The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-30
WISCONSIN ITEMS.
Events of the Past Week I'm the
Badger State.

Miss Hattie York of Portage was
married to F. A. Joy of Fremont, Neb.
Mrs. George Patterson died very sud-
denly at her home in La Crosse.
Emil Anna, a resident of the town Of
Homand, committed suicide by hang
ing himself in barn.
Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls cy-
clers have decided to build a cycle
path between the two cities.
John Paradis, a 14-year-old hoy, was
drowned while bathing in the bay of
Superior.
A. H. Czepuh, who lost his building
by fire at Galesville, will rebuild at
once.
The Alaska Gold Lake Mining COM
pany has been organized at Ashland
with a capital of $4,000.
Charles Meinzer, residing near La
Crosse, was struck on the breast by
windlass and killed.
Fire and water damaged the resi-
dence of j. Herbert at Baraboo to the
extent Of 5000.
A new bug whirh feeds as the old
time potato bug has appeared at Rhine
lander and is causing potato raisers
much trouble.
S. w. Thomas, the alleged defaulting
insurance agent, pleaded not guilty to
the charge of embeZzlement and
waived examination at Eau Claire.
William Brown, only son Of Charles
Brown of Whitewater, drowned at
Green lake. He was 81 years old. The
body was recovered.
Benjamin Etheridge died at his home
in GAINESVILLE, aged 20. He had resided
in GAINESVILLE nearly fifty years. He
leaves wife and one child.
John Cleary, young man of Mon
dow, was drowned at Garth. The boat
which he was in capsized. The body
has not been recovered.
Peter Bohn, a Racine barber, had
one of his hands cut in a frightful
manner by running it through pane
of glass.
August Zuehlsdorf IA years old, who
lives with his parents on farm in the
township of Fountain Prairie, was ar
rested at Columbus on a charge of
theft.
Mr. Lohnes was exercising his bicy-
Gle at Delevan. 1t threw him to the
ground, his head striking on the peb-
bles, cutting a huge cash over the eye
two or three inches long.
J. Boreck's residence burned at Ash
land and his three-year-Old son was
consumed in the flames. The mother
is at the hospital and the father was
in his store.
Alb TT Turriff, the twenty-one-year
old son of Thomas Turriff of the town
of Lawrence, drowned while swim
ming in Fox river with his brother at
Depere. The body was recovered.
During a severe rain storm at La
Crosse J. j. Fruits residence was
struck by lightning. 1t started a fire
in the refrigerator which burned fif-
teen minutes before discovery.
The ordinance allowing the Neenah
& Menasha Street Railway company
to extend it's tracks to the citw limits
was passed by the common council at
Menasha.
The Catholic schoolhouse was struck
by lightning and fired at Muscoda. The
fire department soon extinguiShed the
flames. The sisters in charge and some
of the children were badly shocked.
The building was badly damaged.
Enterprising River Falls bicyclists
have leased land in the city on which
they have constructed an excellent Dl-
cycle race track. An extensive pro-
olamme of races has been arranged
for the Fourth of July.
The trial if w. III. Hepburn, charged
with the embezzlement of funds IL the
Natural Premium Life Insurance COM
pany, of which he was superintendent
Of agencies, was again postponed for
a week by Judge Donovan IN the mu-
nicipal court at Madison
Owing to the fact that the state con-
yention at Milwaukee is to occur on
August 5. the date of the meeting of
the Waupaca County Veterans asso-
ciation. President Court announces Il
change to July 90, 80 and 81 at Wau-
paca.
While Mrs. Matthew Pieiskl was
standing on her lawn at Stevens Point
she was struck by bullet hred care
lessly by George AinsWorth, l2-year-
old boy The ball penetrated the skuil
and lodged Just beneath the bone back
Of the ear. The physicians removed
the ball and hope for her recovery.
The people of Amberg want to make
a highway connection with Iron Noun
tain that will be more direct than the
present route They have good road
to the pulp mills and are willing to ex.
tend it to the Florence county line II
Iron Mountain will build highway 10
connect with their road.
Two Indians attempted 10 assault
two white women in the town of Wood
Lake. near Grantsburg. One OF the
women was badly beaten and is in
nrecarious condition. Warrants are out
for the Indians, but SO far they have
eluded the officers.
Fires of incendiary origin at Clinton