River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
The News Condensed.

Michael Killen, tanner at Sheboy
gan, lost foot recently by falling under
freight train.
Mrs. John Wright living near Maus-
ton, was thrown from her carriage the
other day and seriously injured.
George Stahlman. farmer, fell from
a lumber pile at Marshfield few days
ago and sustained fatal injuries.
The Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Company has purchased the limestone
ledge at PEBBLES station, near Fond du
Lac. paying $1,000 for the property.
A. Il. Lamborn, travelling man,
while crazy drunk recently, jumped
from second-story window in Milwau-
kee, but escaped serious injury.
Albert Kenig's dead body was found
in Wauwatosa few days ago by some
young ladies who were promenading in
a grove during a birthday party.
Max C. Bradley, popular and we'll
connected young resident of Madison,
blew out his brains the other day. The
rash act was attributed to love affair.
Hans T. Nerbagen, of Preston, was
drowned in Miller's mill pond about
mile east of Arcadia, recently.
Leonard Penfield, son of a farmer
living near Madison, committed suicide
the other day by shooting.
Theodore Newbauer. aged Is years,
committed suicide at Madison recently
for fear of arrest for stealing a small
sum of money.
Frank Schubert, of La Crosse, while
about to take train at Pittsburgh, Pa,
the other day was robbed of Sis.
The Doodle case of Madison ended
the other night. King and Sheasby
and w. ii. Hughes was reno led as chief
of the fire department.
George McCullom, superintendent of
the Yellow river drive near Chippewa
Falls, was drowned recently while at
tempting to run The rapids in boat
with four others.
The earnings of the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore & Western road for the third
week in May were Ss7,562, as against
SCI. 1855 for the corresponding week of
last year, an increase of S25, III.
The trial of the Fox brothers, of
Edgerton, on the charge of arson, was
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the jury returned a verdict Of not
guilty.
Negotiations have been closed be-
tween the owners of the La Crosse lin
seed oil mill of La Crosse and the Ma
tional Linseed Oil Company of Chicago
whereby the La Crosse company be-
comes a part of the Chicago combina-
ton.
The wife of Capt William Noble, OF
Madison, committed suicide the other
day by taking opium while insane from
sickness.
While marking his corn ground re-
Gently, Conrad Dreschmire, a well-to-do
farmer near Wonawoc, was instantly
killed by falling tree. He saw the
tree falling and warned his son, but was
himself unable to escape.
1t is reported at Grand Rapids that
the outlook for cranberries is not very
promising, many of the vines having
been winter killed. On this account
only about one-half of the vines on the
wild marshes will bear fruit this year
James Elliott, rich contractor
Ashland, was robbed at ST. Paul the
other night by a man he supposed was
his friend.
The Mcdonald saw and planning mill
property at Wausau was sold recently
at sheriffs sale for $50, 800. DIR. j. r.
Smell, of Kansas City, is the purchaser.
Sacket s. Fitch, of Berlin, will re-
organize their bank and mako it one of
a circle that has the Oshkosh National
Bank 5 its center.
A team of horses belonging TO Frank
Munky, poor farmer at Two Rivers.
backed of dock and were drowned re-
Gently. The span was valued at sl75.
Henry Styres, an edger employed at
Weeds saw-mill. in Amigo. was fatally
injured the other morning by board
thrown over the circular saw striking
him on the head and crushing in his
skull
A 15-months-old child Of Gottlieh
Kentop, living at Ripon. toddled to the
river bank the other day, fell in and
was drowned before its absence was dis
covered.
Early the other morning the harm Of
julius Buttenhof, two miles west OF
waussu, was struck by lightning and
burned. destroying farm machinery and
killing several head Of live stock. Loss,
$1,000