River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-11-27
The News Condanscd.

Counterfeit dollars were being circu-
lated at West Superior.
The Joseph Schlitz brewing Company
of Milwaukee shipped whole train
load of beer to San Francisco.
John Walter. OF Racine, nearly
killed his wife because she tried to pro-
abusing.
The Board of Supe rvisors has fixed
the total valuation of property in Ash
land County at $500, 900 and Ashland
City at s.. 900 600
Green Bay is to have an ice skating
rink this winter.
Appleton is to have lamp manufact-
been organized in that city with a CAPT
tai of $4,000.
Alexander Mclean shot and killed
Felix Taylor at Rhinelander.
According to the official census figures
Ashland ranks as the seventh city in
Wisconsin, with a population of $4,000.
The hog-cholera epidemic in Southern
Wisconsin has put stop to shipments.
The disease was spreading in spite OF
all treatment.
Prof. Henry of the agricultural ex-
perimental station at Madison has ana
lived several samples of sugar-beet
raised at Menomonee Falls, ard says
that the liquid portion contains a. 35
per cent. of sugar.
In saloon fight at Florence Charles
King. a woodsman, had his nose bitten
off by fellow named Morey. The nose
was found in the yard out of doors,
where Morey had spit ii out
An old resident of Appleton named
Merritt recovered his eyesight the other
day after having been totally blind for
twenty years. The most remarkable
fact was that he never received treat.
ment
Fishermen at Little Sturgeon, on the
east shore of Green bay, report finding
in their nets whitefsh weighing about
a quarter of a pound each, showing that
the young whitefish planted in Green
bay water from the State are a success.
The cranberry crop for this season in
Wood County amounts to 10000 bar
rels, and they were selling at 81 per
barrel
be0erdI JODn - OJdFhWtdthtT, bu0
well-known brigade and division com
mander in the Union army. died at
Washington. He was Colonel of the
First Wisconsin Regiment and his
burial took place in Milwaukee.
The total lumber-cut of the saw-mills
of Eau Claire. Menominee and Chip
pc wa during the season just closed is
roughly estimated at $40 600, 600 feet
besides shingles. lath and pickets i'm
possible to estimate at present
August Ludwig, aged 50 years. COM
mitted suicide ty hanging in Milwau-
kee. Dependency from old age was
the alleged cause.
An old man of unsound mind and
destitute was picked up at the Union
depot in Milwaukee. He gave his name
as Nicholas Boerner, his age as 20 years,
and his home at Ludington, Mich. He
was sent back to his home.
At the end of sharp contest the
county board of Barron County, by a
vote of Is 10 IL, Appropriated s., 900 to
build Jail at Barron, thus settling for
years the question of removing the
county seat to Rice Lake.
The Atlas sulphite and pulp mills at
Appleton, owned By Kimberly & Clark,
were destroyed by fire. The loss was
esti mated at SIS. 600 with an insurance
of S45. 900.
Three carloads o. cattle were killed
and wounded near Tcuesdale. and
nun Der of freight ears. with the engine,
were wrecked by collision on the Mil
waukee & St Paul road.
The Beta Theta III fraternity Of
Beloit College formally opened their
new chapter house ssitn a reception.
many guests b ing prc'ent from abroad
The chapter house WIS luilt the past
season BY Mrs. Ella II Adams expressly
for the society and cls. ~. 900.