The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-01-26
WISCONSIN ITEMS.
Events of the Past Week in The
Badger State.


John NJ. Converse, one of the earliest
settlers of Whitewater, is dead, at an
advanced age. He leaves a widow.
The soldiers relief committee Of
Dodge county met at Juneau and al
lowed $463 for the last quarter.
Burglars raided the general store at
Avon, Rock county, and stole consider
able property.
John Prindiyille was sent up from
Racine county for one year for bur-
glary
The new st. Joseph's hall was form
erly opened at Racine, with over 800
persons present. The hall cost $4,000.
Mark Mattison. an old resident of
Monroe county. dropped dead at his
home in Little falls.
J. III. Shukey Of Hilbert Junction was
arrested on a charge of violating the
postal laws.
G.. n. Wilson, town treasurer OF
Union Grove, is dead, aged forty-fve
years.
VIII f. Potter, who resides a mile
west of Cambridge was found in a
precarious way in a road, having been
thrown from his wagon in runaway.
Herman Schwartze has commenced
suit i'll the circuit court at Green Bay
for 81 600 damages for alleged libel,
the defendant being Autin Miksch.
Tony Konofsky, a farmer living in
the town Of Meme, while hunting, had
three of his fingers shot off by the acct
dental discharge of his gun.
The Menasha Woodenware company
shut down eighteen turning lathes in
their factory for an indefinite period,
on account of lack of orders.
Mrs P. P Ferguson, wife Of we'll
known Ashland citizen, was brutally
assaulted and gagged in the woodshed
adjoining her residence.
Civil Engineer Edward Sargent Of
New Lisbon mas applied for letters
patent on springless automatic burg
lar-proOf lock.
Fred Meyer died at Cedarburg, aged
about twenty-five years. This makes
the eth death in the family within
thre months. The father, three. sons
and son-in-law all died.
Il. C. Heidlaff. chief engrossing clerk
of the state, was elected chairman Of
the Republican county committee at
Ashland, to succeed A. r. Osborne, de-
ceased.
4 few days ago Henry Van Mill, liv
ing six miles south of Amigo, lost Il
span of horses by breaking through
the ice, while crossing a small stream
il FO est county.
1t is alleged that John Schneider and
Tony Aller. young men of Honey
Creek, held up an Arabian peddler ana
relieved him of all his cash. they
We're arrested and bound over
John McDonough, very eccentric
man, who for years conducted dry
goods store at New London, and who
was said to be quite wealthy, commit
tied suicide by shooting himself.
The Waupun prison has adopted new
rules governing prison visitors. NO
women or children will be admitted,
and gentlemen desiring to visit the
prison will be taxed % cents each.
The Elroy flour mill changed hands
at Elroy, Hutchinson & Brintnall, les
sees. turning the mill over to John
Hutchinson. The owner who will con-
tinue to operate it.
The Economy shoe store, in Eau
Claire, owned by j. II. Fleming. and 4.
J. Holmon. made an assignment to G..
w. Lockwood, cashier of the Bank OF
Eau Claire.
It is said that the Indebtedness of the
Belle City Railway company, which
went into a receivers hands. is only
$4,000 above it's bonded Indebtedness
of 100000.
Otto Thonle1. died suddenly at his
L ~ III. 4. Nr OfV
ito go to church when he fell dead.
Heart disease is thought to be the
cause of his sudden death.
Duane Burnell. while hunting,
slipped off log and discharged both
barrels of his shotgun into his back.
He died at Waupaca. He was forty
years old and leaves wife and seven
children.
p. w. Wiebolt one of the oldest Ger
man settlers of Manitowoc county, is
dead after a long illness. Mr.. VIE
bolt held several offices. He was chief
of police for several years, and later,
justice of the peace.
There has been quite a boom in the
tobacco business lately at Milton, and
old leaf and export grades have been
picked up closely, and in that section
there is practically no old tobacco in
growers hands.
The Hotel Whitney, at Columbus,
narrowly escaped destruction by fire,
caused by an oil stove, but luckily the
blaze was discovered before any great
damage was done. About 500 will
GOV - the loss.
The shop of Sam Collins, an Eau
Claire blacksmith, was seized on
chattel mortgage. He broke into the
shop, it is alleged and took away
some of his tools. He was arrested oil