River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-01-30
The News Condensed.

4 Straucl, VINO Wdlkeu OH the dDutUlenI
Of Main street bridge four years ago
while the bridge was open during the
night, aud must pay the heirs s1,750
Judge johnson disposed of the IA
nous case against DIR. Walter Kemp
ster by deciding he was not legally re-
moved from the Office of health commits
sioner Of the city of Milwaukee 10y the
common council.
DIR. ii. =. Shiede, born in Waullesha
county in 1858, died at Ellsworth.
The dwelling house of Frank Con-
stance was ba.ned with its contents
at Waupaca. Loss, about 1900.
Pluma o. Armstrong obtained di-
vorce from her husband at GAINESVILLE
on the ground of cruelty.
| ST. Vincent's Catholic church in Osh-
kosh was ordered closed by Archbishop
Katzer, of Milwaukee, until the con-
gregation raises $1,000 for the arch
bishop.
L. II. Ward and three other prisoners
in the Amigo Jail escaped. They were
tracked in the snow and recaptured
near Summit lake.
BY the accidental discharge of gun
Mrs. Elmer Whitmore, wife of a farmer
near Elkiorn, was killed.
Thomas ID. Bent, who was arrested
on a charge of torgerw, was arraigEed
in the circuit court at Racine, pleaded
guilty to the charge, and was sentenced
TO three years i'll state prison.
| George J.. and Sarah III. Darlington,
real estate dealers at GAINESVILLE, have
voluntarily assigned. Creditors will,
it is said. be paid in full.
Emory J.. Grant has sold 200 acres of
land north of Kenosha TO real estate
men from Chicago for $4,000. 1t is
said that summer hotel will be erect
ed on the land.
John Richardson. postmaster Mt
Prairie Form, while attending the flu
neral of his father at Antioch sss run
over by a team and instantly killed.
He was IS years old.
The mystery surrounding the disap-
pearanee of j. W. McKessen from
Barron since October 1 has been
cleared. His wife received a letter
from him stating that he was now To-
Gated on Puget sound.
c. +. Dixon, manager of the Montreal
River Lumber company's store at Gle,
shot at a dog and the bullet glanced
and hit small boy, the son of August
Mahre, fatally injuring him.
Henry Mulberger, president of The
Globe Milling company and vice presi-
dent of the Wisconsin national bank,
II -. E,%
II years.
The Eckstein Clothing company at
Milwaukee failed with liabilities of So
200 and assets about the same.
The wife of ex-Mayor Dichman, of
Oshkosh, is dead, aged so. she was the
first white child born in that city.
G. A. Mctzger died in La Crosse, aged
~ lie went there in 1888, and in 1852
was appointed receiver OF the United
States land Office, which position he
held for 16 years.
Justice OF the Peace Henry Berend
sen, of Green lay, died at the age of 55
years. He was native of Holland, but
a resident of Green Bay for 40 years.
Walter S. Johnson, lumber mer-
Krause. The assets are $4,000.
James Keogh, the wealthy Sturgeon
Bay banker, died from the effects of
burns received at he time his residence
was destroyed by fire two weeks ago.
Mrs. J. Bushnell, widow of Prof J. j.
Bushnell, of Beloit college, died at Be-
lott. Her husband was one of the found
ers of the college.
The little hamlet of Affection, Jeffer- |
son county, enjoys the distinction of
being the only Wisconsin settlement of
any size without a woman resident or /
inhabitant.
Daniel II. Pulcifer, late United States
post office inspector, died suddenly of |
heart failure at Shawano, aged 63 years. |
John f. Gleason, Of Chicago, pleaded |
guilty 10 grand larceny at Kenosha |
and was sentenced to six months in the |
state priron.
Five buildings were destroyed by fire |
at HilIsboro, the total loss being SAC, 900, |
with small insurance. The losers are /
Worden Brothers, Joseph Bulin and |
David Brewer.
John Prokop, who stabbed his father |
and sister at Burnside, was adjudged
insane.
The Wilson carriage and wagon
works, owned by Andrew Wilson, We're
destroyed by fire at Oshkosh. Loss, $751;
600; insurance, 5000.
4 company TO construct an electric
railway from Milwaukee TO Kenosha
filed articles of incorporation in Mad !
ison. The capital is 100000.