River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18

The contract Tor the Irempealeau
county insane asylum at Whitehall has
been awarded to the Hacl<worthy Con-
struction company of Appleton on their
bid of S35,7o0.
b. +. Emery, an aged and wealthy
tizen, was killed in Evansville by a
re fence stretcher breaking and the
i4andIe striking his skull.
The wife of John T.. Triggs, the old
est resident in Downing, dropped dead
in the road near her home, of heart
disease.
The safe in Martin Monson's store in
Blanchardville was blown open by bur-
glars, but the contents, amounting to
$500, were not taken.
At the annual session in Milwaukee
of the Wisconsin grand lodge Knights
of Pythias III. r. Potter, of Fond du Lac,
was elected grand chancellor.
Mrs. ABE" Place died at her home
near Peshtigo, aged nearly 100 years.
dian. Her husband died many years
ago.
William Plankinton, assignee of the
Plankinton bank, which closed its doors
in 1898 in Milwaukee, has resigned.
Creditors of the bank have received div
idends amounting to SIS per cent, and
it is believed % per cent. in addition
will be paid.
The board of supervisors of Mar
quette county has voted bonds to the
amount of $4,000 for new courthouse.
James Madison Pereles has been APP
pointed probate judge of Milwaukee
county by Gov. Scofield, to succeed the
late j. f. Mann.
The Racine school funds for 1899 are
not sufficient to pay the operating ex-
penses. They will fall short $4,000.
The first marriage license in Portage
county under the new law was issued to
II. l.. Young, of Oasis, Waushara coun-
~. who was married TO Miss Clara
Kuhrt. of Almond.
County Clerk Simpson has received
from the state treasurer the $4,000 APP
propriated for the relief of the fire
sufferers of Barron county.
The dedication of the Lindsay GYM
nasium, the gift of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. j..
Lindsay, of Milwaukee, to Wayland
academy in Beaver Dam, was a nota-
BILE event.
When the Marinette county board
meets in July il will consider the ques-
ton of building an insane asylum in
Marinette county
One hundred Wisconsin notaries pub
lie have resigned office so they may
retain their railway passes.
An order has been issued for the es-
adjustment of post office at Price,
Jackson county, with Edward llelgeson
postmaster.
Ground has been broken in Central
park at Kenosha for the Simmons MEM
orial library and the wall foundations
will soon be laid. The marble for the
interior decorations. costing nearly
$4,000. will be imported from Italy.
Mrs. Margaret Bond. of Madison, has
found at Jeffersonvilie. Ind, her three
year-old boy. who was stolen from her
over year ago.
John Kubat, farmer near NeiIlsville,
was killed by bull.
Frank +. Anderson was the lucky man
who got the first marriage license is
sued under the new True marriage law
by County Clerk Hare in Milwaukee.
r. IL Oukrust. merchant at New
ion. was knocked down in his rooms by
two masked men. pounded into insensi-
bility and robbed Of S2s5.
The summer meeting of the Wiscon-
sin Association OF City Superintend.
ents and Supervising Principals with
the faculty OF the University OF Wis.
consin viii be held at Madison May 20
The schedules OF the assets and iiabil.
tiles of the recently failed Bank of Alma
show liabilities of si3I,335. and assets
Of SI7I,375.3o
Elmer Grandmaitre. ten years old,
was dragged TO death by horse on his
father farm in the town Of Flambeau.