River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-01
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The News Condensed.
n, F. Ingersoll was appointed post
master at the National Soldiers home
in Milwaukee, vice William Nelson, re
moved. Mr.. Ingersoll is veteran.
DIR. II. w. St Leon, of the Oregon
Medicine company, while in Grants.
burg was arrested for refusing to take
out a village license. lie now sues the
village for false arrest.
City Clerk Anderson says the censu.
which he is taking will show that
Milwaukee has a population of 273, 600
which is 20, 900 less than the directory
man figures If.
The official census of Beloit, just
completed, gives population of Use
gain of over % per cent. in five years.
1t is asserted that the laws created
by the last legislature greatly reduc-
ing the taxes on vessel property ano
the Milwaukee Street Railway com
pany property are unconstitutional
Owing to the financial condition of
Eau Claire the council cut the salaries
of the fire department, police and
street department, and requested city
officials to accept reductions
Gov. Upham named Miss Ruth Win
terbothem, of Chippewa Falls. to rep
resent the state at the Cotton State;
exposition at Atlanta In September.
The Montreal River Iron Mining
company, of the town of Vaughn, Iron
county, has fled notice of dissolution
l. FL, ,f
A storm in the vicinity of Alma dam
aged the crops from 25 to so per cent.
causing loss of many thousands OF
dollars. All grain was beaten fla anC
much hay and corn was destroyed
The 600 residents of North Mil
waukee are celebrating over decision
of Judge johnson allowing them to in
corporate as a village.
Constable Jacob Kuhn, of Alton, Iii.
has made formal application to tn,
Ashland county board for the Sl,O0'
reward for the capture of Murderer
Dan RICHES.
DIR. G.. f. Messer, physician of tn,
state penitentiary at Waupun, is anx
ious to hear of his brother Andrew
who disappeared from home year age
and has not been heard of since.
The question of saloon license. that
had been the subject for discussion tn,
last month in the Glenwood city coun
ell, was decided in favor of the prohi
bition element.
Richard O'Brien, who stole a bicycle
from f. A. Chapman, was sentenced in
Milwaukee to the house of correction
for enc year.
The dead body of John Winkler,
farmer, was found within half mile
of his home at Shamrock. lie hac
been missing since July 4, and it wal
thought he committed suicide.
The fourteenth annual reunion o.
the Green County Soldiers union viii
be held at Monticello, August 8.
DR. Carl Friedel. of jefferson, ha,
been elected to the chair of physics il
the State university at Eugene, Ore.
The body of Miss Ne;tie Kerr, who
was drowned in the Wisconsin river
near Mazomaa ME, was found ! mile be
low the scene of the accident.
Wenzel Dousbek, farmer, was rur
down by a.train at Gibson and instant
ly killed.
The s-weeks-old child of F. Butt, o;
Milwaukee, was killed by falling from
a baby carriage into a cellar way.
Charles Myer, of Roscoe, was STRUCK
by Northwestern passenger engine
and instantly killed.
Fire and water damaged the Fay
hotel at La Crosse to the extent oi
81 900. The loss on the contents will
be $500.
c. Kahn, proprietor of the Fair al
Ma rinette, made assignment for the
benefit of creditors to W. 5. Barker
Arthur Melcher, aged %, the son OF
a well-known business man of Milwau
kee, was drowned at Pewaukee lake
while bathing.
John McCollum and his three sons
on their way from Wisconsin to Okla
homa to seek home, persisted in
cloudburst in Missouri.
Charles Tank brought the bicycle
into play in Milwaukee in ah-tuctina
his 3-year-old child from the vie from
whom ne separated six weeks ago.
In default of bail Mrs Mildred c-if
fin, jefferson county's alleged woman
horsethief, was sent to jail at Palmyra
to await trial at the next term of court
Five hundred Ashland laborers left
for the harvest fields of North Dakota.
Carl Dunke, a farmer living near
Shawano, was fatally injured in a
runaway accident.
James Porterfield, for severa, years
cashier of the Menominee River Boom
company in Marquette. died at Denver.
Col. of consumption.
Detective Conway. of the Chicago &
Northwestern. arrested two Polish
boys in GAINESVILLE on the charge of at
tempting to wreck train.
A fire at Kaukauna destroyed four
residences, a store building and sever
al barns. Total loss, $1,000
C. II. Gordon, of the Chicago univer-
sity, has been appointed principal of
the Beloit public schools at 81 900 per
year.
Burglars blew open the Durand post
Office safe and secured 500 in silver,
$500 in stamps and the money-order
book.
Gov. Upham appointed Assemblyman
IL. c. Sloan. of Superior. district attor-
ney for Douglas county to succeed j.
A. Monsoon, deceased. The salary is
81, 400 year.
The Smith Bros. Crockery company
at Eau Claire, capital $4,000. was
placed in the hands of receiver. The
liabilities are $4,000.