River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-08-09


John Gleason, single man, formerly
from Green Bay, was drowned the other
day while working on a log jam four miles
above Marinette.
{. T. F.ench druggist of Ashland,
failed recently with assets Of $4,000 and
liabilities said = be $1,000
Willard Bruins, farmer living five
miles north of Medford, shot himself the
other night
Peter Hambcl Of the town Of Polk,
Washington County, will ask the Govern
ment TO redeem the charred fragments of
eighty-eight dollars worth of currency
which he had stored in an old stove for
safe keeping without his wife's knowledge.
Thomas Booth, an old resident Of Mineral
Point, fell down stairs in his saloon the
other evening and was instantly killed.
He was sixty five years old.
man named Sherberger died very
mysteriously at Mlnitowoc. Arsci cal OF
mercurial poisoning was suspected. he
was the third person in the same family to
die with like symptoms within five months.
RoweII & Co.'S pillow works at Hartford
were DESTROYED by fire the other morning.
Loss, $500
C. II. Clappertou, druggist at Hay
ward, was fatally burned few days ago
BIZ the explosion Of can Of alcohol while
he was filling lamp.
Mrs Henrietta Mancgold has purchased
the Commercial Hotel at Watcrt0wn for
$500
Edward Larry, a scyenteen-year-ol son
Of Frederick Larry, Of Chippewa Falls, was
drowned while trying to swim across
Duncan creek the other evening.
Howard Linsay. a five year-old boy liv.
ing with his parents in Milwaukee, fell into
an open c.stern recently and was drowned.
August Horn, an itinerant laborer,
skipped out recently with seventy-One dol
lars belonging TO a Brookfield farmer.
Carrie johnson. a domestic employed on
a farm near Eau Claire. committed suicide
recently because her lover had deserted
her.
W. G. Hamilton, Of Fond du Lac. recent
Is lost $50 which he had drawn from the
bank and was to use in paying bills. He
thought he laid the money down some
where and that it was found by some per
son who kept it.
The city of Superior held a special el-
ection to vote on the proposition 10 bond
the city for the sum Of $4,000 for the pur-
pose Of paving and otherwise improving
their streets. The proposition was de
feated
J. W Leslie, a carpenter al Chippewa
Fails died recently Of injuries received by
a fall from a scaffold.
Several old bayonets Of "A peculiar
fashion were dug up on the farm Of i. C.
Merrill near De Perc recently On the
same place last summer were uucarthcd
two axles. two grub hoes and two fish
spears.
Peter Meyer. OF Leroy, was recently
placed in Jail al Juneau for stabbing Conrad
Faust in the abdomen and neck, during a
quarrel over a dog fight.
". A Clark, Of Hurley, was killed in
re- ent wreck on the Cannon Falls (Minn.D
branch II the St Paul road, near Red
Wing. Two actresses were severely in
jured.
NJ W Patterson, one 81 the oldest set
tiers in OcOnto, died recently Of spinal
1aenin gifts aged eighty-four years.
Henry Phillips. a farmer in the town OF
Wauzeka, fell against a reaper and binder
while in operation recently and his left
hand was caught between the cog-wheels
and the fingers crushed. Three Of them
were amputated and portion Of the index
finger.
President and General Manager Miller,
Of the Chicago. Milwaukee q st. Paul road,
has issued a circular appointing A J.
Earring general superintendent and W 9.
Collins assistant general superintendent Of
the system
A Young man named Fred Roberts, a son
Of the station agent at Woodwork, while
ondsavoring 70 drive colt from barbed-
wire fence the other aight, received ia
tai kick from the animal
Charles Bolts and Guy See were ar
rested the other daY at PlymoU Tor horse
stealing. They were also charged with
forgery
Theodore johnson, foreman in the Pic
neer furniture works az Eau Claire, fell
from a pleasure boat the other evening
and was drowned
An fueeudiary FIRE at Milwaukee early
the other morn ng damaged the buildings
Of D. Greveniuk, A Gustofski and John
Kurick 10 the extent Of $500.
The other evening tramp was refused
pie and cake at the farm house Of Jacob
Dengel east Of Milwaukee. In conse
quence he burned the barn, together with
a horse, cow and other contents. Loss,
&, 900.