River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-10-25
The News Condensed.

The wheel POINTER at the Colby Stove
G. Heading company's mill at Colby
burst, instantly killing Clause CARING
ton and,fatally injuring Paul Tesmer.
The Simmons Manufacturing com
pany, of Kenosha, announced that the
employees of the factory. numbering
over 1000, will have beautiful club
house. which is to be given them by z.
G. Simmons.
John Reynolds, of Pleasant Prairie,
died at the age of 70 years. He was
known among turfmen the country
over as an expert horseshoer.
An organized effort, it is said. will be
made by the church people in Madison
TO suppress gambling in that city, as a
result of the recent street fair and
carnival
Justice Neelen decided in Milwaukee
that S. A. L. Thompson, an osteopath,
had violated the statutes in using the
title of doctor and practicing medicine
without license, and fined him $50 and
costs.
Reuben Fenno Brownell. of Berlin, a
travelling salesman. found in Newark,
n Y, brother from whom he had
been separated n years.
j. N. McCunn, United States con-
sui at Dumfermline, Scotland, arrived
in Green Bay on a visit which win ex-
tend into December.
Patrick Hickey, an old man aged
~ years, was struck by Northwest
ern train at Green Bay and received
injuries from which he died soon
after.
Mrs. T. X. Birkhauser. wife of Mai
Birkhauser, who commands the Third
battalion of the Forty fifth infantry
now in the Philippines, will leave Ra-
cine for Manila to join her husband in
a few weeks,
died suddenly in Beloit, aged sc
years.
Portage county farmers report
heavy losses from hog cholera.
A fence that has caused more argu-
ments and lawsuits than anything OF
the kind in the history of Racine,
was blown down in storm.
Two distinct wills, executed by the
late William J. Abrams, have been
disallowed by Judge Huntington in
Green Bay, and the estate of 500, 600
will be divided among the heirs ac-
cording to statutory provisions.
Otto Carl, aged "a years, a switch
man in the Northwestern railway
yards, was killed while attempting to
make coupling at Sheboygan.
r. NJ. Leon, aged 30. committed sui
eide in Milwaukee because of despond-
ency over the loss of fortune of $780,
600 left him by his parents.
George Huyck was killed. one man
was fatally wounded, and two men
have severe wounds as the result of
a fight in Huyck's saloon at Clam
Falls. Politics caused the trouble.
Appleton retail grocers have or
ganized for mutual benefit and pro-
lection.
Peter Pennings, of Freedom. aged
90 years. for 50 years resident o.
Wisconsin. was buried. Eight chill
dren survive him.
John Olson, of Washburn. was killed
at Glendive. Mont, by being run over
by train.
Prof. j. f. Tough, of the Oshkosh
normal school, has been appointed
head of the new normal school which
is about TO be established at Manila.
Philippine islands.
The William Larsen Canning COM
pany in Green Bay are now putting
up beets. This is practically a new
venture for the company. About 1000
cases will be put up this season.
P. " Strom and wife celebrated in
La Crosse the sixtieth anniversary of
their marriage.
Gov, Scofield has appointed 5. j.
Williams, of Hayward county, judge
of sawyer county. vice j. B. Alex
ander. resigned. The appointment is
for a term ending the first Monday
in June.
s. s. Kingsley, a former business
man OF Racine, was arraigned in the
municipal court on charge of as
saulting Lorine Bidwell. five years of
age. He pleaded guilty and was fined
SIS and costs.
Three sawmills have shut down at
Merrill on account OF the breaking Of
a dam until logs can be brought by
rail