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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13
Gertrude.

Miss Margaret Thorson returned
from the Twin Cities Saturday.
RoRN.-To Mr.. and Mrs, Oscar
Olson, Of the town of Martell,
Thursday, April s, daughter.
Peter and George Lien Of Pleas
ant Valley were Gertrude callers
last Saturday.
Miss Minnie Shella spent a couple
Of deys Of last week at her paternal
abode. She returned to the Falls ;"
Saturday.
Chas. J. Henriksen and wife
came up from River Falls Wednes-
day to be present at the Olson
Otness nuptials.
Our enterpliSing farmer, j. H.
Lawrence, will open a cane mill
here the coming season. which
will probably encourage many Of
the farmers in this vicinity to
raise "Cane.
A surprise planned on Mr.. Ras
mussen took place last Saturday
evening and it proved satisfactory
to all present that their plans were
fully carried ont, as a genuine
good time was The result.
Married
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

Frank White, who has been
seriously i'll with pneumonia,
Iapidl> improving.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

TERMS Of subscription per year by mail,
Sl.OO, payable i'll advance.
Sample Copies sent on application
Subscribers not receiving their paper in
good condition and in good time are request
ed to notify the publisher,
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

OLsoN-OsTNEss Wednesday, 4 pr.
Z, 1897, by Rev. Haugen, OF
Martell, Mr., Edward Olson and
Miss Hannah Ostness, both of
this place.
The ceremony were pei formed
at the home of the brides parents
here about thirty friends of the
contracting parties were assembled
to witness the nuptlal knot tied
after which a collation. was served
and the afternoon passed III social
chat.
On the following Friday evening
the charivar band came around
displaying their ignorance Of phil
harmony, but they were invited
in and courtously treated.
A large collection Of both useful
and costly presents were given the
hymeneal pair on their wedding
day and many wishes for their
welfare and happiness were
heartily expressed.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

Last Friday evening the Normal
Literary Society gave social to
the faculty, students and friends.
The social was held in The chapel,
here a carefully prepared pro-
gram was carried out, consisting
of songs, instrumental music and
charades. "Way down on the
Swanee River was sung by the
Ladies' Quartette, which was
greatly enjoyed. Miss Peckhan
then gave a violin solo. The Sc
lection was a pleasant melody and
was charmingly rendered. which
greatly to the pleasant features of
added the evening. 4 solo by Mrs.
That cher quite captivated the au-
dience and was most appropriate
selection for the occasion. THE
social was greatly Ell ,yed by all
and was a creditahle closing OF the
social events Of the winter term.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13

Mr.. Melven Johnson had the
misfortune to get kicked by his
colt Yesterday, which will lay him
mp for some time. The animal
had a grudge against the dog and
in trying to get stroke of it be-
ligrant rights, unfortunately hit
Mr.. Johnson instead of the kanine.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
DROWNED IN NEW YORK BAY
Extraordinary Behavior of h
Brother Of the Dead Man.

John Rivington, age 80, of No. 80 Jordan
avenue, while bathing yesterday morning
in New York Bay, at the foot of Linden
avenue, was. seized with cramps and
drowned before his brother George, in
whose company he was, could go to his
assistance.
Both brothers had been in bathing some
time, and were enjoying themselves inn
mensely when John was seen to throw up
brother. George quickly struck out for the
spot where his brother had disappeared,
but before he got there his brother a
sunk 70 rthe last time. George Riving-
ton recovered his brothers body about fif-
teen minutes after the drowning. The
body was removed to the morgue
After the police heard of the accident
they summoned George Rivington to the
station house, and Sergeant Reardon be-
gan questioning him about the drowning.
After Rivington had given his name and
address the Sergeant then asked him for
ington in a very surly way said to the
Sergeant
"Your looking for information, amt
you? But you won't get it from me.r
w will get it," replied the Sergeant,
who then asked Rivington several other
questions; but he refused to answer them
to Sergeant Reardon. Reardon soon got
tired of this sort of thing. and he booked
Rivington as a diSOrderly person and nae
him locke up. He was bailed out later.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
SAYS STOCK rs WORTHLESS.
NJ Metropolitan Park of BayOnne De-
clared Insolvent.

