River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30

A terrific hailstorm swept over ROCK
county and it is estimated that two
fifths of the tobacco crop is ruined. II
this should prove to be the case the
loss would reach 100000.
The farmers around Deerfeld have
begun to harvest their tobacco. 1t
seems to be the opinion of all that the
1900 crop is the finest and largest in
the history of that section.
p. Malone. of Wrightstown. lost his
new barn by fire, together with all his
machinery and crop of grain, just har-
vested. The loss is SIS, 900; no insurance
The John H. Brewer, the first pleas
are steamer on Devils lake, was de-
stroyed by fire.
The American Toy and Furniture
company in Appleton suffered $4,000
fire.
T. J. Shear, postmaster, died at his
home in Hillsboro.
A horse belonging to Ray Shaw. Of
Sheboygan, was stung to death by bees.
Mai Edward H. Grannis, of Menomo-
ME. surgeon of the Third, broke the
STATE feCOTu tOI IGNOlNCA SAVotih -
scoring 125 hits out of a possible 1926.
Leading business men of Racine have
Incorporated a new telephone system,
to be known as the Citizens Telephone
company, with a capital of S125,O0o
Mrs. Martin j. Bonk. of Manitowoc,
gave birth to her seventeenth child.
Bernard Tillmann, of Humboldt, re-
ports a total of IS barns and buildings
in that town which were either blown
down or unroofed during a storm.
The post office department has or
dered the establishment of rural free
delivery on September ! at La Crosse.
Gilbert Knapp, Jr., son of the founder
of Racine, is dead at Little Rock, Ark,
aged % years. Mr.. Knapp was promi-
nent attorney at Racine shortly after
his father founded the town, but re-
moved to Arkansas many years ago.
Edward l.. Luckow, of Baraboo, was
nominated for congress by the Third
congressional district democratic con
yention.
The safe in the hardware store of Egg
CERT g. Lynes in 0conto was blown open
and 500 in cash and valuable papers
stolen.
Judge Slosson, of the Kenosha pro-
bate court, has decided that Matthias
Werwie. who hasn't been heard from
since 1855. is legally dead.
For small prize of silver cup Hans
Hohl, of Menasha, swan across Lake
Winnebago, making the distance of
nine miles in about five hours.
Log driving along the St. Croix has
begun.
Hans II. Human, an early settler,
died at his farm in the town of Newark
at the age of "a years. He came to Rock
county from Norway in 1916 and settled
on the farm where he ever after re-
sided.
At the state, Sunday school conven-
ton in Beaver Dam Rev. W. p. Gantz,
of thst city, was chosen the president.
Samuel Chadwick aged rs years, who
died at Mauston. was one of the pio-
neers of that section. He was one of the
''forty-niners.' having gone to Califor-
MIA at that time.
A tornado swept through Two Rivers
and vicinity, infictinS much damage.
The path was about four miles north Of
there. Mrs Henry Heinecke's barn was
unroofed and her daughter was severe
~ injured by flying timber.
Mrs. George Piesnor was killed in
stantly By lightning at her home near
Rice Lake. 1T the time she had babe
in her arms and child by her side,
neither Of whom were injured.
Rasmus o. Gottfredsen, aged Y. for 80
years a matchmaker at Kenosha, died
at that place.
Hans II. Husemon, a pioneer farmer
of Beloit. died there aged "a years.