River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-02-26
The News Condensed.

Walter ClOugh. an OLD resident OF Ea-
cine, died at the age of 81 years.
The wagon mandatory of Chris
topher Pullman at Medford was almost
totally destroyed by fire.
John Lawler, an old and wealthy
resident of Prairie du Chen, is dead. He
was for years member of the st. Paul
railway directory.
Phillips paper complains of the
great number of tramps that visit that
place, the sheriff having fed and lodged
eighty-four of them in thirty-four days
George Emmons, of Rock County,
died at the age of 81 years.
Fred Dress, aged about 30 years, was
instantly killed at Marinette by his
horses running away.
The post-office at Schofeld was
robbed by burglars, but the amount of
money secured was not very large.
David Foley, of Wstertown, dropped
dead of heart disease while at work.
He was As years of age.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Clark, of Beloit,
celebrated their sixtieth wedding ami
versary.
f. Denny, aged 9S years, who fell on
an lev sidewalk at Eau Claire and broke
his right hip, died from his injuries.
Mrs. C. Warnke, one of the old resi-
dents of Kaukauna, committed suicide
by drowning herself in race.
The State Board of Normal School
Regents has elected John w. Hume, of
Oshkosh, president, and George w.
Cate, of Stevens Point. vice-president.
One of the changes that is contem-
plated in the proposed new charter of
the city of Fort Howard is to have each
property-owner build and maintain
sidewalks about his property.
Mrs. c. warnke, 60 years of age, and
an old resident of Kaukauna, committed
suicide by drowning herself ia the tall
race of the Union Pulp Company's
m H.
La Crosse will be treated to an I'M
usual sight during the months of
March, as Special Indian Agent j. A.
Cooper has decided to have the De
Soto and the Trempealeau Indians
come there for their Government an
nuities.
William LEM. of Eau Claire. was SEN
fenced to one year in States prison for
abandoning his wife and three chill
dren.
Charles Bedell, a Beloit mechanic.
wound up a protracted spree by taking
laudanum with suicidal intent, but was
saved by the doctors.
Alderman A. b. Baxter was arrested
at We t Superior on a warrant charg-
ing him with the embezzlement of
81, 500.
Official census returns give Milwaukee
a population of 2O3, 46s. The seven
towns in the county outside of Milwau-
kee have population of 1858.
Hugh Dannay's farmhouse, barns
and tobaceo-sheds in the town of Rock
were totally destroyed by fire together
with number of horses and cattle.
Loss. $1,000
Abel Strong, of Trempeleau County,
was clearing the snow from one OF his
buildings when the whole mass fell off
with him. He landed on fence and
was fatally injured.
At WATERFOWL John Schlueterer, aged
IA, who admitted having set fire to
Lewis & Parks box factory last April,
involving a loss of about $4,000, was
sentenced to the Waukesha Reform
School until he is 81 years of age
The sale of the Marshfield Bank to
the incorporators of the First National
Bank of Marshfeld was reported. 1t
will be made National bank May
next.
Henry l.. Owens, who obtained $500
from Cashier L. NJ. Newman of tne
First National Bank at Chippewa Falls,
was being brought back from Ana
conda, Mont
II was reported that the combination
of several Chicago breweries and the
Blatz brewery at Milwaukee, with a
capital of si2,OOO,OOo, had been effected
under the name of the United States
Brewing Company. and that the capital
was TO be exclusively American.