River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-31
The Navs Condensed.

Paul Leist, 90 years old, of Mantle
voc, was drowned the other night while
bathing.
John Mich, son of Peter Mich, of
Green Bay. was drowned in the river
while bathing recently.
The Ashland saw-mills have been
closed by a strike, and the owners say
they will keep closed for the season.
The C. ii. Truesdell dramatic troop
stranded at Fond du Lac recently. and
five or six of the actors were left in
destitute condition.
In collision between two freight
trains at Amigo the other afternoon
Brakeman Seymour and Fireman Sims
were killed. Engineer William Laing
had both legs broken and Engineer
Ryan was fatally hurt
The population OF Madison, IS fur
nished by Supervisor Metcalf, is 1888.
A second convention Of the League OF
Republican clubs of Wisconsin will be.
held in Milwaukee August 3o-the same
day as the Republican State convention.
George Olson, aged "a, a farm hand at
the town of Granville, was stabbed and
killed the other night by Michael
Haase, another farm hand of the same
age. The murder was the outcome of
drunk.
An unknown burglar the other night
entered the house of Charles Barker, q
lumberman at Chippewa Falls, secured
81, 900 in greenbacks and escaped.
Barker was afraid to trust the banks.
The expert accountant who has ex'
amined the books of the Mather Bank
at Berlin reported the other day that
Joseph Hawleys stealings amounted TO
S44. 900.
Captain b. J. Smith Chicago travel
ing man, died in hotel at Beloit the
other night of heart failure, caused by
an attack of cholera morbus.
The body of William Rust, grocery
clerk of Superior, was found in Tower
bay slip at that place recently. 1t was
said that he fell into the water while
intoxicated and was drowned.
Allan II. Jones, a Milwaukee machin-
list, sent to Berlin to set up an engine,
fell under the big fly wheel while at
work the other day and one of the spokes
in the wheel caught him, and he was
killed.
Colonel John L. Mitchell, the we'll.
known banker. has consented to furnish
the funds to build monument to the
Milwaukee soldiers of the late war, both
living and dead. to cost not less than
$50. 900.
1t is reported at Ashland that the
Tyler's Fork mine has been sold to a
syndicate of Chicago and New York
parties for 5000, 600.
Mrs. Mary Tracy died at her home in
the town of Center this morning, aged
66 years. She had been resident OF
Rock County since 1914.
Pfister & Vogel's branch tannery in
Milwaukee was burned recently. Loss,
$50. 900.
Hans Meckleson. shoe merchant al
Oxfordville. committed suicide the other
day by hanging. The act was done
~ehila the victim was under the In
huence of liquor.
The report sent out from La Crosse
that the Gund brewery had been sold to
an English syndicate is not true. The
option expired some time ago and the
owners refused to renew it.
Edward Brussells Brothertown In
dian, was shot and seriously wounded
by his wife last night in a family quar-
rel. Mrs. Brussells is in Jail.
Miss Annie Grant was found dead in
creek at Palmyra recently with hei
face in three feet of water. and her legs
and feet on the bank. She was subject
to spells of dizziness. and it was sup
posed she was attacked while she was
STOPPING to battle her face.
E. Bluffs carriage works were burned
al Milwaukee the other morning. Loss,
81. 500; insurance, 81, 600.
While the husband of Mrs. Harry
Parker of Dedham, was absent from
hone recently bear made his appear
:@ca in the yard. whereupon Mrs
Parker, instead of becoming frightened
got her husbands rifle and. after three
shots. killed bruin. The carcass weighed
400 pounds.