River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-17

George Dashner, in saloon row at
Bayfield, bit off Mike McQuade's ear.
William Baur's store at Milwaukee
was burned. Loss, S25, 900; insurance
about S12, 900.
A branch of the League of Amer
lean Wheelmen has been organized at
GAINESVILLE.
Burglars broke into Hammond's
shooting gallery at Eau Claire and Sc
cured twelve watches.
The fish hatchery at the Pike farm
near Bayf I'D has received so, 900 fry
from the brake farm near st. Paul
Three Il. were stabbed. one prob
ably fatally, b., a man named William
Shortheim, at Stratford, in an ARRAY.
d. c. Ward, prominent citizen of
GAINESVILLE, dropped dead Deceased
leaves a wife and four children.
Gus Peterson, painter, employed at
Ashland, committed suicide by throw
ing himself under the cars.
Oswald Jensen son of Christian p.
Jensen, of Racine, was drowned
while cutting ice.
Articles of incorporation of the Chi
eago, Lake Geneva & Northwestern
railroad, with a capital of 50, o0O, 600,
were filed at Madison.
Emil Barthel, section foreman, has
been found responsible by the coro-
ner's jury for recent collision at Mil
waukee. He left a switch open.
Milwaukee gambling houses have
been closed by the authorities.
Jesse Free, of Newcastle, has sued
Hank Free for S25, 900 on the charge of
alternating his wife's affections.
The " Nj. c. A., of La Crosse, will
erect new association building the
coming summer to cost 100000.
The Northwestern Wisconsin Teach
ers' association will hold convention
at Chippewa Falls April 1 and ?.
The council of administration of the
Wisconsin G.. A. r. has decided that
Madison's post is the oldest in the
state. Berlin post had been claiming
that honor.
An old man named Baldwin, an in
mate of the county poorhouse at Jul
neau, from Chester, was struck by an
engine while walking on the railroad
track. receiving injuries that resulted
fatally.
Archibald Harris, aged about % years
and married. attempted suicide at
Spencer by shooting himself through
the right lung with a revolver He
would recover. Domestic troubles were
the cause.
The Minnesota house, farmers no.
Tel at La Crosse, was burned, and
Peter Herden, the owner, persisted in
the flames.
The body of man was found in the
ice near the wagon bridge at "a Crosse.
Letters on his person bore the name of
Robert Mcneil. Kendall, Wis.
George S. Hall, manufacturer of
barb wire spools at Oeonto. has closed
his establishment His liabilities were
estimated at $50. 900 and assets at S1l3.
Charles Marcellus. of Parkfield, died
of injuries received from a moving
train. Both legs We're taken entirely
off. and his body horribly mangled.
The sheriff took possession of the Of
fee and factory of the Wisconsin Lum-
Der and Manufacturing Company at
La Crosse ON a claim in favor of Il. Il.
Healv amounting to nearly $4,000.
Charley Colbeth, who skipped his
bail bond eighteen months ago, was
captured in Brainerd. Mimi, and re-
turned to Hudson. He was arrested
for stealing wheat.
James Phillips, prominent farmer
of Yorkville, was instantly killed at
Union Grove by a freight train. He
attempted to crawl under the train,
was caught and his head completely
severed from the body.