River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-06
rhe News Co1tensai.

The Evangelical church at Rockfield
has been split and new corporation
has been formed under the name of
Zoar Gemeinde.
Marshall Boswell pleaded guilty in
Milwaukee to the charge of bigamy be-
fore Judge Wallber and was sentenced
to pay fine of 500.
The infant son of Clifford Chase, who
lives near Brandon, while playing
about the cistern fell in and before
discovered was drowned. He was about
is months of age.
At Viroqua a monument erected to
the memory of the late jeremiah NJ.
Rusk, President Harrison's secretary
of agriculture. was dedicated.
Dwight r. Dix had not been re-
leased from custody at Ashland five
minutes and had just emerged from
the courtroom when he was rearreSted
on a charge of embeZzlement pre-
ferred by the Armour Packing COM
pany.
james Sullivan, a carpenter aged
about so years hanged himself IN de-
serted barn near Appleton while de-
spondent from lack of work
While attempting to make a flying
switch at Hawthorn Conductor Ring
and Brakeman Shoopman, of the Omaha
road, were killed.
III. r. Somers, a corn doctor aged 60
years. fell asleep on the railroad track
on the outskirts of Appleton and was
killed by train.
Charles Small aud John Tucker were
hunting near West Superior when
Tucker accidentally shot and killed
his companion.
The Douglas county bank at West
Superior went into voluntary liquida-
ton.
Work has begun at Kenosha on
bicycle factory which will be com
pleted next September and will repre-
sent an investment of S2J0,OO0.
The Milwaukee common council, by
a vote of 10 to 16, rejected the appoint
ment of Miss Kate Pier as member of
the school board.
Annie Kalt, aged 5 years, was run
over by an electric car in Milwaukee
and almost instantly killed.
Katherine Keller. aged SO. was killed
in runaway accident IT Milwaukee.
Special timber agents estimate that
1880, 900 feet of lumber have been
stolen from northern Wisconsin gov
eminent lands
While sailing in Iron river at orienta
a woman, one of the party OF four
persons, was drowned. II was thought
she was thrown overheard by her com
panions.
Ripon college has sued Juneau coun-
ty for the refundlng of the money paid
into the treasury for taxes redeemed
by the college
William Hood, an old resident of DE
Soto, was drowned in the Mississippi
river. He slipped from raft.
Allan T. Williams, ex-clerk of Bay
field county, charged with embezzling
public funds, was convicted in the cir
cult court at Washburn.
Julia Donahoe, little daughter of
Jerry Donahoe, residing near James
Vile. fell into pail containing inches
of water and was drowned
After a long series of efforts the
proposition TO consolidate the Milwau
kee -four mills has finally fallen
through
William Loeber, who murdered
Ferdinand Moritz, cattle dealer. sew
eral weeks ago, was sentenced at Mill
waukee to prison for life.
The plan 10 celebrate the fiftieth an
niversary of Milwaukee has met with
favor. City officials, aldermen, BUSH
ness men. manufacturers and members
of the chamber of commerce are in
terested.
The body of Owen Burr, of Sparta.
was found neaf the highway in Pleas
ant View, a suburb of Black River
Falls. The cause of death was not
known.
The post Office at Onro was robbed
of $40 in stamps and $50 in cash.
Other places were also robbed
Emma Thrush and Casper Emert. %
Ashland. were held to answer the
charge Of numbering Mart Thrush