River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-03
The News Condensed


The citizens of Marinette offer a cash
bonus of $40, 900 to a party who will put
up first-class hotel there.
A fire at Milwaukee few days ago
damaged the Phoenix Suspender Com
pany 81, 200; insured.
The body of Michael Durrick, we'll
known young man, was found in
Cequamegon bay near Ashland recently.
Michael Murphy was killed in the
Jupiter mine near Hurley the other
day. While coming up in hoist bucket
he was overcome by gas and fell to the
bottom.
The body of drowned man was
found at the mouth of the Sioux river
near Washburn the other day. Papers
on his body showed him to be Frank
Hannah, of San Francisco, Cal.
Norman Hurd was drowned at Milton
few days ago.
A number of gold watches, chains,
etc, stolen at Waverly, la, from a
salesman for b. L. Norris, Alister &
Co, of Chicago, were found the other
day in pile of lumber at La Crosse.
At its meeting recently in New York
the North American Turnerbund de-
cided to establish National teachers
seminary at Milwaukee.
Prof Burstall, aged II years, formerly
a teacher in the high school. shot him
self dead at Milwaukee the other night
He left a letter saying he was tired of
life.
The dam at Rodolfs mills in Muscoda
was carried out the other night during
a heavy storm and many bridges were
swept away.
Fifteen cars were smashed in freight
wreck on the Chicago & Northwestern
near County Line the other day.
The heaviest rain-storm of the season
passed over Richland County the other
day The mill-dam at Sextonville was
washed out and Jesse, son of Daniel
Miller, farmer, was drowned.
Two burglars robbed the store of w.
II. Barnum at Beloit the other night of
500 worth of silk. They were capt
ured.
John Phillip, resident of Green.
vile, o., was drowned in Rock river at
GAINESVILLE the other evening while
bathing.
lOHl DtNs was htCohN0 %
Merrill the other day while trying to
rescue an old man who had fallen into
the river
At Wausau the other evening a r.
year-old son of August britt, while
bathing in the Wisconsin river, got be.
yond his depth and was drowned.
A recent collision on the Wisconsin
Central between Chippewa Falls and
Eau Claire smashed two engines En-
gineer Watson and Fireman McNulty
were badly hurt
In the Federal Court at Madison re-
Gently Sidney Mcbride, of Mcmillan,
was found guilty of using the mails UNI
lawfully. lie sent questionable liter
ature to women.
The heaviest rain of the season fell
at Viroqua the other evening. Fully
six inches of water fell within one
hour Nine-tenths of the small bridges
in Vernon County were washed away
and much damage was done to crops
The State Board of Equalization re.
Gently decided that, as has been tho
tax levy except for educational pur
poses will be necessary next year.
The quails are so numerous and tame
in the vicinity Of Grass Lake that they
fly into the village in focks and 81
around on the lawns like robins. The
law protecting them lasts two years
more.
Mrs. 7. ID. Chrintie and family left
BeloIt recently on their journey to Ma
rash. Turkey. where she will engage il
missionary work. Her husband is al
ready in Turkey, where he has estab
lished home