River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-10-31

Judge Mortimer Jackson, who died at
Madison the other day, lett $4,000 to the
State University to endow the law pro-
censorship.
Three sophom0res at the State uni
versity at Madison were recently arrested
for haziny freshman named Riley.
A falling wall at Milwaukee recently
killed Fred lmmerfield and Fritz Sseger.
The latter leaves wife and seven chill
dren.
Diphtheria has become So prevalent at
Appleton that the public schools have been
closed.
The lit e village OF Curtiss containing
between $40 ard 80 inhabitants, was de
stroyed by fire the other day. The los Is
at least 10000 The principal industries
of the town were lumber aud hay.
Mrs. r p. Anderson. Of Madison. wife OF
the ex-Minister to Denmark, was recently
adiudged insane and placed in the Wiscon-
sin Hospital for the Insane for treatment
The faculty OF the State University at
Madison has suspended for four weeks
H F. Hamilton. OF sun Prairie. Wis; Z. T.
Munger, of Madison; Il = Oleson. OF Lom-
bard. H.. and Louis b Fowler, Of Chicago
sophomores. for hazag young man
named Riley, recently. They were under
sentence of suspension before; but were
AltbNEA " Ati44ttAtA 1AA I'm AA'ifiA "a $3.50
conduct
A C. Eckstrom, arrested Mt Eau Claire,
was sentenced to Waupun the other day
for a year for passing a bogus check and
obtaining money under false pretenses
He pleaded guilty
At Appleton a little girl named Annie
So genfrei died recently from the Ell
OF blow on the head by base ball
Steve Higgins resident OF Stoekbridge,
was instantly killed in the woods en- miles
north of Amigo recently by a falling tree.
Both the variety theoters running in Ash
land We're ordere closed the other night
verd ct of =. 800 was given at Appleton
recently to George Whiting. of Msn3sha.
against the Mississippi Valley Mutual In
surance Company, Tor property damages
sustained by an explosion in ISIS
The Fuermanu Brewing Company, of
WatertOwn. sold out 10 an Engi syn
dictate for sJ01,eJ0.
Theodore B Catlin, Lieutenant Colonel
of the Fifth Regiment Wisconsin Infantry
during the war, died suddenly the other
night at Greeu Bay OF heart disease, aged
sevcnty-One years.
Ben Hart and Ed Aalloy. two tough
characters Of NeilsviiIe. recently con
fessed TO robbiag the store OF J. 3. Low
two weeks ago.
At Spark the other day Levi Moore was
given a verdict OF 5000 against the Chi
cago Milwaukee & st Paul road for dam
ages sustainej to a cranberry bed by fire,
which was started from spark from an
engine OF the company.
A young son Of D. Davis, Of Jun au. was
run over and killed by a hand-car the other
night.
James NJ Carpenter, proprietor of one of
the largest drv-gnods houses IN Belolt,
failed ecently The liabilities were So,
OOD and the assets between $50, co. and So
coo
The State Central COMMITTEES of the Prohi-
bition party has selected Editor Nelson, Of
Madison. as cha rman.
An attempt was m de near Maiden Rock
a few days ago TO wreck the east-bound
Chicago Burlington & Northern vestibule
train bv placing a pile OF ties on the
track Steamboat men on the river dis
covered the obstruction in time to flag the
train.
Two families living near Waupun whose
names are respectively Fox and Gal lagher,
are eng ged in row which hes continued
twenty-five or thirty years
William Rose warne. of Ashland, wanted
wedding outfit and stole SGD from his
prospective brother-in-law TO buy IL He
has been given eighteen months at Wau-
pun
The cathedral at Green Bay has been
purchased by German Catholics Of this city
| for sl2. 900. an equal amount having been
previously paid
The capacity of West Superior elevators
ia g 80 go bushels. The wheat receipts
are greatly in excess Of any previous sea-
son there having been handled over ESQ,
OOO bushels up TO date.
Two Norwegian fishermen employed by
the A. Booth Fishing Company were
| drowned at Bayfield, the other day by the
capsizing Of their boat in a squalI
Forest fires were recently doing large
amount Of damage justwest of Black River
/ Falls many acres Of young timber being
l destroyed
George Curtis and Charles Kimmick,
principles in the recent prize-fght ash
/ land. have been committed TO Jail to await
trial on the charge Of pTize-fghting.
Charles Stelitz. convicted at Mafinette OF
murder in the second degree for the kill
| ing of Solomon Felch in Florence County
/ Sal tember ~. was brought before Judge
| Hastings a few DAYS ago and sentenced 70
serve twenty years in the penitentiaTy 81
4 hard Labor.