River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-10-01
The New. Condemned.

Forest fires in the neighborhood of
Cumberland did great damage.
A fire at Thorp destroyed $50. 900
worth of lumber belonging to Nye,
Lusk & Hudson.
Mrs. Ruth Silsbee, one of Wisconsin's
pioneers, died at the home of her
daughter in De Forest, aged 20 years.
The United States government has
purchased land in Door county, on the
shore of Green bay, for lighthouse.
The board of regents of the State
university have virtually let the con-
tract for the erection of the daily build
ing to be built this fall to L. c. McCar-
thy, of that city for SIS, SIS.
The twenty-eighth anniversary of the
battle of Antietam was celebrated by
Wisconsin veterans in Madison.
The election at Neillsville to decide
upon high or low license resulted in
favor of low license by very small
majority.
Nellie Manning, of La Crosse, was
awarded $1,000 by jury in her damage
suit against the Green Bay road
A butter and cheese makers conven-
IlOn Will DC ACii III A0Ab GCO-
ruary.
August Schultz suicided at Appleton
by shooting himself in the forehead.
He was intoxicated at the time. He
leaves mis- family destitute.
At Milwaukee the Northwestern
Fuel CoLlpany's shed was damaged by
fire to tine extent of $4,000.
A S-year-old child of Ed. Jolliffe, of
Palmyra, drank some kerosene and
but for prompt medical attention would
have died.
Edward Buchner, of Butternut, acct
IDENTIFY shot and killed himself. j. E.
McKeene, Wisconsin Central brake.
man at the same place, was caught be-
tween the cars and killed.
The Jupiter Mining Company has been
reorganized at Ashland and the capital
stock increased to 5000, 200. They will
work the old mine.
L. Mcdonald, helper In the North
western depot at Trempeleau, was shot
in the shoulder by Section Boss Deck
er, who mistook Mcdonald for thief
J. c. Donnelly, of Milwaukee. says
that he will not accept the presidency
of the Irish American national league.
William Hartman. of San Francisco,
Cal, was shot while burglarizing Viii
liam IL. Smiths dry-goods store at Eau
Claire.
Ruble Cole, an Ashland attorney.
filed papers in the supreme court al
leging that Judge Parish, of the Fiji
teepth circuit, was filling an Office that
was not legally created.
An insurance company has guaran-
teed to build a $50, 900 opera house in
Marshfield, should the citizens guar
antee a certain amount of insurance
business
Mrs. Theresa Barrette, a pioneer,
died at Prairie du Chen at the age of
So years. She was born there, and her
grandfather settled there over $50 years
ago.
A team belonging to Thomas Rundel
of Crystal Valley. Trempeleau county,
took fright at a traction engine that
was going along the road, and ran
away. A 7-year-old son of Mr.. Rundel
was thrown out and fatally injured
and Mr.. Rupdel suffered broken arm.
Joseph Zehnter, Madison grocer.
made an assignment The assets were
nominally SIS, 400 and the liabilities
$1,000.
Mrs. Amelia Jewett. one of the
earliest settlers of Sheboygan county,
died at Plymouth, aged 81 years. She
was the last member of her family, her
husband and seven children hayiOg
died before her.
Fire did great damage in the cram
berry marshes between Valley juno
ton and Norway Ridge. All the build
ings on Taylor's marsh, including ware
houses filled with harvested berries,
were destroyed.
Two-year-old Willie Wheeler died at
his parents home in Alton of blood
poisoning caused by a scratch from
rusty nail.
The plant of the Ellsworth Manufact-
uring Co, the Ellsworth basket fac
tory and several smaller buildings at
Ellsworth were totally destroyed by
fire. Loss, $4,000; insurance very
light.
Thomas Wright. aged about 20 years.
was kicked in the breast by a runaway
horse which he was attempting to as
sist his son ia stopping at Marshfield
and died within thirty minutes after
ward.
At Milwaukee William A. higgins
was held for murder for causing the |
death of Aunt Tillie" Hunter, an
aged Degress, by setting her clothes on
FIRE in a saloon.
The baseball tournament between |
Rice Lake, Eau Claire and Cumber-
land for $500 and the championship OF
the northwest was won by Cumber'
land.
The St. Paul railway is alleged to
have purchased the pontocn bridge |
across the Mississippi at Prairie Du
CHEN for the purpose of running all
through traffic over the Prairie Du
CHEN division instead Of by La Crosse
Is at present