River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-09-19
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While NOV ing on the jefferson coun-
ty line big marsh Mr.. CRAWLING ran
into hornets nest and was so badly
stung that for time his life was de-
SPARED of
Incendiaries fired John Gibbons
house at GAINESVILLE for the third time
within a few months. and the residence
was destroyed. Loss 5000, fully in
surcd.
Jphn Kupp, proprietor of the Tx
cha nge bank aud general store at Ban
gor. made an assignment to John Hol-
land. Assets are S7,5-O; liabilities, So
coo.
The state record of POS for bicy lie
riders was broken at Stevens Point by
William f. Sanger, Ed Roth and ii. c.
rocker who went a mile in 2:0655.
The latter two were on a tandem.
On the interstate fair track at La
Crosse Afrite paced mile in 2.121I,
breaking the state record for half
mile track, formerly held by Waukesha.
Mrs. Magdalene Wagner committed
suicide by taking poison at Preble.
Ex-United States District Attorney
Elihu Coleman. of Milwaukee. has
finally secured a Judgment against the
United States for 81. Gs5. 80 for fees dis
allowed while he was in Office.
Bernard Dombrowski, a lad aged II
years, died at Menasha from injuries
said to have been inflicted by William
Miller Miller kicked the lad in the
abdomen.
In the ruins of the burned barn north
of Manawa belonging to Frank Case
the body of man supposed to be that
of Joseph Cheslin. an aged soldier, who
had been missing. was found.
Rev DIR. Hunsberger. of Milwaukee,
beat all previous records by perform
ing the marriage cere mony for ninety
five Chicago couplesin August. the pre-
vious record being eighty-One, IN July.
The IL. Witbeck Lumber company
purchased of the Davis-lolmes Lum-
Der company of Marinette 1900, 900
feet of standing pine on the Fence
river for SIS O0O
Albert Wheeler, of BoscO6el, was ia
tally injured and his wife and child
seriously hurt in 4 runaway accident.
Mrs Sarah Malvina jefferson, who
claimed to be the oldest colored woman
in Wisconsin, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Mary Gibbons, at James
vile.
Miss Ida Cruel, a servant, was burned
to death at GAINESVILLE by the explosion
of lamp used to heat her curling
irons.
Roland Rockwell. aged 10, and the
son of a wealthy retired physician
living near GAINESVILLE, cholxed himself
to death 10y tying rag about his neck
and twisting it up with a stick.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
German Evangelical Friedens church
at Fon du Lac, was celebrate dby
special exercises.
In a railway wreck near Evansville.
f. T. Hollinshead and T. J. Sui
Ivan were killed and several other
persons were injr ed.
Considerable counterfeit silver
money is in circulation in Palmyra.
Work has been begun on new Pres
byterian church at GalesvilIe to cost
SIS, 600
Ernest Laabs, of Green Grove. was
fatally crushed between a traction en-
CINE and a separator.
E.T. Sercombe, an old resident of
Milwaukee, died in Minneapolis Mr..
Sereon,be was leading prohibitionist-
The large Touring mills of J. W
Gale at Lavalle were burned. Loss.
about $50, 900. with an insurance of
Sl3. 900
T. Thibert's barn was destroyed by
fire at Thorpe. with the entire seasons
crops Loss, $500. His son-in-law,
Louis Lafiex, was arrested, charged
with setting the fire.
Albert c. Prohl, Milwaukee furni--
ture dealer, made an assignment to
Matthew r. Killilea, who gave bond
for $4,000.
Torgay Nelson, a well-known citizen
Of Eau Claire. was found drowned. 1t
was not known whether it was case
of accident or suicide.
Ida Cruel, of Watertown. was fatal
ly burned by a lamp explosion.
William Guering. of Manawa, was
seriously injured in runaway acci-
dent.
David Anderson, of Green Bay, was
badly injured in alighting from a
train.
In climbing over barb wire fence
Mrs. Julia Boelter, of Amherst fell
and was 50 badly lacerated that sh"
bled to death.
Louis Marhol, farmers soa near
Marshfield. quarrelei with his father
and in a spirit of rage set fire TO the
barn and granary, in which was stored
all the seasons grain. and all was
burned
An exciting bear hunt occurred at
Tustin. About fifty hunters turned
out to help corral the game, which con-
sisted Of an old bear ami full-growr
cub.
4 dispatch received in La Crosse from |
Del Norte, Col, states that ex-Assem-
blyman 4. A. Leissring, who was So
journing there for his health. is dead. |
He was 81 years of age and leaves u
wife aad two children.