River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-24

CaSsville has voted TO establish high
school
The farm dwelling OF Albert Bennett,
near OmrO, was destroyed by fire recently
with conte nts. Loss, $1,000; insurance,
5000
sulphite hber plant is TO be located at
Depere
An unknown man committed an out
rageous assault upon Henrietta Mif1er,
fourteen years old, at Ashland a few days
ago. The man would be Iynched if caught
Henry C. Allen, OF Wood County, writes
from the State of Washington that he and
two other Wisconsin mem " Knapp, of
Pittsville, and F b Starkweather. of
Shawano, have discovered a mine of tin,
which viii be put ON the market shortly.
They have also made a rich find OF gold ana
silver.
\ daily mail route has been established
between Sylvan Lake and Bryant
A bear weighing three hundred and
twenty-five pounds was recently killed at
Colby by John PTossor.
While Andrew Mcconnell. d sailor, was
snoring away in front of saloon in Mil
waukea the other day some one stole from
him s9jl the savings of several years
Little Annie Sorgenfrei. who was acct
denrally struck with a baseball bat while
playing near public school At Appleton.
died from her injuries the other day. Tor
twenty-four hours previous to breathing
her last she suffered intensely
little girl named jacobson, of New
Lisbon, was recently seized by two tramps.
who attempted vile assault The girl
escaped after a terrible experience. and
word was telegraphed all around giving
descrip ion Of the scoundrels A supposed
clew has been found, and lTnching party
is believed TO be on the track Of the
hsnds.
Jacob Breuer. farmer of Nix Corners,
died recently of injuries received N falling
from his wagon
James Kelly. q wealthy farmer Of Ou-
tagamie CoCn.v. recently lost his reason.
Jealousy unbalanced his mind He was
taken to an asylum He has been married
for twenty years
Eli Hodge, a Chippewa Falls saIoon-
keeper made an attempt the other night e
kill his wife BY shooting. Several shots
were fired but meme took effect
Ex-senator William u Grlswold died al
his home in Columbus the other morning
from cancer at the age Of eixfy-six years
He was elected to the Wisconsin Assembly
from that district in 1855. 1879 and lSCH, and
TO the Senate in 1868 and 1870
The new city directory for Sheboygan
contains s. COS names This, on the basis Of
three persons for each name, gives the city
q population OF 10, S34
Gideon Bergevin. who sued the city of
Chippewa Falls for 5000 damages for In
iuries received in a fall on an alleged de
fective walk, was recently awarded 80.
Ms Epson, a brakeman on the Wisconsin
Central railway. was seriously injured by
fall from a car in the Waukesha yard re-
Gently
Godfrey LafOnd, who mysteriously dis
appeared from Two Rivers one night last
winter and whom many feared had com
mitted suicide or met with fatal acct
dent, was recently heard from. He is IN
the State of Washington, engaged in fishing.
Richard Stage, aged seventy. died at
Rhinelander tn other day of heart dis
ease. He was a weli-known Grand Army
man.
Warden Weeks, recently appointed to
the charge of the Wisconsin State Peni.
Tertiary at Waupun, has aiken charge OF
that institution
The elevator belonging 70 r Davis, al
Sun Prairie, burned one evening recently
with 1900 bushels OF grain. Loss, $4,000
Insurance, $1,000.
Billy Pinkerton is personally directing
the search for the Hurley bank robbers, ano
the network of evidence is gradually
tightening around the suspects, one of
whom is said to be a st Paul man, well
known safe dealer. Another Is a woman
James King, of Beloit, aged fifty years
cut his throat with a jack-knife recently.
Dependency led to the suicide.
Shorty Lawton, the noted horse thief.
was recaptured recently by Deputy Sheriff
Connors at Mount Carroll, LII He escaped
from the Eau Claire jail
In a quarrel with his wife recently Eli
Hodge, a Chippewa Falls saloon-keeper,
fred five shots at her. but did no injury.
Hugh Steel, Of Duluth. who has the Gov
eminent contract for building the break
water here has brought suit against
Captain B. DOherty. wealthy lumberman
OF Ashland for t21.OO0 Doherty caused
the arrest and imprisonment of Steel fol-
alleged theft OF some boom sticks from
Doherty's mills. Steel was acquitted and
noW sues for damages