River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-19
The News CONDEMNED.

George Kirchner, of Appleton,
dropped dead while singing at a re-
hersal. He was 90 years of age.
The dry goods and clothing establish
ment CT J. ID. Curran, at Stevens Point,
was wiped out b. fire. Loss. $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
George Hiles, a pioneer of Wisconsin,
died, aged 20, of paralysis He was
worth 100000.
Freeman X. Stewart, one of the men
who met at Ripon and formed the re-
publican party, died at Oshkosh, aged "a
years.
Mrs Sarah Daniels, aged 60 years, was
found dead in her bed at Palmyra.
Death was attributed to heart disease.
At Milwaukee the August Pagenkopf
Shoe company made voluntary assign
ment to Gustave Heineman, who filed
bond for $4,000
The First baux of Grantsburg OF ned
with capital of $4,000. This is the
first bank in Burnett county.
Miss Myrtle Warren, principal of the
kindergarten of the state high school
ut Black River Falls, died suddenly of
rheums tism of the heart.
Gov. Upham appointed Thomas
Jenkins (dem. }, of Platteville, member
of the state board of normal school
regents in place of ID. j. Gardner, whose
term expired in February.
The Boscobel Agricultural and Driv-
ing Park association will hold its an
nual meeting in Boscobel September 1,
2, and this year.
A $4,000 fire occurred at the HurI-
but company shops in Racine.
Articles of association of the Good
Government club of Eau Claire were
filed.
Judge Clementson put a quietus at
Prairie du Chen on the county seat
question by dissolving the injunction.
This terminates any further contest
so far as the removal of the county seat
is concerned.
Frederick w. Inbusch. a well-known
business man of Milwaukee, died sud-
denly, aged 80 years.
John Hesse, pioneer of Neenah.
died at the age of IS years.
Judge Smith, of the superior court,
has accepted the report of John Diffor.
ex-receiver of the Barclay Milling COM
pany of West Superior. whose accounts
we're attacked by officials of the de-
funct concern.
The Wisconsin authors convention
at Milwaukee elected Mrs. Efiie Hand
Martin, of Milwaukee, as president.
Elias Gallup, aged 70 years, of West
Superior, was found dead in bed from
heart failure.
Rev. Ignatius Ritter, aged 70 years,
pastor of the Roman Catholic church at
Woodville, IS dead.
William Canary, proprietor of the
GAINESVILLE house and for over 40 years
a resident of Janesyille, died at the age
of 6S years. He leaves a widow and two
adopted children.
Judge Fish sentenced Charles III.
Green, ex-city treasurer of Eau Claire.
to three years and nine months in the
Waupun penitentiary. Green pleaded
guilty to embezzling $4,000.
A. Miller, vice president of the First
national bank of Ripon, died at the age
of 70 years. He leaves an estate of
S1.112,000.
Fred Messmer, a farmer, was found in
a barn near Fond du Lac with his skull
crushed. Tramps were suspected. The
victim was about 40 years of age and was
prominent in Fond du Lac and Winnie
bago counties
johnson {; Son. proprietors of q new
-four mill at Baraboo, assigned Assets,
$1,000; liabilities, 5000.
L. I. Lewellyn, of WATERFOWL, who
hunted deer with the Indians, is dead,
aged IS years.
Wisconsin druggists at JanesvilIe
formed the Wisconsin Pharmaceutical
company, with $4,000 capital. and will
hereafter manufacture all proprietary
and veterinary medicines sold in the
state.
The cigar store OF william ID. Davis
at La Crosse was closed by the sheriff
on an execution in favor of his wife,
Marie Davis, for $4,000.
Charles Sweet, of Fond du Lac. fell
from scaffold and was fatally injured.
The Kirby house, the oldest hotel IN
Milwaukee. was sold TO Capt. Pabst by
the heirs of Abner Kirby for $4,000
cash.
C. A. Crawford, John Morgenson,
Emil Ludwig, E. B. Garten and G. NJ.
Groh were given authority 20 organize
the Citizens national bank, of Sheyboy-
gan, with 100000 capital.
Urban ]. Lewis, a prominent business
man and banker at Kenosha for the past
20 years, is dead.
The post Office at Footville was
broken open by unknown thieves, who
secured SITS in stamps.
Jacob Richert, 20 years old, was in
stantly killed near Portage while driv-
ing a spirited team that ran against
= tree, throwing Richert out with such