River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-11-24

/ Ground has been broken on the prop
erty Of the Warwick & Cole company
/ in Oshkosh for the erection of a grain
elevator to have a capacity Of 10000
/ bushels
The Bessemer Steamship company
has placed an order with the American
Steel Barge company in Superior for an
iron ore steamer 400 feet long and 5000
tons capacity. She will be the biggest
fresh water boat afloat.
The new Methodist Episcopal church
in Tolono was dedicated.
Navigation on the Fox river has been
4 closed 10y order Of the government
The president has appointed Richard
/ Guenther, Of Oshkosh, 10 be consul gen
eral of the United States at Frankfort,
/ Germany.
Rev. e. w. Pepper, who was Metho-
/ dist preacher in Stevens Point, has ac-
cepted a call from the Baptist church in
Richland Center.
Green Lake county voted by over Geo
majority to leave the county seat at
hartford Berlin, which is in the ex-
! creme nc rthwest corner Of the county,
made a big fight for the county seat re-
moval 10 that city
1 Hog cholera has made its appearance
/ in Marinette county in the vicinity Of
1 Foryillys Corners and in parts of Cole
I man.
Gov Scofeld has appointed George :.
4 Wilot. of Madison, member of the
4 state board of arbitration and concilia-
ton in the place of Richard Jardeau, re
| signed.
The board of election canvassers at
/ its session in Fond du Lac declared BY
ron Keats (rep) elected county super
intendent of schools by a plurality Of
two votes over George V. Kelly. tho
democratic candidate.
At the annual meeting in GAINESVILLE
of the Rock county board of super
visors Peter Aller was reelected So
perintendent of the poor for three
years.
Mrs. S. f. Heath. aged 65 wife Of
travelling man, dropped dead in Ra-
| cine on returning from a visit TO
neighbor
Much surprise was manifested on the
part or the college students in Bclolt
when President Eaton announced that
four or five freshmen and dozen OF
so sophomores had been fined five dol
lars each for participating in cane
rush
Philip Kari Meyer, of Appleton. died
while hunting neal Pembine.
Robert Renman pleaded guilty in Eau
Claire to passing forged check for $50
on Andrew Hollen, a merchant
Andrew Erickson. living near Wan
paca. lost all Of his farm buildings, 70
head Of cattle. some pigs, filed silo,
hay and grain by fire.
While feeding corn husl,er at Niro-
Qua Joseph Buchanan's left hand WAS
SC badly lacerated that amputation WAS
necessary
William Winters, of Johusou's Creek.
died from injuries received in a runa-
way accident.
Mrs. Maria Bardeeu mother Of JUS
tiee c. V Bardeen, Of the supreme court.
died at the home Of her son in Madison,
aged % years.
Henry Shaffer sent to Waupun from
GAINESVILLE December u last for three
years and six months for horse steal
ing died a the prison Of congestion Of
the lungs He was 60 years old
Mrs. Charles B. Miller. wife Of an at
torney in La Crosse died suddenly from
straugTIatiou caused by humorous
growth in her throat. She leaves five
children under ten years Of age.
The residence and an the barns, pro
duce tools, carriages and wagons be-
4 longing o Michael Cauley, Of Linwood,
/ we're destroyed by fire.
Edward Daley was sentenced TO five
gears ID the state prison at WaupuB fer
shooting at James Kennedy in a saloon
IN Milwaukee.
J. p Galloway shot an eagle a White
rater that measured seven feet from tip
to tip
John penuock. Of Sacramento. Cal,
is visiting his brother, Daniel Pennock.
in Beloit this being the first meeting of
the brothers in 50 years
Owing 10 lack of funds services win
no longer be held in the Congregational
church at Seymour.
Fire and water damaged to the extent
Of about $1,000 the general merchandise
stock in the store Of Oswald Kehlet in
Montello
At AbIemans the six-year-old son OF
Frank Franks while leading a COW.
tied one end Of he rope around bis
body The animal i2H AID dCaegfsl the
ir,v until life was extinct