River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09
The News Condensed.

The contract for building the base
ment and first story of the State His
torical society's portion of the new
state library building at Madison was
awarded to I. II. Bentley, of Milwaukee,
for S42,553. This portion of the build
ing is to be completed the present sea-
son.
Mary, eldest daughter of Dennis Sulli-
van, committed suicide at Baraboo by
hanging herself IN the barn. She was
16 years of age. There was no cause ex-
cept poor health.
The trunk of human body, supposed
to be that of Peyan, alias French, of
Marshalltown, Ia, who disappeared
mysteriouslv while hunting last winter.
was found near Brule. The head and
legs of the body were gone.
Morgan Edwards. 2s years of age, fell
from a street car at Kankakee, ILL.,, aud
died few hours later. His wife and
child live at Sparta.
A. p. Wilder, a jeweler at Eau Claire,
locked his front door and went to sup
per. A thief cut pane of glass at the
rear and in short time swept off the
entire stock, valued at $500.
The free delivery mail service at
Mazomanie has been discontinued
DIR. George ii. Calkins, Tor IS .ears
n practicing physician of Waupaca, died
suddenly of hemorrhage of the brain,
aged &C years.
Otto Luther, of Baraboo, who was
badly burned in a gas explosion, is dead.
IL Eranahnaon xxaae
stabbed by a colored woman of the
street at Superior and may die.
DIR. Thompson, vice president of the
Wisconsin State Eclectic Medical asso-
citation died in Beloit, aged 81.
Albert Clancy, deckhand on the
Tacoma, was fatally injured at SUI
perior by fall into the hold of the yes
sci. His home is Sarnia, Ont.
John II. Haviland, prominent mer-
chant at GAINESVILLE, died at Boulder,
Col, where he had gone in search Of
health.
Mary Sullivan, of the town of Dellona,
was reported )und dead in bed. 1t is
now learned that she hanged herself.
Cause unknown.
eide at Centralia by jumping into the
Wisconsin river. She leaves husband
and three children.
Five bodies of victims of the yachting
accident at Shawano have been recov-
cred, viz: Mrs. o. A. Risum, Mrs.
Druckery. Mrs. Golxey and Misses Gar
brech and Crow. The body of Mr.. Gokey
had not been found.
The post Office at Fort Howard has
post Office.
Twelve bands attended the eighth an
nual convention at Hartford of the
Northwestern Band association.
During an electrical storm a church
of the Evangelical association at Brook
lyn, Green county, was struck by light
ming and burned. Loss, $4,000; partly
insured.
The most violent storm of the season
struck West Superior, doing consider
able damage TO windows and raising the
roofs of a number of buildings.
DIR. Loran Hazen. a veteran of the Six
tenth Wisconsin and a member of the
famous Hazen band, died at Fond du
Lac, aged 81 years.
James Zierbel, son of Charles Zierbel.
of the Park hotel, was drowned in the
river at Superior.
Nels Gullickson, aged 10. of Ixonia,
went fishing in Rock river, caught a
piclerel weighing over IL pounds and
on the way home died from excitement.
The Holt Lurrber company's planning
mill at Oconto sustained a 81 500 loss by
fire.
Franklin Hendee. pioneer resident
of Newark township, died at the age of
G. years. He was a member of the
Fourth Wisconsin battery.
The jury in the case against A. C.
Probert, for ENLIGHTENMENT of 81 500. dis
agreed. standing ten for conviction and
two for acquittal. Probert is mayor of
Washburn.
Fire in the factory of the j. p. Annon
Candy company, in Green Bay, destroyed
81 900 worth of goods, and damaged the
building and machinery 10 the amount
of $500.
In the county court at Oshkosh a YER
dict of guilty was found against Emil
Wendler. charged with netting fish il
legally.
At the semi-annual c, unity convention
in Plainfield of the NCnln's Christian
Temperance union of Portage county
Mrs. Clara Thompson. of Amherst. was
elected president.
Charles Crush, OF Milford, was
drowned while bathing.