River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-03-13
The News Condensed.

o. Eckhardt, a Green Bay cigar-mak-
er. failed recently, with assets of $1,000
and liabilities of 81, 500.
At recent meeting of the Milwaukee
Common Council it was voted to erect
the new city hall on the lot upon which
the present structure stands.
The Superior Ice Company's big build
ing at Bayfield, collapsed the other day,
and Seth Ellis was fatally and several
others more or less seriously hurt The
building contained $50, 900 pounds of ice.
James Carr, residing in the town of
Erin, Vernon County, was discovered
dead in his Lighthouse recently, having
died of starvation.
viii French. travelling salesman for
Selz. Schwab & Co., of Chicago, was sup
posed TO have persisted in a recent bliz-
zard near Green Bay.
A jury at Lancaster recently awarded
Mrs. Sarah Thresher 5000 for injuries
she received in falling from bridge.
John johnson, a Swede, was recently
awarded $50, 900 damages against Su-
perior. In June, two years ago, John
son slipped and fell on defective walk,
necessitating the amputation of limb.
Forty thousand small trout have been
put in the streams near Black River
Falls.
Harry Blodgett, of Whitehall, was re-
Gently jailed thirty days for the theft OF
ninety-five cents.
William Riley was found dead in his
bed at Watertown recently. He was
hard drinker.
Conductor H. f. Adams, for twenty
years a conductor on the st. Paul rail
way, died the other day at Fond du
Lac.
Mrs. Hart was seriously injured re-
Gently while bravely stopping a run
away team in Medford.
w. C. Roberts, clothing cleaner, was
badly injured at La Crosse few days
ago by benzine explosion.
Nels johnson, a woodsman employed
at Phillips, died on a train recently
while going to Chippewa Falls for med
ical treatment 1t was thought he must
have died from accidental poisoning.
1t is understood that the work of re-
opening some Of the old mines out on
the copper range back of Superior will
begin soon.
Mrs. Sarah b. Moore, of Muscoda, re-
Gently obtained Judgment of 5000 for
personal damages against the city OF
Platteville. She was injured on side
walk
A kind-hearted woman at La Crosse
recently bought five cords of wood and
three buck-saws and gave all tramps a
chance to earn meal. They stole the
saws and boys stole the wood, and one
day a tramp entered the house of the
k h. W. and scared her most to death
and stole her watch.
Mrs. A. Frazelps millinery store, DR..
Matzke's dental Office and S. Nelson's
barber-shop were burned at Wonewoc
recently, with loss Of $1,000, one-half
of which was covered by insurance.
Charles johnson, the principal in the
Olson lynching at Whitehall, appeared
in court the other morning and pleaded
guilty to the charge OF murder in the
first degree.
A log train on Bigelow & Walters
Narrow-Gauge railroad near Washburn
ran away the other day while going
down steep grade. Engineer Tom
Walters and Brakeman William Carlton
jumped, and both we're instantly killed.
A little excitement has been caused at
Merrill by the discovery OF what is
claimed TO be silver ore in thin layer
about twenty-five feet from the surface
in b. II. Merrills well.
Suit has been begun in the 0utagamie
County circuit court by Joseph Chopin.
a minor, against the Badger Paper Com
pany Of Kaukauns TO recover SIS, 0Oo<or
the loss of hand.
Louis Geier, a saloon-keeper and lum-
Der dealer at Wausau, was knocked
down with a neck-yoke theiother day by
Martin Leitzke. .Geier's skull was. tract
ured and the doctors said he would die.
Leitzke was under arrest
The Eau Claire Street Railway Com
pany's barn at Shawtown was burned
the other night One team and few
cars were burned. The loss was about
e5. 600.
David Vaughan.a member of the Assem-
bly, from La Crosse County in 1ess, died
the other morning at his home in the
town Of Burns, aged So years. He was a
native of Wales and came 70 La Crosse
County in 1854.
The 800" Railroad Company has
withdrawn its charge OF emoezzlemens
against Charles Z. Leverich, who was
station agent at Bruce. The company
would reinstate him, giving him place
In the Minneapolis Office