River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-24
The Sow. Cnndensed.

TO Belolt college after an absence OF
three years il Europe.
The Baptist. Congregational, Presby-
terrain and Methodist churches at
GAINESVILLE have organized union BIZ
BILE society.
John Buchovski, AN employee at
Weeds mill in Amigo, fell off a tram
way and broke his neck. He leaves "A
wife and several small children.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cowles celebrated
their sixty-seventh wedding ann iver-
sary at Beloit The aged couple were
in good health.
Victor T. Wagner and William Alden
were sentenced at Madison to five
years in the state prison for robbing
mail bags at Wauzeka-
Marie Knoeptfleva committed suicide
at Iron wood. She left wealthy par
ents in the east and became waitress
in restaurant to be near her lover.
Mcdonald Bros, extensive lumber
men and shipowners at La Crosse,
failed for $3.50, 600.
James Walker, former member of
the Milwaukee chamber of commerce,
died at the age of 65 years.
Hon. Philip Rassman, assemblyman
from Clark county. died in Chicago, as
the result of an operation performed
on a cancer in the stomach.
Christian Wilhelm, a German aged
about - years, committed suicide at
Depere by hanging himself. He leaves
a wife in Germany.
Thomas Kocher. a miser, died at
West Superior in squalor possessed of
s., 500 in cash and securities which
were found about his den.
Emil Anderson was thrown from a
logging train near the Cranberry river.
northwest of Bayfield,, and killed.
Fire at Dodgeville destroyed Ruder-
SORTS hotel, the offices of the Chronicle,
the Sun, the Eye and the Star, black
smith shop a paint shop and several
other buildings. Loss $40, 600.
f. Grosser. a man about 80 years of
age, committed suicide by hanging
himself in a barn at Milwaukee.
Mrs Lydia Urban, of Bloom City,
was sentenced to sixty days in the
house of correction for sending OBJ
scene letters through the mail to Eu-
gene Jones.
Fire completely Quilted the clothing
house of w. Morris e Co, at La Crosse.
Loss, $50, 900.
Joe Shelby, the heavy weight pugi-
list, who returned to West Supesior
safter his last fake with Pat Killen,
was shot during row. His assailant
was not known. The wound was not
serious
Charles Hyke found valise and coat
on the farm of Frank Salter, near
Colby. The valise was filled with
papers, contracts and blanks belong
ing to Sawyer &c Austin, of La Crosse.
1t was supposed the valise was stolen
from Abbottsford by somebody expect
ing 70 get money.
People of the Fox river valley were
preparing to celebrate the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the establishment of
first paper mill
Frank A. Lappen, who was badly
hurt III the Lima (O.) wreck on the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne e Chicago
railroad. is the head Of the furnishing
firm of Frank A. Lappen & Co, of
Milwaukee.
II he supreme court of Wisconsin has
affirmed a decision of the lower court
in favor of Ashland county, compelling
the Wisconsin Central raj way to pay
SO. 600 taxes on its property in the
county on which it claimed exemption.
Charles Phillips, of Salem, acciden-
tally shot his son Daniel, fatally
wounding him.
Three masked highwaymen held up
two young men in West Superior.
Only SIS was secured, but one of the
young me n succeeded in concealing SIS
which the robbers missed.
Rev. Father James Schwebaeh has
been appointed to the bishopric of La
Crosse.
The sale of the farm of E. C. Me-
Fetridge. near Milwaukee. to the Wis
consln Agricultural society for per-
manent fair grounds has been com
pleted. The price was $4,000.
George Hartman, prominent farm
err Nasonville, was instantly killed by
being thrown from a wagon by runa-
way.team.
Swan Olson, a Scandinavian, 55
wears old. was found dead in shanty
near Joe Wizards, about SO miles from
| HAYWARD. His death was caused by too
much alcohol
A Young woman named Nellie
Labourd. who occupied apartments
with Theo Rounds at a hotel in Chip
pewa Falls, died with every evidence
| of poisoning. The girls parents were
| supposed to live in Iowa Rounds was
recently pardoued from prison, where
| he was incarcerated for murder.