River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-28
The News ,,onaensed.


The News Condensed.
The Northwestern Veterans assoeia.
ton will meet in Ashland, August Is.
George johnson, a resident of Eau
Claire, was killed by the bursting of a
cannon at Helena, Mont
The Kitto club, composed of persons
treated successfully for the liquor
habit, has been organized at Racine. II
has membership of fifty.
Thomas Patten, of the Patten Paper
Company at Appleton, died suddenly at
Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyo
Hannah Whitaker died at st. Mary's
hospital, Milwaukee. aged 100 years.
The corner stone of the North Wis
consin academy at Ashland was laid
with appropriate ceremonies.
A woman named Krumz living in the
town of Sullivan, committed suicide by
taking paris green. No cause was
ascribed for the deed.
Hernbert Krucorsky, of Milwaukee,
died suddenly from sunstroke in the
St Paul railroad gravel pit at Roekton.
Joseph King, a resident of Sevastpol,
Door county, died suddenly at Ford
River, Mich.
1t has been decided by the directors
of the Millers' Mutual Insurance Com
pany, of Depere, to retire from bust
ness, and the affairs of the company
were being wound up.
Ice cream nearly caused the death of
seven people. The cream was eaten at
Mrs. Grants home, where the party
were taking tea. 1t was thought all
would recover.
The total number of children of school
age in Beloit is 2,054.
William Meyer, aged As, died at APP
pleton of sunstrolxe. He leaves a wife
and several children.
Mrs. Andrew Sahlberg while insane
drowned her 6-months-old babe in bar
rel of water at Ashland.
The Stoughton Milling Company's
flour mill at Madison was destroyed by
fire, the loss being $4,000.
The Northwestern Farmers Elevator
Company of Grand Forks, n. D., will
build 500, 900 bushel elevator at SUI
perior.
Thomas Herman, mechanic at Ra-
cine, quarreled with his wife and then
went into his cellar and hanged him
self.
Capt b. A. Anderson of the schooner
Irish. fell overheard at Milwaukee. He
was rescued, but died soon after reach
ing the hospital. He was so years old.
Henry Teurpfel, of Manitowoc, was
drowned in Sturgeon lake.
Emile Burmann, of Green Bay, who
would have been ten years of age the
next day. was struck by lightning and
instantly killed.
Mrs. Katherine Ally was run over
by an electric car at Milwaukee and
killed. She was 2s years old and leaves
two children.
Vale ntine Konrad, a young man of
Russell, committed suicide by hanging
himself to tree on his fathers farm.
He was &c years of age. Dependency
was the cause.
Frank Heinz, a blacksmith, while
lacing belt at La Crosse, caught his
clothes in the machinery and was
thrown around the shaft several times,
breaking his back, one leg and an arm.
He died in an hour.
The physicians and lawyers of Beloit
played game of baseball in the pres
ence of about 1000 people. The doc
tors won the game by score of 26 to
10.
The mother of Henry Cenlin, a men,
Der of the town board, was found
drowned in the lake near her residence
in Bayfield,. II was supposed she com
United suicide, as she had been out of
her mind.
]. II. Jones grocery at GAINESVILLE
was closed on attachment proceedings
on a claim of 81, 200 by Archie Reid,
and J. b. Bennett & Co, dealers in
dry goods, were also closed on chattel
mortgage proceedings
A coroner's jury at Ashland has de-
cided that the killing of William Me-
Mahon at Fifield by Ed Young was JUS
tifiable.
Lumber rates from Eau Claire to
Missouri river points have been reduced
by the St Paul road from 81 to IS
cents per 100 pounds in compliance
with the interstate commerce commits
sion's order.
Fire partially destroyed z. Shoen's
livery barn at Sheboygan and seven
horses persisted in the flames A fine
outfit of harness, buggies and car
riages was also reduced 10 ashes. The
loss was s1.sOO.
Charles Sehenn, of Black River Falls.
20.
month in the county Jail for selling
liquor to Indians.
Miss Elizabeth Plankinton, daughter
of the late John PlankiDton, will erect
and furnish home for working girls
in Milwaukee, which will be in charge
of the Woman's Christian Friendly so
ciety.
Henry Steubing, an Altoona farmer,
was digging a well. He was down 40
feet when it caved in. The boards and
timber made a vacuum and he remained
alive for seven hours until relieved by
his brother-in-law.
Jonathan Harold, an old pioneer,
was instantly killed by a passenger
train at Wilson. Deceased came to that
section thirty years ago and was IS
years old.
Upon pleading guilty before Judge
Sloan TO the defalcation of $4,000 Of
the city's funds judgment was suspend
ed upon ex-Librarian Linderfelt, of Mil
waukee.
The livery and boarding stable OF
Richard Beers in Milwaukee was de-
stroyed by fire. Sixty fine carriage
horses persisted and fifty buggies, seven
carriages and seven chariotees were
burned together with fifty stored cut
tars and double sleighs- Loss, $50, 0co'