River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-10-27

The post office at West Bend has been
made presidential Office.
Judge G. X Lord, one of the Oldest
residents of La Crosse and a pioneer
of Wisconsin, died at the age of 81
years.
The plant of the Waukesha Stone
Company was destroyed by fire, cans-
ing a loss of SIS OOO partly covered by
insurance.
Jay Eye See, driven at Racine by
Mayor Case in an attempt to beat 2'l0,
made the mile in 300, the fastest ever
trotted or paced on Wisconsin track.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Allensworth,
former residents of Jude, were burned
ton at Howard 5 ID.
NJ. Il. Black a man who recently ar
rived in Brodhead. was given a.coat of
tar for alleged misdemeanor.
Carson q Rand's hall at Eau Gale
was burned. Loss, 81, 900; not insured.
Frank Braunworth was killed by a
Chicago & Northwestern train near
WATERFOWL
George Andreas, a farmer mile
south OF Downing, hanged himself on
tree on his farm. No cause was known.
james Spence was struck by Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul train near
Racine and died from ms injuries.
A movement is on foot in Waukesna
to establish chain of parks in the
suburbs To be connected by boulevard
10 miles long encircling the village.
The residence of Dr. Fairfield in
Wequioclx was entered by burglars
who secured about 500 in cash and two
gold watches.
Contracts have been let for a new as
sembly building at st. Rose convent,
La Crosse. The cost will be $40, 200.
An S-year-old son of Peter GRADER. of
Caledonia, was playing on the North
western railway tracks when pass
ing train killed hin instantly.
All work ON the development of the
park system at West Superior has been
postponed one year, Sl50,000 being
needed TO begin work,
The young man who passed the
forged check at the bank in Two Rivers
was captured at Manltowoc by the
sheriff while trying to pass one on r.
Suettinger, hardware dealer.
Ed fully and Gus Danielson quar-
relied over some tools in a shop at Be
lott and Tully hit Danielson on the
head with an iron bolt and fractured
his skull.
A. Hyatt Smith. the first mayor of
GAINESVILLE tlS53l. and at one time
leading democratic politician and mem
Der of the first constitutional conven-
ton, died at his home near that city.
The report of the secretary of the
Young Mems Christian association at
the state convention at Appleton
showed that there are forty assoca-
tions in the state, with membership
of 5, l39. The value of the real estate
of the association is $1,000
The Presbyterian synod at Eau Claire
adjourned after adopting resolutions
against opening the worlds fair Sun
day.
Nels Nelson, a Milwaukee teamster,
was overcome by heat and fell from
his wagon, the weather being unusually
warm for October. When he was taken
to the hospital the doctor pronounced
it mud case of sunstroke.
In runaway at Racine Mrs S Finch
was probably fatally injured, her 10
ycar-old daughter badly hurt, Mrs.
Schmidt cut and bruised about the body
and seriously injured and Mrs. Pitzen
also quite badly hurt.
The case of the state VS.. Victor
Frank for perjury was thrown out
of court at 1ioscobel on the ground of
insufficient testimony.
John Henry and George Jones in
dicted on the charge of numbering
Trueman Barber, were acquitted at
Marinette.
The LutLerans dedicated new sem
mary in Wauwatosa, suburb of Mill
waukee.
II NJ. Gardner of Chicago, and Dick
Howe. one-legged men, ran a foot race
of 100 yards at Beloit in the presence
OF a big crowd. Gardner won the first
and third heats.
The greatest amount of money in
vested in Milwaukee is in the malt
liquor business. There are eighteen
establishments. with a capital of Sl5,
193,62J.
Martin Friedel's farm barn in Lon
don township was struck by lightning
and with its contents, including ma
chinery. hay. tobacco and grain. burned
to the ground.
Mrs Rose Hawley, now of Chicago,
organized the first Sunday school in
narineite forty-five years ago. On
recent Sunday She found 800 IN attend
ance at the Presbyterian church and
ne ard Of many hundreds connected
~ It'll other church denominations