River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-11-18
The News Condensed.

The new public library in Sheboygan
was opened in an informal way.
Peter Graef, q hotel proprietor at
Crivitz, shot and killed Louis Klaus, who
vas creating u disturbance.
Mrs. Mary Cunningham, aged about
co. dropped dead in her home at Beloit
while preparing breakfast.
The second bank of Durand has been
organized.
\ company has been organized to
erect 4 hotel at Merrill at a cost of $685.
600 to replace the one recently destroyed
by fire.
Olaf johnson, a iumberman of Pop
lar, committed suicide in West Superior
by cutting the arteries of his wrist.
The police of Madison believe they
have arrested i'm Charles Mcdonald the
man who shot John Robinson at Oar
lington October q, while attempting to
rob his house.
Wolves are reported unusually num-
erous between Trempealeau and New
Amsterdam. One farmer reports the
loss of 40 sheep.
Albert anderson, a runaway boy, was
caught Uy the police At Fargo while
working westward aud has been re-
turned to his parents Ia West Superior.
Charles Kei, of Hustisford, had his
arm taken off while feeding corn
shredder and husker.
William O'Neil. employed with
threshing crew in the town of Troy.
was caught in the fywheeI of the ma
chine and so badly injured that he died.
Secretary Wilson, of the United States
department of agriculture, is having
new series of drafts prepared for the
disbursing of the appropriations of bis
department. They will be embellished
with a steel portrait Of eX-Secretary
Jeremiah N. Rusk.
Mrs. Carrie Nichols Hamilton, aged
a.. wife of Charles II. Hamilton, cor
poration counsel of Milwaukee, died
suddenly of pneumonia. She leaves two
children.
\ savings back viii he located in
Green Bay in the near future with
capital % 100000.
". Wagner, a farmer Of Almond, fell
from his wagon and died from his in
iurics. lie was 70 years old and war
veteran.
\ post office has been established at
Glover. Mauitowoc county, with Wensel
Swazal as postmaster.
During the past year alloiments Of
lands in scveralty 10 Indians took place
in Wisconsin to the number of 100 from
the Red Cliff reservation and 50 on the
Lac Court d'Orcillcs reservation.
Prof John X McGrcgor. of Eau
Claire. has accepted appointment as as
sistant superintendent and principal OF
Vaukcsha Industrial school.
Charles T. O'NeiI and Maggie II.
O'NeiI. of GAINESVILLE. who were divorced
eight weeks ago, were married again.
Mariuettc is 10 have tanucry to cost
100000. 1t viii be built by eastern
parties.
The paper manufacturers of the Fox
river valley report that business is hold
ing up well. Almost without exception
the mills are being run TO their full ca
pacity.
John Ryan, who has been in the coun-
~ jail at Hudson for some time, went
before Judge Goss and was sentenced to
Waupun for year and a half on the
charge of grand larceny.
Mrs. Z. l.. Hubbard, of Mondoyi, on
awakening in the morning found one
of her twin boys dead in the bed beside
her.
William Michelstetter, of Seymour,
filed claim against the Chicago d.
Northwestern road for $4,000 damages
received in the Christian Endeavor
wreck at Chicago last summer.
The Marinette Land d. improvement
company will, through their colonizing
schemes, convert about 10000 acres Of
land which they own near Wausaukee
into a fine farming district.
Martin Noon, a farmer near Boscobel,
was killed by runaway team.
Peter Truax, of Eau Claire, bid in the
Keystone block at West Superior at
sheriff's sale on judgment of foreclosure
for $4,000.
Owing to the imposition praeticed
upon the Oneida Indians by medicine
fakirs the government has deemed il
advisable to furnish them physician,
and has appointed Joseph q. Bullock
to the position.
Dennis st. Louis was fatally shot by
an accidental discharge of his gun In
Oconto. His left hand was torn of
Edwin b. Blekeridge. aged 50 years,
an old resilient .: Beioii, died instant
ly in his chair.