River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18
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near Ellsworth, was found guilty and
sentenced to prison for life.
Mrs. George Eddy. of Fort Atkinson.
dropped dead from heart failure while
sitting in chair by the stove.
J. NJ. Bander, farmer at Abrams,
Oconto county. owns a horse that is -
years old. The animal works as
though it was a 2-year-old.
The two children of the late Prof.
J. L.Wallace. of La Crosse, will receive
So, 900 each from life insurance.
The Vermillion range has three
mines which have produced 4, liz, lSG
tons OF ore in the past eight years.
Burglars entered the residence of
Julius Roblee at Appleton and secured
S5I in cash.
William Anderson and one knight.
both engaged in barber shop at Ash
land, had q fracas in which Knight was
severely slashed by a razor in the
hands of Anderson.
John johnson, farmer at New Den
mark, fell from a haystack, receiving
injuries from which he died.
1t has been decided to hold the Wis
son May 81 and June l.
Over As, 600 barrels of beer are turned
out annually by the Appleton brewer
les
c. n. Caspar, of Milwaukee, pleaded
guilty to the charge of mailing obscene
matter and was fiued $500.
The State Farmers Alliance met at
Madison and elected as president w.
Z. Fay, Star Prairie; vice president,
George Stowe, lrontown; secretary,
William Toole, Baraboo.
In the town OF Coon, Vernon county,
Ole Opperude, a young Norwegian
farmer. committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head. Temporary
insanity was assigned as the cause.
Donald Grant, janitor in the BelLnap
school at West Superior, was killed in
a runaway accident
Gov. Peck has appointed Herbert w.
Chynoweth, of Madison, member of
the board of regents of the Wisconsin
university.
President Harrison has nominated
Frank W. Oakley of Wisconsin, to be
marshal of the United States for the
western district OF WISCONSIN,.
Joseph Lipke, of Butternut, was
arrested on a charge of attempting to
poison Mr.. Krause. He said he wanted
to marry Mrs. Krause.
The Alliance Mercantile Company of
New Richmond has assigned. The as
sets were $4,000; liabilities unknown.
Polikarp Fay died at his home in the
town OF Richmond of pneumonia, aged
SO years. He was one of the old set
tiers of St. Croix county.
An old gentleman named Iverend,
living near Platteville, was found
dead in his bed. He had lived alone in
that place for many years
An attempt was made to fire the old
building at Trempealeau pureh ased by
the Burlington road and moved from
the right of way. Fire was discovered
and extinguished with no damage.
Mrs. William Letter, of GAINESVILLE.
has fallen heir to SIS, 900 by the death
of her mother in Toronto
At logging camp near Ashland Ben
Bradfoot was accidentally killed by be-
ing crushed under sleigh load of logs.
Gov. Peck has issued requisition on
the governor of North Dakota for
Charles II. Lazelere. treasurer of Lang
ade county. who is said to have alb
seconded with 1000
Theodore Grim, charged with selling
whisky to Indians in Oconto county,
hanged himself in his cell at Milwau-
the same day.
The temperance people of Clear Lake
have organized no license club, pre-
paratory to conducting an effective
campaign against the saloons of that
place
j. L. Tucker, of Milwaukee, for sew
eral years connected with the Chicago,
Milwaukee e. St. Paul road as assistant
general manager has been elected vice
president and general manager of the
Chicago, Fort Madison & Des Moines
railroad.
Hermann 5. Thorpe, an ex-member
Of the Wisconsin legislature, died at
Kenosha.
At Madison the Wisconsin Sunday
Rest association adopted resolution
opposing the opening of the worlds
fair on Sunday.
Frank Smith, resident of the town
of Watertown for forty-nine years, died
of la grippe, aged ca. He was one of
the organizers of the town.
The examination of w. f. Coats, the
collapsed Sparta grain buyer, for the
alleged larceny of wheat stored in his
elevator by Z. K. Jones, took place the
other day and he was acquitted
Charles View was shot dead and two
companions seriously wounded by
Martin Van Laanen, a saloonkeeper at
Green Bay.
Julius Birkholz. Milwaukee widow
err, committed suicide by hanging him
self in his woodshed. lie was just re-
covering from an attack of the grip.
which was supposed to have affected
his mind.
A man named Palmer made a r1ur-
derous assault with chair upon his
wife and Mrs. DIR. Cowles, of Neills-
vile. His wife was severely bruised
and Mrs. Cowles was in dangerous
condition.
Jared c. Gregory, of Madison, one of
the oldest members of the bar of Wis
cousin. died from the effects of
surgical operation. Deceased was 60
years old.
Memorial services for the late Vernon
Ticbenor, the nestor of the Waukeshs
bar, who died January 20, were held at
waukesha- Judge A. Scott Sloan pre-
sided
Mrs. Hamilton Nelson, aged 81, died
At the home of her daughter in Beloit
She was pioneer of Waukesha county
and the last survivor of the original
members of the First Congregational
.hurch at Waukesha, which was the
irSt of that denomination in the state