River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-03

A Whitewater man sold his wife the other
day for fifty cents because she neglected
her household duties The buyer is said to
have rented house and established new
home
An incendiary fire recently in the village
of Rome destroyed barn containing span
of horses and a quantity OF corn and oats
One OF the horses was lost The loss " ;
estimated at 81 COZ
President Harrison recently committed
to four years the sentences OF James 5.
Leonard and i niamin WaJterson, Of Wis
consin. sentenced III 1sSito seven years and
six months Tor passing counterfeit and al
tered bank notes.
The body of Frederick J. Draper, a
printer of Madison, was found in the lake
recently. He left a note saying that i'll
health had driven him to commit suicide.
and bequeathing 81 900 which he had saved
to his father and mother.
John A swanson, eX- treasurer of
Burnett County. was recently sentenced to
one year and s. months, and Adolph Gud-
manson to one year at Waupun, FOR en-
bezzlement.
At Menominee recently two physicians.
while fumigating a house in which lad
been ease OF smallpox, set fire 10 the
house and it was destroyed. The city would
have to pay for it.
In the municipal court at Janosvillo the
other day a jury found Frank Carson,
member OF the salvation Army, guilty OF
disturbing the peace by singing and beating
drums.
The Chippewa Falls authorities will make
an attempt 10 close all stores and SALOONS
that may be opened Sundays
The special election IN Eau Claire re-
GENTLY resulted in a majority againsl the is
sue Of $4,000 additional improvement
bonds
VIII Overgaard, the great Norweg. to
skater. was prevented bv this authorities
from swimming over the falls at Chippewa
Falls the other DAY.
Early the other morning the barn in the
rear Of the City Hotel at Baldwin was dis
covered on fire high wind prevailed az
the time. and before the blaze could be got
under control the City Hotel, q dwelling
house and three barns weTe totally de
stroyed
The Watertown shops OF the 81 Paul
Railway Company are about to Ice moved 10
Tomah
The steamer Free Trade was recently sod
to W y Farr Of Superior. BY Captain J !.
Hihbard for $1,000 She will be rebuilt
=
perior City and Two Harb,rs
r " FIoutt. a wealthy cattle broker Of New
Orleans, died ia WauEcSha the other day o;
blood poisoning after q weeks illness
The body was taken TO New OFiean- tor
burial
The WhceIcT divorce case came 70 au end
81 Waukesha recently, judge sloan de
cidmg the marriage 1nnulled by reason Of
Mrs Wheeler having another husband from
whom she had never been legally separated
The Comptroller Of the Currency hls
authorized the First National Bank Of Nav
inette 10 begin business with capital o.
10000
Knopp. Stout & Cos sleeping shanty and
boarding-h house at Cedar rails was bTne
the other dav. loss. $3.50. insurance.
$4,000
Reportg are current that the Milwaukee
Climb expects u get in he American Base
Ball Association next year. and is makisg
arrangements accordingly
The jeweIry stock OF II J Goddard at
Chippewa Fails was attached recently on
an execution in favor Of r. KNIGHT s.
Co. OF Chic 90 The liabilities Fere placed
at sl,,S6 and the assets AZ 81 -. The
stock was valued az Sl5oJo
Thomas Bolstad, prominent farmer near
Madison. was kicked bva hor-e few days
ago and instantly killed. lie leaves "a wife
and seven children
CORN " Rossiter. proprietor Of the stan
lev House in Chippewa Falls, di q sudden
il the ether night from IN overdose Of
bromidia.
Heavy frost the other night In Nece-
lah district caused serious Losses 10 c-an-
berry growers.
At the annual meeting Of the state Fish
Commission recently the following officers
xere reelected for the eusuiug year
President. Philo Dunning, OF Madison. sec
retarv and Treasurer & J. Valentine Of
GAINESVILLE: superintendent Of state Hatch
sry. james NeviP