River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04
The News Condensed.


An old Polish resident of Fairc hid
named Kowboslsy, was struck and killed
by the Omaha limited.
The number of legislative passes is
sued by all the roads during the last
session of the legislature is estimated at
about 100000
James Bishop, one of the oldest set
tiers of Sawyer county, died in Hay
ward. lie was IS years old and an old
veteran.
Mrs. Herman Zoehrlaut, of Milwau-
kee, died at Innsbruck, Austria.
The first annual conference of Wis
consin college Y. NJ. & \. presidents
was held at the University of Wisconsin
in Madison.
+. E. Westgate. who. had been IN the
grocery business for several years. died
in Beloit.
\ young Jcwess, apparently about p
years old. and who could not be identi-
fled. committed suicide by Jumping into
the river in Milwaukee.
Four grocers in Beloit were arrested
for selling cider vinegar that failed to
come mp Ia the required test
Herman Marquardt. . man some 65
years old. committed suicide at James
vile. by drinking whisky and rough on
rats.
Jacob fischer. aged -. was drowned
while crossing the river below Gund' >
brewery at La Crosse.
f. f. Westgate. aged 3S years. a prom
inent grocer. died in licloit. lie leaves
wife and two children.
Fred GullSy, "A farmer. aged -. living
near Elk Mound, committed suicide by
shooting.
Henry Spooic died at Chippewa Falls
of apoplexy. lie was very prominent
III masonic circles. and also a horseman.
The blue book for SOB has been is
sued from the offi,e of the secretary of
state. being volume % of that manual.
L. Daskam's residence at Amigo was
ruined by a fire that caught from a
furnace; loss $1,000.
Robert W. Merryman, OF Marinette.
of the lumber firm Of L. ". Nerryman
& Co. died at Lookout mountain. Ten
nessee, Of typhoid fever
The sawmill az Garrett Bay. owned by
the Wisconsin Chair company. was de.
stroved liz fire. Loss. s. 800; insurance.
81 900.
Or. Parks drug store at Downing was
damaged by fire To The amount ofabout
s200: fully covered by insurance.
The Silveruail divorce ease was set
granted to Mrs. Silvernail with 5000
alimony Mr.. Silvernail is a well
known and wealthy resident of Wan
l<esha.
The Ladies' Missionary society of the
Chippewa Presbytcrv ~ Northern Wis
consin held their annual session at
West Superior with over 100 ladies in
attendance
During a windstorn in Beloi,. the
three-story portico OF the GOODWIN
house was crushed down by = big arch
in the roof falling upon 1t. causing loss
Of $1,000
Governor Altgeld. Of Illinois. hoaored
the reguIsitien Of the governor of Wis
consin by ordering the surrender 81
Jerry o Brieu. in custody at Woodstock.
H.. and who IS wanted al GAINESVILLE for
stealing a $1,000 horse
Depatv Sheriff Benthusen. Of Crystal
Lake IL, arrested Jerry oBrien. Of
Chicago. with horse aud buggy stolen
from Beloit. O'Brien viii be tried in
Beloit.
Mast Thomet. "a prisoner at :he Cen
trial station. confessed 10 having started
a number of small fires al Milwaukee,
but denied having started any of the
big ones.
The Karth opera house at Marshfield
was leased by Company d, First regi-
ment, for term of three years at an
annual rental of $1,000 for the ground
floor.
John Sewaschka was struck by a
train at the railroad crossing near Ke-
vaslzum and literally torn to pieces.
Fragments OF the body were strewn
along the track for 500 feet. he leaves
q wife and eight children.
During the second week in May the
board Of normal school regents wiz
-isit the nunierous places in the
northern part ct the state which arc
anxious 70 secure The location Of the
new normal schools