River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-04-20
The News Condensed.

Waterloo-Wilbert Paskey, a Is
year-old boy, was instantly killed near
| Waterloo by the charge from shotgun
in the hands of little girl. The coro-
ner's jury rendered a verdict of accident
| al death.
Baraboo.-Agents of John Alexander
Dowie, of Zion City, are looking over
large tracts of land in Sank and Rich
land counties with the view Of purchas-
ing LARGE acreage where the prophet
purposes to establish colony of his
followers.
Stevens Point.-Edward Kent, who
has been on trial for fatally stabbing
his son Walter in family quarrel has
been acquitted. The alleged crime oc-
Cured on August 5, 1904, at the home
of the Kents in Belmont
La Crosse.-BroodipS over the loss
of two of his children in one day as the
result of diphtheria, Ole Halseth, a
north side resident, has lost his mind
and has been committed to the state
hospital for the insane at Mendoza.
Chippewa Falls.-The crew of the
Mississippi River Logging company be-
gan the drive on Thornapple river be-
low the Cameron dam, which John
Dietz is holding.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in a malig-
nant form has attacked cattle in Clay
ton, and 13 head belonging toIA III.
Himman, besides a score owned by
others, are afflicted with the disease. A
doznn deaths havo nnnurrnd
Oshkosh.-A sensational story, ema-
mating from Waukcsha, has been cur
rent that Evan Jones, of that city, who
has been confined in the northern hos
pital for the insane at Winnebago, was
killed by another patient.
Appleton.-The Washington dispatch
announcing that Indians with allot-
without restraint has caused nc little
discussion among county and town OFF,
Gals of Outagamie county.
! Madison Announcement has been
made by the Carnegie institute of the
award to DR.. Edgar w. Olive, of the
department OF botany of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, of an assistantship
valued at $1,000, with which to con-
tinue his studies in botany.
Kenosha.-The Wisconsin Telephone
company has begun the purchase OF
land for a new line between Kenosha
and the village of Pleasant Prairie to
follow the line of the Geneva road.
The company is buying the line at the
rate of $50 mile.
Neenah.-Harry Jackson, the two
year-old baby Of Mr. and Mrs. William
Jackson, was savagely bitten by mad
dog on the Jackson la wn, his face being
terribly lacerated.
Racine.-Edward Jensen, one Of the
best known Danes in Nacine and editor
of the Folkets Avis, a leading Scandina.
Wan paper in southern Wisconsin, died
aged rs years. He has been resident of
Racine since 1881.
Ashland-The next meeting of the
Wisconsin Bankers association will be
held here in June or July. One of the
features will be boating trip on Lake
Superior among the Apostle islands.
Authoritative building operations
have been resumed on the new Young
Mems Christian association building at
the university.
Oshkosh.-On November &c last Mrs.
August Manner, Miss Ada Stoll and
Carl Yoos started across Two Mile bay.
north of Oshkosh, in hunting skiff.
Not trace of the trio or the boat
had been discovered unit recently,
when the corpse of Mrs. Manner was
found This proves the drowning OF
the whole party.
Plainfeld.- Fire destroyed j. H. Mar
Bhail's general store and the post Office.
The total loss is about $50, 900