The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-10-19
WISCONSIN ITEMS
Events of the Past Week In the
Badger state.

handsome new temple in that city.
There will be a large increase in the
tax levy at La Crosse this year.
Augustus Haight, formerly of Osh-
Rosh, died at jamestown, N. D., aged
Jacob Steiger dropped dead of apo
pleXy at La Crosse.
\. A. Papineau, yardmaster of the
Wisconsin & Michigan railway at
Fisher, was seriously and probably IA
tally injured while switching.
Over 100000 feet of lumber was
shipped from Ashland last week, sur
passing all records for one week at
that place.
On preliminary examination at Eau
Claire. Frank Wetzel treasurer of
LudingtOn township, was held for tri-
nj on the charge of embezzlement Of
SLOTS of town funds. He gave bail.
The case of A. w. Miller at Rice
Lake, accused of assaulting a girl, re-
suited in verdict of guilty. An ar
rest of Judgment was taken. 1t will
be appealed to the supreme court.
Anthrax has broken out among cat
tie In the town of Freedom, Outaga-
ME county. 1t has proven fatal in ev-
cry case. The disease was first no
ticed in q herd belonging to Charles
HasmindOn.
The Manitowish dam, which is UNI
dergoing extensive repairs, has devel-
Oped into a hotbed Of typhoid germs.
Eight men who have been working
there have returned to their homes in
Eau Claire with the disease.
There are 623 convicts in the state
of
male. This is the largest number re-
ported in years. There have been
twenty-five new arrivals within the
past week.
Miss Ella HobertOn of Trempealeau
was badly burned while lighting a
gasoline stove She had filled the
feeders with the necessary amount of
gasoline, and when she touched
match to the infiammable stuff an eA-
plOSion occurred.
J. G. Anton of Baraboo has begun
proceedings against the Singer Sewing
Machine company for $1,000 damages,
on the ground of alleged malicious
prosecution. Some months ago the
company brought suit against Mr.
Atom, but the charges were dismissed.
The annual report of the board of ed
ent A. G. kellogg Of Portage, will be
presented to the common council at it's
next meeting 1t shows a deficit of
$2,77O.92. The receipts were $11, 825
and the expenditures $14 1896.
Game Warden Miller of Prairie du
Chen keeps the violators of the game
law guessing all the time. During the
past year he captured and destroyed
over 1000 feet of trammel nets and
seine, most of which belonged to par
ties living in Iowa.
The Stecher Weber & Huetten Man
ufacturing company's sash, door and
blind plant was damaged $4,000 by
fire at Racine. 1t broke out in the
shavings room. The loss is covered by
insurance in ten or twelve different
companies.
Mayor Graham of Racine has not
yet given up the fight in the case of
Wood against the city, to recover $500
for services as a policeman. The may
or has served notice and filed an atti-
davit for an appeal.
Philip MechIer died at Kilbourn,
aged forty. He belonged to one of the
most prominent German families in
that section. He had been associated
ness many years.
Rev. G.. N. Patterson of Whitewater
has received a call from the Baptist
church at Stevens Point. He has also
received calls from Benton Harbor,
Mich, Fond du Lac, and from
church in an Indiana town.
The city of Fond du Lac has taken
an appeal to the supreme court to set
aside the verdict of $500 which jury
awarded John Schaefer of the town of
Forest, for injuries caused by alleged
defective railway tracks.
A little girl about five years old,
daughter of Fred Hannah, a farmer
of Prescott, was burned to death, her
clothes catching fire from a burning
straw stack, around which she was
playing.
A large barn belonging to William
Mccoy, farmer living east of Olivet,
was entirely consumed by fire, togeth-
err with about sixty tons of hay, 2,O00
bushels of oats and all his farm ma
chinery. There was no insurance.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Loss, about $4,000.
The old Duncan sawmill at West
boro, Taylor county, was destroyed by
fire. This was one of the early land
marks, and back in the '7OS was con-
sidered a great mill. 1t is said to
have sawed in its day over 200,O00,000
feet of pine. 1t is reported that the
mill carried no insurance.
John Martin. promoter of the OSh-
kosh-Berlin interurban electric rail-
road, announces that Philadelphia