River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20

In a decision handed down in Yves
Superior by Circuit Court Judge Vinj
it is held that newspapers may collec
legal rates for legal publications, not
withstanding the fact that they ma,
not have published upon certain lega
holidays other than Sunday.
John c. Keefe was, by an order ISSUED
in the circuit court in Milwaukee b,
Judge O'Neil, permanently disbarre'
and his name stricken from the roll o
attorneys in the circuit for unprofes
sional conduct.
The Cirkel Manufacturing company
stave and heading mill burned il
Thorpe, the loss being $1,000.
Robert Maxwell, aged eight years, ant
Arthur Young, aged ten, were drowned
in the river at Richland Center.
Marcellus Frederick, resident O
Ripon continuously since 1919, died a
the age of 20 years. His father bull
the first house ever erected in the city
of Ripon.
Thomas Driver, one of the oldest res
dents and manufacturers in Racine
QIed AT the age ct 81 years.
James Markham, residing near Ap
pIeton, has been missing for some time
and foul play IS suspected, as he hao
over $4,000 when last seen.
The reorganization of the Wisconsin
Central Railroad company will bring
the state fee of over $4,000 for filing
the articles of incorporation.
The jury in the James l.. Hampton
murder trial in Manitowoc brought il
a verdict of murder in the first degree
Hempton murdered his wife last July
after severely beating her.
The Marinette county board has de-
cided to put the sheriff on a salary. The
salary will be fixed al the annual meet
ing in January.
The date for holding the state con-
,ention of German old settlers So
cieties has been fixed for the third Sun
day in June. 1905. in Watertown,
There is a movement OF foot in Mil
waukee to secure an entrance for the
Wisconsin Central railway into the city
For the first time in the history oil
Ashland workmcn were compelled tc
quit work on account Of heat.
Sheriff Mcdonnell arrested \. j. WEIGH
in Gresham on a charge of numbering
Wallace w. Tousey on the Fourth of
July The shooting was the result of
a feud that had existed for years.
George and Louis Grim, brothers,
aged respectively ten and twelve years,
we're drowned at Beloit while swim
ming.
Work has been started on the hotel
building in Merrill which is to cost $25,-
coo. II is TO be built by stock COM
pany composed of business men.
George Coppell, chairman of the re-
organization committee of the Wiscon-
sin Central railway lines, bid in the sys-
tenn in entirety for S7,30o,ooo.
Edward Rugowsky, a carpenter en-
ploved on the new St. Mary's church in
Manitowoc, fell from the scaifoldiDg Of
the steeple. a distance of - feet. and
sustained no other injury than
sprained wrist.
The laying of the corner stone OF the
Union church took place in Waupun.
The building viii cost ABOUT SiU,pUV'
The sawmill of Hiram Goddard on
French island, near Lacrosse, was
burned. the loss being $4,000.
The large three-story Office building
and house of Fish Bros Wagon com
pany in Racine caught fire and the
building was damaged $1,000 and wag-
on stock between $4,000 and $4,000.
The general store of NJ. J. Caron at
Alton was burned. Loss, $1,000 fully
insured.
John Allen, pioneer resident of
Warrens, died of old age. He is said 10
have been at least 107 years old.
Guy Whalen, a ten-year-old hoy at
West Superior, pulled an aching tooth
with string and bled to death in spite
of all efforts of the physicians TO stop
hemorrhage.