River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-12-19
The News Con.IenseI.

The News Condensed
In the FIynn-Sullivan murder case at
Washburn the jury returned verdict
of murder in the second degree, which
infiicts penalty OF imprisonment from
ii to-25 years.
Z. Oshinslxy, OF Marinette, assigned
for the benefit of Ii. b. Clafiin 81 Co.,
of New York. lie operated dry goods
store.
Three large barns on Capt. Sher-
mans stock farm near Eau Claire were
burned and eight head of fast horses,
including Belle IRE, were cremated.
Ex-Assem Lyman John Scanlon, of
Manawa, is lead.
Because she refused to marry him
August Nibleen fatally shot Annie Bun
dy, aged 16, at Peshtigo and then killed
himself.
The johnson building at Stevens
Point was totally destroyed by an IN
cendiary fire. The loss on building and
on Mrs. Palicka's stock of dry goods
was $4,000, with an insurance of 81, 900.
ST. Emelianus' orphan asylum at st.
Francis was burned, the loss being over
100000. There were 200 children in
the building, but all We're safely re-
moved.
Nick Flynn, convicted at Washburn
of the murder of William Sullivan at
Iron River last June, was sentenced by
Judge Parish TO IA years in states
prison.
Tob,, TT r,l,o,-nto,, n xvall l,n,,xt-,, NIL
waukee real estate dealer, was serious
ly and probably fatally injured by a
large icicle which fell on his head.
A young son of George Siebert was
trampled upon by a horse at Green Bay /
and died from the effects in about an
hour. The lad was coasting and ran
into the animal.
ID. W. Kolles' jewellery store was
placed in the hands OF the sheriff at /
GAINESVILLE on attachment proceedings. /
T'he creditors are mostly New York F
I rms.
Herman Paetz1ld, convicted at APP +
pleton on his own confession of being a I
blackmailer, died from an overdose of /
morphine, administered undoubtedly /
by his own hand.
The grand jury at Hurley returned so /
indictments against divekeepers.
NJ. Wigderson, general dealer in mer- /
chandise at Waupaca. made volun- 1
tary assignment for the benefit of her
creditors. y. l.. White is named as as I
signee. Assets, $1,000; liabilities, about /
$1,000.
The storeroom of the Sheboygan Ma |
tional Gas company was burned, the
loss being $4,000.
Gov. Upham will not call special I
session of the Legislature to redistrict 1
the state, and the work of the appor-
tionment committee has been for moth
ing.
A tannery to cost 100000 and which
will give employment to from 200 to
300 men will be erected ut Marinette
by New York capitalists.
Daniel Dugan, of GAINESVILLE, who was
upon a charge of killing Sid
ney Slimm, was discharged.
Henry Vogt, Milwaukee contractor.
made an assignment to j. W. Deyere.
lis assets were 100000; liabilities I'M
known.
deal has been closed whereby the
Oliver Typewriter company viii remove
its plant from Epworth, Ia, to Kenosha.
a. G. Holmes. for so years a lumber
merchant and storekeeper at Green
Bay, is dead.
The opposition to Superintendent
Whitehead, of the Wisconsin Humane
society, was unable TO secure his defeat
and he was chosen for another year by
the directors in Milwaukee.
Alfred Wydell, Swede employed by
the Shell Lake Lumber company, was
instantly killed at Danielson's camp by
a falling tree. 1t was his first day at
the work.
The state convention of the Wonan's
A. p. A. met at Oshkosh with 40 dele
gates in attendance.
The Wisconsin free library commits
sion organized at Madison oy electing
Frank Hutchins, of Baraboo, chair
man, and Miss L. E. Stearus, of The
public library, secretary.
The 43d annual meeting of the Wis
consin State Historical society was
held in Madison.
Tracy Montgomery died at his home
In Porter from a stroke of paralysis. lie
was ~ years of age, and the oldest
mason in Evansville lodge. He leaves
three children.