River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-05
The News Condensed.

A tornado lifted the roof from the
Wisconsin academy at Madison, doing
81. 600 damage. Trees were broken
down and much other damage was
done.
George Shaw, an elderly farmer liv-
ing miles from Beloit, was ehloro-
formed and robbed at his home. The
sum taken was not large.
John Frazer. aged o., was killed by
the bursting of circular saw in a mill
at La Crosse. He leaves a family OF
grown children.
GEORGE ]. Beebe was put in jail at
Hudson for attempting to kill John
Dorsey. The trouble grew out of Dor
seys attentions TO Beebe's young VITO.
Dorsey 10 43 years old
The roof of the new electric power
house at West Superior fell in and two
of the men working on it We're serious
ly injured.
Two men. Swede and a German.
employed at O. X. Fryklund's mill al
Mellen, were killed by tipping a lOac
of slabs on themselves.
The s., 600 race from Chicago to Mil
waukee between the whalebach
steamer Christopher Columbus, of Chi
cago, and the Goodrich line steamer
Virginia, was won by the Columbus.
The First national bank of Ashland,
which closed its doors July 81, is agar
open for business.
The vote on the license question al
Cumberland resulted in victory foi
high license at $500.
WorlSmen while digging a cellar or
the Schushardt farm on Pine lake founo
the skeletons of woman and child
Mr. and Mrs. j. W. Cahoon. of Apple
ton. celebrated their golden wedding.
The normal school at Superior is t.
be on five-acre tract at the corner o.
IIiIl avenue and Bell1nap street
Schools at Stanley were closed on az
count of diphthcria. There We're over
twenty cases and eight deaths had oc.
cured
Wright Brothers, of Iron Mountain.
have contracts Cd to get Out 500, 600 ties
5,O00.0VO feet of logs, 5000 cords o.
spruce and 900. 600 posts. Iron Mountain
will be their base of supplies for fits
different contracts.
Beloit is forming an association for
the protection of FISH and game
The late Abner Kirby. of Milwaukee
left his entire estate, valued at SIS, 600
to his widow, Mrs. Lefty T. Kirby. Or
the Death of the widow the estate is e
be divided evenly among tn FIVE sur
viving children.
George A. Burlington. of Eau Claire
left an estate valued at $500 200.
Eighteen orphans from New York
found homes around Green Bay an6
Fort Howard.
Among the nominations of Presiden
Cleveland is that of Joseph II. Wood
north to be pension agent at Nilwau
kee.
Fire in p o. Herdes' clothing store a
Brodhead did damage to the extent o
81. 600
The Cody-Powell Coffee company
with w T. Cody buffalo BIN presi
dent, was organized at La Crosse.
The officers of the Union na.iona
bank of Racine, which suspended An
gust rs. have given notice that the banl
will resume business October %.
Headquarters of each traffic and oper
ating official of the Wisconsin Central
road were ordered removed to Milwau-
kee at once
Rev. w. D. Thomas was indicted al
La Crosse for writing an uncompli
mentary postal card to fellow preach
er.
Earl Shaddock, lad - years OF age.
had a hearing al Marshtield on a
charge of DEMONSTRATING ard was bound
over 10 await the circuit court.
Resolutions favoring prohibition and
opposing all forms of license were
adopted by the Wisconsin Methodist
conference.
A long-talked-of bicycle road race Of
Is miles between Clarence Taylor and
Charlie Taylor. local riders of some
note, was run at barron and was won
by Clarence Taylor.
The saloonkeepers at Fort Atkinson
called a special election on the question
of the price of liquor licenses for the
ensuing three years, which resulted "a
follows: $500 received 293 votes, $3.50
received II. 5000 received 135.
Black Giphtheria has reached an cpl
lemic in Racine and thirty houses were
nder quarantine. In many cases the
persons attacked die within forty-eight
hours
William Schutt, coal-heaver al
Marine City, while wheeling coal onto
a steamer stubbed his toe and fell into
the water and was drowned. His
brother lost his life in the same way
year ago.
The soldiers and sailors of Macomt
county held their annual reunion at s.ls
Armada fair.
August Sauer, Of Onalaslza, wa
burned to death by setting his clothes
on fire with a match.
Graham l.. Rice. formerly postmaster
of West Superior, has been appointed
deputy sheriff - succeed Henry Der
theaume, drowned in Deer lake. Miurr.
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