The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-26
WISCONSIN ITEMS.
Events OF the Past Week in the
Badger State.

George Barron, la Crosse pioneer,
passed away at the age of SO years
William Labousk's house at La
Crosse was destroyed by fire. Loss,
5000
Wilbur Cross, a well-known citizen
of Omro, died of cancer of the in
testiEes.
William Nelson, of Oconto, about p
years Of age, was killed in the woods
at Pelican while telling trees.
An old soldier named Fricks fell
dead on the sidewalk at La Crosse,
probably from heart disease.
William Drummond, aged a years.
died quite suddenly at his home III
Evansville.
The first home grown strawberries OF
the season were brought to the market
at La Crosse last week.. This beats
the record by ten days.
Fire from an overheated stove in the
drying room of the cooperative cooper
shop at Superior destroyed material to
the value of $500.
On June 2 the second annual conven-
ton of the Wisconsin State Court OF
the Catholic Order of Foresters Will
be held at Appleton.
The Jacob Mortenson Lumber COM
pany of Wausau will receive during
season 100000 feet of logs by rail,
instead of depending upon the river,
as formerly, tn furnish their mill.
The city Of Stevens Point contem-
plates building two miles of macadam
road during the summer, and will
.lorobably embark in the StOne-cruShing
business on it's own account.
William Payne, a wealthy retired
merchant, died at his home in James
Conn, in 1914, and has been a resident
of GAINESVILLE since 1861.
Mrs. Gene Hartwell, residing a few
miles from Portage, a few days ago,
had cherry pit removed from her left
ear, which had been lodged there for
fourteen years.
The bank property and building of
II. c.. Shove were sold at Sheriff'S sale
reveral days ago for $4,000, III. E. Hub
bard of ManitoWoc being the pur-
chaser.
A disagreement of the jury resulted
in the case of Eva Fountaine at Madi-
son, charged with mailing obscene
matter to her divorced husband, Edl-
tor A. l.. Fontaine of Grand Rapids.
A. Abra hanson, of SUP rior has
sued to recover $4,000. dal =, ,geS from
the Lake Superior Terminal q Trans
fer railway for injuries received While
unloading coal last August
William Zipler, aged seventy years,
an old resident of the town Of Nee
Of of tho stomach
He leaves wife and six grown chill
dren.
Joseph Kitto, young man, was in
stantly killed while at work in the
Druen mine, near Lancaster A barrel
used to draw water from the mine by
horse power became detached and fell
upon his head.
The body of Louis Lass, a carpenter
who had been missing two days, was
found hanging to n tree near Eau
Claire Lass had hanged himself with
binding Irvine. He leaves wife and
seven children. !,
Mrs. Nellie Fall, wife of the late ].
w. Fall, died at her home in Racine,
aged thirty-fve. She was q member
of the Eastern Star and its secretary,
and also member of the Rebckah
lodge.
James Woodman was arrested at
Weston by Officer III. Walker of Du-
rand on the charge of counterfeiting
and was turned over to United States
Deputy Marshal Meehan, at Eau
Claire.
The greaer part of the government
river fleet which has been anchored
all winter in Fountain City bay left
in charge of Capt. w. A. Thompson
for down river points to resume oper-
ations on the river improvement work.
An order was issued out of the SUI
perior court at Superior to show caus
why the application of the Northern
Trust company to have q receiver ap-
pointed for the Safety Improvement
company should not be granted.
D. X. Tenny, the well-known Chi
cago attorney, has purchased as sum-
mer home the Halle Steensland resi-
dence on Langdon street, Madison.
The price was $4,000. He will not
take possession for a year.
Joseph e. Kleeberger, the embez-
zling postmaster Of Bruce, Chippewa
county, who was captured in Iowa
county last week, loaded guilty in the
United States court at Madison. He
paid a fine of $50 and costs.
At a special meeting of the Calumet
county board. called to settle the ques-
ton as to whether the county should
build a tramp workhouse, the subject
was laid over until the regular meet
ing in November. Mayor Kellogg, OF
Oshkosh, addressed the board.
Erx,arv fIo11r mill in SlIDeriOr is in OBJ
GRAFTON again, although the strike OF
the nailers and packers is still III
force. The Listman mill was the last