The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-03
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Some Interesting happenings in the
Badger State.

haukauna, has made an assignment.
James E. Lockwood died suddenly
at his home in Racine, aged 20 years
George Mischief and Gus Lust were
held up and robbed at Appleton.
Hen v Elmer is under arrest at
Green Bay on a charge of theft.
The painters and decorators of APP
pleton intend 70 form a union.
Eau Claire will have q midsummer
race meet Aug. IL and II.
August Burgman was robbed of $50
at Appleton.
r. j. Lewis, accused Of picking the
pocket of street car conductor at the
Saengerfest in Oshkosh. was acquitted
by jury.
Harry Williams. a deaf mute, aged
IS years. was killed by a freight train
two miles east of Calamine, while
walking on the track.
Ernest Heidel, proprietor of the Lud-
ington house at Florence, was fined
500. besides the costs of the suit, for
selling liquor without Il license
The barn on William Ogle's farm
near Thorpe was struck by lightning
and consumed with its contents. The
loss is 5000 No insurance.
f. NJ. Mccoy, employed by the Geo.
Il. Wood Lumber company at Wood
boro. had his leg crushed between the
lumber which he was loading III car,
John Davenport, an engineer who
was Il fireman in the capitol during the
Peck administration, went to jail for
three months for being drunk and dis
orderly.
The contract for building a steel
bridge across The SuamicO river in the
town of Pittsfield, Brown county, was
let to the New Columbus Bridge COM
pany of Columbus, Ohio.
The Catholic church at Rockville
will be dedicated Sunday, August s.
Bishop Schwebach of La Crosse, as
sisted by neighboring priests, will con
duct the ceremonies.
John Johnston, lumber loader, was
probably fatally injured at Marinette.
While climbing over the schooner Kate
barley he fell and struck on long
spike, which penetrated his abdomen
w. c. Donovan of Eau Claire, son of
Judge Donovan of Madison, has been
elected president Of the Eau
Claire Electric Street Railway com
pany, recently eOrganiZed.
The case Of the state against Thomas
O'Neil, charged with robbing 1T. Dob
bratz's saloon the night of July II, was
dismissed by Justice Stacy at Water
town, the evidence not being sufficient
to substantiate the charge.
The two-story frame building occu-
pied by George Escanbrock at meat
market at GAINESVILLE. was badly dam
l. g fol-
which were vacant and used for a resi-
dence, were saturated with kerosene.
The franchise of the Stevens Point
Lighting company, which Was to in
stall a system of electric street cars
in Stevens Point by August 10 or make
a forfeit of $1,000, will probably expire
without any attempt at carrying it
out.
The Wisconsin Central Railroad
company, in anticipation of competl-
ton from the proposed electric line be-
tween Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls,
has cut the fare between the two cities
on the short line to , cents.
r. J. Bachand was convicted by
Jury at Bayfield, Of having eleven Kicks
of underweight fish in his possession
This is the first conviction here under
the new law The case will be APP
pealed.
Edward McGrath of Mygatts cor
r,,rs. Racine county, was run away
with by a horse attached to buck
board. The animal kicked him, break
ing his jaw bone, both cheek bones,
and cue terrible cash in his chin.
George II. Rice of Wausau has con
tracted for the use of the Diamond
Match company's mill at Green Bay,
and will do all the planning work for
that company. He will employ about
thirty men.
Prof. c.. n Gregory of Madison, as
sociate dean of he state law school.
will read a paper OH The Wage of
Law T, chars" at the meeting of Am
erican II association to be held i'll
Clevelan. Aug. %.
The cabinet shop wareroomS and
dwelling of NJ Kaudy, at Colby, were
burned with their contents. consisting
of considerable finished work and fur
nishingS. The loss is estimated at So
500: insurance, S1,100.
Tie erection of q building, 81 by -
feet. four stories, will be begun Oh the
site of the recently burned Kemnick
furniture factory at Green Bay. 1t took
the insurance adiusterrs only three
hours to settle the olss.
Attorney G. E. Matilc has been APP
pointed United States court commits
sioner at Green Bay, in place of Eli
Martin. who was appointed only a
short time ago. and who has been re
moved because he is not an attorney.
An experiment is to be tried by the
officials of the Northwestern road in
tho runnino of excursions from Fox