The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-04-13
WISCONSIN ITEMS.
Events of the Past Week In The
Badger State.


damaged $500 by fire.
Several cheese factories have already
started up i'll Door county.
The United Brethren church at Mon
roe was dedicated on April 4.
Mrs. McCauley's residence at Glen
wood was damaged by fire to the eX-
tent of $500
Mrs. Margaret Engler of Appleton
was married to Rev. William Zckrick
of Oshkosh.
George Chase of Appleton was ar
rested at Green Bay on charge OF
wife desertion.
Peter Anderson, a Racine carpenter,
Twenty-Five years old, took a dose OF
strychnine. He may live.
Mrs. J. M Golfer was nearly burned
to death by the explosion of a gasoline
stove at Green Bay.
Fred Johannes, seventy years old,
died of apopleXy at Kewaunee. Mr..
Johannes held several public offices
Abraham Tahiti, who is accused of
stabbing his wife at La Crosse, was
held for trial in bonds of $1,000.
The sudden disappearance of John
Burk, a contractor of Baraboo, is being
investigated. Foul play is suspected.
It is believed that the man murdered
Al Ribera, n NJ, was Albert Lansstaff
Of Reloit
Thomas NJ. Kearney has resigned as
one of the trustees of the Racine Pub
lie Library association.
The directors of the First National
Bank Of Berlin have decided to buy q
lot and build new bank.
Mrs Il. l.. Percels, a former resident
of Beloit, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Armstrong, of Elgin, jill.
Michael Christianson and Patrick
Costello We're arrested on cllmlnal
charge at Racine. They were held Ill
$500 bonds each for examination.
Reports from Hortonville are to the
effect that there is a large amount OF
illegal night-fishing done in the Wolf
river near that place.
Reports indicate the ice jam from Lit
tie Fails dam, above Eau Claire, to
Flambeau, distance of twelve miles,
is sixteen feet high and wedged.
The Fence River Logging company
has finished its cut, putting III lo,OOO,-
600 feet of logs on the Fence river ana
100000 at Lake Michigamme.
c. C. Weekly of Wheeling, w. Va,
who is wanted at BrOdhead on the
charge of jumping board bill, was az
rested at Monroe.
Peter SorenSon, a Dane, aged forty
| two, was drowned at Racine, having
been carried overheard from fishing
boat during a gale.
John lehman was sentenced to
three months in Jail at Sheboygan Tor
| embezZlpment. but sentence was SuS-
| pended upon plea of the plaintiff.
CITY officials of Wausau receive the
lowest salaries of any city in the state
La Crosse pays the highest, outside OF
Milwaukee.
Health Officer Brett is making ire
miserable for a few milkmen around
| Green Bay, who, it is alleged, adulC@a-
| ated their milk.
A large force of men are at work on
the lower dam at Baraboo, which went
out during the recent flood. The gap
has been closed.
The general store of Chester, Curtis
& Co. was entered by burglars at New
Lisbon Shoes, clothing and plumber to
the amount of 5000 is missing.
During a performance tt the opera
house in Baraboo, a large lamp eXplod-
ed on the stage, but prompt work on
the part of employees prevented panic
In the case of the State VS.. William
T. McNabb, the defendant renewed MS
motion for a change of venue from
Oshkosh. The case was adjourned IN
til April 9.
Gus Stenslund, who shot and killed
John Murphy at Murray, Idaho. was
sentenced to twenty years i'll prison.
The murdered man formerly lived at
M3rinette.
Marshal Archer found a lot of goods,
supposed to have been stolen, consist
inc principally of Sothing and Shoes in
an empty box car In the Northwestern
wards at BarabOo.
Shipments of logs by rail to the Muir
ply Lumber company have been com
pleted for the present About S,0oO,OOO
feet have been hauled to Green Bay by
the St Paul road since January.
In the case of James Greenman VS..
the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
company at Green Bay, for $1,000 for
personal injuries, the demurrer of the
defendant has been overruled.
John NJ. Baer, assignee for John S.
Van Nortwick, has filed his report at
Appleton. showing the amount of
claims presented against the assignor.
The total amount is $42S,911.41.
ST. Marys Catholic society of South
Kaukauna has about decided to erect a
new church the coming summer that
will cost in the neighborhood of $780,
O00
Harry Mackey; eight years old, was
y ooidap+aIIv shot nv his brother ClVdQ