River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-10-09
The News Condensed

August Rochat, a young jeweler at
Ashland, fell from boat and was
drowned.
In the disbarment trial of District
Attorney George +. Ros ,man at Ashland
all of the twenty-one charges were dis
missed by Judge Bundy.
Fire destroyed the Fullerton mills in
the town of Hartland. Loss, So, 600. The
fire was of incendiary origin.
Burglars at Cumberland blew open
the safe of the Barronnette Lumber
Company and secured $1,000.
Lena Watson, of Black River Falls,
gave birth to an illegitimate child and
choked it to death.
The population of the village OF
Wash burn, according to the recount
just completed, is 3 7S9. The count OF
June showed only 1860.
The Census Bureau announces the
populations of cities as follows: Beloit,
5,276; increase. 1,4S6. GAINESVILLE, 10,
53I; increase. 1913. Madison, 10, 392;
increase, 3.06S
o. r. Pillsbury. the millionaire lum-
herman, who had been dangerously i'll
for several weeks, died in Milwaukee.
1t is announced that Captain Pabst,
of Milwaukee. will build three steel
steamers to ply between Chicago, Mil
waukee and Mackinaw, TO cost ST.
900, 600.
L. Geneske. farmer near Madison.
90 years of age, com mitted suicide by
tying rope to his neck and jumping
from a limb twenty feet from the
ground.
The body of III. Van Stubb, who com
nit ed suicide at Wausau two weeks
ago, was found in an eddy at Little Bull
Falls. Mosinee
William Grey was convicted at Ash
land of stealing $4,000 from the United
States Express Company while acting
as messenger and was sentenced to four
years.
warrant has been sworn out at
West Superior charging w. II. Dwyer.
of Duluth. Mimi, with having muir
dered f. V. Mundy, the late register .:
deeds for Douglas County. Mundy died
from the effects of blow said to have
been dealt by Mr. Dryer in a street
row in Duluth on Labor day.
Charles johnson was shot and prob
ably fatally wounded at Prentice by his
wife, whom he had cruelty abused.
G. II. Simons' hardware store, stables,
storehouse and tin-shop at Kiel were
burned. Loss, about SIS, 600; insurance,
$1,000
r. r. Willsie, of Council Bluffs, Ia,
and William Carr, of Winona, Mimi,
were arrested in La Crosse on the
charge of running bogus agency bust
ness.
The drug store of w. II. Barrager at
Sheboygan Falls was destroyed by fire.
The loss on stock was e., $40 and on the
building $500.
An incendiary burned the $4,000 saw
mill of the Van Hosear Manufacturing
Company at Waterman.
The body of a woman was found in a
saloon in Hurley. 1t was suspected thai
be held.
Emmett McGrath. who shot gambler
"Billy" Golden at Rhinelander, was de
coyed from his hiding place in the
woods and arrested.
DR. George f. Robertson, for the last
half century a practicing physician and
surgeon of the Galena and Wisconsin
lead mines. died at his home in Platte
Vile. aged IS years.
Rev. A. NJ. DeFord. pastor of Meth
odist church in Hortonville, was ar
rested in Milwaukee. charged with nj
iering and passing raised bills. He con
feSsed-
The jewelry store of Mrs. C. A. Bel
den at Madison was closed by the sher-
if on a Judgment in favor of John Lar
son the manager. for sl,s5O back sal
airy. The total liabilities were said to
be heavy.
Fire at the residence Of John Don
nelson, near Stoughton, DESTROYED hi
barns, stables. grain, hay and foddcr
together with large tobacco barn an
eight acres of tobacco Loss. about -
600; fully insured.