River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-06
The News Condensed.

d. NJ. Everett, dgeu 20, prominent Tor
81 years, died in Beloit.
Arthur and Bert Jenlxinson, of Osh-
kosh, were notified that they were
among the heirs of the estate of Thorn
as Jenkinson, late of Arklow county,
Ireland, which is said to be worth $685.
100000.
Judge j. A. Killian, for so years a res
ident of Green Bay, died of lung
trouble at the age of 65 years.
W. A. Bullock lost $1,000 in bills out
of his vest pocket in Milwaukee. He
had taken the money out of savings
bank i'm 1898 so that he would be sure
of having it.
Sig. Trentanove, the italian sculptor,
has completed the statue of Pore Mar
guette, which is to occupy niche in
Statuary hall i'm the national capitol at
Washington.
Piano sharks have swindled farmers
in the neighborhood of GAINESVILLE out
of $4,000.
Lyman Inman, for so years a resi-
dent of GAINESVILLE, is dead, aged "a years.
He leaves widow and five children.
Gov. Upham has called special cleo
tion for asscmblyman at Lafayette
county, to elect a successor to the late
James Freeman on Tuesday, February
II. Freeman was n republican, elected
in 1894 by 532 plurality.
Fire at New London caused loss
to several firms of $4,000.
The seven grand army posts of JEFF
frrson county nave organized Coun-
ty Veterans association for the pur-
pose of holding rousing camp fire
each year under the auspices of some
one of the posts.
United States Marshal Oakley
brought from Tomahawk and lodged
and Harvey Done, arrested Tor making
and passing counterfeit money.
The $4,000 breach of promise suit of
Miss Belle Avery, of Fond du Lac,
against ID. j. Evans, of Marshalltown,
Ia, was settled before it came to trial.
1t is understood that Miss Avery re-
ceived quite large amount of money
TO dismiss the suit.
The residents of Blue Mounds were
excited over the discovery of grains
of gold in the new lead district there.
On account of the special session of
the legislature the convention of rep
resentatiyes Mt Eau Claire to discuss
immigration has been postponed.
The butter and cheese factory at
Darien, owned by the Wisconsin But
ter and Cheese company, was de-
ctroyed by fire. Loss. $4,000; insur-
ance, 50, 200.
The Rhode opera house was COM
pletely destroyed by fire at Kenosha,
the loss being $4,000. This leaves the
city without theater.
y. o. Perkins, newspaper writer and
publisher, well known in Wisconsin
and Illinois, died. at Beloit.
Skating races for the championship
of Wisconsin were held in Superior
and resulted as follows: One mile, Wal
lace Munroe, first-time, 1910. Three
miles, Joe Davidson, first-tiIne, 0:2S.
At Menominee Mrs. III. Riley. aged 20.
died from the effects of dose of ear
bolic acid taken with suicidal intent.
She leaves two sons, John and Joseph
Ellis, merchants.
James Morgan & Co, dry goods deal
crs in Milwaukee, failed for $150,000
Gov. Upham's tender of a position on
the state board of normal school re-
gents was declined 10y ex-Congressnan
Nils p. Haugen.
James Aram and wife, of Delavan,
celebrated their Goth wedding anniver-
sary. They have been residents of the
town sc years.
Henry Poppert, well-lSnown Mil
waukee manufacturer, is dead. He was
81 years of age.
A dynamite bomb of one-inch-and-a-
quarter gas pipe about five inches in
length was found in frame building
used for storage purposes at Whitewa-
ter. Considerable excitement pre-
vailed as to how il came there.
Gilbert Chase, for 80 years a resident
of Portage, committed suicide by hang
ing at Columbus. He was &c years cid.
A peculiar death occurred in Salem.
Bryant Bloss, the SON of County Super
visor Blcss, had tooth extracted.
The blood started to flow and efforts
TO stop il were without avail. The boy
bled to death. He was 10 years of age.
Friends of j. B. Lambert and Miss
Pearl ProLty, of Beloit, were greatly
surprised to learn that they were mar
ried in October.
Jesse j.. Sharp's wholesale and retail
hardware store at Chippewa Fails was
closed with liabilities of S2s, 957 and as-
scls of SO 600.
Martin Layandowslsi. of Berlin, Wis,
died at The age of 81 years.