River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-04-13

| An order has been issued establishing
county, with Moses Shaw as postmas
! ter.
Street ears are now running between
West Superior and Duluth, MINI.
! The logging season is practically al
an end The amount banked this win
! ter on the Menominee is over zoo, 000, 00(
/ feet
Willard J. Merrill, Appleton, is the
| first soldier of the Fox River valley who
has met death fighting Aguinaldo's
troops in the Philippines.
! The Manitowoc Seating company has
sold its plant to the American Schoo
Furniture company for consideration
of 100000.
! Wisconsin defeated Iowa in the inter
I collegiate debate in Milwaukee.
The fiscal year of the post Office in Ia
Crosse closed with total receipts of sos.
900, which will increase Postmaster
Pettingill's salary to 5000, a raise OF
$780,
The ouinisec Falls Paper company
! has started work on a $500, 900 mill al
! Niagara in Marinette county.
Ex-Congressman Isaac Stephenson
of Marinette, purchased the handsome
steam yacht Bonita, owned by the Tor
renee estate of Racine. He paid $4,000
cash for il.
ii. ID. Page, for Is years master me-
chanic of the Chicago q Northwestern
railroad shops in Baraboo, has retired
Contracts have been awarded by the
board of public works for two school
houses in Racine to cost between $780,
900 and $4,000, one in the Fourth and
the other in the Sixth ward.
Fire partially burned c. T. Andrae' S
block in Stevens Point, the loss being
SIS 1000.
A. S. Flett, of Edgerton, and travel
ing man named Paulzman from Mil
waullee were injured in wreck on the
Chicago & Lake Superior road near
London.
Addie j. Behnke, wife of Albert +.
Behnke, United States government in
spector of meats in Milwaukee. sues for
a divorce, alleging cruelty and neglect
ever since they were married at New
Ulm, Mimi, December 20. 1897.
Daniel Reardon, while drunk, entered
the saloon of his brother. Michael. in
Racine, and attempted to kill him, but
failed.
Richard p. Howell, one of the best
known Welshmen in southern Wiscon-
sin, died in Racine, aged 6s years.
Two school buildings erected at a cost
of about 81 900 each have been accepted
by the school board in Green Bay.
Two marriages have just been made
public, Ralph Gregory, Of Elroy, with
Miss Sylvia Datin, of Wilton. which
took place two weeks ago. and Miss
May Gregory TO James Malue. which
took place four months ago.
Mai. ID. c. Fulton. of Hudson. died
suddenly of heart trouble at the Poly
technic hospital in Chicago. aged 81
years lie was prominent in politics
and very wealthy.
Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin X. Hit Gel
ebrated their golden wedding at James
vile.
John Kunz. a prominent farmer near
Manitowoc. has been declared insane.
Rev. j. j. Irving, for the past four
years pastor Of the Appleton Baptist
church. died at Scotsdale. A. T., where
he had been camping, endeayoring TO
regain his health.
William G. Wafer. aged %, son OF
David Wafer. harnessmalSer. commit
ted suicide in Weyauwega by shooting
himself No cause can be assigned.
Forty thousand brook trout from the
state hatchery have been deposited in
the streams adjacent TO Palmyra.
DIR. A. w. Cary, OF Wild Rose. a we'll
known physician. died after short i'll.
ness. He was a mason and was So years
cd.