River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-04

has been awarded judgment of $500
| against the United States Express COM
pany. Huber was run over by an eX-
press wagon in December. 1895, and has
been cripple ever since.
Mr. and Mrs. William Jack, Beloit's
oldest living settlers, celebrated their
/ golden wedding. He came to Beloit in
! 1887, IL years before Wisconsin was a
/ state.
| The wholesale grocery store of Wells,
/ Briggs & Co. was damaged by fire in
Madison to the extent of $4,000.
At the European hotel in La Crosse
Edward Folsom, of Grand Meadow.
committed suicide by taking morphine.
! Otto Kratzch, of Milwaukee. severed
arteries in both wrists at Columbus, o.,
out of work and had gone to the city
prison for safe keeping.
The Great Northern railway intends
\ to increase its elevator capacity in West
Superior by 1000 900 bushels. The new
4 elevator viii be used entirely for coarse
grains.
Rev. S. S. Burleson, missionary of the
/ Oneida Indian reservation, died at
/ Oneida at the age of GA years.
1t is said here that Col. John Hicks,
/ OF Oshkosh, has received assurances
/ that he will receive the appointment as
minister to Peru, and that Richard
Guenther, also of the same city, will be
sent to Mexico under the Mckinley adj
ministration.
| The main business portion of Sun
Prairie, village of 1000 inhabitants.
was wiped out by fire.
A. C. Kempton, of the First Baptist
/ church. left Eau Claire for tour of Eu
/ rope and the Holy Land.
Mrs. Jewell found 5000 in a tin can
while looking through an old cupboard
4 al RichLaud Center. She remembers of
having hid the money in the can about
IS years ago, but supposed that it had
been lost or stolen.
In the case at Eau Claire of John j.
O'Donneu, Jr., accused of poisoning his
wife. the verdict was murder in the first
degree.
During a quarrel in La Crosse 4 bra
liam Tabit stabbed his wife and him
self She may live, but he will prob
ably die.
Adolph Wittmc M, one OF Manitowoc's
Oldest German settlers, weil-known
newspaper man and a war veteran, died
at the age of ~ years.
There is in Fond du Lac shirt fac
tory incorporated and operated entirely
by women The company was organ
lied in April. 1896.
William Wood, a resident OF Plain
field since 1855. died at the age of So.
Eight children, 80 grandchildren and
25 great-grandchildren. also an aged
wife, survive him.
Prof. c. Dwight Marsh, head of the
biological department OF RipOn col
lege, found a depth of 2l7 feet in Green
lake 6s rods southwest of Sugar Loaf.
Mrs. Webster, widow of The late Judge
!. w. Webster, died in KeDosha. aged -
years. In the earlier days of the city
her husband was several times mayor.
An Eastern Star lodge was instituted
az Hancock with &c charter members.
Mrs. George Ocain was elected matron.
Joe Mathison got several beans into
his windpipe at Marinette. They
worked their way to the bronchial tubes
and caused such inflammation that the
| lad died.
The jury at juneau in the Zellmer
murder case, after four hours delibera-
ton, returned verdict of acquittal.
I George Sleeves, former prominent
resident of Racine, died near Los An
geles, Cal, of lung trouble, aged 50
/ years.
j. w. Graves, a prominent citizen and
one of the early pioneers of Prairie du
/ Chen, died at his home in that city.
aged 50 years.
Mabel Ingraham, only daughter of
]. Ingraham, of Daily, was married in
London to Arthur Sadlier Leighton, of
Ipswich.
/ The dedication Of the magnificent new
high school took place at Burlington.
Sam A. Amodt was struck by tree
of CIark's camp and died while being
taken to Grantsburg. In the neighbor-
hood of $500 in currency and checks
were found sewed in his clothing.
Warren Goucher, charged with GRIM
iaal assault on his daughter. 10 years
old, was held for trial at Black River
Falls without bail. The penalty is five
to thirty-fve years.