River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-11-04

this fall
The News Condensed.
A government Indian school similar
to that at Carlisle, Pa, will be built in
Ashland.
\ post office has been established at
Red Cedar. Dunn county, with Jacob
NJ Battreall as postmaster.
Congressman Ii. A. Cooper, of Racine,
has recommended Oscar i. Nowlan for
postmaster, to succeed A. o. Wilson,
" hose term expires January next.
C 4 monstrous black bear weighing 400
pounds was killed near Cumberland by
a farmer named Israel Risburg.
The first license to shoot deer issued
to woman in Wisconsin was issued at
Ashland. The applicant signs herself
a. Suter."
In the circuit court at Nashburn john
Jingray pleaded guilty to forgery and
was sentenced TO Que year at Waupun.
n. ID. Coon, a music dealer in West
SuperioE, made a voluntary assignment
for the benefit of his creditors.
At Lake Geneva child of Robert
Sampson choked to death.
Theodore Knutson, farmer of the
town of Washington, was killed by
runaway team. Two weeks ago his
brother Adolph Mas killed on the same
road while driving the same team.
William Harhort and his wife were
fined $50 and costs each in Madison for
bI utal punishment of their 1S-year-old
daughter.
James Wallace Knox, of Chicago, one
of the best-known turfmen in the
United States, committed suicide in
Kenosha by shooting himself.
John Robinson, a well-known resi-
dent of Darlington, was shot and dam
gerously wounded by burglar.
George Cowling, 50 years old, took out
a license in Ashland to hunt deer.
james Callihan, a Baiey's IIarbor
farmer. walked Off tt wharf at Stur-
geon Bay and was drowned.
Mayor Starkweather. of Superior, will
close the saloons unless licenses are
paid when due.
The David Jefrries lumber mill az
Jeffries is in ashes for The second time
in four years The loss is 100000.
The Edgertou business Mems associa-
lion viii organize bank With a capital
stock Of $4,000
Tho Winnebago aud Menominee In
dir held their annual daucc and pow
IS Jw uear Wittenberg.
The Commercial house at Amigo was
burned by an incendiary fire. The
owner is l.. j. koclzer: loss. $1,000.
Alexander Mitchell, well-known
farmer residing in Caledonia, was killed
by runaway team.
W. III. Gibson, farmer, was run over
and killed by a train on the North
western road near Beloit.
George Cronkhitc, clerk of the town
Of Vinland, lost his right hand in a corn
shelter.
Fire damaged the big sawmill of j. j,
Kennedy at Rib Lake together with
many thousand feet of lumber. Loss,
$4,000
Carl Smith, Of Berlin, was killed in a
runaway.
Football has been barred ont of the
West side high school at Milwaukee.
George Johnson, an inmate of the
soldiers home, was struck by a Ma
tional avenue car in Milwaukee and SO
badly injured that he died.
William Millbrand, prominent farm
err living near Evansville, was instantly
killed by a falling ledge of rock in a
stone quarry.
J. o. Gilbertson &c Co, general mer-
chandise at Whitehall, have assigned.
Liabilities, SO, 900; nominal assets, sI2,-
600.
George w. Bauder of Marinette, died
in the Winnebago insane asylum, aged
81. He was one time editor of the North
Star.
Theodore Hanson, middle-aged
Scandinavian farmer near Whitehall,
hanged himself. Family trouble is the
supposed cause.
The Fowler house at Oshkosh was
Quilted by fire aud wrecked by explo-
sion. Three firemeu were severely hurt.
The loss is about s. 900.
Charles Sexton, the oldest blacksmith
in the state celebrated his ninetieth
birthday in GAINESVILLE. He learned the
trade with his father when but seve1
years old.
Mrs. Pauline German has arrived in
Fond du Lac in search of her husband,
who deserted her, she says, some years
ago, in Odessa, Russia, where he was a
physician with a large practice.
Masked men held up aud robbed the
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul station
agent at Eikhorn.
Fred Green, captain of WhaIeback No
l29, was killed by fall Of ore at the
Ashland dock.
BaH Miller was arrested at Three
Lakes and taken to Crandon for hearing
on suspicion of having murdered Fred
eriek French. trapper.
Dr. Fayette Royce. pastor Of St.
Paul's Episcopal church in Beloit since
les. died of Bright's disease in a Chi
cago hospital.
Theodore knuteson was thrown from
his wagon in La Crosse and killed in
stantly.
Miss Emma +. Palmer has purchased
the illustrated News, a weekly publica-
ton IN Milwaukee devoted to society,
literature aud art. The paper will be