River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-16

An ice gorge formed at La Crosse and
property along the river was badly dam
aged.
Gov Peck has issued proclamation
designating Friday, May l, as Arbor
day for 1891.
The Wisconsin river log crop is short,
owing to the lack of snow early in the
season.
Judge Paul A. We'll, of West Bend,
ged 60 years, committed suicide to es-
cape the fortunes of the grip.
James Ludington, a resident of Mil
waulee since 1913, died in his rooms at
the Plankinton house, aged 6S years.
Laura Van Denelyer, of Green Bay,
aged II years, was burned to death
by her clothing catching fire at a stove.
Martin Dugan, fireman on the North
western running between Eau Claire
and st. Paul, fell from his engine and
split his head open.
White, Larsen and Stapleton, three
burglars arrested at Eau Claire, have
been sentenced to three years each in
the penitentiary.
Theodore Kendall died at his home in
GAINESVILLE, aged 81 years. He has been
"a resident of GAINESVILLE since 1888. He
leaves a wife.
James Quinn. a resident of the town
of Center, Rock county, since 1s49 died
at the age of IS years. He leaves
wife and six daughters.
The post office at Somers was robbed
of money and stamps to the value of
S1OC.
Mrs. Hanrahan, of Franksville, while
insane committed suicide by cutting her
throat.
Justice David Taylor, of the state SUI
preme court, died suddenly at Madison,
aged II years.
Another little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. a. Rowe, of GAINESVILLE, has died of
diphtheria. being the third child lost
within a few days
Theodore Kromshage won the ora
torical contest at the university of
Wisconsin and will represent that in
stitution at the nothern interstate
match at Ann Arbor, May l.
George A. Barry, of Eau Claire, has
received his commission as register of
the 4 ultcu otdltS Adnu OiilCC1 ouSSCtu-
ing l.. P. Hotchkiss, resigned.
The residence of p. II. Mass on the
outskirts of Sparta was destroyed by
fire. All the contents, including many
valuable papers, were consumed. Loss,
So, 500; insurance, 81, 500.
Mrs Ellen Gray, who died at St
Johns home in Milwaukee, was born in
July. 1871. and lacked only few
months Of being 100 years old. The
body was taken 20 Beloit for iuterment.
Jane Klein, aged years. daughter of
Mrs. Nettie sullivan, of Prescott, fell
into a cistcrn containing eight feet of
water in the absence of her mother, and
before assistance could be procured was
drowned
Orlando Kinds, of Chicago. is left the
bulk of the estate of his brother, Nell
son f. Kinds. who recently committed
suicide in Milw aulIee. According 10 an
inventory filed in the probate court
Kinds left an estate of SO. 900.
August Deifahl. German tailor of
Ashland, attempted suicide by cutting
his throat with a razor His windpipe
was completely severed and his chances
for recovery were small.
There were over 5000 cases of grip in
Racine and every factory and place of
business is crippled. One doctor alone
had over 500 cases TO attend TO. Few
cases had been fatal.
Willie, the 12-year-old son of David
McLain. a prosperous farmer living i've
miles from MenOminee, was found
hanging in the barn dead. No motive
was assigned. the boys parents being
kind and indulgent.
Isaac II. Wing, of bayfield,, who is
spending several weeks in Florida. re-
Gently captured tarpOn weighing 10
pounds. The fish was five feet seven and
a half inches long.
DIR. Nicholas Sem has left Milwau-
kee to reside in Chicago, his accept
auce of an important professorship at
Rush medical college having made this
step necessary
Three OF Arthur Ritchie's children,
aged respectively Z, and II years,
were drowned in a small pool of water
near his logging camp on Birch lake,
Is miles northeast of Rice lake, by
breaking through the ice.
The bondsmen of ex-County Treasur-
err Serley, of Chippewa Falls, have paid
$4,000 the amount at which they COM
promised with the county board in full
settlement
A careful estimate of the logs which
have been put in this winter, and which
were TO be cut the coming season along
the line of the Milwaukee. Lake Shore
& Western road. placed the amount at
50, 900, 900.
Henry Muenzlaff, father of Mrs. John
Runke. died of trichinosis at the Rurse
residence on Eighteenth street ~ Mil
waukee. He was 20 years of age and
was the fourth victim of triehinOsis in
The Runke household.