River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-09-14
The News Condensed.

The fire which threatened to destroy
the entire business section of Horton
Vile was checked after three buildings
were burned. The loss will not reach
beyond $4,000.
BY a decision of the state supreme
court Emma Blessing Ludington, widow
of Harrison Ludington, Jr., is given a
one-sixth interest in the estate of Har-
rison Ludington, former governor of
Wisconsin, which is valued at ST.
SOC, 900.
The shops of the Wisconsin Central
railroad at Stevens Point and Wau-
kesha are to be moved to Fond du Lac.
The sixth annual fair of the Oneida
Agricultural society will be held Sep
TENDER 25, 20 and % on the Oneida fair
grounds.
The premium list of the forty-frst
annual fair of the Washington County
Agricultural society has been issued.
The fair will be held in West Bend Sep
TENDER 10, 20 and 81.
The total valuation of all the property
in Fond du Lac figures $3,s7s, 7S1.75, an
increase of $104 ,543.75 over 1898.
The city clerk of Oshkosh finds that
the property valuation is $9,3O2,5S4, an
increase over 1898 of 1851.
Peter Mcmillan, who owns farm
about ten miles north of Two Rivers,
has discovered that the black sand
which is constantly washed up by waves
of Lake Michigan at his place is valu-
able. 1t is used by match manufac-
turers to line outside strips on match
boxes for igniting the matches.
DR.. May Reid, of Racine, has fallen
heir to 100000 by the death of her
aunt in Muncy, Pa.
James Kneeland died in Milwaukee,
aged s4 years. He was one of the
wealthiest men in the city. He was
member Of the territorial legislature.
Harry G. Boardman, deputy county
treasurer and son-in-law of County
Treasurer Gronquist, was arrested in
Kenosha on a charge of embezzling
So, 500 of the county funds.
Frank Robinson, an engineer of the
Milwaukee road for 35 years, died in
Mazomanie, aged 60.
The E. p. Allis company in Milwau-
kee has granted uniform increase to
employees working by the hour of five
per cent.
Michael Vincent, sheriff of Wood
county, accidentally shot his brother
Joseph in the right cheek while hunting
prairie chickens and deep wound will
leave him disfigured for life.
George W. Shepard, Milwaukee bro
ker, was arrested on the charge of en-
bezzling $4,000 from the Durand es-
tate, of which he is administrator.
Fire in the warehouse of the Winnie
bago Paper company at Neenah caused
a loss of $4,000.
An incendiary fire at Whitehall
burned Larson. Melby & Co.'S, Stein d
Cleasby's and F. Smiths general stores.
Loss. SOS. 900.
John I. Beggs. general manager of
the Milwaukee Electric Railway and
Light company. says that his company
IS contemplating in time to extend the
line as far north as West Superior.
As Mrs A. Wright was passing
through field near Sandusky she was
attacked by a vicious ram and killed.
To make additional piling room for
its lumber. be SawyerGoodman com
pany has decided to tear down a row of
20 fine cottages in Marinette.
George Eckert, charged with the MUIR
der of his wife in Waukesha, was given
a preliminary examination and held for
trial.
While Mrs. George Damn. of Laneas-
Ter, was filing a lighted gasoline stove
an explosion occurred. burning her in
the face and upper part of the body SO
severely that she may die. Mr. Damn,
who was in his mill adjoining. saw the
flames. jumped through one of the mill
windows. breaking his arm and severely
cutting himself. but rescued his wife
from the burning house.
A wrestling match at GAINESVILLE for
he championship of the northwest be-
.ween Reinhold Sehott. of Waterfowl,
and William Allen. Of Duluth. MINI.
Sas won by Schott. who won two falls
tut of three.