The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-09
WISCONSIN ITEMS.
Events OF the Past Week in TIE
Badger State.

Mrs. William Bowling. aged seventy
two years, died at Oshkosh.
John Goblin of Blair was killed by a
train between Whitehall and Blair.
Marion young men are happy because
barber has started q shop there.
James S. Morrison was granted a di-
vorce from Harriet Morrison at Osh
kosh. They reside in Markesan.
An insane man who gives MS name as
James Miller was committed to the
State hospital at Oshkosh.
Mrs. Garchow died at her home in
Center, aged siyty-siX years. She bad
lived in Center twenty-eight years.
Willie Munson, ten years of age, son
of Henry Munson, while playing
around the cars was run over and hor-
ribly mangled at Superior.
The residents of Benoit and vicinity
are considering the question Of new
town with BenOit as the seat of town
government.
Andrew J Powell of GAINESVILLE and
Miss Annie Newtenberg of Platteville
were married by Rev. H. w. Thomp
son.
A petition is being circulated at Ar
cadia entreating the Green Fay Rail-
way company to erect new depot
there.
The will of Mrs. Nathalie Van HOore-
beke will not be admitted to probate at
Green Bay until after the trial of her
husband, Barney Van Hoorbeke, who
is now in jail at Anderson, Ind, charg-
ed with her murder.
Fire destroyed the residence belong
ing to August Doebler, in the town Of
Osborn. The flames were discovered
by Mr.. and Mrs. Doebler, who narrowly
escaped with their lives. The loss is
complete.
George w. Chace, a veteran of the
Grand Army, died at his home in Brod-
head, aged nearly seventy-six years.
Mr.. Chace was a native of New Hamp-
shire, but came to Wisconsin nearly
forty years ago.
Henry Engelke, the street T conduc-
tor who attempted suicide in Rockford,
died after having lived four days with
bullet in his brain. The remains
were buried at Newark, near Beloit
A settlement has been effected in the
case of John Atkinson against the Chi
Cago & Northwestern Railway COM
pany at Green Bay. The amount re
ceived by the plaintiff is $3.50
The council at Stevens Point voted
gift Of $500 in support of the new
public library. This makes 81, 100 which
the committee in charge of the work
has to begin with.
Waupun expects to have a regularly
organized stock company base ball club
this year, and wants to get into the
Fox River Valley league with such
towns as Oshkosh, Menasha, Stevens
Point and Fond du Lac.
In the case Of Hugh Mcdonald of
Ashland Junction, who was sentenced
to the reform school at Waukesha for
setting fire to a car Of hay some weeks
ago, an appeal was taken to the cir
cult court.
The Ashland police discovered that
several merchants have been taken in
| the last day or so through forged
checks, with the name of d. W. Now
att, prominent lumberman attached.
| Mowatt repudiates the checks and the
police are trying to find the forgers.
The hearing in the case of Col.
knight against the county Of Ashland
was begun before Referee Ben Smith
and may continue for a week or more.
| This is the last of the tax suits brought
| to set aside the taxes levied for 1893.
| The North Wisconsin Teachers asso-
citation will meet in Ashland, Saturday.
| March 13. A number of the noted ed
| ucators of the state will be present, in
Guiding President Mcneil of the West
| Superior normal school.
r. B. Deveaux, a prominent citizen Of
| Iron River, was found with his feet
and hands badly frozen. While going
home from down town he was stricken
with paralytic stroke. He could
neither speak nor move, and for over
| an hour remained PROSTATE in the
snow
The board Of directors of the Com
mercial association of Eau Claire di-
rected the secretary to wire Assembly
| man Burlington that the ASSOCIATION
was unanimously opposed to the coun-
| ty municipal court bill, and requested
| him to use all proper efforts to defeat
| it.
The Peoples Telephone company has
been incorporated by J. FL. Culver, 9.
L. Catlin and II. H. Stewart, Superior
people. with a capital stock OF S5O,O0O,
who petitioned the council for a fran
! chise. The new company proposes to
operate i'll opposition to the Duluth
Superior Telephone company and ma
| terially reduce rates.
| The common council of Waukesha re-
| fused to pass what is known as the
| pipeline ordinance. There was only
one vote in favor Of it. The ordinance
gave authority to the Waukesha Water
company to lay pipes in the village and
as far as Big Bend, so that water could
be supplied 20 Chicago