River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-25

The News Condensed.
The bequest of J. II. Sticlznev, of
Baltimore. to Beloit college is 100000
Hans Jergeson, laborer IN saw
mill at Arpin, sawed hisright arm near
ly off.
The annual meeting of the Sault Ste.
Marie Land and Water company was
held at La Crosse and directors elected.
Navigation opened at Washburn by
the arrival of the steamer ahn NJ.
Nichol with coal.
Ben Sering. a young travelling man
from Madison. was arrested for forgery
at indianapolis, Ind.
The organization of a terminal rail
way company has been perfected at
Ashland. ana it is expected that the
line viii be in operation in the fall.
Charles Grigwire. one Of the crew of
the steamer J. c. lockwood, was in
stantly killed in Milwaukee by falling
into the vessels hold. Grigwire was &c
years of age and his parents live at
Wakefield, Kan.
The rag room of No. 1 paper mill in
Mannette took fire and damage to the
machinery and building to the extent
of 81, 800 was done.
August Hoffman, charged with kill
ing William IIerzug. was sentenced to
states prison for ten years at hard
labor at Wausau.
A cheese factory at Apple Creek was
burned with a loss Of 1000: partly in
surcd. 1t was a cooperative factory
built by farmers of the neighborhoo,-
Henry Hinebery. Is years Of age, was
under arrest at Fairfield. for alleged
assault on girl of 10, named Minnie
Thompson.
Miss Katie Fisher. of the town OF
Milford. aged 30, died suddenly OF
heart disease while driving to Water.
town.
The 4-year-old daughter of Nicholas
Welter was run over in West Superior
by an electric car and seriously injured,
Articles of incorporation of the Syn
dictate Printing company were fled at
the office Of the register OF deeds in Eau
Claire
II. Penncr & Co. whose bedding fac
tory in Milwaukee was burned. have
made an assignment to @. X. Schenck.
Dayton Locke, the chief shoe mer-
chant at Madison. died of heart failure
The Valley Lumber company's board
ing house At Eau Claire was destroyed
by fire, and john McGlynn WAS serious
~ injured.
Charles iIermes. of Green Bay. was
arrested. charged with employing
Thomas Scrgerson to set fire To his sa
loon and dwelling January - last in
order To get the insurance of $500.
Sergenson made a confession.
W. II. Woodruff. August Braunse and
Ed Van BEDROCK. of Grecn Bay. have
purchased a piece Of property on which
they viii erect large creamery The
capacity Of the plant al the outset will
viii be 20 900 pounds day.
Four buildings were destroyed 10y fire
at West Superior. the loss being so. 600
with little insurance.
+. J. TOussaiat has been .rca ppointed
state veterinary surgeon by Gov. Peck.
Paul Hottie. young man engaged on
loy drive in the vicinity Of Rice Lake
was drowned.
The bank az Oregon has falled with
assets of SD. 600 and Liabilities Of $50
Cue, of which $4,000 IS due dePositors
John and Theresa Cheney. who were
accompliccs of their motaer in poison
ing John Cherney. their father. nearly
two years ago, were acquitted in the
circuit court at Kewaunee.
Frank Shaw. aged y years, son OF
Noah Shaw, was drowned in the Chip
pevva river at Eau Claire. lie tried TO
cross in buggy when the vehicle was
overturned by the current.
A depot employee has been arrested.
accused Of knowing something about
the killing Of 4-year-Old Lena Sass on
the railroad track a few miles south of
Plymouth several days a@o.
win Mckenzie, married man AT
Lancaster. eloped at Mason City. Ia,
with Miss Dora Ever.
Rockford, H., offered $4,000 bonus
for the location of the shoe factory at
Appleton, recently burned, but was de-
clined.
In the circuit court at Chippewa Falls.
John Boyle. of Cadott, was found guilty
of blacllmail and sentenced to two years
in the state prison.
During a thunderstorm at Amigo
lightning struck J. E. Martins resi-
dence. Six persons were asleep in the
house. but none were hurt.
Frank G.. Peters, prominent attor-
ney, died at West Superior of typhoid
fever
Lightning struck a barn at River
Falls owned by Frank Pomeroy and it
was burned with its contents. including
five horses and machinery. Loss about
g., 900: insurance 81, 7o0.
A man named Mike Keddle, coal
HEAVIER employed in the hold Of the
steamer Vulcan. was fatally hurt at
West Superior by coal falling upon his
head from an ascending bucket.