River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-23
The News Con ;tensed.

The steamer Cyclone with lumber
raft in tow for the Taber company, of
Keokuk, was caught in storm and
the raft broke in pieces. One water
soaked stringer containing 100000 feet
went to the bottom.
Seventeen business men of Antlgo
were arrested on a charge of violating
the Sunday law. All places must be
kept closed in Amigo hereafter ON Sun
day.
Rev. Father J. Petit, pastor of st.
Raphaers Catholic church at Madison
for twenty years, rendered his resigna-
ton to Archbishop Katzer on account
of old age. lie is 50 years of age.
Because of the difficulties connected
with the administration of the office OF
assessor, William G.. sherman, aged 81,
hanged himself to a rafter in his barn
at Ashland.
Rasmus ID. Christensen, of Saxeville,
becoming tired of domestic troubles,
put the muzzle of a shotgun in his
mouth and fired both barrels, blowing
the top of his head off
severe hailstOrm swept the coun-
try west OF Green Bay and market gar
dens were ruined. windows smashed,
and even small buildings battered in.
The loss was heavy.
The city council passed an ordinance
requiring license fee of $500 for the
sale of cigarettes in Ripon. This vir-
tually prohibits their sale. Cigarette
smoking in public buildings is made
punishable by $40 fine.
Col Fitzpatrick, OF Cincinnati, o.,
expired suddenly at the Park hotel In
Waukesha. lie had long been a suf-
ferer from some kidney affection and
had come to Waukesha in the hope OF
improving his health. He was 70 years
of age and was a retired United States
army officer.
osha, had $50 sheep killed by dogs in
two days. lie estimated the loss at
$500
A river driver named jerome Mar phy
whose home was at Ripon, was drowned
in the Nemadge river, near the mouth
of the Balsam.
Fred Haukohl, city treasurer of Man
itowoc. committed suicide by shooting.
He was said to be g, 900 short in his ac-
counts.
George Keene, Jr., aged 25 years, son
of a wealthy farmer near Galesville,
committed suicide by taking paris
green.
Henry Walsh, one of the four pris-
oners who escaped from the Brown
county Jail four weeks ago, was arrested
at the home of friend in Green Bay.
]. w. Cirlxel & Sons at Thorp and
Boyd made an assignment to r. III.
Tolford, of Boyd, with liabilities of
$50, 900 and assets of $4,000.
Louis Schoenlaub, Jr., aged 20, who
was arrested on charge of forgery,
pleaded guilty in the circuit court at
Fond du Lac and Judge Gibson SEN
fenced him to two years at Waupun.
Ex-United States Pension Agent L.
f. Fond died suddenly of heart disease
at Vestfield. He was prominent in
grand army circles and served in the
state senate.
William Egan, aged % years, was
killed by a Burlington engine at
Lytles, near La Crosse.
Hanson 4 Olson's planning mill, sash,
door and blind factory was burned at
Ienomonie.
Gov. Upham selected Ole Larson, of
Polk county; IL. ii. Besse. of Ashland
county, and J. j. Nelson, of Portage
county, to constitute the state board of
immigration.
- D.
Brown. of Milton, was drowned at
Devils Lake, y. ID.
William Young, prosperous farmer
of Lamartine, was killed while break
ing a colt lie was 60 years OF age.
A hail and Sinstorm at Johnson's
Creek ruineG all the early vegetables
strawberries and fruit trees. Great
damage was done to grain on the hill
sides and low grounds.
Newton ;. Fuller, professor of Latin
in.Ripon college, died of consumption at
Colorado Springs, Col. He was SO years
Of age.
The filing by Rev. Judson Ellsworth
of a number of marriage certificates
gave the first publication to the mar
rage of Alderman James A. Bryan, of
Milwaukee The bride was Miss Eliza
E FrAntz, and the wedding occurred
April q.
A special meeting of the executive
committee of the Wisconsin State His
torical society elected Lucius Fair
child, Z. q. rhwaites and George b.
Burrows as members of the commission
to locate the new library building.