River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-07-18
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At meeting in Wausau of the lum-
bermeu OF the Wisconsin valley resolu-
tions were passed To enforce the fifty
cent increase made at La Crosse re
Gently.
At the RI ces of the Marinette Cycling
club Carl Flagstaff. of Marinette.
made : miles in 1888. beating the state
record for miles held by A. A. Zim-
norman, of 1919.
Prominent business men of La Crosse
were working upon the organization of
a fire insurance company, with a CAPT
tai of 500, 900. much of which has al
ready been promised.
The GAINESVILLE school board is fight
ing the councils action in cutting
down the appropriation asked for, and
has authorized the employing of coun-
sci to carry the case into the courts.
The first consignment of hay from
the orient direct to the east and
Europe arrived at West Point over the
Great Northern railroad, There were
ten ear loads and it was loaded ONO
the steamer North Star to 60 down the
lakes to Buffalo.
John Kirkebie jumped off a trolley
car at La Crosse to- get his hat. A
trailer ran over his leg and the wound
and shock of five hundred volts caused
his death several hours later.
In a fit of jealousy a young man
named Running shot Miss Licher at
Dale. The girl was in a serious condi-
ton.
William Booth was instantly killed.
Gus Schley was fatally injured and
two others were badly hurt by a fall
at Manitowoc. caused by the giving
way of scaffJli.
Peter Botzet, aged e.. fell from hay
loft on his farm in Wauwatosa, and
was killed.
The eighth annual meeting of the
Catholic Total Abstinence union, of
Wisconsin. was held in Fond du Lac.
Rev. NJ. J. Ward. of Beloit, was chosen
president.
State Game WARREN Ellarson and
Deputies Johnston and Mucks con
fiscated and destroyed miles of fisher
mems nets. set along the east shore of
Lake Winnebago. valued at $1,000.
Jack Howe. of Madison, Wisconsin
Central detective who had been sent
to Ashland on account of the dock
strike. shot and fatally wounded
Dennis Williams.
Several localities in Outagamie
county reported frost the other night.
In Black creek ice a quarter # an inch
thick formed.
Fire destroyed an elevator and por-
ton of Koler's lumber yard at Rockton.
Loss. s., 500.
William Rapron was killed by fall
ing tree at the Shaw company's camp
near Phillips.
Willie Samers. of Madison. lost a
thumb and Joe Hoven OF the same place
has proba bly, lost his eyesight through
careless handling of firecrackers.
Miss Elizabeth Allen. public school
teacher committed suicide at Milwau-
kee while respondent.
Robbers took $500 worth of property
from farmer named Lyle. living in
Madison. and escaped.
The comptroller of the currency
granted authority for the organization
of the First national bank of New
London.
Water-power users on the lower Fox
river held meeting and decided 10 re-
duce by one-half the amount of water
drawn from the lahe.
The Fence River logging company
of Marinette purchased 20.O01.0O0 feet
of pine timber in Mississippi and con-
tracted for 10000, 600 more.
The s-year-old son of Louis Red
mond. a farmer living near La Crosse.
was run over by one of his fathers
hay wagons in tie field and killed
Richard f. Scott. pioneer of Au-
gusta. and prominent az All local affairs
there. is dead, aged %
Mai. f. ID. Murray, late OF the TWEEN
tv-second Wisconsin volunteers. died At
the home of his daughter. Mrs +. H.
Barry. in Chicago. aged y years.
Louis walker-of Prairie du Chen.
lost his eve b. the explosion Of toy
cannon.
An unknown man hanged himself at
Lake
Edward A. Erown. an inmate of the
soldiers home in Milwaukee, was killed
while firing the national salute at the
grounds
Miss Gertrude. daughter OF ex-Cor-
gresham T. K. Hudd, was married ~
Green Bay 70 William J. Riley. con-
ductor on the Chicago & Northwestern
railway.
William Wall. a well-tc-do farmer of
the town of Morrison, fell from load
of hay, breaking his neck and dying
almost instantly. Tie was 20 years of
age,
Fred W Reuschle, an early settler
and one of the most prominent and
wealthiest German residents, died in
Beloit.
Fire broke out in the Grand hotel at
Beloit and burned the rear portion,
causing about 3, 900 damage.