River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-10-30

The Third Wisconsin Infantry held
its first annual reunion at La Crosse.
Louise Alwardt aged 20 years, com
mitted suicide at Manitowoc rather than
marry an aged man her parents had Sc
lected for her
Rev. James Bailey and wife, of Mil
ton, celebrated their golden wedding
Andrew Lindahl was caught by the
machinery and drawn into a refuse
burner at Bigelow's mill at Washburn
and crushed and burned TO death before
the eyes of his fellow workmen.
Israel Love, aged so years, was mar
ried for tho sixth time at BelOit.
Fire broke out in the basement of
LANCE Bros fruit and confectionery
store at Chippewa Falls and did damage
to the extent of So, 600.
A laborer named b. lie Berg, of West
Superior, presented $500 check in pay
ment for 81 purchase of clothing. 1t
was raised from So and lie Berg got
away before he was arrested.
Burt Collins was killed by team at
La Crosse.
Torgey Michaelson, a Norwe gian in
lut IlOl VI AdENOAA lblO1ss NhOAto1AC
grocers at Browntown. was robbed of
S45O. Michaelson had collected the
amount for the firm.
The corrected population of Wiscon-
sin is 1858, 697, an increase Of sos, 200.
The Oneida Indian reservation lying in
Brown and Outagamie Counties, was not
included in the original announcement.
The warehouse of james TORY, in
the town of Stockton, containing 1000
bushels of potatoes was burned. also the
barn and granary of John Pink Total
loss $4,000
The Good Templars of Wisconsin last
year distributed 1,410, 0O0 pages of tenn
perance literature and expended over
$40, 900 in lecture work. The lecturers
made over 700 visits to lodges and deliv-
cred over $50 addresses.
Frederick Windex, an aged farmer,
committed suicide at GAINESVILLE by
drowning himself in the pool whore his
little daughter had been accidentally
drowned two years ago. Grief over the
death Of the child was the cause.
The body of Frederick Windeck, a
farmer living near Clinton, was found
in a creek near his house.
Mike Cunningham. of Chicago, who
killed T. Schmidt at Menomonee. plead
ed guilty and was given year in States
prison.
w. Z. Sutherland, of Ashland, has
purchased 5000. 600 worth of pine land
along the line OF the Wisconsin Central
rold
Otto Uplig. OF Little Black, commit
ted suicide ~ shooting himself in the
head. 1t was supposed he killed him
self because young lady WHOM he
loved did not reciprocate his affections
Henry Luke, wealthy farmer liy-
ing two miles north of Prospect was
badly injured by an infuriate bull that
he was feeding in his barn. Three ofhis
ribs were broken.
Three brothers named Engler, of Mil
waukee, trespassed on the grounds OF a
farmer named McShane. who ordered
them away. A fight ensued and Albert
Engier was probably fatally shot
Rev. s. T. Smith, head master of St.
Johns Military Academy at Delafield,
while playing with the team from his
academy in contest with the Beloit
College eleven fell and fractured one of
his legs near the hip.
An aged farmer and his wife living
near Albany were beaten almost TO
death by party of drunken men. A.
old grudge of one of the men agains'
the old folks was said TO be the cause.
o. A. Osborne in the United States
Court at Milwaukee confessed TO the
charge Of using the mails for advertis-
ing lottery and Judge Bum fined him
500.
Gothardt Smith. one of the oldest
farmers Of the town of Caledonia, was
ttacked by ferociOus bull and gored
death a few days ago. The IN
fortunate man when found had his
breast bone and neck broken, and vas
alIlcst crushed beyond recognition