee, few
days ago.
Richard McGee, of Shullsburg dry.
goods merchant, failed the other day for
between SO, 00O and : Is coo; assets about
the same.
At Chippewa Falls a scheme by which
spectators sought to secure for a song
many acres of timbered land owned by the
county was frustrated few days ago.
1t is said that large numbers of deer are
being slain in the vicinity of Bryant in vic
lation of the game law.
Ida Tews, age twelve years, a farmers
daughter, living near Beloit, died few
days ago from being kicked on the head by
a horse.
Louis Auer, of Milwaukee, has been
comm ssioned b. Governor Rusk Major OF
the Fourth Battal on, Wisconsin National
Guards.
The Milwaukee & Wauwatosa Motor Rail
way Company has been organized with a
capital stock OF 5000 900, with which it is
proposed to build and operate motor line
between Wauwatosa and Milwaukee.
A post office has been established at
Armstrong Greek, Forest County, with
William $. Cook as postmaster.
Ii was recently ascertained that the
property -owners on the east side of Wal
nut ST rect, Sheboygan, are occupying six
feet Of the street An attempt to remove
fences and sidewalks met with resistance.
Will Tyler, of Aztalan township, lost
thirty sheep in one night recently, while
another farmer in the northern part OF
Jefferson County reports the loss of about
che same number, supposed to be the work
of dogs or wolves.
George W Huntley, for many years a
grocer in Madi on, made an assignment
few days ago, with assets and liabilities Of
$40, OOO
One of the richest deposits of lead ore
ever discovered in that section was struck
the other day at Elmo. The vein of ore,
which is the purest Gllena, was dis
covered considerable distance below the
usual level
The convention of Wisconsin cranberry
growers will be he'd at Grand Rapids
January S.
Great preparations are being made at
Madison, Wis, for the induction of Gov.
ernor Hoard into office January z There
will be a military parade and an Inaugural
tion ball
People of Johnstown have pledged
money toward a project of the Chicago &
Northwestern Railroad Company to build
a road from Lake Geneva to JOhnstown.
A two-year- old child of William Fenni
more, of Porterville, scalded itselfto death
the other day by pull ne skilletful of hot
lard from a stove. This was the second
child the family had lost by accident with
in a few weeks
Hartman Bros, general merchants AZ
Spencer, assigned recently with Liabilities
of 50 600,
Sheriff Dunn, of Eau Claire, has sue
ceeded in apprehending Harry Rivers,
who has been wanted since 1885 for steal
ing a yoke Of oxen from William Morrison.
He was found in a logging camp on the
Eau Claire river.
At the adjourned meeting of the State
Agricultural Society at Madison a few
days ago Treasurer Miner submitted his
report, showing the gross receipts Of the
last fair TO have been $50. 163 the disburse-
ments S34 49,, and the balance on hand
s., 2Ol.
=. has been ascertained that the prop
erty-owners on the east side Of Walnut
street, sheboygan. are occupying six fee;
Of the street An attempt TO remove fences
and sidewalks met with resistance
Amasa Schofeld died in Pennington the
other day, aged eghty-three years. He
arrived there from New York thirty-three
years ago
Robert Ellis probate judge and city al
torney, died al his residence in Oconto the
other evening. aged hfty-four years. He
leaves wife aud one son.
The twenty-ffth annual exposition Of
the Rock County Agricultural Society
will be held on the society's grounds AZ
GAINESVILLE September 10. II. II and Is, 1850.
The Parish Manufacturing Company. OF
Chicago, which viii employ three hundred
hands in the manufacture OF mill. mining
and steamboat machinery, has decided to
locate in Ashland, and the work of re
moyal mas already begun.