River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-10-16
Tho News Condensed.

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found dead on his doorstep.
John Smith, seaman on the steamer
St. Paul, at Ashland, fell through the
hatchway and was killed.
DIR. J. p. Cox, of Hayward, has re-
eeived his commission as Government
physician for the La Point agency of
the Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin.
The Erickson family at Chetek had a
free-for-all fight and the oldest son,
Gustav, struck his father on the head,
killing him almost instantly.
The Milwaukee & Northern road has
formally passed into the hands of the
Milwaukee & st. Paul.
ID. q. Cbeever, OF Clinton, was ar
rested on the charge of embezzling
IS, 900 belonging to an estate of which
he was executor.
Two Northwestern freight trains
came together at GAINESVILLE in fog,
freight cars.
The residences of Porter Il. Yates
and l.. ID. Forbes in Beloit were burned,
causing a loss of SIS, 900.
Captain George B. Easterly, COM
mander for a long time of the Fourth
Wisconsin Battery, died at the State
Hospital FOR the Insane at Madison.
Fire in the lumber-yard of A. r. An
derson at Three Lakes caused loss of
SIS. 900, three warehouses belonging to
Ramsey & Keons, Billings 81 Mcdonald
and the ii. Collette Lumber Company
being burned. Insurance, $1,000.
Residents Of Madison are rejoicing
over the organization OF a syndicate to
boom their town as a summer resort.
Charles Clark. IS years old. vas killed
by the caving in of a clay pit In which
he was digging at Racine.
Much talk was caused in Episcopal
church circles through the State when
the statement was made public that
Rev. Mr.. Miller, of Green Bay, would
abandon the Episcopal church and be-
come a Roman Catholic. Now 1t de-
velops that MIR. Miller will do nothing
of the sort
mad bull gored Andrew Hippen-
meyer, so years old, in the pen of
slaughter house at Madison SO terribly
as to leave little hope of the victi ms
recovery.
Sparta is the banner town at the
State University, sending twenty-five
students to the institution, larger
number in proportion to its size than
any other place in the State.
The malpractice suit of George War
rem against DIR. M. w. Haskell, at Rich
land Center, resulted in verdict OF
$500 for the plaintiff Warren had o
broken shoulder-bone and the physician
reset it. Since that time Warren has
been cripple. He sued for 50, 500.
Three Ashland Cinnamon, All War.
Lee War and Sam Lee, left for the
Celestial kingdom the other day after
having amassed So, 900 with which to
buy their liberty. They were slaves.
Isaac Claire, a resident of Rock
County for the last twenty-five years,
died at his home in the town of Rock of
abscess He was 65 years old.
The first formal gathering of the
Fourth Wisconsin Battery since the
war occurred in Beloit recently. c. A.
Rathburn, Beloit was elected Presi-
dent; c. L. Sturdevant Oconomowoc,
Vice President, and w. L. Austin. Be
lott, Secretary and Treasurer.
Mrs. DIR. Charles C. Hayes. of Hyde
Park. Mass, daughter of ex-Governor
Mills. of this State, drowned herself in
the Neponset river.
Governor Hoard has offered a reward
of $500 for the apprehension and re-
turn to prison of Jean Paul Soquet, the
wife murderer, who escaped from the
State prison Saturday September 81.
Alex Chapman, aged so years, was
found guilty OF murder in the first
degree at Shebo gan Falls. and his
companion, Lizzie Steitz. was held, the
jury not agreeing as to her guilt in the
murder of an illegitimate child Both
parties resided at Sheboygan Falls.
Gideon Russell died at Hartland after
a long and painful illness. Mr.. Rus
sell was 65 years of age and had re-
sided in that neighborhood over forty
six years
The breaking of an axle on the Wis
consin Central road near High Bridge
caused the wreck of twenty-three coal
cars.
There are about 2. 200, 600 acres of land
in the Ashland district affected by the
land forfeiture bill and squatters are
happy. Tho lands to be restored are in
Ashland, bayfield, and Douglas coun-
ties AMI are within the grants TO the
Wisconsin Central, Northern Pacific &
Omaha roads