River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-01-01
The News cnn,Iensed.

Leonard w. Gay, a Madison clothier
failed. His assets, which were $4,000,
would exceed the liabilities.
Mrs Leissring, a widow, g. years old,
fell down the cellar-stairs at the home
of her son, a merchant at La Crosse, and
was killed.
Olif Anderson was killed by a limb
from a tree falling and striking him ON
the head while in the woods near Hay
ward.
Wisconsins oldest woman lives at
Erin, near Hartford. and is ia years of
age. Her name is Mrs. Katie Bauer.
The saloon of c. d. Johnson at Beloit
was robbed the other night, and at
tempts were made TO rob several stores.
John Jones, a brakeman on the Mil
waukee road, was thrown under the
wheels and cut to pieces at Salem.
Mr.. Michels, an old settler who lived
near Belgium, was found dead in the
woods by some of his neighbors.
Gustav Schwebs, who kept a hotel
at IIortonville for twenty years, is dead.
Ashland people expect that the st.
Paul road win be completed to that
town within a year.
The contract for the building of the
college chapel at Beloit has been let.
The structure will cost 100000
1t was reported that Bishop Katger,
of Green Bay, had been appointed arch
bishop of the Milwaukee diocese, to
succeed the late Archbishop Heiss.
Two little children of Victor Rogers,
of Ironwood, persisted in fire which
destroyed their home.
The Presbyterian church, Funk's
block and the fire engine house at ocon-
to was burned. Loss, $4,000; insur-
ance, $4,000.
Charles States, said to be a West SUI
perior cigar manufacturer, reported to
the police at Elmira, n. y, that he had
been robbed of 81, 500.
The changing of the name of the Bur
ton House at Hurley has obliterated
almost all memory of the dethroned
mining king in that country. 1t is now
called the Bardon.
Albert Cole, Is years old, WAS caught
stealing goods in a store at Green Bay,
and as this was not his first misdeed in
this line, on the consent of his parents
he was sent to the Waukesha reform
school.
William Klosoroskey jumped off
bridge at Appleton and was drowned.
The authorities think he was insane.
He could not get work, and suicided
from dependency. He leaves a wife
and four children.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Cowles, Of Beloit,
have been married over sixty-six years.
On the last anniversary Mrs. Cowles
prepared a dinner and invited several
friends
At West Superior Jerry Bouchart had
a dispute with a man named Turner,
and Bouchart was knocked down by
Turner and kicked and trampled upon,
sustaining fatal injuries.
In quarrel at Amigo about the
transfer of some property Philip Ma
Ioney was fatally shot by his brother
in-law, Walter Mosher, who was ar
tested. plead guilty and was sentenced
to life-imprisonment.
Louis Hedburn. of Fort Howard, S.
wears old, committed suicide by hang
ing.
At GAINESVILLE, Albert Williams slid
from fifty-foot haystaek and was
impaled upon a pitchfork, receiving ia
tai injuries.
A. w. Friese, a sporting-goods dealer
in Milwaukee. made voluntary assign
ment: placing his assets at $4,000 aud
liabilities at $4,000
1t was stated that the Pennsylvania
railroad people would build the most
extensive ear works in the United States
in the Chase valley ON a portion OF the
original Nunnemacher farm.
The Davis Egg Company of Madison
has during the past season purchased
800, 600 dozen of eggs and shipped them
East.
The jury at Madison in the case Of
Mitchell Thomas, the Chippewa Indian
charged with the killing of David Cor
bine. brought in verdict of murder IL
the first degree
The prediction made year ago by
old miners that Northern Wisconsin
would yet be found as rich in copper as
Michigan is likely to prove true. The
copper range is an extension OF the
Keewenaw from Keewenaw point II
Michigan and runs in a southwesterly
course through to the ST. Croix river.