River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-07-04

After an active service covering thirty
years, Clark A. Place, of Milwaukee,
the paymaster of the Chicago. Mil
waulee & st. Paul Railroad company,
will retire July /. He will be succeeded
by G. q. Scott, assistant paymaster.
Assistant Attorney General Luse
rendered his resignation. 1t was ac-
cepted, and Mr.. Luse at once took a
position with the Omaha road.
The state normal school held its
commencement exercises at Oshkosh.
Thirty-two were graduated, the largest
class in the history of the school. Miss
Ev Griffin was salutatorian and Anon
Olson valedictorian.
The annual convention of the Wis
consin Total Abstinence society will
be held at ST. Patrick's church in Fond
du Lac, July 10 and IL.
Herman Balow. wanted at Wabasha
on a charge of criminal assault on
little gi5l, was arrested at Eau Claire.
Walter e. Plumley, manager of the
Security bank, a small concern at SUI
perior, was missing.
Mollie Cory, aged Il. accidentally
set fire to her clothing and was burned
- death.
Chris Dusold, aged 40, well known in
Milwaukee German circles, was
drowned in the river near the Lind
wurm farm while fishing.
The Menominee and Marinette Paper
company is to add a $4,000 sulphite
mill to its plant at Marinette.
Richard Miller, of Chicago, hal
leg mangled by attempting to board
a northbound train near Prairie du
Chen.
The farmhouse of William Rouder-
bush. near Appleton, was burned with
all the contents. Loss, $1,000; insur-
RaCe, 5000.
F. c. Kittner. of Green Bay, was com
mitted to the Kelley institute at Bipon.
He is the third one sent from Green
Bay under the new law.
Dan Richie. murderer of Billy Ar
mine at Ashland in August, 1883, was
arrested by Sheriff Archibald at Alton,
Ill
Mrs. l.. C. Hyde, wife of the veteran
banker of Beloit, died suddenly of
heart trouble. Mr.. and Mrs. Hyde had
been married over sixty-nine years.
The ST. Paul, Minneapolis & Ash
land railroad proposition was accepted
by Ashland county voters. and the
road will be built Immediately. con-
Meeting Ashland with the Twin cities.
Thomas Waddell, a Milwaukee labor
leader. was appointed the third mem
Der of the state board of arbitration by
the other two.
The Menasha common council granted
a franchise to the Wisconsin Telephone
company.
Mrs. Rudolph Puchner, of New Hol-
stein. died suddenly of heart disease
while visiting her sons at Wittenburg
William =. King. aged so, an inmate
of the Soldiers home at Milwaukee.
was struck by beer train and killed.
The dead body of Frank Pfister. aged
10 wears. was found in the river near
Freyberg Bros dock in Sheboygan.
The Menasha Woodenware com
pany lost 81, 900 and Ii. Plummer 81, 900
by fire.
George Il. Geilfuss, of Milwaukee,
student at the Wisconsin university,
died at Madison from the effects of
fall from a swing.
Louise Howe. while driving at Mari
nette. was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed.
The 5-year-old SON of Henry Stringer.
living near Beloit, was nearly gored to
death by a COW.
Carl. son of Emil Schilling of Fort
Atkinson, was run over and killed by
freight train.
Harrison Wilson was struck by light
ming at Wausaukee and instantly
killed.
Plans for a new federal building at
Waukesh have been accepted.
An order was issued by Mayor Alvord
thit all saloons in Madison must close
henceforth on sundays.
The new woman was turned down
by the Episcopal diocesan council in
Milwaukee when it decided not to give
her vote in the council.
Bradley g. Schlev, aged 80 an at
torney and society man, committee
suicide while alone in his Office in Mil
waukee. Ill health was the cause.
Gov. Upham and w. c. Bishop. secre-
tarv of the state board of immigration,
were i'm New York to confer with
agents Of steamship lines with view
of turning some of the tide of immi-
grafton toward Wisconsin, three
fourths of whose area is still unculti-
waited.
e. A. Broger, county clerk of Mora
thon county. died at his home in Wau-
sau.
Upon motion of attorneys for the Lee
high Coal and Iron company Judge
Smith, of the superior court at Superb
or appointed Thomas e. Alvord re-
ceiver of the West Superior Iron and
Steel company.