River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-06-23
The New. Condensed.

The News Condensed.
The golden jubilee celebration of the
Nasho.ah seminary was celebrated.
L. Davis. of Unity. was fined 81 by a
Wausau judge for kissing a girl against
her will
Ashland has issued SIS, 600 of inn
provement bonds To be used for sewer
construction.
The Wisconsin improvement Com
pany, with capital of $4,000, filed arti-
Giles of incorporation at Ashland.
The convicts in the Waupun peniten-
tiary publish two newspapers, The
Prison Breeze" and ''The Shadow"
Callahan. the Deerfield editor who
has been seen at Buffalo, y. Y, 10y par
ties who knew him.
The closing exercises of the school
for the blind were held at GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. H. y. Peterson, of West Supe-
rior, aged 80, attempted suicide by cut
ting her throat with kitchen knife
Charles a. Evans, son of William II.
Evans, was drowned in Lake Curley.
near Prairie du Chen. while fishing
William Shots. OF Brooklyn, had a
horse killed by lightning during thun-
der storm. J. f. Owens had his face
scorched by the stroke.
severe storm of rain and hail passed
over a section of country a few miles
west of jefferson and gulches We're
washed in many farms, and hail dam
aged growing crops considerably.
Gov Peck has appointed John C.
Ludwig judge of the Milwaukee SUI
perior court in place of Frank Gibson,
deceased
The 14-year-old son of John Treval-
ley tried for ride on passing freight
at Hersey The car ran over his leg
and amputation resulted in death.
Fire destroyed the cheese factory and
creamery at Navan. Loss, $1,000; in
surance. $500.
Drs. Nussle and MerlSle. charged with
the death of Mrs Dallas by malpractice,
were arrested at Chippewa Falls.
John Zauer. a laborer at WATERFOWL,
was killed by being struck by a train
while walking on the railway tracks.
He leaves widow and six children.
j. II. Kiever was drowned in the
Floodwood river at Floodwood. Mimi.
Mr. Kiever was the senior partner of
Kiever & Burke. street and, railway
contractors at West Superior.
The 1O-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
J. Il. Bartlett was drowned in the Mis-
sissippi river at La Crosse. He fell
from fiat-boat while playing near the
wagon bridge.
The s-year-old son of Joseph Barth,
of Marshfield. while playing on the
logs in the Upham Manufacturing
COmpany's mill pond fell IN and was
drowned.
In the case of George Bovine VS..
Penoke Lumber Company. Judge Bum,
i'm the United States court at Eau
Clare. directed verdict for the de-
PENDANT. a jury awarded the plaintiff
$40. 500 damages a year ago for per-
sonal injuries sustained in mill.
The Farmers * Merchants state
bank at River Falls has opened for
business
: Mennier. of Milwaukee, proved to
be the king of sharpshoOters at the Mis-
sissippl river valley shooting festival at
Dubuque. Ia.
An unoceupied store at Rochester, the
property of James jackson and Mat
thew blackburn, was burned by an in
cendiary fire.
The Marinette Sash 81 Door Company
got Judgment for $1,000 damages
against the st. Paul Railway Company
for loss of lumber by fire caused by
sparks from locomotive.
A farmer and his two horses were
killed by lightning at Fall Creek Vii
lage.
Hans Helleberge. who with six
friends was bathing in the Mississippi
river near La Crosse, was drowned
The Kenosha high school has re-
ceived from w. +. Shepherd, of Massa-
chusetts. volume $50 years old and
weighing 100 pounds. 1t was once used
in an Italian monastery.
The jury at Waukesha in the case OF
| William f. Jones, of Hartland. who
was charged with the murder of his
wife, Ann Caroline Jones, returned q
verdict of acquittal-
Theodore Stricken, aged % years, was
drowned in Rock river. 2 miles east OF
Edgerton. He was swimming and was
aiken with cramps. The body was re
covered.
A. L. Carroll was convicted in the
United states court at Madison of send.
ing Objectionable matter through the
mails and sentenced TO three months il
jail
President Chamberlain, of the state
university at Madison, has formally an.
nouneed his decision to the regents &c
accept the position offered him in the
University of Chicago His resignation
will take effect July l or January l, as
the regents may desire.