River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-05-21
The News Condensed.

The mattress workers of Milwaukee
who went out on strike May 1 for an
Increase in wages won.
At Green Bay fire destroyed the barn
and sales stables of Gotfredsen Bros,
the loss being $1,000.
John Beitz, aged so years, an inmate
of the Grant county asylum, wandered
away from that institution and
drowned himself.
Prof. w. A. Henry's handbook of the
resources of northern Wisconsin, conf
piled by direction of the last legisla-
ture, was issued at Madison.
The barn of Anton Lorbreski was
burned at Stevens Point, and his child
was cremated.
Two boys, Egbert Carpenter and'Ed
Kolocbesky, who were confined in the
Brown county Jail for robbing cash
drawer. made their escape.
The Daisy, Listman and Grand Repub-
lie flour mills, three of the eight which
were closed at Superior by the nailers'
and packers strike, resumed operations
with new men in the places of the strik-
ers.
The characterization case brought
against the Milwaukee school board by
Rev. j. Schlerf 10 compel the admission of
lis boy TO school was withdrawn from
the courts and the child was admitted
without vaccination.
Lightning struck the Methodist
church at Whitehall, setting il on fire.
The flame was promptly put out with
but little damage.
Forest fires are burning all over Mari
nette county, Notwithstanding the very
wet weather this spring.
The grand lodge Knights of Pythias
inFond du Lac celebrated its silver ami
yersary.
Insurance Commissioner Fricke has
denied the application of the National
Accident society, of New York, for
right to do business in Wisconsin.
The houses of Thomas Tormey and
State Treasury Agent Kennedy in Mad
son were struck by lightning and badly
damaged.
4 man supposed TO be Frank Gerber,
of Milwaukee. was killed by Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway passenger
train two miles east of Watertown.
Nathaniel Pitl1in, aged so. whose rela-
tives are prominent in Chicago society.
died in an old mill in Elkhorn, where he
had lived a secluded life for many years.
The University of Wisconsin Wornan's
Boating association was organized by
about 40 university girls with Miss
Grace Merrill. of Ashland, as president.
Anton Ladvinda, aged &c, residing at
Kellnerville, was overcome by the in
tense heat and became temporarily in
sane md died.
TMe Sparta strawberry crop is esti-
mated at $4,000.
A great cloudburst passed over
Bloomer. sweeping away bridges. Gull
verts, small buildings, fences and other
things.
Reinhold Dunsey and Michael Re:der.
arrested at Racine on the charge
of placing ties on the tracks of the Chi
cago & Northwestern road for the pur-
pose of wrecl<ing train, acknowledged
their guilt.
The ninth annual session of the Wis
consin summer school will be held at
llAe University III Wisconsin tcA oA-N
weeks. from July to August IA, 1896.
The butter and cheese factory of the
Elkhorn Dairy Company was destroyed
by fire at Elkhorn. Loss, $4,000; insur
ance, S4,400.
James Mullen, aged 90 years, an in
mate of the institution of the Little
Sisters Of the Poor in Milwaukee, died
from the effects of fall down a flight
of stairs.
The Chippewa Lumber and Boom com
pany's big sawmill has started with 400
men employed.
The dwelling-house and barn of +.
Venderwedden were destroyed by fire
at Green Bay. Loss, $4,000; insurance.
500.
The Central Wisconsin Electric Rail-
way company was declared insolvent
and +. H. Josslyn. of Oshkosh, was
named as receiver.
Rev. C. III. Rogers rendered his resig-
nation of the pastorate of the First Con-
gregational church In Kenosha.
A social sensation was created at Ra-
cine when IL became known that ex-City
Treasurer Harry L. Pugh was united In
marriage TO Miss Mary Dooley, Cd
Thanksgiving day, 1904.