River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-07-11
The NewsCondensed.

Fourteen girls and boys from the
Oneida Indian reservation started for
the United States Industrial school for
Indians at Carlisle, Pa. there To re-
main five years.
The state fish commissioners started
to visit cities which had applied for the
new fish hatchery provided by the last
legislature.
The grocers of Milwaukee have been
driven out of the bottled beer business
by the signing of an ordinance by
Mayor Koch compelling them to pay
license of $500.
The long contest for the appoint
ment of superintendent of the indus
trial school for boys at Waukesha was
settled by the selection of j. q. Hart,
of Waukesha.
Andrew J. Ferdon. a war veteran,
dropped dead on the street at Plain
field The cause of death was the
breaking of a blood vessel. lie was 60
years of age.
Miss Mabel Lamberson. daughter of
Assemblyman Jay G.. Henderson of
Richland Center. was welded at Madi-
son to DIR. Sippey of Missoula, Mo.
Ed Wheeler, of LaCrescent, shot and
fatally wounded C. F. Gordolf in front
of a saloon in La Crosse. The trouble
was caused By dispute between Con
dolf and one of the inmates of a house
of ill-fame.
Harvey H. Rust county clerk of
Waukesha. died of Bright's disease.
aged 80 years. He leaves a widow aud
three children.
At the meeting in Milwaukee Judge
W If. Seaman was reelected president
of the State Bar association. The other
officers elected were: Secretary, f. L.
Villas; treasurer, +. Il. Van Vallen-
burg.
W. w Fink, the deposed postmaster
at Belleville. appeared before Judge
Bum in the federal court and pleaded
guilty to the charge of misapprOpriat-
ing the funds of his office and was
fined 500.
Forty-five men employed in the Grit
on cooperage works at Green Bay
struck because the proprietor would
not sign an agreement to pay the pres
ent scale of wages for year.
Game Warden Woodley, of Ashland,
went to Chequamagon point and cap
tured seventeen barrels of whitefish
under one pound and arrested four fish
ermen.
Charles f. Parks, secretary of the
George Il. Lewis company of Water
town, is dead.
A broken harness caused l. w. Odds
horse to run away while descending a
steep approach to a bridge at Gales
vile, throwing Mr.. and Mrs Olds
among the timbers. Mrs Oils died OF
her injuries.
The mayor of West Superior issued
an order to close all gambling houses
and saloons at the proper hour and 10
drive all sporting women from the city.
Herman Baumgartner, Of Oconto, fell
from a scow while returning from
picnic near the bay shore and was
drowned.
Wilhelm Griesser. of Chicago. is
about to build an opera house at Green
Bay. The building viii cost about s2O,-
OO0
A new post Office has been estab-
lished in the town of FitchburV, Dane
county, named Floyd, with II. Z. Clapp
as postmaster.
At the Oneida reservation Bishop
Grafton ordained Cornelius Hill, the
head chief of the tribe, thereby making
him a deacon.
Theodore Engel. secretary of the
Milwaukee baseball club, was convicted
in the police court of assault and bat
terry.
Edward {. Wall. chairman of the
democratic state central committee,
announced that he would resign be-
fore long and retire from political life.
r. Freeman. a tea merchant at Green
Bay. was arrested by deputy United
States Marshal buckley on the charge
of using the mails for lottery purposes
Henry c. Runkel. a well-known at
torney and old citizen Of Milwaukee,
died of heart disease.
The Central City brewery at Stevens
Point. was destroyed by fire. entailing
a loss of 1000. with insurance of So
900.
The saloonkeepers of GAINESVILLE re
fused to pay the $500 license fee and
were closing their places.
Fred Hunter was killed at Rhine
lander by being thrown beneath the
wheels of lumber wagon. lie was 60
years old
Garrett Scaap committed suicide by
hanging at his home at Cedar Grove.
The electric line uniting Waukesha
with Pewaukee lake was formally
opened with elaborat~ ceremonies in
the way of speeches and dedieatOry re-
marks.
The remains of an unknown man
were found near the mouth of Wood
river II was supposed they were those
of Charles Olson. of Grantsburg. who
was drowned in Kettle river three
weeks ago.
The Scandinavian Free Congrega-
tional church Of the northwest held a
four days conven ion ia The Congrega-
tional sean ginavinn c.IIr.h ~ Gli.t
Wills. Delegate ..e-1 al 1885,. 49,
from six states.