River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-08-04


The Wisconsin Dental society held
its annual session in Madison and
elected as president c, w. Bennett, Of
Monroe.
The twelfth annual reunion Of the
Twenty-hrst regiment, Wisconsin vol
unteer infantry, was held in kaukauna-
Chairman Robert SETTLING, Of the
peoples party, ha. issued call for
the state convention, which will be
held in Milwaukee August 81.
Dogs that killed 80 sheep at Prospect
were shot.
All sawmills and faei cries are being
run to their capacity and business
never has been so good in lomahaWk.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Lindsay, Of Mil
waukee, will give Wa land academy at
Beaver Dam new rS mrasium.
Judge NJ. NJ Phelps, while riding a
bicycle i'm Jauesyille was struck by
Chicago q ), rthwestern engine and
perhaps fatally injured.
Mrs. Johanna Carlotta Najacht, a
centenarian, having been born in Ger
man in 1897, and for half century
resident of Sheboygan county, is dead
The Sprague house and store, with
contents. were burned at Chetek, the
loss being $1,000,
The extensive bicycle works of the
Charles II. Sieg Manufacturing com
pany in kenosha were shut down for
an indefinite period and several hun
bred men were thrown out of employ
ment.
The 1i-year old son of Andrew Fike
of Woodland. shot himself accidentally
and died in short time.
The government shipyard in Jack
SON has been closed for the summer.
The La Crosse interstate fair TO be
held August 20 TO September 3 prom
Uses to be a successful one.
Frank Howe, a member Of the
Eleventh Illinois cavalry in the civil
war. died in Bcioit, aged 81 years.
Brig. Gen. i. W. Byers, Of Monroe
surgeon general Of the Wisconsin ma,
tfonal guard, was detailed by Gov. SEQ
field to 20 south and inspect the con.
iition of the Wisconsin soldiers in the
/ hospitals.
Upon application of the Central
Trust company, Of New York, Judge
Seaman has appointed Herman Erb re
ceiyer for the Appleton Waterworks
company
Thomas Mullen, farmer at Byron
was struck by a Northwestern passen-
ger train and killed.
Capt Otto Lehfeldt, well known by
all marine men along the chain OF
lakes, died at Milwaukee, aged 6s
years.
Lieut.. If. y. Swift, company /, Third
I Wisconsin regiment, died at the in
/ frmary i'm Charlestou ). C., of typhoid
fever His home was in West Superior
/ H. w. Mickey received a cablcgram
! n Oshkosh from his son VIII, who is al
lutiago with the rough riders, bear
ing the news that he is alive and well
/ While pay ing i'm theiryard at Rhine
/ lander Ray GoodeIl, aged Ten, acct
/ dentalIy shot and Killed Fred RaPricht
. aged six.
DR.. G. n. Hidershide received an ap.
pointmeut as army surgeon and left
/ Arcadia for Jacksonville, Fla, TO join
/ the First regiment, Wisconsin volun
+ teers.
! Edward Adams, aged IS, was killed
/ in Daily q O'Day's camp at Tomahawk
/ by a tree which fell upon him.
/ Daniel McCrea, Of Ashland, who was
reported accidentally drowned at Val,
! ley City. n. D., was murdered by des-
peradoes.
Mrs. a. C. elias. Of Milwaukee, was
robbed Of $1,000 worth of diamonds
which she thinks were taken from her
BY seeker after aims.
At Neillsvine a dog attacked and
nearly killed a two-year-old child OF
william Schiller
w. p. Merrill, aged 50, a Milwaukee
millionaire. and one Of the oldest resi-
dents Of that city, died in Battle Creek,
Mich. while on a visit to his son, D. L..
Merrill.
william Thornton, aged 90 attempts
ed to board q freight train in Madison,
got under the wheels, and both legs
were cut off below the knee.
/ Frank Riley, q years ofage, commit
ted suicide in Milwaukee by cutting his
throat. lie was respondent because
Of lack of employment.
Gottlieb Bruss aged 60, Of Coopers-
town, committed suicide by hanging
himself He was well-to-do farmer
with large family. Dependency over
III health was the cause.
Emil Miller, of Monroe, committed
suicide IN Peoria, H., by drowning. He
was a well-known musician and had
lately been with minstrel troupe.
Mrs. Albert Stadmeller and her
seyen-months old baby we're fatally
injured in a runaway at Oshkosh.
Peter Smith, blacksmith, drowned
while bathing three miles from Green
Bay. He was "a years old and his home
was in Manitowoc,