River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-10-20

w. E. Kelley. an ex-district attorney
of Dodge county, was arrested, charged
with forgery
W. f. Cirleel's barrel heading dry
house at CABOT was burned. Loss oE
house and stock viii reach $40, 600.
L. o. johnson died at his home in
New Richmond of diabetes. For years
he was one of the leading newspaper
men of northern Wisconsin.
Jacob Imig, a boot and shoe dealer
at Sheboygan, made an assignment
with liabilities, secured, of SIS, 900; as
sets, about $50, 600. This was the first
assignment thera in many years.
Cyrus X. Lord. one of the oldest and
wealthiest citizens in La Crosse, died
at the age of 81. He was lawyer,
served as congressman and held other
public positions of Importance.
Wallace Walker, aged so, an early
settler of Evansville. was killed in his
pasture by bull.
Capt. John Williams, master of the
schooner A. 7. Bliss, owned by II. ].
Pauly, of Milwaukee, has absconded
with $1,000.
II sun III MI anu mrs ID
while sliding down the rail of step at
Racine struck an iron rod which went
through his body. He could not live
John Cunningham. painter living
in Newark. was burned 70 death at
Brodhead. lie had been on a spree
and while drunk set fire to his room.
Fire destroyed the barns, five horses
and other live stock belonging to Oliver
Odds near Hudson. Loss, s., 600.
The corner stone of the new Peoples
church at Bay City was laid with APP
propriate ceremonies.
Arthur Carpenter. son of Harrison
c. Carpenter, of Oconomowoc, acct
1entally s. OF himself in the left arm,
inflicting an injury which may necessi-
tate amputation.
John and Michael Donahue live on
farm in the town of Brunswick. They
quarreled over who ought to get up
tirst, and as result Johns right arm
is disabled by knife stabs and his face
IS badly cut.
The town of Bellingham. that was
wiped out by fire so far as the business
portion is concerned. is being rebuilt.
All the new stores are to be brick in
stead of wood
The Pabst Brewing Company is erect
ing building in Milwaukee that will
double the capacity of the brewery and
put the Pabst away ahead Of any brew
cry in the world in the matter OF out
put.
The Milwaukee Lighthouse squadron.
tie crack military organization of Wis
consiu. win attend the worlds fair
dedication ceremonies, sixty strong,
riding their horses from Milwaukee TO
Chicago.
Business men of Hurley are boycott
ing the American Express Company
because the latter did not retein the
manager of the United States Express
Company IS their agent.
Orlando Hunter, workingman, at
Eau Claire. in the employ of Contractor
McGeoy. was found dead on a lounge
at the Binder house. Heart disease
was supposed to be the cause.
George IIssIloOper, alderman of the
Fourth ward in Eau Claire, and one of
the firm in the big Noah Shaw foundry,
had his right arm almost wrenched
from his body Oy being caught in the
machinery.
The sudden stopping of a freight
train pitched Oscar Barber to his death
in the Northwestern yards at James
vile.
A 4-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hyttle was run over by a
wagon loaded with sand at Racine and
soon died.
Ralph G. Cole, of st. Iouis, a student
in the state university at Madison, was
killed by the accidental discharge of
gun.
Mrs. W. w. Cunnin CHAM, the wife Of
an engineer on the st. Paul road. was
burned to death in Milwaukee by the
upsetting Of a lamp.
James Judge, president of the Citi-
zens' national bank at Darlington, died
at Oneida. v Y He had been suffer
ing from nervous prostration for year
past.
The st. Paul & Duluth railway had
the largest wreck ever known on the
Grantsburg branch. Four cars were
totally smashed and they ran into a
warehouse, demolishing it
Rev. Edward Ellis. pastor of the Bay
view Baptist church in Milwaukee, died
suddenly in the First Baptist church at
Hudson. He participated in the serv-
ices the previous evening and was in
attendance upon the Baptist state sp.
niversaries being held there.