River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-12
TIL. Seu. Condensed.

Henry Porter, laborer in Sutton's
lumber camp, near Gordon, Wis, was
crushed by a falling tree.
Fire at Waupaca caused loss OF
SIC, 900 to the brick block occupied by
the Exchange bank and George
Stoner's harness shop, and +. ID. Peter
sons saloon building.
Superintendent Nevins, of the state
fish hatchery. went to Wausau with the
fish car with 24O,O 900 trout fry to be dis
tributed in streams in that section.
Abbic Z. Perry brought suit against
the First Presbyterian church of James
Vile for $4,000 for a broken ankle,
caused by stepping in a hole in the side
walk in front of the church property.
Joseph J.. Heald's training stables
near the fair grounds at GAINESVILLE
burned.
4 woman whose name could not be
learned was murdered at Reedsburg
by an Indian named Frank Redhoru.
The murderer made his escape.
People in Boscobel were excited over
the discovery of copper mine by j..
" France. \ specimen of the ore was
sent TO Chicago experts and pro-
nounced to be 40 per cent. pure copper.
Thomas ard James Casey, brothers,
eyed SO and IS years, were killed by a
premature blast in the lead mines at
Adams
Mrs. Charles Retslrff. of Two Rivers.
was probably fatally injured in a runa-
way accident.
Fire destroyed block of lr;siness
buildings at West Salem, causing Il loss
CT S1e,225, with $500 insurance.
Burglars robbed August Gruening,
of Peshtigo, and fired his hoGsc.
The common council of Fond du Lac
has decided TO borrow $4,000 to build
new schoolhouses.
Rhinelander upon charge of stabbing
+. z. Robertson, who may die.
Aristide Griffel. of La Crosse, pleaded
guilty to incendiarism and was given
sentence of six years.
At a union meeting of the First Con-
gregational church ut Eau Claire. a.
which seven churches were represented,
it was decided 10 form civic fedora
ton.
ID. ID. Hodgett, of Chicago, has pur-
chased the interest of Chicago parties
in the Windsor hotel property at Fond
du Lac and will remodel the structure
and manage it personally.
While suffering from an attack of
melancholy Daniel Tasker, a pioneer
resident of Wisconsin, hanged himself
at Beloit.
The Baraboo savings bank will 90 cut
of business April /.
Father Ignatius Ritter, of st. Johns
.hurch at Calumet, is dead, aged 90
years.
1t was alleged that Andrew Olson,
who hastily left his wife in Nausau.
had another wife IN St. Paul, who had
opened correspondence with the police.
Rev. J. II. Lippard, of Rockford, ILL.,.
has accepted call TO the pastorate of
the First Congregational church at
Shopiere.
Henry Tarbox and Samuel GuDder-
son, farmers of the town of Ludington,
we're arrested charged with cutting and
stealing timber of lands owned by Cor
nell university worth 81, $50.
The Windsor house at Fond du LAC
has been leased to John Iheneyert. of
Chicago.
The NoTtlwe stern Cheesemakers' as
ISOLATION at its annual session in Mad
ison adopted resolution urging repre-
sentatises in congress TO support the
bills requiring filled cheese producers
and dealers To pay license and for
state tradema rks.
Charles Reifschlager was arrested at
Marinette upon charge of forgery.
II. j. Whittier. of GAINESVILLE. has been
appointed by Secretary Lamont chief
of the supply division of the war de
partment in Washington.
The barn and contents of the Kcwau-
nee county poor farm. near Green Bay,
were destroyed by fire and Joseph
Dadoyitz, a blind pauper, was burned to
death.
The Milwaukee Yacht club at its an
nual meeting decided 20 hold regatta
in Milwaukee bay on July 4.
Daniel Tasker, aged so years, while
temporarily insane hanged himself in
Beloit while his family was at church.
Rev. ]. w. Corey, who resigned charge
of the First Baptist church of Kenosha
and removed to Canada, has been re-
called by his old congregation and may
accept