River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-06-11

Washburn citizens held meeting
and decided to let an electric light fran
chise.
Silver and lead ore have been found
near Cadott, and real estate prices are
tout of sight.
Mrs. Minnie Streeter, of GAINESVILLE,
had her nose broken by her carriage
being overturned.
Carl Nelson, of Superior, was held up
by highwaymen and relieved of a gold
watch and about $50 in cash.
The marriage of Miss Emma Mat
theus TO Charles Childs at Appleton on
February has just been announced
The Omaha railroad bridge over the
Amnicon river, IS miles from SUPERIOR
was destroyed by the forest fires.
A new whale backed steamer, the
Charles w. Wetmore, was launched at
West Superior.
A new building to cost 5000 will be
put up at the state fish hatchery at
Fitchburg
George Lee, convicted of assault upon
Hattie Maltby, of Beloit, in 1889, has
been pardoned
Burglars effected an entrance TO the
jewelry store of f. L. Copp at Madison
and carried off watches, jewelry and
diamonds valued at 80, 900.
ID. l.. Hardness, of Berlin, has been
appointed dairy and food commissioner
by Gov. Peck, vice II. C. Thorn.
Orrin Daniels pleaded guilty at APP
pleton to the charge of bigamy before
the county judge and was sentenced to
fifteen months at Waupun.
The killing of twelve glandered
horses on the farm of Thomas Hanlon
in Rock county has caused great un-
easiness among horse owners in that
section of the state.
John Hines, mate of the schooner
Annie Sherwood, was killed at Wash
burn by a spar striking him.
The W. C. II. U. of Wisconsin met in
eighteenth annual session at La Crosse
with about $50 delegates present
The jewelry store of Z. p. Copp at
Madison was entered by burglars, who
cleaned the safe of everything of value
ii contained. The loss was fully 81, 800
Albert Parsons, a runaway boy found
at Waukesha, proved to be a son of
MIS- Lucy dISOuSs lilt hlSh
priestess of anarchy"
While fishing from log at Marsh
field Christian, the 14-year-old son of
Andrew Weber slipped and fell in the
swift current and was drowned.
A S25, 900 depot will be put up at
Chippewa Falls by the Wisconsin Cen
trail Railroad Company.
At the close of the preliminary eX-
animation of Banker Mcdonald at
Chippewa Falls for assault with intent
to kill one f. J. Akey, Judge Condit re-
fused to hold him to the circuit court
for trial and find him 500 and costs for
simple assault.
A. b. Mcdonnell, the ex-mayor of
Chippewa Falls, charged with assault
upon E. ]. Akey, was fined 500 and
costs. This is the highest penalty the
law infiicts.
In a runaway at Madison Miss Bessie
Pinney, daughter of Supreme Court
Justice Elect Pinney, was killed, and
Miss Evans, of Platteville, seriously
hurt.
The village of Osseo, Trempealeau
county, was almost destroyed by fire.
The flames started from an explosion
of lamp at 4. dance and soon spread
throughout the town. The business
portion was wiped out and many resi-
! dences burned. The loss was $4,000
Mrs. Caroline Klauber, mother of NJ.
S. Klauber, prominent business man,
dropped dead of heart disease at Mad
ison. She was 20 years of age.
Frank Hartman, under arrest at
Juneau for the attempted wrecking of
the ST. Paul express train near Column
bus three weeks ago, has been held for
trial in bonds of $500.
During rain and hailstorm at Oar
lington hail stones inches in diameter
fell, breaking skylights and windows,
and great damage was done to growing
crops. Losses of cattle and hogs by
drowning were reported from the
country.
While driving across the Northwest
ern tracks at Reedsburg Henry Ludl1ins
was struck by train and killed. His
wife and son were injured.
The mill of the Patteu Paper Com
pany at Appleton was damaged by fire
to the extent of $1,000. Cornelius
Johnson and Henry Ryan, employees,
persisted in the flames.
The Northwestern Association, An
/ cient Order of United Workmen, in
session at Eau Claire, nominated the
following officers; President, Rockwell
j. Flint, of Menominee; secretary, l..
A. Clark. of Rice Lake; treasurer, j.
/ Tillinghast, of Bloomer.
White caps raided the residence of
F Lawrence Drier at Waterville, destroy
/ ing the windows and doing other dam
age.
Fire ragged all night in the lumber
( yard of the Menominee River Sash &
4 Door Company at Marinette, and de-
stroyed 1000, 600 feet of lumber. The
j loss was $40, 600; insurance, $4,000.
A warrant has been issued for John
/ KRUGER, of Ludington township. who is
charged with burning down saw
mill of his neighb Dor, Herman Gessner,
to avenge fancied wrongs. Both are
prominent citizens of that township.
Gessner is brother of the county
treasurer.