River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-12-25
The News Condensed.

George Klien, of Fort Atkinson, aged
10, was drowned while skating.
The house of Eben Z. Rexford, the
poet, at Shiocton, was burned. MIR.
Rexford was overcome by smoke, and
carried out unconscious.
Waupaca is to have creamery,
cheese factory and cold storage com
bined. A stock company has been
formed with a capital of $4,000.
The GAINESVILLE street railway has
been abandoned as losing investment.
+. W. Oakley of Madison has been APP
pointed United States marshal for the
Madison district in place of G. c. Ginty,
deceased.
An iron bridge which was being built
across the Rock river at Alton was par
TALLY wrecked by an ice-field.
Lucy Hermanson, aged 81, was acct
dentally shot by her 7-year-old deaf and
dumb brother at Waupaca who was
playing with shotgun.
Edward Mcdonald, superintendent of
bridge gang at Pratt, was fatally in
jured by falling derrick.
Mrs. Marcilla Lynch, aged 95 years,
mother of John $. Lynch, died at the
home of her son in Avon.
l.. ]. Brault, of Marinette, claims to
have discovered cure for consumption.
1t is composed of roots and herbs.
A handsome woman, giving her name
as Minnie Lloyd, died at GAINESVILLE. The
name was evidently assumed, but she
refused to reveal her identity.
DIR. n. S. Culver, formerly of James
vile, died at Colorado Springs.
The Hatteberg Veneer Company, with
capital stock of S25, 900, has been or
ganized at Marshfield.
+. III. Broadhead president of the
First National Bank of Milwaukee,
died suddenly, aged 81 years.
Emil Wulff embezzled $4,000 from his
employees in Milwaukee and when dis
covered killed himself.
Peter st. George, living at Cadalt,
hanged his wife and then killed himself
with a razor. Domestic trouble caused
the tragedy.
Vincent Smith. who was sent to the
penitentiary for twenty-five years for
the killing of David Pecor, the betrayer
of his wife, near Peshtigo in 1881, has
been pardoned by Governor Hoard.
The Ramos mining district IA the
State of San Luis Potosi, one of the
richest in Mexico, has been sold to an
American syndicate headed by Mr..
Kirkland, of Milwaukee.
Frank ID. Roy, of Eau Claire, worked
| all summer in the Black Hills. He re-
turned and found his wife had sold all
his furniture, broken up housekeeping,
and was living at hotel with another
man.
Word was received of the drowning
of Thomas Burns, son of Mrs. Cath
crime Burns, of Eau Claire. He went
down in terrible sea on Lake Koote-
nav, British Columbia, which he was
| trying TO cross in canoe.
Richard Tracy, on trial at Ashland,
for killing Anton Cassosile, was ac-
quilted.
At Green Bay Henry Hensel was
found guilty of murder in the second
degree. He chol1ed his wife to death
August 80.
Sidney Harris. of the town of Water
ford. had the side of his face and jaw
| DlONn dNdN ny batC HANA"NNAN DANNN -
stone. He can not live.
James Greenfield and Miss Carrie
| Abels. both of Forreston, ILL.,, were
married in GAINESVILLE by Rev. NJ q.
Hodge. They were first cousins anc
could not be legally married in Illinois
! A farmer whose name was unknown
| was run over and killed by freight
train near Cumberland. His body wa
cut into fragments and distributed
along the track for mile.
James Chapman, fish warden for th'
Third district, died at Bayfield, at tbs
age of 81. He was appointed by Gov
ernor Hoard in 1887. The cause OF hi
death was heart disease.
Dairy Commissioner Thorn has re
Gently closed up three cases in Mantle
voc County against parties who hav'
been delivering watered milk to FAC
tories. Each of the defendants pleade'
guilty and it cost them SS3 each
Henry Sherry, the millionaire lumber
man. had sold 5000 acres of timber lam
in Wood County to John, ID. j. and Z
p. Arpin. of Grand Rapids. The con
sideration was 5000
At Milton four sons of Xavier Hur
We're hauling a tank of water for som
yell-drillers when the tank tipped owe
upon the Us and one, aged IA years
was killed.
Nav Kelly. of Eau Claire, was maj
ried in secret three months ago TO Il
year-old Arthur Simerson, she hersel
being but 20. When she told her faiths
of it the other day, e forbade her Il.
house forever. and sis has gone 10 u :
with her boy husband