River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-25

Joseph Delois, OF Mishicott. was in
Jail at Milwaukee charged with forg-
ing postal money orders.
An explosion in the Library block
in Milwaukee caused loss of SO, OtO.
The Milwaukee internal revenue of
fee discovered that a New York whole
saler was evading the new law requir-
ing the stamping of playing cards, and
the new cards were seized.
Sophomores beat freshmen in the
annual fall field day games a the state
university in Madison. \. S. Hopkins
ran mile in minutes and 35 seconds,
q new university record.
At Juneau Judge Sloan upheld the
lease of the Horizon marsh by the Hor-
icon and Dana shooting clubs.
James Crowley, a veteran of the sol
diers' home n Milwaukee, was stabbed
and killed by an unknown man
Arthur Phillips. 30 years old, acct
deutally shot off his right arm at the
shoulder at Shell Lake, death result
ing ten hours later.
A suit was fled in the United States
circuit court at Madison to test Secre
tarv Hoke Smiths decision in the Ash
land county land cases, involving, be
sides the title to land, about $50, 900
worth OF standing pine.
City Attorney Hamilton, of Milwau
kee, says that the city has no right tc
own and operate street railroads.
The tweuty-ffth anniversary of the
establishment % Temple Emanuel con
gregation in Milwaukee was cele
brated.
The old Rock county poorbouse an6
insane asylum at Jamestown was
burned Loss, $4,000
Winnebago Indians were being en-
rolled at Black River Falls for the an
nual payment, and win get nearly
$40 each. There are 800 of them.
A new state normal school was dedi-
Gated at Stevens Point
The SOC. 600 claim of the Plankinton
bank in Milwaukee was sold to the
National exchange bank for s5s.0oO.
William KIRBY, - years of age, one
of Milwaukee's oldest residents and
for years head of the notion house OF
Kirby, Newbre & Co. died at his home
H. Nelson. aged so years, laboreI
in the sawmill at Sherry, had one leg
sawed off by an edging saw
The Seymour bank matter at Chip
pewa Falls WIS settled. depositors
getting fcrty cents on the dollar.
Commissioner Lamoreuxs annual re-
port shows COS. si3 acres of vacant pub
lie lands in the state on June 30, 1894
There was much complaint that
hunters in the northern portion OF the
state, some of them state game war
dens, were hunting deer with dogs.
A young man named Richard
Schlotzer accidentally shot himself
while out hunting u miles east OF
Marshfield.
Ward Stone. arrested in La Crosse
for bigamy. did not deny the charge.
He married in La Crosse, leaving a
wife and two children at Eagle River.
Police raided an opium den in Mil
waukee and Sam Wing, the keeper,
and two white girls were surprised
there. The girls escaped.
The game wardens of Douglas and
bayfield, counties arrested a number OF
persons for Strengthening deer by the
use of lanterns, which is as much IN
violation of the law IS hunting with
dogs
impeachment proceedings against
Health Commissioner DIR. Walter
Kempster for the manner in which he
handled the smallpox epidemic in Mil
waukee were begun in the common
council.
William Lahl attempted to murder
his wife in Milwaukee by running a
bayonet through her. The woman
escaped and Lahl, fearing the eonse-
querces Of his act, hung himself.