River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-22
The News Condensed.

Mr.. and Mrs. Schneider's 9-yearold
daughter died in Chippewa Falls froa
the result of vaccination.
Moses Chambers committed suicide in
Ashland by taking poison. He was S,
years old. Losses TT gam bling were
the cause.
On the Ashland division of the North.
western railroad near Deerbrook and
Clintonville, the log cut the past win.
ter was %, 600, 900 feet, against go, 900,
600 feet the previous season.
Miss Jessie Searles, daughter of a
prominent Monroe farmer, has sued
Dr. b. c. Campbell for as, 900 damages
for breach of promise.
In accordance with a new rule Mil.
waukee telephone girls are compelled
to dress in black, and they do not like
the mournful idea
The Planlsinton packing house in Nil
waukee, which has been idle since Il
was vacated by the Cudahys in Octo
Der last, will be rsopened April /.
The state fair will DE held in Mil
waukee September II to 81.
Firemen will hold their seventh an.
nual tournament in Tomah on June 20
II and 90.
The house of Rev. Father j. St
Muenich at Racine was robbed o
jewelry worth s25O and $3.50 in cash
Daniel Cody, policeman, 90 year,
of age. committed suicide by hanging
himself to q gas fixture at his home IL
Nilw aukee lie had been insane for .
few days from an attack of the grip
Contractor Murphy, superintendent
of the new intake tunnel at Milwaukee,
was arrested charged with employing
Canadian laborers. ess
The Juneau club, the leading demo
cratic organization at Milwaukee, has
collapsed.
As result of protracted dispute
with members of his congreg alton Rev,
J. Burnett Reynolds, of the First Bap.
list church at Eau Claire. has resigned.
The trade and labor council de
nounced the action of the Eau Claire
Sc DOL board In reducing laborers'
wages from sl. so to 81. 25.
Rev. G. w. Wilcox and son began TO
buil0 a cave on one side OF the bluffs
east of La Crosse in anticipation of a
cyclone and flood which he predicts
viii on April 4 next destroy the city.
The governor issued proclamation
designating April 81 as Arbor day.
White caps threatened the life of Au.
gust Schmidt, farmer near Kewaunee,
and he packed up his things. took his
family and left for parts unknown.
Mrs. Langbauer cut her throat and
died at La Crosse. She was demented
because of illness
Senator Villas will erect 50, 900 guild
hall for Grace Episcopal church a,
Madison as a memorial to his daughter
Nellie
James Duffy, of Franksville, was be.
headed by Chicago Milwaukee & St.
Paul train.
Sha- bi-gi-Shig, an old Indian held as
a witness in the Madison Jail, became
terrified and attempted TO commit sui
eide, but was saved by the prison turn
key.
Seth d Steele, a veteran of company
!, Tenth Wisconsin infantry, died al
La Crosse from injuries received at the
repulse of Paint Rock bridge
The East River Lumber company,
doing business in Langlade county,
made an assignment to p. A. Kohl.
The assets were $1,000; liabilities,
81, 600.
John Burger, of GAINESVILLE, got di.
vorce one day and was married the
next to Miss Elizabeth Henn1lus
Milwaukee has organized a new zach,
club. in which twelve boats are ell.
rolled.
The Merritts, OF Mesaba fame. have
purchased 1000 acres of land along the
Snake river in Idaho for ESQ, 900 and
will start several machines in the
spring to work the river for gold.
Princeton voted an appropriation of
$40, 600 to build new schoolhouse.
Capt. A. Frietsch intends to sail
from Milwaukee for Sweden in April
in a thirteen-ton vessel.
Rev. b. p. Hepp, of Waterford, was
exonerated from blame in connection
with the death of mis- servant girl
August Truttsvhell, farmer near
Lima, has a calf with five legs and
seven hoofs The fifth leg is attached
to the shoulder and has three hoofs.
The directors of the Travellers Pro-
tective association have decided to hold
the next convention June 40 at MiIwau-
kee.
Jules Zellner, aged so and war vet
eran, was murdered at Keeseville and
robbed by tramp who had been in
town only Few hours
Mary Fox. a well-known young wom-
an in Milwaukee. entered suit against
Benjamin Skidmore for s25. 900 dam
ages for breach of promise
Ex-Sneriff John Bently, one Of Mil
wsukee's pioneers. died at the age of
~ years
After he had choked his wife until
he thought her dead George Pecl,elman,
a brewery employee in y ,ukesha, hung
himself.
Il is expected that "a county insane
asylum will soon be erected at Chippe-
wa Falls.
Judge Seaman, of Milwaukee. SEN
fenced Edward King and John Brig
ham to thirteen months in states
prison for counterfeiting.
President Dole. of Hawaii, is q cousin
by marriage TO John r Adams. of RI
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