River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-03

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Stanley has l40 active members.
The mutilated body of Dennis Nc
Cue, wealthy farmer, was found in
the river at Racine.
John Heinz, % years old, committed
suicide at Appleton by shooting him
self. Insanity brought on by financial
losses was the cause.
The fine family horse, harness and
carriage of Samuel McDermid, resi-
dent of Hudson, was taken by some un-
known parties.
S. j. NJ. Putnam, for twelve years
steward at the state hospital at Madi-
son, died in GAINESVILLE, aged II years
monument TO Chippewa county's
dead soldiers will shortly be built and
placed in courthouse square at Chippe-
wa Falls.
William c. Pease, whose name is
prominently connected with the early
history of Wisconsin, died at Otsego,
aged 50 years.
Lewis Jeness was accidentally killed
in a sawmill at Chippewa Falls.
A 6-year-old son of John Stiles, of
River Falls. was killed by being thrown
from a wagon during a runaway.
Burglars broke into the Chicago &c
Northwestern railway depot at James
number of tickets.
Trees were uprooted and buildings
moved on their foundations near Boyd
by cyclone.
J. r. Bleasdale local feed dealer
at GAINESVILLE, was robbed of 5000 by a
clerk, A. W. Raboss.
A son of Mrs Martha Luderer, living
in the town of Beaver, was accidentally
fatally shot by an older brother while
hunting.
George Frissel and E. Estabrook, his
grandson. were both drowned while
fishing in Beaver Dam lake, near Cum
berland.
William Mccain became intoxicated
and went to sleep on a railway track
at Watertown and passing train killed
him.
The house of Louis Chaput at Clear
Creek was struck by lightning and set
on fire. All the inmates were rendered
insensible by the shock, but recovered
in time to extinguish the flames.
At Chippewa Falls the millinery firm
of Foster & Andrews made an assign
ment to William III. Stoddard. Dull
trade was the cause. The Liabilities and
assets were about equal
The Willxin Manufacturing Com
pany. makers of sawmill and general
milling machinery in Milwaukee.
made an assignment to John Barth,
whose bond was fixed at S40J, 900.
An eel 81 inches in length and weigh
ing about five pounds was captured by
Peter Gagnor, Jr., of Two Rivers,
while fishing up the Micbicott river.
This is the first eel ever captured in
this neighborhood.
John Anderson, a saloon keeper at
Eau Claire, was found dead in bed.
He was an old resident. he had no
relations there.
John Bowen an old settler OF the
town of Mitchell, committed suicide
He took poison. but that failing TO take
effect he hanged himself. He was 20
wears of age. No cause was given for
his action.
DIR. Herbert L. Flint of Chicago, was
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vile for assault. Flint claims to be a
mesmerist, and committed the assault
on a man who said he had been hired
by the doctor as subject.
At viroqua, the case against Frank
Cary the Minneapolis man charged
with the murder of the Drake family,
was nollied. No evidence was found
against him
Alverius Gilbert. of New Berlin.
hanged himself in his barn. Mr.. Gil
bert had served two years in the state
legislature. His mind had been af-
feeted for some time. He was 65 years
old
waiter-girl at the Portage house IN
Ashland had a narrow escape from be-
ing burned alive in bed. She was
smoking cigarette and fell asleep and
her clothes caught fire. She was badly
burned and might die