If Louis Picus, formerly of Bayonne,
but now a resident of New York City, is
to be believed, the Metropolitan Par Of
Bayonne is in a very bad financial con-
dition, and the stock of the ompan is
not worth the paper it is written upon.
This fact and others came out this MORN
ing in Chancery Chambers before Vice
Chancellor Pitney.
Picus, in May last, sold the park, on
Avenue C, to Richard Kuling of Bayonne
for $1,000. He took in payment $1,000 of
stock in the company to be organized and
81 600 in cash. 1t was agreed that Kuling
should, on July l, redeem $4,000 of the
~company's stock at par. When that day
arrived, so says Picus, Kuling couldn't
redeem his stock. Subsequently Picus
took possession of the premises and
Kuling filed a bill in Chancery to restrain
Picus from taking possession. Vice Chan-
cellor Emery granted a restraining order
returnable today.
Picus followed suit by filing a cross
bill, in which he says that Kuling con-
cealed the fact of the agreement from
the Court and simply set forth that he
a given the Bachmann Brewery Com
pany a chattel mortgage for 1000. Out
of this sum he gave Picus $1,000 and
really never paid a cent for the park.
Picus further sets up that the company'S
stock is worthless and he asked the
Vice Chancellor to appoint a receiver for
the company. No decision was given.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
BURGLED BY A WOMAN.
Liquor Store Robbed OF Gin While
Cauaea Her Caufura.

NV ~
Causes Her Capture.
A woman burglar, the only one on rec
ord in New Jersey, was arraigned before
Justice Macs, in the Second Criminal
Court, this city, this morning, and was
held for the Grand Jury. She is Margaret
Kline, % years old. and she comes from
Upper Montclair. She is an old hand in
the business, having spent a year In pris-
on for a burglary committed on October
q, 1896.
The offense for which she was held this
morning is breaking into and robbing the
barroom of the Boulevard Hotel, at No.
713 Montgomery street. When the pro-
p~rietor;~John H. Wetjen, opened up early
yesterday morning he found hat the cash
drawer had been rified and 81 in change
stolen. A bottle of gin and a bottle of
brandy were also missing. A broken
pane of glass in the rear window, which
was wide open. although 1t had been Sc
curely locked the night before. told how
the thief had entered. A general alarm
was sent out to the police to look out for
the burglar. At six o'clock Sergeant
Duffy found the Kline woman on Storm
venue in a semi-intoxicated condition. In
her pocket was a bottle of gin which an
swered the description of that stolen from
the Boulevard Hotel. She also had one
When questioned by the Sergeant she ad-
mitted that she had entered the hotel
shortly after midnight by breaking a
window and slipping the catch back.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
ACCIDENT IN THE ALPS.
An Illustration ofthe PeTiis of Noun
tain CHM

Accidents in the Alps are of frequent
occurrence every summer, most OF them
being due to inexperience, and an under
estimation of the difficulties to be en-
ccuntered in mountain climbing in the
high Alps. The accident on the Buch-
stein. which cost a Frenchman by the
name of Goudet his life, is particularly in
teresting, first, because it occurred on
the ascent, while most Alpine disasters
occur while descending, and. second, be-
cause of the hairbreath escape of a Ger
man tourist, NJ. Keidel, who was fas-
tened to Goudet, a very large and heavy
man, by a rope. Shortly before the top
of the plateau near the summit was
reached there was a particularly difficult
path, which can be passed only with great
care.
The six gentlemen of the party marched
in twos, and four of them had passed,
Goudet and Keidel being the last two.
Keidel was ahead and carefully ascended
the rocks, having great difficulty in help
ing Goudet to follow. The four gentlemen
had reached the plateau and were admir-
ing the great circumspection of Mr.. Kei-
del in assisting Goudet, and Keidel him
self had climbed over the edge of and
TGdcQGQ lilt pldlCdus n thot LII @
rock. which probably had been loose be-
fore. broke off under the strain of the
rope between Keidel and Goudet, while
at the same moment the tourists above
saw Keidel disappear over the abyss be-
fore their very eyes,.
Hurrying to the edge of the plateau
they saw the two bodies, with a rock be-
tween them, tumbling down to the ledge,
at least ESQ feet below. They immedi-
ately hurried to the assistance of their
companions, and found Goudet fully con-
scious, bat mortally hurt, on the ledge.
There was no trace of Keidel, however.
and the rope, which was still fastened
to the body of Goudets hung over another
abyss. Looking down they found Keidel,
stiIl in an unconscious condition, suspend
ed in mid-air on the rope, being held in
place by the weight of Goudet.
Keidel was soon freed from his periious
position, and although complaining of
pain, he was able to complete the descent
without assistance while Goudet died be-
fore medical aid could reach him.-New-
ark Evening News.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
AND THEY CALLED THIS FUN.

