River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-18

The Bank of Wisconsin has been or
ganized at Madison with Senator w. +.
Villas as president. Its capital stock is
500. 600.
William Brinker. business man at
Ashland. was run over by locC motive
and killed at Mellen.
Hiram J. Ross. a pioneer of Milwau-
kee. died at the age of 81 years.
f. II. Cooley. the Montana sheep man
shot near Billings. was a native of Eau
Claire county, his father still being a
prominent resident of Brunswick town
ship.
The board of Villas county has voted
$4,000 in bonds TO build a courthouse
and Jail
At the village election in baldwin NJ
license won.
One of the abducted children of
Thomas Schlars, OF Ashland. has been
found. A Sioux Indian was the abduc-
tor.
At ameetingof the Racine city council
O. Burlingame of Menomonce. wa
elected city engineer To fill the vacancy
caused by the death of c. II. Kohlmann.
i lamp explosion caused the total
destruction hy fire OF the Adamant
Paint 4 Color company's factory at
South Milwaukee. Loss. $50 600: Gov
cred by insurance
The strike of tanners at La Crosse
was declared oil and the men surren-
lered Internationally. The company
agreed To take the men back.
Evangeline Kelsey. a young lady %
years OF age. with good character
committed saici ie in Ia Crosse by TAX
ing carb1lic aid. Sae left letter To-
her mother which shows the cause TO
be love affair
Marshfeld at an election voted in
favo~ of bonus OF so 600 for the cree
ton of a state normal school.
Peter koceja aged r. years. was fatal
" crushed in the wire goods factory of
the {. Henneclle company in Milwau-
llec.
Harry T. Wells and Hiss Gracs Bal
kan. clippers f. m Chicago. were mar
ricd by Rev. Warren Hastings at his
residence in Milwaukee.
The Waugh estate at Ashland has
leased a large tract of mining land 10
II. H. Hunt who binds himself To got
ont a. least i0,0 900 tons OF ore each year.
John D-rtz. baker. committed sui
eide at the Chicago a Northwestern
depot at Racine by shooting himself
through the heart. NJ reason for his
act was known.
The Appleton Boot ard shoe com
pany's factory was totally destroyed by
fire. Loss. 81. 800: insurance, So. 600.
origin of the FIRE unknown
sarah : galloway secured a verdict
of SO, 900 against the Chicago, Miiwau-
kee x It Paul Railroad company for
personal injuries sustained in June, sol
at Dur;tnd.
Ernest Nicrth. living on farm near
la crosse. while sliingling fen from his
barn and broke his neck lie was 81
years IF age aad leaves wife and a
daughter.
4. d. Jacohus, an old resident of Ed
gerton, died suddenly. ages - years.
Lawyer II. II. Dean. arrested in West
Superior on charge 81 cStorting
money from Herman Sel:g;tz, 10 Jail r.;
a-son. was acquitted after q few min
utes' trial IA tine munici, .! court
The Mills revival meetings in Mil
waukee closed with services at the Ex-
position building. About 5000 CONVEX
sions were reported.
Three dams on Sand creek near
t;rautsburg were taken on: by a sudden
rise of water. The dams were owned
b. the Empire Lumber company and
their loss will leave from lO,O00.000 Ia
Il. 0o0, 900 feet of logs until next springs
drive
Mayor Kennedy ordered the eight
gambling houses in West Superior
closed tie says that he inteiids to
suppress gambling in this city for the
next year
Lena Berg asks for divorce from
John A. Berg on the grounds Of cruelty
and inhuman treatment. Berg is an
old resident and the first hotel keeper
in West Superior. lie has large proper
u interests
After seeking legal advice and hold
ing niany conferences the saloon meT
Al y, 'oit concluded 20 pay $500 Tor Ii
censc 10 run two months. when the new
excise laws 20 into effect. Then licenses
will have to be issued again.