River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-08-16

Grandma Dederman, one of the oldest
ladies in Norfolk, died last Friday. She
first saw the light OF day four years before
the close of the last century.
William Seek, young man of Reeds
burg, was crushed by fall of earth while
digging ditch recently. He had been
buried three hours when found
Julia Martin, daughter of a wealthy
resident of Winslow, eIoped the other day
with her fathers hired man, J. Bucher.
Ferdinand Birchbauer and Frank Keatel,
employed in the dry-kilns of the Upham
Manufacturing Company's works at Marsh
field, were crushed by the lumber cars the
other morning Birchbauer leaves a wife
and child in Germany
The fish in the pond at Union Park, Eau
Cairo, were killed by alum used by the
water works company to cleanse the
mains.
Frank Francisco, of Pound, killed large
black bear the other day.
Daniel Mozart, a farmer living in the
town of Auburn, Chippewa County, while
sliding down haystack recently with two
pitchforks in his hands, dropped one down
aud slid on the tines. They ran into the
armpit and side, inflicting serious wounds
though not necessarily fatal
John f. Wardell, an elderly well TODD
citizen, was taken TO the asylum from Ma
rinette the other morning by Sheriff Cliff
ford. He has been insane on religion since
last summer, when revival meetings were
held in tent there.
The officers of the Wisconsin State Musi-
cal Society have decided to hold their an
nual meeting at GAINESVILLE, October 9-12.
This will be the thirty fourth annual meet
ing of the society. The OratoriO presented
this year will be the Creation
Thomas Berson, an old man residing at
Tustin, committed suicide the other day in
the absence of his family by putting re-
volver In his mouth and blowing off the
side of his head Ill health was said TO
have been the cause.
At the retreat ended few days ago at
St Clara Academy, Sinsinawa Mound, the
oldest convent of the Dominican order in
the Northwest, fourteen young ladies were
received as postulants, eight of them TAX
ing the final vows
A fire at the Mclean wooden mill in
GAINESVILLE the other morning damaged the
building, stock and machinery $1,000; in
sured.
Lacrosse is to have rope ferry across
the Mississippi river for the accommoda
ton of farmers living on the Minnesota
side. Forty thousand dollars is pledged
for the enterprise, if that amount is
needed
Julia Schwab. thirteen years old, died at
Appleton recently of blood poisoning, re-
sulting from stepping on piece of glass.
Fond du Lac capitalists are prospecting
for a summer resort location on the east
side of Lake Winnebago, and a desirable
tract has been found three miles north Of
Taycheedah.
While at Sturgeon Bay recently Stephen
Briggs, the second engineer Of the steamer
Roanoke, fell into the hold and broke his
neck Briggs lived in Milwaukee and
leaves a wife and two children.
A skeleton, supposed to be that Of an In
dian, was uncovered a few days ago on the
Lake Shore near Port Washington by the
action of the waves The bones were
bleached as white as snow.
C. f. Hayes, dry goods dealer at Ash
land, has assigned, with 5000 assets and
IS 900 liabilities.
In the heavy thunderstorm at Neosho
the other morning lightning struck twice
within few rods. The first splintered a
large elm: the second killed four head Of
cattle in an open field on the farm of Mr.
QUAINT, in the town Of Hustisford.
legal fight over the possession Of
property belonging to the estate Of AbraIa
Ehle is in progress at Sheboygsn. The
son and father both persisted with the rest
Of the family in a fire and the question Is
whether the estate shall 90 to the sons or
the fathers heirs.
Spasmodic collie recently carried of jim
town, a well. known trotter, with 2; 30
record, owned By John H Sarles, of BOs-
cobel Mr.. Sarles had repeatedly refused
s.. 600 for the animal.
Reports recently received at Ashland
said that the crops Of the Indians at Oda-
nah had been totally destroyed by army
cut worms.
The Industrial Aid Association OF MI
waukee. an organization for society insur-
ance, which had been doing general bus
mess without license, closed It's office re
Gently BY order Of the Attorney-GeneraL
Frederick Knickeihein, a patient at the
Northern Hospital from Ianitowoc,
hanged himseB TO a cord in the corridor q
few days ago.
Detective Kinney, Of Minneapolis, ar
rived in Bayfield, recently with G.. W. Case,
whom he arrested in St. Paul charged with
the embezzlement Of s. 400 from the White
River Lumber Company at Macon