River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-01-31
The News Condensed.


/ A verdict of $500 against the city of
Ashland was rendered recently in favor Of
I Catherine Mcdonald for in iuries sustained
/ by fall on an icy sidewalk.
! Wisconsin has about ninety thousand
1 Welsh residents, and ranks next to Penn
\ sylvania, where there are about two hun
+ dred thousand.
/ Miss Elsie Lincoln. Of La Crosse, has
! been engaged to sing in Grace Church at
/ Denver, Col, receiving a salary Of $500
/ per annum therefor.
/ The Beloit Bathing-Cabine Works were
/ burned the other morning, causing loss
1 of over 81, 600
/ The veterans in and around Ashland are
4 forming a Grand Army Post.
| Phil \. Armour, of Chicago, is to erect
/ a large cold storage warehouse at Mil
! waukee
4 Clarence A LamOreaux has been appoint
/ ed city attorney of Ashland.
| Charles L. Colby recently resigned the
presidency Of the Wisconsin Central rail
road and would be succeeded by his broth
err, Joseph L. Colby. This, it was thought,
meant that the Wisconsin Central was to
be swallowed up by the Northern Pacific
Two horses were killed and bog injured
in a runaway accident the other day al
Seymour.
Simon Yungall was struck by falling
tree recently in the town of Common.
wealth, Florence County, and killed.
An Indian living near Hatley, eighteen
miles from Wausau, recently trapped a sill
yer gray fox He took the skin to the city
and sold it for fifty dollars.
Irving Odds, of Clinton Junction,
young student of the college academy al
Beloit, was drowned in the river the other
afternoon while skating. His body was
recovered
A vigilance committee has been formed
at Ashland to rid the city of lawless men
and see that law breakers are punished.
Billy Andrews recently acquitted of the
charge of shooting his mistress, had re
ceived an order to leave the town.
The new Odd Fellows Hall at Lake Mills
was formally dedicated a few days ago
A Morgan mare, owned by City Comp
troller Fred Ring, of La Crosse, died few
days ago, aged thirty-two years.
Indian Farmer Rusler. of the Lac Court
ID Oreilles reservation was in Chippewa
Falls recently Strengthening out contracts
which had been signed. He states that
he amount Of logs which will be put il
this year on the reservation viii not ex
coed 35. 0O0, 900 feet.
depot at Berlin.
During a southwesterly gale the other
night the ice on Green bay was carried
northward and took with it about 81 200
worth of gill nets belonging to fisherme
along the shore. The nets were set severa
days previous and had not been lifted wheI
the loss occurred.
twenty-one pound pickerel, measuring
three feet eight inches, was caught
through the ice on Spring lake. Jefferson
County, the other afternoon by Mr. s
Olds. This was said to be the largest fist
ever caught in those waters
Jonas Shook, one of the Oldest settlers
Of Green County, died at Monroe the other
morning. He was over eighty-two years
old
Governor Hoard has appointed D. f
Roberts. of Superior County, Judge, to
succeed Richard Burton, who died recent
". The appointment was made in accord
auce with the request of the late incum
bent
Nj Counard, a stationer at Superior
was arrested the other day charged with
illegally mOrtgaging his stock.
Large beds OF excellent quality Of
cement rock have been discovered at the
sides of Pafrey's gorge at DEVILS lake
1t was estimated that the area was about
two hundred acres.
Harvey Brubaker, a brakeman, was
killed in a wreck on the Chicago Mlwau
kee a 81 Paul road near BelOit a few days
ago. His family lived at Freeport, H.
Several employees in a newspaper Office
at Depere were forced to jump from
second story window the other day to es-
cape from fire caused b. a boiler explo-
sion E iitor Haymann aud Frank Castle
were seriously injured
Mr.. Z T. Pitt. a prominent resident o.
Bel0it, died suddenly in his CARR age the
other afternoon from heart 4 sease
Clement Hertner was arrested at Prairie
du. Sac recently, charged with an attempt
to poison his stepson with paris green.
The poison was placed in a cake, but was
detected before any serious damage re
suited Clement had been committed u
Jail
The Board OF University Regents il
sess on at Madison recently decide1 e
greatly strengthen the department Of me
chanicsl arts BY adding departments ..
electrical and railway engineering, and Il
hold mechanic institutes in various indus
trial centers Of the State.
c. G. Zeigler, Of West Superior, a we'll
known contractor, committed suicide the
other afternoon. Financial troubles were
said to be the cause
The Wisconsin Press Association at {
recent meeting in Madison reelected John 4
Hicks, Of Oshkosh, president The ad i
dress Of the session was delivered BY Mr. 1
Murat Halstead, Of Cincinnati
Lewis Helt's horses, near Aenomonet /
Falls. were suffering from ganders fev /
days ago. aud his premises hal been quar- 4
antined.
Three funny young men OF Wausau Ian /
guish ia Jail Tor impersonating policemen /
and soaring a country lad into the pay /
ment Of two dollars.
W. l. Downs, Of Barron shot himsel |
the other might at his home. He was one /
Of Barron CogntY's oldest iOggers, an, /
was supposed 10 have committed the dee |
u q A. Of dependency on account u iacl |
Of snow for his logging Operatives