River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-12-06

Klaus Severine and Antoine Gustav
son, of Ashland, SIRE badly wounded
by an explosion OF dynamite while
digging a well.
Gully" Ferguson, the colored light
weight pugilist, was married at BeIoit
to Miss Gertie \. Lawson, of Belvi-
dere, Ill
A post of the Travellers Protective
association was formed at Eau Claire,
with William Rowe, of Eau Claire, as
president.
Seth Arnold, of Larimore, S. D., and
Nettie Negbauer, of New Haven.
Conn, met in Milwaukee and were
married. They were lovers several
years ago, and met by appointment,
each coming half the distance.
The state conference of charities and
reforms has asked the state TO provide
home for feeble-minded children. of
whom there are said TO be 5000 in
Wisconsin needing state care.
Salmon Brothers roller mill al Be
lott was burned to the ground by a
was S35, OO0
Henry Weideking, q farmer near La
Crosse, committed suicide by strang-
ling because he could not agree with
his wife.
Patrick Lynch, father of Congress
man Lynch, died at Amigo and was
buried at Chiffon.
Wilhelmina Jarchow, Polish girl.
aged 10, was arrested at Mauitowoc
for stealing from Mrs. William
Schneider some clothing and we'd
ding present of S120.
William I. Jackson, a farmer near
Mineral Point, was entcnced to the
penitentiary for three years for an
assault on Mildred Daniels.
A company is being formed in Chi
cago to build a new railroad from Du-
luth, Mimi, to some point on the lake
shore south of Kewaunee.
William Jennings, charged with hav-
ing attempted to wreck a Wisconsin
Central train August 4, was sentenced
by Judge Webb at Stevens Point to five
years at Waupun.
In the suit of the city of GAINESVILLE
to have franchise of the GAINESVILLE
Water company revoked, Judge Ben
nett appointed e. w. Sutherland re-
ceiver of the company
Fire in the machine shops of the
Novelty iron works at Ashland caused
a loss of SO, 900.
William Harrington, well-known
western football and theatrical man
ager. died in Milwaukee, aged sc years.
The annual report of the Wisconsin
labor commission shows that the aver
age wages paid per hour to the build
ing trades OF Milwaukee is 1916 cents.
August Seehas, aged 16, while walk
ing on the ice on the river at Manito-
woe, broke through and was drowned.
Burglars broke into the depot at
Cashton and robbed the safe of 81, 200
consigned to a cattle buyer
Frederick Wilkins, for five years
SUPERINTENDENT of the Milwaukee
county hospital for the chronic insane
and president of the state conference
of charities and corrections, resigned.
Patrick and Frank O'Neil, charged
with the murder of Timothy Dillon at
Manitowoc, were discharged by JUS
tice Markham for want of evidence.
Secretary of State-elect Casson has
selected John NJ. Ewing. of Milwau-
kee. for his assistant.
James Ringmeyer, young man re-
siding north of Two Rivers. attempted
suicide while under the influence of
liquor. He could not recover.
Five hundred cheese factories in
Door. Brown, Kewauuee, Manitowoc
and Outagamie counties have shut
down operations until next year.
Albert Beeswiclxer, a farmer near
Prairie du Chen, was thrown out OF
his wagon in a runaway and killed.
The partly decomposed body of an
unknown man was found in the barn
of Thomas Prethro. of Saxeville, with
s14. rs in his pockets.
At a shooting match on the farm of
a man named Book, between Blue
River and Muscoda, a young farmer
named John Hefner was accidentally
shot and killed.
Subscriptions in all the city schools.
and in other places in Milwaukee, win
be started to raise $50, 900 with which
TO complete the soldiers monument
ordered by Senator John l.. Mitchell.
and left unfinished on Sculptor Con-
WAYS hands when Mitchell's bank
failed.
Maybelle Ann Sawyer and Russell
S. Sherman. who shocked social
circles in Milwaukee by marrying two
years ago at the mature age of Il
years each, were divorced. Maybelle
getting the decree on the ground OF
desertion.
Charles Reynolds store building al
Jacksonport was burned