River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-02-16
The News Condensed.

Reports say that thousands of bush
els of potatoes have been frozen by the
severe cold weather in Sank and She
boygan counties.
In Milwaukee Charles Schlifski died
of lockjaw brought on by fall.
The Prairieville house, the first hotel
and the oldest building in Waukesha
was destroyed by fire. 1t was built in
1887.
The Electric Road company, which
will build line from Chicago to Lake
Geneva, has been Incorporated. The
capital stock is $150,00o.
The board of commissioners for erect
ing the new state historical library
building presented its report to the leg
islature which says that 100000 more
will be required to complete the build
ing.
The Rock county board of super
visors awarded the contract for build
ing the county Jail in GAINESVILLE to a
company in St. Louis for $4,000.
The State Bar association will meet
in Madison February IA and Is in the
supreme courtroom.
Gov. Edward Scofield left Madison for
Pasadena, Cal, where his son and wife
have been for some weeks. The gov
ernor will be absent about two weeks.
Perley Lowe. of Chicago. purchased
the entire cut of the II. Witbeck lumber
mill in Marinette for the coming sea
son. The amount of lumber is between
10000, 900 and 40,000,000 feet, and $780,
600 was the price paid.
4 movement is on foot to build a tin
ware establishment in Milwaukee that
will work in opposition to the National
Tinware & Enamel company, known as
the trust, and employ about 1000 men.
The Hotel Christie, one of the largest
hostelries in Green Bay, has been closed,
owing to lack of patronage.
The post office al East Superior has
been closed, and mail will go to Itasca.
George Krecma, a weli-;o-do farmer,
aged So, was killed by being kicked by
a horse at Casco.
John Guerdin Gillett celebrated his
ninetieth birthday in Kenosha For
many years he was justice of the peace,
Rev. Frank Sprague, Of the Baptist
church. and wife, celebrated their sill
yer wedding anniversary in Baraboo.
Corp. Christie II. Smith, of company
X. Third regiment, United States vol
unteer infantry, died at his home in
Tomah.
Chief Cook has issued orders to all
owners of nickel-in-the-slot machines
in Marinette to remove the same from
their places of business.
Orville KniIans, for number of
years the village butcher at Emerald
Grove, was killed by fall from his
wagon.
w. II. Jacobs will give Madison 81
acres for a public park to be named
Willard park in Madison in memory OF
Frances e. Willard.
The post office at McNaughton, Onei-
da county, has been discontinued. Mail
will be sent to Tomahawk Lake
The Fox River Interurban Railway
company has been petitioned BY all
the manufacturers and business men
of Kaukauna 10 extend its road from
Appleton TO Kaukauna, distance of
seven miles, most of the right of way
having been secured last summer.
Col. Lyman Kingman died at his resi-
dence on the county line near Broad
head, aged nearly % years.
Henry Swalbe, aged IS, died suddenly
of heart disease while sitting in chair
at his home in Sheboygan.
The old Unitarian church in Sheboy
gan which has been for years unoccu-
pied has been purchased by Jews for
synagogue.
A. V. Berg, of Windsor, was killed
in Soderburg's camp near Thorpe by
falling tree.
For the third time fire Quilted the in
terror Of the white House" a big de-
900; well insured.
The Wisconsin high court of the In
dependent Order of Foresters in bien-
NAL session in Hudson elected b. f.
Parker, OF Milwaukee, high chief
ranger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Schmitz cele-
brated their golden wedding in the town
of Newton, Mr.. Schmitz is 70 and his
wife 6s years of age, and there are nine
children, all alive.
A fire at Cashton destroyed the opera
house and other buildings the total loss
being about $4,000.
BY the birth of a son to Mr.. and Mrs
C. w Croty of the Sherman house in
Tomah, there are representatives OF
four generations Of The family living
Samuel a Jones, Of Boston, has given
L.awreHfe university. in Appleton $lG01
to be used for d iremarat roer IS the
new Stephenson Science hail