River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-04-12

| Mrs. Mayer. under arrest at Racine
for poisoning her first husband, is now
accused of poisoning her adopted child.
Joel Pond, aged 95, died at Chippewa
Falls. He was one of the earliest set
tiers of the Chippewa valley.
William Dwyer expired in his pew in
| St Johns cathedral at Milwaukee dur
ing o'clock mass. He was 90 years old.
Mrs. Theresa Klein. Racine pioneer,
aged 81 years, is dead.
| Rev 5. Gunderson's 5-year-old daugh-
| ter was fatally burned a adison. In
! the absence of her father the child
| tried to kindle a fire in his study and
her clothing became ignited.
Daniel Hoover, in the employ of DIR.
ii. b. Henderson at Orfordville, and
while grooming one of the doctors ami
mails, received injuries from kick that
caused his death.
Jerry Murphy, employed in Herrick's
| logging camp at Rhinelander. was
struck and instantly killed by North
western train.
At Marshfield the Korth opera house
was destroyed by fire, entailing a loss
of slO. 600
The Bank OF Washburn. which sus-
pended June s last. has reopened it's
doors for the resumption of business
William Nonnemacher pleaded guilty
at Amigo to numbering his wife and
three cnildren and was given a life
sentence.
During a riot at a political meeting
| in Milwaukee half dozen men were
stabbed. The trouble was started by
Polish laborers.
Charles II. Larzeliere, Langlade
county's defaulting treas urer, was
sentenced to Waupun for one year.
William Morgan was arrested at Of
tumwa for tie attempted murder of
John Bennett, at Keb.
Hon. NJ. w. Atwood died very sud
denly of heart disease at his home four
miles southeast of Newton.
Rev. j. II. Thompson. the colored
missionary, has organized a colored
baptist church at Creston.
Many artesian wells are being sunk
at Ashland as result of the typhoid
fever epidemic at that place. The au-
thorities claim the fever Ia due to the
impure water.
A. II. Cartwright was thrown from a
wagon In runaway near Palmyra and
killed. lie was 10 years of age. pioneer
settler of the township and a soldier of
the late war.
A new state law now in effect
abolishes the customary three days
grace on notes. and commercial paper
must be met on the day 1t falls due.
ID. p. Miller died In Beloit, aged TO-
He was resident of that city nearly
forty years, and was prominent In
business circles
Josiah Hoover, who a year ago killed
his cousin, Elias Hoover, at Rock
Falls, returned and gave himself up
Both were prominent farmers. and the
killing caused great excitement
Mrs Anton Schmidt was burned to
death at Freedom while replenishing a
fire IN smoke house
Travelling statesmen report that the
merchants of the state are beginning to
buy more literally.
Louis Tennesson, Of West Granville,
shot an eagle in marsh at Mequon
that had a wing span of feet
Rev. A. A. Spencer, formerly superin-
tendent of schools in Green Lake coun-
ty, is now principal of the Indian
school at Blakeley, Mont.
Congressman Lyman Z. barnes, of
the Eighth district, has published let
ter declining to be candidate for re-
nomination.
Robert Calvert has been appointed
survey n of customs for the port of La
Crosse.
A man named Dellar was found dead
in a barn in the town of Meeme
March Is. 1t was supposed he had
been killed by horse. There is now
a suspicion he was killed ans taken in
to the barn.
The principal store buildings at
Reedsville were laid in ashes, causing
loss of about $1,000
While carpenters were raising a vent
to a platform of a mill at Amery the
vent fell and struck Ole Peterson. kill
ing him almost instantly. He leaves a
wife and two children.
Miss Alice E. Hayden. of Madison,
while out hunting shot a wildcat,
weighing 1871 pounds
A lamp explosion burned several
buildings at Kaukauna
1t has been decided to establish a
new pension examining board at
juneau.
James Jackson and his little son
/ Irwin, of Mineral Point, were badly
burned about the face and head by the
explosion of powder.
William Rose, residing near Reeds
burg, was fined s25 and costs on a
charge of driving his family from the
house during storm.
Five hundred chickens, 1000 eggs
and five incubators were burned in a
fire which destroyed hennery at La
/ Crosse.
Milwaukee claims to have fewer
building and loan associations than
any other large American city.
James Long died at the age OF 100
years at Westfeld.
Three times the house of Mr. and
Mrs. NJ. Jacobson was set on fire at
Racine The last attempt was success
full. the family having hardly time 70
escape.
/ II. tAh AAddk was III a
/ fire in d .iiware factory In Milwaukee
DIR. L. O. b. Wingate, who is soon to
retire from the Office of health commits
s'oner OF Milwaukee, has been APP
POINTED secretary of the state board Of
health.
Near Reeseville a farmer named Null
len killed himself and his wife Jeal-
0usy was supposed to have caused the
| tragedy.
Mrs Henry Bierhop. OF Sheboygan.
was terribly scalded by falling on a
stairway while she was carrying two
pals of seething water.
Peter Fahey. of Maple Grove. was
struck in the eve by a child and the
eve became SO infamed that it was
necessary TO remove it