River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-09-02


court without bail.
The News Condensed.
Burglars entered the Eau Claire post
office and took eight packages of mail
and opened and scattered the contents
of others.
Judge BurnelI held in the suit at Osh-
kosh of the Aleyian Brothers hospital
against WinnebagO county that such in
situations are exempt from taxation.
Charles Andrews, vice president of
the c. L. Andrews company, dealers in
coffee and spices, was iffocated by gas
which was turned on ~ his room ac-
cidentally at Milwaukee.
In the burning of a residence at Bay
settlement, u miles from Green Bay,
Mrs. Joseph Leclair was burned to
death.
Rev. William II. Lockwood, for 80
years a resident of Eau Claire and sec
ond pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, died at the age of - years.
August Somnitz, farmer of Kasson,
was killed by the ears at Reedville.
John Cook, of Iowa, a laborer, at
tempted to steal a ride to the Dakota
grain fields and fell between the cars
at West Superior and. was fatally hurt.
Matt Seller, a counterfeiter, was cap
tured by City Marshal Struz at Ahnapee
while in the act of making a counter
felt five-dollar bill.
E. Boaler, of Green Bay, who owns an
extensive cranberry mash between
Marinette and Peshtigo, says the crop
will be fair this year.
In the county court at Oshkosh Rev.
Z. Z. Cain, of North Freedom, was
granted a divorce from Ella b. Cain on
the grounds of desertion.
During a business meeting of the
Norwegian Lutheran congregation in
its church in Madison. Andrew Neils
uged g., prominent Scandinavian,
dropped dead.
The Jackson county bank which
closed its doors at Black River Falls last
September has opened for business with
Frank Odearholz as president.
Burglars drilled the cafe of the South
Superior post office and succeeded in
getting $500 in stamps and $50 in money.
Rev. W. II. Lockwood. for 80 years a
resident of Eau Claire and the second
pastor of the First Presbyterian church,
died at the age of ~.
August Somnitz. wealthy farmer OF
Kasson, was killed by the cars at Reed
vile.
ID. Farnum, a farmer who resides near
Merrimac, had 30 head of Jersey cattle
killed by order of the state veterinarian
They were afflicted with tuberculosis.
Frank Gleiss. of Tomah. railroad
man out of job, was run over by a
freight train in the Milwaukee yards at
La Crosse and killed.
The farmhouse of Timothy McHugo,
north Of Beloit, was burned, together
with barns, granary. tobacco houses
aud stock pens, entailing loss of over
$4,000.
Lizzie. the six-year-old daughter of
John Anderson, was fatally burned
while playing about bonfire at Mari
nette.
Rev. c. II. Burdick died at the North
ern hospital for the insane at Oshkosh.
lie was pastor of the Presbyterian
church i'm Oconto for several years.
W. G. Wheeler. one of the oldest and
best known residents and business men
of GAINESVILLE, died suddenly of neuralgia
of the heart. He leaves a widow and
four sons.
One of the best-known captains on
The lakes, Capt. Daniel Nelson, died in
Milwaukee aged g. years.
Clifford q Culbertson's circus. a Red
Wing Minn.) venture, disbanded at
Trempealeau.
At the band tournament contest IN
New London lola band won first prize,
Keshena second and New London home
band third
Charles Titel, a poor man in search of
work in Milwaukee. received word from
Chicago that he had been left a legacy
of $4,000 and while stealing ride on
a train to that city fell under the cars
and was killed.
Ole +. Esplein, young farmer Of
Vermont. was drowned il Lake Men
dota while fishing.
Flour jumped to S6.05 per barrel in
Superior, locally the highest point at
which it ever sold since Superior be-
came a milling center.
Forty friends of DIR. G. W. Press, re-
Gently appointed consul to Swansea,
Wales, gave him a farewell reception
in Cambria and presented him with 4
gold-headed cane.
The annual reunion of the survivors
Of the Thirteenth Wisconsin infantry
was held in GAINESVILLE.
S. II. Marquisse, aged IS, was found
dead in his room at the Warren house
al Baraboo. He was for IS years the
leading business man of GAINESVILLE.
The total valuation of real and per
sonaI property in Racine, as returned
by the assessors for 1897, is S9,956,200,
$4,000 less than last year.
The township of Hebron, in remem-
brance of its organization a half cen
fury ago, held semi-centennial cele
bration that was largely attended by
pioneers from various parts OF the
state.
Fire destroyed the Gerry Lumber
company's yard. with 100000 feet of
lumber, at Eagle River, the loss being
S15O.OOo
Frank ]. PoIosAy, xix years old, was
drowned in the river at Racine.