River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-10-06


Hattie Leslie, the champion female
pugiiist, died at Milwaukee
Mrs. John Mullon. Of Little Chute,
died from the effects of fall down a
stairway.
Raymond Phillips. the Marshfield
boy who disappeared on August s, has
been found alive and well.
Three BOYS Charles Sief, William
Dolquist and Alfred Dahl, from South
saltwater, was arrested at Hudson
while breaking into a freight car on
the Omaha road.
Louis Piel pioneer German resi-
dent. was stricken with apoplexy at
his home in Racine. He was y years
old and came to Pacine IN lS43.
Jacob koerner. boot and shoe mer-
chant in business at Watertown for
thirty years. died of Bright's disease.
He was IS years Of age and leaves
wife. one son and two daughters.
George Bates and Charles Johnson.
both colored, quarreled over game OF
cards at West Superior and Johnson
fatally stabbed Bates.
The stock ana franchise of the Bay
field, Lake Shore < Western railway
has been purchased by VI F. Dalrymple
for the bayfield, Harbor 4 Great West
ern railroad.
Ole Wall. foreman of the Freeman
mill at Vest Superior. was drowned
A fire in f. ". Schultz's furniture
store at Wstertown caused loss Of
$4,000
William Grust and Otto DominsLi,
two laborers walking on the track at
Appleton, we've killed by Chicago *
Northwestern passenger train.
Philip Vetter. German, from Mil
waul1ee, who had been farming in
Fremont county, Wyo.. for two years.
was found murdered in his cabin.
a barn belonging to farmer named
Thompson, a few miles west Of Two
Rivers, was struck bv lightning during
a storm and entirely consumed by fire
Hon. Gideon G. Tiixon died at In
Crosse after long ana wasting illness.
lie was one Of The oldest iumbermen ia
lhat section and leaves an estate of
million or more.
The first conference of the Wisconsin
missionaries of the American sunday
school union was held in Beloit
G. A. Fersden. Of the West Indies,
while in Appleton recently p ,rchased
Of Fred Hartman eight head of blOodad
Holstein cattle and shipped them 30
Jamaica.
Joe Wonder. the Evansville trotting
horse. until recently owned by David
johnson, has been sold TO Illinois rar
ties for s2.lOO.
Burglars entered the wholesale store
Of .Ioanues Bros, at Green Bay, and Sc
cured 500 in cash and fIiy-four gold
watches valued at $780,
By an explosion of a gasoline torch
at the slaughter house of Kuohne II os..
near Appleton. Albert BONNER, II
years old. was fatally burned.
The Methodist church at Two Rivers
was damaged to considerable extent
by storm.
Two children, and years Old. Of
John Lane. of Ettrick, TremPealeau
county, We're probably fatally injured
BY an ugly sheep.
Mrs. Samuel Thurirger, wife of
pre- lninent merchant 1t Madison. was
found drowned in Lake Mendoza She
had been mental V derangel for several
months.
Elections were held at Oconto, Anti
20, Whitewater and Boscobel to decide
whether the saloon license should be
500 or 300. In all the friends of the
higher figure were victorious.
J. Baldwin, of the town of Colby,
aged -. killed bear. After wound
ing the animal ne seized stout club
and succeeded in killing it. only receiv-
ing few scratches On the leg
The capital of the Russell Miller
Milling Company at West Superior has
been increased from 100000 to $780,
oO0. The milling capacity was in
creased to 5000 barrels per day.
Clarence Shepard, an old-time hard
ware merchant of Milwaukee. died sud
1enly os heart disease in New York,
just after he had landed from the
steamer City Of Paris. He was s. years
IF age.
August Ruchti, aged L years. son Of
Chris Buchti. farmer living near
Boscobei, was instantly killed by
lightning. He was in the barn, which
was struck and destroyed.
Charles Hammer. farmer living l.
miles west of Summit Lake. was fatal
" shot by Hugo Plessner as the result
Of "A quarrel over a division line be-
tween their land.
Sophia NJ Bryant Converse has Sc
cured a divorce from her husband, Ben
iamin Converse. at Eau Claire Mrs
Converse is a cousin % william Cullen
Bryant. and has herself Published some
poems.
The barn on the farm Of John Wares.
near Waupaca, was burned with it.
contents Loss. sa,53J; Insurance. ST.
500
Ms. \. /. Davis, wife Of a prominent
;itizen of Spokane Falls, Wash. died at
he home Of her mother, Mrs. Liseomb.
in New Richmond.
Some time ago VIM. Bennett made
,ome defamatory remarks at Galesville
lbOut Mrs. f. l. Huffman. i suit wa.
oroaghf against him. but it was finally
agreed to drop the case when Bennett
signed paper stating that the remarks
made were entirely untrue and made
While ne did not know what be = a.
laying.