River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-01-09
The News Condensed.

A. Il. Van Nocker, dealer in groceries
at La Crosse, assigned with liabilities
of about $4,000 and assets, 800.
The body of Terry Doyle was found
in Earrs lumber yard at Darlington.
Appearances indicated foul play.
Us. Wallace, arrested in Chicago, was
taken to GAINESVILLE to answer 10 a
charge of forgery.
The Norwegian Lutheran church at
Sun Prairie was destroyed by fire.
Peter Harvey, freight handler AT the
Chicago, Milwaukee d St. Paul depot,
was drowned while skating on Rock
river at GAINESVILLE.
William Doeblin, switchman, "a
years old, was killed in the Northwest
ern yards at Madison.
Another body was recovered from the
debris of the burned lumber yards at
Ashland. making the fourth.
George w. Lave, the oldest white ma
tive-born citizen in the Fox River val
ley, died at his home in kaukana at the
age of SIS years. lie was born in Green
lay in 1910. His wife. aged 10, survives
him.
Statements that Mrs. Charles Jack
son, of OconOmowoc, was missing have
beer shown to have no foundation.
The handsome Ashland masonic tenn
Pile was dedicated. Ii cost $4,000.
y. w. Dow. president of the State
bank of Plymouth, died from a stroke
of paralysis. lie was born in Boston,
Mass, in 1914.
The First German Methodist Episco-
pal congregation will erect a new
church at Prairie and 21st streets, Mil
waukee, to cost $4,000.
Labor Commissioner Frick appointed
John j. Williams, hardware merchant
at Marshfield, as assistant state factory
inspector, to succeed the late John w.
De Croft.
Gov. Upham appointed II. NJ. Stock
ing, of Eau Claire, delegate from Wis
consin to the Mexican exposition,
which opens in February.
Julius johnson, of Iron Belt, fell
asleep in the woods. When he awoke
his feet were so badly frozen that they
had to be amputated.
Squire EIkins, of Cedar Springs,
Mich, en- route to ST. Paul, fell off a pas
senger train two miles east of Rio and
was probably fatally injured.
Francis Banks, one of Racine coun-
tvs oldest settlers, died at his home at
Mount Pleasant, aged "a years and Z
months.
The jewelry store of Charles G.. f.
Seiberg was closed by the sheriff at La
Crosse on a judgment note of 5000 held
by Adolph c. Westerbaum.
While skating at Milwaukee Rudolph
Irasek, aged ten, broke through the ice
and was drowned.
Fire destroyed the dwelling house
at GAINESVILLE occupied by David Griffin
and owned by John Arquette, and Mr..
and Mrs. Griffin and four small chill
dren had a narrow escape from death.
Andrew Sandberg, of Iron Belt. was
killed by a chunk of ore falling on
his head i'm the Atlantic mine.
The large brick building owned by
John Reinig, together with the gents
furnishing stock of Henry Altpass,
were burned at Fond du Lac, causing
= loss of $4,000.
j. ". Degroff died at Marshfeld. He
was until recently the publisher of the
Times in that city.
The ice in Fox river at Green Bay |
went out and with that in the bay was
driven north by strong wind. carrying |
with it nets and Other belongings of |
fishermen to the amount of thousands |
of dollars.
The Schlyck hotel at Ellis Junction, |
20 miles from Marinette, was destroyed |
by fire. Loss, $4,000; small insurance. |
Heirs of Fannie Hagerdon, of Oto, |
Ia, claim title to 400 acres in Oshkosh /
ON the strength of a government grant 1
made in 1910.
Mabel Harris and Lille Baptiste were /
drowned while skating at Sturgeon /
Bay.
Rudolph Grunert. of ocopto. who /
went west in search of health, died at
A. t.
Chief of Police Luton, of West SUI
perior, was sued by John Ennis for
s., 900 damages. Ennis is the man
whom the chief assaulted in police head
quarters last October
August Strehlow and Charles Bent
yin, carpenters at Watertown, fell from
d scaffold at fleetwood and StrehIow
was killed. lie leaves a widow and 10
children.
State Superintendent Emery report
Il to Secretary of State Casson his APP
,ortionment of the school-fund in
come for 1895. The total amount to be
is S6o2. 26s.4s.
Otto Lenzer. Madison printer, aged
"a years, was drowned while skating on
Lake Mendoza.
w. W. Stacey's -four mill at Clinton
lille was destroyed by fire. Loss. $751;
100; insurance, $4,000.
At the annual meeting of the Menom-
nee River Boom company at Marinette