River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-09-15


There were eight, and they were I'M
der the charge of officers from the state
prison at Waupun.
The First bank, of Amigo, has been
discontinued and the First rational
bank, Of Amigo, organized in its stead,
with capital of $4,000.
Insurance Commissioner Friclle made
public the statement of the receipts of
his department from January to Sep
TENDER /, showing that they were $780,
100.
Judge Bennett granted a divorce in
GAINESVILLE to Jennie f. Caldwell from
Louis w. Caldwell. They were married
four months ago.
A six-year-old son of Frank Pagel
died in Monroe without any symptom of
illness. The child swallowed piece of
iron, and the presence of the particle
in the stomach is supposed to have
caused death.
Eugene F. Shaw, aged "a, of Chicago,
dropped dead in front of the govern
ment building in Racine. Mr.. Shaw,
with his wife, went there last July for
the benefit of his health
Guy Smith, II years Old employed at
Plover, fell from the back of run
away horse and his feet caught in the
harness and he was dragged head down,
for 600 feet and killed.
Edward Colman, of Moline, H., died
while attending services at Grace Epis-
copal church in Sheboygan. lie went
to church with his wife in his usual
good health.
Rev. Hamilton Hull. an aged Seventh
day Baptist minister residing at Milton
Junction, died in Milton while in at
tendance at the general conference. He
was the last of a quartette of brothers,
all of whom were clergymen.
The annual reunion OF companies
and |, Twcnty-second Wisconsin volun'
teer infantry, took place at the resi-
dence of L. S. Mosley, near Beloit.
At the band tournament in Clinton
willie the local band received first place,
Bear Creek, second; Keshena Indian,
third The prize is 500.
At the bienniau meeting of the SUI
preme lodge of the Knights of Pythias
at Indianapolis Ogden II. Fethers, of
GAINESVILLE, was elected vice Chancel-
Tor, which means he will be elected SUI
premc chancellor two years hence.
The Wisconsin & Michigan railway
will extend it's line north from Fair
thorn Junction to Vulcan. eight miles,
this fall.
Upon receipt of a telegram Alma
Swartz, a trained nurse at Baraboo,
departed for Georgia to care for the
sick soldiers.
Godfry ShafTcr, % years old, en-
ployed in sawmill at Mcmillan, was
drowned in the mill pond. lie leaves
wife.
While Eugene Gilbert and wife, Of
Lowville, were at Rio their house was
burned and a child two years old per
ished. Six hundred dollars N the house
were also lost.
The corner stone of the Polish Cath
Ole church in the town of Easton was
laid.
Wandell Powers, who died a Evans
vile, aged 60, enlisted in company F,
Wisconsin, in 1862, and
served two years.
Lemuel Ellsworth, one of the early
residents of Milwaukee died after
short illness Of pneumonia. lie was one
of the early shipbuilders Of the great
lakes.
Alexander Syme, president Of the
Glenwood Manufacturing company, at
Neenah, died in London of Bright'5 dis
ease He was in Europe with his fam
lily on pleasure trip.
Whites Charles Macefield was I'M
loading piles in Neenah the car stakes
gave way and his skull was fractured.
The large building used as a cream
cry by the Roach & Feeder company
burned at Sun Prairie. Loss, $4,000.
Charles Clemens, bugler of company
Il, died at Ponce of typhoid fever. His
body was ordered sent home 10 Osh-
kosh.
James Colyin, of Juda, sent to Wau-
pun from Janesvlle this spring for
horse stealing. died there. His wife,
who resides at Juda, ordered the re-
mains sent to her. She got divorce re-
Gently.
william w Allen, young lawyer Of
Madison. son Of Mrs. William =. Allen,
committed suicide at Minneapolis.
Miss Allie Welch has gone to Chick
amauga from Stevens Point to nurse
the sick volunteers.
During a storm Mrs. Christ Anderson,
wife of a farmer living near Mount
Horeb, was struck by lightning and in
stanuy killed while milking a COW.
Earle Rowe, aged 20, driver for Camp
bell & Hoverson, Stoughton liyerymen,
was instantly killed in runaway near
Edgerton. His parents reside in Eng
land.
Alphonso Sanborn was burned to a
crisp in the flames of his house in Ber-
lin Many believe he was murdered, as
he had considerable money.
Georges. Albee, president Of the state
normal school, died in Oshkosh Of heart
trouble, aged 81 years.