River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-06
The News Con,iensed.

DrlCHSler, hlllldm DIlCHSlel, oI., anu
G.. Holcomb.
The News Condensed.
Richard ii. Rowlands, formerly of
WATERFOWL, died recently in Cerarvon,
Wales, where he was visiting.
Cassius Baker, of Beldenyille, recent
ly lost his residence by fire. This
was the third time he had been I'M
housed by flames.
An clipping couple from Freeport, ILL.,,
Frank Baker, aged 10 years, and Mag
gle Dommell, aged Is years, were ar
ried at Monroe recently.
An inmate Of the Soldiers Home at
Milwaukee, named Ryan, was struck by
an express train the other day and IA
tally injured.
Sherman Robbins. of GAINESVILLE, fell
under train at Beloit the other day
and was instantly killed.
Sherman Robbins, of GAINESVILLE, was
cut in two at Beloit few days ago by
falling under the wheels of train in
sight of crowd of people.
Joseph Byrnes, of Chicago who mar
ried Miss Donahue few days since at
Manitowoc, proves to be a bigamist. He
has another wife in Chicago.
Bert Booth, aged 90 years, was killed
recently by the accidental discharge of
a gun in the hands of companion near
Stevens Point.
John Ballentine, aged So years, was
killed by falling tree a few days ago
in the town of Ashippun. Dodge County.
j. c. Mills, of hartford, committed
suicide recently by hanging. He had
conducted a hotel at Green Lake for
good many years.
The discovery of a very valuable
quarry of building stone near Black
River Falls is causing considerable in
terest
Carl Warren, La Crosse farmer,
while crossing the river recently broke
through the ice and was drowned.
The affairs of the Hekla Fire In
surance Company of Madison reached
crisis recently. formally voting TO wind
up the business.
Ten of herd of eighteen cattle be-
longing to Il. +. Clark, of Berlin, broke
through the ice at the old Rhodes ferry
recently and were drowned.
Herman Robbins, head brakeman on
the Milwaukee & ST. Paul line, fell
under the wheels and was instantly
killed a few days ago at Beloit. Robbins
resided in GAINESVILLE.
The United State Senate has passed
the bill increasing to 81, 100000 the
amount of cost for public building at
Milwaukee.
A fire early the other morning de-
Il l. - or ut Ghn-
boygan owned by George c. End. Loss,
500, 900.
The residence of Joseph Rumenoff at
Marshfield was burned the other day
while the family was absent. Loss, So
900.
An accident occurred at the Montreal
mine near Hurley the other evening
which resulted in the death of Dominick
Giovanni and the fatal injury of Gui-
zeppe Giovanni.
Hart Bros, of Green Bay, have con-
tracted with II. b. & G. b. Burger, of
Mani.owoc, for a new propeller, to be
| completed June 1. Her cost will be
| $4,000 She will run between Green
Bay and Cheboygan, Mich.
The contract for steel drawbridge
across the Mississippi river in La Crosse
for use as wagon bridge was let re-
| Gently to the Clinton Qa.) Bridge Com
| pany for $780,
A syndicate of berry-growers at Sparta
| have united in the purchase of crates
and boxes for next seasons business. A
consi gnment of one hundred and twenty
thousand arrived few days since.
Plated land inside the limits of Ash
land valued at from $4,000 to $40,
was filed upon the other day by Harry
| Beaser, Luther Durfee, Arthur Osborn
and three others as homesteads. The
land comprises nearly one thousand
acres.
Burglar gained entrance to Gan
| dolph's clothing store at Norwalk the
other night and carried off $3.50 worth of
clothing.
w. McKay's logging camp, on the
| Jump river, was totally destroyed by
fire recently. No insurance. The loss
was quite heavy, as nothing was saved.
A fire early the other morning de-
stroyed block of three stores at She
boygan owned by George c. End. The
loss was $50, 600, and the principal losers
we're: Mr.. End $4,000, insurance s10,-
800; n. o. st. Sure drugs $4,000, in
surance S11, 900, and G. X. Keller Cloth
ing) $50, 600, insurance $4,000.
The buildings owned by Mrs. A. l..
Collins and p. Kissinger at Spencer
were destroyed by fire the other morn
ing. Loss, 81, 600, fully insured.
The house of a farmer named John
son, residing eight miles west OF
Superior, was entered by burglars the
other night and $500 in cash taken from
a bureau drawer.
G.. A. & j. G. Bodenschatz, of Chi
,aro. have purchased the brown-stone
| ouarries of the Ashland company, To-
| Gated on Presque Isle. The transfer in
wolves several hundred thousand dol
lars. The purchasers will develop the
| quarries on large scale.
p. II. Miley, of Lima Center, Sheboy-
gan County, was fatally injured recently
by horse falling on him.
The books of ex-Town Treasure
| William Hartman. of Spencer, were e.
amined recently by Experts Robel
Schmidt, of Wausau. and g. Z Wander
cook, of Spencer, who found a shortage
of S., 215.
There Is. a lady in Milwaukee who is
tn. mother of nine children Not one
of them was named until it was II years
old. They were simply called by their
nicknanles and their numbers, "One.
Two" etc When they were ~ years
old each one chose his own name and
was baptized