The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-10-05
WISCONSIN ITEMS
some Interesting happenings I'm the
Badger State.

Six inmates of the state industrial
school for boys made an unsuccessful
attempt to escape.
Erwin PETER, a farmer living two
miles west of Horizon, committed sui
eide by shooting himself.
S. B. Hatch, aged Seventy-one, a pi-
oneer farmer of Iowa county, died 1T
his home in the town of Wyoming.
A COW belonging to Chris Ryer of
WaIworth undertook to drink from n
spring, and fell in and was drowned.
William Timmony, aged twenty, an
inmate of the Rock county insane asy-
lum, committed suicide by drowning
in bath tub.
A young daughter of Albert Kuehn,
Viroqua farmer, was fatally scalded
by boiling feed. which was accidental-
ly tipped upon her.
The home of Peter Johnson, who re-
sides about four miles from Shawano,
was destroyed by fire, together with
the entire contents.
John e. Perkins, a resident of Wis
consin since 1852 and a prosperous
farmer of Columbus, died of paralysis,
aged sixty-scven years.
Not above one-half of the threshing
jobs are completed in Door county,
and the work is likely to be continued
until pretty we'll into November.
The Chicago & Northwestern Rail
way company will build track from
Princeton to Elroy, passing through
Montello Big Springs and Oxford.
John SAKE of Sparta, by accident,
fI1n off orig. nf
physicians were required to bring him
out of danger 1t is said he will recov-
er.
Three prisoners, Rupert, Knapp
and Lind, charged with horSe-Steallng
and larceny, confined in the Langdale
county jail, made an unsuccessful at
tempt to escape.
John Lattish, one of the Oldest and
best known residents of Racine, died
suddenly of paralysis of the heart He
was born in Germany and had lived III
Racine over fifty years.
Freddie Aich fell from the Wiscon-
sin Central railroad bridge, a distance
of twenty feet, at Stevens Point. lie
struck on rock. 1t is thought his
skull is fractured.
had been i'll with consumption fer a
year. He was fifty-three years old,
and was born in New York city. lie
came to Wisconsin in 1866.
1t has developed that Mrs. Cassie
Matteson, sometimes known as Mrs.
Arthur r. Curtis, who died at the
Northern hospital last July and was
buried in the hospital cemetery, was
once a prominent Chicago singer.
Work on the long distance telephone
line is said to have come to stand
still at West Salem, awaiting action or
the La Crosse city council, which body
is said to be slow in granting a fran
chise.
A great deal of building during the
coming year is already projected by
the farmers in all parts of Door coun-
ty, in consequence of the good crops
and remunerative prices that they are
bringing.
Samples of beets from the Waupa-
ca governmental station were sent TO
Madison for analysis The general an
aIysis for all will take place from and
after October 1, to the middle of No
yemDeP.
Robert Kruger and Paul Mike, two
bows, residents of EdgartoWn, were
out for hunt Nike pointed his rlHe
at Kruger, when it was discharged,
putting bullet III Krueger's abdomen.
Mike claims that he did not know that
the gun was loaded.
The latest incident in the Waukesha
industrial school investigation has
been furnished by two Of the attaches
of the institution. Mrs. II. Telln-
matron of the school, and r. j. Ter
rell Of Marinette, one of the teachers,
have handed in their designations.
Irving Piper, farmer living three
miles north of Juneau, committed sui
eide in the basement of his house,
while his wife was absent. He was
found lying on his left side on q blank
ct which was spread on the basement
floor. and a revolver by his side.
The extensive improvements being
made on Apple river by the Apple NV
or Power company of New kcllmopd,
are nearly completed. The huge ma
chinery which is to transmit power
from Somerset to New Richmond,
distance of nearly eight miles, is 6elng
put in place.
The first Oshkosh man ever sent to
iail for not taking out dog license is
John Keene. He had three dogs. and
neglected to pay the Fee On being ar
rested he pleaded not guilty. and was
tried. He was convicted and SEN
fenced to pay fine of 81 and costs or
four days in jail He went to jail.
The body of Miss Amelia Jonas was
taken from Phillips. where she was
accidentally shot and killed, to Wau-
sau. She and a friend, Miss Emma
Melang, were camping on the Flam-
beau with several Chicago friends.
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