River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-13
The News Condensed.

Frank Woke, aged 10, murdered
August Grand in row at a Polish
christening in Milwaukee. The muir
derer was under arrest.
james Douglas. one of the pioneers
of Milwaukee and one of the best
known architects in the northwest,
died at his home from spinal troubles.
A boiler in the laundry at Riverside
exploded, demolishing the bank build
ing and seriously injuring Miss Kinna,
Mr.. Plowright and two others.
A Milwaukee undertaken was stoned
by a mob when he attempted to con-
the cemetery.
The county committee let the con-
tract for building the new court house
at Washhurn to John Halloran.
During fire in Milwaukee a port
able chemical extinguisher exploded,
killing Fireman Adolph Meyer.
Mrs. Lewis Clark, aged s4 years,
wife of pioneer farmer. died at Be
lott. She had been married nearly
sixty-five years.
Fred Willard, of Mauston. went to
sleep on a railroad track at Centralia
md was killed.
The Fourth Wisconsin Battery asso-
ella zion held its annual convention in
Beloit and Charles Hanchett, of Chica-
70. was elected president.
Mrs Frank Scharf and Mrs. Annie
DusSa were thrown from a carriage in
Milwaukee and both suffered injuries
from which they died.
Under Sheriff Holle closed the dry
goods store of Weber Bros. in Milwau-
kee on executions aggregating $685.
5G6.
The new Davidson theater in Mil
waukee was opened by the Lyceum
company, of New York.
The body of Henry Lidmila, Ra-
cine man, aged 90, who was drowned
in the Root river near Appleton. was
found.
Mrs. Louise lily, aged SIS, of Mil
waukee, went to a neighbours house
and committed suicide by turning on
the gas in the bathroom.
The DEVILS Lake Granite company's
plant, located at DEVILS Lake, was
seized by Sheriff Doty on executions
amounting to S7,579.99.
Four prominent young men of Racine
were arrested on charge of systematic
burglary.
At Shell Lake fifty-two buildings.
including the Catholic church, were
burned. Two hundred people fed to
Spooner on special trains. The loss
was about $50, 600.
Mrs. Eleanor Clark, of Arson, Chip
pewa county. was held in bonds of
$500 on charge of adultery, preferred
by her husband.
A farmer prevented a disastrous
train wreck near Stevens Point by
taking off his shirt and setting it
afire.
Caleb Conant died at Beloit. aged %
years
III. r. johnson. station agent for the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
way. died in GAINESVILLE of typhoid fe-
yer. aged SO years He had been in the
employ of the road thirty-five years.
Congressman George b. Shaw was
buried at Eau Claire with Pythian
honors. Business of all kinds was sus-
rended in the city.
H.. R. johnson, railroad man, died
at GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. A. Homer, of Franksville, was
killed by a bone which she had swal-
lowed while eating.
Ole Ellison, fisherman, hanged him
self at Sheboygan. He was respondent
over the hard times.
Avoluntary assignment was made al
Sheboygan by the Halsteai Furniture
company TO Joseph G. Mailman. Assets,
SIS. 600; liabilities. $50, 400.
solomon Franlxel. of 3 Chicago cigar
manufacturing firm. cut his throat and
died at ShebOygan.
Peter Hillhun. so years old. had an
arm cut off by falling under freight
train at Racine
Gov. Peck has appealed to the people
of Wisconsin for aid for the sufferers
by the forest fires
The season for hunting in Wisconsin
is now open, and until May the hun
ter may shoot mallard duck. chicken.
plover, quail. ssiP~ teal and wood
ducks
In the village of Grimms the lime
kilns caught fire and were destroyed.
together with ten freight cars and SIX
houses owned by the company, Loss
$4,000.
A man named Julius Gerl was
drowned in the river at Manitowoc
while bathing. He was 81 years of
age.
The annual reunion of Companies Il
and |. Twenty-seeond Wisconsin vol
unteer infantry, took place at Beloit