River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-01
The News Condensed.

The elevator of Knapp, Stout & Co.,
collapsed at Menomonee recently. 1t
contained %, 900 bushels of oats.
An assignee was appointed recently
for the Cream City knitting works at
Milwaukee. He gave bond for $50, 900.
Burglars entered hotel at Eu Claire
the other night and robbed James Gift
ford, of Chicago, of $3.50 and watch,
and George Hall, of St Paul, of SIG.
Mollie keenan,, the keeper of dis
reputable house at Prairie du Chen,
drowned herself recently while drunk.
Hugh Hackney was drowned while
driving logs recently on Rock creek in
Clark County. He was a man of family.
Rosenheimer's elevator at Kewaskum
was totally burned recently. 1t had a
capacity of 20, 900 bushels. The origin
of the fire was unknown.
Conductor Martin Franks, of the
Green Bay railway, was run over by
car at Arcadia the other morning and
died before night
James Powers, West Superior saloon
keeper, was robbed of $3.50 in money
recently and $500 gold watch.
Eau Claire lumbermen predict a short
age in the log crop.
At Eau Claire the Phoenix Manu-
featuring Company's store-house was
burned the other night. Loss, $1,000.
BY vote of II to IL the Milwaukee
Presbytery at its recent meeting in
Beaver Dam declared in favor of re-
vision of the confession of faith.
Early the other morning fire destroyed
the bee hive and box mandatory of
Lewis & Parks and the Watertown
woolen-mill. Total loss, $50, 900.
Charles Lemka, residing near Pal
myra, fell dead of heart disease recent
ly. He was 50 years old.
Attorney General Miller has appoint
ed John j. Fruit, of La Crosse, Assist
ant United States Attorney for the
Western district of Wisconsin.
Frederick Weyerhaeuser recently sold
to n c. Foster, the Fairchild lum Der
king, heavy tract of pine between the
Eau Claire river and Fairchild. The
price paid was $4,000.
Andrew Backstrom. of Plum City,
Pierce County, was killed by the pre-
mature discharge of his gun while he
was out shooting recently.
There are now 257 inmates of the
State school for dependent children at
Sparta. About 253 have been provided
with homes since the establishment of
the institution some years ago.
Treasurer Schattenberg's embezzle-
ment of Milwaukee school funds amount
ed to $780,
Mrs. j. L. Broadway, a music teacher
and vocalist of Waukesha, was severely
injured the other day while getting off
a train in motion.
The 5-year-old son of Nelson Allie, of
Two Rivers, accidentally shot himself
in the head with an air-gun the other
day and it was feared he would not re-
cover.
The Beaver Dam Common Council re
Gently voted to accept j. j. Williams
offer of S25, 900 for public library build
ing and has appropriated sl2, 900 to pur-
chase site.
An Ashland lumber firm will ship g.
OOO, 900 feet to England.
A full corps of engineers in charge of
Chief Engineer Foster has commenced a
survey of the road from Green Bay to
Kewaunee.
Mrs. John Sheehy, of Manitowoc,
committed suicide recently by cutting
her throat with small caseknife. She
left her home and was found dead in the
woods near her house.
The Beloit Common Council recently
granted twelve saloon licenses at $500
Il. a. hn n
ming in Beloit Applications for new
saloons were rejected.
Ducks are said to be more plenty about
the lakes and rivers adjacent to Mon
tello than for twelve years past, and
hunters were Strengthening the birds bs
hundreds in defiance of law.
Stanley Proudfit, assistant general
freight agent of the st. Paul, Minneap-
ellis & Omaha railway, died at the home
of his mother in Madison the other
morning of pneumonia.
well-to-do farmer named Carl l..
Miller. aged So years, committed suicide
on his farm four miles from Ahnapee
the other day. He was found lying in
pool of water with two gashes cut in
each wrist.
Edward F. Barrett, aged 40 years, a
veteran of the Mexican war. died re-
Gently at Eau Claire.
Samuel w. Chinn, secretary and man
ager of the Chippewa Logging Company,
died at Chippewa Falls the other night
of pneumonia.
Insurance Commissioner Philip Cheek
recently withdrew his resignation ten
dered to take effect May 1, because the
Governor is not empowered to appoint
his successor.
Tho jury in the case of JEFF Mccartney
against the Milwaukee road at Eau
Claire recently rendered verdict of
$1,000 damages for the plaintiff, who
broke his ankle while switching.