River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-02-02


Edward Carmody pleaded guilty in
GAINESVILLE to receiving stolen goods at
Beloit and was sentenced to 21a years at
Waupun.
The Berlin Agricultural and Indus
trial association reelected its old Off
GERS, C. S. Morris being president.
The annual meeting of the Wisconsin
State Beekeepers' association will be
held in Madison February 9-1o.
The annual meeting of the Wisconsin
Cheesemakers' association will be held
in Madison February l, and 3.
The soldiers monument to be erected
in Kenosha by Z. G. Simmons will be
dedicated July 4.
A strip of land 100 feet wide, adjacent
to the north harbor pier, needed for the
contemplated widening and deepening
OF the harbor has been purchased by
Kenosha and decided to the United
States.
E. j. Hastings, the crack pitcher of
last years University of Wisconsin ball
team, signed contract to play with
the Milwaukee Western league team
next season.
Fire in Wittenberg destroyed Ag-
gems flour mill and 1900 bushels of
grain, ten tons of feed and 125 barrels
of -four. The loss is $4,000, with an in
surance of $500.
Fire destroyed Halls hotel in Bran
don. 1t was landmark.
William Emery, of Fitchburg, a youth
of 10, was killed while chopping timber.
Anthrax has appeared among sew
eral herds of cattle in the vicinity of
Eagle
The village of Hancock is TO have a
bank, and L. S. Walker, Of Plainfeld,
will be the proprietor.
Wolves are being killed in large mum
bers in the vicinity of Cumberland and
concerted effort is being made by
farmers to rid the county Of them.
Arrangements are nearly completed
for the annual convention Of the State
Dairymen's association TO be held in
Green Bay February Is, 16 and II.
Marcus Wheeler, father of Ella
Wheeler Wilcox, the poetess, died at
his home in Westport, aged 80 years.
He leaves four children and his wife.
Dr. and Mrs. William Decker observed
the fiftieth anniversary of their we'd
ding in Oshkosh.
Horace Gardner died in Plymouth at
the age of 90 years. Mrs. Gardner died
in August last and at the time of her
death they had been married 67 years.
Charles Krumm, aged so, an old set
tier in Manitowoc, was accidentally
killed by fall from his wagon
Bertha Hartmann has brought suit
in Milwaukee against her brother-in-
law, Herman Aepler, for $4,000 for
breach of promise.
j. B. Feazette, veteran trapper and
hunter, who had resided for 80 or 40
years on the Rat river in the northern
part of Marinette county, died at his
home in the heart of the wilderness.
Mrs. Mary l.. Dean, aged y, widow Of
Seth Dean, formerly a well-known man
of heart failure while at the dinner
table in Milwaukee.
Ole Eagan, 40 years old, was killed in
a runaway accident in Galesville. He
resided at Union Mills, and leaves
wife and several children.
Rev Valentine Wiercinski, pastor Of
ST. Johns Polish Catholic church in
Menasha, died of pneumonia, aged IS
5ears.
In Sturgeon Bay four business houses
on the west side were burned, the loss
being S23,500.
The remains of DIR. Harry w. Dan
forth, who found a soldiers grave in
Cuba, were buried IL Milwaukee.
H. b. Catalan died in La Crosse, aged
so. He was commonly known as Boss
Callahan, having been a bridge builder
and general contractor ever since COM
ing to La Crosse in 1851.
The boiler in the Willy Bros -four
mill at Appleton. exploded, killing the
engineer, W. Fl. Kramer. and injuring
four others. The property loss is $685.
600.
Mrs. Johanna S. Bebiel died in Mil
waukee as result of taking poison
with suicidal intent.
Judge James Edmund Willard died
at hartford, aged 10. He had been
resident of Green county for the past
so years, serving six years as register
of deeds and 20 years as probate judge.
Prof. Alden Gage Favell, well known
in musical circles throughout the state,
died in Milwaukee after long illness,
aged 81 years.
Ex-United States Marshal George w.
Pratt died at Oshkosh. aged 81 years.
Daniel Knox, an old settler. was
found dead in his bed in La Crosse, His
wife died a year ago in the same man.
ner and his son previous to that was
found dead.