River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19

resident of Shawano, died at the age of
go years.
The Central school building at Wash
burn was burned Loss. $4,000: insur-
ance, s., 900.
The 3-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Lloyd. of Beloit, struck her
head against the corner of an organ
and died soon after.
Isaac II. Shane, well-known citizen
of Eau Claire, was accidentally killed
in a logging camp near Bruce.
A child Of Joseph Koebler, living near
Ashland, was scalded to death. The
mother left kettle of water on the
floor, into which the child fell.
Emil Otto Schroeder was arrested at
Milwaukee charged with having forged
his fathers name to notes. The alleged
crime was committed in Prussia.
A fire in the Gebhardt & Stock Manu-
featuring Co.'S sash. door and blind
factory in Milwaukee caused loss of
$1,000.
DIR. Louis Boucl5 an old resident of
Sheboygan. was found dead in his bed.
He was in his usual good health VIII en-
he retired.
Mary and Fanny Ia bier, of Dayton,
sisters. were united in marriage to ia
cob aud Henry Shular. of New Glarus,
brothers.
Thomas b. Chynoweth died at Hills
dale, Cal. at the age of 40 years. He
was once one of the most promising
lawyers of Wisconsin.
Mrs. Jane Smith aged 20 years put
hot brick at her feet when She retired
at Wevauwega The bed clothes ignited
and the old lady was burned to a crisp.
The sawmill of Inschoe Bros on
Bear creek near Durand was burned.
DR.. NJ. H. Kerwin. one of the most
prominent physicians of Milwaukee.
died suddenly at the age-of 36 years.
C. VI. ForeSman leaves the state land
Office after thirty years service, and is
succeeded by l.. A. Brace. of Eau Claire.
The dry goods store of Il. t. Ogilvic
at Madison "a entered by burglars
and silk goods amounting to $500 stolen.
At West Superior the jury in the libel
suit of Mrs Anna Collins against the
Evening Telegram returned a verdict in
favor of the plaintiff. placing the dam
ages at 5000.
4 passenger coach on the Niroqua
branch OF the Milwaukee road was
thrown off by broken rail and rolled
completely over. Twentv-one passen-
ger were in the car. out no one was
seriously injured.
In the ease of John Youngman, an
Indian convicted in Wisconsin of Grim
inal assault and sentenced to be hanged
April next. the president has com
muted the sentence to imprisonment
for life at hard labor in the state prison.
Ernest Flinkert's brewery al Racine
was partially destroyed by fire and 1000
barrels OF beer We're ruined Loss,
SO. 600.
Flavins T. Mills. who died in the
Cook county hospital at Chicago, pub
lished the Eau Claire News. demo-
cratic organ, back in the COS.
Fire at Superior destroyed low re-
sort and four inmates were seriously
injured, one fatally.
John Edwards, of Port Edwards,
member Of the legislature. died at Mad
ison. lie was go years old was post
master Of Port Edwards for twenty
Y, ar ana was wealthy.
~ G. French. of Ashland shot and
killed 6. NJ steele a druggist 81 Mich
igan City, for refusing to give him
sum Of money given Steele by French's
wife for safe keeping
Will, assisting her husband in saw
ing down q tree about nine miles west
of West Bend Mrs. }. Brocker had her
skull crushed to shapeless mass by
the falling tree.
Master Herric1, of Marinette, lad
years of age, has been offered 5000
for h is right to his patent upon an in
vention of Il toy ball His mother has
secured a patent also upon child's
toy.
Rev. Mr.. CrOober, Of Madison, says
that ulans had been matured for the
founding of Unitarian school in Mad
ison.
A couple of influential and well TO dc
farmers of Sullivan were found guilty
of watering milk taken to the factory
and settled the mater by paying sl0c
each.
The state printing commission has
let the contracts for furnishing paper
to the state as follows: Standard Papel
Co. Milwaukee, 1000 reams frst-clas
book paper at ca cents; Henry
Meier, Milwaukee, forty reams ledge
medium at 1s3{ cents; forty reams foil,
and forty resms aouble-cap at II cents.