River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-03-15
IOWA.

IOWA.
A young couple boarded the train at
Columbus Junction the other morning, and
were married on the platform by justice
while the train was running to the next
station
An ice-cutter at Council Bluffs recently
shot and killed a wolf which made its APP
pearance too near where he was working
The jury at Bedford in the case Of the
State against Foster returned verdict a
lew days ago of guilty of murder in the
first degree and fixed the death penalty
Forty-nine young men and two young
women were graduated ny the Keokuk Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons at its
forty annual commencement a
few days ago.
Coffman, wealthy farmer, was acquitted
of the charge of murder recently at Avoca.
Coffman shot and killed ]. X. Main in a
fight in July, 1883 The verdict of not
guilty was on the ground of self-defense.
The first Indication of the enforcement
of a prohibitory law il. Burlington took
place the other day By the destruction OF
the stock of liquors of John George Goetz,
seized in accordance with the instructions
of the Supreme Court Goetz had permit
from the Board of Supervisors to sell for
lawful purposes, but was convicted of MAIN
tanning nuisance
There are but two points in Iowa where
one would be fifteen miles distant from
some railroad.
1t has been discovered at Counci Bluffs
that there il on Harrison street a nice piece
OF ground with no known legal claimant.
II is said the city will take possession and
make it the location of a schoOl-building
John Willeford died at Mt. Pleasant re-
Gently from drinking chemical cider. VIII ca
5 sold in some of the towns as a subst tute
for whisky
Dr.. Hattie Alien of Waterloo, h1s been
chosen 10 fill tie position of assistant pro-
fessor of medicine in the Un versity of
Michigan She is the first woman ever
chosen to a position of thai nature in a
Western university.
OTTO Schroeder, fourseen-yelr-ol lad
crawled under barn ar Belle PLANE re-
Gently to shoot dog, but his gun being ac-
identally discharged killed himself in
tanty V.
Oskaloosl has formed q stock company
which will spend from 81 600 to $4,000
the erection of a coal palace. 1t is ex-
pected to have it finished by the middle of
August. when the fair commences
At the annual commencement in Iowa
)ity recently of the State University TWEEN
Y dental and eleven homeopathic students
.raduated In the medical department for
y candidates were admitted to practice
Mrs Samuel Merrill, wife of Ex-Governor
Merrill, died recently at Riverside, Cal.
The contract for building an extension of
he Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul from
Chamberlain to the Black Hills has been let
co Major Allen, OF Mason City.
opinion reversing the decision of the Polk
County court in the case of the State VS.
Ward The court holds in this case that
liquors brought into the State to be sod
lnlawfully are subject to seizure at all
lines, and anywhere, even when in posses
ion of person holding permit to sell
WISCONSIN.
Before dying of a bullet and other
wounds in his head at his home near Pil-
myra the other day Martin Steinhauser said
that his wife shot him to get him out of her
way. The woman, who was arrested. al
eyed that burglars had assaulted her hus-
1and. man living in the neighborhood
was said to be involved in the tragedy
Grocers at Madison have Leen suffering
rom petty pilfering for some months, and
recently the thief was caught in the act
He proved 10 be Willie Schulkamp, aged
sixteen years
All of the $500. 900 insurance due in
Marshfield by reason of the destructvs fire
ast summer has been paid except about
81. 600
There are living at Clinton one hundred
nd twenty persons between seventy and
Eighty years of age. twenty-seven over
Eighty and two over ninety One
venerable citizen his passed the one
hundred mark, and is likely to see the
snows OF several winters For a town %
GMo thousand inhabitants this is considered
a good showing.
Edward Strauss. commission merchant. of
Berlin, committed suicide at the Plankin
on House the other night by taking NOR
phine Financial troubles were the cruise.
Adam Frey. OF Hartford. is about to bu Id
an elevator and warehouse at that city with
4 storage capacity OF thirty thousand bush
is
The County Board Of Brown County has
purchased three-acre tract OF land, and
will enlarge the poor farm in order TO sepa-
ate paupers from the insane
Lieutenant Richard Rhode. OF the Prus-
an army. a guest of Mr. Guido J Hansen,
4 Milwaukee. to whose daughter he was
ngaged, hanged himself in his room at the
Jansen residence the other night The
;ause leading TO his suicide was unknown
By the falling of an iron crane recently at
: p. Allis & Co 5 ron works at Milwaukee.
rank Schneider. crane operator, was fatal
hurt, Foreman John Eagan badly injured
nd 81 q. coo damages ensued
AT the annual meeting in Watertown re-
ntly Of the Central Visions Agricultur-
ana Mechanical Association the following
Ulcers were ecse1: President S G.
Roper; VICE President. @ May; Secret lrv,
= Wood I'd; Treasurer. Joseph SaI-ck.
D rec. ors. J. 2 Slight. NJ J WOo1ard J. II
sleeper. s NJ. Eaton and S E Randall
Pax mDbell. the young son of St
Cloud MIMI minister, who was arrested
n Milwaukee, recently for stealing a case
Of drawing instruments. which he pawned
for two dollars. pleaded guilty and was
sentenced u eighteen months in the House
Of Correct on
A bridge nearly FIVE hundred feet long is
o be built across the Wisconsin river at
romahawk.
Adolf Dursey. q young Polish labOrer liv-
ing with his parents in Milwaukee. recent
drank i've glasses OF whisky in five sec
onds on a wager As the fifth was going
down he dropped dead