River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-03-21
The News Condensed.


A breach of promise suit was settled
at Beloit by the marriage of Henry
MILFORD, the defendant, and Florence
Bryant, the plaintiff.
Judge Hastings has decided that the
city cannot pay bonuses to manufac-
turing companies to locate in Green
Bay.
Paul II. Detjen. aged SIS, committed
suicide at Ahnapee by hanging, leav-
ing a widow and four children. lie
came from Germany last July, and his
detection was caused by homesiekness.
Charles Munkwitz, Sr., wealthy
citizen of Milwaukee, was bitten terri
bly, by large dog while viewing some
real estate.
Judge S. j. Allen, who wandered
away from his home in Turtle Lake,
was found after two days roaming in
the woods in demented condition.
The O. C. Steenberg sash, door and
blind warehouse at Fond du Lac was
destroyed by FIRE. Loss, $4,000; in
sured.
The store of Eugene Strong, in Han
cock. was burned. the loss being So 900,
with small insurance. This was the
third time the store had been set on
fire within week.
Joseph De Brewer, a resident of An
tIgo, was killed about a mile north of
the city by falling tree. He was
struck on the head and his skull was
crushed. He leaves a family.
Martin Young. wanted at Sheboygan
on a charge of having committed
burglary in that city last summer, was
arrested at Grafton.
:. +. Stocking, the young son of the
millionaire lumberman of Eau Claire,
committed suicide at the st. Louis hotel
in Duluth, Mimi. by taking $50 grains
of morphine. No cause was known.
Banker NJ. A. Thayer. charged with
receiving deposits after he knew his
bank at Sparta was insolvent. was ex-
amined and held in $4,000 bail for
trial
The situation among millers at the
head of the lakes has greatly improved
and the indications point to prosper
Gus season.
The Farmers Home hotel, owned by
John Lutz. at McDill, burned with
nearly all the contents. The loss is
1000, with 50, 400 insurance.
Joseph Druecker, one of the owners
of the big limekilns at Port Washing
ton. made an assignment. which does
not involve others in business with him.
The Milwaukee policemen have or
panized an athletic association. The
officers arc: President, NJ. j. O'Connor;
Z lov lai fro
urer, William Kelley.
At Boscobel the dwelling house of
Mrs. George Carson burned to the
ground with all its contents. Loss.
about 81 900; insurance, 500
Rov Isabel, about 81 years of age,
living a few miles south of Weyauwega.
was run over by wagon loaded with
wood aud fatally injured.
The American hotel in Washburn
was damaged 5000 by fire caused by
the explosion of lamp. Insurance,
$500.
d. W. Marston. wholesale grocer at
La Crosse. assigned tn G. IL. Green
wood. who gave bond of 100000.
The Fountain City Milling company
assigned to II. Poettinger, Jr The as
sets and liabilities were about even,
amounting to $4,000.
Chief of Police Jansen issued gen
eral order that in the future no boxing
bouts would be allowed in any resort
in Milwaukee where there i saloon
attachment or where liquors are sold.
4. V. II. Carpenter. the retired gen
eral passenger and ticket agent of the
Chicago. Milwaukee & St Paul rail
road. died in Milwaukee.
Creditors of the Plankinton bank of
Milwaukee ask that receiver be APP
pointed to collect from stockholders
the amount of their capital stock.
Over 100 homestead claims have been
filed along the survey of the proposed
1t. Paul. Minneapolis & Ashland rail
road.
Frank Toliver. an Omaha brakeman.
was instantly killed at Rice Lake,
while trying to uncouple ears lie
leaves wife and family at Ashland.
\. Moses. of Chippewa Falls, was
shot by two would-be robbers. to
whom he had just sold a revolver.
Solomon Trip of the town Of Oasis.
Waushara county. died of old age. He
was e4 years old.
Mrs. Almira Lewis died in Beloit at
the age of o.. She was a resident of
that locality over fifty years. Augustus
ZiIIev. aged SO, died the same day. He
was a resident of Beloit forty years.
Mitchell Thomas, an Indian. serving
a life sentence for the murder of David
Corbin. another indian. on the reserva-
ton near Hayward in December, 1880,
died In the prison at Waupun.
7. NJ. Bower, who recently purchased
the Tenhagen house at kenosha, was
found dead on the steps leading from
the first floor Heart disease was the
cause.
colony of Scandinavians own a
tract of land in Ocontc county and Will
try TO carry out in a crude way the
scheme of Edward Bellamy. The COM
munitv is called the Sunrise social
community.
The trial of john Nelson for the muir
der of Nels Anderson about ten wears
ago has been postponed to the next
term of the circuit court at Superior
owing to the absence of the necessary
witnesses for the state.