River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-06-11

The jury at West Superior in the case
of James Mclaughlin against the St.
Paul a. Duluth railroad brought in a
verdict for 1926 in favor of the plaintiff.
c. j. Cooper, mail agent between st.
Paul and Chicago, was badly gored by
vicious bull at Black River Falls. He
will be laid up for long time if not
disabled for life.
G.. S. Deter, of Wisconsin, defeated
Fred S. Gilbert, of Iowa. at burnside,
ILL.,, in a 100-bird match for the Dupont
trophy, representing the American
championship. by score of "a TO SO.
While testing locomotive of the
Kickapoo Valley e. Northern railway
an explosion took place, demolshing tho
roundhouse at Wauzeka and totally de-
stroying two engines and injuring the
mechanic fatally.
Clemens Reiss, president of the c.
Reiss Coal company, and well known
among lake marine men, died In She
boygau.
Motorman John f. Breen, aged 81
years, single. and mailing from Manis-
tee, Mich, and Conductor Adolf
Schwartz, aged % year, married, were
shot. not fatally. by railway strikers
in Milwaukee.
Louis Wild, father of ex-Mayor
Charles Wild, died of paralysis at Bar
aboo, aged as. He came to Baraboo
half a century ago. and was leading
dealer and manufactures of furni-
ture.
An 1s-year-old son of Henry Acklam,
of Racine, was torn to pieces by two
bulldogs while returning from school.
Prof. ]. C. Wedge, scientist and pio-
neer of Fond du Lac county and for the
past ten years government observer, Is
dead.
The contracts for the new county
asylum at New Richmond were award
ed o. ii. Olson, of Saltwater. who will
erect the building for $34.9s2.
George w. Saunderson, assistant pro-
fessor of elocution in the state uni
versity, has resigned to accept the
chair of the same department in the
University of Minnesota
Thomas Sullivan was held for trial
In the circuit court at Superior on the
August and robbing IL of $500 worth of
goods.
The Wisconsin Christian Temperance
Union convention meetings at Beloit
were very largely attended.
Mrs. c. H. Holly was robbed in the
street in broad Daylight by tramps.
who made their escape.
Notice of appeal to the supreme court
was filed at Washburn in the case of
Nicholas Flynn. sentenced to IA years In
the pcnitentiary for the murder of Will
liam Sullivan at Iron River.
j. f. Jenner & Co.. dealers in whole
sale millinery in Milwaukee, failed for
$3.50. 900.
Fong 30 aied in one of the Chinese re-
treats in West Superior, supposedly of
heart disease. He WIS one of the first
Chinaman to die In that city.
County Treasurer Charles ". Nye died
in Beloit after brief illness. He had
long been prominent in county affairs
as supervisor and chairman of the board
of supervisors.
Reports from different parts of Wan
kesha county state thai liquid resem-
bling black ink fell during the heavy
rains II the week.
A sheriff arrested Elliott Pierce,
near East Pepin- Pierce had been liv-
ing in the woods fol. some weeks. The
man Is insane and h. kept farmers in
constant fear that he would fire their
barns
The republican convention for the
nomination of state ticket viii be held
in Milwaukee on August ).
The proposition TO boad Sawyer coun-
~ for $4,000 in aid o. the Minneapolis,
St Paul q Ashland railroad has carried.
The Tlant of the Eau Claire Box.
Shocs 4 Lumber company was de-
Etroyed BY fire. Loss. $4,000. with
small insurance.