River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-09-30

Work has commenced on knapstein
&, Co.'S new four-story brewery in New
London.
Albert II. Lieber, printer, commit
ted suicide in Milwaukee by swallow
ing dose of carbolic acid.
A party of 10 boys and girls left Sha-
wano with James Soustillotte as guide
for Lawrence, Kan, to attend the In
dian school there.
Lightning caused the burning of a
new barn at Black River Falls with GO
tons of hay, one horse and farm ma
yhnery.
GAINESVILLE has the distinction of re-
ceiving the first bale of new cotton to
leave the south this season.
Mrs. William Manning fell into the
river at Chippewa Falls and was swept
over the dam and drowned.
Horace c. Bradford, of Milwaukee, a
prominent insurance man. was found
dead in his room in Baggs hotel in Utica,
Ny.
John Mead, who was arrested in Black
River Falls for selling whisky to In
disns, was given 60 days in Jail.
William l.. Harris & Co., merchant
tailors at Milwaukee, failed for $4,000.
Mrs. Ida Hicks, of Gienbeulah, was
lnarried to Mcgginson Carr, Of Green
bush. The bride is about 40 and the
groom nearly so years Of age.
Mrs Maria Lippitt, aged %, pioneer
resident of Beloit, was found dead i'll
her bed from heart disease.
Capt. John Lander, aged 81, one of the
test known citizens OF Madison, dropped
dead
Ex-senator Sawyer passed his eighty
first birthday quietly at his home in
Oshkosh.
Kenosha has voted for a $500 saloon
license.
West Superior has been enjoined
from paying out any money until it
settles a personal judgment of $4,000.
At the special license election in
Waupaca the $500 license fee carried the
day by IS majority over the 5000 fee.
The Hagemeister Brewing company
of Green Bay has purchased ago acres
of land in the town of Bellevue, six
miles from the city, and will start
model stock farm.
c. c. Rogers, prominent Milwaukee
board of trade man, was run down and
badly hurt by +. J. Gulch, a bicycle
scorcher.
Theodore BohrnI, aged 40, employed
in j. j. Hogan's wholesale grocery
house in La Crosse, was caught in the
elevator shaft and crushed so that he
died.
Fire in the yard of the Mcdonald
Lumber company in Green Bay de-
stroyed from 10000 to 10000 feet of
lumber.
The assessed valuation of all personal
property subject to taxation in the city
of Sheboygan foots up SLIGO A..
Mrs. Maria Pleva, charged with muir
dering her husband at Kenosha. has re-
voked her confession and pleaded not
guilty.
Archibald Kelso, wanted in Pitts
burgh, Pa. for numbering his father.
fought with detectives at Port Washing
ton and then jumped into the lake and
vas drowned.
ID. i. Downs, judge Of the county
court. died at Richmond Ceater of
paralysis.
Martin Nelchcck, farmer residing in
the town of Gibson. while out hunting
rabbits, was fatally wounded by the
accidental discharge OF his gun.
Mrs. Henry Duphan tried to commit
suicide twice by jumping into the lake
at Kenosha, but she was rescued each
time.
The Waverly house, the oldest hotel
in Appleton and one Of the best known
in the state, was totally destroyed by
Ere. Loss. 81, 900.
Ole Elefson. of Newhope, and Johu
Lombard, of Stockton, fought in a
saloon anL Elefson received injuries
which caused MS death.
The president has appointed Edwin
ID. Coe pension agent at Milwaukee and
Dewey II. George agent for the Indians
of the Green Bay agency.
Lumbermen at Chippewa Falls are
preparing to go into the woods and the
coming winter promises to inaugurate
a season of activity not equalled for five
years.
George W. Bishop, postmaster at
Wonewoc, has resigned and Congress
man Babcock has recommended the APP
pointment of Richard Price TO succeed
him.
Mrs. Ole Oleson while chasing cows in
the woods at Poplar was fatally gored
by COW.
John Ross, a river driver. was
drowned at Marinette while working on
the main river.