River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-10
The Now. Conden.ed

John Madersback, aged IS years. was
killed by falling tree near Cumber.
land.
Warren Flint, of Chippewa Falls,
has banked II, 900, 900 feet of logs during
this winter.
The Baptist society at Marinette will
erect new church building the com
ing summer.
The wagon bridge over Black river
at Trempealeau, backed by La Crosse
capital, has been completed.
Lizzie Toepelmann, pretty girl of
10, died in Milwaukee as the result of
taking a dose of Rough on Rats. T"
S W. Resler, an old resident of
Dodge county, died at his home in the
town of Hubbard at the age of %.
The Upham Manufacturing Conn
pany sawmill at Marshtield is cutting
logs at the rate of $40, 900 week.
The Stillson schoolhouse in the town
OF La Fayette, Monroe county, was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, $1,000.
The La Crosse Shoe Company will be
ready TO commence manufacturing
operations about the list of April
At the forty fourth annual grand en-
campment of the Wisconsin |. @. o. +.
in Sparta. l.. f. Thiersen was elected
grand patriarch.
Eleven gambling houses were Closed
at Milwaukee.
The voters of Phillips decided unan-
imously at a special meeting TO estab-
Iish free high school
l., Il
suicided at Cumberland by cutting his
throat with pocSetknife. lie leaves
a wife and one son.
Mrs James Phelps died at Milwau-
kee She had been sick and depended
on Christian science" for relief
The supreme court has maintained
that John Richards, who murdered his
stepso1 near Sparta two years ago,
must go to prison for life.
David Keefe, formerly a resident of
La Crosse, attempted suicide at Mime
apols by cutting his throat 1t was
thought he would recover Despon-
ency was the cause.
w. J. Hess. president of the ManitO-
woe boiler works, was arrested on
charge of violating the contract labor
law.
DIR. Pease has returned TO Cum
berland from Drummond with samples
of copper ore from the Montrose mine.
pronounced the finest ever seen in the
copper bet, being almost solid cop
per.
The jury in the case of Mrs. Tersa
Hine aga nst the village of Fairchild
for damages by defect in the high
way, rendered a verdict of s., 800 for
the plaintiff. Her husband has sued
for s., 900 for the loss of his wifes serv-
ices.
As a result of what was considered
trifiing accident Conductor Bob Duffy,
of the Omaha, died at West Superior,
and his aged father dropped dead on
hearing of Bob's demise.
George l.. Schnitz district attorney
of Langlade county, died at Amigo of
consumption of the bowels. lie was
2s wears of age and leaves a wife ard
two small children.
Miss Catherine !. Williams daughter
of the late Rev. John Williams and sis
ter of Prof. ". H. Williams of the
state university, died in Wales. Miss
Williams spent much of her time in
benevolent and philanthropic work.
David Galway, a farmer living near
Sinipice. was drowned while returning
home from the city lie drove into an
air hole.
At West Superior Judge Marshall
sentenced NJ. J. Lennon, logger from
Baron county, to twenty years in the
panitentiary. Lennon pleaded guilty
10 charge of assault on an old lady
living near Rice Lake.
r. c. Thompson was given verdict
of 81. 100 in the United States circuit
court at Madison against the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company Thompson
was assaulted by a conductor AMI
brakeman at Superior.
The county board of Bayfield, has de-
clsred the Office of county clerk vacant
an 1 appointed John Froseth, assistant
Do stmaster at Washburn. to fill the un-
ex pired term.
Charles Leitgable, 17-year-old boy
working for farmer named Thomas
Fry, in the town of Granville, COM
matted suicide by shooting himself
through the heart because a girl had
Tilted him.
DR. j. W. ST. John. mayor of James
vile. will take a course of instruction
from DR.. Kelley at Dwight, Ill, and
then go TO Excelsior Springs, summer
resort near Kansas City, to establish a
branch of the Kelley institute