River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-12-26
The News CONDENSED.

Dexter Mcdonald d Co.'S Touring mill
was destroyed by fire at Darlington
with loss between $4,000 and 100000.
George Kunz, youthful burglar of
Manitowoc, on plea of guilty was sent
to a reform school for three years.
The new Lutheran church at Jelfer-
son, built at a cost of S2S,000, was dedi-
Gated.
In drilling a well in Appleton a vein
of natural gas was struck. The flow
was very strong and the pressure great,
indicating large deposit.
Gov Upham has pardoned Elton E.
Wendell, the 15-year-old boy sent up
for five years from Stevens Point for
assault with intent to rob.
The body of George Hoffman was taxi
en- from river slip at Manitowoc, where
he had fallen during the night.
James F. Josslyn, pioneer of Me-
nasha, died of heart disease, aged o.
years.
John Carstens & Sons sausage fac.
tory and icehouse at Waterford were
burned. Loss, 200; insured for $500.
The Hub clothing store, Katzky Bros,
proprietors, was closed at Baraboo ut
the instance of Marcus j. KatzlSy, ia
Their of the boys, for the sum of "a
S7O35. The assets amount to $4,000.
The town of Granton was sacked by
burglars, who also fired three buIld-
ings. causing loss of 1000.
John NJ. Ewing, secretary of the re-
publican state central committee, IS
sued call for a meeting of the com
mittee to be held in Milwaukee at the
Hotel Pfister January Q.
The odd fellows hall at ogdensbulg
was burned. Loss, $1,000; insurance,
5000.
In the circuit court at Oshkosh Syl-
vester johnson was given verdict of
$1,000 against the city of Ashland for
the loss of an ear while driving upon a
defective highway.
Game Warden Hicks arrested George
Pierce at Spooner for having on hand
six more deer earcasses than allowed
by law, and Nelson Lackey for shoot
ing cartridges out of season.
Simon Halverson. a farmer of Mani
towoc, fell upon a circular saw and was
klilCu. ilC was w y VI dS
The 25th annual joint debate of the
literary societies of the University Of
Wisconsin was won by Athena. This is
the 10th victory this society has won
out of the 21 contests in which its rep
resentatives have taken part.
Ex-County Treasurer james II. Laud-
erdale, aged CO, died at Elllhorn.
IL. F..ll
Wisconsin Central train near Oshkosh
and received injuries from which he
died.
Prof. f. ID. Jacobs, of Chicago, sue
cessfully conducted music convention
of so members at Elroy, closing with a
concert.
The grand jurs at Ashland re turned
indictments against IS persons of Hur-
ley, ten of them being for keepers of
houses of i'll fame.
Mrs. Elizabeth Moeller, aged 90, and
John Perkins, aged SO, early settlers of
kenosha county, are dead.
a teachers S institute for southeastern
Wisconsin, conducted by Profs. Hutton
and Walker, of Madison, was held at Lil<-
horn. Over 200 teachers were in at
tends nee.
W. f. Halliday died in Kenosha at
tie age of "A years. He was one of the
early settlers in kenosha, coming in
1871.
A notable grand army camp fire came
off at Whitewater at which Gov. Upham,
GEN Fairchild. Col. f. b. Gray and Maj.
S. 5. lockwood were speakers.
AT the special election held in Lorain
on the question of issuing bonds of So
900 TO the new Ashland, Minneapolis e.
ST. Paul road, the town voted in favor
of bonds.
Edgar Newton, a brakeman, was
thrown from his train at Portage and
killed.
Frank Shout, wanted at Three Rivers
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, was arrested at White Pigeon,
Mich.