River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-11
The New. Condensed.

William kimear, who was arrested at
Camp Douglas for assault and robbery.
vas sentenced at Elroy 10 is months at
Waupun by Judge Wyman.
Fire destroyed the sawInill belonging
to Peter Vanasse & Sons at Spring Val
ley.
William II. Walls, real estate dealer.
lied suddenly in Milwaukee of paraly-
sis. He was Ga years of age and had
lived so years in that city.
Joseph Booth, aged 20 years, brother
IF Police Justice Booth, died in Beloit.
tie spent most of his life in Brazil and
ether South American countries.
The fact has just come to light that
the engine used h. Brick" Pomeroy to
turn out the famous La Crosse Democrat
turing the war is now doing service
operating a sawmilI near Galesville.
Carson & Rand's gristmill at Eaugalle
and large quantity of wheat and flour
we're burned. the loss being $4,000.
Willie Munsru. ter years of age. while
PLAYING around the cars at Superior was
killed.
Matthew Buckley. aged 'he oldest
circus Snowman in the hited States,
died at Deiavan.
Albert Meherns. a 14-year-old boy,
who ran away from Hurley. was found
in West Superior and returned home.
4. Strecht & Bros wagon factory
was burned Al Oshkosh. the loss being
$4,000.
The Shell Lake Lumber companys
mil, has started up. This is one OF the
first mills in north Wisconsin to open.
The dwelling house of Claude Griffin
was burned at Victory. 1t is thought
t. be the work of an incendiary.
The log cut for this season in the ST.
croix valley is estimated at s50.OOO,OOO,
or 20 per cent. less than last season.
Parkman Chapman. an old settler
aged - years. died at BaraboO.
The Great Northern railroad has Pur-
chased a site aud will erect large pas
senger a d merchandise dock at West
Superior.
Miss Grace Smith. daughter oi eX-
Chief of Police George +. Smith. and H..
II. Vaughn. enc of the bcst-known com
mercial men in Wisconsin, were married
II Racine.
The jury at Elkhorn in the case of
Leroy II. Howe. charged with the muir
Ter of his brother Charles in May, 1896.
returned verdict of guilty of murder in
the first degree.
The foot Of William Mccarthy, con-
Iuctor on the ID. :. s. & A., was crushed
while stepping between moving cars at
Itasca. Amputation was necessary.
Mrs. y. II. Niger, wife of a prominent
merchant. and mother of c. y. Wiger.
cashier of the Farmers and Merchants
hank in River Fails. died suddenly.
The Peoples Telephone company has
been incorporated at West Superior
With a capital of $4,000 10 operate in
opposition to the Duluth-Superior Tele-
phone company
Students of Lawrence university at
Appleton had a class rush" in chapel.
Two rlcu were suspended.
The post Office at Viroqua vas robbed
by a masked man of $500 in stamps.
Charles ". Srowell, baker at West
Superior. has received notice that there
are Crowells in this country made heirs
to a S3O.OOO.0OO English estate. lrdi-
catious point to his being one OF the
heirs.
A l5-year-oid girl at Elroy was en-
ticed to a secluded place and outraged
by six young men. Two of them were
caught at Madison.
Fourth of july last Roman candle
struck William Seeger in the eye. He
sued the city of Ashland for $4,000 and
the jury gave him $500.
The body of farmer named Hof-
rnscLer who left his home in the town
OF Lafayette three weeks ago, was found
in the swamps near Badger Mills. He
had committed suicide.
Tom Ryan. formerly a weIl-known
criminal lawyer. died at his home in
Hudson, aged As years.
The jackson county board has voted
70 sell the proposed beet sugar com
pany $4,000 acres of county land at so
cents per acre provided the company
build beet sugar factory at Mcmillan.
j. T. Bandeline, whose home is in
Watertown, was arrested in Milwaukee
Tor passing forged express orders.