River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-07-18

Sturgeon Bay few days ago. He had dis
posed of several watches, and before he
had time to collect the money for them the
city marshal dragged him from his carriage
and took him to Jail The crowd tipped
over the wagon and the watches" were
picked up by the little boys.
The News Condensed.
John FRAGILE, Of Eau Claire, dropped
dead of heart disease in church recently.
Louis Burke, of High Bridge, the slayer
of Alex Montgomery, was sentenced re-
Gently to four years in Waupun. Burke
was convicted of manslaughter in the third
degree.
The cornerstone of the new Episcopal
church at Oconomowoc was laid a few days
ago.
A Janesvile lad took Rough on Rats re-
Gently because his father whipped him, and
was with difficulty saved from death.
Mr. and Mrs Il. F. Moore, of Fond du Lac,
narrowly escaped drowning in Glacier bay.
Alaska, recently while there on a pleasure
trip.
Frank Acres of Menomonee, was recent
Iy sentenced to Il term of one year at Wau-
pun for an assault upon his wife.
Martin Detienne, OF Wausau. died few
days ago of blood poisoning that was caused
by contact of his right hand with sharp,
rusty nail
The Western Yeast Company viii locate
its factory at Beloit.
On recent Sunday Rev. Gilbert I, Friz-
zell of Eau Claire. fell dead from heart
disease while on his way to church His
age was eighty four years.
Gus johnson, formerly Of Eau Claire, is
under sentence of death at Deer Lodge,
NJ T., for killing a man who made an at
tempt to enter a saloon which Johnson was
keeping at the time.
William J. Melvin, who had his right arm
blown off while firing the National salute
at Madison died few days ago
The eleven-year-obi son of DIR. Reed of
Evansville, was drowned recently while
swimming in a mill pond
A horned toad was recently caught in
Watertown. As the horned toad is sup
posed to only exist in the South, this
specimen is a rare one for Wisconsin.
John Bellew committed suicide at Waulze-
sha the other day by shooting himself
through the head No cause was assigned
Carl Goldammer, farmer of Farming
ton, was seized with fit while moving re
Gently and fell on the sickle in such way
as to be horribly mangled Death ensUed
The Capital Tobacco Company of James
vile failed recently. The liabilities were
estimated at $1,000; assets unknown.
At Madison the other day Herman Frisch
was sentenced by Judge Stewart to twenty
years in the penHentiary for assaulting a
six-year-old girl at North Leeds in April
Peter Erickson. treasurer of the town of
Garfield, absconded recently with $500 of
the town funds.
The Inter County Medical Association
held its annual NEE ting at Eau Claire the
other afternoon with thirty members
present mostly from Northern Wisconsin
counties DR. Harold Graf, of Eau Claire
was elected president
Andrew Hart. of the town of Easton. a
pioneer of Northern WISCONSIN, died the
other day, aged seventy-sIx years
G. W Gerry, one of the bondsmen of the
absconding clerk of couIt of Brown Coun-
ty, Fredericks, has been appointed clerk by
Judge Meyers to fill the vacancy Freder-
icks had returned.
The City Council of Appleton has adopted
the GaynOr fire-alarln system, and eighteen
boxes would be put IN at once.
The West Superior Company is building
an opera house and urher buildings that
will in all, cost about S100,0 600.
Henry Klenpel, who, while State Treas
urer agent at Madison nine years ago alb
seconded owing the state several thousand
dollars, died in Ka1sas City the other day.
aged fftv-five years. Sis bOndsmen made
up the shortage
The weekly catch of fish by the Booth
Company of Bayfield, averages one hun
bred tons The largest part is shipped
fresh. The freezing capacity of its re-
frigerator is ten thousand pounds day
The company employs four tugs and fifty
seven smacks and about two hundred men.
H. X Loomis, of Sheboygan Falls, has
been appointed Deputy State Dairy Com
missioner, at salary of 81, 500 per year
He is practical cheese-naker.
Mrs Honore Toole was found dead in her
bed at Madison the other morning she
was the mother Of J. X. Toole president of
the Montana Constitutional convention
The sheriff closed the dry-goods store of
NJ KOpleman. at Medford. a few days ago
on the suit of Chicago creditors
A Iaborer at the Iron Belt mine near Ash
land fell seventy FIVE feet to the third
level recently, at the bottom of which was
ten feet of water. When the body was re-
covered there was not a sign of bruise
upon it, the man having been drowned
He was Finlander name unknown.
The saw-miu of the Conlee Lumber Com
pany ut Oshkosh was totally destroyed by
fire the other afternoon Loss, S2j, 600; in
surance. $4,000.
Mr. and Mrs A. B. Carpenter, of Beloit,
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary OF their
wedding the other evening over one
thousand invitations were issued for the
event
Henry Bardenslack and Frank DeKeuster
will represent Green Bay at Waupun one
year each, the former for burglary and the
latter for embezzlement
Several thousand dollars damage was the
result of a recen. collision between the
Chicago and a logging train at Spooner,
Wednesday. No lives were lost ard no in
iuries sustained
The Frohsinn Society Of La Crosse re-
Gently received a silk banner that had been
made to order in Switzerland
The Lutheran church at Oconto was de-
stroyed by fire the other morning, the
flames having originated from cigar stub
The loss was estimated at s2,UOJ.
Kate Woolf Milwaukee shop-lifter, was
arraigned before Justice Tyler in Waukesha
recently. and after an extended hearing
pleaded guilty to petty larceny and paid 4
fine of fifty dollars and costs.
It is said that an average OF one COW
day is killed on the Valley division OF the
St Paul road and the wonder is mat the
slaughter is not even greater, considering
the wholesale running at large OF these
animals
Napoleon Merrill and Edward ". King,
farmers living near Waukesha were the /
victims Of wool thieves 70 the extent OF /
SEQ the other night
Daniel Turner, a fifteen year-old boy, /
committed suicide by hanging pear Rock I
Elm the other day
A child two years Old named Fransway 1
choked 70 death on the street at Appleton I
recently. The parents gave it piece of /
meat to chew. and when they next looked /
il was dead
AT Crystal Springs recently Rock Coun- /
" Pioneer Association was organized with /
officers as follows President. Ezra Good /
rich, Milton; Secretary. 4. L. Fisher, Cen 1
ter; Treasurer. James Cleland, GAINESVILLE. |
vice president was appointed from each
town ia the county.