The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14
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Oe interesting Happenings I'm the
Badger State.


pun prison.
The stone quarry at Berlin has been
shut down.
Edgerton is soon to have an up-to-
date hotel
The Oshkosh normal school is
crowded this season.
The shingle mills at Marinette will
run all winter.
Peter f. Rock, aged sixty-five years,
died at GAINESVILLE.
Ole Luten was badly injured in Il
runaway at Stoughton.
Rock county farmers are happy over
the advance in tobacco prices.
Burglars visited the town of Hano-
yer and robbed several residences.
The assessment of real estate at
Ashland is $1,0O0,00O less than in '96
George Sholes fell from load of hay
at la Crosse and fractured three ribs.
1'ramps have been committing nu
merous burglaries at Rhinelander.
Mrs. Jane Ball of Hokah, near La
Crosse, fell and broke her hip.
Brown county farmers say the crops
are better than for dozen years past
John PECK was rescued from drown
ing by the life-saving crew at Racine.
Clay Prescott shot his big toe off
while fooling with a gun at Marinette
Richard Mccarthy is under arrest at
Ripon on charge of stealing bike.
The Omaha depot at Ashland was
robbed of a few dollars by amateur
thieves.
During the past season the tug Lib
bic towed 1S,000,000 feet of logs from
Bay Boom to Oshkosh.
The grounds of the Rock County Ag-
ricultural society at GAINESVILLE were
sold at public auction.
Leslie Garfield had his leg cut Off
while attempting to board a train at
MenaSha.
Miss Francis Trainor fell from her
wheel at Madison and was severely ID
jured.
Attorney M. H. Eaton broke his
wrist in jumping from buggy at
Oshkosh.
Walter M. Ewing has resigned as
leader of the Marine band at Green
Bay.
w. J. Thomas of Green Bay has
been appointed deputy warden at
Waupun.
Hunters are reminded that it is I'M
lawful to shoot game after sundOWn
or before sunrise.
John Keen was badly scalded by the
overturning of vessel of boiling wa
ter at Marinette.
Arrangements are well in hand for
the Iron Brigade reunion, to be held at
La Crosse, Oct. 20.
The government of Austria has beer
making inquiries about the guilty OF
the CLAIMS taken from Rock river.
Joseph w. Cowley, Chicago bust
ness man, was arrested at Racine on
the charge of Wife-deSertiOn.
Herman and Pauline Munskey have
been bound over for trial on charge
of grand larceny at Oshkosh.
The two RATS of pulp wood hauled
from the Canadian 500 to Marinette
were valued at $4,000
George Y. Signor was sent to state
prison from Washburn county for two
years.
Laura Larson of StoughtOn has sued
her husband, Harry Larson, for oil
vOrce.
John Burr, Jr., formerly a resident
of Galesville, was drowned at Salmon,
Idaho.
Joe Walters found the body Of ali
infant floating in the river at Osh.
koSh.
A. n. Jackson died at Lyndon, She
boygan county, aged seventy seven
years.
The insurance on the Badger Paper
companys buildings at Kaukauna mas
been adjusted at $4,000.
Lucille. the eight year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Simon OF Madl-
son, fell into a kettle OF hot water ana
was badly scalded.
Three tramps were caught in the act
of stealing three bicycles at La Crosse.
They will linger in jail until cold
weather comes.
The electrical supply house of Meter
e. Gordon, Oshkosh, was damaged to
the extent of $1,000 by fire. The in
sllrarce is small.
Fire destroyed the barn of August
NiIbrandt at Mayville. The fire was
caused by children playing around the
barn.
Michael Schouweiler dropped dead
from heart disease at West Superior
He was seyenty-two years old and
pioneer
Some of the farmers in the southern
towns of Door county have already
mt in their fall wheat, large area OF
which will doubtless be soWn again.
desnite the ill-luck of last year.
Max Steinglerhammer of Sank City
was accidentally shot by a compan.
L. ...an hnIl nnfnrino the rear