River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-01-18
The News Condensed.


A mass meeting was held in Beloit to
devise ways and means to care for the
destitute of the city.
The Gutsch Brewing company of
Sheboygau made an assignment to Fred
Hopp with nominal assets of $3.50, 600.
The liabilities will exceed $40, 900.
Wisconsin travelling men and Milwau-
kee merchants want better terms from
the railroads as to baggage and mileage.
The sheriff returned to West SUI
perior from Minneapolis with Alice
Howard, the girl who charges Thomas
Norman with abduction and seduction.
She Is only II years old The baby in
the case was not brought back.
Fred Strickland, wanted at Eau
Claire for burglary, was arrested at
Elgin, Ill.
The extensive furniture plant of the
Halstead Manufacturing company in
Sheboygan was destroyed by fire, the
loss being $4,000 and the insurance
s43, 500.
Frank Barth, president of the Barth
Manufacturing company, died in Port
Washington, aged 40 years.
A Belgium girl lost the power of
speech through an attack of the grippe.
Her muscular power also disappeared
and she was unable to perform any
voluntary act
Gov. Peck has been petitioned to par
don Thomas Plush, q life prisoner a
Waupun who was sent up from Mari
nette county.
Il fa1 1aK,1 ~
Manitowoc of heart disease.
The executive board of Lawrence uni
versity has appointed Il committee to
look for president and report at the
annual meeting in June.
Over 800 "rushers" made applications
at Ashland for Omaha land. An assO-
citation has been formed to keep an at
torney in Washington.
The governor has appointed Oscar
Fl. Ecke, of Appleton, assistant hbrar-
ian of the state law library, vice w. f.
Wolfe, resigned.
Denris Fox, of Beloit, about to be
married, went violently insane.
Charles Ehlers. of Racine, aged Is,
was killed by the accidental discharge
of his gun while hunting
Charles Otto Bredov. who was erect
ing a saloon building in Milwaukee,
was found lying ia the structure with
n fatal bullet wound IN his head. 1t
was thought to have been case of
murder.
While eating his dinner at a restau-
rant in Milwaukee Frank Chapman, of
Clyman, choxed to death 10y piece of
meat becoming lodged in his throat.
He was II wears old and leaves a wife
and one son.
The McElroy Transportation COM
pany made an assignment in Milwau
lcee to J. Z. Wildish, who furnished a
.oaud of S2s, 100, representing the COIN
pany's assets
John johnson. an employee of the
Thompson Lumber company, was ac-
killed near Washburn by
falling tree.
George Reynolds, just out of Wiscon-
sin prison, forged a check at Milwau-
kee and will probably be returned to
Waupun.
The bank at Port Washington, o. ID.
Bjorquist & Son, proprietors, has dis
continued business
Mrs Herman Barth, aged ~ years,
died at Port Washington, and on the
same day her son, Frank Barth, who
had been i'll for several years, died,
aged AZ years.
Martin Coltman, one of the most for
tunate miners in southwest Wisconsin,
sold his pile of dry bone and black jack
for 80, 900 He says if he had sold one
year ago he would have received s2l.-
600 for it.
William Kniestadt, of jefferson. paid
ont about $3.50 to avoid further litiga
ton on account of his assault on John
Silyerthorn.
Gov. Peck has appointed Bradley G.
Schley, of Milwaukee, member of the
state commission of uniformity of
legislation provided for by the legisla-
ture last winter, in place of j. Z.
Dodge, of Racine. resigned
Seventeen persons have been killed
and more than thirty injured by Mil
waukees trolley cars within three
years.
A new lumber company, to be known
as the Centralia Lumber company, was
formed at Marshtield with mills at Gen.
tralia
Michael Duneen. a former merchant
Of Hudson. was instantly killed by an
Omaha passenger train while crossing
the track near Hammond
Mrs Benjamin Bixby, aged 80. was
instantly killed at Cylon by loaded
shotgun falling to the floor and ex-
ploding the charge. She leaves hus-
band and four children