The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-01-05
WISCONSIN ITEMS.
Events of the Past Week in the
Badger State


cine county, died at Chicago.
Robert Wilson of Beaver Dam is I'M
der arrest on charge of assaulting
his divorced wife.
Aid. Charles Kannenberg of Racine
was fined SO for selling liquor TO a
minor.
A man named White was seriously
stabbed during a quarrel at Eagle
River
La Crosse merchants want to revive
interest in trotting events at that
place.
J. w. Vaughn Of Marshfield has pur-
chased about 100000 feet of lumber
and 100000 feet of logs to be delivered
on the line of the Omaha road.
w. H. Baumes dry goods store was
closed at Beloit on mortgages OF SS,Ooo,
filed to secure creditors. No statement
of liabilities is made.
Walter r. Brown, eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Carlos Brown of GAINESVILLE
died. aged forty-three years. He leaves
a wife and one daughter.
Miss EIDE Meixtell. daughter OF Frank
Meixtell Of the town of Hancock, was
married in Planfield to John Barton
of Hancock.
The report of the Dodge County Fair
association as rendered by the secre-
tary shows a balance of S4.l9 on the
good side of the ledger.
D. p. Chamberlin, sheriff elect of
Menomonie. has appointed eX-Sheriff
Henry Miller of Weston to the Office
of undersheriff.
The new well for the waterworks is
completed and water was turned on
at Independence This gives the vii
lage an excellent water supply.
Theodore Strieter. teacher at the
German Lutheran school in Amigo,
died of acute lung trouble, aged TWEEN
ty-two. His parents reside i'll Chicago.
Michael Hogan, an insane man, was
captured near Beloit by Marshal
George Appleby, and is now in the
Line City lookup.
Philip Grunhagen of Shell Lake
killed bear dressing over 200 pounds
last week near the camp on Long lake,
where he is logging with his brother.
Prof Barnard pronounces the atmos-
| phere at Lake Geneva more favorable
for astronomical observations than at
the Lick observatory in California.
A boy named Josie SenneH. while
| playing in the lumber yards at indie
Dendence. caught his foot between
some timbers, breaking his leg between
| the knee and ankle.
Levi Taylor, half-breed who lived
west of Shell Lake, used extract OF
lemon for stimulant to such an extent
| that it caused his death. He was but
| twenty-three years old
Max Rohrer, while assisting i'll load
ing the flour boat Ford at KeWaunee,
| Stepped through a hole in the ware
house and had his leg broken above
| the ankle.
Frank Cornelius, furniture dealer
| of Darlington, assigned to David
| Schreiter. The liabilities are estimat-
ed at $S,OOO and the assets at ST.
| 600.
Mrs Eliza Henderson, a poor widow
with three small children to support,
had the misfortune to have twenty
| five turkeys and about fifty chickens
| stolen at Cottage Grove, Dane county
John r. Wilson is having his steam
| yacht Delight rebuilt and refitted with
| new engines. When the job is finished
| he will have as fine yacht as can be
| found III Geneva lake.
S. 2. Doolittle, for many years a
| resident Of Beaver Dam, is dead. Mr.
| Doolittle was born in Wateryilie,
Wayne county, n Y, in 1921. He set
| tied in Beaver Dam in 1880.
Paul Stencil, a young man working
| on farm near Cambria. was held UP
| and robbed of his pocketbook contain
| inc $50 by two men while he was
| walking home from town.
l .iesfh 1,nl
on board the iceboat Col. Harshaw.
| The bowsprit broke. which caused the
| mast to fall, and it struck Neumilier
on the arm.
Fire destroyed the two-story frame
| building owned by julius Maurer OF
| Medford. and occupied as a grocery
| store and dwelling. The loss is about
| $1,000.
N. c.. Rasmussen, a baker, who also
| conducted a saloon and lunch counter,
| made an assignment to n. l.. Nelson
| at Racine The liabilities are about
| $500 with assets considerably less.
Carl Brandt died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. William kutzke,
aged eighty-six years. at Portage. He
| leaves three daughters in this coun-
| try and a son in Germany.
Mrs. H X. Wilton, a we'll known
| figure in GAINESVILLE society some years
ago died in Chicago. Her husband
| was a nephew of the late Chief Justice
] Wilton.
Mrs. John Abercrombie died at Eau
| Claire, aged nearly seventy-one years.
| She was one of Eau Claire's leading
| women. She was one of the active
| managers of the Childrens home, and
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