River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-17
The News Condensed.

In the circuit court in Baraboo Judge
| Slebeckcr granted a divorce TO Mrs.
Amos johnson from her husband al
lowing her $4,000. The complaint was
ill-treatmeut and nonsupport.
A post office has been established al
Lyties, La Crosse county. with Eliza
beth NJ Hull as postmistTess.
The Wisconsin battleship commission
says that wine will be used to chr:sten
the ship.
Mrs. Marie Friedrich celebrated her
one hundredth birthday in Mayville.
Jesse Humiston, aged so, a one-armed
man living near Neillsvile. was drowned
in a few inches of water. He fell into
4 roadside ditch while intoxicated.
James Chisholm left La Crosse for
his old home in Antagonist, Nova SEQ
tia, where he expects to visit relatives.
He has not been there for 50 years
King g. Staples present member of
the legislature, was sentenced by
Judge Fish in Washburn to IS months
in the penitentiary for embezzlement.
John NJ. lnman, aged 70, a well-known
George Willetts, of Milwaukee, a con
ductor on the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad has been named to fill the va
cancy in the state board of arbitration.
Kate Rupert, aged 30, daughter Of
William Rupert, hanged herself in her
fathers barn near Port Washington
Mrs. Ahira r. Hinkley, one of the first
settlers of Eagle, died at her home,
THE Cobblestone." aged Sc years. She
was a native of Vermont and came to
Wisconsin in 1897.
George Yost, a young farmer near
Beloit. had his left arm cut off in corn
shredder.
Mrs. Fay Jones' of Eau Claire, while
carrying her baby in her arms, acct
dentally smothered it to death.
At the November meeting in Aiilwau-
kee of the Wisconsin Commandery,
Military Order Of Loyal Legion, me-
mortal to the late Col. J. J. Upham,
deceased comrade, was adopted.
J. A. Holmes died in Beoit at the age
of 70 years He was city engineer for
many years
Andrew Waters, farm hand in the
town of Porter. was fatally injured in
runaway at GAINESVILLE. His home was
at Watertown.
David johnson, superintendent Of the
poor farm. was thrown from a wagon
in Waukesha and was thought to be ia
tally injured
Michael O'Hern's team was fright
ered by railroad engine and ran
away in New London and a child about
three years old was killed and the pa
rents quite severely injured.
The large barns Of the O. Van Dycke
Proving eompany's plant were burned
ir Green Bay Ten draught horses were
consumed along with large amount OF
hay.
The fve-year-oli daughter Ct Charles
II. Jort, of the town of Worcester, was
burned to death.
Will Moore, Is years old, was acct
dentally killed while hunting deer in
Moquah.
The Palmer house in Fond du Lac
which was remodeled some months ago
at an expense of $40. 900. has been leased
to f. L. Taylor, Of Duluth, MINI.
Herman Schumann, Of Watertown,
while engaged in hunting on the Kan
kakee river near Laporte. Ind, was in
stantly killed by the accidental dis
charge Of his gun.
A three-year-old son of G. f. Dennis,
Of Wauzeka, died suddenly. and it is
surmised that he accidentally swal-
lowed poison.
The First NJ E. church of Randolph
vas dedicated. 1t cost $1,000, and the
society is free from debt
John Charles Neville, former promi-
nent lawyer and democratic politician
of Wisconsin, died at Green Bay aged
SO years.
Francis Martell died near Dodgeville,
aged 81 He was French Canadian and
built the first saw and -four mills IN
Iowa county.
The First Baptist church in Waupaca
has been remodeled and reopened. The
building is practically new one.
Delos Il. Moon, president Of the North
western Lumber company, of Eau
Claire. died suddenly, aged 60 years He
leaves widow. five sons and two
daughters.