River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20
The News Condensed.


Mrs. Nancy Wright died in Beloit the
other day from fall. She was in her
9th year.
With his heart torn from his body by
horses hoof 13-year-old Johnny Nc
Shane gasped out his life at GAINESVILLE
recently.
During the past few months several
rich veins of dry-bone and lead have
been discovered near Potosi, and all of
them are good paying mines.
A Lima farmer was roped in recently
for IS, 500 on a gold brick" scheme. He
has got the brick yet.
1t is settled fact that the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway will ex-
tend their line through Chippewa Falls
to Ashland.
Daniel Shultz, one of the pioneers o.
Milwaukee and president of the Old
Settlers Club, died the other day at the
age of "A years.
Mrs Dodge. wife OF Hon. William B.
Dodge, an old resident and prominent
woman of Monticello. died recently aged
about 20 years.
Frank Hugh. of Yankeetown, was shot
through the heart and instantly killed
recently He leaves wife and child, in
whose presence the deed was committed.
The merchant tailoring establishment
of j. T. Bloom at Tomah was closed re-
Gently through inability to meet matured
obligations.
At Chippewa Falls the other evening
the furniture store of Colletta j. Ran
dali was destroyed by fire. The stock
was valued at SIS, 900 and was insured for
So, 900.
George Fl. Noyes recently resigned as
superior Judge for Milwaukee, and the
Governor would doubtless appoint +. L.
Gibson to succeed him. The salary is
IS, 600 year and the unexpired term is
four years.
houis Leineger, lad aged Ioyears,
while attempting to cross the track on
the Milwaukee & Northern railroad at
Depere a few days ago, was caught be-
tween the freight cars that were being
switched and fatally crushed.
William Towsley. brakeman on the
Omaha road, was cut to pieces at Ash
land junction the other morning under
his train. His parents live at Richland
Center.
Charles Berthelet, sewer pipe manu-
facturer at Milwaukee, made an assign
ment the other evening to Charles w.
Wilson. The assets were $4,000; liabil-
tiles unknown.
Jacob Postweiler, an old citizen Of
Black River Falls, died at the residence
Of his son in that city recently from the
effects of stroke of paralysis which he
received some time ago. He was 40
years old.
During a saloon row at Neenah re-
Gently man named O'Brien was seri-
ously cut about the neck by drunken
farmer named Seemlock.
The State Insurance Commissioner re-
Gently revoked the license of the Amer
lean Building & Loan Association OF
Minneapolis, and henceforth it can not
lawfully do business in Wisconsin.
At Black River Falls little daughter
of Samuel Anderson, aged is months,
was left alone in the house recently
while her mother went out 70 milk. On
her return sine found her child's clothes
in flames, and the babe died in short
time.
Rev. Father w. J. Madden. S. p. NJ,
provincial Of the Northwestern States of
the Fathers of Mercy, died in Green Bay
recently after weeks illness with
bronchitis. He was so years old.
The 2-year-old child of Simon Ander-
son, of Black River Falls, while play
ing with some fire the other day ig-
nited its clothing aud was fatally
burned
The prisoners in the Prairie du Chen
Jail became drunk recently on liquor
struggled in 10 them. and made the
quarters rather too lively for Sheriff
Stackland and his deputies. The men,
who had piled and fred their bedding,
we're overcome after . sharp fight.