River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-03-10

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ninety-eighth anniversary of her birth
at the home of her son in Oshkosh.
The affairs of the Oshkosh Fire Insur-
ance company have finally been wound
up after being in court ten years.
The first stone of Menasha's new IL
brary building has been laid.
Sheriff Brown, of Marinette, has sold
100000 feet of logs belonging to John
Holmes, of Wagner, which were at
tached by nine of his men for labor
claims.
The Chicago & Northwestern railway
coal sheds at Amigo were destroyed by
fire, the loss being $500.
Rhodec Kheeluk, of Oneida, has been
appointed assistant matron ut the
Green Bay Indian school at salary OF
$500.
A badger weighing over 21 pounds
was caught in the town Of Greenville
by Henry Relin. This is the first badger
seen in GreenvlIe for over ten years.
Peter Jacobson, crossing tender on
the Omaha & Milwaukee road, was
burned to death in barn mile west
of Ashland. The circumstances indi-
cate murder.
BENJAMIN Coldwell. an old resident of
Shawano. was found dead beside his
team in the town Of Seneca, where he
had gone after q load of lumber. The
probable cause was heart failure.
Two men entered the residence of
Frank Brett in Kenosha during the alb
sence of Mr. Brett, and after choking
Mrs. Brett into insensihility secured
1925 in money and escaped.
c. w. Howard, of Neenah, has award
ed the contract for the immediate con
struction Of a six-ton tissue paper mill
to be run in connection with Mr.. How
ards paper mill.
T. S IIayhuTst. proprietor of the Wa
terloo roller mills, died at the age of
"a years He stood high in masonic cir
Giles. having taken the thirty-second
degree.
Under-Shcrifr Olaf T1lnd, of Ashland,
drove 30 miles to catch Il man who was
suspected of killing Peter Jacobson.
When caught the man easily proved his
innocence.
William, the fve-year-old son Of Al
bert Buss, of Green Grove, was killed
by tree which in falling struck him on
the head.
Dir. c. +. Wentworth and Paul Merit,
of NIenasha. were acquitted of the
charge Of manslaughter in the munich
pal court in Oshkosh.
w T. Slocum, agent for the Alumni
ium Manufacturing company of Two
Rivers, was burned in hotel fire at
Cleveland, O.
4 gallon can Of sweet cream reached
Appleton after a round trip to Liver
pool, England, and i was as fresh as
when shipped month ago.
Harry Walter was sentenced TO Wan
pun for three years by Judge Goodland
in Appleton. lie was found guilty of
robbery.
INNS eoransap whose Iegs were cut
off Inv - train at A,nberp died in the
bospital at Marinette.
Tho iurv nj la Crosse in the John
1ienIoi<en cose for altered fraudulent
banking. failed to agree after being out
u hours.
Dr. w. II. Wilson. for IL wears n phv-
.ician in Lake Geneva. died of hem
orrbnge Of the brain.
Dr Charles r. BARNES head profes-
sor OF botany at the University of Wis
consin. has accepted a call from the
University of Chicago to fill the newly
created chair Of plant physiology after
October l.
The Reloit common council has
passed and the mayor signed the ordi-
nance creating Il new Fifth ward 1t
includes that portion OF the west side
of the river lying west OF c street.