River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-06-16
The News Condensed.

Prisoners in the Brown county jail
are compelled to work on the streets.
The La Crosse mills will hereafter
run all night. having been supplied with
electric lights.
d. NJ. benjamin, the millionaire lum-
herman, died at his residence in Mil
waukee, aged Sc years.
The old Tanner building was de-
stroyed by fire at Green Bay. II was
landmark, having been built in 1s47.
Mrs. Alvina Herpich, 81 years of age,
jumped into the lake at Milwaukee, but
was rescued by some railroad men.
She was said to be slightly demented.
William J. Wagner, who was SEN
fenced to the state penitentiary for
twenty years for the murder OF Frank
Hyde. at New Glarus. July 4, 1885, has
been paTdoned by Gov. Peck.
Miss Helen Leonard, one of the best
known ladies in that section, died very
suddenly at Appleton.
E. Miner. of Plattville. was supposed
to have committed suicide by drowning
in Richland creek He left note an
nouncing that to be his intention.
A mill dam west of Reedsburg went
ont and much damage was done.
The Milwaukee Sunday-school people
find after a canvass that 9 93s people
have to work on Sunday in that city.
Charles Kipp and Ben a. Kipp, of
Milwaukee, have sold the Gem silver
and lead mine. near Wallace, Idaho, to
an English syndicate for $3.50, 900
A Milwaukee firm is building the
great 4,O00-horse power engine which
will drive principal machinery at the
worlds fair next year.
Bonnie and Willie Engleberg (boys)
were drowned at Racine.
Rhode Maroney, a prominent farmer,
was killed by lightning during heavy
thunderstorm at Mauston.
A change has been made in the course
of study at the Lawrence university in
Appleton by which the degree of bache-
lor of philosophy may be obtained
without ta1ing Greek or Latin
The first salmon was caught in Stur-
geon bay recently. 1t has been eight
years since the spawn was placed
there.
The contract for the erection of the
big hotel at Racine has been awarded
to Hugo Edwards, of that city, for s94,-
166.
The will of Franklin Holman, de-
ceased, was made public at Eau Claire.
He leaves si25, 900. all of which goes to
his wife and an adopted son.
A fund of $4,000 is being raised by a
committee of the class of 80, Wisconsin
state university. to purchase a library
for the new school of economies, politi-
cal science and history.
The Wisconsin worlds fair commits
sioners in session at GAINESVILLE adopted
a proposition to erect two statuesto typ
ify the culture, energy and progress of
the women of the state.
An infant three weeks old was left
on the doorstep of II. T. Engoe's home
at Ashland. Mr. Engoe will adopt it.
This makes two children he has thus
acquired.
Mrs William Powers, of Stanton,
Mich. attempted suicide at Rhinelander
by drowning. She was rescued by mill
men. Dependency brought on by the
destination of her husband prompted
her to do the rash act
V.R. Baden, of Green Bay. shot cor
rrorant wet-footed sea bird rarely
seen in northern waters.
Fire destroyed the pump factory of
the Superior Manufacturing Company
at East Superior. Loss, $50, 600; insur-
ance, $4,000.
George Weinth was crushed under
the wheels of a Wisconsin Central
train at Schleisingervill and instantly
killed.
Judge Frank L. ellison, of the sII
perior court. died suddenly of heart
disease at his home in Milwaukee He
was 46 years old and one OF the best
known lawyers in the state
Mrs. William Alexander, wife of
County Treasurer Alexander, died at
her home in Hayward after sickness
of four days.
A Racine boy found the leg of man
on the shore of Lake Michigan. 1t had
evidently been torn from the body of a
sailor.
A farmer named Lowe, aged 45 years,
and his two sons. aged IL and ID years,
were drowned by being carried over
Bender's milldam on the Milwaukee
river about miles north of Milwaukee.
The three were fishing from a small
boat which was caught in the current,
and before assistance could reach It the
boat went over the dam.