River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-07-15


The News Condensed.
The owners of the Green Bay & West
ern road have acquired control of the
kewaunee, Green Bay & Western road.
W.. j. Mccoy, postmaster at Ian caster,
died after long illness.
William Peat, of Sheboygan. is dead.
He was one of the original chartlsts Of
England. He came to Sheboygan in
1869.
One of the largest and finest steel
drawbridges in this country, which
unites the cities of Duluth, Mimi, and
Superior, has been opened for traffic.
While working in his fathers field
in the town of Tilden Jacob Black, Q
13-year-old boy, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed.
MIR. and Mrs. Volney Atwood cele.
brated their golden wedding in James
Vile. Mrs. Atwood is the oldest living
settler in Rock county.
The remains of Edward Clegg, 6
newspaper reporter, were found on the
railway tracks near Mahtowah. His
home was in Detroit. Mich.
Four years ago John Howard, Il
years old. son of Antony Howard. BE
lott saloon keeper, disappeared. The
boy has now been found in Chicago.
Mrs. b. NJ. Cox died ir Prentice from
the effects of arsenical poisoning taken
with suicidal intent. She leaves three
small children.
The cheese factory of John Hickman
at Fremont was burned.
The Chicago & Northwestern depot
at Stratford was burned.
Ex-Sheriff Peter d. Kraby received
letter in Neenah from one of the banks
of Oshkosh which was mailed at Osh-
kosh June 8, 1898. 1t laid in the Osh-
kosh post office for over four years.
William Zitske, arrested some time
ago for forging a note. pleaded guilty
before Judge Webb at Grand Rapids
and was sentenced to three years in
Waupun.
Thomas Waddell, of Milwaukee, has
been reappointed member of the state
board of arbitration and Cancellation by
Gov. Scofield.
Fire in West Superior caused a loss
of 100000 at the West end dock of the
Youghiogheny q Lehigh Coal company.
G. ID. Wilson. who had been a res ident
of Tomah for the last 80 years. dropped
dead in his garden while hoeing corn.
Charlie, the seven-year-old son of
Allen Arnold, was killed at Thorp by
the accidental discharge of a shotgun
in the hands of Harry. an older brother
Harriet NJ. Cole, of Racine, wants S2j.-
600 damages from George Taylor, son of
the proprietor Of the Hotel Nicollet in
Chicago. for blighted affections.
A new roster of the Wisconsin ma
tional guard, containing the name,
rank and residence of each commits
stoned officer in the state militia. has
Just been issued by Adjt. Gen. c. r.
Boardman.
Edward Richhtz aged six years. died
in saving his brother from drowning in
Milwaukee.
The board of school directors dropped
so teachers from the force of the Mil
waukee schools.
Charles Luderman, a farmer, had his
right hand cut off by a mower near
Fort Atkinson.
Charles Helm, a saloon keeper az Fond
du Lac. was found dead in his room and
a half-filled bottle of carbolic acid was
found on table.
George II. Goodridge. of Platteviile,
was killed by Jersey bull. His broth
er-in-law, Elijah Bayley, was killed in
the same yard and in the same manner
IS years ago.
DIR. Hugo Philer, prominent ply
stefan of Waukesha, was robbed of
money and valuables aggregating $500
in Chicago.
Allie Willott, a 16-year-old boy who
escaped from the Wisconsin industrial
school, was captured in Madison and
taken back to Waukesha.
c. J. Ellis, of Marinette, has been
elected 10 succeed Col. Caldwell as COM
mandant of the Waupaca veterans
home.
Charles Wesley Whittier. one of the
pioneer settlers of GAINESVILLE. and n
veteran of the civil war. died at the age
of AZ.
In. Norton, aged go. was found dead
with a rife in his right hand and bull
let hole in his brain.
Dennis Burns was instantly killed at \
the Montreal mine in Hurley. He was
repairing a iywheel when the engine
was started.
Ed Moss jumped from third-story
window in Marquette while asleep. He
awoke when he struck the sidewalk and
went back to his room to nurse bruise
on his arm.
AIanson Boomer, reputed to be the
wealthiest resident of Waterfowl, died
of neuralgia of the heart, aged SO years.
Ferdinand LaabS a teamSter, was
caught in live trolley wire In Milwau-
kee, and badly injured. The wire broke
ever his head.