River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-12-15
The News condensed.

famine for the first time in the history
of the place.
C. P. Pillsbury is to build 10, O0o-
barrel daily capacity flour mill at Supe-
rior. The mill will be the largest in the
world.
Patrick F. Finn, proprietor of the
Farmers Exchange grocery in Hudson,
arrested for bigamy, pleaded guilty.
West Superior officials are charged
with receiving money from the gam
bling contingent as payment for pro-
lection.
Andrew Haagenstad. a Norwegian,
so years old, was knocked from the Chi
cago & Northwestern track near Lon
don and fatally hurt.
c. q. Walker, aged SO years, a native
of Wisconsin, was shot and killed at
Sunnyside. Cal, by an unknown per-
son.
Fred Marsh. one of the most danger
Gus counterfeiters in the country, was
arrested in Milwaukee. lie will be
taken TO San Francisco. where he is
much wanted.
Miss Kate Doherty, of Berlin. gradu-
tie of the Wisconsin training school
for nurses, goes to Leavenworth, Kan,
to serve as head nurse in the Soldiers
Home hospital.
George White, an old and respected
resident of Ashland, dropped dead from
heart trouble. He had been engaged
IN the lumber business for twenty
years
Nick Elm ere, farmer of New
Glarus township, was killed in runa-
way.
News of an iron discovery in Doug
lass county, near Gordon, has just
leaked out.
Indictments have been returned by
the grand jury against all of the Beloit
saloon keepers
James O'Rourke, living at GAINESVILLE.
lost three fingers in the draw machine
in a shoe factory in which he is en-
ployed.
The annual reunion OF the Twentieth
Wisconsin volunteers was held at
WATERFOWL.
Domestic trouble caused Charles Be
han, farmer living near Amigo, to
blow out his brains.
Sheriff J. b. Kennedy, of West Su-
perior, has secured verdict of $1,000
against the Superior Terminal Com
pany for personal damages.
Luther T. Howard, one of the oldest
persons of the town of Wauwatosa,
died at his home at the age of Sc. He
came 10 this state in the '30's.
At Beloit occurred the death of Dem
mis- Garrigan, at the age of 62. He had
been resident of the city for forty
years
GAINESVILLE has secured two new in
dustries, shelf factory ana foundry,
both to be moved from Springfield, o.
Three new banks with an az yregate
capital of 81, 400, 600 have opened their
doors in Milwaukee-the Wisconsin
national bank, the Central national
bank and the GermanAmerican bank.
During his stay in Milwaukee Henry
Willard let slip the information that
Prince Bismarck is a stakeholder in
the Milwaukee street railway system
| to the extent of 200, 600 marks, or $50
900.
A. J. Cowles aged 92 years, a resi-
dent of Beloit nearly forty years, died
while sitting in his chair. He and his
wife recently celebrated the sixty-sev-
enth anniversary of their marriage.
Mrs. CowleS died few months ago.
Coroner Holiday held an inquest
over the body of a male child found by
the roadside in the town of Beaver. De-
velopments show the child to have been
strangled and the skull broken.
A man named Lee. of Winona, Mimi,
while stealing ride ON the south
bound freight on the c. Il. & y. road
fell between the cars near DeSoto and
was killed.
The remains of Heinrich Scheimau
were found hanging in a barn near
Milwaukee. II was evident the mar
had been dead for some time, as Il e
body was badly decomposed AMI had
been eaten by rats.
At Waunakee the vestibuled ST. Paul
Chicago train on the Northwestern
/ road struck a carriage driven by James
I O'Malley, killing the latter and the two
/ horses and smashing the vehicles
! w. II. Mccain, adjudged insane
while waiting trial for murder at West
1 Superior, was committed TO the state
/ asylum. In the event of recovering his
1 reason he will be put on trial.
NJ. C. Ring. of Wisconsin, has been
/ appointed special statistical agent OF
/ the department of agriculture in Lon
don. England, succeeding E. ]. Moffat,
who has held the position for the last
1 ten years
Two GAINESVILLE sluggers got up an
Impromptu Sight on the street No adj
mission fee was charged. but the prin-
cipals paid the city Sl2.60 each for their
fun.
An accident occurred at Sturgeon
Bay which nearly resulted in the
drowning of eight persons. but all sue
ceeded in getting out but one The
parties were skating and broke through
the ice.
Burglars entered the American Ex-
press Company's Office at Palmyra and
! ecured s103 in cash. money pack
age containing $500 had been re
moved from he safe by the station
agent the same evening.