River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-01-12
The News Condensed.

Winter wheat in southern Wisconsin
is said TO be dead.
La Crosse is now the official resi-
dence of d. f. Jones, the United States
district attorney for the Western Wis
consin district.
The Wisconsin pharmacy board has
notified the railroads of the state that
its members will not accept any an
nual passes for the coming year.
The hog cholera is raging in the vi
cinity of Lodi, many farmers having
lost entire herds. This is the first cpl
demic of the disease in that locality.
The annual assembly of Wisconsin
brigade, uniform rank, knights of
Pythias, will convene in Milwaukee on
February 3. This assembly will elect
successor to Brig. Gen. Barry, who
will have served his four years term.
Private John Hack, battery a, Second
United States artillery, of Beloit, died
AT Huntsville, Ala, of pneumonia. lie
was in four battles in Cuba, and had a
thrilling experience.
The new poorhouse in Appleton has
been completed and occupied.
Beloit's fire losses in 1898 amounted
to $5O,474, covered by S4S,769.50 of in
surance This was the heaviest loss
for years.
Former United States Senator Phi
letus Sawyer, who has been suffering
from an abscess on the back of his neck
for some time, has undergone success
full operation in Oshkosh for removal
of the growth.
Fernando Winsor, leading member
of the juneau county bar and eX-cou2-
ty Judge, died in Mauston, aged 6s.
BY deal l.. Coleman, of La Crosse,
comes into possession of 1o0,OO0,O00
feet of pine near Hayward, in which he
is now starting two camps. The price
was not far from 100000.
John j. Trickle, a well-known resi-
dent of Monroe, died from injuries re
ceived on a crossing of the Illinois Cen
trial railroad north of that town.
In an accident on the Holmes log
ging railroad, which runs from Penn
bine west 40 miles, Julius Hawk and
John Robins were killed and three 9th
er men were injured.
The will OF Edward Balm. the ke-
nosha millionaire, who died in Pasa-
dena, Cal, on December Is, divides the
estate, which is valued at about $1,000
600, equally among his wife and two
daughters,
Fernando Winsor, leading member
of the Juneau county bar and eX-coun-
ty Judge, died in Mansion, aged 6S. He
had practiced law there since 1855.
Judge +. Winsor died in Mauston,
aged Gs He was one of the Oldest
lawyers in that section of the state,
and was president Of the Mauston,
Ironton & Southern railroad.
John Ward, the trapper, brought to
the county clerks office in Oshkosh the
scalps of 10 wolves, and he will re-
ceive bounty Of $3.50 Last winter he
received $500 in bounties.
Jacob Dick was instantly killed while
skidding logs at Phillips.
Mrs. Katherine Neff was married in
Kenosha to William Henry McDoel, Of
Chicago. vice president Of the Monon
Railway company
Wilmot Sager filed petition in bank
ruptcy in the United States court in
Milwaukee. placing his debts at Slo4,-
s24,5O.
Fifty miles of new telephone lines
were erected in Waukesha county in
1898. and two new Offices were opened
one at Vernon and one at Brooktieid.
Isaac Hunsacker, of Dubuque, la,
while crossing a bridge of the Illinois
Central railway near Dodgeyille was
overtakeu by train and killed.
Rev. David Richardson, of Grand
Haven, Mich, has accepted a call of
the Congregational church in Bloomer.
d. II. George, United States Indian
agent at Keshena, issued an order pro-
hibiting white men from hunting on
the Oneida reservation.
The Waupaca Starch & Potato com
pany used $4,000 bushels of potatoes
in making starch the past season.
w. H. Amos, a former well-known
man of Racine, who was connected
with Racine college for several years,
was burned to death while attempting
TO save household goods from his home
in Redlands, Cal
The City roller mills and elevators in
Fond du Lac were burned, the loss be-
ing $4,000.
Herman C. Eversz, dry goods mer-
chant, a former mayor for two terms
and one of the foremost citizens OF
Ripon, failed in business with assets
and liabilities about equal
Albert c. Bolimann, aged 6s, was
found dead in bed at ST Nicholas hos
pital in Sheboygan.
w. H. Thomas. soldier. lawyer and
politician. aged so years, who died IN
Pewaukee was we'll known IN political
circles Of the state 20 years ago afc
had held many Offices.