River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-11-14
The News Condensed.

Caroline Dreifke, administrator OF
John Dreifl1e, was awarded a verdict of
81 ,O33 against the town of North Free
dom. Dreifke was killed in an acct
dent.
MacNeil & Grone have sold their alb
stract business for Marinette and Flor
ence counties for $1,000 TO a new alb
stract company.
Patrick Igo was held up by two high
waymen at Green Bay on one of the prin-
cIpal streets and robbed of $50. At
about the same time the residence OF
Sum Detienne was robbed of property
valued at $3.50.
Herman Kren, aged IL years, was
dragged to death 10y spirited colt on
his fathers farm near Oshkosh.
William Casper died of heart failure
in Milwaukee while having a tooth
filled in dental office. lie was 10 years
of age.
In the county court at Racine Titus
G. Fish filed a claim against the estate
for Sl15, 900.
Marsh fires were doing great damage
in the vicinity of West Plainfield and
Eagle.
The breeding stable of Charles Ii.
Stevens at Mauston, together with six
highIy-bred horses and the carriage
sioreroom of James Ballentine q Son
were burned, the total loss being SILL
600.
Lewis Hogan. a young man of Osseo.
20 years of age, was instantly killed.
His team ran away with load of slabs
upon which he was riding and he was
thrown off.
William Goulding. the GAINESVILLE
Iockey who ran away With Mrs. George
Nanetta, was arrested in Chicago. Mrs.
Eanetta has returned TO her husband.
Rev. Z. +. Petit, pastor of s..
Raphael's Catholic church OF Madison,
resigned on account of ill-health.
A.A. Mayors, a Madison druggist, was
convicted of violating the new pharmacy
law prohibiting the sale of poison ex-
cept by a registered pharmacist.
The senior class at the state univer-
sity in Madison voted to don the cap ana
gown.
DIR. Thorwaldsen Judd. aged so, 4
prominent dentist of GAINESVILLE, drcppe:'
dead on the street. He was * Iis II OF
Pythias and one of the organizers OF
the JanesS lie light infantry.
Leonard !. Sprout, aged IS years, of
Juneau, is dead. He held many loca!
public positions. He leaves an only
daughter in comfortable circumstances.
Marsh fires that have burned for six
week. underground in jefferson and
NauEesha counties have destroyed the
fertility of hundreds of acres of yalua-
bic land for half a century to come.
The patrol yacht Cora arrived in Me-
nasha having on board IS gill nets. no,
900 feet of sturgeon line and 400 pounds
of sturgeon, all captured from illegal
fishermen.
Fire at La Crosse damaged the wood
working establishment of F. \. Cross
To the extent of 81, 500.
City Marshal George A. Helmann, 4
Portage. was arrested upon charge OF
malicious destruction of property.
J.K. Tillotson, of Toledo, o., closed a
contract for the construction of i
miles of electric railway IN the city OF
Oshkosh and % miles of suburban line,
connecting with the towns of Neenah,
Chute. Combined Locks and kaukauna.
Milwaukee contains 2IIz square miles
Of territory-probably the snl allest area
of any city in the United States of equal
population.
The wholesale boot and shoe firm OF
Moritz Meissner & Co, of Milwaukee.
made an assignment with liabilities OF
$4,000.
The corner stone of the new Catholic
Church of ST. Theresa was laid at Eagle.
As d. Bickler, a prominent cattle
buyer, was killed at Random Lake in a
runaway.
Miss Laura Oliver, assistant postmas-
ter at Beloit, was married 10 L. 5. Nor
gan, of Pittsburgh, Pa.
The wife of George Van Eta, one of
the wealthiest men in GAINESVILLE, eloped
with horse jockey named Goldie.
The tailoring establishment of Rosa
SLIDER & Co, of Milwaukee, was clos-i
bv tie sheriff on executions aggregaI-
ing $4,000.
At whitehall the Seventh district ".
C. 4. L. convention elected as president
Mrs. E. NJ. Trestral, Of GalesyiIle.