The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-07-20
WISCONSIN ITEMS
some Interesting happenings In the
Badger State.

new road-crusher.
Wausau is to have public library
in a short time.
Mrs. Rebecca Norris died at Porlase'
aged eighty-one years.
E. G.. Linck, a Columbus grocer, mas
failed.
The Holt Lumber company OF Ocon-
10 has transferred its saving TO Me
nominee, Mich.
The threshers of Eau Claire county
have organized to establish unlIofnl
price.
Herman Vogelan, farmer OF Genoa
Vernon county, was killed in a runa-
way
Jacob Norcross' residence at Montel-
10 was struck by lightning ana dahi-
aged.
William Weiland, aged twenty-five
drowned in the BaraboO river Wnlle
bathing.
Considerable damage was done to
crops in Southern and Western WIS
consin by a severe hailstorm.
4. w. Mundt's store, at Big rams
Naupaca county. was destroyed by
fire. together with $50 in cash.
Joseph Quetchenbach of Fond gu
Lac was sentenced to one year III
Waupun on the charge of burglary
Fox River valley papermakers VIII
meet soon and discuss means 10 cuftdll
the output of paper.
The new Washington assembly
grounds at Eau Claire were dedicated
by Bishop Bowman.
e. B. Eested, blind man of Belolt,
was run down by the cars and killed
in Missouri.
Kero Colby, La Crosse young man,
is under arrest on a charge OF crlmlnaI
assault.
Thomas Cary, aged seventy-eight, a
resident of BelOit for forty years, Is
dead.
Andrew Collar was accidentally shot
in the nose at New London. He VIII
recover.
Mrs. c. f. Edgerton, a resident OF
Fond du Lac for forty-seyen years.
died suddenly.
A fourteen-year-old son of Fred
Sohm, an Oshkosh farmer, blew part
of his hand off by the accidental dls-
charge IF gun.
Jane Conley of New London was
arrested 1t Stevens Point on charge
of stealing a bicycle at New London,
July l.
S. w. Bennett, a resident of Green
Bay, was examined before County
Judge Huntington, and has been COM
mitted to the county asylum.
Mrs. Henry Burkert, one of the old
est residents of Caledonia, while at
tending to her household duties, fell
dead of heart disease.
The case of MINI lie SorersOn. who is
charged with embeZZEng $1,135 OF the
Ladies' Ten-Cent Aid society OF Ra-
cine, will be settled out Of court.
An unknown man was found dead
in the road in the town of Suamlco,
Brown county From papers found on
his person he is supposed to have re
sided in OcOntO.
At meeting Of the Kite Park Fair
association at Fond du Lac, steps We're
taken to hold "a ces Sept. Z, s and D.
The rlan Of having a county fair has
been abolished.
The Wisconsin Bible institute. I'M
der the patronage of the Christian En-
deavor societies Of the state, were
opened for study in tie old Faith
Home building in WATERFOWL.
Tie Commercial hotel, for many
years conducted by Mannegold II Co.
At Waterfowl, has been Purchased hy
William J. Foy Of Chicago and HI. X
Moon Of Keesvilln, n. Y.
A trussed steel Snd concrete ceiling
being put in the county jail at Stevens
Poit t fell, carryi lg with it two men
They escaped with slight cuts and
bruises.
Ira Walterberry, aged seventy-two
q resident Of Fond du Lac ferty-nine
years, died at his home. He was born
III Toronto, and came to Wisconsin il
1915.
Oshkosh real estate men have of
fercG the l[rieger Manufacturing com
pany of West Bend its choice of sew
eral sites free if the company will 10
cate there.
Walter Spranger's clothing and fur
nishing store was broken into at Kau
kauna and small amount OF clothing
and several chains, rings, ties and 9th
er small articles taken.
Lightning struck August Filwocl
while he was fishing near the Horizon
marsh. He was standing at wire
fence, from which the current paSSet
to his head, scorching his hair.
The Oshkosh Fair association is in ;
fair way to make a success of the fal
meeting. The adopting of the dates
Sept. p to Oct. 1, makes it certain tina
the directors feel that the assoc iatiol
has weathered the period of delpress
ion and reverses.
At a special term of the Jefferson
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