River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-20

The news condensed.
The Republican Editorial associa-
ton held it's annual meeting in Milwau-
kee and elected James G. Monahan, of
Darlington, president, Edward T.
Wheeler, of Mason, secre tary, and Frank
Moves, of Marinette, treasurer.
W. F. Toucey, a brakeman on the
Northern Pacific, fell on the track
while switching at Iron River and three
cars and the engine passed over him.
The Palmer creamery, near Lima, was
destroyed by fire. The butter had just
been shipped. The building and ma
chinery' were valued at 81 500. 1t will
not be rebuilt.
Barns,on the John Austin farm in the
town of Harmony were destroyed by
fire. The loss is 1880 and the fire is
supposed to be of incendiary origin.
George Birlkel, of Milwaukee, suffered
a sunsttoke at Burlington and died.
The school building at Elroy was
struck by lightning and burned.
The body of John Sehmuble, well
TODD citizen, was run over by freight
train at Boyd. The body was cold and
stiff when found and the presumption
is that Schnrnble was killed before be-
ing placed on the track.
The peoples party of Wisconsin viii
hold its convention in Milwaukee on
September 2, the same day as the demo
cratic convention.
Henry w. Richards is held at Osh-
kosh on the charge of killing his wife,
who has not been seen since July 2S.
She disappeared after fierce quarrei
with her husband. and her parents
think she was killed. and her body hid
den.
Mrs John Herier,. Jagged "A years, COM
mitted suicide with poison at Duck
Creek She leaves husband so years of
age and blind. No cause for the sui
eide is assigned.
Many buildings were uproofed and
large trees were snapped like pipe
stems during storm at Baldwin.
The agitation for and against the alb
rogation of Sunday laws is being re-
sumed in Milwaukee.
The state convention of the Sound
money" democrats will be held in Mil
waukee August &c.
William Saddler, of GAINESVILLE. says
that he is recovering his eysight after
being blind for IL years by taking the
''Kneipp faith cure"
Acknowledgement Mylrea has begun
action to annul the charter of the Mil
waukee University and School of Den
tistry. He says the colleges are main
tanned to enable their promoters to Sc
cure large sums of money for fraud
ulent diplomas given to innocent VIC
Tins.
The whaleback barge Alexander Hol-
ley was launched at the yards of the
American Steel Barge company in Su
perior She is 376 feet in length by &c
feet beam and 90 feet depth of hold.
The eighth annual reunion of the Wal
worth County Soldiers and Sailors as
ISOLATION was held in Elkhorn, 1000
veterans of southern Wisconsin being
present.
Lawrence Connolly, of Milwaukee. be-
came six years old and his father pre-
scented him with a bicycle in honor of
the event. Lawrence started out to
ride and was run over by trolley car
and killed.
DIR. W. +. Ballard, state normal school
regent, died of apoplexy at River Falls.
He was in his usual health until about
an hour before death.
At Badger Mills station John Stat
ford. who carries mail to the village,
was instantly killed By the cars.
George Ritter, a trunkmaker, 90 years
of age, fatally stabbed his wife at Ra-
cine in fit of jealousy.
Capt. Conrad Starke, one of the best
known vessel owners on the lakes, died /
suddenly in Milwaukee at the ag of IS
years.
ii. Burbanks. a well-known young /
man of Stockbridge. was drowned in |
Lake Winnebago at Fond du Lac while |
on an excursion.
Henry Lloyd, aged s3. a wealthy her
nit living near GAINESVILLE. was found /
dead in his bed. Some years ago he was (
Tilted by the girl he loved and became /
a recluse.
Louis Larsen. laborer, was drowned /
in the channel near Tower bay slip |
near Superior
Mrs. August Schneite, who eloped |
from Milwaukee with frank Marschl.a, |
were arrested in Madison by the police /
on complaint of Mrs. Schnette's hus-
band.
Lightning struck the Alma Center
hotel and burned il, with several other
small buildings. Loss. $4,000.
Charles Beilfuss was instantly killed
while hunting near Tomahawk and
using his gun as a walking stick.
The Racine Iron company made an
assignment to Charles NJ. Dietrich for
the benefit of their creditors. The liza
bilities are stated at $4,000 and assets
at $4,000.
William Gilbert, president of the Gil
bert Paper company at Menasha, suf-
fered a stroke of paralysis. The doc
tors said there was no hope of his re-
covery.
MIR. and Mrs. II. Heinen, of Cedar
Grove, celebrated the fiftieth ami
vel sary of their marriage.
III. G. Wolf was arrested at Elroy for
assault upon Miss Huldah
dressmaker.
AS a result of a quarrel in Gle. a
small sawmi.l town two miles west of
Lougi Dimon lies dead with
three bullets through his body and John
Tocci Is fugitive from justice.