River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-01-28
The Newa Condensed.


Cigarettes have made insane Henry
Topping. l6-year-old lad in Mil
waukee.
John Gross, Jr, of Little Suamico,
was arrested for killing deer out of
season. lie pleaded guilty and paid a
fine of $50 and costs.
Nils Holm d Co., clothing merchants,
were closed at Eau Claire on 5000
chattel mortgage.
Louis Odette, of Minneapolis, fell from
the top o. an elevator in Manitowoc
and was Instantly killed.
Mrs. Francis Asplin, living about
three miles from Augusta, committed
suicide by taking paris green.
John Gordon, aged IS, went skating
on Lake Winnebago at Fond du Lac
ard was drowned.
Martin Schanuel and wife celebrated
al Green Bay the sixty-fifth anniversary
OF their wedding.
Michael Carroll, a wealthy farmer OF
Nekimi, died in a doctors Office while
under the influence of chloroform for
the amputation of finger.
Miss Martha Cunningham, of James
vile, being refused permission to at
tend dance, took dose of poison. Her
life was saved by prompt action, and
she has been sent to an ass lum.
Frederick Hoppe, aged 50, was found
dead in bed in Sheboygon. Death was
due to apoplexy.
Hugh McCarvel died from the effects
of blow given by Edward Conley at
Bear Creek.
A head-end collision between passen-
ger trains on the Chicago & North
western railroad occurred at Chester
and +. II. Moulton, assistant superin-
tendent of the road, was seriously in
jured.
Four thousand acres of land have
been purchased and reserved for the
arrival in March of 300 families from
northern Prussia, to coionize in the
eastern part of Jackson county,
p. W. Wieboldt, aged 81 years, resi-
dent OF Manitowoc for As years, is dead.
lie was prominent in the affairs of his
county in its early history, and held
many Offices of public trust.
Fire destroyed the Washington school
house in Eau Claire, the loss being s15,-
900.
George Ayerswas arrestedin Madison,
charged with the murder of Gus Peter
son on the night of October last.
Lawrence university, which owes it's
existence to Amos Lawrence, of Bos-
ton, Mass, who gave the first $4,000
for its founding, celebrated it's semi
centennial at Appleton.
William Radke was killed at the Wis
consin beet sugar factory in Menomo-
nee Falls while at work raising o heavy
timber.
John Jacques, an old soldier, shot him
self in Oshkosh and might live. He
claimed il was accidental.
Louis Parkratz, aged IA, was working
on his fathers nay press at Marshfield,
stamping hay down, when he was sud-
denly drawn into the press and his leg
was horribly mangled.
Fred A. Kuehn, of Arlington, S. d.,
freshman at the University of Wiscon-
sin, was drowned while ice-boating on
Lake Mendoza.
James Whittaker's cigar factory in
GAINESVILLE was taken in charge By Sher-
iff Acheson In the interest of creditors.
Very little stock was found in the
place.
Assignee FL. S. Butler, of the suspended
Bank of superior. has filed statement
showing assets and liabilities Mt $780,
III. Ills was the only bank at Su-
perior AID will likely be reorganized.
On January the state had $3.50, 2ss.32
in cash On hand and investments aggre-
eating s5,166.973.36.
The Black River Falls city council
has pa ssed an ordinance requiring a
$500 Ii, ense for the sale OF cigarettes.
George w. Goetziene, one of the best
known analytical chemists and metal
lurgists in this country. died in Mil
wauke.4
Walter bannister, found guilty of the
murder of an infant on December 90,
of which be was the supposed father,
has beey. bound over 10 the circuit court
in Spooaer, which convenes in March,
without bail.
Fire startcd in DR.. Robes house al
Grantsburg. resulting in loss of $500.
At the annual meeting in Oshkosh of
the Wisconsin Master Plumbers ASSOC
eiaticn William II. Iiaisey, of hilwau-
kee was elected president.