River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-10-31
The News Condensed.

The News Condemned.
Diphtheria at Mana wa and in the
surrounding country was epidemic,
and it had been found necessary to
close all schools and establish a strict
quarantine.
The man held In the county Jail at
Madison on the suspicion that he was
DIR. J. w. Overton, wanted in Des
Moines for grave robbing, is not that
individual.
Charles Vorphal and c. Miller, of
Luxembourg; John Shimick and Frank
Hork, of Casco, and John VelseO, of
West Kewaunee, lost their farm houses
and barns in forest fires.
Mrs. Kate Bragg Henry, aged Al,
wife of C. w. Henry and eldest daugh-
ter of Gen. Z. S. Bragg, died at Fond
du Lac.
The infant child of Anton Nowal<ow-
ski, of Milwaukee, died from an over
dose of medicine administered by its
father.
LEROY King. a prominent farmer of
Kenosha, was placed under bonds OF
s., 500 on a charge of assaulting girl
Is years I'D.
In the circuit court at Racine Wencil
Peshek, charged with numbering his
wife ON September 81, was admitted to
bail in the sum of $4,000.
Fire in Brillion caused losses amount
ing to $4,000. The losers are A. Brus5
& Co, the Babst Brewing company and
NJ. Thompson. of Milwaukee.
Asa Hill, aged So. who built the first
frame house in Ripon, and who had
lived there since 1919, is dead.
At GAINESVILLE the freshmen class of
Beloit college succeeded in having their
annual banquet in spite of the efforts
of the sophomOres to prevent it.
During the first year of Rev. w. A.
Hunsberger as pastor of Grand Avenue
Methodist Episcopal church in Mil
waukee ne married 500 couples.
Capt. David Evans, recently retired
from the United States revenue serv-
ice, d. ed At Berlin.
While playing around a stump fire
Grace Bader, aged 6, of Green Bay, was
fatally burned.
While engaged with two others In
work upon the Chippewa river bridge at
Chippewa Falls exAlderman Joseph
Dugal was instantly crushed to death
beneath big timber.
Asa resultof the fracas on the campus
at the state university Lieut.. Chyno-
weth. L. 5. A.. resigned as member Of
the faculty.
Edward j. Burt, a young man who
was prominent socially until year ago.
when he was sent to the penitentiary at
Waupun for horse stealing, has been
pardoned by Gov. Upham.
Moses Freshett, of Marinette. viii have
TO pay s., 900 to Miss JosePha kodadenki.
He promised to marry her, but last Feb
ruary welded another woman.
The Kenos ha Novelty company at
Kenosha made an assignment. The as
sets were mated at $4,000 and the
liabilities at $4,000.
The new Palmyra Free Methodist
church was dedicated by Rev. Wilson I.
Hogg, president of Greenville college.
of Greenvil:e, H., assisted by other
clergy.
Eight persons met violent deaths in
Milwaukee in one day, an unusual rec
ord.
Fire broke out in SeylI's hay press Mt
Kewaunee, destroying the building and
500 tons of baled hay. The loss was
about $4,000.
William Belize, aged 20 years, was
killed while loading hogs at DOyie's
camp near Eagle River. His people live
at Merrill.
Capt. j. u. Wing. a prominent mason
and odd fellow ard known among YES
selmen everywhere on the inland
waters, died at Green Bay, aged 10.
Milwaukee will not pay the bills of
patients sent to the Kelley institute by
order of the probate court To be cured
of the drink habit.
Elmer Shuman. the two-year-old son
of Frank Shuman. choked to death at
GAINESVILLE. A piece of hickory-nut
shell lodged in his windpipe.
Fire swept over the town of Lamar
tine, seven miles east of Fond du Lac,
two houses, two churches and several
barns being burned.
Joseph Walter, one of the oldest resi-
dents of Milwaukee, died 1t the age of
70 years. He had lived there since 1889.
The icehouse of F. Bigelow, with
two dwellings, were destroyed by fire
at La Crosse, causing loss of $4,000.
James r. Covington, the only colored
mail carrier in Milwaukee, shot and
killed Charles Budde, motorman, in
quarrel over game Of cards.
The Northern Glass company started
ND its works in Milwaukee with force
of nearly 100 men
The 3-year-old child of August Adrian
sen, of DePere, fell into boiler of hot
water and was scalded to death.
At GAINESVILLE Charles johnson, a
barber, was informed of a fortune
awaiting him at Boone, Ia, where his
uncle has just died. He has gone
after it.
Never BressmaD, years old, died
from the effects of burns received in
Milwaukee During the absence of his
mother the child's clothing became ig-
nited from matches with which he was
playing.
The machine shop of Charles Ohm,
the blacksmith shop of A. Laedwig, j.
,iiebet's horse shooting shop and f.
Munger's water motor factory were all
burned at Fond du Lac, the total loss
being $4,000.