James Raleigh, forty-five years old, of
Shadyside, and Michael Kerwin, twenty
nine years. of Gutenberg, started for New
York Saturday night on a rampage for
pleasure. They reached the Hoboken
ferry about n o'clock Sunday morning
and engaged in an argument as to who
would pay the ferriage. Raleigh finally
paid his own fare and walked into the
ferryhouse, leaving Kerwin outside. In a
few minutes Kerwin followed. He met
Raleigh just as he was about to walk on
the ferryboat and assaulted him. The
two men %grappled with each other and
when Policeman Haw was summoned
Raleigh was lying unconscious with a
deep cut in his head. Both men were
placed under arrest. This morning Re-
corder McDonough held Kerwin to await
trial on a charge of atrocious assault and
battery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
CITY NEWS T


There will be a meeting of the North
Side Improvement Association tonight at
st. Lucy'S Hall.
The annual picnic of the Cliff Circle will
be held in Pohlmann's Pavilion on
September 29. A handsome souvenier will
be presented to the Wheelmen's club re-
ceiying the highest number Of votes.
The police of the Sixth Precinct were
notified yesterday afternoon, that Bella
Gibson. aged 13, of No. 465 Palisade ave-
nue., who disappeared from her home on
Friday Afternoon, hatless and poorly Dress
ed, had been picked up in New York by
the police and was then in the rooms of
the Gerry Society in that city.
Arrangements on a grand scale are
being made for the sixth annual picnic
of the employees of Pohlmannss. which
will be held in the pavilion on Monday,
September 20.
Ten dollars was the amount Of fine
imposed on Hugh Giloon, age II. Of No.
los brunswick street. by Justice OF the
Peace George c. L. Macs. He was ar
rested by Constable Joseph Locke, on
Newark avenue, Saturday afternoon,
while driving q sick horse.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
PNEUMONIA CLUBS OUTING.

The Pneumonia Club of Hoboken, holds
a record of giving one of the most sue
cessful outings in that city each year.
The members went on their annual out
ing yesterday to Witzels Point View
Grove, on Long Island Sound. They left
their headquarters at Adam and Newark
street, about $50 o'clock and marched to
the Seventh street dock, where the steam
er BLACK Bird" was in waiting to con-
vey them to the grove. In all there were
over 600 excursionists. A merry time was
enjoyed by everybody.
When the boat reached the grove dinner
was served and then there was a base
ball contest between the members of the
police III fire departments. The police
won without n difficulty. Fire Com
missioner William f. Fenton acted as
umpire. Those excursionists who found
no enjoyment in baseball spent the day in
visiting the other numerous attractions
in the vicinity of the grove. Some of
those who attended were:-
= Ex-Mayor William Ellis, Councilmen
Philip Steurwa1d, Joseph ]. McGovern,
James Londrigan and Snyder, Fire Chief
WINS D. Apologize, Joseph Heating, Clerk
of the Fire Board, Fire Commissioner
William F. Fenton, Water Registrar
Henry Lohmann, Police COMMISSIONS
Patrick Hayden, Timothy Dolly, Hugo
Ochs, John McKenna, James OBrien,
Michael Wallace, Hugh Kelly, Detective
Daniel Fenton, James Coffield, John
Meyers, Patrick Hayes, Andrew Hopper,
Edward Walker, Arthur McKenna,
Patrick Kelly, Michael Graffin, Fire Com
missioner Michael Lally, Recorders
Clerk James Moore, Building Inspector
Frederick steigletter, Poormaster Harry
L. Barck, ex-School Trustee Henry Hess,
ex-Councilman James ]. Fox, Daniel Nc
earthly. John J. Malloy, John J. Fallon
and John ]. Marnell.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
MRS. SMITHS PLEA.
Tells Vice Chancellor Pit
ney That Her Husbands
Charges Are Not
True.
COUNSEL FEES AND ALIM0NY
Declares in Her Petition That She
Does Not Know the CO.
Respondents Named.
COUNSEL FEES AND ALIMONY

