River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-07-30
The News Condensed

The News Condensed
The deficit Of the saengerfest fund
at Milwaukee was reported To he s., eco
DR. Coburn picked a strawberry at
Washburn seven inches in circumfer-
ence
Archie Greenough. a 49, ear-old Ap-
pleton boy, was sent to the county Jail
for stealing whisky from saloons.
Loose timothy hay of prime quality
brings Sl2 to Sl4 a ton in the Sturgeon
Bay market. The available supply in
the hands of farmers IS very light.
\ little son Of John johnson, of Hur
ley. was killed by bullet from a rifle
in the hands of young man who was
shooting at mark.
Henry Young. aged about 70. son of
Nathan Young, of Phillips. wa
drowned while in bathing in Elk lake.
He was taken with tit while in the
water.
Eighteen hundred dollars worth of
binding Irvine that had been consigned
to Mr.. Schneider was consumed by the
burning of the Lodi depot.
Jacob Morawetz. aged Il years, a
prominent Milwaukee business man.
was found dead in bed at his home
from heart disease. He came TO Mil
waukee in 1910.
George LEM, operated on at Eau
Claire for construction OF the pvlorus.
died. he was an old settler and served
in Company c, Eighth Wisconsin, the
Eagle regiment.
ole Ole5on, whose home was in Eau
Claire. was drowned at Ashland while
bathing
The skeletons of two men. supposed
to have been mound builders. were IN
earthed on the college campus at Beloit.
Fred Ropiels, a boy - years old
wanted in Green Bay for robbing "A
cigar store. was arrested in Milwaukee.
Willard Miller. engineer of the Shaw
tannerv at Medforl. was killed by being
caught in the flywheeL
An lrew II Inzicller. in the employ of
the Jump River Lumber Company. wa,
killed at this place by falling from
load of lumber while going down hill.
Marg GaSso1 was discharged from
the Madison city ho-pi al. having been
cured of consumption by Koch's lymph
While driving home the wagon of
Searle Hill. of baldwin, was struck by
lightning, and Mr. Hin was killed and
his two sons fatally injured
Rose Zolds,5e was sentenced to the
Wisconsin penitentiary ior life by
Judge Clementson at Lancaster for the
murder of Ella Maly.
The body of an unknown man was
found in the Wisconsin woods north Of
Rheinlander lie was supposed t. have
lost his way and persisted Of hunger
Two freight trains ran into each
other at Rice Lake demolishing loco
motive, caboose and a box car and
wrecl1ing several others to some cx-
tent Loss estimated at $4,000.
Tollam Whipple, wealthy farmer
of the town # Shabby. committed sui
eide by hanging. lie hal been suffer
inc from mental alteration for about
three vears.
Tn. Madison lodge Of maSons has
purchased the old Presbyterian church
and the property viii be used for an
amusement hall The consideration
was =. 800
Mrs. O. Cottrell Of Milton Junction.
wa, seriously injured by a thunder
bolt that struck the chimney AMI then
divided up and went through every
room but one in her house leaving it,
mark upon the pictures and furniture
aud running number Of tine former
Lieut. Col. John Tourtrllotte
retired officer of the regular army, died
suddenly at his home in La Crosse,
aged 50 years
At Centerville the safe in the grist-
mill was broken open and $500 in cash
taken.
Arthur Adams Il years old, of Eau
Claire, was crushed to death by an elec
tric car.
Magnolia Atche,on. of Janesvilie.
has been stuff ring from pains in her
side. Finally ne went to doctor
who extracted needle two inches long
from her chest. The needle had pen
etratej the lungs
Deacon a. y. Mellon. aged -, and
Mis- Emma Mcconnell. aged -. were
m lrried at Fort AtkinsOa. They live
al Bockton. ILL.,
Burglars drilled the safe in the meat
market of the George Warren estate al
Fan Cllire and secured 500 The
burglars stole large kit Of tools from
a neiyhboring machine shop but re-
turned them.
Forest fires were again raging in tine
vicinity OF Merrill The lum Der camps
of Wright * Quinn. of Merrill. on
Squirrel lake. hat been totally d.
stroyed, together with all camp equip
age and number of cattle.
Goifried Walther, farmer living
near Phillips, was buried in well
40 feet deep by the eaving in of earth
from the sides.
Barney Mccarthy. formerly resi-
dent of Chippewa Falls, lately d mail
carrier at Eau Claire, was held to the
circuit court for fraudulently obtaining
notes from farmers for Warmers bio
graphical history of the Chippewa val
ley.
The Salvation army folks are findlH
a hard road to travel in Darlington
The latest freak OF the toughs Of that
place was to pelt them with rotten
eggs and then voluntarily apply the
hose Of the waterworkS.