River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-19
The News Couden.ed.

An Ouu-IellOWS IOu9e mas DeeH organ
lied at Fifeld, Ashland county.
The residence of Wilbur Stone, of the
town of Ludington, Eau Claire county,
was destroyed by fire.
The first Demorest gold medal for st.
Croix county was contested for at New
Richmond and won by Miss Annie Ross
The national bank of Merrill has
opened its doors for business.
August Trap, a farmer near Hart
land, accidentally ran over and killed
his 2-year-old child with loaded wagon.
William Anderson, lumber mer-
ehant at Eau Claire. has been missing
since April %, at which time he had
$500 in his pocket
Colfax Lodge, o. o. f., has pur-
chased the valuable building known as
Music hall block in Hudson.
John Patchin, a former well-known
resident of Appleton, was found dead
in bed in GAINESVILLE hotel.
The common council at Superior has
granted 1874 saloon licenses, an increase
Of twenty eight over last year.
Rabbi Solomon, of Appleton, died a
few days ago.
The humane society at Burlington
has decided to purchase $500 stone
drinking fountain. 1t will be placed
on the main street.
Beloit saloon men are looking for To-
cations elsewhere as a result of the
enforcement of the prohibition law.
The sawmills at La Crosse have end
ed the lockout by starting up. All but
one had men enough to operate the
mills in whole or part.
The Elruy common council win fur
fiish the Northwestern Railroad Com
pany with water for engines at six
cents per thousand gallons.
An 5000 barrel flour mill is said to be
rejected at West Superior.
President Harrison has sigred the bill
to establish SUPPORTS of entry and de-
livery at Ashland and Superior.
The Southwestern Wisconsin Veteran
association will hold it's thirteenth an
nual reunion at Fennimore Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, June Is, is and Il.
Ed Anderson, grain trimmer at the
Omaha elevator in Washburn, walked
off from the dock and was drowned in
% feet of water.
A number of leading society ladies of
Racine are about to organize branch
of the Wisconsin training school for
nurses.
In the matter of the impeachment of
Richard Sleight, district attorney of
Ashland county, Gov. Peck found no
cause for action and refused to remove
the gentleman from office
Peter S. Airport and wife, Mary Jane
Airport, having voluntarily lived apart
for five years, have been granted di-
vorce at GAINESVILLE.
A fireman on the Northwestern
named Daniel Cunningham fell from his
train miles west of Bangor and was
killed.
Henry II. Waterman of Milton, Sc
cure-l judgment for $3.50 against the
Chicago & Alton railway for injuries
received in wreck.
Hans Kenker, Dane living at Ke-
nosha, died from blood poisoning,
caused by a splinter which entered his
/ hand about two weeks ago.
At meeting of the knights of Labor
/ the strike OF Ine SdWIllll ndDuS at Id
Crosse was declared off.
Charles Long, 10 years old, was
drowned in the Nemodji river at West
+ Superior.
| Albert Heidman, young man from
| Manitowoc, but who lived at DeerbrOok,
was killed by passenger train on the
! Lake Shore road few miles south OF
/ Amigo.
William Steinmeyer, a wealthy
| grocer. died at his home in Milwaukee
| He had been. sick for several weeks
since bis return from spending the win
! ter at Carlsbad, Germany.
George E. Jones, a leading merchant
of Knapp, died suddenly at the West
hotel in Minneapolis.
The st. Croix river was jammed with
logs for a distance of miles near
| Grantsburg 1t was the largest jam
/ that had ever occurred on the upper St
1 Croix.
The funeral of Patrick OSullivan-
who died in Joliet prison while serving
a life sentence for completely In the
| Cronin murder in Chicago, was held II
the Willet Catholic church about
miles from Argyle. This is the church
where he attended in his boyhood
/ O'Sullivan was buried by the side of hli
mother,