River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-02

Fire in Medford destroyed the store
of the Marcus Mercantile company and
several adjoining buildings.
A mob of roughs attacked Yep Will
liam. Chinese laundryman in Dodge
vile, and only the strenuous efforts of
the police saved him from serious harm.
o. f. Merrill. 50 years old, founder of
the paper-making machinery business
at Beloit. died there. He retired from
business IS years ago.
John Malone, of the town of Johns
town. has discovered what he thinks to
be and what experts tell him is an iron
mine on his farm.
Rural delivery will be inaugurated at
Onalaska. La Crosse county, on August
Is. The service will cover an area of
90 square miles. with population of
400.
The new directory just completed
gives GAINESVILLE population of 1928,
an increase over two years ago of 1925.
An overheated journal in the sawmill
of Radford Brothers & Co. in Oshkosh
started fire that destroyed the mill.
Inc loss il tslliHhttu DIT 1~J.uOV' Win
insurance of $4,000.
d. S. Hulderly, district agent of the
Metropolitan Insurance company of
Chicago, committed suicide al his
home in Burlington by shooting him
self.
James Bracklin. mayor of Rice Lake,
died at Hunters, Hot Springs, Mont,
for which place he left recently on ac-
count of impaired health.
While shooting vicious horse in An
tigo Charles Frankie was killed by the
animal
Four hundred citizens have petit
toned the mayor to close the saloons
at West Superior at the hours desig-
mated by the state laws.
Policeman Eek, who shot and killed
Joseph Mitchell. a tramp cigarmaker,
in Marinette. was arrested on a war
rant charging him with murder in the
first degree.
During an electrical storm in La
Crosse the $4,000 German Methodist
Episcopal church, a memorial given by
the late John 4. Salzer, was struck
by lightning and damaged to the eN-
tent OF $4,000.
Sergt. Albert Fl. Cockoyne member
of the United States signal corps, who
was reported killed in the Philippines,
June 20, was an Appleton boy
A new creamery built in Peshtigo
and the first one erected in Marinette
county has begun operations.
II. Mirrow, prominent merchant in
Sparta was buncoed out of $500 by a
young man.
The body of Anil Fehring. aged 81,
who had been missing from Manito-
woo for over ten days. was found in
the Northwestern slip near the lake
front He leaves a wife and several
small children
The post office at Bern, Green eoun-
ty. has been discontinued; mail will
be sent to Stewart Also the post of
fee at Homestead. florence county.
Mail TO Iron Mountain, Mich.
Louis Belfi. of Merrill. has been miss
ing several days He mad considera BILE
money with him when last seen and
il is feared that he was murdered and
robbed
Mrs Aaron Teel. of Baraboo, is
one of me heirs to a fortune OF about
$500, 600 left by the death of her broth
Pr in California.
Fifteen children between the ages
IF u and two years were poisoned in
Milwaukee by the eating Of quantity
If castor-oil beans All recovered.
Harpke e. Maier, clothiers in Mil
xaukee, have filed a petition in bank
-uptcy The liabilities are placed at
53OO13 and assets at SO 229.
Claude Bigelow and Alexander Z.
Spire. with their wives. left New
York on a bicycle tour of the world.
A wager of $1,000 is the motive.