River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-06-17
The News Condensed.


Ellen, 20 miles from Sheboygan, by the
capsizing of a small boat. Mr.. Cooper
was rescued after becoming nearly ex-
hausted in his struggles to save his
wife.
Fred Snyder, aged IS, committed sui
eide at Whitewater by taking laudanum.
He leaves a widow and one child. De-
spondency, resulting from the drink
habit. was the cause.
August Ebert, an engineer in The en-
ploy of the Wisconsin Furniture COM
pany at North Milwaukee, was Instant
ly killed by being caught in the fly
wheel of an engine.
A. Windley and Thomas Morgan, both
colored. engaged in a fist fight in Mil
waukee and Windley received blow
which felled him to the ground and
killed him instantly.
Joseph Curtis. who, as a lad of "a,
mounted guard with the soldiers of Fort
Dearborn in Chicago in their fights
against the Indians. died at his home
near New Lisbon, at the age of 70.
The golden jubilee of Beloit college
will be celebrated on June "a. bust OF
DIR. Aaron Lucius Chaplin. who was pres
ident of the college for 36 years, will be
unveiled, and addresses will be made
by many distinguished men.
The knights of the Maccabees at their
annual meeting in Oshkosh elected as
commander John Brown, of Stevens
Point.
David Law, former mayor of Green
BAY, and a resident for almost 40 years,
and a war veteran. is dead.
The plant of the Mineral Lake Lum-
Der company at Mineral Lake, compris-
ing a sawmill and planning mill. were
burned.
The trouble between the state admin
istration and the old state fair board
over the foreclosure proceedings has
been settled and state fair viii be
held this year at Milwaukee.
James Dassett, one of the pioneers in
cranberry growing, died at Cranberry
Center, aged IS years.
August Prodehl, an oiler, was caught
i'm the wheels and was crushed to death
in a brick machine in Milwaukee.
A colony of about so Manitowoc coun-
ty farmers are settling on farms at
Marinesco, Mich.
Within an hour after securing a di-
vorce at Green BAY Mrs. Schmidt. who
is over so years old, married Stephen
Pesio, 80 years old, of Maple Valley
Sheriff Brown made strange find IN
Marinette. lie climbed a ladder in the
PRESBYTERIAN church bclfry ana discov-
cred a bicycle and 500 worth of BIZ
cycle sundries which had been stolen.
Mrs. Joseph Deuster. wife of the SUI
perintendent Of the South side postal
department in Milwaukee, committed
suicide by setting her clothing on fire.
While Louis Cook, unmarried, of Me
Cord, was walking through the woods
his rifle was accidentally discharged,
killing him instantly. His parents live
at Centralia, Ill.
Wellington Colvin, an old and we'll
known resident of Oshkosh, died OF
Brights disease, aged II years.
At West Superior Judge Ninje SEN
fenced Mike Nagonup, the l. San who
killed his brother John, to four years
Imprisonment at Waupun.
Charles j. Folsom was convicted of
firing a warehouse in Clinton belong
ing to Giles Burt and was sentenced 10
seven years at Waupun at hard labor.
Miss Mertie Wright. aged "a, daugh-
ter OF +. NJ Wright, died in Prairie du
Chen frcm typhoid fever. Her twin
sister died three weeks ago from The
same disease.
r.. O. Jeardeau. of Milwaukee, and Il.
II. Edwards. Of Oshkosh, have been re-
appointed by Gov Scoiield members of
the state board of arbitration. They
will elect the third member.
Nellie Hurley committed suicide in
Milwaukee by taking carbolic acid.
John a. Ogden, Of Amigo, has been
appointed secretary of the new state
board of immigration. The board con-
sists of the governor and the secretary
of state.
d. Durland, postmaster aud station
agent at MAYHEM. on the Chicago. Mil
waukee & St. Paul road, died at the age
of As years. He left widow and six
children.
Albina Gillette, who died in Viroqua,
was the wife of Rufus Gillette, the hrst
sheriff of Vernon county.
1t. Guernsey, veteran printer, for
nearly 40 years in that business in Be
lott, is dead.
The new state board of agriculture
organized in Madison By electing John
NJ. True, Of Baraboo, president, and
George MclIerrow secretary.
Joseph Feiman. aged so years, was
found dead on his farm in the town
ofCaIedonia, having succumbed TO heart
disease.
While eating dinner at one of the ho-
tells in Sparta Herman Myer was taken
suddenly III and died within an hour.
He was an old soldier who lived on
farm about ten miles north OF Sparta.
At the first city election in Eikhorn
the republicans elected the entire city
ticket and four of the six aldermen.