River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-24
The News Cendensed.

Christian Netf, aged 90, was trampled
to death by bull at the county asylum
near Appleton.
The annual reunion OF Bragg's Iron
brigade win be held at Racine on Thurs
day, September IA, and will end Friday,
September Is.
Ground has been broken for a new
$4,000 hotel in Amigo. John III. Friend
is TO be the landlord.
The governor has issued proclama-
ton designating Monday. September 4,
as Labor day.
The old Jail at Oeonto was destroyed
by fire. There were six tramps in the
building at the time, two of whom were
seriously burned.
James Griffith, who was rounding out
century of life, having resided in Fond
du Lac county for more than half that
time. died at the home of his son, lijah
Griffith, in the town of Rosendale.
At meeting of the Brown County
Brickmakers' association in Green Bay
it was decided to raise the price of brick
25 cents per 1000, beginning Septem-
Der /.
Rev. Paul Geyer, pastor of the Ger
man Catholic church of the Sacred
Heart, in Eau Claire. formerly vicar
general of the diocese of La Crosse, died
suddenly of apoplexy.
The post office at Fox Lake has been
advanced to the presidential class, and
the salary of postmaster has been in
creased to $1,10o.
Gov. Scofeld has appointed A. p.
Haagenson, of Ashland, district attor-
ney for Ashland county TO succeed
David +. 0'Keefe, who resigned.
The Superior Shipbuilding company,
of West Superior, has secured a con-
tract whereby they will construct
about $50, 1000 worth of machines for the
Northwestern Grass Irvine company.
Settlement of the Eastern Minnesota
-four sheds strike has been effected.
The men will secure the raise demand
ed, two dollars, instead of S1.70 day,
and 25 cents, instead of 20 cents an hour
for extra work.
The barn of Antoine Rasterskey, a
farmer of the town of Glenmore, was re-
Gently burned with considerable ma
chinery. The loss is $4,000, with little
insurance.
The forty-seventh annual fair of Wau-
kesha county will be held August % to
rs. The educational department is well
represented and the work is of very
high order.
The Hartford council has let the con-
L 4rt or.
and cypress tank for the city water
works. The tower will be built on high
ground, and will be 20 feet high and the
tank % feet with capacity of $4,000
gallons.
In a runaway accident at Chippewa
Falls Mrs. Ezra Shipman was fatally in
jured and her daughter, Miss Shipman,
seriously hurt.
Herman Carter, aged 50, veteran Of
the civil war, died at his home at Maus-
ton.
Mrs. Ella S. Mcdonald, daughter of
ex-Mayor John NJ. Stowell, is dead. She
leaves a f4-year-old son.
The electric street car line from She
boygan Falls has finally assumed
tangible form, and will be built.
Articles of incorporation of the Wis
consin Knitting company, of Racine,
have been filed with the register of
deeds. The ineorporators are j. p.
Logue, Ignatz Morawetz and NJ. J.. Osi-
us. The capital stock is $4,000.
Stiles is to have a large pulp mill. 1t
will have capacity of ~ grinders, al
though only four will be used at first.
The power will be furnished by dam.
w. A. King, an old settler of Milwau-
kee, is dead, aged so years.
William Craig, young man of Brook
field, was killed by lightning. In COM
pany with his brother he sought shelter
under a large oak tree that was struck.