The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14
WISCONSIN ITEMS
Events of the Past Week I'm the
badger State.

The village board of Montello has
passed an ordinance prohibiting the
use Of slot machines by minors.
J. 4. Calkins of Sprif1g Green wtis
killed by log falling on him. He was
seyenty-three years old.
At GAINESVILLE, Charles Winchester
was sentenced to one year at Wauputl
for forgery.
Winnebago district Congregational
ministers are holding a conference at
Plymouth.
A party of men will leave Black
River Falls for the Alaskan gold fields
in the spring.
There are more than 100000 acres of
land still open for settlement In Bay
field county. Most of 1t is still heavily
timbered:
James r. Willis of Phillips, who
came to Wisconsin in 1916 and was
veteran of the late war, is dead, aged
siXty-sevei1.
Rev. Constantine Frydrychawnecz of
ThOrp, who was accused of poisoning
the cattle Of his neighbors, was nc
quilted.
A. J. Sherman, dealer iii dry goods
at Stevens Point, has made All assign
ment to William Gross. Liabilities,
81 600, and assets about the same.
NJ. T. Stokes has resigned his posi-
ton as immigration inspector at SUI
perior, and will go to Green Bay to as
sumo charge of the Advocate.
A new saw mill with capacity Of
25 100000 feet is to be built at Ash
Io,,1 NNI,o Do,on rD1ho1s 00rnnGilU is
the name of the new concern.
Philip Reiter of Oshkosh, brake
man on the Chicago & Northwestern,
lost a foot by being run over by a
train at Antogo.
Judge John y. Goss of Hudson will
retire from the bench on Jan. 1. Judge
Armquist will succeed him in the cir
cult court.
Six-year-old Maggie Arquett of
GAINESVILLE was probably fatally Burned
while putting wood in kitchen stove
at her home.
Sheriff Lampert of Winnebago cotin-
ty will sue the county officers for 5000,
the amount shaved off from his bills
by the county board of supervisors.
Hypnotism has been practiced quite
frequently at Lawrence university by
the students, several of whom are said
to be adopts in the art
The residence of L. Wood, in Racine,
was robbed of $3.50 in jeweiry while
the family was at church. a small
amount of cash was also secured. No
trace Of the thieves was discovered.
The bounty on wolves, which was
removed in Grant county several years
ago, has been restored, as the animals
have increased so rapidly in numbers
as to be a meI,ace to live stock.
w. r. Williams, ex-county clerk of
Rock county, died at GAINESVILLE. He
was member of Company D, Thir-
teenth Wisconsin volunteers, and has,
since the war, held many Offices.
The Eau Claire Commercial assOcia-
ton appointed committee of fifteen;
with B. A. Burlington chairman, to
promote the location of a normal
school at that place.
The grocery store of Peter Holtz and
the store of the Klondike company at
Waupaca were destroyed by fire. The
loss was about $4,000, with $4,000 in
surance.
William Petrie, an employee of the
KenOsha sanitarium, who rescued two
people from drowning last week, was
presented with purse of $3.50 by the
inmates of the sanitarium.
Mitchell Balthazor, who sued the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad for
injuries received by being run down by
freight train, was given verdict Tor
So, 1876 at Fond du Lac.
Mrs. Clara Hodges of Racine was
given verdict of 81 800 against James
Wilson, retired farmer, for injuries
received in an alleged encounter with
him during a quarrel.
Assignee Cameron, of the Sherry
Lumber company at Oshkosh, has been
authorized to borrow money to pay
claims Of clerks and labOrers to whom
money is due.
Oshkosh capitalists are cntemplating
the erection of a woodworking factory
at GAINESVILLE. The company formed is
capitalized at $4,000. About 200 men
will be given employment if the
project succeeds.
A very fine brood mare, valued at
81 900. was killed on the farm of Dun
can Mckay, near Chippewa Falls, by
stray bullet fired by some hunters in
the woods.
Kenosha business men are anxious to
have the Milwaukee, Racine & Keno
sha Electric road secure terminal facil-
tiles in their town, as they claim bust
ness is being injured by the delay.
William Buesschiner of Green Bay is
on whaling steamer that is frozen
fast in the ice off Point Barrow, Alas
ka. in the Arctic ocean. Friends are
much concerned for his safety.
The duck and snipe-shooting season,