River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-06-22
The News Condensed.

Miss Maggie Pollard, of Beloit, aged
40 years. carelessly threw a lighted
match into dish containing some gas
oline and was fatally burned.
Four tramps broke into the boot and
shoe store of L. Borresen and the gents
furnishing store of Halseth s. Knutsen
at La Crosse, taking a small amount OF
property from each.
T. ii. Brown s. Co., carriage manu-
facturers in Milwaukee, assigned To O.
l.. Rosencrans, who gave bonds for 49,
600.
The George ]. Becker Furniture com
pany, of Milwaukee, made an assign
ment with liabilities of $4,000.
The Hudson savings bank, one of the
oldest institutions in the west. closed
its doors Its deposits amounted to
500, 900.
Richard Segelke, prominent bust
ness man at Platteville. dropped dead
at his home from rupture of blood
vessel. He was - years old and leaves
widow and five children.
Owing to the failure of the private
bank of A. Crobart, at Washburn. the
Shell Lake savings bank, of which he
is principal owner, was obliged 20 sus-
pend.
The Pioneer Furniture company's
factory at Eau Claire caught fire, but
was saved with a small damage mostly
by water The factory was shut down
for repairs.
William Phillips, peddler, an old man,
was held up and robbed of $50 in the
heart of GAINESVILLE at noon by thug
with a revolver.
The Williams engine works at Beloit
have been reorganized and II. II. Pro
bert, of Chicago, elected general man
ager
Levi Hanson, II years old, pleaded
guilty to stealing 81 900 from an uncle
with whom he resided in jacksonville
and was sent to the reform school for
one year. He had spent 500 on candy,
clothes. ice cream. etc. The uncle re-
covered between 5000 and $1,000.
While Charles Nader and companion
were boat riding on Fox river at Wau-
kesha, their boat capsized and Nader
was drowned. His companion was res
cued. Both were IA years old.
Otto Gomull. 10 years old, who was
caught robbing the safe of the Belle
City Planning Sill company at Racine,
was sentenced to seven years imprison-
ment at Waupun.
A man killed by the cars near Beloit
proves to have been James Mahoney, of
Rockford. Ill, who probably fell from
the top of a car while stealing a ride.
An employee of the Duluth Elevator
company, Patrick Flaherty, was killed
on the Northern Pacific in attempting
to get off a train near West Superior
while the cars were in motion.
Julia Morris, wife of Charles Morris,
of Cartwright, became violently in
sane and was taken by the sheriff to
the state insane asylum. There were
no hopes for her recovery.
The thirty-third annual session of the
st. Croix Valley Baptist association
was held at Cumberland
John Alton. a riverman at Marshfield,
while rolling logs in the Black river
drive fell into the river and was
drowned.
The Theater Comique and an adjoin-
ing building were destroyed by fire at
Sheboygan. Loss, $1,000; insurance,
81, 600.
A perfect cannon ball weighing thir
ty-five pounds was found in a marsh
near Cumberland. How it came there
is mystery beyond solution.
James POUCH, a raftsman on the
Kickapoo, who lived at Readstown,
was drowned off raft on the Wiscon-
sin river near Bridgeport.
The Bank of Two Rivers closed its
doors.
Shaw Bros. of Medford, decided TO
build tannery at Phillips. The plant
viii be large. consuming about 10000
cords of bark annually and turning ont
about a carload of finished leather day.
The grain commission firm of L. G..
Hadden & Co, of Milwaukee. made an
assignment with liabilities of $4,000
and assets the same.
Levi Hanson, a 1G-year-oId Norwegian
boy, was arrested at GAINESVILLE on IA
charge Of robbing his uncle OF sI.605 in
cash When arrested he had oaIy 500
left.
John Peters, aged 10 years, of Fort
Howard. fell off load of wood and
broke his neck.
frankie Jonietz. years old, fell
asleep beside the track of the Green
Bay, winona & st. Peter road at indie
peBdenee, and before the engineer
could stop the train the cowcateher
struck the little fellow on the head. kill
ing him instantly.
Thomas Curliu, who was arrested
awhile ago on suspicion of having
robbed the Edgerton post Office, WIS
dismissed from court on the advice Of
United States Secret Service Officcr
Flemming, who could not find evidence
to warrant further proceedings.