River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-03
The News Condensed.

Mrs. Mary Ann Kendall, aged 81, wife
of J. Kendall, died in GAINESVILLE from
the effects of laudanum taken with sui
cidal intent.
Chris Jensen, aged %, committed SUI
tilotte in the town of Pleasant Prai-
RE by shooting himself in the head.
William A. Nobel, assistant superin-
tendent of mails in the post office at
Milwaukee, was arrested. charged
with tampering with the mails.
Companies l, X, and NJ of the
First Wisconsin volunteers were mus
tered out of the United States service
in Milwaukee.
William Heller, who killed John
Fank September 1 last in the town of
Lima, was sentenced in Lancaster to
IA years Imprisonment in the state
penitentiary.
Company Z. First Wisconsin infan-
try, was mustered out of the United
States service in Eau Claire, where the
command was organized.
Authority has been granted the Wis
consin grand commandery, Knights
of Malta, to solicit subscriptions
throughout the United States for a
fund to erect a hospital at West Supe-
rior for INDECENT members CT the or
der.
Louis Schrage, aged 20, a son of Mrs.
Julie Schrage, of Mount Calvary, ac-
cidentally shot himself while hunting.
\ Milwaukee beer company suggests
to the Wisconsin battleship commission
that the bottle Of beverage which Miss
Elizabeth Stephenson is to break over
the bow of the ship be beer and not
champagne.
Congressman Cook, of Neenah, pre-
scented the board of library commits
sioners with 10 volumes of the gov
eminent edition of '"The War of the
Rebellion"
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the register of deeds for
Jewish congregation in Green Bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Lee, who reside
near Baraboo, celebrated their golden
wedding. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee are 76 and
60 years of age respectively.
Ensign Nate c. Twining, of Monroe,
has been advanced to junior lieutenant.
He is serving on the battleship Iowa.
Mrs. August Giesen committed sui
eide in La Crosse by walking into the
Mississippi river.
John Walters. employed on the farm
of Lock Frost, was run over and Killed
by a train near Bancroft.
The three-year-old child of Joseph
Backes was burned to death at Kenosha.
John Kauth, a farmer, aged 80, was
killed by St Paul freight train one
mile south of Knowles.
Col. John j. Upham, retired, of the
Eighth cavalry. U. S. A., died in Mil
waukee, aged 81 years Col Upham
was one of the best known military
men Of Wisconsin.
John +. Shurr, d leading business
man. died suddenly in Racine of heart
failure, aged so years.
F. p. Hixon. who is the principal
stakeholder in the T. b. Scott Lumber
company. whose large sawmill was
destroyed by fire in Merrill. says thai
the plant will not be rebuilt.
Menasha's new public library, the
Gift of Elisha d. Smith, was dedicated
with ceremonies BETTING the occa-
sion.
Mrs. Katie Goodfellow and her
brother, f. Collins, both of Fond du
Lac. were arrested in GAINESVILLE on
the charge Ct kidnapping Collins three
year-old child.
Arthur Crawford, aged II. fell into
a knitting machine in Oshkosh and
died instantly. He was the son OF
Isaac Crawford.
4. II. Marks, druggist, made an as
signment in Rhinelander with liabili-
ties of 81 800
Everett y. Ransom, a retired farm
er, OF GAINESVILLE, claims to have been
swindled out of s11 500 on patent
right territory deal by Dan Frisby, of
Detroit, Mich He claims dummy sales
we're made 10 induce him to invest.
L. W. Reyes, one of the founders of
the village of Germania, died at that
place, aged 50.
The family of ]. Nordin was nearly
suffocated by gas from a coal stove IN
Marinette.
Leonard Phillips, aged IS, a resident
of Chippewa county for % years, was
found dead in bed at his home, two
miles from Chippewa Falls.
Arthur Crawford. a young man
employed in the grass Irvine plant in
Oshkosh, fell into a combing machine
and was killed.
1t transpires that the total indebt-
edness of the city of Milwaukee ex-
ceeds her constitutional debt limit by
nearly 100000.
Fred Neumann committed suicide
on the porch Of his own home in She
boygan by hanging. His age was IS
years, and he is survived by wife.
John Campfeld. held for trial in the
circuit court in Oshkosh on the charge
of killing Alfonso Sandon, was re-
leased on bail.