River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-08-02
The News Condensed.

The News Condensed.
Frank Ii. johnson, Marinette drug
gist, was fined $50 for selling poison, |
not being Registered pharmacist.
Mr. Titus, of Beloit, who travels |
about the state with his prohibition |
tent, had it burned by an incendiary.
A sawmill man at Excelsior was
fined $50 under the law which prohib- /
its placing of sawdust in streams
stocked with fish
Three tramps attempted to carry off |
Miss Gertie Lewis, of Stockton, but /
were frightened by the approach of a
wagon.
Frank KauIzer, Manitowoc farmer,
was arrested at Marshfeld for clipping
with 15-year-old girl.
Good people of Kiel were paralyzed |
by a person who has worked two |
wears as a man on farm giving birth |
to bouncing baby.
An earthquake shock split the earth |
open at Little Chute for several hum
dred feet
A $4,000 fire occurred in the dry
sheds of the Beaver Dam Lumber com /
pany.
Rev. w. Cope, pastor of the Primitive
Methodist church of Dodgeville, died
in South Dakota, where he had gone
for his health.
Moses NJ. Strong, a pioneer of Wis
consin, died al his home in Mineral
Point at the age of 81 years.
Capt. John Crangle. lake naviga-
tor, shot his wife twice and then killed
himself at Racine. lie was insane
from i'll health.
The Milwaukee Retail Clerks asso-
citation decided to prosecute proprie
tors of stores who keep open on sun
day.
Edward Fennelly. ex-clerx of Ash
land county, was convicted of embez-
zlug $40, 900 of public funds.
Herman Zowe, a commercial travel
ing man from Pontiac, Mich, was
killed by being run over by the cars in
the Northwestern yards at Racine.
Rahr Bros have sold their mailing
plant at Brillion to the Pabst Brewing
company.
There was a serious drought in
Waushara county. Pastures were per-
fectly dead and farmers We're feeding
their stock as in winter.
Marinette police arrested Mayor
Wells, of Menominee, for fast driving.
s. ii. Sargent. of Dixon, H., was
found dead on the banks of the Peca-
tonica river near South Wayne,
Lafayette county. He was pearl
hunter.
Louisa Belling, widow of Apple
ton, aged 60, committed suicide by
taking a quarter pound of paris green.
Dependency.
A fire at Ashland partially burned
Cramer & Co.'S barn, Augvick Bros.
furniture warehouse aud two beer
warehouses. Loss. 5000.
Mrs. Duncan Mckenzie was found
dead in her bed at Deer Lake. An in
vestigation by the coroner showed
that she had attempted a criminal
operation upon herself.
f. f. Murray, aged 64.of Turtle, near
Beloit. died after residence of fifty
five years on the farm where he died.
The loss on the MuScoda brewery,
burned at Boscobel, is $4,000; insur
ance s., 900. 1t was owned by Mil
waulee parties
Army worms have damaged about
25. 900 bushels of oats near Amigo.
John Bishop, aged 81. importer of
shetland ponies. and for many years a
miller, died at Beloit after long ILL
ness. He was born in England.
Will Calvert was said to be short in
his accounts at least $500 with the
grain firm OF w W. Cargill & Co at
La Crosse. lie had disappeared.
Repairs are being made in Waupuin
prison The upper and lower stories
will be used for a tailor shop The room
formerly used for officers diniug-room
is now equipped with machinery for
knitting stockings.
The house of II. 5. Slseels aud three
barns near the city limits of Eau
Claire were burned. Loss $1,000.
A large barn containing a number
of valuable horses belonging to Dwight
Parker at Fennimore was burned to
the ground. Loss, 5000.
Charles Miller, of Marinettc. who
was rejected by woman he loved.
drank carbolic acid. lie would live
The Muscoda brewery was burned.
the loss being SIS. 900: origin OF fire I'M
known: partly overed by Insurance..
The expense feeding tramps in
Langlade county for the last five
months has been over $500.
The county board accepted the plans
offered by Orf & Joralemon. of Min
neapolis, for the new courthouse TO
be erected in Washburn. The esti-
mated cost is $4,000.
Gov Peek has appointed a commits
sion to select a statue of Pere Mar
quette for the state capitol.
The lumber camp of the Thompson
Lumber company near Washburn was
burned Eleven horses were destroyed
with much valuable property.
By the premature explosion of
blast in the Sally Waters mine near
Lead Mine John McKenna was killed
and John Quirk was fatally injured
Beginning August hardware deal
ers of GAINESVILLE say that nothing but
cash will loosen articles from their
stores.
Health authorities in Milwaukee
were perplexed over the spread of
smallpox. Many new cases were re-
ported.
Mrs. Louisa Belling, go years of age.
committed suicide at Apple ton, by
eating a quarter of a pound Of paris
green.
Gen. Falk. upon the recommendation
IF Lieut.. Bnck. inspector of the Wis
.onsin national guard. decided to nus
ter out the Racine light guard, owing
to their inefficiency in drilling.