River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-19
The News Condensed.

Six farmhouseS in the vicinity OF
Oconto Falls were burned and large
amount of hay and miles of fences con-
sumed by forest fires.
More than 350,O00,O00 feet of lumber
will be cut in Marinette and Menominee
this year, according to the estimate of
an authority.
The synod of Wisconsin, in session in
Ashland, by decisive vote rejected the
proposition to combine the Wisconsin
colleges with Lake Forest university.
The four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
c. b. Fry, living three miles southwest
Of Wautoma, fell into box of slaked
lime and lost his eyesight.
Several lumpy- jawed cows in Fond du
Lac and vicinity were appraised and
afterwards slaughtered by the state au-
thorities.
Rev. Henry Grundy, for nearly two
years pastor of the Second Baptist
church in Oshkosh. has accepted a call
to the pastorate of the Baptist church
of La Sale, III.
An adjourned session of the circuit
court was held in Black River Falls and
among the business transacted was the
granting of eight divorces.
The Green Bay Historical society was
organized with so charter members and
e. II. Ellis was elected president.
An order has been issued establishing
post office at Latte, Iowa county,
with Elmer Hogan postmaster.
News has been received in Racine
that Frank Evan Olson, who enlisted
in the navy some time ago, died of yell
low fever in Havana.
The semicentennial of the settlement
of Coon Valley was celebrated at that
place, where 5000 persons gathered.
Joseph Hendley, aged 81 years, for 40
years president and manager of the
Beloit Gas Light company, died in
Beloit.
Stoughton is to have a new bank, to
be known Us the First national of
Stoughton, with capital of 900.
The collapsing of portion of a brick
wall in a new carriage factory in Fond
du Lac resulted in probably fatal 81
iuries to Contractor Joseph Hutter,
who was building the structure. Two
other men were badly hurt.
The state board of equalization has
decided that Milwaukee must pay near
ly 90 per cent. of the entire state tax,
about two per cent. more than last year.
The potato crop of Marinette county
this year is not over one-half the size
of that of last year.
Sheboygan of the charge of assault
with intent to kill his wife, has been
sentenced 10 ten years in state prison.
Edward Garfield, aged n years, and
one of the earliest settlers of Monroe
county, died suddenly in Sparta.
The beekeepers of Fond du Lac coun
ty held meeting in Fond du Lac and
effected a county organization, to be
known as the Fond du Lac Beekeepers'
association. \. X. Dye was elected
president.
Capt. McGrath, of Eau Claire who
was wounded in the Philippines, is
coming home.
Clara Harkins, the Necedah girl who
caused a sensation in Jacksonville, Fla,
by attempting suicide, was examined
by the medical board, found TO be in
sane and will be sent TO the Chatta-
hoochee insane asylum.
Waulxesha has been chosen for the
meeting of the next Presbyterian synod
of Wisconsin, and the time the second
Tuesday in October, 1900.
The contract for the construction of
school and assembly hall building and
large addition to the girls dormitory
at the government schools on the Onei-
da reservation in Brown county has
been awarded.
During the recent frosts in Manito-
woe county thousands of bushels of to-
matoes were destroyed. entailing loss
to the canning factories of thousands
of dollars.
Fishing this season in Lake Superior
in the vicinity of bayfield, has been
better than at any time in the past ten
years.
George Harvey was sentenced in JET
ferson to one years time at hard labor
in the county Jail for stealing dia-
mond
William Hull, one of the pioneer set
tiers of the city of Kenosha. died at
the age of 90 years.
The deed transferring for $4,000 the
Sterling bicycle factory of Kenosha to
the newly formed American Bicycle
company has been filed with the reg
istrar of deeds.
Milford Z. Mosher, aged so. retired
died in La Crosse of APP
pendieitis He refused to permit the
doctors to operate upon him and had no
chance otherwise for recovery.
4 Northern Pacific railway car con-
tanning specimens Of mineral. cereal
and fruit products of the west was con-
sumed by fire at Neillsyille. Some of
the rare specimens of animals il will
De impossible 10 replace