River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-04

Corrie j. Wehner, a switchman en-
ployed in the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul yard, was run over and instantly
killed at Milwaukee the other morning.
Edward Burns, aged years, of Mil
waukee, was drowned in the Milwaukee
river recently.
Cattle in large numbers are dying in
the vicinity of ShUllsburg. tits thought
that they are poisoned by drinking
water drained from lead mines.
man named Charles Airing, stran-
ger, about 50 years of age, committed
suicide by jumping into the river at
Rice Lake few days ago
Charles ii. Avery, drugs, notions,
newsstand, etc, of Madison. made an
assignment recently. His liabilities
were about $1,000. with sufficient stock
on hand to pay off all creditors.
The Carlisle Hotel at Mazo Mamie
was burned the other day. Loss, $1,000
At the recent teachers convention at
Madison Superintendent Thayer made
an address taking the ground in favor
of State control of the high schools
r. NJ. Gordon, young Presbyterian
divine of Bellaire, O., who had been
doing missionary work at West Superior,
was drowned the other afternoon while
on an excursion to Spirit Lake.
Samuel S. Hodge, aged IS years. an
elderly settler of Rock County, died the
other day at the residence of his son,
+. A. Hodge. in Beloit. Eleven chill
dren survive him.
A wood-pulp paper-mill plant is to be
established at Ashland. The plant is
to cost 500. 0OO The new industry will
open market for the vast tracts of
spruce and poplar in that neighborhood.
James Moore's mother made journey
from the East to Superior recently to
see her son and found him in court on
trial for outrage. She tainted and was
carried from the room. Moore was sem
fenced to two years in State prison at
hard labor
An effort is about TO be made to form
a company at Appleton with a capital
of $500, 600 to erect a cotton factory
there to employ 1900 hands.
Charles Youngeren was horribly
mangled the other day by the explosion
of charge of dynamite at Chippewa
Falls.
A man calling himself William Rich
ter was arrested at Racine recently for
forgery. He had a Chicago laundry bill
made out to Robert Brann.
The old East side Beloit paper-mill
was sold recently at sheriff sale to a
Chicago syndicate for S27,00O. The
original cost of the mill was $500, 600
Burglars broke into ex- Mayor North's
residence at Hudson the other night
and took two watches, some gold sleeve
and collar buttons and a small sum of
money
A package of burglars tools was found
near the northeast corner OF the Jail at
La Crosse recently.
L. T. Wilcox. who for five months past
had run fashionable restaurant at Mil
waukee. disappeared the other day with
his family, leaving many creditors.
The passenger department of the Wis
consin Central road made its long talked
of removal from Milwaukee to Chicago
the Their night.
Eugene Crandall was proceeding up
High street in Chippewa Falls the
other evening, when he was stopped by
foot-pad who robbed him of S2s and
escaped.
While driving a team thrashing
chine over bridge near Beloit recently
two brothers named Smith were thrown
onto the engine and fatally scalded
through the breaking down OF the
bridge.
Wisconsin Central engine, while
switching on the docks of the Ohio Coal
Company, at Ashland recently. ran on
to an open switch and plunged into the
bay. Engineer 0nick and Fireman
Taylor barely ESCAPED