River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-01-17


William Cooney, of Green Bay, work
ing Ia lumber camp seven miles below
Wausau, in crossing the river on the ice
recently broke through and was drowned.
In a quarrel over the expenses of
dance at Augusta, the other night, August
Schudder stabbed Nathan Butler fatally
in the lungs.
George Never, one of the oldest men IN
Wisconsin, died at Waterfowl the other
night, aged ninety eight years, Mr.. Meyer
was born in the Kingdom of Hanover, and
came TO the United States in 1915 settling
in Ohio. In 1916 he emigrated to Wis
cousin
Two prisoners who two years ago broke
Jail at AS land were captured recently at
Tacoma, W. T.
Joseph Yelling captured turtle recently
in the lake, at Beaver Dam, that weighed
sixty pounds.
Miss Fannie Kendall aged seventy-seven
years, an early settler, died at Palmyra the
other morning.
Miss Augusta King, of Beloit, has sued
Fred Luhm. shoe maker of that place, for
SANDER, claiming of him 500
Eighty-three residents Of Hurley have
petitioued for a division of Ashland
County.
Aaron Wright, an old settler Of Merton,
W aukesha County, died recently, at the
age Of nety-three years.
Frank Brodowsky, hardware dealer at
Milford, made an assignment the other
evening 70 I. G. Jeffers.
a sash, door and blind factory is to be
built at Superior which will employ about
one hundred men.
Louis Vogt an old soldier, was arrested
at the National Home in Milwaukee the
other day on the charge of robbing Milo
Graves, another veteran, of forty-five dol
lars
Gus Smith. the Eau Claire hoy who had
been missing for some time, was found a
few days ago floating under the ice Ia the
bells Pond The Ooroper's jury decided
that his death was acc dental There was
a large CUT upon his forehead.
George Whitbeck, formerly OF Marinette,
died ia Central America recently, where
he was interested in his tath sr's silver
mine
William Swae, for many We rs in the
wholesale millinery bus IS in Miiwau-
kee died recently from boo poisoning,
caused by Slight cut wit a penknife
He was sixiy-.our years old and bach
elor.
H. REYNOLDS. a contractor at La Crosse,
failed the other day Tor Ss}5, 900, with assets
OF half that amount
Walter Z. Warner travelling salesman
for sewing mach ne company, was re-
manded for trial at Beloit re emily, char ed
with forgery and passing a check for
s. 30
The post-ofiice at educ, Forest County,
has been discontinued because no one
could be found TO accept the position OF
postmaster.
Natural gas was recently discovered two
miles south Of Oak Creek, Miiwauk q
County. Flrmer Schube was drilling
well and when down 10 feet the gas blew
the drli. into RE air. CLAY, underlaid by
Niagara limestone, is the formation.
Rev DIR. knight, rec nifty elected Epis
copalian Bishop of Mi wAukcc, has de
c ded to accept the pos ton.
The roller Touring mill at La Vale,
owned and operated by Gale q johnson,
was totally destroyed by fire at an early
hour the other morning. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, SO 600
Gustav Stencil, of Milwaukee, was ar
rested the other day, charged by his son
Hermon with grand larceny. Father ana
son live in the same hou e. and Gustav
entered his sons room and took $3.50,
his refu sal to hand Il over at his sons r..
quest the latter had him arrested.
C. A. Judd, the American Express ageni
at Waterfowl, died Of consumption at his
home the otner day, aged tifty-six years
His wife, two sons and four daughters
survive him.
An incendiary made an attempt few
DAYS ago to destroy the parsonage con
nected with the German church, three
miles from Waukesha.
Henry l. DeveresIx, Of Burlington, the
oldest ed tor in Southern Wisconsin, died
the other morning. Deceased was born IL
1875 in MarbEehead. Mass.
Frank Elger, for many years postmaster
a. Calhoun. Waukesha County, died sud
denly Of apop.exy few days ago, aged
slxty-seven years
Maurice z. GafGey. outgoing clerk Of
Ashland County, shot himself while stand
ing at the head of the stairs in his resi-
dence at Ashland the other morning and
dropped dead. He was short IN his &C.
sogasE sR6 made despondent D. illae2s