The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-01-19
WISCONSIN ITEMS.
Events of the Past Week in The
Badger State.

stairway at Oshkosh and broke her hip.
Frank Bronx was hunting near
| Sharon and was shot in the abdomen
by accident. He will recover
The residence of Andrew Bryzski
burned at Menasha. Loss, ST 900; fully
insured
John Patton and William Benttin
were arrested at Green Bay on
| charge of larceny.
Charles Lindley, brakeman, had
his hand taken off at Lodi while coup
ling cars.
Longley d. Drummond, formerly II
resident of Osceola, died at Salmon
City Idaho, aged 81 years.
The new ST Johns Lutheran church
at Racine which cost $4,000, will be
dedicated Jan. II.
Thomas Reynolds, 81 years old, was
drowned while skating at Sturgeon
Bay, the accident occurring near the
government bluff.
West Williams, a negro, and Pauifna
GOdslxe, a white girl, were united in
marriage at Racine and left for Battle
Greek, Mich.
Reedsburg can boast of good build
ing season the past year, the new
cIeCISQ .IOOlIIl5 uD W ONCl
100000.
Peter Brandenburg, aged So years,
died at Racine. He was a pioneer Of
the city, having lived there forty-five
years.
George III. ROssman, city attorney of
Ashland for the past three years, re-
signed, owing to differences between
him and Mayor Bardon.
Mrs William Riley was thrown from
buggy at Portage and received quite
serious hurts. A child which was with
her was also bruised
John Carney, homesteader. living
eight miles northwest from Peshtigo,
was severely injured by being struck
on the back by a falling log.
Charles E. Smith and A. j. Empey
have rented the Sherry Lumber COM
pany's saw mill at Miladore, which
has been idle for the past two years.
Mrs. Henry VAN Dinter, who was
stricken with paralysis a week ago,
was buried at Little Chute from St
Johns church. Her age was So years.
Miss Lottie Spaulding, while skating
with her brother-in-laW A. A. Petrie,
skated into an air hole and was
drowned Petrie was saved with diff
Guilty.
Ole Olsen, mail carrier between
Franksyille and North Cape, aged -
years, was so badly injured III a runa-
way that he died in short time.
Frederick w. Byers of Monroe has
been reappointed by Gov. ScOfield as
surgeon general of the Wisconsin ma
tional guard
Sheriff Labuwi of Dodge county has
appointed Mike Lehner of lie Roy as
under-sheriff and William Warner of
Juneau as turnkey.
Beloit'S fire losses in 1896 were only
$1,000, covered by $1,S09 insurance.
For ten years the fire losses have not
exceeded Is per cent of the insurance
premiums paid.
James Bennett was taken before JUS
tice Kretscmer at Horizon on Il charge
Of carrying concealed weapons. He
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
the county jail for ninety days.
Michael Bulger, aged 10, an old resi-
dent of Beaver DAM is dead. George
Washington Brewer, also an old resi-
dent. is dead He was one Of Dodge
county's pioneers
Wisconsin has 1,571 cheese factories
and there is a demand for a greater
the greatest cheese producing states i'll
the Union.
Two well known citizens of Racine
have disappeared during the past
week. Michael Hogan was the first
one. Nicholas Hilbourn is also report
ed missing He was last seen on Jan.
Z.
Edward Henze, farmer residing
near Plymouth, committed suicide by
hanging. His family can assign no
| cause for the act. He leaves a wife,
| four sons and two daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Anderson OF
Middle Inlet, Marinette county, were
! burned about the face and hands by
| the explosion Of a cartridge which they
were trying to dislodge from a rifle
| barrel.
| Since the early closing system has
been in operation at Merrill number
of the business men and young men OF
! the city have found that stime hangs
heavy on their hands and have accord
| ingly begun the formation Of club.
George Bradley and Claus Blixt,
perched on opposite ends of Il lunch
| counter at Eau Claire, ate custard pie
| for So side. Bradley ate six pies and
walked out. Blixt quit on the fifth pie
and lost the match
Principal A. w. Burr Of the Beloit
| academy, an alderman. thoughtlessly
ran his wheel on the sidewalk i'll the
| prohibited district. He went before the
| police judge, pleaded guilty and was
| fined So and costs.
Ferdinand Wagenknecht, charged
with the murder of James Helmes, by