River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-01-10

Prairie was found dead in his wagon meas
his house early the other morning. he
left town for home at late hour the
previous nj zht and was supposed to have
died of heart disease on his way.
Shenandoah, an Oneida Indian, was shot
and K lied near Green Bay recently by
Officer Bsrlsment while attempting to es-
cape arrest for fighting.
The four. year-old son Of Emil Ledel, Of
Milwaukee,, while playing around the
Christmas tree tried to light some candies.
His clothes caught fire, aud before his
mother could extingulsh the flames he was
fatally burned.
G. H. Jansen, Milwaukee confectiou-
er, made an assignment the other day with
sSOO0 assets; liabilities unknown.
Henry OIL rieu and his wife were found
In a drunken stupor the other night in
their home at Milwaukee. On bed in the
room where the couple were lay che dead
body OF ore of their children, little boy
nine months old.
The J. L. Perry Manufacturing Company
of Waterfowl recently assigned TO Frank
Il futile The assets of the company
were estimated at $50 900, with liabilities
OF about $4,000
Murphy's Hotel and several other struct-
ures at West Salem were destroyed by fire
the other forenoon, causing a loss Of about
$4,000
4. d. Lyle met with a painful accident
at Merrill recently. He was cutting shaw
ings with draw-knife from long stick
OF wood, when the stick broke and TIA
knife slipped, striking him under the knee,
completely severing one of the cords of his
leg
The saw-miu at Norris operated by
~ hnr nA hNy
diaries the other night. Loss, $4,000
William c oney, Of Green Bay, working
IN a lumber camp seven miles below there,
in crossing the river on the ice the Other
night broke through and was drowned.
Thomas Olson, farmer OF the town of
Vienna, Dan County, was recently arrest
ed charged with poisoning calves belong
ing to a neighbor, MrS Johnson, OF the
same town. Three calves were dead and
others were in bad condition
Richard Lorenz has been appointed to
the position OF director of the Wisconsin
School of Design, made vacant by the res
ignation of Otto Won Ernst
Lester Rounds died at Eureka recently,
aged eighty. three years. He was the
father of Ie lite Sterling p. Rounds,
Public Printer, and in 1859. with Elisha
Starr, Of Ripon, and w. C. Dickerson he
founded the village Of Eureka. He came
to Wisconsin in 1899.
Timothy Sullivan, aged ninety years, and
his son Eugene, were asphyxiated by coal
gas few nights ago.
Judge Hastings, In the circuit court at
Green Bay, decided recently that the
votes for school officers cast by women
were legal, the decision being in the con-
tested election case Of Gilkey vs.. Nc
Kinley.
Llggers about Wausau complained re-
Gently that there was not enough show in
the woods. 1t was said TO be less than SIX
inches deep. Fair work was being done
on the old roads, but he new ones were SO
rough that the men were giving up every
day.
Snow fell to such a depth at Lacrosse
the other day that IL was necessary TO
open up the streets with a snow plow.
Steps are being taken by members ofthe
State Ayr cultural Society TO organ re a
Morgan Horse Association to preserve the
famous breed Of Morgan horses as pure as
posSl BILE.
Perry, tho eldest son of E. p Chatfeld,
was drowned while skating on the lake at
Washburn few days ago
Exercises in connection with the fftieth
anniversary of the FIRST Congregat .onal
Church of Beloit were held recently. The
church is one of the oldest Congregational
churches In Wisconsin, and three pastors
have served it through nearly all Its
history.
Three new towns have been created in
Marathon Couuty-Harrison, Morton and
Levi.
OThe Phelps Lumber Company has pur-
chased Of the Neenah Lumber Company
for $3.50, 900 tract OF land in Price County
estimated to contain .nety million feet OF
standing pine.
Captain Adolph Z Bauer aged sixty
years, employed in the Secretary OF States
office suicided the other day. Desponden-
CIV was the cause. Bauer served as
Captain in the German army, in the En-
glish troops in the Crimes. India and Al
RIGA. and as aide on Max Weber's STAFF in
the Union army during the rebellion
George Richardson sued the city Of Fort
Howard for salary as superintendent Of
schools. but as he never qualified by tax
ing the necessary oath the claim wss
thrown OUT Of court
Mr.. Huels. of Madison. committed sui
side recently while temporary insane.
She was thirty-eght years Of age and
leaves husband and several children
John Rentmsn was dragged 70 death re-
Gently b. a rlnawaF team IN JOIN hent-
mans camp, near Gordon.
The Jefersoo branch Of the Columbia
R1iliing and Savings Association Of Cal
Gag ~ill lose s5eJ by the disruption OF the
company.
= resent ere destroyed part OF the Nc
Dorough Manufacturing Company's ma
chine sh and brass foundry plant a.
Eau Claire Loss, sal0e0; insurance
snail Tee Church Novelty Coupsnyis
p!snt also burned. Loss $500; inxaE-
ana 81 yl1