River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-14

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Appleton to be known as the Appleton
Humane society.
A man named Dunn was held up by
thieves at Ashland and relieved of
gold watch and $3.50.
Mrs. Motif, aged 65 years, hanged
herself in a stable on the farm of Mrs
Arquette few miles west of Monticello.
Mrs. Belle Cleland, nee Dearborn,
prominent in society circles, died very
suddenly at GAINESVILLE of pneumonia.
Robert Mealey, aged IS years. died
at Maiden Rock apparently of old age.
lie was born in Ireland in 1905.
While working in a logging camp a
few miles north of RhinelaDder Albert
Olson was killed by falling tree.
The Presbyterian church society at
Oconto have completed their new
church building at a cost of $50, goo.
Capt. Cornelius Wheeler of Wash
ington. is the new governor of the Sol
diers' home at Milwaukee, in place of
Col. John L. Hathaway, deceased.
John Reidner. a wealthy farmer of
the town of Edison, Chippewa county,
was adjudged insane.
Burglars entered the German bank
at Sheboygan Falls and dynamited the
vault A man appeared with a light
Just as the robbers were in sight of
their booty, and they took hasty flight
with only 500 in change.
For the first time in the history of
Green Bay a vessel arrived on Decem-
Der 81.
The farmers of Sevastopol. Door
county, intend to start starch factory
in that town.
At West Superior Andrew Thompson
was found dead in bed. 1t was doubt
less case of suicide by poison.
Silas Clemens. a former resident of
Monterey. Waukesha county, died at
Media, Kan, aged 20 years.
A little daughter of Mrs. Huffman
was burned to death at Ashland by her
clothing cath.ng fire from a stove.
H. J. A. Schaefer, dealer in cloth
ing at Eau Claire made an assignment
to Charles Il Swift. Assets, So, 500; liza
bilities, about the same.
Frank Clark. claiming to hail from
Minneapolis, was convicted of grand
larceny at Chippewa Falls and SEN
fenced to the states prison at Waupun
for one year
Thieves raided Franklin Dicks
slaughter house at Eau Claire, and car
ried off seven dressed beeves and lot
of hides
Charles Purdy. who mysteriously dis
appeared from Superior a few years
ago, died at South Bend, Wash, re-
Gently.
Clause Cartel was killed by falling
tree near Wausau. He leaves a wife
and seven children in poor circum-
stances.
Definite information has been re-
ceived at Washburn that the Chicago,
St Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha rail
way will put in another large coal
dock there this winter
Wisconsin Jersey cattle breeders are
making preparations for fine worlds
fair display.
A gale from the northwest, travelling
at the rate of 50 miles an hour, did con-
siderable damage to the shipping along
the docks in Milwaukee
Jacob Mueller, Milwaukee shoe
maker aged 81 years. committed suicide
by shooting himself. He had been
drinking.
The general store of a. r. Wigasou
at Concord was burned with its con-
tents, including all mail matter in the
post office. which was kept in the store.
Loss, $1,000
John Smith. foreman Of the Water
works Company at Washburn. and his
wife narrowly escaped death by as
phyXiation.
Gilbert Moon, Dan Scannon, Ernest
Fish and Gorton White, four Eau Claire
men charged with hunting deer with
dogs in Taylor county, were found
guilty at Medford. and fined $50 and
costs.
Edwin Fairchild. of Sheboygan,
Wis, shot his stepdaughter, Arlisle
johnson, and then turned the revolver
on himself and was instantly killed.
The girl would probably live. The
tragedy was the result of family jar.
Local antitrust rectifers state that
a large antitrust distillery is to be To-
Gated in Milwaukee, and that the ma
chinery for the plant has been pur-
chased.
H. NJ. Waldo, landlord at the Park
house in GAINESVILLE, is dead. He was
a commercial traveller in Wisconsin for
twenty years and was well known
throughout the state. s-ss
A man working in Best & Bontin's
logging camp near bayfield, by the
name of Louis Neveaux was killed by
falling log. A halfbreed named Pete
La Mour was also killed by falling
log while he was at work on the log
deck at Dan Bests camp.