The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-11-03
WISCONSIN ITEMS.
Events of the Past Week In the
Badger State.

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Madison.
Emory Rawson celebrated his MIN
tieth birthday at his home in White
| water.
William A. Cleary was badly injured
| by the bursting of saw III a mlll 1T
Fond du Lac.
John Halloway's dwelling at Madl-
son was damaged by fire to the extent
of $500, fully insured.
Miss Lucia 3. Webb was married TO
John Il. Canoe at the home OF hef
parents in Galesville.
Peter Propsonl, ST., died at sturgeon
Bay, aged 81 years. He was an ola
| and prominent resident.
An attempt was made to wreck a
| st. Paul train near Mansion. No dam
age resulted
The new Cargill grain elevator at
! Green Bay is completed and ready to
receive grain.
The tax levy upon the several coun-
| ties of the state for 1896 amounts TO
81 ,195,O7O.
Two strangers stole Edward Can
mons rig at Marinette and nearly Kill
ed the horse.
Mrs. c. Whipple, mother of Aid.
Thomas Whipple, died at Menasha,
aged 81 years.
Mrs Susan Place, a pioneer OF Ra-
cine county, died at the home OF her
daughter in the town of Mount Pleas
ant, aged IS.
The Barron Stove and Heading COM
panys plant at Barron was destroyed
by fire. The loss is $4,000; insurance,
81 600.
The residence of Rev. George Cres-
sey at Rhinclander was entered by
burglars and articles to the value of
$50 taken.
Corydon Whiting, a resident OF Win
nebago county since 1898, died at ms
home in the town of Algona, aged ~
years.
Miss Eta Geer was badly burned
about the arms at her home III Green
Bay by the overturning of a bottle of
acid.
The new grist mill being constructed
in the east end of Marshtield is near
ing completion and will be turning out
the finished product i'll about a month
Edward Boyington CT Tillinghast
who was mistaken for & deer by Sile
Cole of the same place, is dead. lie
leaves wife and three children.
J. H. Benson, formerly a well-known
resident of La Crosse, suffered par
alytic stroke at Cripple Creek, Col,
and is not expected to live.
A young daughter of Otto Rinsburgh
of Melrose was burned to death, her
clothes having caught FIRE from a burn
ing brush pile.
The twelve-year-old daughter Of Os-
car Marshall, a farmer of the town OF
Melrose, was kicked by horse and
almost instantly killed.
Herbert Robinson, agent for the
Singer Sewing Machine company at
Neelah. was arrested on the charge OF
embezzlement.
Michael AIbrecht, who went to May
vile when the county was a wilder
ness, died at the home of his son i'll
the town of Williamstown, at the age
of 7S.
Edward Drury, brakeman on the
Milwaukee road, had his middle right
hand finger crushed while coupling
cars In the yard at Eau Claire. 1t was
amputated at the first joint.
Judge Bennett of GAINESVILLE granted
divorce to Mary Shea from Michael
Shea on the ground of desertion and
failure of support. The plaintiff re-
sides in Beloit
Edward Francis Dyke, brother of II.
A. Dyke of Madison and we'll known
to many Madison people, dropped dead
of heart disease in the Victoria hotel,
Chicago while chatting with a friend.
Mrs. Anna Urmuth died at Oshkosh,
aged 80. Michael Corbett, an old resi-
dent of Oakfield, died at the home Of
his son, DR. NJ E. Corbett. He was 70
years of age.
J. 2. Richardson the State univers-
ity student who was sentenced to two
months in jail for enacting the role of
n s'hugger," has been released. His
brother paid his fine of $50 and costs,
amounting in all to 5000
A most serious condition is facing the
farmers and others in Brown county
who raise hogs. The hog cholera broke
out among their herds about two weeks
ago and the animals are dying off at
rapid rate.
Herman Thielke, a Mayville lumber
dealer. on returning home found a bur
glar in his house. He attempted to
capture him, but the fellow escaped by |
way of the cellar. He secured two
pocketbooks, one containing valuable
coins.
AT Bangor triple runaway occurred, |
causing the death of farmer living
near Leon, named Gregg. A team
standing near the brewery became
frightened at passing train and ran
into team belonging to Christian
Buol, which in turn became frightened |
and ran away Gregg and his wife |