River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-09-14

Edward l.. Ganslxe, merchant tailor
at Eau Claire, made an assignment to
Louis Rhein. Assets estimated at
S25, 600; liabilities unknown.
George Murray was fatally wounded
while hunting near GAINESVILLE by a
companion who had just loaded his
rifle when it was accidentally dis
charged.
Companies Is and I, Twenty-second
Wisconsin volunteer infantry, held
their ninth annual reunion at Beloit-
Three sheds at Green Bay filled with
hoops. slaves and headings, and owned
by ID. W. Britton. were destroyed by
fire, the loss being $4,000, with insur-
ance of about half.
The drag store of c. II. Vanibsahle
at Eau Claire was closed on an attach
ment by the Ryan Drug company, %
st. Paul. The assets were about $500
an, the liabilities $1,000
David Peterson, aged 20, was found
at his house in St CroiX Falls with his
throat cut. and it was generally adj
mitted that he committed suicide.
The Northwestern Railway company
is putting APP an entirely new telegraph
line between She boygan and Princeton.
Dead grasshoppers washed ashore at
Foscoro in such numbers that Capt. Eel.
lows was obliged to pillow them under
the sand.
One thousand men are engaged in
the work of improving the Mississippi
river from Prairie du CHEN to Pepin.
The Sherry Cameron Lumber com
pany of Vesper closed its mill aftel
cutting about $ ZOO, 600 feet. 1t usually
turned out a bout 50. 900. 900 feet.
Russell ID. Scidmore has sued the
Lake Shore Railway company for inju
ries received at Brillion last March,
placing the damage at Sl5,0
James Donovan was buried alive in
land pit near GAINESVILLE and was dead
when dug out few minutes after the
accident occurred.
Near Plum City the house Of William
Iaantz. occrpied by Louis Hedine, was
burned and "a small child Of Hedine's
was burned to death.
Ross Thomas, little boy of Beloit,
was thrown from wagon by a run
away team and killed
A special grand jury began an inves-
tigation of the bank failures in Mil
waukee
Several strolling burglars met with
lively reception at Ridgeway. The
citizens turned out with rifles and re-
volvers and chased them into the
woods, where they made their escape
in the darkness.
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earliest settlers Of Rock county, died al
Beloit after a brief illness.
To settle the question of his dues as
a weigher at a cheese factory, a prom
inent farmer Of Greenville has sued two
of his neighbors for forty-two and fifty
two cents respectively.
While Miss Annie Hubbard, of Eft.
trick. was asleep on train some one
cut off and poclIeted her hair. 1t vas
over feet long and worth a large sum
of money.
Drilling a well on Roden's farm, 10
miles from La Crosse. disclosed a quar-
ryable rock of excellent quality. 1t is
red in color and there is enough of it &c
last hundred years.
Carl Summers sued the city of Marsh
field for $4,000 damages for alleged in
iuries sustained last winter by fall
on piece of slippery sidewalk.
Heavy forest fires north of Grants
burg barned everything in their path.
President T. Day, of the Planlxin-
ton bank, returned to Milws-i;ee,
pleaded guilty TO the indictments
brought against him and gave bonds
for $40 O09
John Brennan. a notorious thief. was
captured at Rhinelander and placed in
jail at Green Bay. Indignant farmers
offered rewards Of 5000 for his arrest.
Rev. Joseph Boehm. pastor of the
German Catholic church of Sacred
Heart, died in Eau Claire after long
illness. lie had lived there since 1871.
The Lindsay block in Milwaukee. a
fou--stOry structure, was burned, the
damage being estimated at s1z7,OOo.
Frank Fans, 10 years old. was shot
and instantly killed by Frank Garasin-
ski in Milwaukee. Garasinski was "
ing in wait for thieves who had been
stealing his eordwood, and he mistook
Fans for a thief ana fired.
The body of Mrs Flora Irwin. Of
Chicago, who drowned herself in Lake
Mendoza two weeks ago, has been re-
covered.
Mike Dwyer. the noted New York
turfman, has purchased the Fountain
house at Waukesha for S350,O00. He
.vill probably establish race track
text season.
Ernest Ayers accidentally shot and
allied George Baldwin st Nellsyills.