River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-13
Tho News Condensed.

The North Wisconsin LUMBER COM
pany at Hayward will close its mill for
the season September 1, throwing over
200 men out of employment. Full yards
and dullness of the lumber market are
given as reasons.
Forest fires were raging in Bayfield,
county, owing to the drought, which
has lasted two months.
John n. Nelson, resident of Beloit
since 1s45, died at the age of 7s years.
He was formerly engaged in the mill
ing business.
A mad bull gored j. E. Rusk, one of
Burnett's pioneer settlers. His head
and body were horribly lacerated and
his life was despaired of. The animal
had to be shot in order to get to Mr.,
Rusk.
Thlrty-two Chicago couples were
married in Milwaukee in one day.
The will of Ural Newman, of Kenosha,
which disposed of property valued at
$50 600 aud which was contested by the
principal legatees on the grounds OF
fraud, incaplcity and undue influence,
has been sustained.
The Superior board of trade has taken
decisive action towards abolishing the
Minnesota system of grain inspection
in Wisconsin, and the Inauguration OF
a new system under the warehouse Jaw
passed at the last session of the legIsla-
ture.
Hannah Wright, aged So, has com
menced suit in Superior for divorce
against James Wright, aged &c, alleging
that he illtreated her and accused her OF
stealing his money.
Biorn's clothing store in La Crosse
was entered by thieves and a quantity
of goods stolen. They left their old
suits behind, taking new.
The First congressional district re-
publican convention III Beloit renomi-
mated II. A. Cooper by reclamation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gurdin Gillett, one of the
oldest and most respected couples in
Kenosha, celebrated the sixteenth ami
versary of their marriage.
The diamond willow, hitherto sup
posed to be a native of the Dakotas, has
been found growing extensively along
the streams near Palmyra and other
portions of Wisconsin.
John Noar was drowned in Kenosha
harbor while unloading tanbark from a
lake vessel.
The Black River Falls opera house has
been sold by III. J. Ormsby, who for
many years has been its owner and man.
ager, to S. II. Castle.
A hitherto unknown pest is making
sad havoc with the cucumber vines so
extensively raised near Palmyra. II de-
stroys them by working on the under
side of the leaves.
Charles +. Howard has been appoint
ed receiver of the Superior stove works
In West Superior on motion of Isaac
Eyeritt.
About $500 acres of potatoes are
growing in Plainfield township this sea-
son, making it one of the leading potato
regions of the northwest.
John Shanks has sold to John Dryden
his hotel property in Greenwood, also
his opera house and livery business.
w. Ii. Irish was elected mayor of
Washburn to fill the vacancy caused by
the sentence to states prison of A. C.
Probert, recently convicted of embez-
element.
William Keller and Charles Brown
were arrested at Boscobel after an ex-
citing chase. They are suspected of
blowing a number of safes, and burg
lars tools were found on them.
Otto Wiener, so years old, committed
suicide in La Crosse in fit of despond-
ency.
ID. NJ. Lash, butcher at La Crosse,
assigned to Charles Hardy. Assets
about 5000; liabilities nominal.
John Grout, prominent farmer near
Beloit and veteran soldier In the Twelfth
Illinois cavalry, died at Chicago hos
pital.
Game Warden Klofanda arrested Her
man Henke and E. Ida at Eau Claire
for fishing in the Eau Claire river with
a seine.
Mrs. Lizzie Dushane, OF Northwood,
Ia, SO years of age, became violently In
sane while visiting relatives at James
Vile, and was confined in a hospital.
Her mania is religion.
At Galesville Ole Evenson Ettricl.
a carpenter, committed suicide by hang
ing y, his barn