River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-12
The News Condensed.

A second crop OF STRAWBERRIES mas
been picked at the farm of George
Hoaglin in the town of Omro.
The Kickapoo Valley railroad was
sold in Madison for 100000 on fore
closure of mortgage.
Three girls were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Christoph Strassburg in Appleton.
Survivors of company C, Eighth Wis
cousin. which carried Old Abe, the war
eagle. held reunion in Eau Claire.
Francis William Loudon, who gained
distinction as a nurseryman and hor-
ticulturist, died at his home in James
Vile, aged 81 years.
Rev. p f. Petit, pioneer priest OF
this state died in St. Mary's hospital in
Milwaukee in the seventy-third year of
his age.
Wisconsin university sophomores lis
tened to a warning from President
Adams to desist from hazing and then
went out and ducked a half hundred
freshmen in Lake Mendoza.
George A. Wilcox died at his home in
New Richmond. He was in early days
well-known actor.
Mrs. Maian Martin died at Two
Creeks, aged 104 years.
BENJAMIN f. Crossett, one of James
ville's best known business men and
resident since 1861, died suddenly, aged
50 years.
John Slothower, aged 68, resident
of Stevens Point since 1S4S, was found
dead in bed. He was at one time one
of the wealthiest lumbermen in the
northwest. but lost his fortune in the
SOS and never was able to recover.
At a charivari party in Ellsworth
John Fossom had one side of his head
badly fractured by the explosion of
gun in his own hands, losing one eye
and tearing away part of his jaw.
John Davis, an Indian, was shot and
killed by the daughter of Chief Plus
Neekon while endeavoring to effect an
entrance to Neekon's tepee at an In
dian settlement six miles from Pitts
vile.
James Houston (colored) dropped
dead on the street in Medford. lie was
n well-known character in Taylor coun-
tv, being one of the first settlers.
Mrs. Mary S. Taylor, widow of Chief
Justice David Taylor, of the Wisconsin
supreme court, died at the family home
in Madison of heart disease.
Ira Wilcox, homesteader in Brock
way. committed suicide by shooting.
Wilcox was IS years of age and had
been married two months.
Burr f. Hobart, aged %, was acct
dentally shot and killed by compan-
ion while hunting near Fall River. lie
leaves a wife and little daughter.
Mrs. Frances Prudel and two of her
children were fatally burned IN MIL
waukee by fire caused by an explo-
sion of kerosene oil.
Mrs. Laura S. Smith, aged 80 years
and five months, died in Sparta. She
was remarkable woman, retaining
her full faculties.
Thomas Hatfield, an old settler of
New Richland, died of blood poison
ing. He had just sold his fine farm
and was preparing TO spend the winter
in California.
Gov. Scofield is placed at the head
of the list of speakers on the programme
for the district good roads and pubic
Improvement convention TO be held at
Green Bay on Thursday, October 10.
George w. Smith, capitol employe,
fell from the gallery of the assembly
chamber in Madison and was killed.
The post Office safe in the store of r.
vim Graf, at Ogdensburg. was blown
open and 5000 in postage stamps taken.
John Wright Decker, for eight years
instructor in dairying at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, has been elected to
a professorship in the Ohio university.
A company is being organized to
build and operate larger pea canning
factory in Sturgeon Bay.
The post office in Berlin was robbed
of between ST 900 and 81, 500 in stamps.
The burglars blew open the safe with
dynamite.
Sextus Case, farmer, was found
dead in his yard near Whitewater, hav-
ing been dragged along the road, his
clothing attached TO the step of his
buggy.
Frank Kuehnemann was found guilty
in Sheboygan of assault with intent
TO kin his wife on March 81 last.
William Crawford. one of the pioneer
settlers of Kenosha county, died at his
home near the state line at the age of s.
years. He came to the county in $780,
CYRUS Miner, one of the best-known
business men of southern Wisconsin,
died in GAINESVILLE, aged 70.
Francis William Loudon, a pioneer
nurseryman and horticulturist, died
very suddenly at his home in GAINESVILLE,
aged 81. He had been a resident Of
GAINESVILLE for 81 years, and leaves
widow and six children.