River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-05-14
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Alexander Jargenson was drowned at
Shell Lake while fishing
John Mohroff dropped dead of heart
disease while at work in field near
the university in Madison.
The acreage of tobacco that will be
put out in Dayton and vicinity this
season will by far exceed that of any
previous season.
The houses of Mrs. G. w. Gerry and
Max Mayer at Appleton were robbed
of watches and money valued at $500.
ID. Il. Milestone, of GAINESVILLE, has
sued the Beloit Strawboard Company
for $40. 900 damages for personal injury.
W. V. Chase, of Ashland, was fatally
kicked by a mule.
Bauer Bros. meat market, building
and stock at Kilbourn City was entirely
consumed. The loss was 81, 500 and the
insurance $500.
Rev. G. II. Cate, of Cheboygan, has
accepted call to the pulpit of the Con-
gregational church at Bloomington, Ill.
Tim Shannon, of Beloit, was struck
on the head with club by Frank Fol-
on, saloon keeper, and fatally hurt.
Henry Saddler,a restaurant keeper at
Pepin, had one of his legs taken off by
a train on the Burlington road.
Joseph La Tour was convicted of the
murder of jeremiah Cleveland at Hay
ward last July and sentenced to inn
prisonment for life.
Frank Ford, of Council Hill, was
thrown from buggy and fatally hurt.
John c. McMynn, of Madison. has
been awarded a fellowship III physics
in Columbia college, New York.
The mill of the Sanborn- Mathews
Lumber Company at Sanborn was
burned Loss, $4,000.
Ephraim r. Bingham died at his
home in Koshkong, aged "a years He
had made his home in Rock county for
forty years.
The greater portion of st. Kilian was
wiped out by fire which started in the
residence portion of Joseph Ziesel's
buildings.
Charles Hannah. farmer, who lived
near Beloit, blew his brains out be-
cause he had been arrested for drunk
enness.
At Pence Chris Lund shot and fatally
wounded Chris Hege. After the shoot
ing Lurd went upstairs, and, placing
the weapon at his breast, fired, killing
himself instantly.
Friedrich Engel, aged 81, committed
suicide at Sheboygau by hanging him
self in barn.
Philip Sans shot his father IN the
thigh at Hurley, installing him for
robber The injured man would re-
cover.
Thomas Smith, a brakeman on Chi
cago & Northwestern train, was struck
bv the beams of bridge near West
Bend and killed.
The Progressive, PanaHee, Central
and Sampson iron mining companies of
Wisconsin have been consolidated
under the name of the Union Iron Min
ing Company.
Gov Peck has appointed Judge John
Il. Winslow, of the First circuit, asso-
ciate justice of the supreme court, vice
Judge Taylor, deceased
The Wisconsin supreme court has de-
cided against the plaintiff in the suit OF
Charles II. Williams, who sought to re-
cover from the city of Milwaukee part
of th. land upon which the exposition
building stands.
The log drive on Black river has
closed. Ninety per cent of the win
ter's cut of 150.0O0,OOO feet went to the
booms at Ounalaska, which insures
steady business for the season at the
La Crosse mills.
Peter Holt. proprietor of the planning
mill at New Richmond, got his left
hand caught in a matching machine and
three fingers were cut off.
Emil Henry and Ferdinand Clausen,
charged with assaulting Ernest Thiele,
a member Of a charivari party in
the town of Mosel, Sheboygan county.
were arrested and held in 81, 600 bail
each.
Samuel Marshall died of old age and
grief in the Chippewa county poor
house He was at one time highly
respected and well-to-do business man
of Eau Claire, but drink and conse
quent busirsss reverses brought him
low.