River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-09-13
Tho News Condensed.

At the recent German Lutheran confer
ence Rev J. Koehler, class Of 81, was ap-
pointed president Of the Northwestern
University at Watertown, the college OF
tie synod.
Carl Bauer, one of the Oldest German
editors in this country, died at Milwaukee
the other light. He was the former owner
Of the Pittsburgh Fok,bld
Jack Ryan, said to be New York crook,
implicated in the shooting of Officer Wood,
and companion named Thompson were
arrested at Milwaukee . few days ago
for burglary committed in Waukesha
County.
Governor Rusk's regiment, the Twenty
fifth Wisconsin, met in second annual re-
union at Madison the other day, ami the hun
dred veterans present were given recep-
ton in the evening at the Gubernatorial
mansion. The old officers, with the Gov
ernor as president, were reelected.
A ma calling himself General Hovey,
and claiming to be a special pension agent,
was arrested and taken to Milwaukee the
other evening. He had been soliciting
pension business without authority
permanent State rife range has been
established at Camp Douglass, thirteen
miles from Marston.
James Price and John Thompson, claim
ing 70 DO from Chicago, robbed the farm
house Of Richard Whites, at Waukesha,
the other night and were caught here
with the plunder aud turned over TO the
sheriff
The eighth annual exposition of the Mil
waukee Industrial Association opened the
other night under favorable auspices.
There were no formal exercises. There
was large attendance, and all depart
70 frv. hair
A fire set by sparks from steam thrash
err destroyed the barns, grain and farming
implements Of Josiah Aud, near James
vile, the other morning, Loss, about
81, 500
May Moore. OF Manswa, having been
caught recently in the act Of robbing a
clotheslins, her house was searched and a
large let Of stolen clothing brought TO
light
Tho cranberry harvest has commenced.
The crops in dry and unimproved marshes
suffered fully twenty five per cent from
tho recent treats, but those in improved
swanps, with seeding fac lities, were not
damaged
The Milwaukee County Board has au-
thoFized the issuing of eco, 600 of bonds for
the building OF q new insane asylum.
Several fields OF potatoes in the vicinity
blight, and the crop would prove failure
W. c. Richie said he had lost four acres
with blight
Three boys who stole a skin and
quantity Of goods at Chippewa Falls were
captured at Durand few days ago.
Warra nts were recently issued for the
arrest of A J. Goldberg and Joseph
Schneider, Of Chippewa Falls, charged
with forging the name Of Warren McCord.
a well-known lum5erman, TO checks
amounting to sT6a They had one check
cashed In Eau Claire.
Twelve-year- Henry Birmingham was
drowned while bathing in the upper mill
race at JanesviIIs the other afternoon.
Pinkeve has broken out among the
horses at Appleton and bids fair to become
epidemic. The disease is something Of the
nature of an epizootic influenza. and, like
il, Is so extremely contagious that even a
person may take IL from horse.
~ c. Fosters mammoth new saw-mil
at Fairchild was destroyed by fire al two
O'Clock the other morning. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, s50,0co The fire was believed
70 have been Of incendisry origin, as il
was the second time the plant had been
destroyed within a few months.
Jacob Jaebbs. aged twenty five years,
was FOUND dead Just north OF ShepoJ gan q
few davs ago A bullet had pierced his
brain and his rifle was found loaded behind
him. He vas evidently murdered
While out hunting near Milwaukee few
DAYS ago William A. Arnold was shot aud
killed By William Hensel, whose gun ex-
ploded while he was loading It
The police have closed every gambling
house il Milwaukee.
Six children in the family OF c. Peter
son. at Ashwaubenon. died recently Of MS
Mgnant diphtheria.
Judge sloan gave final decision the
other day in the Snyder estate case at
Maukesha. The decisica was III favor OF
the defendants. without costs % either
party Exceptions 20 the judges rulings
were taken b. the attorneys for the prose
cution and the case woull probably 20 .
the Supreme CSa-f The estate ; va.aed
at e. g00