River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-04

heats for a special purse of $4,000 at
Tanesville The time was 2:l69< and
g:15.
Alfred Green, an old colored man,
died at Eau Claire from the effects of
wounds on his head. The authorities
suspect he was murdered.
1t has been decided to hold the ma
tional Turner festival in Milwaukee
July 81 to July %, 1898.
Joseph Begins, boy aged Is years,
was drowned while bathing in the
river at Sheboygan. He could not
swim.
William and Edward Grotzmacher,
brothers, were drowned in Rock river
st jefferson while bathing.
Burglars made an attempt to rob the
post Office at Waterford but were dis
covered. They secured a horse and
buggy belons Ing to farmer and fed.
Seth Bump, lad of IS years. living
at Mcmillan, while handling a loaded
revolver was fatally shot in the stom-
ach.
The 9-year-old son of Andrew Christ.
of Appleton, died in terrible agony of
hydIophobia. the result of being bitten
by vicious dog several days ago.
F. Wieser has in his garden at West
Bend a tree on which about 500 roses
are abloom. It is about Z feet high and
has a foliage diameter of about feet.
Frank Townsend, aged 90 years.
resident of Marinette, was drowned at
Houghton. Mich, while attempting to
rescue person who had fallen into the
river. Both were drowned.
Hudson was damaged to the extent o.
ESQ. 900 by a storm.
4 9-year-old son of John Shannon, of
Belmont, was caught in a reaper and
may lose his right foot.
Gus Roswell. young machinist, was
almost instantly killed at the Berlin
machine works by falling into big
planer.
Dr. Herbrot K. Adams, of Cornell
university, has accepted the presidency
Of the Wisconsin state university, vice
T. C. Chamberlin, resigned.
Mother Caroline, head and founder of
the order of Notre Dame sisters in the
United States, died at the Milwaukee
convent.
Huber, the 1O-year-old son of Charles
w Mott, immigration inspector, fell
between two motor cars in Milwaukee
and was killed.
L. II. Clark will resign his position as
state high school inspector to take
charge of the mathematical department
of the River Falls normal school.
A. L. Stewards tailor shop at West
Superior was broken into for the third
time in two months and $500 worth of
goods was stolen.
J. ii. Blackmer, aged 62 years, res
ident of Beloit for fifty years, died the
other night.
Alfred Green, negro, died at Eau
Claire from injuries on the head re-
ceived in falling from wagon. There
were suspicious of foul play.
John Schagaberg, an employee of
Coleman's mill at La Crosse, had his
arm ground to pieces by being caught
in steam roller.
Peter Peterson, of Peshtigo. commit
ted suicide by cutting his throat with
a razor Deceased was so years old
and leaves family of grown mp chill
dren.
Skeletons of a giant race were I'M
earthed at Port Edwards They seemed
to have been buried in row, as the
bones were turned up by blowing nd
covered a distance of or rods.
The contract for building the old
mems building at the veterans home
IN Waupaea has been awarded John
Steir and son, of Oshkosh. for $3.50.
The building will be 1876 feet long, with
two wings 5Ox36 feet. The main part
will be two stories high.
The residence of Lars Larson. at Bar
ker, was destroyed by an incendiary
fire.
William and Edward Gritzmaeher
were drowned in Rock river at Jeffer-
son.
Charles Bremen. Green Bay har-
ness maker, aged about 60 years,
jumped into the Fox river and drowned
himself brother of his committed
suicide in Milwaukee two years ago.
Michael Lucas. of Ashland, was acct
dentally, and it was thought fatally,
shot by his own rifle, which was dis
charged by the jar of a collision with
log in the Chippewa river.
A Milwaukee syndicate has bought
100 acres of land in Racine for SO, 600.
The syndicate has options on 100000
worth of property in Racine, which will
be plated and sold.
William W jackson, II years Of age,
killed himself in Milwaukee. Nervous
prostration, with which he had been
suffering for some time, was aseribed
as the cause.
In session at Washburn the county
board granted the petition of freehold
ers presented asking for the removal of
the county seat of Bayfield, county
from bayfield, TO Washburn and ordered
an election.
Thomas Hermann, aged So years, was
found hanging TO rafter in his wood
shed at Racine. Hermann had been
heavily previous TO his rash
act.
Linderfelt, Milwaukee's dishonest IL
brarian, is believed to be on his way to
Europe A warrant for his arrest on
the charge of smuggling books has
been issued.
After a stormy session at Madison the
board ofregents refused to grant hear
ing to PEof. Gillian. who was discharged
from the Milwaukee normal school last
March without a cause being assigned
He win now bring suit for damages to
his reputation.