River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-04-07
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committed suicide by taking prussic
acid. No cause was assigned. Haskell
was SO years old and unmarried
Ole Brown, a workman at the York
iron works. accidentally stepped into a
puddle of molten iron and one leg was
so fearfully burned that amputation
was necessary.
The board of control of the State
Firemen's association met at jefferson
and decided to hold the next tourna-
inent at jefferson on June Z, S and Q.
The thirty-sixth anniversary OF Bay
fields founding was celebrated in big
shape.
A letter was received from Default
ing County Clerk Al Williams, eff Bay
field county, dated at Central America
H. L. Palmer, of Neil sviliA, who
pounded his wife and mother-in-law
with a chair, was fined $50 and costs.
In the murder trial at Green Bay of
Matthias Van Laanan a verdict of dis
agreement was brought in by the jury.
William Ii. Smith, president OF the
Smith Manufacturing Company, died in
La Crosse aged 80. He came to that
city from New York in 1861.
Flames in the building of the Berger
Bedding Company at Milwaukee did
$4,000 damage.
A large watch manufacturing COM
pany Incorporated at Ashland to manu-
facture cheap watches to retail at 81, to
be sold as worlds fair souvenirs.
Mrs. Margaret Curley, of Emmett, the
oldest resident in Chippewa county,
died of general debility, aged 100 years.
Theodore Amundson. a young man
from Wesby who had just arrived from
the woods, was killed by a Northwest
ern way freight near La Crosse.
The Christian Endeavor society of
north central Wisconsin held its second
annual session at Marshfield.
Mrs. Jonah Phillips, a farmers wife
near Viroqua, was terribly burned by
her clothes igniting. She may recover,
but will be frightfully SCARED.
win Anderson (coloredl, charged
with intent to murder, was acquitted in
the municipal court at Ashland.
Jessie Osgood was probably fatally
shot at her home in Milwaukee by an
unknown man. After firing at the
woman the would-be murderer com
mitted suicide.
Michael Lynch and his wife died sud
denly and within few hours of each
other in Milwaukee. Mr.. Lynch was
% years old and his wife was IS.
The body of Chester Graves, who
drowned himself last fail while suffer
Of faa
was found floating in the river at Green
Bay.
Two cases of leprosy were found in
the vicinity of Hammond. One, Mrs.
Jennie Harris, of the town of Pleasant
Valley. the other Ole St Jern, OF the
town of Baldwin. Both are Scandi-
navians. This makes six cases st.
Croix county has had, two of whom
have died of the disease.
James w. Moore, of Madison, was
sent to prison for three years. lie is
Il years old, an orphan, and his crime
was assault on a girl but s years old
Charles D. Goodwin, captain of the
Beloit division of the uniformed rank,
knights of Pythias, is dead.
The Duplex Windmill Company of
Brooklyn will move to South Superior,
employ 100 men and build thirty tene-
ment houses.
The late frost has been very injuri-
Gus to clover meadows and pastures in
Wisconsin, also winter grain. Many
fields of clover have been killed and
others partly.
A coffin factory owned by George
Linbenbern, of Fort Howard, was con-
sumed by fire. Loss, $4,000, with no in
surance.
Mrs. J. /. Case. of Racine, has con-
tracted with parties from indianapolis
for the erection OF a handsome mau9o-
leum in Mound cemetery to receive the
remains of the late jerome ]. Case. The
cost will be Sis, 900 to $4,000.
John herman chopped down tree
at Appleton which fell upon his three
children. One was instantly crushed to
death and another was badly cut, man
eled and bruised. The third child ell
caDed with slight bruises