River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-04
The News Condensed.

w III. PhippS, of Hudson, resigned
as a member of the state senate be-
cause of pressure of his duties in the
land department of the Northern
Pacific.
Richard f. Meyer, a young attorney
at Muscoda, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head
with a revolver.
A man supposed to he Adam Pfeifer,
aged 20, of Two Rivers. was killed by
passenger train about miles south of
Manitowoc while walking on the
track.
Charles Hagen. one of the pionee
settlers of northwest Wisconsin, re-
ceived a stroke of paralysis and was
in precarious condition at Grants
burg.
Frederick II. Hahn, a Baptist lay
preacher who for two wears has been
representative of the American Tract
society in Milwaukee, has severed his
connection with that society.
Lewis Smith. aged IS years, was UNI
der arrest at Portage. charged with
the ruin of Della Coombs, a 16-year-old
girl whom he adopted from the state
school at Sparta.
Rev. 5. A. Halsey, a Methodist di
vine in Milwaukee, married eight Chi
cago couples who had gone there on
excursion steamers.
NJ. Hoffman. aged 60 years, a weaver,
hanged himself in his workshop a.
Watertown. Sife and two sons
survive him.
Mrs. Mary Warner. wife of Rev. W.
w. Warner, of the Methodist church
at Menasha, died at the age of 81
years. Her husband and two children
survive her.
Mckinney and Pierce. convicted OF
robbing barns near Fairchild. were
sent to Waupun for one year each.
n. j. & T. johnson, of Oconomowoc
nave taken the contract to dig the
first ], 200 feet of the projected connec
ton of Lakes Oconomowoc and Nash
otah, and dredging has begun.
At special election in Hayward the
saloon license was raised from 5000 &c
$500 The new rate goes into effect
July l. 1898.
Sher If Dunn, of Milwaukee, was
arrested and fined for failing to pro
duce the body of a letter carrier held
for debt.
The state league of republican clubs
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Samuel Harper. of Madison; sec
retary, David G.. Owen, of Milwaukee;
treasurer, c. Z. Veeder. of Mansion.
The Eau Claire County Agricultural
society's fair held at Augusta for three
days was a fine success
The Racine council elected George
s. Bliss city clerk to succeed the late
Loomis II. Coleman.
Philip Langdorn, superintendent of
the fire alarm system in La Crosse, fell
dead. During the war he was a gun
ner's mate on the United States steam
er Hartford.
\. Hoffman, aged 60 years. commit
ted suicide at Watertown by hanging.
The governors guard. of Madison.
stands first of the forty two companies
of the Wisconsin militia. The inspec-
ton was made by federal officer
Loomis II. Coleman, who had been
city clerk of Racine. for nearly twenty
years, died from heart trouble.
Mrs. Elizabeth Blackburn, the oldest
woman in Fond du Lac, celebrated her
Goth birthday anniversary.
Edward l. Cakes, a Beloit carpen-
ter, who was camping and pearl fish
ing. was drowned in the Pecatonica
river near Rockton. III.
While hunting near Arborvitae
James Wilbur, aged "a, accidentally
killer himself His home was at Glad
win. Mich.
Henry Muth, a hardware dealer at
ShebovVan, made an assignment TO
Jerry Bonahue. Liabilities, $1,000; as
sets. SIS, 600
The Chicago & Northwestern train
to -. Paal struck a buggy at North
Greenfield. instantly killing Gus Mil
Ter, of Ripon, and probably fatally
injuripg Gus Krumbhoitz. of North
Greenfield.
Joseph Peters was arrested in Mil
waakee for passing forged order for
ESQ on Peter J. Conrad & Co.