River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-15


The census o. Portage county which
lation of 2s. 52s. This is a gain of $3.50
in five years.
Charles Whitedeer was shot and
killed by George Smith at Manning.
Both men are Indians. Smith is in
Jail at Viroqua. Whitedeer had just
finished two years term at Waupun.
Gov. Upham appointed Judge K. d.
Marshall TO a seat on the supreme
bench to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of the late Judge orion.
The total assessed valuation for tax
alton in the state this year will be
about S6O5, GOA, OOJ, which is about So
600, 900 more than last year.
Good horses are selling as low as SO
on the streets of Boscobel
The population of Fond du Lac coun-
ty is 47,465, showing an increase of
1877 over the enumeration of 1890.
James Tracy resigned as postmas-
tar at Spruce and Adolph Peterson has
received the appointments
Secretary of State Casson has au-
thOrized new census for Milwaukee.
The cost will not exceed $4,000 and the
state will pay for it.
Joseph Mys, aged -, was shot and
killed at Appleton by john Geiger, a
boy companion. The shooting was en-
tirely accidental
The Windsor mine at Hurley, owned
by c. II. Hildreth. of Chicago. was
sold to Corrigan. Mckinney IL Co.
There is little over 500 feet of water
in the mine.
The Washburn, Bayfield, & Iron
River Railway company filed articles
of organization with the secretary of
state to build line from bayfield, to
Iron River, a distance of 20 miles
Tire in the bleaching department of
the Newton paper mills at Sparta did
81, OGO damage.
The new Hotel Marinette was opened
at Marinette by its proprietor, Liant
Wood, with banquet
The comptroller of the currency au-
thorized the First national bank of
New London to begin business with a
capital of $4,000.
Mrs. Thrush made her first state
ment at Ashland regarding the muir
der of her husband, in which she inn
plicates another man who is still at
liberty.
Rev. T. C. stout, of Goshen, Ind, has
received a call to Christ Episcopal
church at Green Bay.
The fourteenth annual reunion of the
Green County Soldiers association was
held at Monticello.
All the locust trees in Green Bay are
being killed by species of worm that
bores the trunk full of holes
Sandy Julich. aged years. was
fatally not in the eye at Mount Hop
by a recoiling bullet, while shootins
at Lark at close range.
The ice house of the Metropolitan
Ice company OF Chicago was burned at
Palmyra, the loss being 10000.
Owing to i'll health of long duration
County Judge Mansean, of Manitowoc,
deemed it advisable To resign his Office.
Warren 5. johnson. a Milwaukee
manufacturer, was fined S2j and costs
for refusing TO furnish statistics to a
census taker.
Tx Mayor George II. Hopper, of Eau
Claire, died at Orange, Tex, after
brief illness.
Louis Hoffman, aged IL years, fell
from pile of tan bark at Kenosha into
the river and was drowned.
Wintermute Brothers circus dis
banded in GAINESVILLE after playing to
losing business all the season.
Julius Meiswnkle. for twenty years
clerk of the municipal court in Mil
waulkee, died after a long illness.
John Ritter. an old resident of Flor
ence, committed suicide 10y placing
the muzzle of a rifle against his head
and touching the trigger with his foot
No cause was known.
Julius Seidel killed Thomas Emerson
with hoe at Milwaukee
Ernest Aif. of Appleton, committed
suicide at Kaukana by shooting him
self.
A gentleman outside of Milwaukee
has offered to give Downcr college
sos, 900 provided Milwaukee, will give
So, 900 more.
Eric Starrin, a grOcerymau, killed
himself by taking poison at Marinette.
A number of omissions have been
discovered in the census returns for
La Crosse. This will increase the pop
ulation fifty or more, making il abou:
Is, 800 The population OF the countv
is about 43. 200.
Andrew Borlass was kicked to death
by a horse at his home near Johnstown
Center. lie was popular Rock county
farmer.
Ore shipments from Ashland for July
were 40. SOB tons little less than IN
june.
one year aEo CHARLIE ard Pauiin
Zeeb celebrated th-.r s.lvvr w-i
10 Milwaukee. Now lat.lI..e ,sa i