River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-01
The News Condensed.

Deacon James Anderson, one OF the
oldest residents of Hor con, died recently,
aged ninety-six years.
The Governors Guard, Of La Crosse,
has purchased a rife range few miles
from the city.
The International Hotel at La Crosse has
been re-opened by Z. X. Tarbell, late of
the Burton House at Hurley.
Mr.. Thomas Trewyn, farmer, just north
OF Palmyra, reports yield of one hundred
and twenty-six bushels of potatoes from a
little over one-half an acre of land.
Frank Melka, Of Fairchild. while build.
ing fence on his farm a few days ago was
surprised by large wildcat, which seized
him by one of his thighs. Melka applied
his hammer with deadly effect to the ami
mails head. Melka has the bounty of six
dollars TO offset his unpleasant experience
and pretty sore leg.
Herman Juhl, sailor twenty-six years
old, on the schooner c. J. Magill, from
Chicago to Marinette, fell overheard and
was drowned the other morning in Lake
Michigan.
Lewis Chandler, young school teacher,
pleaded guilty. at Madison recently of send.
ing obscene literature through the mails,
and was sent TO the reform school for one
year.
A J. Barton, register of deeds and Re
publican candidate for reelection, died al
Barron the other day of pneumonia after a
short illness. He had twice been sheriff
of Barron County and register of deeds
two terms
Joseph FRANCE was killed at Water own
a few days ago by the caving in Of the
sides of a well he was digging.
Charles J. Pslton. aged sixty three years,
an old resident of Beloit, and for many
years dentist by occupation. dropped dead
in his house recently in the presence OF
his family of heart disease.
Eugene Newton, hand on the farm of
DIR. Webster in the town of Harmony,
Vernon County, died few days ago of
drinking poison from a bottle that he sup
posed contained liquor.
Attachments amounting 70 sl0,000 were
made at Washburn the other day on the
Lane mill. Labor liens amounting to $1,000
we're filed with the clerk of the circuit
court of Bayfield, County.
The thirtS NTH annual convention of the
Wisconsin State Medical Association was
held recently at GAINESVILLE.
Considerable excitement has been
aroused at + lu Claire by the discovery of
u substance which is pronounced by ex-
perts TO be coal
a Milwaukee train ran into a drove OF
twenty rour horses at the Black river
drawbrdge in La Crosse recently and
killed six of them.
An incendiary fire at Tremrealeau a
few days ago destroyed five thousand
shingles in the iumber-yard ut that place.
UnknCwn rarties stole seventy five dol.
lars from the cont ibution box ia the
Catholic church at Sheboygan recently.
Mrs L. gladden., of Wausau, died the
other morning from a dose of carbolic ac q
she had taken in the night, thinking il
was medicine
Commissioner Oberly, of the Department
OF Indian Affairs. recently informed Agent
Gregory at Ashland that contractors
might resume the cutting Of timber on res
ervations under contract, with the In
dams which had been appro ged by the de-
partmeut.
Wolves are numerous enough in Mara
thon County to drive out the deer and kill
calves
The two-and- a half year old son of Ed
ward Sherwood, of Beioit, while playing
about the house recently fell, striking his
head against piece Of furniture and in
fiicting injuries from which he ed soon
after
Breed, Oconto County, with George NJ
Breed as postmaster
DIR o. W Wight. who served as health
officer Ct Milwaukee four years and in a
similar capacity in DetrO t, Mich, five
years, died in Harper Hospital at the lat
ter city recently Of typhoid fever.
The Bay Land Improvement Company of
Bay field has donated $3.50 to those per
sons who owned buildings destroyed b. the
late fire wac are engaged in rebuilding
with stone or solid brick.
= 3~c vas a few days ago running along
under the sod on a farm between Palmyra
and Eagle. consuming the soil 20 a depth
of five inches. All efforts to eXtinguIsh il
had failed.
A Swede named Jansen was killed the
other day ~ a runaway team al the
Burlington crossing near Alma
The store OF Fairness & Nelson, furni-
ture dealers at Madison, was recently
closeI BY attachment The state Bank
Of that city was the aggressive creditor.
The total liabilities were a., So, with as
sets nearly as large.
Information was recently received
that commencing January I. lsS9 Chip
pewa Falls would be entitled u the
benefit Of free postal delivery. The city
VIII require Uft mai tdfItcEcs ahu inert
were already one hundred ami eighty
applicants for the positions.
Victor Mallow, eighteen years old, was
convicted at Mansion few days ago Of
assault on a ten-year-old German girl
named Minnie Lei and sentenced to one
year in tho State prison
W r. CuIberts,n picked 4 bouquet Of
roses from bushes that were still blooming
in hs garden at Eau Claire few DAYS
ago.
Horace L. Baldwin. farmer living near
Baldwin's Mills died fh other day He
was severely gore b. a ball day or two
previously.
f. w Rocko-, Of ShebOygan. was re-
Gently arrested for em1ezkllhg $500 from
the Esterig Harvesting Machine Company
Of Sheboygau. Of VIII D he was ageat
Rev William Haw. who was ass gneo at
the late session Of the West Wisconsin,
conference 10 chiprcwa Fails for tae en-
sting year. was stricken with Paralysis
tho other n:gat aud ded He was agci
nsty-threc years.