River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-03-20
The News Condensed.

A fire at Ellsworth recently destroyed
the residence of Charles Stafford, Jr.
Mrs. Springler became violently in
sane recently from la grippe while visit
ing married daughter at hartford.
Judge ellison took his seat the other
day on the bench of the superior court
at Milwaukee.
Charles Brahmer, of Fort Atkinson,
lay all night recently with a broken
leg on the new bridge at that place, with
temperature of IA degrees below zero.
He might not recover
At Baldwin recently Andrew Olson's
3-year-old son was hunted to death by
vicious ram.
James NJ. Lowery, for years master
mechanic of the ST. Paul Railway Com
pany and later promoted to be consult
ing engineer of the road, died at his
home in Milwaukee the other morning.
John Edwards, pioneer citizen of La
Crosse, died the other morning after a
sickness of two years, aged 81 years.
Giles Hubbard & Co, merchants of
Fort Atkinson, were recently closed on
chattel mortgages amounting to s.. 800.
They said they were able to pay all their
debts.
Herbert Kepler, aged IS years,
son of respectable parents at Eau Claire
was recently arrested for stealing. He
is wild, drinking boy, over whom his
parents have no control.
Reports from the Chippewa valley say
IL is the best logging year ever expert
enced in that section.
Sylvan Paysse's hotel building at
Eau Claire. including a grocery store,
was burned few nights ago. Loss,
s., 900; insured.
Six prisoners escaped from the coun-
ty Jail at Eau Claire the other morning.
They were John Fisher, John Evin,
James Doyle, Ed Dixon, Thomas San
ders and John Wendenburg, all charged
with burglary.
Alleged White Caps recently threat
ened to whip Henry Weart, of Fort At
kinson. Weart had quarrel with
neighbor, which accounted for the threat.
The city Of Darlington recently held
one of the first elections in the State
under the new Australian system. The
Republicans elected p. Il. Barlow mayor
and the Democrats the remainder of the
ticket
A babe only few days old, but we'll
wrapped up and bright-eyed, was found
in Carl Widder's barn near Sheboygan
Falls recently. The weather was very
cold. more heartless case was never
before heard of in the county, and it
had ere ated great Indignation.
The widow of the late Rev. orlin Por-
ter. a pioneer Methodist preacher, aged
so years. died at Fort Atk inson re-
Gently.
Mrs. Nancy McGuire died in James
Vile few days ago at the age of 100
wears. She came to America about fifty
years ago, residing about ten years in
0swego. \. Y.
The State Insurance Commissioner re-
Gently decided not to renew the license
of the American Building & Loan Asso-
citation, the State Treasurer having in
formed him that satisfactory security to
the amount of 500. 900 had not been
filed according to law.
The recount of votes at Black River
Falls showed that the advocates OF
liquor license carried the recent mu-
nicipal election by seven votes.
The residence of William Johnston,
one mile west of Neillsville, was burned
the other day with all its contents, in
Guiding $50 in cash. No insurance.
Eighteen persons were recently in
jured in runaway at Baldwin, the fol-
lowing being. seriously hurt: George
Pittman, leg bSsken; Miss Minnie Pitt
man, injured on head; Mrs. A. E. Brain
erd, scalp wound; Mrs. George Pittman,
injured on head and face; Eugene De
Marbelle, internal injuries.
liver Hanson was crushed by falling
tree recently near La Crosse His
brother started with him for that city,
but the injured man died in the car.
Three suicides, all over 60 years of
age. was Milwaukee's record for twenty
four hours recently-Hermann Kiene-
mann. ex-Constahle Rash and Louis
Rebart
The lynchers of Hans Jacob Olso
were on trial at Whitehall. AMI three Of
the persons implicated turned States
evidence the other day. olson's family
made coffee for the lynchers after they
had killed their victim Peter johnson
Loga. a well-to-do farmer, who helped
70 take olson's life. hanged himself