The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-12-29
WISCONSIN ITEMS.
Events of the Past Week I'm the
Badger State.

Can't. Abel Harding. who was STRUCK
and badly injured by an electric car at
Racine, is much better.
Miss Anna McGoyern fell upon a
slippery walk at La Crosse and broke
her leg.
Edward Parker was found guilty OF
a criminal charge at Darlington ana
sent reed to eighteen months in jail
] outy Game Warden James Nash
of she'll Lake is making it unpleasant
for illegal fishermen around there
The police raided gambling den 1T
KenoSha and arrested tWenty-nlne
men. They were shooting craps.
John Pedatty had his right hand torn
off in corn-husker, on farm near
Benton, Lafayette county.
Charles Daniels captured big badg-
er near Plainfield. 1t weighed, when
dressed, fifteen pounds
A fourteen-year-old daughter of ia
cob Nobitski, living i'll the town OF
Berlin, died of diphtheria.
Beaver Dam capitalists are endeavor-
ing to establish beet sugar factory
there.
A country school. about three miles
west of Plymouth. has been closed on
account of the prevalence of typhoid
fever in the neighbOfhood.
George Gamble. son of James g.
Gamble of Brandon. has been commit
ted to the Northern Hospital for IN
sane at Oshkosh.
Patrick McNulty, well-to-do farmer
of the town of Bear Creek. Sank conn-
ty, was thrown from his buggy and III
stantly killed. His neck was broken
John Beardnore of Vineland. one OF
the oldest residents of Winnebag0
county, died of heart failure, aged six
" years.
The New England society of Dane
county celebrated Forefathers day at
Madison with banquet at the Metho-
dist church.. About 100 were present.
AS a result of runaway accident
Michael Commons of the town OF Har-
mony died at GAINESVILLE. He leaves a
wife and nine children.
Julia Wendricks was fined 81 and
costs by Police Justice D. Nys at
Green Bay, she having pleaded guilty
to the charge of shoplifting.
The jury in the case of Weisman VS..
Tegtmeier brought in verdict of $3.50
for the plaintiff The plaintiff sued for
So, 900 damages for having been
wrongfully accused of theft.
An execution in favor of J. w. Hud-
son ct al was levied on the factory OF
the Wausau Furniture company. This
is a result OF clearing up of affairs of
the company.
The Columbus dry goods store, at
Oshkosh, H. Levison Go. proprie-
tors. and the millinery store of William
Habig & Co., were damaged to the ex-
tent of $500 each by fire.
Oma Chryst has been granted di-
vorce from John Chryst by Judge Ben
nett. at Monroe. She received 500 all
mony. and with two children, has gone
to San Antonio, Tex.
Frank Nehoda. aged seven years, was
pushed down by companion at Ra-
cine. His head struck the sidewalk
and caused conclusion of the brain,
and he is in a dying condition.
The West Side Presbyterian church,
of Green Bay, has issued call to Rev.
r. Branch of Narshfield. The salary
has been raised to 81 200 per year, with
parsonage.
IL. EuWHiOS, 1t IeSlUtAI VI ANdNlhC
for forty-two years, died, aged seven
ty-two years He was born in Wales,
and established the three largest quar-
ries Racine ever had.
1t is now thought that Mr.. Barker,
who was gored by a vicious bull at
Eau Claire, is out of danger He is
now regaining consciousness, and the
physicians have great hopes of his re-
coyery.
Waupaca county's new jail was ac-
cepted by the building committee OF the
county board. The settlement made
with the Champion Iron works was sat
isfactory, the county getting $153 dam
ages because the building was not
completed at the date specified.
Mrs. Nancy Cormican. nearly ninety
years of age, living with her son, Ar
thur, at Waupaca, stepped out of the
house at Waupaca, to make call at
Mrs. Parish's, a next-door neighbor.
She slipped on piece of ice and fell,
breaking her left limb.
A wandering Willie kicked on the jail
accommodation accorded him at Mar
inette, the bed assigned him not being
good enough to suit him. He said he
would mot have had his special car
stop at Marinette had he known the
condition of the bed.
Chief Engineer Aldrich and Police
man John Zeller were thrown from the
hose cart at WaukeSha to the ground.
Aldrich received a large cut on the
foreheand and Zelier was cut on the
back of the head and received internal
injuries.
While oiling and getting a surfacing
machine ready to start up at ConrOS
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