River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-08-17
The News Condensed.

Superior to the Wiscon-
sin state census this city is shown to be
the second city in the commonwealth.
Milwaukee.-Tho Torantino, an
Italian, rs years old, was mysteriously
murdered in front of his home here.
Sturgeon Bay.-The Forestville house
here was destroyed by fire, causing $4,000
damage.
Ashland-Otter island, one of the
Apostle group, has been sold by the Bay
field Realty company to Chetek and Bay
field parties and will be converted into
an immense stock farm.
Chilton.-The grain elevator of
Peter Juclsem was destroyed by fire.
The loss is $4,000 on building and
$4,000. on grain, partly covered by
insurance.
Milwaukee.-Fir which was dis
covered in six-story building here,
did damage aggregating $4,000 to the
stock and machinery of five concerns.
heboygan.-George M. Groh, a
leading society and business man, has
been sued in the United States court
at Milwaukee by Nine. jeanette Young,
Chicago palmist, for $4,000 damages
for alleg breach of promise.
Kenosha.-Ed Cummings, aged Is,
OF Tomahaw, who ran away and was
captured here, has given the police
information showing that tramps, led
by BLACK Jim,' maintain a system of
boy servants throughout the west,
hiring runaway youths out to farm
ers and getting pay by pretending they
are fathers of the lads
Superior. -ArYit Laptavi and Elias
lows are held for the murder OF an
unknown Finlander who saved Martina
Odland from assault by the pair. A
mob caught the two men, but the po-
lice rescued tkem.
Mayville.-Former Congressman Ed
ward Sauerhering, a druggist here,
fled a voluntary petition in bank
luptcy.
Sheboygan-Al gambling at Lake
View and at the carnival has been stop
ped by Sheriff Zurhide, on orders from
acting Gov. Davidson. The sheriff
also SIOppSu IuC OpCi obiOh " 49,
slot machine in the county.
Waukesha-Joseph Straley, of Chi
cago. supposed to have been insane,
died in the county JAIL The man was
taken at Brookfeld, after he had
driven the family Of John Brown from
home and held possession of TIE house.
La Crosse.-Because she bore the
name given her by her uncle in honor
Of his deceased wife, for which ne
promised to make liberal provision for
her and failed, Martha Freeman
brought suit against the estate OF
Robert La Fleur and was awarded
$500.
Janesville.-The annual camp meet
ing of the Wisconsin conference or
Seventh Day Adyentists will meet
here August 80 to September /.
oconomowoc.- This city has a popula-
ton of BOIL, exclusive of the summer
residents. This is an increase of 131 in
five years.
Riverside. Robert Kohler, aged 36,
president Of the large iron works here,
was found dead in bed on the anniver-
sary of his brothers death, year ago.
Menasha-W. p. Rounds. former state
senator and the oldest as well as the
weaIthiest resident of this city, is dead
here of general debility, aged 70 years.
La Crosse.-With his head caught be-
tween two elevators, George Rausche,
gon Of the owner of the Dresbach (Minn)
brick yards, near here, was instantly
killed. his neck being broken.
bayfield,. four-year-old son OF
John Talbot placed lighted giant fire.
cracker in his mouth and attempted to
smoke it. The explosion lacerated his
face terribly aud he may not recover.
Beloit.-A storm, accompanied by
great chunks Of ice, did much damage to
crops in this vicinity, especially to to-
bacco, fields being torn to shreds. Hun
dreds Of panes Of glass in the city were
broken.