River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-30
The News Condensed.

William Ulrich, aged 60, died of la
grippe and pneumonia at Eau Claire.
Thomas Hutchinson has rendered his
resignation as postmaster at Malcolm,
Langlade county. and Frank Williams
resigns as postmaster at Norrie, Mara
thon county.
The license ticket was elected in
Crandon, Forest county, by twenty ma
jority. The town voted to raise S., 900
for school and road purposes.
l., NJ. Alexander has been appointed
postmaster at Port Edwards. Wood
county, and IL. NJ. Tyler, at Niles, Man
itowoc county.
Mrs Catherine Gaebler, mother of
Carl Schurz, died at Milwaukee, aged
so years.
Mrs. Edward Segosseman, of Mount
Horeb, has been discharged cured from
the hospital at Madison. She was in
the first stage of tuberculosis and was
treated with Koch's lymph
Elisha Randall, an old settler of
Lyndville, died in boat of exposure.
Gen. Kilbourn Knox, governor of the
Milwaukee soldiers home, died after a
long illness. Gen. Knox was a member
of Gen. Sherman's staff.
Gen. Charles 5. Hamilton died at
Milwaukee, aged IS years. He was a
classmate of Gen. Grant.
Two children of C. w. Fuller, of Mer-
rill, were fatally hurt by falling tim
bers while playing in lumber yard.
Senator Villas returnes to his home
at Madison from a seven-weezs' fishing
trip along the Florida coast very much
improved in health.
Two of Eau Claire's most prominent
business men, o. FL. Ingram and Robert
X. Boyd, disagreed on a financial mat
ter, when hot words passed and finally
blows were struck and blood drawn.
Mrs. Mary Frost, of GAINESVILLE, died
at the age of % years. She was one of
the oldest residents.
The body of Dan Danielson, logger
who disappeared from a camp on Hay
creek, was found in a swamp with his
throat cut from ear to ear. 1t was a
case Of suicide from dependency.
An epidemic of smallpox was re-
ported from Patch Grove.
The infant child of John Van Risen,
of Appleton, choked to death by pea
nut shuck.
The new stretch of telephone line
from Bailey's Harbor to the Door will
have five instruments on the circuit.
Sister Mary Dennis, known to the
world as Joseph ne Mclaughlin,
whose home was in Philadelphia, died
at Sinsinawa Mound at the mother
house of the Dominican order.
Russell Cheney, a pioneer of Rock
county, and prominently associated
with its early history, died at his home
in Emerald Grove from paralysis, aged
so years.
Samuel Pye, one of the first settlers of
southern Wisconsin, died at his home
in Beloit, aged 81 years. He had re-
sided near Beloit for over half CEN
fury.
William Smith, a young farmer liv-
ing near Spring Brook, was almost dis
emboweled by a neighboring farmer
named Lee. A long bladed penknife
was used He would die. Lee was re-
turning home drunk from Eau Claire
and met Smith on the highway.
Some Viroqua miscreant amuses him
self by chopping off the tails of dogs.
Dozens of CANNES are rowing about
shorn of their caudal appendages.
Henry Frey was dangerously shot at
Shullsburg by his sister, Mrs Jacob
Blatz. who formerly lived in Milwau-
kee. Mrs Blatz claimed that it was
done in self defense.
William Ulrich. aged 81, died at Eau
Claire of grip and pneumonia. He came
from Germany in 1913, having been as
ISOLATED with an unsuccessful revolu-
tionary movement in that year, and
settled in Eau Claire thirty-eight years
ago.
Drring the past few avs $50 hogs have
cholera and 200 me were sick with
the disease.
It was discovered tina a Norwegian
farmer living near Ashland was af-
fiieted with leprosy.
Phillip Saur shot his father in the
thigh at Hurley, installing him for a
robber. The injured man would re-
cover.
Another sawmill has been put in OPP
Grafton on the Ashland side of the
Chequamegon bay. II is known as
Kennedy's and will add 1000, 600 feet 70
the saving capacity of that locality.
Detective Benthusen of the North
western road arrested Butch" Holland
and Ed Trumble at Genoa Junction for
stealing money and express packages
from the depot
An attempt was made to wreck a
passenger train on the Chicago *
Northwestern road miles from
Wonewoc. Several ties and telegraph
poles were placed on the track. but
fortunately no damage was done
Rev. DR. II. p Higley, who had been
pastor of the Second Congregational
church IL Bcloit for twenty-five years
has rendered his resignation. owing L
the Fact that his wife is in poor health
and needs immediate change of climate.