The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-02-09
WISCONSIN ITEMS.
Events of the Past Week I'm the
Badger State.

Louis TOuSon had both of his legs
broken in lumber camp near Chlppe-
wa Falls.
Porter Ross has been arrested at
Marinette on a charge of DESERVING MS
wife in Michigan three years ago.
Franz Obermeyer died at Menomonee
Falls, aged thirty-five years. lie leaves
a wife and two children.
A. H. Parker, a well known and
highly respected citizen, died at his
home in Prairie du Chen.
James Murphy, travelling man, was
badly injured in jumping off a tram at
Marinette.
Twenty teamsters employed in haul
inc ice from the rapids to Racine
struck for an increase from L 10
cents a cake, which was not allowed.
Mrs. Nancy Cormicon, mother of the
well known travelling man, A. b. Cor
mican, died at Waupaca, aged ninety
years.
Rufus S. Dodge of Sparta has pur-
chased the stock of goods of the Lead
er, which was closed three weeks ago.
Creditors will be paid in full.
The officers of the Oshkosh Fair as
ISOLATION are having difficulty IN col
lecting the assessment recently levied
to pay it's debts.
The Danish Lutheran Bethany
church was dedicated at Racine, the
services being conducted by Rev. II.
L. Kirkeberger of Chicago.
Door county marketmen are over
whelmed with pork, which is drug
On the market at cents by the car
cass when dressed.
At the next meeting Of the village
board of Mcmillan the matter OF an
ordinance preventing the sale OF cigar
cites in the village will be taken up
Tho new Catholic church at st. An
dreWs. situated about five miles from
the village of Millston, was dedic:% @N
by Rev. Dean p. Becker of MaustoS.
Clarence Smith, blacksmith thirty
i've years Of age, died at Viroqua from
the effects Of taking two ounces OF
laudanum. He emptied the drug into
cup of tea and drank it.
Suit has been begun by Moses Kreld-
er of Wausau against the Wisconsin
River Paper and Pulp company OF
Plover for $4,000 damages for injurle5
received in its paper mill.
The Green Bay & Western railway
has snow skimmers on it's passenger
engines, with a flange attachment OPP
Grated by the engineer, which is some
thing unique
The La Cross weather bureau station
has lately been supplied With an lie
anger and gague and hereafter tie
thickness of the ice will be made pa1
of it's reports.
Fred Elsner accidentally shot am
killed himself near Millston, Wh1ll
bunting rabbits. In drawing the qua
seward himself, muzzle first, it was
discharged.
Henry Hewitt, ST., the veteran bank
er and founder of the Bank Of Mena-
sha. is seriously i'll at his home on the
island. Mr.. Hewitt is over eighty years
of age.
Thieves broke into the passenger de-
pot at Beaver Dam and opened the
safe, but secured only few dollars.
A similar daylight robbery was com
mitted a month ago.
Thieves broke into the residence of
G.. Il. Peterson at Marinette while the
family were away, and destroyed and
carried away valuable bric>a-brac
worth over 5000.
The Galloway Lumber company Of
Racine has leased the Gardiner mill at
Spencer and will stock the same with
logs this winter, buying from the farm
erS.
Frank Crump, a Lake Mills farmer,
was seriously stabbed by a farm hand.
w. J. Suenonn of Marinette has re-
ceived the appointment of deputy state
oil inspector for that county. lie sue
ceeds eX-Mayor Andrew.
The teachers of Sheboygan county
have put themselves OH record as OPP
posed to the bill introduced in the legis-
lature aimed to repeal the law which
provides that each applicant for cer-
tificate pay fee OF 81.
Mrs. Archie McDougal left Marinette
this week for Waupun to commence
her term of two years in state prison.
With her were taken Mccain and La
Court, the former for four years and
the latter for one year.
Miss c. B. Sennett of Beloit college,
has been awarded the Waterman schol-
arShip prize for the graduate from a
Wisconsin or Illionis school who had
the best standing in the first term OF
the freshman year.
MIS-. caroline ROScum, aged ninety
seven years, died at Green Bay. Mrs,
Roseum was born in Belgium on Sept.
4, 1900 She has spent the most of her
life in this country, where large fam
lily of children was raised.
Minnie Alderman, young girl resid-
ing at Marinette, drank a half ounce
of laudanum on the street. When she
arrived home the drug had taken eff
feet but the heroic efforts of physi-
clans saved her life.
George Grimm died at his home in