River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-01-03
The News Goa iense 1.

superintendent OF Education Wells
made charges of financia mismanage-
ment against the Wisconsin university
regents.
John Z. Werness, a laborer at Su-
perior, died from the effects Of cocaine.
Wcrness went to a dentist to have
teeth pulled and the drug was given
him to deaden the pain.
Michael Tangney, of Portage, is
wears of age. attempted suicide by
swallowing strychnine, but repented
and may recover.
The Chicago & Northwestern car
shops al Kaukauna laid off twenty
men and reduced the working week to
five eight-hour days.
The American Steel Barge company
at West Superior has secured con-
tract from the Standard Oil company
for the construction of two large
whaleback vessels designed to trans
port oil in bulk on the great lakes
Fire in the department store of ]. c.
Lance & Co. in La Crosse destroyed the
building and entire contents Loss,
$50, 600; insurance, SIS, 600.
Edward Metzdorf. aged &c, commit
ted suicide in Milwaukee. His father
lives at New Hamburg, Ont. The
vonng man was discouraged and sick.
az took a large dose of morphine.
,rustave Rassow, a La Crosse car
penter, fell 80 feet down an elevator
shaft. brokl his spine and would prob
ably die.
Capt. Angus McDougall, superin
tendent of the American Steel Barge
company's fleet, with headquarters at
West Superior, rendered his resigna
ton.
The John A. Salzer Seed company
made Christmas gift OF $4,000 to the
First German Methodist Episcopal
church of La Crosse, the money to &c
toward the erection of a new church
in the spring.
Mrs. Joseph Monarch, Of Peshtigo,
is in her Tooth year and is the mother
of four generations.
Ralph Nunnemacher, vice president
of the First natio nal bank OF Milwau-
kee, died in Meran, Austrian Tyrol.
Wochstalder & Co. doing a retail
clothing business in Milwaukee under
the name of the Hub, failed for $780,
900.
Charles Manson. a son of Wausau's
oldest lumberman, was killed in the
woods.
True bills were returned against
seventeen township and county Off
Gals by the grand jury at Bay City.
Hiram Brimer, years old, was
dl ,wned at Portage while skating
on the canal. His little sister, who
went to his assistance, was rescued.
The Milwaukee Cement company
paid $3.50, 900 for the plant ofthe Cream
CITY Cement company and got a mo-
nopoly of the local quarries.
A. X. Linderfelt, MifwauSee's de-
faulting .brarian, who embezzled S10.-
600 of the library funds. has been To-
Gated in Paris.
The first dirt was thrown in the con
struction of the Sheboygan. St Paul &
Central railroad from Sheboygan II
Waldo. The road will be Il miles long.
r.. Wheat, a Beloit business man,
died from an overdose of laudanum.
Abraham Van Roo, one of the early
settlers of Milwaukee, died after
brief illness at the age of 81
Joseph Lacatsky anu a. j. Klass
were arrested at Oconto on a charge
of forging a time check for $50 on
Foley & Riley, sewer contractors
Charles Manson. a son of Wansau's
oldest lumberman, was killed in the
woods.
liver Olson. aged 50 years, committed
suicide at La Crosse by hanging him
self TO a rafter in shed in his yard.
No reason could be assigned.
The Industrial iron works at Fort
Howard were destroyed b. fire, en-
failing a loss of s1S,00o; insured for
81, 900.
Mrs. Patrick Ford. aged So, fell into
the river at GAINESVILLE and was
drowned.
Gov. Upham has named Col. Worthy
H. Patton, of Oshkosh. to be assistant
adiutant general under Adj. Gen.
King. and John Price, Jr., of Wone-
voc. to be assistant superintendent of
public property
A. Garland, of Green Bay, is author
itv for the announcement that George
Lauk, of Sturgeon Bay, cleared IS feet
8 inches at jump on skates.