River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-02-17

The works of the West Superior Iron
and Steel company have been sold for
$50 900 TO George W. Murray, of New
York, representing John D..Rockefeller.
A mining shaft collapsed at Bum
combe and two miners, Thomas Hook
ING and George Simons, were killed.
The Wisconsin Butter and Cheese
companys creamery at East Troy was
burned, the loss being $4,000.
Plans for the new normal school at
River Falls, to cost $4,000, to replace
the one recently destroyed by fire, have
been adopted by the state board of nor
NAL regents.
The disease known as "blackfoot' has
appeared among the cattle around Bara-
boo and is proving fatal.
Otto j. Wulter, former champion
wrestler of the northwest, died at his
home in Milwaukee, of pneumonia aged
81 years.
Joseph Foley, convicted of robbery at
Collins, was sentenced to five years at
Waupun by Judge ellison.
George Meyers, a well-known farm
er living near Kenosha, lost his right
arm in a feed cutter.
Mayor Ideson has forbidden boxing
matches in Oshkosh.
Joseph Buckley, war veteran and
the pioneer ieweler of Niroqua, having
been engaged in that business continu-
ously for As years, died at the age of IS
years.
Otto A. Winter, of Random Lake, was
killed by the cars near Wadsworth.
William Baker, Of Madison, an iron
molder, q years of age, diel at the Cen
trail hotel in Stevens Point on the day
he was to have been married.
The Marinette & Menominee Paper
company has decided to rebuild on a
larger scale the sulphite plant de
stroyed by an explosion in Marinette.
What is known as the Howard paper
mill ut Menasha has been sold back to
c. W. Howard of that place for 200.
The next meeting Of the eistcddfod,
the great Welsh musical organization
of the United States, win be held in Mil
waukce January ], 1899.
Alexis Claremount, who carried Uncle
Sans mail ON foot from Green Bay to
Chicago G6 years ago, died in Depere,
aged ~ years.
The big Sawyer & Goodman sawmill
al Marinette was burned by an incen-
diary. Loss, about $4,000.
Rev. John Schuette, formerly pastor
of lions Lutheran church in NIilwau-
kee, is dying at the county insane asy-
lum, where he was taken about a year
ago.
Justice Bardeen, of the supreme
court, filed his oath OF office in Madi-
son.
W. w. Cargill has given the contract
to NJ. Olson, of Eau Claire, to erect
20,000-bushel elevator at Elwa TO take
the place of one destroyed by fire few
days ago.
Emil Traschler was caught in the
gearing Of a saw machine at Ablemaus
and killed.
W. W. Wheeler, aged GO, who died in
BeIoit of pneumonia. was one Of the
most widely known Christian mission
aries of the state.
Ferdinand Trettin, who viii receive
a fortune Of $4,000 marks from Germany
in few days, was sentenced to ten days
for vagrancy III Sheboygan.
The millers in West Superior adopted
resolutions condemuing the practice of
mixing corn -four and corn meal with
wheat -four and selling the product as
a full wheat -four.
J. Earle Morgan, of Morgan & Co,
was granted a divorce at Oshkosh from
Ida Gates Morgan and given the Gus
tody of their children. The complaint
alleged desertion.
The examination at Thorp of Mrs.
Mary Miles, on a charge of placing ties
on the tracks of the Wisconsin Central
railway, resulted in her being bound
over to the next term of court.
Henry Smith was convicted Of break
ing into aud robbing the post Office at
Kelly Brook.
A cat belonging TO Alderman George
Bauman died in Oshkosh at the age Of
% years.
The two-year-old daughter of J. NJ.
Jones, Of Randolph, was terribly burned
about the head and shoulders while
playing with matches.
David Campion, for 81 years resident
of Rock county, died at his home in
Harmony, aged "A. He leaves a widow
and one daughter.
Mrs. Elizabeth Astin, who was d.
vorced from William Astin January 20,
was married in GAINESVILLE 10 Charles j.
Andrews.
Charles Lee. who was convicted at
Nar;towoc NJ rnbbing Capt A. d. Camp
ev.l. ts.3Eer Roanoke. was sen
teEt,4 " four years at Waupun.