River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-09-26

Mrs Ellen s Bigelow. 65 years,
a longtime resident of Evansville, and
widely known and respected. was
found dead in her bed. Her death was
caused by heart disease.
A tidal wave on Lake Superior and
Chequamegon bay flooded engine
rooms in elevators at Washburn and
covered wagon road with logs from
a sawmill The water rose feet.
The statement from the Touring
mills of Superior shows that during
the crop year ended September they
ground 1879. 45l barrels of flour. Many
of the mills ran hut small portion of
the time.
The body of Burnett G. Sherwood,
bartender. was found in the bay at SUI
perior lie disappeared September /
and letters found on his body show
that he had committed suicide.
Richard Lamke and Lorin Eustis, of
Oakland and John Garlock, of Heb
ron, were badly injured while using
corn cutters.
Wright Brothers, of Marinette, closed
a contract tor furnishing the st. Paul
road the coming winter with 100000
cedar and hemlock ties.
otto Stobbe, aged Is years, of Green
Bay, was severely scalded by the fall
ing of boiler filed with soapsuds-
An effort was being made to compel
breweries at West Superior 70 take out
a city license of $500 They had re-
tanned attorneys to fight tho ordi-
ma ce.
Capt. Reynolds, OF tn schooner
Mary Ludwig, was drowned miles
above Port WashiIIgt IN while trying 10
90 ashore from the sc looner, which was
waterlogged.
Somebody who holds a grudge
against William Keys, of Empire,
placed a stick of dynamite under his
new steam threshing- machine engine
and entirely wre ;ked the power ma
chine.
Forest fires, hich were burning in
various parts of Marinette county,
were quencled by rain and all fears
aliayed.
Richard Lennox, one of the most
noted forgers in the country, pleaded
guilty in Milwaukee to charge of ut
tering and passing forged paper and
was sentenced to two years in the
house of correction.
Wenzel Wachtel committed suicide
1T the cemetery at Two Rivers.
State Superintendent Emery APP
pointed Jerome HELEN, of Ripley, SUI
perintendent of schools of jefferson
county, to succeed f. 5. Hyer, resigned.
A. L. Adams & Company, lumber
dealers in Green Bay, assigned with
assets and liabilities of $50. 900.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
Oconto turnverein was celebrated in
that place.
MIR. and Mrs. Christian Wiltwer,
aged 70 and 60 years, respectively,
celebrated their golden wedding at
their home in Monticello.
At Lind William Ware was acct
dentally and fatally shot by his brother
Elisha.
High license won in Amigo by ma
iority of eighty. This fixes the license
at $500 for three years.
Patrick Ketchen, a 75-year-old wild
over at Berlin, ended his life with
paris green.
Mrs. S. Gyles, of Madison. killed her
self with rough on rats.
The large sawmill of the Murphy
Lumber company at Green Bay was
destroyed by fire, together with the
tramways, lumber piles, etc, entailing
a loss of 500, 900.
The rafter Reindeer struck a snag
and sank miles south of Prairie du
CHEN. She was owned by the Lyons
Lumber company.
An ear of corn was taken to Boscobel
by farmer that contained l,s79 we'll
formed grains. 1t was Is inches long.
The fire in the big swamp at Center
was under control and the damage was
less than expected
All the mills at Manawa were com
PEELED to shut down because of the low
stage of water in Little Wolf, and mills
farther up the river were no better of
Gerhard Ramps. pioneer merchant
of Appleton, is dead.
The assignee of the defunet Head
bank of Kenosha stated that the liza
bilities were si79. 5000; assets, SOL
534 10 The depositors viii be paid il
full
Patrick Bailey, of Kenosha, died at
his home at the age of IS years He
had lived in Kenosha for fifty-three
years
Mrs John T. Bartlett, wife OF the
proprietor of the Hotel Chicago i
Oconorr woo, is dead. She leaves
large state
luis Bierbaum. an insurance agent,
fell into the elevator shaft from the
eleventh floor of the Pabst Office build
ing in Milwaukee and was killed