River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-10-29

a. II. Stevens. of Durand. was fatally
kicked by horse at Augusta
1t was proposed at Black River Falls
TO purchase the present post office
building and convert it into city hall.
Leroy DeGoff of Chippewa Falls.
who was injured while riding on ii
Chippewa River x Menominee railway
train. has obtained Judgment of $50
against the company.
William Nietch, who has operated
planning mill and factory in Milwaukee
since 1865. has made an assignment
The assets were about $4,000.
A boy at La Crosse who delivers
papers has "A dog which he has taught
TO take the papers and leave one at the
door of each of his customers
John Riede>ell, a contractor of the
the town of Wauwatosa hanged him
self in his house. He VAS aged -, ard
leaves a wife and five children. No
cause was known.
The new edifiee of the First Merho-
dist church was dedicated at Eau
Claire
At River Falls Huntington Downer.
an old settler, died from the effects of
an injury received bv a runaway team.
A new 81 10000 bank Will b. started
at West superior by Pennsylvania
parties
The government dred@e which has
been working at Port Washington the
past summer will go to 5lenominee
The families of Frank Brown aud
Mrs Watson. at Superior. lost ali their
belongings bv fire.
The NrceIah Lumber Company is r.
placing ths dam near Marsh ieid. lt
viii be 200 feet long.
]. L. Fargo. retired merchant Of
Richlapd Center, has experienced his
fourth stroi>s Of paralysis.
Peter Linuet an old resident Of Ke-
waunee, committed suicide by hanging.
lie was derauged-
The marriage of Miss Minnie Hig-
gins. of Madison, to Edward G.. Nelson.
at Milwaukee, April > last, by Rev.
Father Peel has Just been made public.
Il. Hansen. Of Hansen. was alleged
10 have forged the name Of George
Hiles. Of Milwaukee. t. notes aggre-
eating from Si5.n to si5. 90, lie lad
disappeared.
Joseph Chohen. of kaukaUua rccov-
cred verdict of -, 900 against the
Badger Paper Company of Appleton
for the loss of hand IN the B.Ljger
mill
An assay of some ore taken from the
copper range - miles south of West
Superior. was SAID to stow $50 of >il-
ver to the ton W. {. Tonquin "a miner
from New Mexico, made the discovery
and owns the claim Oh which the vein
is located.
William Nelson of superior a sailor
on the schooner Russian. fell over
board inside the brealSvater at Cleve-
o., and was drowned.
The value of goods received the past
wear through the custom house at Nit
Yankee was 1904, us. and the duty
paid wa $500 OS4.99 The business
durin:, th past ten years had more
thar doubl "a.
Pat lIenne>sey an inmate Of the sol
diers home at milwaukee,. and former
ly a member OF Company +. Seven
teenth Wisconsin. was foani dead opt
side saloon Death was caused by
falling rom the step " hiie iltoNic"te.L
William Ashby. Of sheboY gan re-
ceived a GOLD medal from 81 Peter
Claver church for being the old set
tier in the county.
Fred Hansen, wealthy German liv-
ing between La Crosse aud ouala,sga,
committed suicide ~ hlnsiug him self
No cause was known for the act he
deceased was s. years cid and left a
large family.
II. L. Gage. of Madison. and one Of
the oldest engineers OF tie Milwaukee
road. died of heart failure. la an acci-
dent in Milwauk-e SOME time ago he
had an arm smashed AID hal been
aiiing ever since.
At Rice Lake l.. p Lamtssr was
fined Si00 for killing deer out of sea
son.
Two freight trains on the -. Paul
road coliided a. Natertpsvu AMI three
engines and taree cars were wrecked
The damage is estimated at several
thousand dollars No one WAS hurt.
David MeHale. Of Ma.lison. gave HIN
self up t. the police ia Milwaukee
saying that he had while IN drunkeL
scuflie thrown man named Eprneis
ter { # "a bridge at Madison. aud that
Burmeister was drowned Ncilale
says the dispute was tn result IT iiur
ineister's effort 10 borrow t'eo i"isars
from Ai.n.