River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-15

The United States court of appeals in
session in Milwaukee handed down
decision holding the alien labor law to
apply solely to common laborers, ex-
empting clerks and all kinds of skilled
artisans.
Marshall will have free rural mail
delivery, to go into effect July 1. Three
post offices and two mail routes will be
discontinued as a result.
The foundry of the Milwaukee bridge
and iron works in Milwaukee was de-
stroyed by fire. the loss being $4,000.
The jury in Milwaukee in the case of
Charles H. Rowan, charged with using
the mail for fraudulent purposes, re-
turned a sealed verdict of not guilty.
Rowan conducted matrimonial bu-
reau.
DIR. Clark A. Miner, well known as
physician and surgeon throughout the
state, died at his residence in Milwau-
kee, aged 81 years.
The Bayfield, box factory was burned,
the loss being about $4,000; no insur-
ance.
The Grand hotel in Sheboygan was
sold at sheriff's sale to Louis Ballschmi-
der, of Sheboygan Falls, for $4,000.
The property is valued at 100000.
Chritian Pruesser, the man who in
troduced English sparrows into this
country, died suddenly at his home in
Milwaukee. aged 10 years. He was very
wealthy, and his fortune goes TO his
son and daughter.
Wenzel Krainik, aged "a, prominent
in municipal affairs in Manitowoc, died
at Oshkosh, where lie mad gone to UNI
dergo an operation for appendicitis.
Gov. Scofield has reappointed Henry
c. Adams dairy and food commissioner,
and w. T. Ellsworth, of Oshkosh, to be
state treasury agent, in place of Ralph
Vernon.
The track of the electric railway from
Harvard to the head of Lake Geneva
has been completed.
Mrs. Frances Campbell, former resi-
dent of Kenosha, has gone to Omaha to
take charge of the Clarkson Memorial
hospital in that city.
In GAINESVILLE the jury in the case OF
George Grouse VS.. the Chicago u North
western railroad brought in a verdict
in favor of the plaintiff for $4,000.
Grouse was badly injured in wreck.
The post office at Fairchild has been
s1yanced TO the presidential class, the
order to take effect July /.
The Wausau Paper Mills company
has been incorporated with sub
scribed capital stock of $4,000, and
work upon the plant will be begun
soon.
The plant of the National Distilling
company in Milwaukee was destroyed
by fire, the loss being 100000.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Klinka, of Myra,
are the parents of triplets, boy and
two girls. This is the second event of
the kind recorded in Washington coun-
~.
The 12-year-old daughter of Herman
Myer, of Chippewa Falls, found some
dynamite cartridges, and while driy-
ing a nail into one it exploded, and her
left hand was so badly injured that 1T
had to be amputated.
President Mckinley will visit Mil
waukee on his western trip.
During storm at Juneau lightning
struck the high school building, damag-
ing it to the extent of about $4,000.
Great damage was done throughout
Rock county by storm. Bridges we're
swept away, culverts were washed out
and much property destroyed.
Ferne Fuller, the 12-year-old son Of
d. E. Fuller, in attempting to board a
freight train at Edgerton, fell under
the wheels and both feet were cut on.
DIR. James P. Jordan, of Green Bay,
was found dead in bed at Ontonagon,
where he was visiting.
Peter Yost, a farmer near Winnie
come, has a most unique freak in the
form of a young chicken, which has
four legs. the entire four being active
and apparently useful.