River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-03-16

The News Condensed.
Levy Slinglaff, aged 50, a pioneer in
western Wisconsin, died at Eau Claire.
Public and paroehial schools at Stur-
geon Bay were closed on account Of
diphtheria.
The hotel in South Milwaukee was
burned, causing 4 loss Of about Sl2, coo.
Insurance, 5000.
The papermal1ers of the Fox and
Wisconsin river valleys will meet al
Appleton and form a combine.
Booths sanisarium build ne was sold
1t sheriff's sale. Judge Cochran was
the only bidder, securing it for the
creditors for s., 13-. It cost $4,000.
Mrs. Emma Sercomt, who for over
fifty years had been a resident Of sill
waulzse, died in that city.
Two children Of August Mauthe
were killed near Plymouth by q straw
stack falling upon them.
The most sensational matter which
has occurred for some time in Ashland
was the arrest of Chief OF Police Pro
thero on a charge OF enticing a young
girl into his room.
Charles Emin was blown mp in a
dynamite explosion at Ashland and IA
tally injured.
a company was being organized 1T
West Superior with a capital OF 500. 600
20 manufacture paving brick out Of
superior clay.
A large mass meets was held at
Phillips and delegates chosen to 20 to
Madison to oppose the division OF Price
county.
Judge jenkins Of the United States
court at Milwaukee fined Marshal Wis
well s25 for hardness in bring ug in
prisoner.
Fire in the Milwaukee trunk factory
establishment caused loss Of $4,000,
partially covered by insurance.
The boiler in the factory of the
Bucka Manufacturing company at Bos-
cobel exploded, doing great damage TO
the building.
The 2-year-old child Of Supervisor
IIaasch. of Milwaukee, drank carbolic
acid from u bottle il foaud on Tuesday
and died from the effects.
Andrew S0renson. of Racine, was
showing his wife pistol hc had pur-
chased when The weapon was dis
charged and the woman was killed
Edward Minshal. an old settler who
had lived az Niroqua forty years and
who plated one-haf Of the town, died
at the age Of - years
4 fight to finish OF eight rounds in
Milwaukee between Cen O'Leary and
Doe Mallory resulted in an easy victory
for O'Leary. The fight took place in q
saloon.
James Norris f0uud several pieces Of
ore en- his farm miles north Of Prairie
du Chen. jeff HIiidreth. IN expert OF
Minneapolis. prouounees the ore gold
and silver in streaIss and has formed a
partnership with tLe Ownerof tie farm.
Thcy win begin prospecting as soon as
the snow disappears.
Mrs. Joseph Brown, wife Of Re-.
Joseph Brown, Presby terrain sunday
school missionary for Wisconsin, died
at her home in MarshHeld after a liz
gering illness.
The large crocl1ery. Fiass~ are anj
novelty store Of a. Moses IN Chippe wa
Falls was burned. the loss on goods
reaching SD. COS aud on building SIS, 050;
insurance. s1A0oo.
Capt Michael Shortell. a former we'll
known lake captain, died IN Miiwau-
kcc at - Nary's hospital, where he
had beenan invalid for sixteen years
suffering with innammatory rheuma-
tism.
Joseph Fiskowski assaulted Joseph
Kunetski in Milwaukee. AMI during
the scufie tac latter received a fatal
wound in the head.
f. c. Collins was hammered in ter
rible shape by George Einney at
Marengo The assaiiaut attempted &c
XIII his victim aud wosId have succeed
ed but fer timely interference Finney
is under arrest
The March term Of the circuit court
which convened at Marshfeld and ad-
iourned on the afternoon of the same
day goes on record as the shortest in
the history Of Trempealegu county. &
not in the state.
Julius Fobore. a noted tough. was
shot and killed at a disrepuia BILE dive
at Hixon by James Mcleod. FObore Is
the second man to die with mis- boots
on at that place within thre months
A passenger coach and baggage ca,
were wrecked IA q collision on the
Great Northern road near Appleton, and
Mrs. Fernald. Of Bsilingham, was
ulled and a travelling man from St
Paul injured.
Black diphtheria IS reported raging
at Stein, Marathon county. Three
deaths occurred in a single family iE
one day. while another lost four dur.
ing a week from the dread disease
Other cases were also reported