River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29

The new Lutheran mission house at
Herman was dedicated recently.
Andrew Conrad was run over and killed
by a train near La Crosse a few days ago.
John Maholey. of dance house notoriety,
who was saot full of lead BY Edward Lind
say at Ashland, died he other afternoon.
His estate it was believed, would be
found 70 be worth at least 100000
j. S Ellis has been appo nted city audi
tor of Ashland by Mayor knight TO I'LL the
vacancy caused by the death of George II.
Kennedy.
Rev. W. A. McAtee pastor Of the Pres
byterian church at Madi son, was recently
given the degree of doctor Of divinity by
Princeton College from VIII ch institution
he graduated with honors in 1859.
The Governor has appointed NJ A.
Newman. of GAINESVILLE, Major of the First
Regiment W n. G., to succeed Allen +.
Caldwell, of Whitewater, promoted to
Lieutenant Colonel
Peter Asbjornson was found guilty in the
municipal court at Madison the other
morning Of a criminal assault on Lulu
Wood, aged fourteen years. The parties
live near StOughton.
Five female county physicians have
been appointed in Milwaukee at a salary
Of $500 each.
Elizabeth Weiss died at the county hos
pital in Milwaukee the other morning,
aged eighty years. Some time ago the
place where she lived was condemned and
cleaned out by tie health author ties, and
it was found that despite her squalid mis-
cry she was the possessor of 800
An incendiary fire the other day de-
stroyed three million feet of lumber in the
yard of Weed s; Co, at Black River Falls.
Loss, $40 600.
Rev. Charles G. Grafton, of Boston,
Mass, has been elected Bishop Of the Fond
du Lac diocese to succeed the late Bishop
Brown.
j. A Young, of Brodhead, won s942 80,
five barrels OF apples an a silk hat on
the Presidential elect on. Four years ago
he lost SS25
Christi IN Kasenow, an old resident OF
Hudson, was struck by an engine the other
morning while he was watching the APP
proach of team on the other track.
and died from the shock while his hand
was being amputated.
Mrs. James Ross, wife Of prominent
farmer Of Turtle, near Beloit died the
other day Of cancer
The saw mills at Wausau have shut
dowa, owing to the freezing of the Wis
cousin river. The output for the season
was l40 OOO,OOJ feet
George Lee. Of Beloit, was sentenced to
Eve years in the Waupun prison the other
day for attempted outrage on the person Of
Hattie Maltby, the fifteen year-old daugh-
ter of a neighbor.
NJ nnie Haley, arrested at Chippewa
Falls on a charge Il hiring two boys to set
fire TO her residence, was acquitted on
trial.
According TO reports from the lumber
regions more logs VIII be put in this win.
tEr than in any previous season. More
men and teams are already at work than
ever before known at this time. There are
a great many sales of pine lands being
made
August Pehl and Edward Lucht were run
over and seriously injured by train near
KaukauLa a few days ago.
Fred Heckel, of Shawano, lost a leg
recently on account of a set-gun that he
placed for a belr. While inspecting it ne
stumbled over the trigger aud received
the charge OF bu kshot.
The three -year-old son OF II Kohl, resid-
ing at Sheboygan Falls, fell nto a tub Of
boiling cider few days ago, from the
effects Of which he diet.
E. Davis, Of Gilmauton, voted for Har-
risou in 1870 He voted for Harrison at
the recent election, and when informed OF
the Republican success he held up his
hands and said he was willing 70 die. de
instantly fell dead
Eric Larson, prominent farmer Of Dane
Prairie. fed recently, leaving debts 70 the
amount Of 5000.
+. W. UpEam had a whee,barrow ride at
Mansfield the other evening, Conductor
William Pier, Of the Wisconsin Central
furnishing the motive power. torch
light procession accompanied the bettors.
Democrats turned out and joined
The new building OF the College Of the
Missionhouse. at Franklin, Sheboygan
County, Is in Progress. The school be
longs 10 the German Reformed Church,
and is the only theological school they
have in this country. The new building
is of brick and cost S25.o coo
The Good Templar lodges of Milwaukee
extended public welcome few evenings
ago TO r. Parker. secretary Of the Grand
Lodge OF the World, who has established
his headquarters there.
Peter Hansen, "a laborer, hung himself in
his barn at Oconto the other night on &C
count Of domestic troubles
The Franciscan sisters OF Springfield,
III, are about 10 establish a hospital al
Green Bay
S. Vedder. Of Montello, met with pecu
liar accident the other day. While he was
Strengthening pig the animal grabbed his
thumb ami bit il OF at the & 81 joint.
The other evening a boy named Stayner,
three years Old, who lived with his step
father. Fred KOebler, at Beaver Dam, took
a revolver from q Crawer and discharged
il against the side Of his body. He put
the revolver back in the drawer unaided
he lived only about an hour after the
shooting.