River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-10-02
The New. Condensed

J. b. Tins, of Kent, has lost nearly
200 head of hogs from cholera.
At Milwaukee Captain William ii.
Landgraff, of the steamer Nevada, shot
and fatally wounded sailor known as
Charley in dispute about wages
The saw, shingle and planning of
the Parr Manufacturing Company at
Barron has been burned to the ground.
Loss. $1,000; insurance, $1,000.
The Census Bureau at Washington
gives the census OF Wisconsin cities a
follows: Kenosha. 6, 529. increase /, 400;
Milwaukee, 204, $50, increase SS,563;
Racine, 21,O22, increase 4,991; Wauke-
sha, 6,316, increase l. 703.
Mazomanie is plagued with fire bugs
and the principal hotel has been
burned.
James Groohong, the Oldest pioneer
of Grant County, died at the county
asylum, aged IS years.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson died in
Westport, aged 102 years. She had
married twice and lived with her sec
ond husband over Fl fly years. She was
bocn in SEQ tland. Death resulted from
broken hip
1t is announced that the Milwaukee
& Northern railroad had been sold to
the Chicago. Milwaukee IL ST. Paul. The
amount of cash involved was in excess
of S.. 900, 900.
Thomas Beedon, aged ~ years, an old
resident of Milwaukee and a native of
the Isle of Man, is dead During the war
he served in the Eighty-eighth Illinois
Regiment and was a member of the
Masonic order.
In jackson County the potato crop,
which was thought to be failure, is
proving to be an average crop, and is
selling for a good price owing to the de-
mands of the starch factory, which will
consume 1900 bushels per day.
The Halmonia House at Green Bay
owned by l.. Nishen, of Fort Howard,
was damaged by fire TO the extent of
81. 500; insurance, 81,
Peter Anderson jumped from the
bridge at Wausau into Big Rib river
and was drowned. He was - years old
and a railroad man. He was drunk
A large barn on the premises of c. NJ.
Church. near Evansville, together with
tramps.
A boy was found dead in the woods
near Amery, with bullet-hole through
his back. his age was apparently Is
years. The affair was very mysterious.
Ed v Mundy. of West Superior, reg
lister of deeds of Douglas County, who
was assaulted by Duluth parties Septem-
Der l. IS dead He was one of Grants
famous SOC and was worth 100000
Local railroad officials say that there
is strong probability that the Lake
Shore, the Omaha and the South Shore
companies will buil1 a union depot at
Ashland.
The time allowed Phelps Perrin, the
Hurley bank robber, TO file affidavits
for a new trial expired without any
thing being done. He must now serve
out a sentence OF Eve years in the peni-
Tertiary.
Diphtheria has again set in with ter
-ible effect at Fall Greek, Eau Claire
County. One of the many stricken fam
lilies is that of Charles Wilde, who has
lost his three grown-up sons
At meeting Of the State League of
Building and Loan Associations in Mil
waukee j. g. Bristol. OF Whitewater,
was elected president and L. NJ. Sher-
man. of Milwaukee, secretary. At the
recent State fair the special premium
for the largest family was awarded TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Baetz, of Huelsburg,
who have eleven children, ranging in
age from &c to 6 years. The family is a
wonder IN a musical way. each member
playing some musical instrument