The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-23
WISCONSIN ITEMS.
Events of the Past Week In the
Badger State

CnarleS Gardner, OF GarQlHeE q
Spoor, died at his home in Magnolia,
Rock county, of pneumonia.
John Black caught his fingers be-
tween two couplings of train on
which he was braking at Woodman.
Eau Claire saloonkeepers have been
notified by the chief of police to close
their places on Sunday.
The grocery store of G. L. Putney &
Co. at Appleton was damaged by fire
to the extent of 900.
Clara Kelsch was granted a divorce
from her husband, James Kelsch, at
Oshkosh.
F. NJ. Merriam, boot and shoe deal
er, suddenly disappeared from Ste
vens Point.
Gustave Zeulskes house at Horton
vile was partially burned. The loss
is $500.
Appleton residents are endeavoring
to establish a public library in that
city.
Selden Akin, who has resided in the
town Of Lyndon for over fifty years,
died at the age of seventy-one years.
He leaves a wife and two children.
N. f. Phillips, agent of the Wiscon-
sin railroad at Stevens Point, has re-
signed his position, to take effect April
10.
Mrs. B. Goetter died at West Bend.
She and her husband came to WlScOn-
sin in 1S4S. Mrs. Goetter was seventy
four years old.
Thomas Taylor of BoscObel caught
his hand between two couplings on a
st. Paul train while braking. Taylor
will lose his whole hand.
A. p. Winden, resident of Dane
county since 1856 died at his home III
Black Earth, aged sixty-six years. MI.
Winden was born in Norway in 1880.
The cases of Fairbanks and Miller
were called at Waupun, the former
being bound over for trial, and III de-
fault of $500 bail was committed TO
iali. Miller was fined $40 and costs.
A teachers institute of four days
duration will be held in Neillsville.
1t will open on March 30, with Prof.
w. t. Morrison and Prof. w. ii.
Schulz as conductors.
John Wakoski was taken from the
town of Coleman to Marinette, charg-
ed with forgery He is alleged 10 have
attempted to pass a forged Chicago
draft for 500
Tramps broke into the dry goods
store of burst, Hodges Il Knight ana
the shoe store Of Stevenson Treat at
Monroe. They took new suits OF
,lothes, overcoats and shoes, and lett
heir old ones.
Place " Smith and e. II. Schwartz
& Co. were arrested at Marinette on
complaint of Deputy Food and Dairy
Commissioner w. w. Chadwick,
charged with selling butterine without
abeling it as such.
Harry De Bell trapeze performer,
with a vaudeville company, playing at
La Crosse. fell from a high trapeze,
landig among the footlights. Three
ribs are broken, and the doctors are
apprehensive Of internal injuries.
The Appleton Printing and Paper
company has been organized with
capital of $4,000. The officers are:
B. L. Gilmore, president; f. }. Har-
wood vice president; A. G. Letting
we'll, secretary and treasurer.
At Wrightstown recently farmer.
drilling a well struck a copious flow
of good water at a depth of six feet.
while his neighbor. only a few rods
distant. has drilled 45S feet without
striking water.
A. A. Chamberlin, an old war vet
Gran and we'll known G. A. X. mem
her. and q resident of Plainfeld for
the past thorty-five years, is lying very
low with consumption and BrightS
disease.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mollie Dick, living
the past thirty-five years, is lying very
three miles north of Oregon, cele-
brated their fiftieth wedding anniyer-
sary. They are old residents OF that
place.
John Dunbar of IXonia was arrested
and taken before Justice Stacy IN wa
tertown. charged with embezzlement
by his wife, Annie e. Dunbar. The
hearing was adjourned until March Is,
and in default of $500 bail, Dunbar
was committed to the county jail.
A change of venue to Crawford coun-
tv has been taken in the case OF A. ).
Rand against Frank II. Rood in
which the alternating of the affections
If Mrs. Carolina Rand is charged. The
nlaintiff wants $4,000 damages. The
parties are prominent residents OF Sun
Prairie.
George Lester. the man held on the
charge of robbing Dick Stock of sew
oral hundred dollars worth OF jewelry,
appeared before Judge Holgate of Mar
inette and pleaded guilty. He was
given a six-months sentence in Wau-
pun.
August Milins and George Shafer
are building a creamery, which will be
in onora tion next month, and will be
located near Almond, about eight miles
from Plainfield. This is a new indus
try in that vicinity, but farmers felt