Mrs. Annie Smith, wife of Colonel Rob-
ert G.. Smith of the Fourth Regiment,
through her counsel, Mr.. Warren Dixon,
this morning, asked Vice Chancellor Pit
ney to give her counsel fees and alimony
pending the determination of the suit
for divorce brought against her by her
husband.
Mr.. Dixon, with a few preliminary
words, plunged into the affidavit of Mrs.
Smith, in which she emphatically denies
that she was guilty of infidelity. She
stated hat she was in need and had no
means of support. AS for her husbands
charges, she declared that on the trial
she would refute them. Mrs. Smith
wound up her affidavit by saying that her
husband received $1,000 a year from the
Cunard Steamship Company, where he is
superintendent.
Corporation Attorney w. d. Douglass
represented Colonel Smith, and, in. reply
to Mrs. Smiths affidavit, said thai the
salary mentioned was largely in excess
of the real amount.
my impression isl said Mr.. Douglass,
that he gets $ $500 a.year as superin-
tendent of that company. The Colonel
is supporting his six children with that
limited income, and in view of the grav-
ity of the charges made against Mrs.
Smith, l would ask Your Honor not to
make the allowance high"
MY client denies the charges" said
Mr.. Dixon, in~terrupting. I'm fact, she
has never heard of one of the correspond
ents.' The men named by Colonel Smith
were Wedih and Kegan.
ST don't believe she does know him"
replied Mr.. Douglass, with a queer smile.
'She only saw him once" This brought
Mr.. Dixon to his feet again and he said,
with some degree of irritation:-
THE fact is, Mrs. Smith is in absolute
need of money. She is now living on the
Heights and she walks to and from my
office in the Davidson Building to save
car fare"
Why it was only a short time ago."
said Judge Douglass, with a bland smile,
when she lived in Gregory street, OPP
posite Police Headquartersm ..
holly replied Mr.. Dixon; but she has
Vice Chancellor Pitney, after a mo-
to pay his wife IS a week from the date
of the filing of the petition. He also
CAV a counsel fee of $50.
The case will come up for a hearing
before Mr.. Pitney, and there will be a
lot of sensational testimony. The Colonel
has many names of prominent people
who have been seen at various places
with his wife and concerning whom he
AYERS there is plenty of evidence to sub
stantiate his charges of improper con-
duct. For nan years the Colonel has
was such, he said, that he thought sep
aration was best. He took all the chill
dren with him to his present home on
Barrow street. During the separation the
Colonel gave his wife a generous allow
ance. 1t was said hat Mrs. Smith con-
templated making counter charges, but
that has been dropped. The Colonel has
lived an exemplary life and his conduct
has been sane peur ct sans raproche.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
4 YUKON RAILROAD.

The Yukon Railway Company has
been organized and proposes to make
travel to the Klondike gold regions easy.
Articles of Incorporation were filed in
the County Clerks office this morning.
The capital stock is 100000 and h in
corporators are Frederick c. Farnham OF
Seattle n James P. Mcknight and John
p. McGovern of New York. The com
pany will establish Offices in Seattle,
Washington; Dyea and Shaguaway, Al.
aska, and In Canada. The railroad Which
is to be built will at tide
water at or neal S~haguaway, on Lyons
Canal, and win take the most practicable
and feasible route through the White
Pass TO Chilkoot Mountain, at the head
of Lake bennett The will
build such other lines as nay be de-
sired, and will run q line Of steamer
through Puget Sound and the Pacific
Ocean, Telegraph and telephone shines
will also be constructed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13

N
On the second floor some of the rooms
are light and some dark. The two rooms
at the front are in good condition as Is
also Mr.. Lindsley's office. which is on
the Newark avenue side. The large room
at the back have been partitioned into
six school rooms. The partition that goes
down the centre of the room does not
reach to the ceiling. The three room on
.Coper's alley are light. The three on the
other side get what light m owe the
top of the partition and down the two
feet of space between the building and
the next wall.
On the top floor the rooms are satisfac-
tory. There are three rooms front, with
large windows and the six at the back
are light. The three on the dark side
have skylights. The nine rooms in the
top floor are used for the grammar de-
partment. The two lower floors are used
for the primary department.
Both teachers and pupils seem disposed
to make the best of hes situation. Those
having light rooms say they are very
comfortable, n those in the three OBJ
jectionable rooms try to make light of it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
Row OVER A BOARD BILL.
Peter Fitehl and Peter Wiseurt Come
10 HIoWa and Are Arreated.

