River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-01-08
Tho News Condensed


Fire at Viroqua destroyed business
block. Loss, SIS, 600; insurance, Sl5, 0O0
1t was reported that five cheese-deal-
ers in Green County closed the years
business with $50, 900 profits.
Great quantities of spruce wood are
being shipped to Kimberly from the
woods in North Wisconsin to be ground
up into pulp.
Indian Agent Kelsey visited the
Oneida reservation to pay off the In
dams.
At Florence Joe Heiden and John
Neumer fought with bowie knives, and
Neumer was fatally hurt.
Green Bay capitalists viii erect a sum-
mer hotel.
James Fitch, brakeman on the st.
Paul railway, was caught in frog at
Monroe and crushed to death.
Florence people expect that pulp
mill will be established at the mouth of
the Michigamme river in 1891.
Charles Meade crushed Andrew Brus-
tells skull with a hand-spike in a quar-.
rel near Waupaca.
Mr.. Michels, an old settler who lived
near Belgium, was found dead in the
woods by some of his neighbors.
Silas Coryell, of Center, was killed by
his team running away and throwing
him out. lie leaves five children.
An explosion during a fire in saloon
at Fremont killed 0rrin Ennis.
Mary Gilbertson was thrown from a
buggy in the village of Orfordville and
killed instantly.
ii. II. Ames, of Hayward, who was
convicted on two counts of selling
liquor to Indians, was sentenced to one
years imprisonment.
Evansville is excited over the mar
riage of two of her oldest inhabitants.
The parties are 5. j. Cain and Mrs.
Cathrine Harmon. Mr.. Cain is IS
years of age and the bride 81.
Three suites of doctors offices at La
Crosse were burned out and T.. ID. Loom
is bookstore, John Deutz's cigar
store, and Elmore Bros rubber-stamp
and novelty Office building were dam
aged.
A man named Graham was sent to
State prison from Ashland for thirteen
years, he having committed robbery.
Graham now asks to be released on the
ground that the sentence was a longer
one than the statute of the State allows.
John McMannis while drunk at Bar
ron laid down on his face and slnothereo
TO death.
In the town of Belle PLANE the store
and warehouse of Fred Schewe together
with the post-office were destroyed by
fire. Loss, $1,000.
2. Statisticians figure that So, 600, 900 was
expended on new buildings at Superior
in 1890.
Maggie Femal married Neal Bresney
at Appleton contrary to parental
wishes. When she went to ask for
giveness the old man drove the couple
off with a horse-pistol He afterward
repented his act and forgave them.
Jens Nilsen, who was killed in Mar
inette machine shop. was a few years
ago one of the prominent politicians of
Denmark.
The eastern extension of the Green
Bay, Winona & st. Paul railway from
Marshland to the Mississippi bridge
will Be completed about February
next.
James Arthur, the Northwestern
giant" died in the village of Linden
where he owned and operated a mag
nificent farm. Arthu lacked but little
of being seven feet tall, was well built,
weighed, when in health, 800 pounds,
and was perfect Hercules in strength.
General Michael Griffin, of Eau
Claire, Quartermaster of the State, has
presented to the Griffin Rifles, Com
rany E, Third Regiment, a handsome
silk flag.
The Palmyra Vigilance Society held
its annual meeting and reelected the
old board of officers. This society was
organized some fifteen years ago as a
vigilance and anti-horse thief associa-
ton.
Daniel Morgan is suing Nicholas
FLYNN at Ashland for $4,000. Morgan
alleges that while he was asleep in de
fendant's saloon the latter poured some
inflammable liquid on his socks and Set
fire to it. iniuring him permanently.