River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-09-29
The News Uondensed.

Fulton Bros. warehouse and storage
rooms at West Superior were damaged
by fire to the extent of $50. 900.
Negotiations were concluded for the
erection at West Superior of $50, O0s
Catholic hospital by the order of thu
landmarks of Jesus Christ.
domestic named Hattie Skinner
was arrested charged with the larceny
of Sl6O from the house of James Hayes,
of the town of Washington, where she
was employed.
Crops in Chippewa county are turn
ing out surprisingly well. ThreshinR
mas progressed far enough to assure an
average of thirty-fve bushels of wheat
per acre and fifty-five of oats.
William Irwin, a well-known farmer
Of Hurricane, Grant county, recently
sold 1000 pounds of fine wool.
A census bulletin gives the state
population of 1856. $50, of which 1.167,-
jSi are natives, 519,199 are foreigners,
and 6, 4O7 are colored.
OHenry Hammond was killed by
train at GAINESVILLE.
Peter Williams, a farmer of Mount
Prairie, was kicked in the stomach by
horse an6 died from its effects.
The American Express Company has
absorbed the interests of the United
States Express Company, along the
line of the Milwaukee. Lake Shore 81
Western railroad.
The dry dock of the American steel
barge works at West Superior was
.ested and found to operate perfectly.
1t is nearly 500 feet long, and said TO
be the largest in America.
The University of Wisconsin reopened
at Madison with the promise of 1900
students, including all departments.
Caspar Henecl1e. one of the best
known German residents of Milwau-
zee, died at his home in that city. He
leaves wife and six children.
The starch company at Black River
Falls calls for 100, 900 bushels of po-
tatoes.
A. j. Owen. an engineer dropped
dead in the cab of his engine at West
Superior.
Henry Blair, alias Heden, notorious
crook who has served several terms in
the penitentiaries of Illinois and Mis-
souri, for burglary, was arrested at Mil
waukee for a similar offense-
The Catholics of the diocese of Green
Bay will build an orphan asylum on
the Shaylor farm at DE Pere, the cost
TO be about S20.0
Charles Knudson, at one time farmer
near Two Rivers, is now Texas ranch
man owning 5000 sheep.
Three of the men charged with riot
during the recent strike at Rhinelander
were found guilty and sentenced to six
months Imprisonment in the county
Jail
James Lockaye and Ruth Hamilton.
who took the parts of Silox and Mrs.
Dunn in Abbott & Teal's ''Niobe"
company, were married at West SUI
perior Immediately after a performances.
Fire in the Wisconsin block at West
Superior caused a $1,000 loss. The
greater part of the damage was in the
stock of the Columbia Clothing Com
pany.
The State Agricultural society at its
annual meeting in Milwaukee voted
down a resolution to increase the life
the old board of officers were reelected.
The father and mother of Arthur
Boggs, foreman in the veneer factory
at Marshfield, arrived in that city, COM
ing by team from Alliance, o.. dis
lance of 600 miles. They made the trip
in thirty-two days.
Mrs. John Morris, of Embarrass, has
curiosity in the form of cat born
deaf and dumb, and with only two toes
on each foot.
George Weeden. one of Racine's most
popular young railroad men, was killed
in the railway yards at Green River,
Wyo.
Three thousand men were idle al
Marinette on account of the strike in
the lumber mills there.
The scaffolding of the span of the
terminal and belt line bridge across
the St. Louis river at West Superior
was torn away by tug and the whole
bridge fell, causing loss OF $1,000
A. Nolop, of Curran, jackson county.
has curiosity in the shape of eucuH-
Der g feet and s inches in length, hav-
ing the appearance of green snake
lying IN coll.
Auyust Lienan, of Forestville, found
a nest of pine snakes in an old straw
stack. There were forty-two reptiles
from 4 to feet in length. and about
fifty young ones which had not yet
reached maturity.
William Braasch, 17-year-old boy.
was instantly killed at the factory OF
the Grubb Sash & Door Compa IN MIL
waukee by several heavy car doors fall
ing on him. Henry Hanse. the fore
man, was seriously injured