River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-01
The News Condensed.

AT 81 johns crooked creek camp
George Capass, teamster, was killed
by a load of logs falling on him.
Benjamin Bixby was arrested at
Glenwood charged with wife murder.
George Sanger, of Beloit, cashed a
worthless draft for 600 at the request
of a man who had ingratiated himself
rs a cousin, A. II. Sanger, of Boston.
The Plankinton bank In Milwaukee
will be reopenei under the national
law March with capital of $500, 600.
James Crouch, veteran of Co. f,
Sixteenth Wisconsin infantry, died at
his home in Appleton.
The factory of the J. I. Case Thrash
ing Machine company in Racine which
has been closed for the last five months,
throwing 600 men out of employment,
has started up again.
DIR. II. J. Paulding and wife. NOR
phine fends, deserted their ten children
at West Superior. Eight of them were
taken by the associated charities
Stewart b. Heddles has been chosen
president of the Tobacco Leaf Publish
ing company at GAINESVILLE in place of
Garrett Veeder, deceased.
At La Crosse an electric car collided
with a sled containing three young
people and Miss Aggie Rogers, aged 10,
was probably fatally hurt.
Ex-Gov. and Mrs f. A. Hoffman cell
ebrated their golden wedding at their
Riverside farm near Jefferson.
L. Morse, an old soldier and long
resident of Beloit, died the other day
John NJ. Smith, the noted horticul-
turist and egriculturist, died in Geeen
Bay after long illness. aged 7S years
Mrs. Anna Maggie has sued the Fred
Miller Brewing company of Milwaukee
for IS, 900 damages. Her horses were
frightened by a keg dropping from
beer wagon and she was thrown from
her carriage and injured.
The people at Grand Crossing. La
Crosse, are sorely afflicted by spoolS
The apparition is described as tall and
slim, with half an arm gone and wear
ing silk hat
The line of the proposed Wisconsin
& Michigan railway will open up a
large country tributary to Marinette
from points on the 500 road.
A case of smallpox developed at Be
lott The patient is Miss Anna Conk-
lin, who had been sick for several days
as was supposed, with German chicken
pox.
Frank Svoboda was killed at Gibson
by the kick of a horse.
BY deal recently closed between
the National Express company and the
Wisconsin Central railroad, express
l.
cured by the company. which will &C
into effect about March l.
Jacob Wadack, aged IS, one of the
early pioneers of Wisconsin. died at
Marshfield-
Milwaukee banks have reduced the
rate of interest on state deposits from
8 to 2 per cent
Dry gangrene has broken out in a
herd of cattle owned at Baldwin.
Wasnington's birthday was honored
by Beloit college by the suspenion of
the usual duties and by the opening to
the public for the first time of the Lo-
gan museum and science hall
The Monroe County Agricultural so
ciety will reorganize as a stock COM
pany, capitalized at $4,000
The board of supervisors at Milwau-
kee voted to annul the contract with
County Undertaken Judson. found
guilty of selling pauper remains to med
ical colleges instead of burying them.
Judge John has appointed Herman
Seguitz receiver for George III. Altwell
& Sons, Milwaukee. shoe manufactur-
ers The assets OF the firm are sl42, 600
the liabilities $40, 200.
S. 7. Morse, an old soldier. died at
Beloit, where ne had resided many
years.
William Kyellman. of Madison. is to
go TO Lapland for natives to be used at
the Alaska reindeer farm
Benjamin Bixby was arrested at
Glenwood on the charge of having
murdered his wife January l. She is
said 70 have had 81. 900 insurance on her
lif.
Bonnie Raynor. aged IL, shot his
father. Charles Rsynor. at their home
in Wsukesha The wounded man will
recover. The boy. who was in Jail, said
he committed the deed IL defense of his
mother, and the latter corrobcrates his
statement
Sheboygan and Sheboygan Falls are
to have a street railway connection. +.
Seaman is president and J. T. Thomas
secretai. and treasurer o- The COM
! pany.