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

Charles H. Graves post No. 139, G. A.
r., has been organized, the second one
in Berlin.
The travelling library system in Wis
consin is growing in popularity with
each succeeding month.
The Cedar Lake house at Lake Villa
was destroyed by fire. Loss, $l1 900.
The Green Bay Carriage company
has assigned for $4,000; assets, s21 900.
The worllmen's cooperative store at
Oshkosh, conducting a large grocery
and meat market, was closed on an in
functional order issued by the circuit
court on petition of j. f. Kennedy q
Son.
Charles Lyons, aged 81, one of the
most widely known travelling statesmen
throughout Wisconsin and Michigan,
dropped dead at his home in Green Bay
of apopleXy.
August Ringling, father CT the Ring
ling brothers, of circus fame, died in
Baraboo, aged II years. His death oc-
CURED on the fortysiXth anniversary
of his wedding.
Hans X. Johanesfen, tramp, aged
so, said to be from Bergen, Norway,
was killed by train near jefferson.
John Russell, an old resident of
Adams county, was found dead. He
had been postmaster at Big Spring for
many years.
Emil Ruedebusch, of Mayville, was
found guilty of using the United
States mail for distributing obscene lit
erature and sentenced to fine of 81 200
and to spend one day in Jail
II. X. LOOMS, of Sheboygan Falls,
will erect a large cheese factory near
Amigo. 1t will be the only one in Lang
lade county.
The sawmill of Isaac Rumroe was
burned at Pound with about 10000
shingles belonging to jacobson &
Brooks.
The body of Mrs. George Jordan was
found in a cistern at the Jordan farm in
the town of Somers.
Mrs. Elizabeth Coon, aged so, widow
of Job Coon, an old soldier, was adj
Judged insane at Rhinelander and com
mitted to the northern hospital.
William Payne, the colored man who
killed John Beaman last October by
cutting his throat, has been sentenced
in Fond du Lac to 25 years at Waupun.
The Finegan block and the Gates
house were burned in Kau<auna Loss,
$4,000.
Mrs. Louisa Utter, aged II, died in
Delavan just "a hours after the death
of her husband. They had been mar
ried nearly 80 years.
The wedding of Raymond r. Frazier,
executive clerk TO Gov. Scofeld, and
Miss Augusta Wood occurred at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. L. d.
Wood, in Madison.
The farmhouse of Philip Harmon,
Ir.. and its contents were burned near
Galcsville Mrs. Harmon walked bare
footed through the snow to the neigh
bors. carrying her child. Mr. Harmon
was away.
Mr.. and Mrs Marvin Blake celcbra-
ted their fifty-uinth wedding anniyer-
sary in Baraboo
Preliminary steps have been taken
for the establishing of the John II.
Palmitier old ladies' home in Racine.
w. c. SiIyerthorn received his com
mission at Wausau from Gov. Seofield
as Judge of the Sixteenth circuit and
Immediately qualified.
The BeIoit Anti-Horse Thief associ-
alton has elected Il. NJ. Turner presi
dent and Il. II. Brown captain of the
police force The association is nearly
so years old.
Mrs. Warren Barnes, widow of Rev.
Warren Barnes, died at the home of her
son in Wautoma.
Ex-Mayor Charles j. Smith, of Viro-
qua, formally announces his candi-
dacy for the republican nomination for
congress in the Third district.
For the second time within a week
Z. II. Pake has been convicted of selling
liquor at viroqua without license lie
was fined $50.
The closing of the twelfth series of
the Wisconsin state farmers institutes
will be held in GAINESVILLE this year.
Leonard Knudsen, ex-postmaster of
PuIeifer, was found guilty of embez-
cling 1857 of the government funds and
sentenced TO one year in prison and
ordered to refund the money.
Word is received of the sudden death
of Adam Comstock, of Arcadia, at Get
tcnburg, Germany, where he was pur-
suing higher studies in civil engineer
ing.
The La Crosse Carriage company filed
articles of incorporation in Madison.
The capital stock is fixed at $4,000.