River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-06-04
The News Conden.ed.

John Swenson, aged 81 years, died
suddenly on a sidewalk in Green Bay.
The new $50, 600 bridge across How
ards bay at West Superior is com
pleted.
The corner stone of the new Mara
thon county courthouse will be laid
June 10.
Twenty acres of land nave obeen
leased at Bloomer for Chippewa coun-
tvs new fair grounds.
Isaac Gardner, a commission mer-
chant in Beloit for over twenty-five
years, died at the age of SO years.
The saloon license of Black River
Falls was finally fixed at $500.
A big barn on the Mills farm near
Alton was destroyed by fire, together
with its contents.
The st. Paul road is to build an ex-
tension from Shullsburg to Farley,
Ia, which will make a direct line from
Milwaukee to Kansas City.
Grand Rapids is to have $40, 900 city
hall.
George Ellison, a brakeman, was
killed by being thrown from his train
near Port Edwards.
A late frost destroyed TO- 900 brick
newly made in a Port Washington
brickyard.
Sportsmen who fish in Waukesha
c unity now must use nothing but hook
and line.
J. r. Barrett, of GAINESVILLE, was ar
rested at Dubuque, Ia, charged with
passing fraudulent checks.
A new artesian well will be sunk at
Waukesha.
Chippewa Falls business men have
subscribed about 81, 600 toward the
erection of a large grain elevator.
The Bank of Amigo has been reor-
ganized and the capital stock increased
to $50, 900.
A pardon has been asked for Benja-
min f. Barnes, convicted of murder in
the first degree in Richland county.
Stoughton claims to have one of the
best mile race tracks in the state, and
some fine trotting is expected during
the season.
Mrs Dahlmann, the muscular lady
from Belle Plain, who knocked her hus-
band out in one round, was fined So and
costs by Justice Howard.
Thomas Barney, of Chippewa Falls,
and C. A. McGraw, of Augusta Me-,
prominent lum bermen, were drowned
in the Kettle river near Sandstone,
Mimi.
A boat with four men capsized in St.
Croix lake at River Falls and William
Treham and Dennis Driscoll were
drowned.
The body of John Gunderson, a farmer
living four miles north of Hammond,
was found in a cattle pasture at Elmer
aid. 1t was supposed that he was try
ing TO separate some cattle he was pas
turing there, and was killed by Zero
cious bull. He leaves family in desti
tute circumstances.
John Mullen was fined SIS and costs
for trying to stab William Monkman,
Milwaukee fireman, on the latter's re-
fusal to lend him $40 or even ten cents.
A public library association has been
organized by several ladies at Flor
ence.
OcOnto's common council has voted
to issue $4,000 bonds for new city
hall.
Some enemy attempted to cremate
Mike Mckinney, of New Diggins, by
firing his saloon. but the saloon keeper
awolxe in time and escaped with a
satchel containing 5000. 1t was sec
ond attempt.
A Swede by the name of Peterson was
l.. t.,lE tod
fellow named Chapman and instantly
killed at Eden Prairie.
Frank Harris, of Menominee, was ar
rested in Eau Claire for passing 81 bills
raised to SO. He had swindled num-
Der before being caught.
Minna Jaeger, % years of age, living
with her widowed mother on a farm
near North Greenfield, committed sui
eide.
Secretary Cunningham has compiled
his official report of expenses of the
legislature of 1891 which shows that
the total cost was S45, 1870.
Jesse Miles died at GAINESVILLE aged
81. He had been twice married. and
lived with his second wife fifty-two
years
A well-to-do farmer named Drink
water committed suicide at Livingston
because of the drought which threat
ened to ruin his crops. A few hours
later copious rains fell.
While descending into a well which
he was digging on the farm of Henry
Goetz, 10 miles from Chippewa Falls,
Edward PeterInan, "a years old, fell
from the bucket distance of % feet
and was killed. 1t was believed that the
unfortunate man was overcome by foul
gas