The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-09
WISCONSIN ITEMS.
Events of the Past Week I'm the
Badger Stnte.

1
Racines delinquent taxes amount to
nearly $4,000
Fred Behrents dwelling, at Apple
ten, was damaged by fire to the extent
of 5000.
Two members of Mr.. Lentz's family,
at Kenosha, were asphyxiated by gas
but will recover.
In quarrel at the Commercial hotel
at Palmyra, Clarence Hill was stabbed
in the abdomen and severely hurt No
arrests have been made.
The Norwegian Lutheran church OF
Chippewa Falls will hold summer
school, devoted especially to religious
instruction, next summer.
The case at Darlington against the
sheriff for shooting Ed Dougherty,
while the latter was resisting arrest,
has been dismissed.
The annual meeting of the South
eastern Wisconsin Teachers associa-
ton will be held at Madison, April )
and f.
Sheriff Bake of Outagamie county
attached the effects of u. w. Dean &
Co., cheeSemakers of Appleton, to sat
isfy claim of s., 100 held by persons
residing at Dale
Mrs. Jane Kuepper, wife of John
Kuepper has gone insane over her hus-
bands recent arrest on a charge Of
burglary, and was conveyed to the
Northern hospital.
The Svea Insurance company of Co
thenburg, Sweden, has made applica-
ton to do business in Wisconsin.
There is no Scandinavian insurance
company in this state.
Harry Pigg and Paul Schultz of Mer-
rimac, who were arrested charged with
assault on Agnes O'Keefe, were tried
before Judge Noyes at Baraboo, but
discharged
Articles of incorporation of the Os.-
kosh, Berlin & Omro railroad have
been filed. The object is to build
trolley line from Oshkosh to Berlin by
of about forty miles
The Henry creamery, which will
open in a few days at Sheboygan
Falls, is by far the finest in the state,
and it is said to excel in it's appoint
ments any creamery west of New York
state.
1t has been decided by the Athletic
association of Lawrence university
that medals shall be given to every
Lawrence man who gains a first or
breaks a Lawrence-RipOn record at the
field day games in June
In the office of the register of deeds
at Appleton was filed an amendment
to the articles of incorporation of the
Appleton Manufacturing company, in
creasing the capital stock from $780,
900 to 100000.
w. H. Runcorn had his shoulder dis
located at Plaintield in a remarkable
manner. He was holding a horses
foot while knocking the snow from its
feet and was suddenly thrown to the
ground by the horse, suffering severe
injury.
Mary Murray has brought suit for
alleged breach of promise in the cir
cult court at Cedarburg against Henry
Hickey She claims $4,000 damages.
Both parties are residents of the town
of Cedarburg. The defendant is
young farmer
Mrs. Vie H Campbell of Evansville,
president of the Wisconsin w. G. T.
IT,, visited Beloit and arranged for the
state convention of the union to be
held there June 2, 3 and 4, on which
occasion several hundred delegates
will be present.
William E. Hoch, who has been con-
fined in the Jackson county Jail for
petty larceny, was rearrested upon his
discharge, upon a warrant charging
him with forgery 1t is claimed that
he passed a forged check on Moses
Beane, a Mcmillan salOonkeeper.
dispatch was received e Neenah
stating that Hiram Smith resident of
the Manufacturers BaDl in Neenah,
who is spending the winter in the.
South, has been seriously injured by
being run over by bus at st. August
inc, Fla.
Peter LOjal committed suicide at the
Bennington lumber camp, near White
birch, Douglas county. With an ordi-
nary pocket knife he slashed his throat
from ear to ear No cause is given for
the deed Lojal has relatives in Su--
perior.
Baraboo has an organized gang, of
thieves. Their method is to enter
residences in the fore part of the even
ing, when the families are attending
entertainments or church. A large.
number of such thefts have been COM
nlitted within the past few weeks.
The Seventh Day Adventists at Ste
vens Point are preparing a petition,
which will be sent to congress; protest.
ing against the proposed amendment
to the preamble of the constitution. con-
corning the formal recognition of the.
name of God.
Peter DeyO, president of the, def11uct
Douglas county bank, Wh@ was arrest
ed at Superior on the charge Of receiW-
ing deposits after the bank had become