River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-04-08

The high water did considerable dam
age near Brodhead. The west bank of
the mill race was washed out between
the dam and the head gates, causing
a loss of about $1,000.
The Shell Lake Lumber company has
started its sawmill. This is one of the
first mills in north Wisconsin to re-
sumo. 1t employs about 500 men.
NJ. F. Williams, of New Richmond,
was fined $50 and costs for making false
registration papers to become regis
tered as pharmacist. His certificate
was also cancelled.
The Elroy common council passed an
ordinance adopting the general charter
law. The matter had been under dis
cussion for two years.
Miss IIulda Knopke and Leon A. Fort
ner, both on the staff of the Northern
hospital at Oshkosh, were married.
They will reside in Pennsylvania.
The Emanuel church of the German
Evangelical association of Menominee
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of its
organization.
In nine days, farmers near Spencer,
where the local blast furnace buys wood,
hauled to town and sold 5000 cords at
S1.25 cord.
The body of Alfred Wipperman was
found in the upper millpond at Shawnee.
He disappeared January 10.
Another hospital is to be started in
Green Bay by physicians of the ely.
At the Dennorest oratorical contest
held at North Prairie. Miss Lizzie Evans,
of Gencsee. won the medal.
Franklin SutclifTe, carpenter, aged
3j years. fell from barn and was killed
al Galesville.
Mrs Moflit and the family of Ed Chap
man were poisoned at Elroy by eatirg
canned white currants. All were out
Of danger.
The Mansion house at Marshfeld has
changed hands. FeliN La Point relin-
gushing his claim to II. II. McMullen,
of Tomah.
The Wisconsin Central is 7 ogotiating
for large creamery in ashland, the
first in north Wisconsin. 1t is under
stood that COWS will be furnished TO
farmers TO be paid for on installments.
Ernest Peck, of Oshkosh, who secured
the appointment of cadetship al West
Point last fall. has passed his prelimina-
ry examination and been admitted to
TIE United States military academy.
Mrs. August Sell committed suicide in
Watertown by drowning in a cistern.
Miss Siegel. of Milwaukee. a graduate
of the Wisconsin university and the first
female pupil OF the state clinic of Prus-
sia. has been admitted to the University
of Breslau.
The dam on loves creek. three miles
from Eau Claire. was carried ont By
high water. The loss will be Sl.6oo.
Mrs. Lydia Bebee, aged 70. Of Stevens
Point, and Henry Eutchins. aged %,
of the Waupaca veterans home, were
married.
Stephen KIofauda. night Waterman
for the Goodrich Trans p"rtation com
parry in Racine, was drowned while cast
Ing off a ships hawser.
William Learmann and Miss Barbara
Wolf were married on the topmost
tower of the Pabst building in Milwau-
kee, Justice Clark performing the cere-
mony.
Patrick Tucker. well-known farmer
at Greenleaf, was fatally hooked and
gored by an infuriated COW.
The body of Joseph Pasha, pioneer
settler of Mosinee, was found hanging
to tree in the dooryard.
Fire destroyed the residence of James
Cavanaugh at Washburn. Mrs. Cav
anaugh and the children were asleep
when the fire broke out. and they bare
ly escaped with their lives.
John d. Wilson. a prominent law
yer, died at his home in BoscobeI. aged
a years.
Harold II. Rogers, president of the
State bank of East Troy, died suddenly
in the street of apoplexy. He was past
commander of g. A. X. post No. III and
a prominent mason.
An ordinance intended to suppress
disreputableS Saturday aud Sunday night
dances in Milwaukee has been signed
by Mayor Rauschenberger.
Farmers report that practically all
of the winter wheat and rye in 0uta-
game county has been killed during
the winter by lack Of snow.