River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-02-09
The News Condensed

Ashland.-E. K Brigham, a promi-
nent lumberman had one eye blown out
at Bayfield,, and was otherwise injured
by an explosion.
Prairie du Chien-Edmund Valley, a
widower, aged So years, living alone in
a cabin four miles above Prairie du
CHEN, has been frozen to death.
Milwaukee. Former Alderman
Charles S. Havenor was convicted il,
court Of bribery in connection with o.
special privilege ordinance. Havenor is
president Of the Milwaukee Baseball
club of the American association.
Ripon.-The plans for the remCdeling
of the West college at Ripon college have
been adopted and when rebuilt the
structure will be known as Alumni Com
mons hall
Racine.-Seyenty nonunion AnolGerS
brought here from different cities to
take the places of the striking mOlders al
the J. |. Case plant, and possibly 1000
people, have been exposed to smallpox
through two men taken sick with the
disease at the Kostermau house, where
60 of the strike breakers were living.
Coon Valley.-By dropping matches
and igniting the hair on the back of one
Of a pack of six timber wolves that had
freed him, Hans Peterson, farmer re-
siding six miles from Coon Valley, near
here, drove the beasts away and escaped.
Green Bay.-Anna Schwartz, formerly
of Green Bay, was found dead in her
apartments in Chicago, with gas escap-
ing from stove near her bed. No eX-
plantations have been offered. The body
has been taken to Green Bay.
Kenosha-Hans Guttormson, of Ken
nCsha. has brought suit for 100000
against the United States government
for personal injur'e s while working at
Rock Island, ILL.,, in 1881.
Green Bay.-As the result of q fight
between John Powers and James Hurley
of Green Bay, Hurley is minus a thumb,
which was bitten off, and Powers is un-
der arrest.
Kencsha.-The final chapter in the
history of the Kenosha Daily Gazette
was written when Judge Sturges issued
the building occupied by it atonce.
Beloit.-Busines men here have
formed loan and building association.
La Crosse.-The palatial home of Col
F. A. Copeland, of La Cross, was de-
stroyed by fire of an incendiary origin
antalling a loss of about $4,000.
Stevens Point-District Attorney
Gerhard NJ Dahl published an official
notice that all gambling devices CT the
slot machine order must be removed
from all public places.
Beloit.-Mrs. John O'Neil, aged 46
years, died suddenly while under the in-
fiuence of chloroform administered by
Dr. A. F. Burdick, preparatory to an OPP
Grafton. The coronor's jury gave YER
dict not suggesting any responsibility
on the physicians part.
Appleton.-On or about April 1. 1903,
Mrs. A Kelly of Appleton married a
man in Chicago giving his name rs Ba-
ker, whom she now declares was Johann
Hoch, the alleged bigamist.
Cedarburg.-Mr Ellen Hemlock, OF
the town of Cedarburg, who celebrated
her one hundredth birthday anniversary
on November %, is dead.
Wausau-WauSau is to have another
paper mill, which will be built on the site
of the Alexander Stewart Lumber COM
pany's plant.
Madison. = Wisconsin's representa-
tives to meet Michigan in debate on the
urinary election question will he &
Allen of Hesperia, Max Loeb of Athenae,
and Ira B. Cross of Hesperia.
Kenosha-Mrs Sarah White Rowe
mother of Alderman William Rowe, a
pioneer of Kenosha, was found dead in
her bedroom.
Baraboo.-The raising CT ginseng in
Wisconsin promises to derelop into d
srofitable industry.