The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-20
WISCONSIN ITEMS.
Events of the Past Week in the
Badger State.


The water in the Fox river at Prince
ton is very low.
Mrs. Hannah PenneweH, an old resi-
dent of Stoughton, is dead. She was
eighty-seven years of age.
Mrs. Thorsen died at her home in
Pleasant Springs, Dane county, aged
eigthy-nine years.
Robert Clark dropped dead at his
home in the town of Eagle Point, Chip
peWa county.
A man named Mccarthy was shot in
the thigh during quarrel in Marin
cite saloon.
Charles Gade died very suddenly at
his home north of WauEesha. He
was eighty-two years of age.
John Clocis, whof was elected asses
sor on the Republican ticket at Men
asha, has resigned.
Charles Swanson has been arrested
at Detroit. He is thought to be of I'M
sound mind.
The roof of the Zieprecht block at
Prairie du Chen was blown away
during a storm.
Martin Bolena pleaded guilty of hav-
ing attempted to poison cattle belong
ing to William EngleS in Green Bay.
He was fined $50 and costs, which
was paid.
At a special meeting of the city
council at Amigo, John Macarthur was
reappointed city marshal Isaac La
mont was appointed assistant marshal
to succeed Frank Voekl.
Phoebe Charlesworth died at MoZo-
mamie at the age of 100 years / month
and 10 days. She had been liz good
health up to a week ago, when she be-
gan to fail.
Lightning set fire to the barns on
Andrew Meyers farm, four miles west
of Beloit, and property to the value Of
$1,000 was burned. Insurance, $1,000,
in the Phoenix of Hartford.
Mrs. James Fain had a close call at
GAINESVILLE. Her dress caught fire from
some sparks from a pipe, but the
flames were smothered before burn
ing her badly.
Three young men, George Hamblin,
Warren Colby and Willard Pencil,
escaped from the cour'v jail at Viro-
qua, and have not b n recaptured.
They blew open the vault lock with
powder.
Lightning struck the belfry of the
South Side M. e. church at BarabOo,
but did not do much damage. Anoth-
er bolt struck the barn of w. G. Puryn
in Greenfield and killed a horse and
hog.
Mrs. George White of the town of
Oak Grove died at the family resi-
dence, near Junea, after a protracted
illness. Her husband who, with eight
children, survives her, was one of the
early settlers of the town.
Nettie Hill, an Oneida Indian, was
examined before Court Commissioner
Watermelon at Green Bay on the
charge of adultery. Sufficient evidence
was produced to warrant the commits
siOner in bindina the man over to the
United States court.
Matthias Wirtz, a young man work
ing at the tannery in Kenosha, died
suddenly. He went home from work,
apparently well, and ate aehearty sup
per. Soon after he was taken with
commissions and died in few hours.
A fire in the grass at Long Tail
point, near Green Bay, destroyed three
nets had been taken out of the water
few days before and spread on the
grass to dry. They were valued at
| S1O5.
Mrs. Eliza Humphrey, aged ninety
years, died at Shopiere She was the
widow of Alexander Humphrey, the
Oldest Mason in Wisconsin, whose
death occurred two weeks ago, at pre-
oic oIv 1,n OF ioI1 I've,
Humphrey expired.
Isaac Stephenson, Jr., of Menominee,
Watson and Grant Stephenson and
Joshua Hodgins of Marinette made
trip to the Thunder Lake region.
Their mission was to select a location
for two new club houses, which will
be built there this summer by Isaac
Stephenson and Isaac, Jr.
Frank Barden, son of Marcus Bar
den of the town of Scott, was knocked
from the top of a seventy-foot wind
mill tower The fall was caused by
sudden swing of the fan. In some
miraculous manner he escaped in
slant death. The attending physician
says no bones are broken, and there is
a chance of recovery
A street car containing twenty pas
sengers was struck by lightning at
Marinette. and the passengers were
more or less shocked, but none were
seriously injured. A barn belonging
to ex-Ald. Hansen was struck and to-
tally destroyed by fire. A bolt also
entered the home of r. G. Hennis, do
ing some damage.
Frederick Setback was arrested at
Marinette on the charge of stealing
several hundred dollars worth of lum
Der. lath and shingles from n. Lud-