River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-12
Wisconsin Has Narrow Escape From
Losing Her State Building.

Wisconsin Has Narrow Escape From
Losing Her State Building.
MADISON, WIS.,. Oct. THE state OF
Wisconsin came within an ace of losing
its capitol building tonight. A Gre
started in the workwomen's room, and
had the flames had five minutes more
start conflagration of a most serious
character would have resulted. About
$40 O'Clock the corridors began filling
with smoke aud as the workwomen' s
room is in secluded part of the base
ment it was some time before the
fire was discovered. The capitol
police did very effective work, how.
ever, and the flames were extinguished
not, however, before the floor had
been burned through, the mop.board
burned to charcoal, the walls blacken.
cd and portion of the furniture des-
troyed. The fire started in an old hair
cloth lounge, but its origin cannot be
accounted for. Everything was all
right in the room when the last in
spection was made shortly after 8
o'clock. All the furniture was of wood
and the casing and door were of wood
as dry as finder. All adjoining rooms
are of simple wood and plaster and
had the fire got few minutes more
Roadway irreparable loss would have
followed The valuable land office
records were in an adjoining room.
As it is the property loss is very slight.
From the True Republican.
On account of lack of bidders the
sale of the Hudson Furniture Factory
was postponed from October I'd until
Nov. Sd.
The W. C. L. U. convention which
was to have been held in this city the
18th and 18th of this month, has been
postponed to the 10Th and Goth, on
account of the revival meetings.
Hudson swept the board at the Min
nespolis dog show this week. In the
open class one of Jas. Balsom's dogs
took the first prize, and one of Men
keys the second. Mr.. Balsom also
won the special prize for the best
English setter.
John Monaghan, one of the oldest
settlers of Troy, died last Friday morn
ing at the residence of his daughter,
Mrs. Frawley, in this city. He was
well known, and leaves large num-
Der of relatives in the county. The
funeral took place Sunday morning.
In comparison with other cities
Hudson has been slow to make a
certain class of Improvements which
are merely for public comfort. One
of the first steps in this direction is
the placing of a drinking fountain on
Second street, near the National
Bank. 1t is already here, and is a
model of beauty. 1t will stand about
five feet high on stone pedestal. The
water will flow constantly, discharg-
ing into the sewer, which is being laid
down Walnut street.
Last Friday evening as Deffen-
baugh's pusher helped train part
way up the hill, towards the North
Wisconsin Junction and was coming
down on the same track, it struck
Nellie Ryan who was walking on the
track, breaking one of her legs and
seriously injuring her. Between the
depot and the junction it is customary
for trains going up to take one track,
and those coming down to take the
other. Miss Ryan was walking down
on the track upon which trains go up,
and she had no thought of danger from
behind. The pusher, however, had not
gone mp far enough to switch and came
down on the same track 1t went up
thus taking her by surprise. She will
recover.