River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
The News Condensed.

Charles Sorensen, aged 10, while out
hunting at Oconto. accidentally shot
and killed himself. blowing the top of
his head off.
The Northwestern Fuel company
will make Green bay the distributing
point for its product and will erect
nearly mile additional dockage and
storage sheds along the river front
Gov. Upham appointed +. s. Veeder,
of Mansion, to represent Wisconsin at
the national irrigation congress to be
held at Albuquerque, n. NJ, September
i6 to TO-
Milwaukee business men will urge
congress to complete the harbor at
that port. The work was authorized
in 1881.
A freight train was wrecked on the
Omaha at Eau Claire and Engineer
Burns severely scalded.
w. Roeschenberg, while walking on
the Northwestern tracks in Milwaukee
was struck by a passenger train and
killed.
George Whitaker, of the Milwaukee
Rowing club, broke the worlds swim
ming record for 80 yards, swimming
the distance in so seconds
Suit was brought by the city of Eau
Claire against ex-City Treasurer
Greene and his bondsmen, w. A. Rust
and o. II. Ingram, to recover the short
age of Greene, amounting 70 Sl50,OO0.
Ex-Conductor William A. Buntin
pleaded guilty to stealing goods from
the Chicago. Milwaukee & St Paul
railroad at Green Bay and was SEN
fenced to six months imprisonment.
The new dam on the Tomahawk
river, together with the new electric
light plant being put in by w. II.
Bradley, was entirely washed out al
Tomahawk.
In Round lake. below Trempealeau.
there is a veritable fowery king iom,
consisting of over eighty acres of pond
lilies or lotuses in full bloom. 1t is
pronounced one OF the rarest sights
ever witnessed.
The new census gives Kenosha coun
ty a population of l7,o49, against 49,
5sl In 1890.
The new dam on the Tomahawk
river at Tomahawk. together with the
new electric light plant being put in
by w. ii. Bradley, was entirely washed
out
The cranberry crop in Burnett coun-
ty is a total failure. Where hundreds
OF barrels in former years have been
picked, not berry can be seen.
The state census gives waushara
county a population % 1887, an in
crease of 1850 in five years. Every
town in the county has increased in
population except Dakota
A Kelley institute is to be estab-
lished at Green Bay.
Kenosha county farmers report the
best crops in many years
Charles Sorenson, aged Is years, was
accidentally shot and killed in an old
mill at OcOnto where he and two com
panions were playing.
The body of baby was found in
sewer at Green Bay.
Rev. Clement Lou, of Green Bay.
celeb the thirtieth anniversary Of
his ordination to the priesthood.
Emmett Burns was killed by pre-
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mining shaft at New Diggings.
Mike Moran and Chris Simons dis
covered what promised to be a very
rich find of lead ore II miles directly
west of Verona.
j. s. Anderson (rep.), an attorney OF
Manitowoc, was appointed county
Judge of Manitowoc county to succeed
Judge Munsean DEM, deceasel
John w. Allen, one OF the founders
of Janesville, died at the age Of u
years
Fire at Hurley destroyed four build
ings emo 500 feet of railway trestle.
causing a loss of $4,000.
The largest tannery in the state will
be built at Mellen by Fayette Shaw of
Medford He will also build saw mill
The Hoberg Mill company has aban-
doned its intention TO build at Green
Bay and will remain at Kaukana.
August II. Stecher. a Milwaukee
jeweler, found a missing $500 diamond
in mouse's nest.
The new telephone line between
Galesville and Winona. distance of
16 miles. has been completed.
Daniel Webster. of Wisconsin, has
been appointed chief examiner of land |
claims in the interior department at
Washington.
Joseph Wodsedalek's electric light |
plant at Ahnapee was burned. Loss, |
els, 900, insurance, $4,000.
Alfred T. Bonniwell. the eldest set
tier of Thiensville, was killed by the /
cars
Col George ii. Walther. justice of /
the peace of the First district, Milwau-
kee, died at the age of 81 years. Col
Walther's first wife was a daughter of
Solomon Juneau, the founder of NIL
Rufus b. Smith, the attorney who
three months ago, leaving
D family and creditors in Madison, was
seen In Memphis recently by Rev. III.
Clare. formerly Unitarian pastor in
Madison.
A severe STERN struck the northern
part of Milwaukee. At Whitefish Bay
trees were uprooted and the residence
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