River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-07-07

Members of the Fourteenth Wiscon-
sin regiment held their eleventh an
nual reunion in De Pere.
The number of children of school age
in Green Bay is 6,100, which would give
the city a population Of over 10000
A skeleton of man was found about
six miles from Cumberland near the
former home of farmer named Mar
tin Ellasson, who mysteriously disap-
peared eight years ago, leaving a wife
and family.
The corner stone of the new state re-
formatory in Green Bay was laid by
Gov. Scofeld in the presence of large
crowd of people.
Henry Wits has decided to start an
aluminium factory in Manitowoc, and
company with n capital stock of $780,
600 has been organized.
The eleventh annual reunion of the
Twenty-first Wisconsin Infantry asso
citation will be held at Kaukauna july
20 and 81.
Charles Felix, Chippewa Falls boy.
was in the first launch that touched
Cuban shores at the landing of Gen
Skaters army near Baiquiri
The annual reunion of the Tenth
Wisconsin volunteer infantry will be
held in Tomah July 21-22.
Frederick II. Rowe, aged GO, and Miss
Laura II. Bevens, aged 20, were mar
ried in GAINESVILLE. The couple will re-
side at Milton Junction.
4 st. Paul passenger train struck a
herd of - oxen near Marinette and
ten were killed.
Andrew Peterson, 40 years old and
single, cut his throat with a razor in
West Superior. He was respondent.
Frank Hamilton was arrested in
Grantsburg, charged with selling
liquor without license, and was
found guilty and fined 500.
II. A. Alcott in pressing cork into
a bottle of sulphuric acid in Wonewoc
splashed some of the fluid into his face
and eyes, burning them so badly that
he may loose his sight.
Miss Lois Minnie Cornelius, an Onei-
da Indian girl of royal parentage, was
graduated with high honors from
Grafton hall, an Episcopalian girls
school in Fond du Lac.
L. a. Wheeler, one of the most prom
incnt insurance men in Milwaukee,
died at the age of 20 years. Mr.. Wheel
er had been resident of that city
since 1856.
The saloon keepers of Racine, num-
bering over 100, have formed an or
ganizaton for protection, and Frank
Haas has been elected president.
Albert Garb, of Rantoul, Was killed
in a runaway accident.
Berhold Lothrop, an old and we'll
known resident of Kenosha, was struck
and killed by u passenger train on the
Northwestern road.
While putting in some heavy steam
coils in the Hamilton manufacturing
plant at Two Rivers Carl Zuehl was
crushed to death.
Nine members of the family of Ole
Knutson, of Soldiers Grove, were poi
soned by eating strawberries. All will
recover.
The hardware store of j. T. Ring
rose at Alma Center was entered by
burglars and about 5000 worth of cut
lery taken.
Beloit college is richer by $4,000
which was given by d. X. Pearsons. of
Chicago. The conditions were that the
college itself would raise $l50O0O,
which was done.
August Nimpli, German, pleaded
guilty in Green Lake TO murder and
was sentenced 10 life imprisonment at
Waupun Nimpki shot bis wife at Ber-
lin June during a quarrel.
Joseph Roeder, 10 years old, en-
ployed at the Marshfield bedding fac
tory, lost his left hand in a machine
A large proportion of the 400 old
soldiers in the county attended the
annual reunion in SheDoygan.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. p. Sayles, Mrs. David
Fifeld, Miss HarrietFfield and Edwin
FiheId were poisoned in GAINESVILLE by
eating toadstools which they mistook
for mushrooms. All viii recover.
w. p. Wagner cashier of the Citi-
zens' national bank in Green Bay, will
with the aid Of business men of Kiel
establish a state bank in that city this
fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Fohrman cc!v-
brated at Green Bay the fiftieth ami
yersary of their marriage.
Anton Anderson was killed and Gus
Frier was fatally injured by falling
lumber at Ashland.