River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27
The News Condensed.

L. V. Huschka, a prominent con-
tractor of Sparta, made an assignment
for the benefit of creditors.
Robert Pugh, of Portage, where he
had lived for 40 years, died suddenly III
Baraboo. aged GA.
James johnson, aged 43, and two
companions went into the Wisconsin
river at Merrimack and Johnson was
carried by the current into the stream
and was drowned.
The United States civil service COM
mission has ordered an examination
to be held ia Madison September 10
for the grades of clerk, deputy col
lector, gauger and storekeeper in the
| internal revenue service.
Evan Lewis, "the Stranger" defeated
J. Pollard, of Hancock, Mich, in cor
nish style wrestling match at the Scot
fish games in GAINESVILLE.
Fire that started in the factory of the
Green Bay Planning Mill company al
most totally destroyed the plant, in
volving loss of about 200.
Millions of the small fish inhabiting
the waters at the head of Green Bay
are dying from some unknown cause.
BY the explosion of an oil stove Mrs.
Rose, of Mamitowoc, aged so. was seri-
ously burned.
The annual payment to the members
Of the Winnebago Indians of Wiscon-
sin will be made some time in the latter
part of September.
Gov. Upham has appointed Freeman
II. Ford, of River Falls, member of the
state board of normal school regents to
fill the v, cancy caused by the death of
DIR. Edword Ballard.
Clearance Brothers, enc of the largest
dry goods houses in Racine, made an
assignment.
Two barns on the farm of Jacob
Lash, three miles south of Fond du Lac.
were struck by lightning and burned.
The loss was $4,000.
Charles w. Phillips, of Little Falls,
was injured by train at Fort Wayne,
Ind. and died there. His body was sent
TO Wrightstown. for burial.
St. Michaels congregation of st. Mi
rhaels celebrated its fiftieth anniver-
sary.
Madison will erect an electric light
ing plant 10 light the streets.
+. NJ. Anderson. whom the fishermen
of Madeline island supposed was
drowned off the coast of that island, has
been located at Ashland, and the identi-
Nv of the person who went down in the
storm is shouded in mystery again.
Under Sheriff Armour seized the
properties of the Telegram Cycle Manu-
featuring company in Milwaukee upon
judgments on cognovit, aggregating
$50, 4O4.10.
Mrs. Christian Rebel was injured in
a runaway at Oconto and died 20 hours
after ward, without fully regaining
consciousness.
The works of the Northwestern
Chemical company near Milwaukee
were destroyed by fire, the loss being
$4,000.
Gov. Upham has issued a proclama-
ton setting aside Monday, September
:. as Labor day, and recommending its
general observance by both employers
and employees.
Chris Thompson was fatally injured
Mt the keystone mill in Ashland. He
was n CdTTlabt vi ltiS iIt= IL SAtAAts
]. p. c. Schmit, wholesale liquor
dealer and proprietor of Salvador min
eral springs, died at the Northern hos
pital for the insane at Oshkosh, aged
IS years.
The German Gymnastic Directors
union has decided to hold the convention
of 1897 in Milwaukee.
Knapp, Stout & Co. celebrated the
firms fiftieth anniversary at Menon-
onie. All mills were shut down from
northern Wisconsin 10 ST. Louis and the
men given a holiday with full pay.
Robert Seely, aged Is years, fell from
the railroad trcstle at Ashland and was
instantly killed.
III. p. Schmidt's three-story stone
Touring mill at Oshkosh was Quilted
by fire. Loss, $4,000; insurance, ST.
600.
Burglars entered the dry goods and
grocery store of Joseph Deniger at
Beaver Dam and secured $3.50 in cash,
81 500 in notes and $50 in checks.
The Eliza Wilson Touring mills on
Elk creek, near Eau Claire, were burned
by lightning, causing loss of from sIo,-
600 to $4,000.
The stone quarry of Robert BTunfon
q Co. in Superior was attached by the
sheriff on a claim of 50, 100 by James
Roosevslt Of New Yo