River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-01-11
The News Condensed.


Assignee Humphrey has issued his
official notice to pay dividend of IL
per cent. to the creditors of the Hud-
son savings bank
The Wisconsin Grand Lodge of the
Sons of Hermann refused to pay the as
sessment for monument at New Ulm.
The Ashland blast furnace has closed
down, throwing 6s5 men ont OF employ
ment.
Joseph w. Bott and Anton Dropper,
real estate swindlers, We're neatly taken
In by officers at Milwaukee
Fire destroyed the jewelry store of
W. A. Pfster at Sheboygan, causing
loss of $4,000.
John McLees committed suicide at
Racine by jumping in front of passen-
ger train.
United States Marshal Oakley
arrived in Madison from Arizona with
John X. Hallowell. who is charged
with embezzling $50, OO1 from the SUI
perior national bank OF Superior
Rev John Jane, for thirty years the
southwestern Wisconsin agent of the
American Bible society, died at White
)ak Springs.
Plans for the Milwaukee public IL
brary and museum, to cost $500, 00),-
nave been selected by the trustees.
The Wisconsin and Minnesota Bridge
company formed at West Superior with
a capital of $1,000, 600, to construct
bridge between Superior and Duluth.
The dry goods store of r. b. Ogil-
vie, the largest in Madison, was closed
under chattel mortgage given to Sc
cure claims of $35, COZ.
Philip Grieser, pro .yrietor OF the Mus
coda brewery, attempted to commit SUI
icide by shooting himself, but failed.
He has had considerable trouble with
his family and over money matters.
John Schaur. old and crippled, be-
came lost in the snow at Marshfield,
and when found was unconscious. He
may die.
Albert and William Kuehn, each
years of age, were drowned in the river
on the Jones island shore at Milwau-
kee They We're skating and the ice
gave way.
Walter Ross, of the town of Saratoga.
Wood county. shot an American eagle
that measured feet from tip to tip of
its wings.
The Beloit fremen responded 20
forty-eight fire alarms during the year
1898 and fire losses were but So, 2Sj.
The insurance was 5000 less than that
amount.
In La Crosse 100 saloons were wide
open Sunday as the result of an agree
ment made by the liquor dealers to
agLt the recent manifesto issued by
Mayor Powell TO Chief of Police Byrne
to close all saloons on Sunday.
DR. Ellis, for twenty seven years pro
pate Judge of Ashland count :, stepped
out TO give way to his successor, James
McCully. Ellis hal the longest CON
einuous term of any other probate
Judge in Wisconsin.
Four horses at Chippewa Falls were
shot by order OF State Veterinary Tous
saint They wee SUITE ing with CLAN
iers.
Superintendent Davis, of the Prem
tice Brown Store company at Ash
land, says the famous Prentice brown
stone monolith which was to have gone
to the worlds fair is still intact
Machinery is being placed in the
West Superior wooden mill for the
manuf acture of Halifax tweed.
Miners at Ashland refused to go to
work at the reduced wages offered
them, and their action caused slem to
continue dependent on charity.
The annual report of the several
brewing companies of Milwaukee shows
that the total product for the past year
was 1881, 500 barrels, an Increase Of
23s, 800 barrels over last year.
Capt. John T. Cassou, aged 81 years,
county clerk of Vernon for twenty-six
years, died of the grip.
Four prisoners avail ing trial on the
charge of robbing the Wisconsin Cen
trail depot at Park Falls escaped from
the Price county Jail.
Mayor Flanders and Mrs. Flanders,
of Bayfield,, celebrated the twenty
fifth anniversary of their wedding
Christmas day.
Chief Justice William Penn Lyon. of
the Wisconsin supreme court, has re-
tired from the bench after a service of
twenty-five years.
William Eyer, II years old, son of the
electrician of the Bell City Street Rail-
way company in Racine, was drowned
while skating on the river.
Creditors representing 81, 900, 900 hav,
ing failed TO extend their deposits. the
.eopening of Milwaukee's Marine bank
was doubtful.
Judge johnson entered an order
sranting Assignee Wiel, of the Rich
Dry Goods company in Milwaukee, au-
hority to open the store and continue
he business.