River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-07-14

The News condensed
The new HoI,. Cross Catholic church
in La Crosse, in course of construc-
ton. was struck by tornado that to-
tally destroyed it.
Private Fred Word. of company ID,
whose home was at Waupaca, died of
typhoid fever at the hospital in Chick
amauga, Ga.
The no-license policy in Elroy has
expired and five applicants have been
granted licenses. The license is placed
at $500.
At a meeting of the Bay View rep
resentatives of the Amalgamated As
ISOLATION of Iron and Steel Workers
the new scale was signed and the roll
ing mills will be operated this year
without the usual interruption.
The League Cycle company. manu-
facturers of bicycles in Milwaukee,
failed for $4,000.
w. \. Ellis, chairman of the board of
supervisors of Marinette county, ten
dered his resignation, having served
in that capacity for 20 years.
Letters received from members of
the -AIdSNdI iiCbli ipll NiliNll III La
caster last October announce the safe
arrival of all the members of the
party at Dawson.
The Washburn county board passed
a resolution TO quitclaim 10000 acres
of county lands to James J.. Gates, of
Milwaukee, for ten cents an acre.
Fred Rodman, Of Westfield, shot his
e., I . IN, aI
to shoot his brother. lie was arrested
and locked up in Montello Jail.
William Ellis, Jr., succeeds his ia
Their as chairman of the board of super.
visors of the town of Peshtigo.
Col. j. a. Watrous, recently appoint
ed payInaster in the United States
army, left Milwaukee for Washington
to report for duty.
The South Shore planning mill was de-
stroyed by fire at Washburn with four
cars loaded with lumber, the loss being
5000.
H. w Danforth, acting assistant sur
geon, reported among the wounded
at the battle of Santiago, is a Milwau
kee man.
August Erlitz, a farmer living near
KilbournyIle, was run away with and
! thrown in front of a hay cutter and
/ his left leg was so badly torn that it
/ had TO be amputated near the knee.
Gustave Brennecke a farmer liv-
/ ing in the town of Watertown, was
/ struck by train on the St. Paul rail
way bridge east of Watertown and
! killed.
NJ Cain was instantly killed by light
ming near RiPon.
A telegram from Aspen, Col. an
nounccs the death of William II. Ii
mond. former old resident Of Racine,
in his sixty-ffth year
While Mr.. and Mrs A. Auspitz were
in attendance at the Milwaukee carni-
val burglars entered their home in
Racine and stole SO.
The 17-year locusts which made their
appearance about Il month ago near
1 Baraboo are increasing and in many
4 places are destroying orchards and
/ other fruit trees.
The tannery of the 4. Tlatz & Sons
Leather company was destroyed by
/ fire in Racine, the loss being $1I5,OOO.
/ John r. Jones. of Racine, received
notice from Collector Fink, of Milwau-
/ kee. that he had been appointed tenn
porary collector of internal revenue
of Racine county.
Lightning struck the barn on Elmer
/ Langworthy's farm in the town of Full
/ ton and six valuable horses were
/ burned.
/ John Nichols, a pioneer attorney.
I died in JanesviIle, aged SIS. He settled
! in GAINESVILLE in 1877.
4 During a thunderstorm the house
of Wenzel Popelka, a farmer of the
town of Waukechon, was struck by
/ lightning ard Mrs. Popelka was killed.
Judge Wynan sentenced John Dear
man at Merrill to seven years in states
prison for criminal assault
Rev. Pete. A. Nogues aged 76, chap
lain of Marquette college in Milwau-
kee. was found dead, sitting in a chair
/ in his study--ooU.
While starting fire the clothing
of Mrs. Frank Fuller, of Manitowoc,
accidentaIIycaugh fire and before as
sistance coud reach her she was fatal
I ly burned.
The shinse mill of Henry Werner,
nine miles from Bloomer, was burned
with $4,000 Aingles. There was no in
suranee.