River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-13
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The rafting works at West Newton
shut down owing To the low stage of
water, throwing about 200 men out of
employment.
Mrs Vena Bertram died very sud
denly at Belmont from the effect of
eating ice cream while she was over
heated.
Jacob Oberover, a prominent and
wealthy farmer, was thrown from his
wagon at Luxembourg and his neck
was broken. His wife, who was with
him, was uninjured.
Miss Katherine Reitter and w. C.
Helm, of jamestown, \. D., class of
81, Beloit college, were married by
Prof. Blaisdell, of Beloit college.
The body of Warren Smith, one of
the old settlers and most respected
men of Weyauwega, was found hang
ing to beam in the basement of Lis
barn. No motive could be assigned for
the deed.
John Creed, aged about 80, while
digging a well at Ashland was killed
by the rope breaking and letting the
buck ct of mud and water fall striking
him upon the head
Clarence Falk and Rudolph Nunne
macher, well-known Milwaukeeans,
left the city on trip around the world.
]. w. Oliver, the republican member
of the late state board of control, was
seriously injured while riding his wheel
at Waupun. The wheel struck large
stone, throwing him to the ground.
William Pcngelly, a farmer near
Dodgeville, scratched his little finger
on barb wire couple of weeks ago.
1t resulted in blood poisoning, and he
died in great agony.
The dry goods store of Folgcr Bros.
at Black River Falls was closed by the
sheriff. The liabilities were about
s. 900, with stock valued at from
S., 900 to $4,000
Mrs. Mathilde Forester, Of Mswau-
kee, was suffocated by inhaling il
Eliminating gas.
Gov. Upham's diamond that was
stolen from his shirt-front at the in
augural ball last January was found in
Chicago and returned to HIM.
The Standard Paper company of Mil
waukee has been awarded the contract
to furnish the state with paper for the
next two years for sl4,ss3.43.
The old depot of the Wisconsin Cen
trail railway, which had done duty at
Plainfield for twenty years past, was
burned.
Weber Brothers .sawmill at Balm
bridge was burned, together with 80,
900 feet of hardwood lumber. The to-
90 l.
Rev. Father Mcmahon, of Cherry
Mound, Ia, while in bathing 8 miles
south of Prairie du Chen at Pictured
rocks was drowned.
Miss Mary f. Mckinley, aged So,
while visiting with the family of
Thomas J. Neacy in Milwaukee sud
denly died while seated at table.
Karl Kruger. well-l1nown farmer
living near Winneconne, was killed by
a vicious bull.
r. II. Burr, of Kenosha, was arrest
ed on the charge of using the United
States mails for fraudulent purposes.
Ralph Bird was the complainant.
The fishing season has opened and
bass. pike and pickerel can now be
legally taken with hook and line.
The corner stone of the new st. Jo-
seph orphan asylum was laid with APP
propriate ceremonies at Green Bay.
A posse of police captured tough
gang of tramps in the woods near APP
pleton.
The Baptist Ministers association in
Milwaukee was addressed by Rev ID.
Il. Cheney, state president of the A. P.
A. His topic was church taxation
and he was in favor of taxing all
church holdings
At meeting Of the directors of the
West Superior board of trade Presi-
dent McCollom rendered his resigna-
ton and w b. Banks was chosen as
his successor.
Judge Siebecler granted an in
functional order at Milwaukee re-
straining Insurance Commissioner
Fricke from revolving the license OF
the Travellers Insurance company o.
Hartford "a 40 business In this state