River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11
The News Condensed.


of masons for northern Minnesota,
Wisconsin and the upper peninsula of
Michigan is in process of organization
at West Superior.
Suit for $4,000 was commenced at
La Crosse, against the Burlington road
by Charles Olson, formerly a fireman,
who went out with oJher strikers in
June, and alleges that he has been
blacklisted.
James Brazier. freight conductor
on the Wisconsin Central, was ca ught
between the bumpers of two cars he
was coupling at Marshtield and prob
ably fatally injured.
A fire at GAINESVILLE destroyed the c.
j. Wilcox property, II. c. Proctor's
feed store and DIR. Horne's veterinary
stables. Loss, s12, 600; insurance, only
$500.
Ernest Burroughs is under arrest at
Hudson for assaulting Dorothy Peter
son, go years old.
The next annual meeting of the
Wisconsin NJ f. conference will he
held at Racine.
Diphtheria was prevalent in West
Superior and ten families were quar-
autined.
Henry Evans, of Wilson, was ar
rested and confessed that he had for
some time been writing matchmaking
letters to William Carson, banker at
Eau Claire.
The Russian thistle has made its APP
pearance in Barron county. Hay is
very scarce in that county and farmers
were selling off their stock at ruinous
prices.
Bernard Vahten, well-known
young farmer of the town of Burke.
Dane county, accidentally killed him
self while hunting.
Three tough-looking tramps answer
ing the description of the ones who
held up and shot the station agent at
Marshland were found hiding in box
at Trempealeau aud arrested.
benjamin Toombs, who was for
years connected with the st. Paul
railroad. died at the home of his sou,
Robert Toombs, in Milwaukee.
A sea salmon weighing forty-seven
pounds was caught at Marquette.
These fish have never been known be-
fore to come further inland than Mag
ara falls.
Hunters report an unusual number
of deer in the upper peninsula. The
season lasts until October "a. In the
lower peninsula deer can be killed
from November 3 to 25.
Ex- Mayor w. l.. Hunter will rebuild
l.. l. III .Zh lY,,., H.,
business in Cumberland next spring.
Mrs. Smith Norton, a cousin of Miss
Frances WILLARD, aud an able writer,
died at Ter home in Beloit.
Woodsmen will organize a large
union this fall to take in employees of
the Wisconsin, Michigan and Mime
sofa pineries. A preliminary organiza-
ton has been made at Ashland
The scow Silver Lake, owned by
Niels johnson, of Racine. went ashore
at jackson Port.
Mrs. J. Corbell. aged IS, died very
suddenly at Green Bay after a blood
less encounter with her COW.
of the $50 prisoners at Waupun, but
TWENTY-FIVE are women.
Burglars blew open the safe in the
post office at KilboErn and few dol
lars and change were taken.
Albert Quackepbush was held for
incendiarislh at La Crosse
DR. H. T. Seeley. of Ripon. died at
Biloxi. Miss. lie went there for his
health.
Circuit Judge Sloan, sitting at
Beaver Dam, decided the franchise of
the Milwaukee Street Railway COM
pany was worcestershire.
John Andrews swallowed an ounce
of laudanum with suicidal intent at
Rhinelander. but the dose was too
much ard he will pull through.
r. Staubish, in consequence of do
nestle troubles, shot himself at ASH
land. but win probably live.
The barns and outbuildings on the
farm OF Jesse Putnam, near Emerald
Grove were destroyed by fire, and SIX
horses were burned, besides all the
seasons crops. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
81, O00 e...... ...
c. Reitzel, agent for the Green Bay
and Northwestern roads at Marshland,
was held up and shot by FIVE unknown
men.
The sawmill OF Weed & Co. was
burned at Beloit, the loss being about
SIS, 900.
Louis E. Mathews. ex-deputy county
clerk of Milwaukee, ended his life
He was said to have lost heavily in
speculation