River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-11


Ernest Schake, a cooper az Reeds
burg, committed suicide by shooting.
He leaves a wife and a large family.
No cause was isnown.
The council at Beloit has granted IL
censes to thirteen saloons at $500 apiece.
Mrs. Thorpe, wife of Hon Joseph G..
Thorpe. formerly OF Eau Claire, died
at Santa Barbara, Cal.
State fish commissioners have planted
in Lake Michigan near Milwaukee
&, 500, 600 white fish fry.
The city council of Marshfeld has
voted to issue $4,000 in bonds as a
bonus for the location of a state nor
NAL school.
An unknown man was SHOT and killed
in Troy 10y G. Fl. Streng while trying to
force an entrance into the rear of
Streng's store.
The Sturgeon Bay canal has passed
into the hands of the general govern
ment
A. Hubert and William Timblin. of
Barron, captured a she wolf with six
pups near Dallas.
Mathew Thomet. the firebug, plead
ed guilty in the municipal court in Mil
waukee to having fired the Stadt thea
ter and he was given the maximum
penalty of the law. Judge Wallber
sentenced him to eight years at hard
labor at the state prison at Waupun-
The 2-year-old son of Mrs. Frank
Fem was killed at GAINESVILLE by drink
ing two ounces of carboiic acid.
William Leahy, of Ashland, has been
recommended by Congressman Lynch
as cadet for the Annapolis naval
school lie IS a son of eX-Indian Agent
Lcahy.
Another sale of 100000 feet of white
and Norway pine was made at Ashland
by Boutin < Best to eastern parties.
The firm Of Ritter & HubbelI, hard
ware merchants. who have been in
business in Boscobel for twenty years.
made an assignment to their creditors.
The assets and liabilities were I'M
known.
John J. Humphrey, Of Lancaster.
committed suicide by shooting himself
in the head. Business difficulty was
the cause. lie leaves a wife and three
little girls
a villainous assault was committed
at Fan Claire BY William Dr los on a
little girl years old, daughter Of John
McShefrey. Ducios, who was in jail
has a wife and three children.
The Northwestern national bank of
Superior, capital sS0O,0O0 was author
lied to begin business
AZ the Mills revival meeting in Mil
waukce circulars were distributed ask
ing for contributions and pledges 10
aid in farthering the work of the
Young Women's Christian association
and the pledges amounted to Sl6,043.
The Hotel Pfst2r. which cost $1,000,
go and IS owned principally by Charles
Pfster. was opened at Milwaukee.
The dry goods establishment OF Ed
Schuster x Go. in Milwaukee was com
p!etely destroyed by fire. Loss. $780,
300.
j. J. Humphrey. once a prominent
business man Of Lancaster, committed
suicide by shooting himself. lie leaves
a wife and three children.
The horribly ma1glcd body Of the 4
rear-oid daughter IF Charles Sausser
was found on the railroad track north
Of Plymouth Foul play was suspected
4 fire At Wonewoc destroyed the dry
goods store of r. Fisk & Co. the hard
ware store Of Sehnell & Bailey, Doug
lass & Stankes' meat market, l.. {. MI
ler's livery barns and C. Kleises shoe
store. the total loss being about SIS. 090.-
Henry Brcnnecize. aged O.. dealer
in boots and shoes At Watertown. COM
mittei saicide white in fit of despond-
eney by shooting himself in the head
lie leaves q wife. four sons and three
daughters.
William Becker, an cmp'ove at the
Northwestern company's mill at Stan
lev, had his right arm sawed of near
the shoulder by accidentally falling
upon the lathe saw
4 syndicate incorporated at Green
Bay under the name Of the AliOuez Land
Improvement company has been organ
lied in this city for the purpose OF To-
eating industries at that point
Judge Siebeclzer. of the circuit court
at Madison, gave the state Judgment
for Sll1.s00 against ex-Treasnrer Ne
Fetridge for interest received by him
on public funds the first three years he
held the Office.
A fire broke ont in the Grand Hotel
block at Sheboygan, and, after it was
extinguisIed. punches of paper and ex-
ce1sior saturated with kerosene were
found. showing .hat frebug IS at
work in that city.
Several damage suits for large
amounts growing out Of the crib disas-
ter win ne begun in Milwaukee. The
suits will probably be against the Chi
ago contractors who are building the
tunnel.
The store of II. II. T. Cunningham at
Rock Fridge was burned with the en-
tire stock The post office. in the same
building, with mail matter, was a-s0
destroy cd. Loss, $1,000