River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-05-24
Thr News Condensed.

Michael FOX, OF fralfle 0u NnleIl, was
killed in a Runaway accident.
The 11-year-old son of o. Hoffman
was drowned while playing on the
logs at the foot of the falls of the Chip
pewa river ut Chippewa Falls.
Three of the schools in the Second
and Third wards of Amigo were closed
on account of scarlet fever.
Eau Claire saloons must be closed
and locked at IL p m.
r. d. Roberts. who settled at Hazel
Green in 1886, died there, aged - years.
lie was the founder aud proprietor of
an extensive wagon mandatory and
had served in the Wisconsin Legislature
Gov. Peck appointed Rudolph G.
Richter, OF Milwaukee, a membe' of
the state board of dental examiners for
term of five years.
The Columbian association, of Apple
ton, has planned the erection of hall
to cost sl5. 200.
Fifty tons of pressed straw burned at
Clinton, where it had been stacked for
the Rockton paper mill.
Byron Pedricil, of Loyal, became so
entangled with fence wire that he
could not extricate himself. lie Law
from II in the forenoon until in the
afternoon before he was rescued
Latter Day Saints are building a
church in Porcupine valley, near Du-
rand.
W. c. nneibusl, of GAINESVILLE, a
brakeman on the Chicago & North
western railway. recovered s., 500 from
the company for the loss of an eye
Mrs. r. shibel gave birth to triplets
at Prairie du Chien-all dong well.
r w. Merryman K Co, of Marin
ettc. sold to the Soper Lumber com
pany of Chicago 5000 900 feet % white
pine lumber. this seasons cut, at an
unknown price.
The booms holling logs in the dam
in the river at Chippewa Falls broke
during a storm and thousands CT feet
Of logs were running loose down the
river.
branch of the Bemis bag factory at
Minneapolis was put in operation at
West Superior
John Layton was killed at Shell
Lake by being struck by souihbound
passenger train. lie was 81 years old
and was celebrating by spree.
Lightning struck the Central Manu-
featuring company's factory at Lin
coin, causing its entire destruction by
fire. Loss. sI0O,0 OO; insurance, SIS. 800.
Ex-Mayor john Scott, of West SUI
perior. died al the age of 35. lie was
one Of the trainers Of the constitution
OF North Dakota, and had held many
prominent Offices in the Dakotas.
A dam was broken and three bridges
washed away during a storm at River
Falls. the damage on the dam being at
least So. 600.
a rapid rise in the creek at Boomer
during storm carried away the dam,
planning mill, hose house, pump house
aud several other buildings
Articles of incorporation of the Ash
land Lumber company were filed with
a capital stock of 100000 paid in
Thomas Mcmahon. Of Richmond. Va,
who was colonel of the Seventeenth
Wisconsin regiment in the war, died in
New York. and his remains were buried
at WATERFOWL.
A sensation in society circles was
caused at Eau Claire By the announce
Inent of the marriage last January of
Arthur Jackson, a wealthy jcweler,
and Miss Clara Mosher.
Catholic benevolent societies OF WIS
consin held their fourth annual conven-
ton at Sheboygan.
John Jones, formerly postmaster at
Hanover, died in GAINESVILLE His first
vote was cast for John Quincy Adams
Mrs Lucinda Stone, the oldest resi-
dent in Sheboygan county. died at She
bovgan. aged a. She was in the pos
session of all her faculties up to the
moment she died.
The residence of Owen Murphy at
Rubicon was entered by burglars who
while investigating the interior of an
old bureau found 1908 in bills They
gave the victim the three dollars and
left
Robert Pomeroy, contractor OF CHI
caro. and Miss Marie Smith, of Roc's-
ford. Ill, We're married in Milwaukee
by Justice Thomas f. Hayden. The
bride and the groom had each been di-
yorced.