The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-11-17
WISCONSIN ITEMS.
Events OF the Past Week In the
Badger State.

NJ. McAvoy of Chippewa Falls was
Killed IN a logging camp near EStella,
log having crushed him.
Robert Conroy of Waupun was hand
ling a gun when it burst, seriously in
juring him about the head.
William Jaedecke, for many years in
business at WATERFOWL, died at the age
of thirty-eight. He leaves a wife and
four children.
The farm house, two barns and all
the farming implements of Joseph
Wagner, at Wagner, were destroyed
by fire. The loss is $1,000, fully in
Sured.
A new intake is in process of con-
Struction for the waterworks at Port
age. AT a point 200 feet from shore in
the Wisconsin river eight S-inch points
will be driven, which it is thought will
supply the water required.
Denny Newton, a young man who
was confined to the county jail at Sha-
Wano to await his trial at the Decem-
Der term of circuit court on the charge
of stealing a team, escaped, and the
authorities have been unable to re-
capture him.
About two weeks ago John Oberg, a
WoodSman, had his skull crushed in
saloon at Marinette. He was struck
with a spitton and a serious wound i'll
f1icted on his head. 1t will be neces-
sary now to perform an operation to
save his life.
At meeting in Eau Claire commit
tees composed of prominent citizens
were appointed to make arrangements
for a reception, banquet and ball FOR
the officers of the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha railway, to be
given in the new 100000 passenger
depot, just completed.
Perry Richardson, charged with the
murder of S. S. Gates in Sank county
twenty-SiX years ago, was before
Judge Seibecker of the circuit court,
at Baraboo, as he had already been
indicted by the grand jury in 1870 He
was held for trial without q prelimin-
airy examination.
The H. Witbeck company's mill fin
ished the seasons Saving at Marinette
and is the first mill on the Menominee
river to close. 1t has turned out this
year 3O,500000 feet of lumber, 6,370.-
900 shingles and 4,550,000 lath. Most
of the other mills will close in q few
days
A man giving his tame as Peter
Hastings, who broke into the house oc-
cupied by the Capital house employees
at Madison and stole gold watch,
pOcketbOOk and other articles belong
ing to the diningro0m girls, was SEN
fenced to a year and half in the state
prison.
Lawrence w. Flanagan lumber
Of Nor sir or 70 md
McGraw of West Superior, left for
New Orleans. From there they will go
into the Southern pine region, buy q
tract of timber and erect mill. They
will probably be manufacturing yellow
pine before the year is over, and will
make an investment of about 100000.
Logging on the st. Croix this winter
will be light. The lumber yards are
full and mill ponds full of logs. There
are enough logs on hand now to keep
the mills busy another season. The
small demand for lumber the past sea-
son, together with the heavy Jogging
of the 1894 burned districts have filed
everything with logs and lumber.
Marinette may have another murder
case. Officers are looking for the man
who threw a spitton at John G5erg
saloon. The latter is in a Menominee
hospital with his skull crushed and
will die. He was entering the saloon
when the iron cuspidor was thrown,
hitting him in the head.
At the annual session of the Wal
worth County Teachers association at
Elkhorn, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: G. ID.
Kipp of Elkhorn, president; Miss Cop
jpersmith of Lake Geneva, vice presi-
dent; Miss Hayward of Elkholn, secre-
tary, and Miss Turner of Delavan,
treasurer.
Three divorces were granted in the
circuit court at Oshkosh, the grounds
lin all being deSertiOn OF cruel ana IN
human treatment. Emma A. Smith
WAS granted Il judgment of divorce
from Frederick =. Smith; AlDertlna
Dahl was granted divorce from Au-
gust Dahl, and Helen Meyer was gran
ted divorce from Frederick Meyer.
Senator D. W. Woodwork of Ellis
worth and Assemblymen w. /. Fills OF
Racine and r. J. McGrath of Green
Bay, have been appointed by GOV. Up
ham as a legislative visiting commit
tee. Under the law the committee IS
to visit the several charitable and penal
institutions of the state, and to make
report to the governor on or before
Dec. /.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the La Crosse d Southeastern
Railway company was held at La
Crosse and officers elected as follows:
President, f. A. Roziene, Charles City
Iowa; vice president, Alexander Nc
Mullan, La Crosse; secretary, Il. Cal
vert, La Crosse; treasurer, j. M. Holly,
La Crosse; executive committee, j. ).
Medary, G. r. Montague and Charles