River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-12-20


Mrs Charles Mar shall, who was guest
at a Green Bay hotel, is sueing for s1,00
dam ges because the alarm clock went of
at two q m. and scared her into fit
The post.office at Elm Grove was entered
by burglars the other night and all the
cash and stamps were stolen. The loss was
about 100
John Boettcher, who was arrested the
other night in Milw ukee on charge OF
stealing lap-robe, was found dead in his
cell the next morning.
Gunder j. Lea, a dealer in general mer.
chandise at Chippewa Falls, failed recent
~. with Ii, bilities of S20,O0O and nominal
assets of SOS, 600
Frank Valley was burned TO death at
Flambeau Station recent 3 by a fire which
destroyed Fritz Duccumin's barn.
A rich vein of silver has been discovered
near Ashland.
c mmisB;ons were issued the other day
TO John NJ. Ross, First Lieutenant, and
Francis Z. Gray, Second Lieutenant Of the
Cadet ght Guards. NJ lwaukee commits
s ons were also issued to Henry Jersted
Captain. and Christopher M.llstad, Sec.
ond Lieutenant of Company G, Second
Reg ment, at Racine.
Burglars entered the bank of j. W Tay.
one Of the doors of the safe, but could not
reach the money chest. Then they stole
valuable horse and carriage from the
preacher and left town.
Suit for damages were recently brought
aga INST the city of Chippewa Falls for
ten Thousand dollars by Gideon Berge-
win, Of the firm of BergevIn * Goeulet, for
injuries sustained by defect We sidewalk
on the principal street of the city.
The saving season at Eau Claire is over
aud the total cut in the county as follows
the Fairchild mill not being included:
Lumber, l73, sol 100 feet lath, 52,092, 900
pieces; shingles, 70, 5l7, 400 pieces; pickets,
$50 73O pieces. The figures for 1887 were;
Lumber, 226 100 $50; lath, 51,797,4 40;
shingles, 9O,9s4,650
Edward Powers, a farmer Of the town OF
Woodville, WAS run over by a Milwaukee,
Lake Shore & Western train near Kau.
kauna recently and killed. The remains
were found near the track.
The outside work on the Government
building at La Crosse has been nearly COM
pleted, and stoves have been placed inside
SO that the work can go on without regard
TO the climatic influences. The building is
to be completed by June 4, 1889.
The residence of A r. r. Butler. ex.
mayor of Milwaukee, situated on Crooked
Ike. about five miles southeast of Ocono
mowoc was burned the other evening
The house contained things of value which
could not be replaced. Loss between $50
OO0 and $40 600; insurance, 10000
Christian Armbrecht, a laborer, aged
seventy five years. living at Madison, cut
his throat the other night A young Bohe.
milan farm hand took paris green near that
city with fatal effect.
Two railroad laborers were injured
few days ago by the overturning of pile
driver near La Crosse, and one was likely
20 die.
A counterfeiter's complete outfit was
found the other day short distance from
Chippewa Falls. near the Central railroad
track. The counterfeiter evidently had
been camped at the place for some time.
number Of counterfeit silver dollars were
also found.
The project Of building an insans asylu m
has been gwen up for the present By
Waukesha County.
The university branch of the Youue
Mems Christian Association at Madison
has purchased a lot on the university
campus, and propose 70 erect a $4,000
building upon il similar TO the one at Ann
Arbor or Yale
The Mississippi river pilots met at La
Crosse recently and organized a union for
the purpose of maintainin their wages
and securing permanent employment for
all able bodied men OF their profession.
Charles Smith, awaiting sentence for
DEMONSTRATING at Neillsville, committed
suicide in Jail the other day BY taking
carbOlic acid.
A gas company with capital Of s40,O 0
has been organized at Sheboygan in oppo-
a1s to he Net r.afF
o. W Hubb lrd. the father of young
Hubbard who was so brutally murdered By
FIVE Italians near West Superior, circu
lating petition for the re-enactment OF
the death penalty. Il had received two
hundred signatures.
Mr.. Kinlev (Rep) was elected county
superintendent OF schools of Ocontc
County, his majority being obtained only
by the votes of thirty women in Pen
saukee His opponent Mr.. Gilkey DEM,
will contest the election on the ground
that the votes Of the women were Illegal
Five Knights Of Labor assemblies il
Milwaukee the Palonia, Lake : de, Juneau.
Teutonia and Gambrinus which formerly
bad fully four thousand members, have
recently gone to pieces.
The post-ofice at Pipersville, kept by ]
Piper & Son. general merchandise, was
robbed by burglars the other night, who
secured large quantity Of goods and post
age stamps
Ed johnson, Of Ashland. fell into a vel
eightr-seven feet deep few days ago anc
escaped without serions injury. although
the wipdlass and ropes FELL Ia after him
By a runaway at Shawano recently H
Fields. aged eighty years was 50 serious
= injured that il was found pecessAry
amputate one 81 his legs
Henry French, well known citizen
xausau, was knocked over the head a FEY
lights ago with a club by an unknow
nan who sprang out Of AZ alley al hsm
he was IN prccar.ous condition