River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-09-23
The News Condensed.

Deputv Game Wardens Seaman, of
Ninneconne, aud Jorgensen, of Neenah,
took up ten nets amounting TO about
1000 feet in the mouth of Fox river at
Menasha.
The government Indian boarding
school at Oneida opened with more APP
plications than the capacity of the
school. which is 100, can accommodates.
Ex-Mayor John B. Kupfer died in
Kenosha, aged - years.
Anton Mudrach, aged 43, living at
Tisch Mills, was found by farm hands
in his corn fields with the top of his
head blown off. 1t was a case of sui
eide.
Capt. John L. Gallien, an carly set
tier of Racine, who commanded sail and
steam vessels on the lakes for 36 years,
died at the age of 63 years.
John Meehan, aged 65 years, was
killed at the branch crossing in Mani
towoc by the Chicago & Northwestern
north-bound passenger train.
Johanna Ehrmann, the 14-year-old
daughter of John ID. Ehrmann, of Wau-
sau, took dose of rat poison and died
because some one had said that she was
a flirt.
The ncw state fish hatchery was dedi-
Gated and inspected at Bayfield, by the
members of the fish commission and n
large number of citizens.
There was a large attendance At the
county fair held in Kewaunee, but the
exhibits were low.
Viola held a great jubilee to celebrate
the advent OF the Kickapoo railway.
The common council of Baraboo au-
thorized tax levy. the proceeds to
be used for establishing free library.
Col. Gustav Pabst, a son of the Mil
vaulee millionaire brewer, was mar
ried to Miss Hilda Lemp, a daughter
of the millionaire brewer, W. J. Lemp
Of St Louis.
At the annual election of officers of
the jackson County Agricultural so
ciety j. \. Bailey was elected presi-
dent.
The Baptist church III Lancaster was
struck by lightning, the belfry and ROOF
heing badly shattered. The same
church was struck twice before. Vt Is
The Oldest church in the city.
August Densin, aged p years. com
mitted suicide by stabbng himself at
Menasha.
Heny Debus. aged 2s ycprs, of Chi
cago. and the five-year-ol' son Of
Charles Teshner. OF Kilbourn. were
drowned in the river at Kilbourn by the
upsetting Of boat.
Allen Hastings fell on saw in mill
az Lime Ridge and both arms were seN-
cred and he received severe cuts eles-
where that would prove fatal.
In a row in Fred Weinberg's saloon
in Racine Thomas Cudahy struck Mrs
Weinberg with chair, fatally injuring
her, and Weinberg shot Cudahy fatally.
4 severe thunder and windstorm Wis
tied Marinette and large trees were up
rooted and broken off and houses were
considerably damaged
Lower Main street in Oshkosh suf-
fered a $4,000 blaze among business
houses.
Rouse Simmons, one of the best
known business men and politicians in
southern Wisconsin, died AT his home
in kenosha, aged 81 years.
BENJAMIN Rude. aged Il, and Walter
Cosgrove, aged Is, were shooting at a
target in Eau Claire when Cosgrove ac-
cidentalIv discharged a rife, killing
Rude instantly.
William Dassler, the leading Nor
chant tailor of Racine, was found dea4
ia his shop of apoplexy. He was 50
years of age.
Max Steinglerhammer, of Sank City,
was accidentally fatally shot by COM
panion, The rife ball entering in the
rear of the head and coming out under
/ the eye.
Joe Keller, of Amigo; Frank Dawson.
of Ludington, and Harry Leyery, of
! FIambeau. were badly hurt by an acci-
dent in sawmill al Flambeau.
Henry Ruby pleaded guilty in RAJ
cine TO perjury and was sentenced 10
three years in Waupun state prison.
Frank Ferris, well-known young
man of White Creek, was shot by the ac-
cidental discharge of a companion s
gun while chicken hunting and died IN
a short time.
Ddulei hlRSeAl4eA' q AaA mt a AZ > ~
the GAINESVILLE road, died in barn on
National avenue in Milwaukee, and il
is charged that he was fatally hurt by
being thrown out of saloon.
Ernest Spahr. a mechanic in the At
lantic nine at Iron Belt, fell through a
shaft q distance of 90 feet and was IN
| stantly killed
Louisa Hartmann. j years Old, died
IL Milwaukee from The effects o. bgVns