River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-06-03
The News condensed.

William ESchenDerg, ageu % years,
was struck by street car in Milwaukee
and his left foot was so badly crushed
that amputation was necessary.
Judge Bennett granted divorce in
GAINESVILLE TO Julia NJ. Baldwin against
Frank Ii. Baldwin on the ground of
habitual dr. unkenness.
The late Ellen 10. French, Of Jan~s-
vile, widow of John IL. French, be-
oueathed the most of her fortune to
charity. She gives $4,000 TO Beloit col
lege on condition that no vivisection
shall ever be practiced there.
Excursionists among the bluffs of
the Kettle range. adjacent to Palmyra,
report that they have frequently seen
and heard hooking birds, that seem to
have strayed from their southern
homes.
Mary f. Selleck, who was injured by
a defective sidewalk in Janesville, has
been awarded damages of $4,000. Her
husband has sued for $4,000 more TO
cover the loss of his wife's society and
the bills for medical attendance.
Fifteen freight cars were wrecked
one-half mile north of Theresa, on the
Wisconsin Central, by the breaking OF
a jimmy coupler.
Ground was broken at Amigo for a
new two-story brick schoolhouse.
The log drives on the Sturgeon and
Brule rivers and on Pembine and Pine
creeks have been completed and over
$4,000, 900 feet have gone into the main
river.
Damage to crops by frost was re
ported at Plymouth, Marshfield and
other towns.
The strike of the Two Rivers Manu-.
featuring company's employees, which
has been on since April IA, has been
settled.
The new Y. NJ. c. a. building in Wau-
kesha was opened 10 the public. IL
cost $4,000.
Heavy frosts have killed bIueberries,
apples and all fruits and some corn
about Plainfield.
The grocery, dry goods and prov ision
house of c. +. Trettin was closed at W
pleton, with liabilities of $2,7O0; assets,
So 900.
l-lHSk iAdtlN tEf VI RNAhpoAAs 'thN ~
yentor of the submarine boat, has sold
it to tie +. =. Allis company, of Mil
Yankee. Several successful trips have
recently been made.
The steamer Queen City loaded 4,s45
gross, or 5.424 net, tons of iron ore at
Ashland, the largest ore cargo ever
taken from Lake Superior.
Joseph Laperiere, aged 10 years, was
pushing shingle cants into the edger in
sawmilI at Marinette when his arm
slipped and was cut off just below the
elbow.
Thomas Nealey, of Waukegan, charged
with an assault upon Milwaukee boy,
George Seins, pleaded guilty, and was
sent to Waupun for three years.
Ex-Congressman T.. V. Deuster, of Mil
waukee, at present consul at Crefeld,
Germany, was robbed of S2G4 while re-
turning to this country on a furlough.
Rev. 5. w Eaton, d. d.. and wife cele-
brated their golden wedding ami
yersary at Roscoe.
A wreck occurred near Appleton june
ton which resulted in fatal injury to a
negro tramp and the destruction of
seven cars.
DIR. Farmer, pastor of the Gram Meth
Cdist Episcopal church, received word
that the annual Wisconsin conference
OF the Methodist church would be held
ia Marinette September %.
Or. William NJ. Smith, aged so, ono
:. the pioneer homeopathic physicians
of Fort Atkinson, died at the home of
his daugh'eV at Chillicothe, LII.
a system of waterworks is to be
placed in the capitol building and in the
park in Madison.
Floyd Brown and Adam Cadlek, aged
about II years, we're playing with a
revolver in oconto. when it was accI-
dentally discharged and Cadlek was shot
dead.
n. j. jefferson, of the attorney-gen-
erals office at Madison, has foreciosed
on the light guard armory in Tau Claire.
/ The state holds a mortgage of S1o,-
/ 600.
George +. Austin, one of Milwaukee's
old settlers. dropped dead.
/ The annual state picnic of the Modern
I Woodmen will be held in Fond du Lac
at Ingram's grove on Saturday. July 3,
/ when 5000 visitors are expected.