River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-02-09
The News CONDENSED.

Assemblyman d. 4. Mahoney. of Re
nosha, died of pneumonia.
A big find Of iron is reported to hav,
been made on the Menominee rive
near Waucedah.
+. A. Wilcox, aged Sc, graduate o.
Beloit college in the class of 1879, dieC
in Beloit. He had spent the last ter
years in Arizona.
John Scott, one of La Crosses oldest
and most respected citizens. died at the
age Of 81 years. He leaves a widow
and five children.
A little 4-year-old daughter of O. p.
Farrell, of Shepherd. fell into a boiler
of scalding water with fatal results
James Goodrich, the 16-year-old son
of William Goodrich, living near Cold
water. committed suicide by shooting
himself. No cause known.
William II. Catlin, aged 65 years, and
for fifty years a resident of Wisconsin,
died in La Crosse
Theophilus l.. Baker. one of the old
est bankers in Milwaukee, died at his
residence, aged II years.
One of the oldest residents IF the
state, Mrs. Elizabeth Ballet, died in
La Crosse, aged % years.
The Eau Claire high school was for
mally dedicated with musical and lit
erary exercises and oratory.
The Hotel Tower at West Superior
was destroy ed by fire, causing loss OF
sos, 900. partially insured.
a thief smashed in a window of Nc
Millan's jewelry store at Eau Claire,
grabbed between $50 and Si0a worth OF
jewelry and made good his escape.
The literary societies % the Universe
" of Wisconsin have accepted the
challenge from Michigan university u
a Joint de bate TO take place in March.
Andrus Hanson. of West Superior,
was killed in the logging camp of
James Sweeney. near Erule. lie was
pinned under fallen tree.
President Adams. OF tne University
of Wisconsin. reports that the depart
ment growing most rapidly in that in
stitution is that OF mechanics and en-
cheering.
William Hall, .who was arrested in
ManitowOc tor stealing a horse from
DIR. O'Connel. of Cato. pleaded guilty
before Judge ellison and was sentenced
to swo years in state prison at hare
labor.
Capt Morgan, of Sanborn. has dis
covered gold and silver ore about .
miles south Of that place. the tests
showing the ore to run 500 silver and
$500 gold TO the ton. Il is the inten-
tion to pat in stamp mill.
The shop of the Milwaukee Gas
Stove company was burned. causing a
loss of $50, 600; Insurance., $4,000.
John Wardley. a mining iaborer at
Virginia City. was blown to atom by
the premature explosion Of blast
Milwaukee is to be the headquarters
of big window glass com Dine. which
will include nearly ali the leading win
dow glass manufacturers of the coun-
try.
Andrew Trieweiler, a young man Of
about IS, Is wanted for forging a camp
order for twenty-eight days work at
SIC per month on the Upham Manu-
featuring company of Marshfeld.
A. II. smiley. a shoemaker in the
employ OF Milwaukee company. by
the death of an elder brother in Cali
fornia has fallen heir TO s166, 6G6. being
one-third of legacy of $500, Geo
Gus Carlson while crossing the ice
from BAYFIELD, to Madeline island was
nearly killed by his dogs. lie was
driving them hitched to a sled when
they became unruly and turned on i'm.
Martin Harsted, of Beloit, has
brought suit for sI5, 900 damages
against S. 5. Larson. of oxfordville.
claiming that Larson alienated his
wife's affections. Mrs. Harsted is de-
mented from III health and sorrow.
The G.. A. L. post at Marshfeld will
hereafter be known as James G. Blaine
post. No. no. The name was adopted
as soon as the death of the ex-seeretary
was made known.
H. H. West. of the firm of II. II.
West & Co, died in Milwaukee at the
residence of his daughter. Mrs Perry
Williams, of heart failure. He was O.
years old and had lived in that city
forty years.
The recent rich find of iron near
Waucedah is on land near the Apple
ton mine at the mouth of Pine creek.
The land is owned by company in
which jesse Spalding. OF Chicago, is
the principal stockholder.