River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-11-19
The Nnms Condensed.

The News Condensed
The Ceresco Touring mills at Mil
waulSee were burned. Loss. So, 600;
insurance, $1,000
For the attempted murder of his SON
in-law, George Hill, Judge Bundy, of
Alma, sentenced w. A. KEGS to one year
in the state prison.
A special freight train of fourteen
cars laden with beer left Milwaukee
for San Francisco, Cal
W. o. Lamb, prominent young cit
izen of Ashland, died at Pueblo, n. NJ,
where he had gone for his health.
A fire at Holy Cross, which originat-
ed in the cheese factory of Jacob Mer-
ties, caused loss of $751; with an
insurance of S., 500.
William Caswell, a former resident
of Eau Claire. was thrown from his
horse and killed at his home near
Knoxville, Tenn.
Robbers entered the store of C. A. 5.
Jolander at Holman. killed a watch
dog and blew open the safe. The
amount of money secured was small.
Fire at Neillsville destroyed $4,000
worth of property.
Mr. and Mrs W. L. Dudley, of West
Salem. celebrated their fftieth we'd
ding anniversary.
The Eagle mills, owned by C. w.
Read & Co., of Marinette. which were
destroyed by fire, will be rebuilt at
once.
A burglar entered the sleeping apart.
= l. IN, lra hot aT
at Shullsburg and relieved him of $40.
Spontaneous com bustion accounts for
the loss of 90, 900 tons of slack burned
on the docks at West Superior.
V. G. Muggley, the Milwaukee law
yer murderer, occupies cell No. 10 at
Waupun and was engaged in shop 5
staining and making uppers of shoes.
Warren Clark, a politician prominent
in democratic circles of southern Wis
consin, died at his home in South
Wayne of pneumonia
Platteville is to have a First national
bank with a capital of $50, 600.
DR. Charles n. Palmer. the Raymond
physician who pleaded guilty to
burglary, was sentenced to one year
in the state penitentiary. DR. Palmer
is about 10 years of age.
The Lumbermen's planiEgmill at
Milwaukee was damaged by fire to the
extent of $500
Fire at Chippewa Falls destroyed the
house of Oliver S innette. Loss, g, 900;
insurance. S1,SOO.
jay Sitter, who left Beloit TO avoid
trial on two charges of selling liquor, re-
turned and pleaded guilty and was
fined $50.
Oscar Olson. aged 10 years, was
killed in a runaway accident at Brod-
head.
The dedicatory services of the new
Underwood observatory attached to
Lawrence university at Appleton took
place in the Methodist church.
w. H. Gray, farmer living near
Colby, while going into the woods to
set springgun, ran into gun which,
it was claimed, was set by Nelso Meyer,
and was killed.
The Waupaca Star Touring mill
owned by w c. Lord was burned.
defective chimney. Total loss, $4,000;
insurance, 81, 900.
Two weeks ago John McMullen and
Catherine McNab were married at APP
pie ton and left for California on their
wedding trip telegram has been re-
ceived announcing the death OF Mr..
Mem ullen.
1t is estimated that there are now
about 5000 men in camp in me Chip
pewa pineries, as fully 800 camps have
been or are being established on the
Chippewa and its tributaries.
John knight, of Beloit, recently had
an iron splinter driven through his eye.
Chicago physicians removed it, draw
ing it out through the back of his eye
without impairipg his sight
William Feige, who few weeks ago
shot and wounded his sweetheart,
Annie LEM, and then tried to kin him
self in the same manner, was sentenced
at Eau Claire to the reform school for
three years.
Hugh Price closed a large lum Der
deal with Col J. H. Knight at Ashland
to fulfill which he is to deliver 5000,
600 feet of pine logs in Chaquamegon
bay for Ashland's mills next season.
DR.. Isaac Lea Nicholson. fifth bishop
of the diocese of Milwaukee, was for
rna1ly enthroned at All Saints cathe-
dral.
L. NJ. Follett. jeweler of Mansfield,
while camping on the banks OF the
Euplaine river, 5 miles from the
city, made a discovery of pearls in
clam shells He secured forty-eight
pearls. An expert in Mansfield exam
ined the find and pronounced the lot
worth $500.