River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-04-25
The News Condense 4.


the old and well-known operator on
the board of trade in Milwaukee and
Chicago was popularity called, died at
his home in Milwaukee, aged 65 years.
Elizabeth Steadman, aged 40, was
accidentally shot and killed by her
father, j. f. Steadman, at his home
near Hixton.
NJ. r. Wing, ex-state senator and for
years president of the Bar association,
died at La Crosse.
Rev Victor c. Southworth of Ware.
Mass, has accepted the call to the pas
torate of All Souls church in James.
Vile to succeed Rev. Sophie Gibbs.
A dividend of 10 per cent was paid
the creditors of the Plankinton banlS
of Milwaukee. The money for this
payment was collected from stock
holders of the bank.
c. w Horner brought suit against
Gus Vance, of Maple Valley, for $1,000
damages for alternating the affections OF
his wife and received $3.50.
Dennis Ryan pleaded guilty to cast
ing two ballots in Beloit on election
day and was sentenced to four months
in jail.
Ethan Allen, who had resided in
GAINESVILLE forty years, is dead. He
served in the Third Wisconsin cavalry
during the late war.
Sixteen tramps engaged in desper-
ate fight at Milton and one of the par.
Elephants was badly stabbed about the
head. Two of the gang were arrested
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Suits were brought against the st.
Paul road at Milwaukee for damages
for false imprisonment. The men claim
they have been blacklisted because OF
participation in the Pullman fight.
Gov. and Mrs. Upham threw oper
the executive mansion to the members
of the legislature for farewell legls.
lative reception. The state officers
and their wives, with the chief officers
of the two houses, received.
An attempt was made to murder ].
f. Vandooser, prominent lumbermau
and real estate dealer at Ashland.
Somebody fired through the window of
his residence at him, the bullet strik-
ing a stool at one side.
, At Cable Harley Johnson was seri
ously injured by David Stratton. They
ouarrled over a girl. Stratton Dor
rowed shotgun and gave Johnson a
full charge in the right shoulder.
At West Superior John A. Kelly was
appointed city clerk, Myron Reed city
attorney and Philip II. Perkins assist
ant city attorney.
Glenwood decided to become city by
vote Of over five to one. The popula
ton is 2,043.
Charles Peterman was instantly killed
at Sheboygan while forty deet down il
the ground digging a well the earth
caving in on him.
Dorchester, a small town in Clark
county, was swept by fire and nearly
one-half of the business portion de.
stroyed The total less was $50, 900
partly insured.
The Milwaukee & Wauwatosa Motor
company Will build line from its
Thirty-sixth street terminus to Wan
kesha, and has planned to have the work
finished by September IL.
A vein of copper three feet thick was
discovered at Highland township.
Luther Hayes was bound over to the
circuit court after eonfessing to having
set fire to factory and mercantile es-
tablishment in Fennimore.
HarrY Evans sawmill at Millville
was destroy ed by fire. Loss on stock
and mill about $1,000, with no insur-
ance,
e. r. Russell, proprietor of the Good
win house al Beloit and an old hotel
and railroad man well known in I'LL
nois and Indiana, died OF apoplexy.
Three men inveigled Swede named
Charles Berglund ont on a lonely part
of the bay shore at Marinette and
robbed him of SIS.
O. 4. KHAN & Co. one of the oldest
business firrIs in Cum berla nd, has dis
solved partnership. O. A. Kilan, the
senior member retiring.
James Franklyn, Frank Flynn and
Robert Crowley. arrested for robbing a
Chicago & Northwestern railway
freight ear at Shopiere. were SEN
fenced to one year in state prison at
Waupun.
William 5. Tufts, general merchant,
logger and sawmill operator at Withee,
made an assignment. The assets were
placed at $4,000 and liabilities at
$4,000.
The jury in the case of Peter c. Lar
son versus the City of Eau Claire re-
turned a verdict for the plaintiff in the
SUM of s3O01. Larson wai thrown
from his wagon while driving on an
imperfect hiRhvsr.