The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-06-22
WISCONSIN ITEMS.
Some Interesting Happening I'm the
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The Marathon county board has ap-
propriated $4,000 for bridge purposes.
The annual sea serpent has been seen
in MOnona lake at Madison.
A branch of the humane society has
been formed at Berlin.
Mrs. Daniel Gray, aged eighty-one,
died at Elkhorn.
Andrew Kupfer, aged sixty-one years,
died at Racine.
Mrs. John Mckay of Washburn is
missing.
Mrs Elizabeth Buffham died at Ra-
cine, aged ninety-three years.
George Kelly. aged eight years, was
drowned at Marinette. His father is a
paper mill employe.
Mrs John Murray died at GAINESVILLE
of apopleXy, aged siXty-three. She set
| tied in Wisconsin in 1856.
The plant of the Diamond Match
company at Green Bay will start up
about July 1.
Louis Polenski, his wife and daugh-
ter, were badly injured in a runaway
ut Chippewa Falls
Bertha Russary, aged three years.
was struck by train at Superior and
fatally injured.
-Four farmers have been arrested at
Appleton on Il charge OF selling impure
milk.
August Bechaud, son of a wealthy
brewer at Fond du Lac, dropped dead
while playing ball.
Prof Hill of Oshkosh, has been APP
pointed to the chair of philosophy of
Nebraska university.
The modified plans of the new histOr-
iCal building at Madison will save $780,
600.
The jury in the case of Fred Gothic,
in the United States court at Oshkosh,
charged with selling liquor to Indians,
failed to agree.
William d. Sherwood, a well known
farmer, and for several years chair@ an
of the town of HiXton, died of dropsy,
aged sixty five.
Mrs Charles Charlie, aged Se24nty
two, and Frank Zenghan, aged fifty
nine years, died from the effects of the
heat at La Crosse.
]. w. Bats, the Beloit lawyer recent
ly arrested and taken East on charge
of forgery, has been acquitted and is on
his way home.
The mayOralty difficulty was settled
ut KeWaunee by the election Of John
Wattawa by the city council. There
was no opposition.
Oscar SYOstrom is under arrest at
Birch Lake, Ashland county. on
charge of stabbing John Anderson at
| dance. Anderson will recover.
Gustav Eisholt, a young man living
With his parents about a mile north of
| Sheb0ygan, was drowned while bathing
| in Pigeon river
Edward Lazatte of Marinette is dead.
His death was due to an injury which
he received in the H. Whitbeck mill
| last fall
Cord mill at Superior, while trying to
control Il frightened horse, was thrown
off a tram, fell a distance of twenty
five feet fracturing an arm and leg
II. Eichmeier, an old settler and coun-
| try merchant living at Newton, seven
miles from ManitoWOc, committed sui
eide by shooting himself through the
head. He was forty three years of age
The ladies of the North Presbyterian
church at La Crosse had charge CO the
street cars for one day, ladies' collecting
the fares. The receipts were given to
charity.
The ten-year-old boy of Frederick
Stuhr of La Crosse was drowned while
bathing in a slough near town He was
poor swimmer. and the little boys
who were with him could not save him.
Prof. n. O. Whitney of the State uni
versity will spend the summer i'll Eu-
rope inspecting railroads and bridges.
He has sailed from Philadelphia to
Liverpool
+. D. Vavre. a One-handed man who
las been soliciting orders for groceries
among farmers the past month, was ar
rested at Grantsburg on charge OF
forgery.
Sherman Brown, tWenty-one years of
age, was drowned ut SWeeney's pond,
three miles west of Barron, while bath
ING. He was taken with cramps, and
went down in an eddy
Stephen Gill has brought damage
suit for $4,000 against Welsh Il Duff
fv the stevedoreS at Superior. Gill re-
Gently led rival gang. and, it is al
legged. was beaten by the Welsh men III
fight to load the steamer Nicholas.
Philip King of Wausau was taken
before Judge Watson at Fond du Lac,
charged with watering milk brought
TO the Bacon cheese factory. He en-
tered a plea of not guilty, and his eX-
animation was adjourned to June -.
The body of J. H. Hangar, the miss
ing boarding house keeper was found
in the bay at West Superior. Haugan
left May %. On the following day his
wife received q letter saying he would
drown himself.
Johnny. the eight-yearold son Of E.