River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01
The News Condensed.

In the CASE u w h. OdnCS uS dlhob
Superior to recover $4,000 damages, he
gets $500. Dawes was permanently
injured about two years ago by fall
upon a defective sidewalk.
A stock train went through bridge
nine miles south of Baraboo. causing a
bad wreck, and Engineer Walker was
seriously hurt.
The Beach hotel at Waukesha Beach,
Pewaukee lake. was burned. causing a
loss of $4,000. The fire is supposed to
have been incendiary.
Ezkiel b. Rogers, for many years pres
ident of the board of trustees of Milton
college and an old and respected citi-
zen of Milton since 1913, died at his
home, aged 70 years.
II. L. Bartram died suddenly at his
residence IN Oconomowoc without any
apparent sickness. He was conductor
of a passenger train on the Chicago di-
vision of the ST. Paul railway.
Paul Olson, charged with forgery at
Milwaukee, gave bail in $500 at Manito-
woe, where he was arrested, and was i'm
mediately rearrested on a warrant from
Green Bay on similar charge.
James Egan, of Shields, hanged him
self in a barn on his farm near Water
town. He was 60 years of age and leaves
a widow. Financial trouble, it is
thought, prompted him to the deed.
The church goods store of Hoffmann
Bros company, the oldest one of its
kind in Milwaukee, was closed by the
sheriff on judgments amounting to $27,-
533.
David Buckwheat, a pioneer, died at
Hudson from the effects of an accident
of three weeks ago. He fell under
load of lumber and the wagon passed
over his breast.
August Hildendorf. on trial at Ke-
nosha for the murder of his wife with
cornknifc July 4, was found guilty and
sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
He is 81 years of age.
Rev. IL. j. ST. George, ST., an Epis-
copal minister, father of Canon s.,
George, of All Saints cathedral, died in
Milwaukee. aged 81 years.
The third lumber plant TO be de-
stroyed at Ashland within a year was
burned - Doherty's Lumber company
mill building, valued at 100000.
George Elbe has brought suit in Mil
waukee against F. \. Ruffe for $1,000
damages, claiming the latter accidental
~ shot him while hunting.
Bernie Paley, about 20 years of age,
shot himself while hunting near To-
nah. a deep hole was torn in his shout
der, and he was in critical condition.
Milwaukee will become once more the
headquarters of the state encampment
of the grand army.
The celebration of the eightieth birth
day of ex-senator Philetus Sawyer was
the most extensive function of the kind
that ever took place in Oshkosh.
August Frederickson. a saloon keeper
at Black River Falls, while in a state Of
intoxication shot and dangerously
wounded his wife.
William Wager. nix peddler, was
tossed into the air on ST. Paul crossing
at Mari1ette, his horse killed and wagon
smashed. Beyond a few ribs broken
wager was not seriously injured.
VIII Thatcher, aged 30, shot himself
to death at Baraboo. Mental trouble
was the cause.
At an election TO determine the
amount of license in Maiden Rock $500
was fixed on.
Joseph Siegfred pleaded guilty In La
Crosse to passing forged money order
at the Rhinelander post Office and was
sentenced to one year at the Milwau-
kee house of correction.
1t is expected that the county board
Of supervisors viii adopt plans and
make arrangements for building a new
county jail at Stevens Point at its next
regular meeting
The preliminary hearing in the case
of the State VS.. Henry L. Besse, of But
ternut, for embezzling public funds was
postponed because Besse had fed to
Mexico.
Owing to the temporary failure to
sell park bonds, the park commission
ers have decided not to begin work on
the Lake Shore drive this year in Mil
waukee.
Benjamin Rodman, resident of Fond
du Lac, was killed by the cars at Quincy,
III.
Rains placed the forest fires which
have been endangering South Superior
houses under control.