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

The Bigelow mill at WaShburn has
started up with 100 employees
At Ashland some of the merchants
are giving potatoes away.
Miss Rosa Poquette, a Marinette
young woman, has been stricken blind
as result of brain fever.
Roy FELTON,. an Eau Claire lad, was
accidentally shot in the abdomen by
younger brother.
Wausau's mayor has decided that
all gambling places in that city must
be closed.
Charles Bell, an Italian laborer, fell
under the cars while going out to be-
gin work at GAINESVILLE and was killed.
Wallace Quincy. a resident of Sha-
wano, was accidentally killed while
hauling logs at Saunders, Mech
Charles w. Guenther. one of the old
est residents of Columbia county, died
at Caledonia, aged eighty-four years.
Herbert Garvin, an unruly colored
boy, was sent to the reform school at
Waukesha from GAINESVILLE.
All saloons at Madison have been Or
dered closed on Sunday. The saloon
men will obey.
Jerome Decoto, a half-breed, lay
down upon the railroad track at Flor
epce to sleep. He was discovered just
as a train approached
II. NJ. Hewitt, hardware dealer OF
Loyal, made an assignment to G. w.
Allen. His assets are about $500;
liabilities not known.
Stanislaus Dazkowski, who was ac-
quilted of the charge of killing his wife
at Green Bay, has begun proceedings
for a divorce.
William Myers. resident of Column
bus SINCE 1851, died from stroke OF
apoplexy. One son and three daugh-
ters survive.
Stephen D. Anderson of the town of
Georgetown, Polk county, disappeared
last week and no trace of him can De
found.
The survivors of the Fourteenth Wis
consin regiment will hold their annual
reunion in Oshkosh on June II, L anu
Ii.
The residence of Mrs. James Turvey
WAS burned at Marinette. Mrs. ur-
vey was severely burned about the
head.
William Larsen, the well known ccm-
mission man Of West Green Bay, mas
decided to make Marinette his north
ern headquarters. To do this he will
build and equip a big warehouse there.
The residents of Western Union
Junction, at a large and enthusiastic
meeting, decided to hold stock fairs at
that place. The first one will be held
on May 13.
'Whitefish fry to the number of 3d.
OOO,O were planted in Green bay
near Schumacher'S point, they having
been taken there by the tug John Den
essen.
The Wisconsin Telephone company
expects to build an entirely new line
between Lake Geneva, Burlington and
Racine this season, and further eX-
poets to entirely reconstruct the eX-
change in Burlington.
The five-year-old boy of Samuel Car
dinal of Chippewa Falls drowned IN
the Chippewa river. He was playing
on an embankment fifteen feet from
the water when he slipped and fell,
sinking before aid could come.
The Sheboygan Mineral Water COM
panys plant was damaged by fire to
the extent of $1,000. The damage was
confined to the warehouse and con-
tents. The fire caught in the stable
from an unknown cause.
Frank Smongeski, alderman from
the First ward of Two Rivers, lost one
of the fingers of his left hand at the
establishment of the Hamilton Manu-
featuring company by having it caught
in a planer.
The silver Mound creamery, proper
ty of J. r. Sechler & Sons at Sechler-
VILE. Jackson county, burned with
loss of about $1,000, and small insur-
ance. This is the second creamery
burned on the same site
Judge Bundy denied the motion for
y change of venue made by the de
PENDANTS attorneys in the Pool in
surance cases at Ashland. Twenty
nine insurance companies are defend
ants in these cases.
The first sawmill accident of the
wear at Marinette occurred when
SIadke, working for the Marinette
Lumber company, narrowly escaped
death. A log fell over the steam car
rage. striking him and crushing his
leg so badly that it had to be ampu-
tinted at the knee.
lightning struck the residence of
DR.. E. c.. French at Eau Claire, setting
it on fire and causing a damage OF
about $4,000 Claude Quinlan, who
rushed in to help extinguish the flames,
was seriously burned on the head and
face by an explosion of gas.
Henry Schroeder, the pressman
found guilty of damaging the Times