River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-04-21
The News Condensed.

NJ. ID. Pratt, aged 60, pioneer resi-
dent of Rock county, ex-member of the
legislature and Il well-known republic
an, fell dead in GAINESVILLE while at work
in his garden.
Gov. Scofeld has received $9,426 from
the United States as payment for the
support of veterans who live in the
State Veterans home at Waupaca.
Five dollars is the amount expended
by Justice Bardeen, of the supreme
court, for election expenses.
Albert Graf, demented over family
troubles, cut his throat in Oshkosh.
Fred Morrow, the Star Prairie grain
thief, pleaded guilty to the charge and
was sentenced to year in Jail.
Joseph McLeary, aged 76, a we'll
known farmer of Hebron and one of the
first settlers of the county, dropped
dead. He leaves a wife and several
children.
Thomas Collins, who was crushed in
the avalanche on Chilkat trail, was q
son of the late Maj. Collins, of Stevens
Point.
Hans Johnson's 14-year-old daugh-
ter was fatally burned at Marinette.
President james f. Heg, of the state
board of control, accepted the position
of superintendent of the state reforma.
tory to be erected near Green Bay.
Charles b. johnson died suddenly in
Oconomowoc, aged rs. Four months
ago his wife died suddenly.
Deputy game wardens confiscated
and destroyed several nets which they
found in the Peshtigo river near Pesh'
tigo harbor.
Peter johnson, a former coachman,
was in Jail in Racine on the charge of
adultery. He is said to have eloped
with the wife of another man.
Napoleon Potter, young lad living
near Stanley, was drowned while play
ing on logs in the Yellow river.
Christopher c. Hayburn, an old citi-
zen and veteran of the late war, died in
Racine, aged CD years.
Elmer Mead, an escaped prisoner
from the Oshkosh Jail, was arrested in
Waupaca at the home of his parents.
b. c. Douglass and wife celebrated
their golden wedding at the home of
their son, III. w. Douglass, in Wonewoc.
Samuel d. Lunscombe, formerly
lumber king of Wisconsin and Michi-
gan, and well known throughout both
states, died in Milwaukee of general de-
bilty, aged IS years.
Josephine Johnson, 10 years old, was
PLAYING at the kitchen stove with burn.
ing paper in Marinette when her clothes
caught fire and She was burned to
death.
John Forsman, aged IS, shiftless
character, committed suicide at Rhine
lander by jumping from the Pelican
river bridge into the water.
Elisha Morrow died in Green Bay.
He served in the territorial legislature.
Nathan Olmstead, one of the oldest
citizens of Belmont, died at the age of
81 years. He had lived in the town
over 60 years and was justice of t:s,
peace for more than so years. His
aged wife died two weeks ago.
Alfonso Elkey, aged 81, shot and
killed his IS-year-oid wife in Seymour
and then shot himself, but not fatally.
Three children of Thomas Trinneers,
living near Bruce, died from eating wild
parsnips.
Joseph Runge, convicted of an as
sault on Mrs. \. ID. Forester, was SEN
fenced in Kenosha to 10 years in the
penitentiary at Waupun.
John Whalen, farmer of the town
of Fitchburg, lost his house and its con-
tents by fire, the loss being $4,000.
Mrs. Patrick Monogan, of Kenosha.
mas gone to Urine. Ireland, to meet her
husband, who is visiting there. 1t is
thought the couple may decide TO live
permanently in the Green Isle.
Alice, the five-year-oId daughter of
Joseph David, was burned to death in
Amigo, her clothes catching fire from
sparks from u brush pile.
Rev. George kacmpfiein, pastor of st.
Johns German Lutheran church in
GAINESVILLE. died Of typhoid pneumonia,
aged 46.
4 man named Roehrich. living three
miles west of Prairie du Sac, commit
ted suicide by hanging
Burglars entered the clothing store of
Fred Reitz and the hardware store OF
Dennis Touregney at Neillsville ard got
away with SIS worth of goods from each
place.
Department Commander +. b. Gray,
If the G. a. Il. of Wisconsin. organized
a new grand army post at Cedar Grove
which starts out with about IS charter
members.
Peter Nelson and Henry Behnke,
young men, left Weyauwega for Alaska.
TO be located there.