River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-08-15


The News Condensed.
Miss Rose Andrews. of Milwaukee. was
drowned recently at Kirkland while bath
ing in Devils lake
The Bayfield, County Bank, recently or
ganized at Washbun with a capital of SIS
00G Will open for business soon.
The Stanley House at Chippewa Falls was
recently purchased by German W. Rossitor
for s25,0 Goa.
The Sheboygan census shows a school
population OF 5059, or :, 529 boys and 1910
girls.
J. NJ Andrews, of Marinette, has live
deer that be captured among the logs near
the upper dam.
The entire criminal expenses of Adams
County during the past year did not exceed
the sum of $500
DIR. F. A Reckard, an old and prominent
physician, died of paralysis the other even
ing at Chippewa Falls
August Gospeder. a lad Of seven years
was drowned at the log pond above the
Dells at Eau Claire recently.
The tug Morning Bell stove a hole in its
bottom in Green Bay recently and went to
the bottom Ii W worth 81. 500.
The Prohibition State Central Committee
at a recent meeting in Madison. elected
Eugene ". Chaplin, Of Waukesha, as chair
man. vice T. c. Richmond. resigned, and
declared IN favor of continuing third panty
labor.
August Paulsen, aged ffty-eight years,
wealthy farmer Of the town of New Hol
stem, fell from a scaffold the other morn
ing and was instantly killed
John Heath, for many years locomotive
engineer on the Northwestern. running be-
tween GAINESVILLE and Green Bay, was the
other day appointed foreman of the com
pdny's shops at GAINESVILLE.
Sixty persons graduated the other day
I from the reading course of the Chautau-
qua Literary and Scientific Circle at Monona
I Lake Assembly, near Madison.
! DR. f W. Magann. superintendent of
/ the delivery department in the Milwaukee
/ post Office was recently the victim of rob
I berry 20 the extent of So 600, the safe in his
/ house having been rified while he was alb
sent from the city.
/ The Jefferson Banner has entered upon
/ its thirtieth year.
Sons of Veteran camp has been mus
tered in at Mansion.
The new $4,000 hotel ut Gladstone will
/ be called the Wilbur.
Viroauans talk of establishing a factory
+ TO saw hoops for cooperage and other uses.
Michael D. Riedy, of Kewaunee, was
drowned at Menominee. Mich, while bath
ing.
! The Masonic fraternity of Fond du Lac
refused TO put the inscription, Masonic
/ temp G, . on the new building erected for
I their use, because the owner had let one Of
I the stores for saloon purposes
Grading on the Lake Shore railway ex-
tension is nearly completed. and about
six miles of track have been laid on the
south end The line will be completed
this fall, and through trains pass over it.
Jay-Eye-See, the phenomenal little geld
1 ing owned by J, / Case, of Racine, has gone
/ lame, a. VIII not be trotted in any races
this season. 1t is feared that he will never
I again appear on the race track The lame
ness is the result of an accident at Lexing-
I ton, XIV. FIVE years ago. Jay-Eye-See's
I lowest record is 2:l0
Sheboygan has a couple of new suits TO
defend for street and sidewalk injuries
One Of the plaintiffs claims So, 900.
A son Of Rollif Kittleson, who lives near
Stoughton. had his nose broken and his
face badly cut by the kick of a horse.
Edward Mcguire and William Ryan, two
of the three men confined in the county
Jail at jefferson awaiting trial for burglary,
escaped recently. The men occupied cells
on the first floor on the south side They
=
th,ywood frame OF the opening and re-
moved enough bricks 10 enable them to get
out No tools or implements were left
behind to show how hey had worked their
way out. and it Is surmised that they had
assistance from tha outside
4 new post-ofiice has been established at
Templeton Waukesha County with james
Temploton rs postmaster.
Amadore BonscOye, a Frencbman, was
murdered with an axe at Harrison the other
day Frank Martineau, who boarded with
the murdered man, denies the crime, but
blood was found on his clothes and rhoes
and he was detained
The first winter wheat threshed in Jack
son County yielded twenty four bushels
per acre.
There seems to be a growing sentiment
among those interested in the success of
navigation on lake Wnnebago and the
lower Fox that the light house which for
many years st od at the head Of the
Me- asha channel should be rebuilt
John Heath has been appointed 10 sue
coed tho late Edward S Hayward as fore
man OF the Northwestern shops at James
vile.
The young men Of Ashland are organizing
a military company. over forty names are
enrolled
Hofse-thieves are active along the south
ern State lire. A horse valued at $50 was
taken from Lake Forest. and a fine team Of
rOadsters was stolen from a farm nsaf
Kenosha
Burglars entered store at Colby. recent
IT, By little sharp practice on the part Of
the proprietor Of the store two of the three
burglars engaged in the robbery were cap
tured a few hours later and most of the
stolen goods recovered
Dr. +. A Reckard, one OF the oldest
physicians Of Chippewa county, died OF
paralysis a few DAYS since. He was
prominent member Of his profession.
Charles Haas. sawyer at Weeds mill at
Ashland. had leg almost ripped In two
lengthwise BY a rotary saw. He slipped
against It
Lightning struck the Catholic church at
River Falls recently, doing considerable
damage
fatal accident occurred on the Prairie
du Chen & McGregoT Pontoon railway the
other day whereby Joseph Duchien was
fatally injured Joseph LOOMS was also
badly bruised They were operating
pile-driver, and one Of the piles fell and
struck the two men
Richard Cox, aged seyenty-fve years, foi
forty years a resident Of Rock County, died
at his home at Beloit recently.
August Neumann a Milwaukee mason
/ fifty-fve years old. committed suicide the
other evening by taking dose OF ''ROHgh
T on Rats" He left a wife and two children
/ Patsy Manning the Ashland pugilist,
was knocked out in the fifth round OF re-
/ cent mill at Hurley by Frank Keller. Of
( Michigan
petition is in circulation for the pardon
/ OF Frank Tessenue. Cold Spring Jefferson
one years imprisonment D.. the State
prison for stealing some $50 from his
grandfather The money was found hid
den among the hay In the barn and nearly