River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-05-30
The News Condensed.

o. W. Norton, Wisconsin pioneer who
was a Senator in the First, Second and
Third Assemblies died at his home in James
vile the other morning.
The barn of p Farley was destroyed by
fire at Medford the other day. Loss, 5000
The sum of So, 600 has been promised to
Beloit College by Chicago gentleman for
the erection of an academy building in case
the citizens of Beloit will contribute sl0,-
100 1t is understood that another Chicago
man has promised 100000 for an endow-
ment fund if a similar amount will be raised
in the city.
Surgeons weighing one hundred pounds
and over are caught in the river at De Pere.
grand stand is being built on the Rock
County fair grounds at GAINESVILLE in place
Of the one destroyed by fire last year Its
seating capacity will be twelve hundred
and the cost will be about $1,000
\ Young son of T. Ellis, of Nestporu, shot
and killed younger brother the other day
while playing with loaded gun. The
parents were away at the time.
Che mill of the Prairie River Lumber
Company at Parrish, in one day recently
sawed 10 600 feet of lumber with band
and circular saw The average cut of the
mill is about 100000 feet
]. L. Roberts recently found a large de
posit of carbonate of iron in the vicinity OF
JOnesdale.
John Salzer & Co, of La Crosse. were re
Gently ordered by the Board of Health &c
remove twelve thousand bushels of pota-
toes that had commenced to spoil and they
were obliged to give them away to get rid
Of them
Con" Hogan, a notorious highway rob
ber was sent to State prison for four years
from Ashland the other day.
Step.en Wright, colored farmer of the
town Of Cold Spring, Jefferson County, re-
Gently became violently insane.
The rafting works at Vest Newton slough
are about completed, and logs are being
turned ont at the rate of three million feet
per day.
Governor Hoard has appointed ] b. Nau-
din, of Marinette, lumber inspector in his
district
An electric street-car line is to be built
from Marinette to Menominee, Mich
The Sheboygan Pottery Company will
purchase a tract of land and put up build
ngs as soon as the material can be hauled
to the place The works will employ about
thirty men.
Edward Sanderson. of Milwaukee, a noted
Wisconsin Republican and wealthy mill
owner, died few days ago.
The body of Joe Cronk was found recent
y in 9 boat in the river near Omro. 1t was
thought he was murdered.
Walter Whalen recently secured a iudg-
ment of 5000 against the Menominee Lum-
Der Company for the loss of a leg.
There have been several cases of sup
posed hydrOphobia among dogs at Trenton
school has been closed and children are
kept at home. All stray dogs were being
killed
James Cassidy a brakeman, was killed
the other morning while coupling ears in
Milwaukee He was thirty years of age
and had a mother and three sisters living
at East Saginaw, Mich.
General Lucius Fairchild, Railroad Com
missioner Alley Peterson and Senator f.
Kidd have had incorporated the Bank OF
Prairie du Chen. whose capital stock is
$50. 600 Fairchild is president
Sandy Hutchinson, the gambler recently
killed in a saloon brawl in Washington
Territory. was from Bryant, this State.
J. Bergerson. son of a farmer living near
Chippewa Falls was found in a field few
DAYS ago horribly mutilated by knife. He
described his assailant, who would be
lynched if caught
Mrs Albert A. Cheney, sixty-two years OF
age. of Madison, has sued the Chicago,
Madison & Northern branch Of the Illinois
Central for 10000 damages for injuries re-
ceived about year ago.
I. Honson. of Union Grove, who had re-
ceived a warning from White Caps. armed
with shotgun and with two savage dogs
beside him stood off gang of regulators
recently and had not since been molested
John sherman, who lost a foot under
Chicago & Northwestern train at Marinette.
has been awarded 5000
bag drawn from the river at Two Riv-
ers recently contained the skeleton OF
human being 1t was supposed that doc
tor threw it into the stream
A. E. Nichols. of Chippewa Falls, charged
with a criminal assault upon Fannie Clair,
his thirteen-year-Old sister-in-law, wa
found guilty recently and sentenced % ten
years in the penitentiary.
Joseph Schindhelm and Peter GOeiz were
drowned at Milwaukee the other night
while fishing. One fell on docH acd the
other lost his life in trying 70 rescue his
friend Both were married men With
families.
The Lake Shore Railroad Company has
promised the people OF Nausau more
cOmmodious depot
In trial at GAINESVILLE recently Charles
". Fox and Fred T. Caeter, wool growers,
recovered $40 20 for the all ged loss Of one
hundred sheep by dog belonging 70 Dex-
ter GRAY, the defendant in the case.
At Big Patch the other night lightning
struck barn belonging 10 Alfred Terrell,
which was consumed, together with three
valuable horses which it contained Loss,
$4,000; no insurance
The home OF Dayton Flagg al La Prairie
was struck by lightning and fred the other
night The flames were quickly eNtin-
guished, when Mrs Flagg was found 70 have
been killed by the bolt Her little child
Vas somewhat burned, but would recover