River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-26

William Buckley, farmer Of Oregon,
was killed by lightning recently while
standing in his barn door.
John Paul, an Italian. was killed re-
Gently by a premature blast of block
powder at the Cary mine at Hurley.
John Hawkins, aged so years, one of
the pioneer residents of the kickapoo
valley, died recently. He leaves nine
teen children.
camp of the Patriotic Order Sons Of
America was formed in Beloit recently.
August Wolferman, farmer, died at
Mazomanie the other afternoon, from
the effects of kick by horse.
William II. Ohmen shot and instantly
killed himself the other night while
climbing into tree to watch for deer
near Thorpe. lie leaves wife.
Samuel Kimball, a Milwaukee saloon
keeper, shot and killed his wife the
other night Jealousy was supposed to
have been the cause. Kimball was
under arrest
An assay of the recent rich strike OF
iron ore near Epson shows that the ore
is 62.5 per cent. iron, emitting it to
grade as Bessemer.
Members of the alumni of Beloit Col
Iege recently presented Prof. J. J. Blais-
dell with $4,000 as token of their es-
TEEN.
James Mcneil, well-known woods
man, was found drowned in Paint river,
near Florence. recently. He had evil
IDENTIFY committed suicide.
A good vein of rich ore was recently
discovered in an abandoned shaft, ''old
fifteen" at the Colby mine, near Ash
land, one of the largest producers of
iron in the world
Owing to high water in the river
portion of the dam at Kaukauna went
out the other morning. Six men were
carried down with it, but all were
rescued save Joe Servats, who was
drowned.
Governor Hoard has filled three va
cancies in the Board of State University
Regents by the following appointments:
Ferdinand Kuehn. of Milwaukee; James
ii. Mead, of Sheboygan, and Charles K.
Beach, OF Whitewater
Chas. Passalt Wausau teamster, was
instantly killed by lightning the other
day.
A cigar mandatory at Fort Atkin-
son was burned a few nights ago. Loss,
81, 500: insurance, $1,000.
Joseph Miller, fireman on a steamer,
has been offered $500 for each of two
lots at West Superior that he purchased
for SIS when the city was plated.
Tks first Wisconsin convention of the
Modern Woodmen of America was held
in Madison the other day. Reports
showed that the order, only year old
in this State, contains over 5000 mem
bers, distributed among 10 camps.
Thomas Coleman, a man aged SIS
years, threw himself before the loco
motive OF freight train of the Chicago
& Northwestern railway near Fond du
Lac the other day and was killed.
A collision occurred the other after
noon a mile south of Plymouth on the
Milwaukee Il Northern railroad, by
which ten or more men we're injured,
four seriously.
Captain Alonzo Mellimore, who is soon
to be tried by court-martial in Arizona,
is an old Evansville boy. lie served dur
ing the war in Wisconsin regiments,
nrSt as private IN Vhe infantry anu
then as private in the artillery.
The Southwestern Wisconsin Soldiers
and Sailors Veteran Association at its
recent session in prairie Du Chen elect
ed d. q. James, of Richland Center, as
president
In the case Of Horace Heath VS.. the
Wisconsin Central Railway Company,
on trial recently at Neillsville, the jury
rendered verdict of 5000 damages to
Tic plsintif.
At the seventh annual encampment
Of the Wisconsin division OF the Sons OF
Veterans at Sheboygan recently the
Colonel reported that there were forty
seven camps with membershipof l,4si.
against thirty camps with membership
OF $50 IN 1859.