River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-05-16

The annual festival of the Southwestern
Wisconsin Wool-GrOwers Association was
held recently at Caldwell
Colonel William F. Villas cx-Secretary Of
the Interior, his wife, theireldest daughter
Nellie, and their son, Harry. returned from
Washington TO their home in Madison a few
/ evenings ago.
Edwin Reed, aged ten years. fell off a
floating log at Chippewa a few days ago,
and was on the point of sinking for the
third time when he Wa rescued by Louis
Strumm aged fourteen years.
Rich deposits of iron ore were discovered
the other afternoon about two miles from
GAINESVILLE in Thomas PTatt's stone quarry.
Several tons uf ore had been blasted out
and the supply seemed to be inexhaust;ble.
State Veterinary Surgeon Atkinson re-
Gently found three cases of CHAMBERS in
Bloomer. Chippewa County.
T. W. Howe. of Chicago and Mamie
Thompson, daughter Of Bishop Hugh Miller
Thompson of Mississippi. who eloped and
were married at Cairo, Ill, arrived at Mil
waukee recently and expected to remain
there several weeks.
Five hundred thousand feet Of logs were
broken up and scattered Oft Alma recently
10y collision Of the raft boats that We're tow
ing them from Beef Slough to Ia Crosse.
Asabel Fish. who was born in Windsor,
Vt, on March l. 1871, died at Portland re-
Gently. He served in the war of 1872 and
preached the gospel many years
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Madison has abandoned their
case against James Fielding, Ex-Governor
Rusk's northern dive detective, for using
abusive language TO DR.. Kate Bushnell
The mail and passenger stage between
Anderson and Pulcifer was held up BY
masked men a few nights ago, and the mail
was taken at the muZzle OF the revolver.
Two passengers were in the stage.
James Carey's barn and woodshed and
Theodore Keiske's cottage at Berlin were
destroyed by fire a few days ago. Carey
lost two bUgytes. cutter, hay, etc. Total
loss, S2.000; insurance, 81, 80.
The other afternoon, as junction City
Paley Croker shot and Killed his son-in-
law, George Walker, during quarrel
On the Eastern railway. near West SUPERB
or. the other afternoon twelve loaded grav-
al Gers jumped the track. the engine was
ditched. and the fireman. Wesley Leclaire.
was killed.
The store o. H. y. Hempsted who had
been in the piano and music business in
Milwaukee for twenty-five years, was closed
ments amounting 70 @Nout sioaD1
The explosion Of a lamp the o.her night
caused the destruction Of a h0us8 az Black
River Falls owned by Joseph stevens. Loss.
81 go; insurance, s7O0.
4 bird Of an unknown species flying
northward with flock Of wild geese, was
killed near Palmyra recently by coming IN
contact with telephone pole
Mr. and Mrs William r Banning Of En-
pire. celebrated their golden wedding re
Gently The china-ware that Oruamenved
their table was over one hundred years old
Prof Werden Reynolds, Of Green Bay. Te-
Gently celebrated his seventy-siEth birth
day He has been teacher In public
schools for fiffy-two years OF his life. End
fifteen wears OF this time were spent ir the
schools Of Green Bay AKA Fort Howard
The Keith House at Ellsworth was burned
a few mornings ago. Loss. so, 80; insuT-
snce, $3.50
A Milwaukee man has designed an ap-
paratus BY which he claims that water may
ordinary heater.
An Amigo lumber firm has made arrange
ments TO ship five million feet Of lumber
from ManitOwoc 70 lower lake ports this
summer.
William Gavigan, a farm workman near
Monroe. fell from a fence and injured hi
head in such a manner as 70 induce mental
alteration In this condition Re Invested
himself Of all clothing a re lays ago, hie
under haystack, and when searched FOL
fred on the party. He then totally shot
himself