River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-12
The News Condensed.

In order TO settle a long standing feud
two young men named Patsy German and
Frank Kelley, sons of neighboring farmers
residing north a. Excelsior, Richland Coun-
sv. had a fglJ the other morning, during
which Kelley was killed by bis adversary.
Peter Williamson, aged thirteen wears,
had his neck broken afew days ago by con-
tact with a revolving shaft in the KimDcr-
lv mill at Appleton He was a son of the
night Waterman.
The large barn owned by Daniel Shea,
about two miles from Menasha, was totally
destroyed by fire recently together with all
this years crops making loss estimated
at S.. Coz The fire originated from steam
thresher
The new Catholic orphan asylum at La
Crosse was recendy opened
Eric Anderson, a Swede of Shawano fell
OIL a boom I'm tho river at Marinette the
other day and was drowned
Mike joyce. a La Crosse gardener, suicid
ed by drowning recently.
Tomahawk will have six saw-milIs next
summer
Fred Fackler, eighteen years old, at
tempted TO commit suicide at Wausau the
other day because his parents misused him.
William johnson. Of sauk Prairie, was
one hundred years old the other daY.
Freddie Higgins was decapitated by the
cars at Ashland Junction recently. He got
under the cars for protection from the
storm, and a switch engine backed the cars
over him
William Baars. who ~as stabbed at his
saloon in Milwaukee died a few davs ago,
and Charles Fueger. who did the stabbing
now stands charged with murder
William Netzke a well-to-do farmer Of
Elder shawano County, committed suicide
a few days since by putting bullet through
his head Domestic troubles we're supposed
to have been the cause.
The long drought In Wisconsin Is at an
end. heavy rains having fallen over the
whole state.
During a storm at GAINESVILLE the other
night the baE4a OF Robert Morton was struck
BY lightning and destroyed. with one thou
sand bushels Of grain, eighty tons Of hay
and FIVE stacks OF straw. The loss wa
about 3 coo
The barn Of william Steele. three miles
east of Merton, was destroyed by lightning
recently Loss, s3CO0
Deer are reported very scarce in Flor
ence County this year, and according to the
present outlook the coming hunting season
will be the poorest experienced in many
years
The Chippewa Valley Hotel Protective
Association was recently incorporated 4
CHR pewa Falls and Is for the purpose Of
bringing hotel business on the Upper Chip
pswa to a cash basis.
John Owens OF Eau Clare recently
bought Of james Brown & Brother Of Will
Transport. Pa, pine lands in Chippewa
Price. Taylor and Ashland counties for the
sum OF So oH3
Two unknown girls who we're rowing IL
the harbor at Milwaukee the other morn.
ing were drowned by the capsizing o.
their boat by the swell from a passing tug
Mrs P. H. p 5erson suicided at Wan
kesha the other day with poison She wa
tfirty-One years Of age, and leaves nus
band. two daughters and son
A hfty-doIIar bedroom set Is offered t.
any couple that viii be married on the
Dunn CO rnty fair grounds during the com
ing county fair.
During the performance given by circuI
at Rio recently a tier OF seats gave way
precipirating many to the ground Clar'
enccSSchnltz. a boy eight years old. had biz
arm broken in two places and others y n
severely shaken up.
A little son Of Captain Brandt. Of tbs
Rankin guard. Of Msnitowoc, fell out Of
boat in the lake at that city the other da,
and was drowned
Il Is claimed that a twsnty-inch vein o
silver quartz has been struck in sinking :
shaft near Wausau.
Job7l Wachter's team ran away az L
Crosse recently. killing a man named Kuhl
man and iniuring his son WscGter ma
settled with the widow by paying her 81,
JgQ
Me- Lacy I. Wright. aged ninety-fivs
years. died recently in Oshkosh. Her fathe
lived TO be niuety-six, her mother ninety
seven and her four brothers ninety-seven
eighty-hve. eiehs--two and seventy..ws
years respectively, while her sister die
ct the age Of sighty-four years