River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-02-23
The News Condensed

The News Condensed.
Tom Thompson, a young Scandi-
navian. was accidentally killed at Nc
Laren's camp near Hayward.
NJ n Harstad, of Beloit. sues Simon
Larson for alternating his wife's affec-
tions and causing her insanity.
Paul BlacBman, of West Superior.
has been appointed superintendent of
the bureau of collections of the worlds
fair.
Fred d. Emerson, Western union
manager at West Superior, has fed.
and is said TO be over 81, 200 short in his
accounts.
l. NJ. Powers. the Ashland big
amist. has been sentenced to two
years at hard labor at Waupuu.
L. F. Hopkins, of Minneapolis, has
been appointed secretary of the West
Superior chamber of commerce, vice
Charles White, resigned.
A Boston syndicate has purchased
the Milwaukee gas works and viii
take pos session March l. The consid
Grafton is 3. 500, 900.
William Sanderson, well known in
milling circles all over the cosntry and
gu ldenlv of heart disease.
Two daughters of Engine Wiggen-
horn, of La Crosse. ons -sed % and the
other Il. died within a few hours OF
each other of typhoid fever.
Lyman II. Powell, of Madison, ex
tension lecturer in history, and secre-
tary of the university extension depart
ment. has resigned and will go to Phil
adelphia.
DIR. John A. Renggley, CITY ply
stefan, died IN La Crosse. aged 20 years.
Fire destroyed the tannery of w. L
Koope at Wausau. together with a
stock of hide and leather.
Raymond. burglar from Hurley.
was sentenced to one year at Waupun.
Senator-elect John L. Mitchell has
mailed his resignation of his seat in
congress to Gov. Peck.
The purifying house at the works of
the Sheboygan National Gas company
blew up. causing loss of $1,000.
Rondmaster George King, of the
Omaha road from Chippewa Falls 10
Superior, died of kidney troubles. lie
leaves wife and five children.
The Salvador Springs bottling works
of J. p. c. Schmit at Green Bay were
almost totally destroyed by FIRE Loss,
81. 600; covered by insurance. The fire
resulted from an Over-heated stove pine.
4 young woman named Susie Duco-
lon supposedly died at the home of her
uncle. Ira Shipman. near Augusta, but
came to lie while the coffin was being
driven to Augusta.
]. Mark Uanchett, IS years old. a
resident of Chicago. died at the resi-
dence of his daughter, Mrs. c. 5. Jack
man. in GAINESVILLE.
The Eau Claire Bar association by
resolution has declared Judge Marshall
its candidate for associate justice Of
the Wisconsin supreme court.
Michael Nash, of Camp Douglas, a
brakeman on the Chicago. Milwaukee
& st. Paul railway, was killed while
trying TO couple fat car.
Timothy Haley was killed by the
cars near the Arcade mills in Maze
mamie. He was about IS years of age
and leaves a family of six children,
four boy S and two girls.
Fire DESTROYED the residence owned
and occupied by Joseph Marquist at
Chippewa Falls. Loss. $500; insurance,
$500.
When Mr.. and Mrs. johnson, OF
Saunders. took the wraps off their
baby to have its photograph taken. af-
ter driving TO Richmond, they found IL
dead
At the annual meeting in Madison of
the State horticultural society the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, NJ. a. Thayer;
vice president. Charlie, Hirschiuger;
secretary. d. 5. Hoxie; treasurer. Miss
v. II. Campbell; corresponding secre-
tary. Carl II. Potter.
The Davis & Starr Lumber company
at Ashland has sold the right to cut
pine from 1910 acres to the Bohn
Manufacturing company of Minneap-
oils for SIS, coo.
George II. Anderson resigned his
position rs agent Of the American Ex-
press company at Beloit. lie had been
an agent of the company for forty
years.
Gov. Peck has rearpointed William
=. Bart cit, of Eau Claire; Il. j..
Stevens. of Madison; W. II. Seaman, of
Sheboygau. and Judge George II.
Noyes, Of Milwaukee. mem bers of the
state university board Of regents.
John Armstrong. a resident Of Mad
ison since 1875, died at his home, aged
IS. lie leaves a wife and two sons and
six daughters
w II. HutteDbov. horse trainer
and saloon keeper ut Trempealeau, was
arrested on charge Of keeping a
blind pig"
Eight more Jewish refugees from
Russia were received at Ashland and
were taken care OF ~ the local jew
ish society The plan of forming a
colony ia the southern part of Ashland
are expected viii probably be carried
out.
n y Engler. a prominent lumber
man Of Peshtigo. dropped dead from
heart disease as he was on his way to
the train FOR Marinette. lie was IS
years old.
Peter Murphy was arrested At West
Superior for birglarizing the residence
Of A. c Bnriicls. ard is held in SO. 00O
bail.
Judge Bailey has issue1 an order az
Eau Claire granting new trial to Mrs
Elizabeth Russell. who was convicted
est February Of poisoning Bertha
Erickson The judge also severely
scored the peculiar methods II District
Attorney frawiey il 4lpiG:nS evil
Ssnce,