River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-08

The News Condensed.
An action to recover S32 900 for in
juries alleged to have resulted through
the carelessness of employees was COM
menced by Mike Prybylsd against the
Northwestern Coal company in West
Superior. He was struck by bucket of
coal.
Peter Nys died at Green Bay, aged so
years. He was a native of Belgium, but
citizen of Green Bay during the past
Al wears. He was the first marshal of
that city.
At the West Wisconsin Methodist con-
ference in Ashland the vote in favor
of admitting women TO general assem-
blies was SO 70 6.
The old Scotch hermit of Westport,
Alexander Wilson, died in his shanty
there, where he had lived so years. He
was a ripe scholar and one of the first
school teachers in Dane county.
A train on the ST. Paul road ran
down and killed Michael Schlicht, 10
years old. He was a wealthy German
farmer living two miles north of Madi-
son.
William Haycraft, farmer of Little
Prairie, is in critical condition from
blood poisoning, contracted from corn
husking. 1t is thought TO be caused by
the unusual amount of smutty corn.
Rev. DIR. Sabin Halsey, pastor of Court
Street Methodist Episcopal church at
GAINESVILLE, swallowed half a wineglass-
full of solution of strychnine in place of
another medicine. BY the use of a
stomach pump his life was saved.
A. w. Brist, general merchant at
MilIston, has made an assignment. As
sets, $4,000; liabilities, $4,000. The fail
ure resulted from the Jackson county
bank failure.
For allowing beer to be sold on the
state fair grounds during the races the
State Agricultural society has forfeited
the 81, 900 bonus paid by the state TO fair
associations that do away with the sale
of intoxicants.
August Schultz was fatally shot by
some unknown men who were practic-
ing at target near the western limits
of Milwaukee.
Several stacks of grain, about 1000
bushels, ow ned by Fred Rephan, of Wau-
mandee, caught fire from the sparks
from thrashing engine and are total
loss.
The North Wisconsin Lumber COM
pany has shut down its sawmill at Hay
ward.
Thirty-five students of Concordia coll
Iege in Milwaukee, and several children
End employees suffered from the effects
Of eating poisoned fish, but all recovered.
The barge Sumatra foundered off the
government pier in Milwaukee and four
sailors, who lived in West Bay City,
Mich, were drowned.
II. L. Gets & Son, hay and grain
dealers at Whitehall. have assigned.
II. e. Gets also made an individual as
signment. The assets and liabilities are
about $50, 900 each.
John Lienlokken, banker, made an as
Segment at la Crosse to J. L. Pettin-
gill, who gave bond for $4,000. The
bank suspended in 1898. but subsequent
" resumed.
The residence of G. L. Wilkinson. two
miles from Belcit, was burned with its
entire contents. The total loss " as So
zoo.
Fire in the Paschen block in Milwau
kee caused loss of 100000.
Burglars entered ". II. Curtis general
merchandise store at Shell Lake and
took goods valued at $500.
II. T. Gets e Co., of independence.
have assigned, with liabilities of $4,000.
They did general merchandise bust
ness.
Joseph Gatsinger has brought suit
for 81 900 in Milwaukee against Bertha
Pankow in a breach of promise case.
Joseph alleges that Bertha agreed to
marry him last November, and that now
she refuses.
The carriage repository and wagon
works of J. Dorsch & Son were burned
at Milwaukee, the loss being S1i, 900.
John B. Stocking, one of the pioneers
OF Eau Claire. died suddenly Of an af-
Fiction of the heart at the hospital at
Hudson.
August HilgendoTf, convicted of the
murder of mis- wife, was sentenced by
Judge Fish at Kenosha to life imprison-
ment at Waupun.
While attempting to pass between !
two cars on the Chicago, Milwaukee & I
St. Paul road, David Bassett was crushed 1
10 death at Green Bay. He was 81 years /
old and an old soldier.
Herman Ahurst, liyeryman in Mil
waukee, was killed at the Cudahy sta
ton by Northwestern passenger train. /
Gov. Upham declared himself in favor 1
of woman suffrage at a meeting of the /
state Christian Endeavor society at 1
Madison.
Solomon brothers, one of the largest /
retail grocery firms in Appleton, have I
failed, with assets about $1,000; liabih- 1
ties considerably more.
A. W. Brist & Son, of Millston, gro 4
GERS, made an assignment for the bene-
fit of creditors. The liabilities are S4,- /
500: assets. upward of $1,000.
The state veterinarian says the golden /
rod is the cause of the disease resem-
bling consumption that has destroyed /
thousands of horses in the state.