River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-05
The News Condensed.

a tribe oil l0U SemlClflliZeu IHulaHSs
a remnant of the great Dakota Indian
reservation, under their chief, John
Michigan, have taken up their winter
quarters at White Rapids in houses de-
serted by the Chippewa Indians when
they went to the L'Anse reservation.
John Donda, man rs years of age.
went out into the woods near Stevens
Point at nine o'clock to chop wood and
died in a short time of heart disease.
He was found sitting upright against
a stump dead.
c. F. Pettibone, a member of the firm
CT C. ]. Pettibone & Co, dealers in dry
goods at Fond du Lac, and proprietor of
the Pine Point summer resort at Elk
hart lake, made a voluntary assign
ment. His assets are 100000 and his
liabilities much greater.
The women's work in connection with
the state centennial celebration will
be placed in the hands of the Fedora
ton of Wisconsin Women S clubs, " hich
was formed at Milwaukee.
Crazed from constant pain in his
head and general III health, George w.
Bump, a prominent resident of Fox
Lake, committed suicide by shooting
himself.
John Z. Richardson, of GAINESVILLE,
was arrested in Madison on suspicion
of being the Jack the Hugger" who
has accosted several women on the
streets in the last few days.
Edwin !. Slupeck, a Milwaukee real
estate dealer, whose sudden disappear
ance about two months ago caused
much comment, has safely arrived at
johannesburg, Transvaal, South AZ
RIGA.
Teresa Mullen, the five-year-old
daughter of Patrick Mullen, was killed
at Stevens Point She was playing near
an old ash barrel when the barrel fell
OF its foundation OIL to the child, crush
ing her skull.
Stationary engineers from all parts
of Wisconsin met in Milwaukee and eff
fected a permanent organization to
carry bill before the next Legislature
for the appointment of state board
TO examine all engineers of stationary
engines in the state.
Unknown persons have been at work
in the Catholic cemetery at Elroy max
ipg speciality of destroying valuable
tombstones.
The state of Wisconsin has been hon
ored by having it's name given to one
of the monster battle ships now being
built for the United States navy.
At the annual meeting in Palmyra of
the Black Hawk club, which controls
some of the most famous hunting
grounds of Lake Koshkonong. a. J. Gas
ton, of Beloit, was reelected president.
One of the sportsmen at Neills2ille
had the good luck to shoot PAIR of
wild geese of the white breasted or
snow goose variety, species very rare
in this vicinity.
The Touring mill at Appleton. grind
ing 500 bushels of wheat day, is burn
ing bran to make steam.
John James has sued the Terminal
railway in Superior for 1000 damages
for injuries received while an engineer.
Julius Otto, single man, was mur-
dered qnd robbed in his sleeping apart
ments over his saloon in Oconomo~oc.
w. G. Carson. once a well-known news
paper man of Kenosha, was arrested in
Racine on charge Of attempting to
assist criminal to escape from the
county Jail.
Hog cholera has reappeared in FOR
tions of Waukesha and Walworth coun-
ties IN alarming frequency, threatening
to destroy entire herds.
f. C. Cronemiller has brought suit
at Superior for $4,000 against the Chi
cago, St. Paul. Minneapolis &: Omaha
railway under the blacklist" law.
a runaway at Bangor caused the
death of William Gregg, farmer, Bv-
ing near Leon. His wife had rib iTac-
tured.
Gustave Pabst was divorced from
Margaret Mather, the actress. in secret
in the circuit court in Milwaukee.
The dry Goods firm of NJ. W. spa1ld-
ing a. Co. failed at Appleton with liza
bilities of $4,000.
John w. Suffer, a colored porter in
Milwaukee, received word that an inter
est he held in a southern mine and
which he considered worthless had been
sold for $4,000. Suffer viii return to
Georgia.
The dedication of the new convent
of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd
took place at Green Bay with imposing
ceremonies.
Joseph Bub, president of the Joseph
Bub company, manufacturers of furni- |
ture in Milwaukee, made an assign
ment. 1t was stated that the failure |
would not affect the furniture COM
pany.
The residence of Ed Viette was burned |
at Reedshurg with most Of its contents. |
Loss about $4,000,
Siehelss Ilshn. farmer OF Bridge |
pert, wess 10 Milwaukee sad hanged /;
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