River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-12
The News Condensed.


Hugh H. Jones, aged 81 years, died at
Nel1imi He had lived there since 1919.
John LAWYER leading citizen, died
at Prairie du Chen OF paralysis. Gen.
Lawler was one OF the foremost men in
the development of the northwest.
Jacob sly. 40 years of age, died at
Beloit from the effects of freezing
in a Dakota blizzard five years ago. he
had been sufferer ever since.
Rev J. Stafford, pastor of the Bap-
fist church at Marinette, has resigned.
lie will go To Germany to take post
graduate course in the University of
Berlin.
Morrill, Mott has sued The Valley
Lumber Co. for $4,000 injury to his foot
which was caught in a log chain last
summer in the sawmill at Eau Claire.
On Telling tree at Maclxville farm
er disturbed colony of eight flying
squirrels. He said they would run
up tree and fly off as slick as bird. 7
The Stoughton tobacco men were
shipping tobacco east in the bundle,
and would continue to do so while the
strike continued.
Barney Tierney, of Richmond, an old
settler died at the age of 76 years.
Thomas Baker, accused of having
killed six men in Kentucky, was ar
rested at Amigo. this state.
Mr.. and Mrs John Fish pioneer resi-.
dents of Stoughton, celebrated their
golden wedding.
Andrew Goldberg commi ted suicide
at Grantsburg by hanging. He and his
wife had quarreled and she had left
him.
Chicago Reddy," who stabbed ne
gro few months ago at Ashland, was
sentenced to two years at Waupun.
John Henry Phillips, the alleged New
Berlin fire bug, furnished the $1,000
bail required of him by Court Commits
sioner Tichenor and was released.
The Indians on the Menominee reser.
walton will put in 100000 feet of lum-
Der this winter. They have 100 logging
camps.
Gov. Peck has appointed Henry Tex
tor county judge of bayfield, county,
vice A. NJ. Wardn, resigned. Mr. Tex
tor is lawyer of bayfield,.
Fire destroyed the agricultural ware
house of the 5. l.. Sheldon Co. at Mad
ison, causing loss of $4,000; insured
for $50, 900.
Joseph Stangel. charged with assault
with intent to kill his half sister, Kate
Fischer, waived examination before
Justice Burke at Thorpe and was taken
to Neillsville.
William Dalzell, brakeman in the
st. Paul yard at Milwaukee, fell from
a train and his leg was crushed by the
ears. 1t was amputated below the
knee.
Miss Gertrude Hico2, prominent
young society lady of Milwaukee,
drowned herself in the lake. Disap-
pointment in love was the cause of the
deed.
Another extensive land question. in'
volving title to a section of land near
Superior, came up before the land office
at Ashland. George Piper. of Detroit.
Mich. purchased the land as railroad
land Squatters have since settled on
it. The land is worth Sl3S.O00.
Jacob Petri, well to do farmer liv-
ing about "a mile north of New Cassel'
committed suicide by hanging in his
barn.
Col. William Helm has resigned from
the First regiment. Wisconsin national
guards.
The plans Of f. vigeant, of Chicago
have been adopted for the French Cath
Ollie church to be built at Marinette the
coming season. costing about $4,000.
Seventy thousand young trout from
the state fish hatchery were put INTO
the streams in Grant and Iowa coun-
ties The brooks about Lancaster Were
also stocked with $4,000 fish.
At Black River Falls Charles NebbeI
and George Dicley were sentenced &c
sixty days in the county jail for selling
liquor to Indians in violation oil the
state law.
The following officers were elected
by Wisconsin conference OF charities:
President. j. W. Ostrander, Jefferson
vice president. w. b. West. Dane coun
ty: secretary, A. o. Wright. Madison
Phil II. sheridan command No. =. de
partusnt of Wisconsin. Veterans Union
was organized at Marinette with Georgt
w. Bauder as colonel; Henry Bush
lieutenant colonel; James y. Rapp
major.
Charles Maloney, living near Eat
Claire. took dose of aeonite IN mistake
for cough cure. and his death followed
in two hours.
The breeding of st. Bernard dogs Il
quite extensively carried on at Ithaca
Richland county. The pups-whlci
sell at from $50 to $40 each-ar'
shipped to Illinois. Indiana ana New
York.
Matthew Gruer's barn at STANLEY
Chippewa county. was burned oy an IN
cendiary. Three horses ana 70 ,iea y, 7
cattle and Sheep were burned. Th'
sheriff arrested Joseph ). Stangiear
who was supposed to have done u bs
cause Of an old gr-adge.