River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-25

An incendiary at Eau Claire set seven
fires in three days recently
Wausau has contracted for an additional
school-house that is to cost sll, 400
The Milwaukee school board has appro-
priated 81 SEQ to teach cooking and domestic
economy.
An Ashland man has invented an electric
appliance which will at once notify the
hotel office when a guest blows out the
gas. 1t is very simple and Inexpensive
George Ebbett. of Fall Creek, and Frank
Parish, of Eau Claire, were arrested recent
ly on the charge OF having set the nUmer-
Gus incendiary fires in the latter city. They
were brought into court and each tried to
lay it on the other Ebbett had run away
from home. and said he had burned the
buildings because he could get no place to
sleep.
Beef Slough, the great log reservoir at
the mouth OF the Chippewa river has been
ordered closed by Frederick Weyerheuser,
the millionaire lumberman.
Joseph hides cigar factory at Juneau was
destroyed by fire a few days ago.
recent fire at Chippewa Falls destroyed
the houses of Ole Seervey, C. W. Proud
lock, F. A. Rockard, George Nein and J. A.
Sullivan. The entire loss is estimated ut
most of their household effects.
Fred GumoW was struck in the hip and
seriously injured recently while he was
employed in the churn factory at Lake
Mills
The east yard of Henry Sherry & Co, at
Vesper. containing four million feet of dry
lumber. the old saw-miH with machinery
and four dwellings, We're burned the other
night Loss, $50, 600; Insurance. $4,000.
The decomposed body of an aged Indian
was found in a thicket in the outskirts OF
Ashland the other night He had apparent
ly been dead three or four months The
cause of death was unknown
Vernon County is organizing a league of
base ball players, each town TO equip and
support a club
Washburn people are making an effort 20
secure the county seat Of Bayfield, County.
Two delegations from Washburn and Bay
field went to Madison the other day to lobby
for and against the measure.
1t is reported that there is a woman in
Spring Lake, Pierce County. who is afflicted
with leprosy The worst part Of the story
is that up to q recent date she had been
making butter for the market
NJ f. Murphy, a former Manitowoo boy,
has been appointed Secretary for the Ter
ritory Of Arizona
Assemblyman Ring has been elected
president Of the Clark County Bank in place
of Levi Archer, deceased
Two tenements in the northern part of
waukesha, owned by Ed Maher and W. Z.
Elliott. were burned the other day. The
loss. about $1,000, was partially covered by
insurance.
While driving from Shawano to Linwood
recently the Government mail-carrter was
halted by a robber, who demanded the
pouches The carrier refused, whereupon
the masked man shot one OF the horses
dead. but was finally obliged to leave the
field TO the plucly custodian of the pouches.
The new Odd Fellows Lodge at Evans
vile is named the LeOta, after lake at that
place
Bonv Lombard was acquitted Of murder
recently at bayfield, in the circuit court The
evidence showed that he killed his man dur
ing drunken fight.
Henry Overholzer. a real-estate dealer az
Ashland. has induced forty people to Join
him in establishing . town in Oklahoma.
He had already shipped train-load Of lum-
Der to the new territory.
The stone quarry az Menominee Falls,
owned by George Hiles and the mile and a
half track running from the quarry to the
main railroad. has been sold 70 the Hatfield
Company. the consideration being about
81, 900
Prof J. NJ Turner, principal Of the Ash
land high school, has accepted the superin-
tendency If tie city schools Of that city an
office created by the new charter.
John Frayne, aged sixty-two years an old
settler Of Palmyra, was found dead in bed
recently.
Thieves broke into the clothing store OF
l. Fischer 4 Co. at Beloit. the other night,
hacked a trunk fun OF the best goods and
custom suits they could find, and carried
the stuff away.
About two o'clock the other morning an
attempt was made TO FIRE A. ; Boekus'
ieweIrv store and the American Express
Company's Office. at Baldwin One Of the
rear corners Of the building was saturated
with kerosene. The ire was discovered By
Policeman Woolsey, who extinguished Il