River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-23
The News Condensed.

Ten thousand pounds OF beef for the
poor and unemployed of Hurley were
distributed The donor, it was said.
was Philip d. Armour, of Chicago.
George E. Lloyd, druggist and erst
while real estate and confidence man,
al Ashland, was put under s7OO bonds
to appear for numerous complaints is
sued by Ashland business men.
Theodore Walden and George Dewey
were fatally hurt near Black River
Falls by the bursting of a circular saw.
Lawyers at Superior say of the pro
posed bridge between that place and
Duluth that it is beyond the power of
municipality to own a railway bridge.
Wisconsin leads the states in the
number of medals won by farmers at
the worlds fair.
On account of his color Rev Simon
Crutcher, of Minneapolis, agent for the
Wilberforce Colored university, was re-
fused the privileges of a barber shop at
Eau Claire. He will sue.
Andrew johnson, in Jail at Grants
burg for the murder of William Sulli-
van, hanged himself in his cell.
The saloon and building occupied by
William pouse aud family, 8 miles
north of Marshfeld, was burned, and
Mr.. Pouse persisted in the flames.
Ericl Engeset, residing miles west
of De Forest. died at the age Of Sc
years His death was the result of
fall.
Henry Fail1. who confessed to five
acts of incendiarism at Milwaukee,
would be examined as to his sanity.
Herman Fehr has been appointed re-
eeiver of the Milwaukee Times.
A great sensation was created at
Galesville when il was learned that
Mrs. Elmer Chappell had left her hus-
band A hired girl was the cause
Prof w. Z. Whigham, of the James
vile conservatory of music, has disap-
peared on account of being Obliged to
marry Miss Nellie blackboard, of Monroe
Herman and Otto Habeck, of Vein,
admit that they killed their drunken
father at the instance of their mother.
Herman Schank, keeper of disrep-
utable house in MilwaS kee, shot and
killed Lizzie Knoll and then killed him
L
and schank became jealous of the
woman.
State officers of the BAPTIST Young
Peoples union met in Milwaukee and
decided to press church work this
winter The state Will be districted,
twenty churches constituting a dis
trict Jose h Moody was elected presi-
dent and f. w. Baird secretary.
A. C. Tucker. of Appleton, was killed
by the ears at Monico Junction He
was engaged in getting out pulpwood
for the Van Nortwick mills there. lie
leaves a wife and two young daughters
in Appleton.
Fire destroyed f. Nefrs blacksmith
shop, Mary Neff's store and Laughlin
& Kelley's blacksmith shop at Amigo.
Loss, $4,000.
Duluth and West Superior viii send
a committee to Washington to ask 81,
900. 900 for harbor improvements
While in Milwaukee dentists Office
W. d. Paddock drank glassful of car
bolic acid. supposing it TO be brandy.
The Barclay Manufacturing company
has decided TO build its eighth Touring
mill in Superior; capacity, 1,200 bar
reis.
Adam Schubilski. who had an arm
taken off in Milwaukee by a locomo-
tive while in the employ of the Chi
cago. Milwaukee 81 ST. Paul Railroad
company, obtained a verdict of IS, 00G
gainst the company.
Grace Clause was granted a divorce
l.
a performer with medicine show. with
whom she ran away from Medina last
spring.
Christopher Cullen was instantly
killed by being thrown from his wagon
in a runaway in Milwaukee and Colt
fried Giese, who was riding with him,
was severely injured
Harold Hatch. a farmer, was held up
near Eau Claire by masked highway
men and robbed of $50 and gold watch
At the risk of his own life Engineer
Henry Miller saved a child from the car
wheels at Beloit.
Mrs. Michael Robinson, an old lady
of about 90 years of age, was burned TO
death in the town of Scott
Mrs. Robinson, an aged lady living
alone on her farm in the town of Mari
eta, Crawford county, was burned to
death.
Emil Hoff and Mrs Charles Dahiman.
who eloped from Manitowoc and were
captured at Wausau, were sentenced to
one year in the state prison by Judge
Banch
Smith & Gately. fuel dealers at
GAINESVILLE, failed. their property be-
ing seized on an attachment by their
creditors The liabilities aggregate
over ssT. 900.