River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-01-03

fire on the farm of George Parmele
near GAINESVILLE, the other day destroyed his
tobacco shed and large quantity of leaf
tobacco. Loss, So 600: little Insurance.
Quartz found near Wausau assays 37-1O0
silver to the ton. and a trace of gold.
A Jones, of Wan Eau. h IS been granted
500 by the Government for the difference
in salary of private and Lieutenant, he hav-
ing served during the W in the latter
position and receiving pay as private
Barney Goggins, of Chiffon, was killed
the other day in runaway accident.
The State Supreme Court recently de-
cided that Paul Grottkau the Anarchist
leader, now a pilot grapher in Chicago
must serve the remainder of his oue-y ar
house of correction sentence, about ten
months. Grottkau had been released on a
writ of habe - corpus.
Governor Rusk has requested the State
Department at Washington to have John
Kuhni arrested at Liverpool for the muir
der of William Christeu near Madison.
The Olympic Variety Theater and a
counle of jacent saloons were destroyed
by fire al Ashland eariv the other morn
ing, the 10 8 on bu ldings an 4 contents be-
ing $4,000. with only 81 500 insu ance.
The Postal Telegraph Company has
opened an office at Sheboygan
Joseph De sert a lumb arman of Mosinee,
was dropped INTO a basement the other
day and quito seriously injured by STEP
ping upon an insecure cellar door. Sew
eral OF his ribs were broken.
James Elvey. who w 5 found dead re
Gently IN h.s cabin near Holidays Mills.
had in his possession a Government patent
on piece of land ia Colorado, dated May
/, 1915 TO James Ellison.n SIS IN bills and
some $i7 in silver in buCkskin bag.
Miss Mary Haynes, of Beloit, began salt
few days ago against p. d. Gard,
wealthy farmer, Tor 900 for breach OF
promise.
The Executive Committee of the Grand
Army of the Republic met in Milwaukee
the other day with the c tizen5' commit
tee on arrangements for the encampment
and fixed upon August % for the opening
day of the encampment.
Grant Randal!s. a schootteacher. was
arrested at Black River Falls recently
charged with assaulting Mary Heath, aged
xteen years. He thought her conduct
was such in school that she meriSed
thrashing and gave her one. The jury &C.
quit him.
Harry Rivers, of Eau Claire, was sen.
fenced to prison recently for eighteen
months for stealing pair of oxen. He
had been in Jail before for the same of.
Tense.
Henry Christensen. life prisoner al
Waupun, made an attempt to murder
James Hilbert, a guard, the other day witt
h INNER. Hilbert was not seriously in.
'jured
Harvey Bennett, an old Confederate
Captain, having forwarded TO Colone
Bowen, Of Ashland a watch that he los
during the eye of Vlcksburg, the Colone
recently sent him handsome watch in re
turn
The Chicago Milwaukee q st. Pau
Railway Company has opened its new
passen ,er depot at Beloit.
George Cook, a horse trainer Of Ocono
mowoc, was robbed of gold watch valued
at $3.50 while he was taking nap in a chair
in saloon few days ago.
DR.. White, who had been acting superin
tendent Of the County Insane Asylum al
Wauwatosa since the resignation Of DR..
A j. Hare, received the appointment o.
permanent superintendent of the institu
tion a few days ago.
At the recent meeting of the Wisconsin
State Grange in Madison Grand Master
Carr urged the necessity of legislation te
protect the products of farmers from com
petition with manufactured counterfe.ts
The mysterious cattle disease reported
in jefferson County is said to be due tS
feeding smutty corn.
a meeting of the directors of the Ii
Crosse. Mineral Point a II ghland railroad
was held at Mineral Point few days age
20 make arrangements for the immediate
prosecution Of the survey and grading o!
the route.
Ernest Kurtz and his fifteen-year-old SOL
were found dead in the woods about thres
miles from Jacksouport the other evening.
They had gone out early in the morn ng &c
cut cordwood. and the supposition is that
limb fell from a tree which they were
cutting down ana killed both instantly.
s II Drummer, Of Cedar Greek. died sud.
denly the other day while his family was
attending the funeral Of an acquaintance.
he had been indisposed for some time He
was seventy-one years old.
In the case Of Richardson vs.. Richard
son. at Darlington, for $40, 600 damages foI
false Imprisonment, the jury found a YER
dict of 500
Two young ladies Of Hebron drove &c
jefferson recently with horse valued al
500. and BY over-Griving caused the death
of the animal
Philip Mckay, farmer of ChntOnyille,
was fatally injured the other day by a run
away team
A hermit, known as James Elvey. was
found dead in his cabin in the woods ne
Holidays mills, Waushara County, the
other day BY some boys A Government
patent on piece of Colorado land in favor
4 J.mes Ellison and a considerable sum
o, money were found on the body.