The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-21
WISCONSIN ITEMS
Events of the Past Week I'm the
Badger State.

A public library association will be
organized at Algoma.
Michael Tomaskefski was killed at
Thorp by the falling limb Of tree.
The Lewis block, recently burned at
Marinette. will be rebuilt in the spring.
Thieves entered the saloon of John
Oberst at Racine and stole quantity
of liquors, cigars and some money.
John Fisk, an old resident of Omro
and Il we'll known writer on t1orlcult-
ure, is very i'll at his home.
John Holland, a railroad employe at
Green Bay, was struck in the breast by
a SNOWFALL and very badly injured
The citizens of Algoma are working
to get the harbor at that place deep
ened. SO that it may be a better fishing
port.
The Van Dyke Brewing company OF
Green Bay has recently acquired some
valuable property in that city, and will
greatly enlarge its plant.
An epidemic of diptheria is feared in
La Crosse. Several deaths have oc-
Cured and the city schools may De
closed for time.
The common council of Green Bay
will be asked to make an appropriation
to aid the Introduction of manual train
ing in the public schools.
Hog cholera is doing much damage
in Chippewa county. Two farmers
have lost seventy-five hogs in six days
and other heavy losses are reported.
TEirty-six men lost thei rlives III
Northern Wisconsin by being shot by
deer hunters during the open season or
twenty days.
Mrs. Frank Dudley of GAINESVILLE was
granted divorce by Judge Bennett IN
that city, on the grounds of cruel treat
II ent.
A heavy plate glass window crashed
to the street from the second story OF
business block in Racine, and several
persons had narrow escapes.
At a special election on the question
of granting a franchise to put in an
electric light plant at Spring Green,
only seven votes were cast against 1t.
John Taylor and e. r. Richards OF
Sheboygan broke through the ice on
the Sheboygan river and were rescued
in a nearly drowning condition.
Henry Schaefer and Henry Niemow,
claiming to be from Milwaukee, who
made an assault on Policeman Erick-
son of Racine, it is alleged, pleaded not
guilty, and will stand trial.
The mayor of Marshfield has refused
the petition of theatrical company to
give a performance on Sunday in that
town. The local ministers have been
agitating the subject.
The Beebe Manufacturing company
Of Racine has reduced the wages of its
employees 10 per cent. Thirty of the
men Immediately struck, End others
are expected to go out.
Rev. A. A. Miller, of the Old Catho
lie church at Green Bay, has resigned
his position and renowned his former
faith. He will enter the Episcopal
church.
The freshmen class of Beloit college
has been reinstated by the faculty.
The class was suspended for holding a
banquet at Rockford, ILL.,, after being
forbidden to do SO.
A young son of Daniel Kelly, living
near Beloit was swinging an ak,
which encountered the limb of a tree.
The blade was DETECTED and cut off
one of the boys ears close to his head.
Members Of the Chicago Yacht club
desire to buy Chamber" Island, in
Green Bay, with the idea of turning it
into a game preserve and private plea
sure resort
A hue in a locomotive on the North
wester railway blew out near Ply
mouth Head Brakeman Sylvester M.
Schwartz was severely burned by hot
air and live Goals.
George Weyberg, a young man of
Little Chute, was drowned in the Fox
river near Kaukauna. A companion
who broke through the ice with him
managed to draw himself out of dan
ser.
Capt. J. G. ROLLS of Stoughton was
acquitted at Madison of a charge of
assault on Mayor Roe This is the end
of the litigation growing out of the
trouble in the Stoughton armory last
October.
Two Kenosha girls, Belle McLinden
and Ida PaSchke, We're arrested in Ra-
cine and sentenced by Judge Fleet to
the industrial school at Waukesha, on
a charge of disorderly conduct.
The dry goods stock of S. Frank of
OcOnto, who failed about month ago,
was sold by the assignee for $4,425. j.
V. FarWell & Co. replevined $4,000 of
the stock. About 80 cents will be paid
on each dollar of Indebtedness.
A circular saw, revolving 1,5OO times
a minute, broke in a Wood-saWing mill
at Fond du Lac, and the fragments in
fiicted such serious wounds on Nelson
Erie, the owner of the MILL that it was
necessary to amputate his right arm.
Mary Conefelt will sue DR.. J. r. Men