River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-10-28

The News Condensed
S. Hudson, aged 73, and Mrs. Felch,
II, were married in Oakfield.
Silver City was visited by fire which
swept away five stores and one dwell
ing. The loss will amount to about
$4,000.
The annual meeting of the Lafayette
County Agricultural society shows that
the society is out of debt.
Milwaukee brick manufacturers have
advanced the price of common brick
TO $5.25.
The Waukesha Stone company made
a voluntary assignment to William
Goetz, who gave bond for $4,000.
John z. Forster, son of the late John
W. Forster and one of the heirs of the
Forster estate, committed suicide in
Milwaukee by cult ng his throat.
The home for feeble minded in Mil
waukee is now full and the superin-
tendent has sent out notices that he
cannot take any more patients until
next January or February.
The Old Settlers association of YER
non county VAS recognized at Niruqua
with Capt. Il. S. McMichael as presi
dent.
Robert Graham. of Liverpool. Eng
land, while attempting to board NOV
ing train in Prairie du Chen, was
thrown under the wheels and both legs
were cut off below the knees.
The Wisconsin Society of the Sons of
the American Revolution in session in
Milwaukee ratified the action of the
national society in resolving on a union
with the Sons of the Revolution. another
society.
The will of the late Abner Gle, pro-
bated at La Crosse, disposes of an estate
Of 100000, his daughter, Mrs. Il. a.
Scott, getting the bulk of it.
Former Senator Villas and Col. j. IL.
Knight have just closed logging con-
tract which will make over 100000
feet of logs they will have to cut this
winter
St. Johns Episcopal church was de-
stroyed by fire at Portage. Loss, $1,000;
insurance, $4,000.
Parties have been in Stevens Point in
tcresting business men in new rail-
road it is proposed to build from Osh-
kosh to Stevens Point via Omro, Lake
Poygan and Waushara county.
Albert Rausch has been appointed by
Gov. Scofield as sheriff of OcOnto cOun-
~, in place of Charles Quirt, deceased.
An unknown boy, we'll dressed, was
killed by train near Racine.
H. II. Towue has been appointed re-
ceiver of the failed bank at Edgerton.
Joseph Bundy, who is in Jail at Elk
horn on a charge of shooting Isaac Sax
ton at Darien. attempted suicide by
cutting cash in his throat.
John Il. Oakfield committed suicide
in Elroy by hanging. He was dement,
ed over the death of his wife and bust
ness troubles.
Nels p. Peterson, a farmer in the
town of Hampton, set fire to the house.
barn, granary and hog pen and then
went into the woods and hanged him
self.
Theodore Hanson, a Scandinavian
farmer, hanged himself at Whitehall
on account of family troubles.
Edward King and Frank Hunt, con-
victed of robbing a freight car at Mil
ton, were sentenced to three years each
in the state prison at Waupun.
An lnterdenominatIonal state conven-
ton Of Sunday school workers will be
held in Stevens Point on the Goth. 9th
and 2sth insts.
Bradley W. Pulling, well-known real
estate dealer and loan agent of Marsh
field, was sentenced to three years in
the house of correction at hard labor
for forgery.
William Whissen and wife celebrated
al Sheboygan the iifty-sixth anniver-
sary of their marriage.
A large barn belonging to William
Mccoy was burned at Prescott. together
with so tons of hay, 1000 bushels of oats
and all his farm machinery. Loss. S3.-
600; no insurance.
Herman Gilmore has opened up vein
of lead near Fairplay.
The body of William Lehmkuhl. res
ident of the National soldiers home.
was found in one of the lakes at the
home in Milwaukee. He was 81 years of
age.
Burglars entered the store Of James
Sherry in Hudson and pluudered the
post Office of $50 worth of stamps and
carried of merchandise valued at SIS.
While hunting near Shullsburg John
Hebenstreit, aged 16, was killed by the
accidental discharge of a shotgun IN
the hands of his companion. boy Of the
same age.
While Eli Stedman, aged 20, OF
Wrightsville. was bunting his gun was
discharged and his head was blown to
fragments.
The Stecher, Weber & Huetten Manu-
featuring company's sash. door and
blind plant at Racine was damaged So
600 by fire.
Fire destroyed the Blackstone house
and the dry goods store of George Far
rington at Spencer. Loss, 5000.