River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-01-24
The News Condensed.

Peter Nieau celebrated his 10th birth
day at Muskego. Vieau is supposed to
be the oldest man now living who was
born within the present limits of the
city of Milwaukee.
Frank Schultz, residing on a farm
near Thorpe, was killed by tree fall
ing while engaged in chopping in the
woods.
James G. Flanders, of Milwaukee,
has been appointed special assistant
attorney for the Western district of
Wisconsin.
A syndicate was formed at Superior
by wealthy Michigan and Wisconsin
lumbermen for the purpose of devel-
oping tn pine region of Lake Superior
Rev. John Schneider, of the Metho-
dist church at Fort Howard, declares
he will expel any member of his church
who persists in dancing.
John Searles and an Italian. name
unknown, were instantly killed at
Fond du Lac by the explosion of
blast of dynamite.
Postmaster Il. F. Marsh, of Cart
wright, was arrested by a United States
marshal on a charge of conducting a
blind pig" in connection with the post
office.
Kaubauna was visited by $50, 900
fire. The Lindauer block and Rupert's
three blocks were destroyed, together
with considerable of the contents.
Peter Nerlzinger, of Mount Pleasant.
lost three children by diphtheria with
in week and three others were sick
with that disease.
Edmund Montgomery, the dime
museum freak known as 1.-THE human
pincushion," was found guilty of vag-
rancy in Milwaukee and sentenced to
the house of correction for thirty days.
Judge Gibson has indefinitely post
poned the circuit court at Manitowoc
on account of the prevalence of small
pox.
The property of the Palmyra Springs
Sanitarium company was sold to X. Z.
Labar, of Waukesha, to Charles A.
Birney and DIR. Bascom IL. Birney, of
Chicago, for $751;
The property of ex-City Secretary
Michael Murphy of GAINESVILLE, who de-
faulted in the sum of $4,000, was put in
the hands of trustee for the benefit
of his bondsmen.
BY unanimous vote of the trustees
of Beloit college at their winter meet
ing It was decided to admit women to
tn winter classes.
Wojcech Walecjuslxi, charged with
ling his wife in Elton township, was
arrested at Green Bay.
Andrew Berg, aged As. committed
suicide by hanging at Hayward. He
leaves a widow and two daughters.
Arson Eldred, millionaire lumber
man, died in Milwaukee.
In a runaway at La Crosse Frank ].
Taplet, a teamster, was thrown out on
his head, fracturing his skull. He died
an hour afterwards.
j. G.. Thorp, founder of the Eau
Claire Lumber company, died at Cam
bridge, Mass.
Sam Cody and John Beaver, under
arrest at Duluth, Mimi, were identi-
fed as the men who passed forged
checks in Wisconsin towns.
Fire at Wausau destroyed /. Friede's
clothing stock. Loss, 50, 900; insurance.
50, 900. The fire was thought to have
been of incendiary origin.
The Germania hotel at Prairie du
CHEN was damaged by fire to the
amount of $500. 1t was supposed a
tramp started a fire in the hotel barn. |
Ethel Barrymore, a member of John |
Drew's dramatic company, was found |
in Milwaukee hotel, with |
gas pouring from an open jet.
Mrs. l.. q. Jewett and daughter. until /
a short time ago prominent residents of /
Boscobel, were killed at Emerson, /
Neb., by the explosion of lamp.
Miss Florence Bryant, IF Beloit, sued |
Henry MILFORD for S2O,OoO for breach of |
promise.
The Fort Howard Presbyterian /
church was almost entirely destroyed |
Dy fire.
Ashland county supervisors took ac- |
lion in the matter of lands on which 4
axes are unpaid, and win appropriate
title to same, starting a colonization /
scheme to bring settlers from the east /
Hattie Bussing, aged 14.eldest daugh- /
.er of the pastor of the NJ Z. church /
1t hartford, died from spinal menin-
gitis, supposed to have been caused by
/ fall upon the ice.
Halbert L. Hoard, son Of ex-Gov.
". ID. Hoard, was granted divorce at
from Lottie j. Hoard on
he ground of desertion and abandon-
nent.
While F. Kramer. a Green Bay
was Strengthening an s-year-
I'D steer the ring in the floor gave way
lfter the first hitting and the animal
made for him, goring him severely about
he head.
Contracts have been let by the Ke-
vaunee, Green Bay 81 Western road
orr the construction Of a railroad
ridge at Green Bay, across the Fox
liver, LOCO feet long, with draw of 90
eet, to cost 10000.