River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-04-27

William Mccormick was killed al
Hayward while trying to board train.
The big Stadt theate- building in
Milwaukee. covering az entire block.
was damaged to the extent of So, 00C
by fire.
The saw and planing-mill at Mishi
colt owned by Peter Engeldinger was
burned, together with barn and j
number OF cattle. Loss $1,000.
4 f-e. apparently of incendiary ORR
gin. burned and biaclScned the whole
interior of 1T. Aiary's Catholic church
! in Milwaukee. Loss. $4,000.
Rev O. p. Benton. pastor Of the Bap-
fist church at Bcloit, rendered his res
ignation to enter the state missionary
field.
The Wisconsin Telephone company
will entirely reconstruct their plant at
Washburn. using the automatic ex-
change. The new system will be il
operation by May /.
While Mrs. David Ritliff. of Prairi,
du CHEN. was trying II burn up some
rubbish her clothes caught fire and She
was fatally burned
Peter Saith, veteran police officer
al Nil waukee, died at the age OF -.
The entire course of study OF Beloit
college bis been revised. altered and
extended and a new course called
the science. has resulted.
Frank Wideman. Of Milwaukee. fell
between two freightcars on the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad at kenosha
and was killed
Robert Newton. of Gillette. ON trial
charged with the murder of Richard
Kingston. last fall. was found guilty OF
manslaGgkter.
2-year-old girl of Fred Beggs. who
resi,,,~, in the town of Almond. was
burned - death by her clothes catching
FIRE from u bonfire.
Lieut.. Henry Bartels. Company d.
First regiment OF Marshfeid received
appointment TO a cadetship "a West
Point. and was ordered To report for
duty at the academy June IS.
Upon preliminary examination Mt
West Superior, Katherine lIaefer. Her
man Schultz. and Jacob Steinhei1b were
hcld to The district court on the charge
of arson.
A reward of 500 is offered for ".
II. Dates by Allan officials. lie is
wanted for horse stealing and arson.
Nearly all the farmers in Dane co. nty
have finished sowing their wheat. AMI
a large percentage Of oats and barley IS
sown.
Peter II. Dyrudc. who cmbezzlcd
81. 0o0 white treasurer Of Spring Valley.
has been captured IN sweden and will
be brought back.
All three brov-n stone qt1arries at
Washburn have commenced operations.
and expect to pat ont from 2.50g 10
5000 ears of stone this season. AN in
crease Of nearly 100 per cent. over last
years business.
J. N. Houtz. practicing As "a dentist
in Milwaukee without state license.
was arrested on complaint of Dr.
Palmer. secretary of the state board of
dental examiners and fined $40 and
costs.
Edward bronson aud William Hans
comb were arrested respectively at Ia
coma aud Ruby City. Wash. on the
charge If numbering H. c. Mead. the
banker, at WaUpaca in 1852
Myron Wright, farmer living alone
near Mansion. was found dead. The
coroner's verdict was that he came to
mis- death BY shooting himself He was
single,
Judge Seaman. of Sheboygan. took
the Office as judge of the United States
district court to succeed Judg. Jenkins.
,,.l,,. hoo s..I-s.r, I..fsr f.,-.,f...., t,ts...
on the circuit bench.
The Westminster Presbyterian church
in Milwaukee has extended call To
Rev. Mr. Bill. The society has decided
to erect 4 church 10 cost from SO. 600 TO
$50, o0e
4. W. Bullock and John Martin. gro
Gerry men at I;el0it were each fined So
on charges brought by the deputy food
and dairy commissioner for selling olco-
margarine without labelling the article
according to law.
plans have been accepted for the con
struction Of an eight-room school build
ing. al Washburn. to cost s22. 900. The
contract has also been let for a $50. 900
county Jail. to be completed July -.
The Cigar Makers union Of Chippewa
Falls presented a new schedule of
prices TO the manufacturers. averaging
about one dollar per 1000. The propri-
etors declined to accept the demands
and as consequence shut down their
shops
Fire and smoke did damage of nearly
s30.000 II the stock Of f. r. Barron-s
Try, goods store. and Richardson &
f'rey's boot and shoe store adjoining, in
La Crosse