River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-30
The NEWS Condensed.

food The Ludington company and
Mann Bros. were heavy losers, as 49,
OoO. 900 feet of their logs would be hung
up in consequence of the disaster.
DIR. A. NJ. Helmer, prominent as a
dealer in mining stocks, died suddenly
of heart disease at Milwaukee.
George Taylor, of La Grange, one OF
the wealthiest farmers of that section
and an early settler, died suddenly OF
Eeart disease at his residence, aged 60
years.
At the annual meeting in milwaukee,
of the Wholesale Grocers' Association,
of the Northwest II. NJ. Mendel, of Mil
waukee, was elected president for the
ensuing year.
The Beaver Dam Waterworks COM
pany of Beaver Dam went into the
hands of receiver.
St. Mary's Roman Catholic church in
Milwaukee celebrated its golden ju-
bilee.
IN Brighton the farm buildings of
Matt Daniels were burned, and Is cows.
four horses and a great deal of grain
were lost.
Amos Squires, prosperous chicken
breeder at Rockford. H., has purchased
a tract of land near South Range, upon
which he proposes to establish large
chicken hatchery.
The Marinette Mining & Land com
pany has been organized with capital
stock of $685. 900 at Marinette to operate
r ,r,6
lands.
The state board of normal school re-
gents succeeded in their fourth attempt
to elect president for the new normal
school at Superior, choosing Prof. {.
ii. Sylvester, of Stevens Point.
Capt. James Meade, one of the best
known soldiers in the Fox River valley,
died at Kaukana. He ives in the
Thirty-second Wisconsin volunteers
and served during the war.
Tie Hurlbut Manufacturing company
made an assignment at Racine TO Ed
ward Gillen, who gave bond for $40 =
600.
Coogan, Thompson & Co, Milwau-
kee commission firm. made an assign
ment to L. w. Coe. who gave bond Tor
$4,000.
l.. NJ. Ellsworth, of Milwaukee. has
heen reappointed as member of the
state board of control for five years.
The man found in Mansure's bay ut
Neenah has been identified as Charles
Wood, painter, of Oshkosh. IL was
thought he drowned himself.
The Wisconsin evangelical conference
in session at Menominee Falls adopted
resolutions recommending all appli-
cants for the ministry TO first acquire
theological education.
Mrs. l.. Schroeder, of Two Rivers,
hanged herself while respondent from
illness.
At Rockfeld a cloudburst carried
away bridges and other structures.
The water was ten feet deep in some
places.
The German Lutheran church III
Sturgeon Bay was struck by lightning
and badly damaged.
Herbert J. Piper. of Bay View, mas
been appointed TO fill the vacancy in the
Office of county superintendent OF
schools for Milwaukee county, occa-
stoned by the resignation of superin-
tendent NJ. u. Kelly.
The contest between the Waukesha
high school girls and the Whitewater
high school girls at basket ball was Won
by the latter by two points.
The American Steel Barge company
of Superior is making arrangements u
bring four whalebacks from the At
lantic ocean at the opening of naviga-
ton.
August Nyquist, merchant at Eau
Claire, hanged himself during fit OF
dependency.
An immense log jam on the Menomi-
nee river near Marinette had to be
broken by dynamite. Logs were piled
so feet high.
Mrs. Alexander Humphrey, of Shopi-
ere, aged 90 years, died at precisely the
same time of day that her husband,
Alexander Humphrey. died two weeks
ago.
Lightning set fire to barns on Andrew
Meyers farm four miles west of Beloit,
and property to the value of $4,000 was
burned.
Charles Larson was bound over to the
circuit court at West Superior tic stand
trial for the killing of Andrew Carlson.
Mooter, carrier pigeon owned by
Otto L. Kuehn, of Milwaukee, which the
owner released at Denver, Col. reached
the home coop in 16 days.