r
Peter Fitch, aged 81, of No. 1918 Boule-
ward, and Peter Wiseurt, aged 40, of No.
SO Greenville avenue, were arrested by
Policeman Mackey of the Gator avenue
station about nine o'clock Saturday night
when he saw the men fighting on Old
Bergen Road, neal Danforth avenue.
They were taken to the station house,
where they charged each other with as
sault and battery. They Were both bail
ed out later.
The trouble between the men is, it
seems, according to both Mr.. n Mrs.
Fitch, that last March Wiseurt came to
Mrs. Fichtl, who keeps a candy store
on the Boulevard, and asked her If she
wouldn't let him take his meals at her
house and he would pay her when he
finished a job of building a house for a
man on Danforth avenue. He explained
to her that he a to do a certain amount
of work on the house before he could
get any money. Mrs. Fitch consented
to his proposal. and Wiseurt got his
meals for about two weeks and paid for
them. He continued to ave his meals
there for about a month after that, and
when Mrs. Fitchl asked him to pay for
them, he told her not to worry about
getting the money, for he would pay
her all right. Then Mrs. Fitch refused
to let him eat at her house any more.
She sent for Wiseurt several times after
that to come and settle his bill, and
each time he put her off with some ex-
scuse or other. 1t was last Saturday
night that Mr.. Fitch met Wiseurt on Old
Bergen Road, neal Danforth venue and
asked him when he was going down to
his wife's place to settle that bill he
owed. Wiseurt replied that it. was none
of Fitchl's business and that he had
nothing to do with it. The men at this
time were standing in front of Buchbin-
der's. pharmacy, and Mr.. Buchbinder,
whossaw that the men were liable to
fight at any minute, told them to go
away from his windows if they wanted
to fight. The fmen moved away from
the windows, and at the same time Fitch
told Wiseurt hat it was his business n
hat he vas going to collect. the bill for
his wife. Then Wiseurt made a pass at
Fitch, which knocked FitchPs hat off.
When Fitch leaned down to pick up his
hat Wiseurt hit him in the mouth, and
before another blow was struck
both men were placed under arrest.
Mrs. Fitch, when seen by a reporter
of 1.-The News" last evening, said
we have done a good deal for Mr..
WiSeurt and why he should act that way
/ don't know. When his bill for meals
got SO high. I told him he would have
He said he would but he has not done
SO, and when my husband asked him for
the money he struck him."
Mr.. Fitch confirmed his wife'S story,
but said that he would not press the
charge against Wiseurt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
S., 600 SUIT OVER AN UMBRELLA
Unpleasant Aftermath of the Lett err
CARRIERS. Gsames-Heye vs.. Whftelep9e

OHFTteES1 rht1lch-E1ey We ~ mIbelo&Xe
Some trouble over an umbrella, which
was one of the prizes for the games of
the Letter Carriers Union at West Side
Driving Park, On Labor Day, has re-
suited in a suit for $1,000 damages for
SANDER. The umbrella, which was one of
many prizes donated by merchants, was
won by James w. Whitelegge. He ex-
amined the article and declared that it
was not the one which had been donated,
but IN inferior one, and he accused Henry
H. Heye, the financial secretary, of hav-
ing made the substitution.
In the course of the heated argument,
which naturally followed, Whitelegge, it
is alleged, called Heye a thief, a liar, a
crook, and other uncomplimentary names,
Gaping the climax by saying with all the
sarcasm he was master Of: You're a fine
mar to be our financial secretary"
All this was said in the presence of a
large crowd and for that reason Heye
estimates the damage to his feelings at
IS, 1000. He has engaged Lawyer Alexander
Simpson to begin suit for that amount
and the papers were filed in the Sheriff's
office today. Heye has shown since the
trouble occurred that the umbrella is the
Identical one which was donated.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
FEARED he WOULD BE ROBBED

Sergeant John Flattery was in charge
of Hoboken Police Headquarters about s
o'clock last night when a middle aged
man, with an overgrown beard, entered
and said he wanted to be arrested.
ST think I will be safe if you lock me
up said the stranger. 6" have been
chased ell day by a gang of r%uffians.
who want to rob me"
where are these men you talk about?'
asked the Sergeant.
Outside on the corner" responded the
man. please don't send me out; they
will kill me-
Flattery concluded that the man was
insane and ordered hin locked up, as
he had requested. He gave his name as
Charles Weiter, 48 years old, of Hacken-
sack. He will be examined by County
Physician Converse today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
BRAoKEN ASSOCIATIONS PIoNIo

The Thomas P. Bracken Associations
fourth annual picnic at Pohlmann's Pa
vilion on Saturday night proved a very
successful and enjoyable affair. A large
party participated and nothing trans
pired to mar the pleasure of the event.
The foor was ably managed by John De-
laney, assisted by J. F. .Lally. The Re-
ception Committee consisted of Thomas
F. Fitzpatrick, chairman; James Taylor
and Harry Meeks. Fred A. Landolt as
chairman of the Committee of Arrange
ments was assisted by Philip j. Carroll.
The officers of the association are:-Peter
O'Brien, President; Eugene F. Cummings,
Vice President; Thomas j. Lally, Treas
urer; William E. Carroll, Secretary; VIM.
O'Brien, Financial Secretary; Bernard j.
Eitzpatrick. Sergeant-at-ArmS.