River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-11-10
The News Condensed.

EX-Alderman William Murphy, Oh
Milwaukee, was found guilty of solicit
ing bride in connection with side
track ordinance in 1899.
The Merchants hotel, William H.
Lewis, proprietor, the Oldest hosiery
in Racine, has gone into bankruptcy,
with liabilities estimated at between
$4,000 and $4,000, and assets not given.
Two armed and masked highwaymen
held up and robbed Willis Ellis, rich
mine owner of Eastman, of $4,000 in
gold at point five miles out of Prairie
du Chen.
Former Sank County Treasurer Archie
Christie dropped dead at the feet of
Gov. La Toilette, on the platform Of
the Baraboo hall, in which the governor
spoke, just as he was about to grasp
his hand
The Pfster & Vogel tannery has
commenced the erection of a $180,000
addition to it's works at Milwaukee.
When completed it will make the tan
merry the largest in the world.
A number of men employed in the
La Crosse sewer works, which is be-
ing rushed as rapidly as possible, re-
fused to work in front of a church
while the Sunday morning services
were being held and were unceremon-
iously discharged.
Farmers in the vicinity of Clinton
vile were awarded 81 medals at the
st. Louis fair for exhibits of grains
George McKerrow, state superin-
tendent of farmers Institutes, has
announced that 81 institutes will be
held this season, the number being
reduced from 101 on account of lack
of funds
John Herms, said to have been the
youngest soldier who went out from
Racine, and perhaps in the state of
Wisconsin, when the civil war broke
out, died at Fort Thomas, KY, aged
81 years.
According to reports of railroad
men the northern woods are full of
deer.
Waupaca county's new insane asy-
lum has saved the county $5,99122
during the last year.
While temporarily insance Joseph
Neary, teamster, threw himself I'M
der the wheels of train at Madison
and was crushed to death.
By the arrest of Albert hurry, Of
Appleton, it was learned that he was
engaged to Jennie and Marie GretZ,
sisters, and that both had planned to
e1ope with him.
Herbert Coolidge, of La Crosse, who
brought suit against Henry Hallauer,
owner of the Wisconsin Pearl Button
factory, for $4,000, for the loss of
an eye, inflicted while working. on a
machine which was allowed to re-
main out of repair, was awarded ST.
900 damages.
The right of cities of Wisconsin to
force pedlers to pay license in addition
to the state license is to be tested in
the supreme court by ]. D. Fox and r.
A. Miller, of Rockford, ILL.,, who were
fined in Oshkosh.
Judge Belden, at Kenosha, has grant
ed a divorce to Mrs. Rosa Reidenback
from Herman Reidenback, who disap-
peared from the city three years ago.
For long time it was thought that he
was dead. He was recently located in
Texas.
John w. Hogan, city marshal of
GAINESVILLE for many years, is dead
from cancer.
Mrs. Bresse, who was accidentally shot
by her husband ten days ago at James
vile, is dying, and her husband is nearly
crazed over the affair
John Lang, of Neenah, returned
home from business trip to find his
wife had eloped with a stranger, TAX
ing two daughters with her.
James F. Latimer, vice president of
the Latimer bank, of Delavan, shot and
killed himself in his bank.
Elmer Erickson, captain of the
Stoughton high school football team.
died in a hospital at Madison of con-
cussion of the brain. He was injured in
a game.