River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-06-09

The granite monument at Fond du
Lac completed for the Iron brigade e
be erected to the memory of the late
4 Junn uIUUOu IN the Arlington NaJlona
cemetery at Washington, has been
shipped.
At the annual meeting in Chippewa
Falls of the w. c. 7. L. convention Mrs
/ ". II. Upham was elected president;
Mrs. Ida X. Morse, vice president; Mrs.
Ida Cook, treasurer, and Mrs. Strong
recording secretary.
At meeting of the West De Pere
school district members it was decided
to build a new high school at a cost OF
$4.5o0.
\ heavy frost killed the immense crop
of berries at Painfield.
Charles Fregeau was instantly killed
by a passenger train a; West Superior.
The proposition to issue bonds to an
amount not to exceed $4,000 in order
10 secure the Marshall Harris library
bequest was passed by the Oshkosh
| council.
Edward Wilson. a well-known dairy
man, has been missing from Marin ette
for a month. He left for Appleton and
never reached that place. He had $500
and il is feared that lie has met with
foul play.
CHI. Everett, of Beloit. has been elect
ed secretary of the state board of horti-
culture.
Edward 2. Sherry, of Neenah, son of
Henry Sherry, the wel-known lumber
4 gses;, fgv
the benefit Of his creditors.
John Hegeny was run away with in
Racine and thrown to the pavement,
His skull was fractured, and he may
rot recover.
Judge Seaman decided the four-cent
fare case against the city of Milwaukee
and in favor of the Milwaukee Electric
Railway & Light company.
The l3-months-old daughter and only
child of Dominick Neouck, of Eaton,
was scalded to death by the upsetting
of pot of boiling tea over it's body.
The German Catholic societies of Wis
consin in biennial session in Appleton
affirmed, through State President Ker-
stem, their thorough support of the gov
eminent in the war.
H. 4. Tagatz was attacked by an eagle
at Beaver and after a desperate battle
captured the bird alive
The broom factory owned by John
Grandt al Ford du Lac was burned, the
loss being $4,000.
The Homeopath Medical Society of
Wisconsin, in session at Milwaukee,
elected as president, DIR. \. r. f. Grobe,
Milwaukee,; vice president, DIR. Y. 7. A.
Scbloemilch, Portage; secretary, DR..
Flip A. Forsbec Milwaukee; treas
urer, DIR. Evelyn Hoehne, Milwaukee.
Fire did $1,000 damage to the Presby-
terrain church building in Green Bay
and $4,000 to the organ.
4 water tower OH f. Meyers place, on
Pine lake, caught fire and man named
Herman was cremated.
Mrs. Robert Meilham, wits of farmer
residing near Oshkosh, committed sui
eide by taking strychnine. No cause
known.
Thomas johnson, resident Of Bars
boo over so years, died at the age of 70
years. He served over three years as
private in the late war.
The Oneida Agricultural society has
received its share of the state money,
20 per cent. of the premiums, or sS4.
Representatives of the international
Print Paper Trust company are in APP
Teton to arrange for the purchase of all
the print paper mills and water power
in that part of Wisconsin.
Miss Emma Dingman, who has been
tried several times in Milwaukee for
sending improper matter through the
mails. was acquitted on the last trial.
Seventy women, members of the
Shakespeare and Dickinson club in
Marinette have pledged themselves TO
wear no more birds or feathers Oh
their hats.
Thomas L. Smith was sentenced in
Oshkosh by Judge Burnell TO one year
at Waupun for forgery.
The Fair store of John Baum in
Green Bay was broken into and two dol
Jars in cash and shoes and dry goods
valued a. $500 stolen.