The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-16
WISCONSIN ITEMS
Events of the Past Week I'm the
badger State.

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ton of building a county insane asy-
um at that place.
The Eau Claire common council has
levied a tax of $4,000 to support the
city public library.
Henry Kruse, living near West Bend.
was struck by a North Western train
and instantly killed.
While officers were preparing to take
Albert Samuelson of Superior, declared
insane, to Mendoza asylum, he at
tempted suicide by cutting his throat.
W. Y. Davis. a pioneer settler Of She
boygan county, died, aged IS years.
He was 81 native of Vermont and came
here in 1S41.
C. A. Still was attacked by a pet
deer at Lake Koshkonong ana narrow
" escaped being killed. The animal
wash shot.
Nelson Osen of Ellsworth while at
tempting to couple his threshing engine
to the separator. was caught between
the two and crushed to death.
William Goffe died at Kenosha. aged
10. Mr. COTE came here from Scot
land more than fifty years ago and
amassed a fortune.
Christian Burkhardt has purchased
James A. Andrews intere st in the Hud-
son electric light plant and Willow riv-
er water power at Hudson for $30,O0O
The Brodhead school board is in a
deadlock over the election Of a success
SOr to r. w. Pringle, who was called
to Appleton to succeed Prof Mer.ca.
A La Crosse woman who recently re-
ceived $4,000 as an inheritance, has
left the city, leaving behind two small
children. The city has taken charge of
the little ones.
Diptheria is spreading in Green Bay.
Twenty-one new cases have been re-
ported this month. None of the cases
are of very dangerous character as
yet.
The Business Mems association of
Green Bay is attempting to get tele
graph rates reduced A COMMITTEES was
appointed to confer with the telegraph
companies.
From November ). 1896, to Novem-
Der ), 1897, the Rock county soldiers
relief commission paid out $3,3S7.97
for the care of soldiers and their fami-
lies.
Alex La Plante. an old resident OF
MenOmonie, stepped through a broken
walk and fractured one leg in two
places. He now wants $1,000 damages
from the town.
The flume in the dam at Nesllonoc
was torn out recently and since then
the town of West Salem has been III
darkness, as the electric light plant
was compelled to shut down.
Charles White, who stole a bicycle
from the Good Luck Drug company at
Chippewa Falls, was sentenced to state
prison for year by Judge Condit Of
the municipal court
Miss Caroline Beleman, the Eau
Calire school teacher who was tried on
charge of assault and battery for
whipping 1O-year-old Gunder Thomp-
son in school, was acquitted.
Six drunken Indians tried to take
possession of a street car at Green Bay.
The redskins were arrested after con-
siderable damage had been done to
the car.
1t is said that the Goldberg case is
to be brought to trial in Appleton on
change of venue from Waupaca county.
The change is to be secured on the al
legged ground of prejudice.
The report that the Matthews hotel
at Beaver dam was sold some time ago,
is unfounded. The hotel will be under
the same management the coming year
as it has been in the past.
Deputy Come Wardens BoDnell and
Gle ICELAND have made some good cap
lures OH Lake Winnebago. Three
miles CT sturgeon lines, 1900 hooks
and Is gin nets hav ebeen confiscated
recently.
Charles Mcdonald. who is suspected
to be the man who was implicated III
the Darlington INJURED and robbery. is
kept in the Monroe Jail. 1t is feared
that lynching might result If he were
taken to Darlington.
The little daughter of Peter Frent. 4
farmer living near Marinette, was
killed by train ON the North Western
road She was playing on the track
and was struck by the train While 1t
was going at full speed.
The new barrel factory at Rice Lake.
costing $1,000. is now completed and
the entire plant will soon be recpened.
About sixty men are employed and 1t
is expected that the mill will run day
and night to fill present orders.
The church of the Norwegian Luther
an synod at Vi.oqua was dedicated by
Bishop Halvorsen of Westby, who
preached the sermon. Rev. Mr.. Gasen
of La Crosse and other ministers as
sited in the services.
Eastern capitalists will build tam
merry at Marinette. About S100,OU0 will
be expended in the enterprise and large
contracts have already been made for
cedar stumpage in Michigan The ma