River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12
Thc News Condensed

Another tornado passed over Sank
Prairie, doing considerable damage to
buildings and washing away several
fields of small grain.
A steam roller in operation in Eau
Claire crushed to death the three-year-
old daughter of H. p. Erickson.
Fire at Chetek, summer resort
near Chippewa Falls, caused a loss of
$4,000.
Street railway employees at Sheboy-
gan struck for higher wages and all
lines were tied up.
John Malaney, a farmer residing
four miles from Mukwonago, was shot
by his hired man, Joseph Minett, and
died soon afterwards. Malaney's
housekeeper was also shot. Whisky
was the cause.
According to the will of the Late
Mrs. Helen Marie Hinton, of Milwau-
kee widow of John w. Hinton, the
Protestant Home for the Aged will re-
ceive $4,000 the First Baptist church
s.. 600. and the Milwaukee orphan asy-
lum $1,000. The balance of an estate
valued at $4,000 goes to relatives.
Fire at Kingston destroyed the mer-
camille warehouse and contents of
Henry Volkman and the barn of Luep-
lew & Umbreit butchers. Three val
liable horses were cremated.
A searching party organized in
Woodruff found the body of Hugh Muir
ray, former city marshal, who had been
missing for nine days, in the forest on
Crooked lake, % miles north.
Nels Pearson, Norwegian laborer
from Chicago, walked into the canal at
Portage and was drowned.
Former Warden C. C. McClaughry,
of the Wisconsin state prison, is
charged by the board of control with
breaking the laws against corporal
punishment.
Three, boys, ranging from 13 to IL
years of age, broke into the stores of
Austin and Waterston at Knapp and
took about $50 worth Of goods The
Youngest was fined $50 and costs; the
others will be sentenced by the county
Judge.
Frank Saxton, aged 4S, Hhot himself
in the heart while in bed i1a Beloit He
was an employe of the past office and
had been in poor health for a long
time.
Miss Bacon. teacher at Bristol.
rescued II pupils stunned by lightning
from burning school, risking her own
life.
Frank Young, farmer residing near
But4ernut, was drowned in Gordon's
lake, four miles from Glidden.
A petition signed by A saloon keep
ers was presented to the Kenosho
council asking for an ordinance max
ing it a punishable offense for any sa-
loon TO serve free lunch.
George Link, aged about 40 years,
who had been employed by the Arpin
Hard Wood Lumber company of APP
pollonia as a chain carrier for survey
ors, was struck by lightning and killed.
DR.. f. b. Roberts, of GAINESVILLE, state
veterinarian, killed glandered horse
belonging to Alex Underdahl, farmer
living near Rio. Dr. Roberts says
there is quite large number Of cases
of CHAMBERS in the state.
The store of Col. NJ. L. Butterfeld' IN
Waukesha, was undermined by exca-
vations in an adjacent lot and large
part Of it collapsed.
The county ytramphouse has been
closed for the season in Racine. From
October to May there was harbored
2,27o tramps.
Harry NJ. Hobbins, son of Banker ).
B. Hob;,ins, of Madison, has accepted
the petition of secretary to Gen. H. D
Bragg, consul general to Cuba
Frank Saxton, of the Beloit posi-
Office force, one of the oldest men IN
the employ of the office, committed
suicide BY shooting himself.