River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-04-06

Wolves are so dangerous in portions
of Sank county that they follow peo-
pie on the highway in daylight,
The 4. d. Meiselbach company of
North Milwaukee, manufacturers of BIZ
cycles, has joined the bicycle trust.
An order has been issued establishing
post office at Nandriessen, Adams
county, with George d. Cain post
master.
The common council of kenosha by
unanimous vote passed an ordinance
prohibiting saloons within 300 feet of
any church or school and Mayor Petit
vetoed the ordinance.
Circuit Judge O'Neill denied motion
in Eau Claire for the release from Jail
of Alexander Meggitt, an aged lawyer
and register of the United States land
office, committed for contempt last Sep
TENDER.
An order has been issued establish
ing a post office at Lyman, Walworth
county, with Frank Z. Snyder as post
master.
Albert J.. Anton. of Pray. has insti-
tuted divorce proceedings against his
child-wife, Lucia Burke-Anton. She
was not Is years of age when she mar
ried without the knowledge or consent
of her parents
All the property of the Racine Hard
ware company has been conveyed to the
American School Furniture company,
the consideration being $4,000
William Nells son, 13 years old, was
PLAYING with a revolver at Waldo when
the weapon went off and his sister, ten
years old. was killed instantly.
Arthur Geisert. oldest son of Louis
Geisert died in Washburn from the eff
fects of burns.
Frank Kuehnemann made an attempt
to Kill his wife 10y shooting her in She
boygan. The woman will live.
John T. Kingston, a prominent Ium
herman and one of the founders OF Ne
cedah, died at his home there, aged so
years.
Postmaster J. \. Lawton died at
Westfield. aged 90 years, from a relapse
of the grippe,
Capt J. S. Wall. who headed party
of ten from Hurley for the klondike
country a year ago, has returned with
four others. They are no richer but
far wiser.
The Sheboygan Falls dairy board Of
trade has been organized and viii be
conducted as a call board.
Matthias Thinner, proprietor of the
Pebbly Beach summer resort on Cedar
lake, died at the age Of 20 years.
Mrs Lucy p. Strong took her life with
poison at Lancaster She was the widow
of the late DR.. Strong, who died under
circumstances similar to those OF his
wife's death
Mrs. Albertine Kenkel, the pioneer
leading woman in German Legitimate
drama in Chicago St. Louis, Cincinnati, /
New York and Milwaukee, died at the
residence of her daughter, Mrs NJ. b. /
Scuttler, in Oconomowoc.
L. T. johnson, principal Of the high
school in Horizon, died of heart failure, /
aged IS years
Prof K. w. Wood of Madison, has
succeeded in making photographs of
waves of sound in air.
Frederick Schumacher was sentenced
in Green Bay to one year in the peuitcn-
tiary by Judge Hastings for grand
larceny.
a Milwaukee company has contracted
to produce in six months all the neces-
sary machinery to establish water
works in Honolulu
Private William r Howell. Of Black +.
River Falls, returning from Manila on
sick leave, died and was buried al sea. /
Frederick s Newell sent check for /
So 900 to the management Of the Young .
Mems Christian association as contri- I
button to the fund for the erection of a /
new building in Kenosha.
Andrew Matson, while attempting TO /
Jump from moving train in Ashland /
struck his head against post and was .
killed instantly.
Mrs. Adolph KoehIer eloped with her
orother-in-law, William, who came TO
Milwaukee from Germany and made
aer acquaintance only four weeks ago. /
c. Plumb, one of the leading nur- /
serymen of the west, died in Milton. aged /
u years.
Mrs. Frederick Hartman committed /
suicide in Appleton by shooting. No I
cause is known other than iii health. /
She was "a years of age and leaves two !
young sons.
The plans for improving the Jail in I
Kenosha have been approved by the I
state board of control and work viii I
begin at once.