River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-11

The new steam saw-mill of J.. Chidcster,
IN the town of Rock Elm, twenty miles east
of Ellsworth, was destroyed by fire few
days ago Loss, $500; no insurance.
Mrs. Mary Butler, of Milwaukee, was re-
Gently awarded S., 800 damages against r.
b. Hall W. T. Sweeney and Lewis Wheelock,
real estate agents at Whitewater, for con-
spiracy and attempt to defraud.
The paper mill at Menasha which was en-
tirely demolished by the explosion of a
bleac 4 rotary last August has been entirely
rebuilt and the machines started.
At Mondovi recently two brothers named
Thompson set upon and fatally beat Samuel
Odegard The Thompsons we've arrested.
All the parties were intoxicated.
At Milwaukee the other day the Grand
Army men and officers of the Northwestern
and st. Paul railways arranged the difficulty
i'm regard to transportation rates between
Chicago and Milwaukee during the coming
Grand Army encampment, one fare for the
round trip being agreed upon.
Len Lottridge, the veteran politician of
Lacrosse County. has purchased the West
Salem Bank
The Scandinavian State Total Abstinence
Association met in annual session recently
at Eau Claire. About forty members were
in attendance.
Hiram Giles, a Milwaukee cigar dealer,
made an assignment the other day. His liza
bilities were $4,000.
fire at GAINESVILLE recently caused loss
of s25. and the loss caused by the water
used in extinguishing it was $4,000.
Oliver Osang was recently sentenced to
one year in State prison at hard labor for
makSg a false scale of logs with intent to
defraud the Northwestern Lumber Com
pany at Chippewa Falls.
Tramps set fire to the Milwaukee passen-
ger and freight depots at Eau Claire few
nights ago, and the former was badly dam
aged No damage to the freight depot.
J. L. Hartman, one of the leading citi-
zens of Appleton, and county Judge foI
eight years. died the other morning Of
complication of ailments
The new steambarge John f. Hall was re.
Gently completed at Manitowoc Her di-
mansions are $50 feet keel, % feet beam, II
feet hold, lao feet over all, and is valued al
$4,000
Special Agent Gardner has appointed his
son, Robert Gardner, Jr., of Chicago, to be
chief clerk of the La Pointe Indian Agency
TO fill the vacancy caused by the election OF
Harry H. BeaSer as mayor of Ashland
The fine farm residence of w. II. Carpen
ter, a few miles west of Black River Falls
was entirely consumed by fire the Other
day Loss, 5000; no insurance.
F. NJ DAYS large merchandise store al
the Montreal mine in Hurley took fire anc
was completely consumed recently. Loss
$1,000; insurance, 5000
In a row a few days ago over a woman
Henry MeIane, an Eau Claire haek-driver
shot and probably fatally wounded Law
renee Carr, a lumberman.
The county of Ashland has commenced
action against Mayor Harrison and Cslone
Knight to secure $50, goo. These men were
the bondsmen of County Clerk Gaffney, who
defaulted for the amount now claimed anc
afterward committed suicide.
Late the other night a freight train ran
over and cut to pieces William Dunn, O
Glenwood who was walking ON the tract
near the Union depot in Eau Claire.
Thomas Mclaughlin, who was reported Il
have a wife and family in Chicago, was I'm
der arrest at Milwaukee recently on {
charge OF bigamy.
The conservation of DR.. Cyrus F. Knight
of lancaster. Pa, recently chcsen Bishop
Of the Diocese OF Milwaukee, occurred a
All saints Cathedral in that city few dayi
ago.
A fire the other night destroyed the build
ing and contents OF the Standard iron work
al West Superior. Loss. s45,ooo; no insur
ance Strothman Brothers, the owners
said they would rebuild on larger scale
In the recent contest for municipal judge
at Milwaukee, ex-MayOr Wallber Rep.
defeated Judge Mallory who had held tbs
Office for many years
The new City Council at Black River FAN
recently fixed the saloon licences, the mini
mum being sS0
The first trip OF the season between Wes
Superior and Duluth was made the othel
morning by the ferry boat Bruno.
Patents were recently issued as follows q
WISCONSIN Inventors; a +. Armlstead
Mazomal..ss. riuld measurement vessel; J.
Commit. oconto. steam sled; 7. E Hayes anC
A J. Read. Milwaukee. journal box; l
Hicks. Hartford harness attachment; J.
King. Madison three ink-distribuTing ap
paratus for printing machines, I. Strauss
LACFosse, axle bearing