River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-07-11

Five freight cars ran into the drawbridge
and were dumped into the Milwaukee
river at the Chicago 4 Northwestern yards
few days ago
James Harris, of Melrosa committed
suicide the other morning by hanging
The deceased was highly respected III
health was supposed to nave been the
cause of his suicide
J. l. Love, said NJ live in Chicago, was
found dead with a sun-shOt wound in his
side at Twin Lakes the other day He had
apparently been dead about ten days
H. d. Farquharson. State Game Warden
Tor Southern Wisconsin,. died at his home in
Boscobel the other day OF Brights disease.
He was fifty-four years Of age.
In Aune's saloon in Bayfield, recently
William Oburn made desperate attempt
to murder Thomas 10 ley cutting him six
times with iacS-knife Oburn made his
escape and a reward of 500 was offered for
his arrest
4 new hfe-saving station will soon be
established at Kewaunee.
William Christian. Of Lebanon, was struck
by lightning and killed the other evening.
Napoleon Merrill and Edward W King.
farmers residing near Waukesha, lost $50
worth of wool the other night through
thieves
Herman Ortman. of Milwaukee. Who in
nit of anger threw his little babe ON the bed
the other day and broke its leg, was fined
fifty dollars and costs by Judge Mallory.
According TO the new city directory the
population of Milwaukee is between 2l2,-
100 and 2l5,OO
Charles Smith, aged twenty-eight years.
a conductor On the Pittsville & Northern
railway, was killed by the cars at Dexter
Vile recently
Alex Roger, a well-known farmer Of
Arson, Chippewa County, eloped recently
with his niece. Miss Iiddell They started
Tor Washington Territory.
Revnold Iimson. of Milwaukee, was re
Gently arrested az New York on a charge Of
stea ing 500 worth of watches in Milwaukee
and surrendered to a Milwaukee officer.
Alice Brown. the ulurderess Of John Rose
At Benoitville. was discharged before Court
Commissioner Wade at Washburn a few
days ago. She would probably be rear
rested
Two Bohemian youths engaged IN a quar-
rel over girl while at a dance a. Gale
donna recently. and ono had an ear COM
pletely bitten OF
August Rohdthe, a German farm hand
was burned to death the other evening
Bennett, near Janesville. He leaves a wife
and FIVE childrca.
Mauston recently shipped eighteen car
loads 250J barrels Of cucumber pickles tc
Minneapolis
1t is said that the business interests OF
Black Falls viii probably suffer during the
summer 70 the extent of nearly SlODOJD by
the loss of the blueberry crop and the post
Donement Of the payment of the annuity
to the Indians
Catherine Fallen died at Janesville the
other night at the age Of one hundred ano
two years
Mr. and Mrs Henry Higham, Of Madison
celebrated the fftieth anniversary Of
the wedding a few days ago. The children.
five sons and two daughters with their fam
flies, united to testify To their parents theiI
affe ctionate regard
Miss Carrie Higgs died az Berlin recently
after treatment by Christian Science advo
Gates
The mill OF Arson Eldrad & Son. of FOrt
Howard. is cutting on an average seventy
thousand feet Of lumber per day with two
band saws
A decision was rendered recently in the
circuit court at Madison making the Law
enacted last white requiring the mill-dams
at Madison and Ssoughton 10 be lowered
constitutional
A biz sensation was created the otheI
morning By the announcement that ths
traffic department OF the chics 90, Mi waJ
kee & St Paul railway was 70 be n.JveC
frosn Milwaukee 20 Chica@" % be rea iy f..
business in that city By September I.
Farmers around Palmyra have abandoned
their low-land crops on account OF the con-
tinuous heavy rains.
Claude ROLLS. Of BirnamwOod. aged
eleven years. recently lost an eve and was
otherwise dishgured while playing with
railway torpedo that he had found near the
track.
A lad named Theodore Rouse while
carelessiy swinging a baseball bat at
Stiles tie other day struck a little CIR
named Magray on the head with sufficient
force 10 fracture her skull
At Black River Falls young man whC
was in Jail awaiting trial Tor theft had beeI
given some liberties bv the taller lie a.
sent 20 the pasture with the COW Z few
days ego and mast hive forgotten the
combination. as he had failed 70 return