River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-03-07

her maiden name and will be known Is
Miss Clara Judd
The News Condensed.
Joseph Chaplin, young man employed in
the Badger paper mill at KaukaUna lost
hand in the machinery recently
Wausau has been asked TO donate site
to a Southern Wisconsin company for a
furniture factory
George ". Renhard. a Philadelphia re-
porter, who is investigating the Northern
Wisconsin dance house stories, declares
that Kate Bushneirs charges are Overdrawn.
Thomas He'll died at Watertown recently
of consumption aged about sixty-hv years.
He was born in Germany, served as a sol
der in the Mexican war, and was a soldier
in a Mexican regiment during the late re
bellon.
Mrs j. Steinmann OF Watertown, whose
husband committed suicide a year ago by
drowning has become insane under the
blow. She has been placed in the Dodge
County Asylum.
Twenty-Five churches were represented
at the recent fourth semi-annual conven-
ton of the Northwestern Societies of Chris
tian Endeavor held at Eau Claire.
David Herbert a resident of Chippewa
Falls. was killed in the woods a few days
ago.
Thomas Montgomery, a wood-chOpper at
High Bridge, near Milwaukee, was killed
few days ago and literally hacked to pieces
with an axe by Louis Burke, tie contract
or The trouble grew out of Montgomery's
attentions TO Burke's wife
VIII Quincy, a farmer living near Fountain
City. was disappointed in love. He attempt
ed to hang himself few days ago but the
rope breaking he was saved
At mass meeting Of Fort Howard and
Green Bay recently 1t was voted unani-
mously to oppose the consolidation of the
two cities.
a lamp explosion at Benton the other
evening caused the total destruction Of the
Chicago Il Northwestern depot at that place.
The body of Knudt KiOsted a farmer re
siding near Mount Horeb was found the
other morning in the smoking ruins Of his
home tie became intoxicated the previous
evening and on reaching his home he prob
ably set it on fire by accident He was sixty
years old unmarried and owned good farm
The Government has decided against the
Stinson claim. involving fourteen quarter
sections of land at Old and West Superior,
worth about s2,e00,00.
William Maniero, a saloon keeper at
Arkans;iw Village. was converted at re
vival recently, and on his return home tore
down bis bar and smashed the billiard
tables
Eleven hundred dollars worth OF cloth
ING was stolen the other day from the house
of Mrs Mcbride at Prairie d. Chen,
Hans Kuhn the young Swiss who muir
dered his employer William Christen, near
Madison last December arrived from Swift
zerland in charge of the sheriff the other
day He was greatly aeitated on nearing
the scene of his crime, and was apparently
afraid of being lynched.
Chris Boettke. Of Palmyra paid sioo ftT
watering the milk that he sold TO his
patrons.
Trempeleau County is afflicted wit black
measles one family by the name Of Gray
having lost three grown-ap members with
in n few days, and another is lying at the
point Of death.
The Salvation Army mas invaded Wiscon-
sin. Forty-hve converts to the organization
have been made at Mineral Point
J. b. Kehls large Touring mill in Chip
pewa Falls was destroyed by fire the other
day The mill was valued at about s35,0o0
and was insured
post-office has been established at Toel,
Polk County. and Edward J. Harris APP
pointed postmaster.
Alexander Montgomery who was as
saulted in camp at High Bridge, died the
other day. His murderer, Lewis Burke,
was IN custody
Mir c b Holmes OF Chicago, has pur-
chased the street railway at Madison
An old man named Jackson, who had leen
occupied as wood sawyer for "A long line.
was recently killed by the car at Ashland.
Notice was received at the United States
land office in Eau Claire recently that the
Lacrosse and st Croix Falls offices had been
abolished by executive order. They would
close up business and forward their records
to the Fan Claire Office, whose territory will
embrace the two other districts
Bill Golden. keeper Of a house of Hire
pute at Hurley. was recently sentenced to
the county Jail for six months
Mrs Fagin living in Milwause left hel
two-year- old girl in the house for a moment
the ct her evening, and when she returned
the child was "a mass of flames, and soon
died
Dutch measles prevailed in an epidemic
form in Southern Wisconsin. At Piatteville
many students OF the normal school are
among the afflicted ones
Policeman Louis Schlis shot and killed
himself at his home in Milw tukae the other
morning. He had been unwell and teihpo-
raIiiv insane although able 10 attend to his
duties the day before. lie leaves a wife and
child and was twenty-siX years old
Thomas Ryan alias Brown. who escaped
from the state prison at Waupun while
unster sentence for a burglary at WssnbUrn
is to be hanged at Bismarck p. l.. for kin
ing Policeman Poall at Moorhead last fall
The Italians who are in Jail at West SUI
perior for the murder of Contractor HOo-
bard ha = engaged two Italian lawyers Of
New York City 70 defend them
The Common Council of La Crosse has
adopted an electric fire alarm. system; COM
plete apparatus and twenty alarm boxes
wuuld he put in at a cost of 5000.
Alta special election held az Kaukauna re-
Gently the question OF building a SELDOM
bridge across Fox n ser. 80 rs 10 more close
~ unite North .ka1.kauna aud South kau-
kauna was beaten by twanty -four votes.
At Thorpe recently the Central House,
Victor Fellows proprietor, was burned.
Loss. Z co.; 70 insurance. The contents
were saved
1t is stated that fully one hundred thou
sand Sounds OF fish have been caught by
fishermen through the ice at Lake Kosh-
kOnong this winter,
The other night burglars entered the resi-
dence OF Charles Baner, OF Aatertown,
making OF with sl2l cash distracted from
bureau drawer the poor mans savingS Tor
several years
Commissioner Oberly has ordered the
Indian agent to discontinue making or aii-
proving any more pine contracts between
the Indians and iobbers on the reservation
OF the la Pointe agency.
S l. Landau, a young artist Of Ia
Crosse. viii accompany Lieutenant Schwat-
Ia on his trip through Mexico.
julius Roessler. q Milwaukee teamster
fell down stairs a few days ago and was
killed
E W Frommader reports capturing
25i< pound badger in KOshkonong town
ship, jefferson County, an animal that d
nearly extinct in this state
The Pioneer House at Depere was recent
IL destroyed by ire; loss. $500; insurance.
81 80 Also the Congregational church az
Hayward. loss. $500; Insurance. sZ,e@
Also. the spencer brewery. malt-house and
residence. owned BY John Walter; loss. $40
90: insurance. $500. Also William
Handryside's factory at DeDere; loss. 50 90
insurance, 81 900.