River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-10-22
The News Condensed.

Ole Anderson. Sturgeon Bay sailor
fell from a vessel and was drowned
The residence of Mrs. A. VI. De Ford
at Appleton was burned, destroying al
belonging to her.
Harvey Fogo, of Fancy Creek Rich
land county, had thirty-one sheep killed
by dogs
Fl. w. Mansfield. the defaulting post
master of Custer. was sentenced to sir
months in the state prison.
Burglars entered five places al
Franksville, and secured $500. In
Caledonia they secured about $3.50
John f. Armitage, of Milwaukee. has
been appointed as treasurer of the Ma
tional soldiers home there to succeed
Gen. +. c. Moore, resigned.
Miss Florence Moulter, of GAINESVILLE,
broke her arm while roller skating.
The corner stone of a Young Mems
Christian association building was laid
in Fort Howard.
In South Fort Howard the livery
barn of NJ. Sellers, together with seven
valuable horses and a dozen carriages,
was destroyed by fire.
+. d. Holton, of Milwaukee, has do
mated property worth $1,000 to the
Milwaukee female college.
Mrs. Jane Germany died in Deloit,
aged 90 years.
Anton Hoersch. who killed Frank
Koehn, neighbor at Harrison, August
II last, was found guilty of murder
A new trial would be sought for
Frank Hartman, the burglar who
was shot September % while robbing
a store in Eau Claire, died at the Sis
ters' hospital
Switchman William Coulter was
killed in the Northern Pacific yards at
West Superior while coupling. Coulter
was 80 years of age and married.
Burglars blew open the safe OF the
burlington depot at Cassville and Sc
cured valuable booty.
The people of West Superior claim
that the new factory Of the Walter A.
Wood Harvester Company viii be To-
Gated there.
John II. Phillips. the wealthy farmer
of the town of New Berlin VINO was
convicted of arson several months ago
has been granted an arrest of iudg-
ment which practically sets him free
Rev Father L. A. Kelly, pastor of
st Patrick's church at Eau Claire. died
at the age of 30 years, after long i'll.
ness.
Rev. I. A. Kelly. pastor of st
Patrick's Catholic church at Eau Claire,
died at the age of 20 years. His con-
gregation had raised a purse to send
him to Ireland to see his parents and
for his health.
Alexander {. Virgins. a well-to-do
farmer and stock raiser of the town of
Center, died at the age of % years. He
had resided in Rock county forty years.
,ast his first presidential vote for John
Quincy Adams. and distinctly remem-
bered the death of Washington
The nine banks in West Superior
nave agreed on a maximum rate of >
per cent. interest TO be paid ON city
funds.
w. G.. French. of Ashland, now serv-
ng life sentence for the murder of
lis brother-in-law, has been refused a
lew trial by Judge Parish.
George f. Dewey, of Dixon, Ill, has
bought the Higbee house at Fort At
Sinson.
The citizens of Eau Claire. il is said.
viii take steps to prosecute William
Telge for attempted murder. despite |
he fact that his victim or her mother /
viii n appear against him.
In a fight at Union Grove James /
5uffton was kicked and pounded so /
BADLY that he would probably die, and /
William Pferdesteller was stabbed in /
he abdomen.
Mrs Oscar AlbertSOn. of Fort Atkin-
on. IS years old and six months a wife,
hot herself fatally in the head with
cuicidal intent. She was respondent
I being separated from her mother.
Mike Fila. a notorious desperate
rho killed his brother some time ago
nd was afterward sentenced to four
ears in prison and escaped six months
go, was recaptured at Independence
= Sheriff AIcKeith and posse.
The Wisconsin Lumber Company at
hippewa Falls sold 5000 acres of pine
] Sawyer county 70 Fred Weyerhauser
nd the Mississippi River Lumber
onpany for 5000, 600.
Extradition papers have been issued
,r George w. Post, a notorious con-
dence man under arrest at Madison.
e was wanted at Albany, N Y. for
man named Peck out of
10. 900.
The bodies of the three men who
ere drowned off Madeline island have
zen recovered Nelson and Peterson
ere both married and had homes at !
Tashburn with families Anderson !
as prominent citizen OF the island