River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-07-09
The Nems Condensed.


/ Arthur Delard, of Fond du Lac, was
drowned while bathing in Deneven
/ lake.
4 DIR. James II. Thompson, for many
years leading physician in Milwau-
kee, died suddenly the other evening.
/ Senator Philetus Sawyer has pre-
scented check for 50, 600 to pay for the
I indie btedncss on the new observatory
at Lawrence university in Appleton.
Gertrude Hurd. of Milton. is suing
the town for S25, 900 damages for inju-
ries received on defective sidewalk.
A S-year-old daughter of Mrs. Ran
dali was choked to death at LynXville
by swallowing beans.
Farmers in Dane county say that the
crop prospects at present are fine and
that the greatest harvest known for
years is promised.
Col. III. ;. Benjamin, an ex mining
king, took the poor mans oath in Mil
waukee in order TO escape obligations.
Mrs. Cora Erickson, wife of farmer
living near Eau Claire, disappeared, and
her husband found her living in a hotel
in Eau Claire with one James Nc Bride.
Mrs. Maine Hill, the woman supposed
to be afflicted with leprosy, died at her
home in Buffalo county at the age of 81.
DIR. Isaac Lea Nicholson. of Phila-
delphia, has announced his intention to
accept the bishopric of the Milwaukee
diocese. TO succeed the late Bishop C.
+. Knight.
At Mazomanie the Mazomanie Mill
A.
Co, bankers, failed Both concerns
were allied, and the recent drop in the
price of -four was said to have caused
the disasters.
George Il. Shaw. the supreme chan
cellor of the knights of Pythias, has
rendered a decision To the effect that
the different grand lodges of the order
have power to exclude saloon keepers
and bartenders.
Charles Meyer GAINESVILLE burglar,
was sent to Waupun for two years for
burglary.
Clarence Becker, a lad II years old,
was drowned in Rock river near James
vile. His body was recovered in half
an hour.
Congressman Barwig has appointed
John f. Schwalbach, the son of Frank
Schwalbach. of Germantown, as a ma
val cadet.
A young man named Riley, of Bad
Axe. a little village near La Crosse, had
an arm torn out of the socket while
employed as 'nigger driver on the
steam boat Inverness.
A meeting of clergymen and church
e a,
committee to wait upon Mayor IRE and
request him to stop the Sunday base
ball games at Putnam park.
Math Mederkern. a one-armed, mid
dle-aged man. employed in driving the
street sprinkler in Port Washington,
fell off the sprinkler while it was in
motion and was crushed to death.
George NJ. Lowe. manager of an
Uncle Toms Cabin troupe. skipped
from Black River Fails with the funds
of the troupe and the employees at
tached all the property of the company
and would sell it for expenses.
The store at ''Terley's stopping
Place. in the town of Big Bend, Chip
pewa county, a supply station for lum-
bermen. was struck by lightning and
burned. Loss, $4,000.
Six children. while playing on q raft
at West Superior. were carried out into
the lake. 4 heavy sea threatened
them with death. but all were finally
rescued
The discovery was said TO have been
made that thousands OF feet of pine
had been cut on the public lands of
Wisconsin. Prominent lumber COM
panieS were said To be involved. and
suits Tor damages or criminal prQSrep-
lions were threatened,