The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-06-24
WISCONSIN ITEMS.
Some Interesting Happenings In tae
badger state.

propriated 5000 for bridge purposes.
The annual sea serpent has been seen
in Monona lake at Madison.
A branch of the humane society has
been formed at Berlin.
Mrs. Daniel Gray, aged eishty-one.
died ut Elkhorn.
Andrew Kupfer, aged sixty-one years,
died at Racine.
Mrs. John Mckay OF Washburn is
missing.
Mrs. Elizabeth Buffham died at RAJ
enc, aged ninety-three years.
George Kelly. aged eight years, was
drowned at Marinette. His father is a
paper mill emplOye.
Mrs. John Murray died at J%ancsvillc
OF apoplexy, aged s~iXty-three. She set
tied in Wisconsin in 1855.
The plant Of the Diamond Match
company ut Green Bay will start mp
about July 1.
Louis Polenski. his wife and daugh-
ter. were badly injured in a run way
at Chippewa Falls.
Bertha RuSsaIy. aged three years
was struck by n train at Superior and
fatally injured.
our farmers have been arrested at
Appleton on Il charge Of selling impure
milk.
August Bechaud. son of a wealthy
brewer at Fond du Lac, dropped dead
while playing ball.
Prof. Hill Of Oshkosh. has been APP
pointed to the chair of philosophy Of
Nebraska university.
The modified plans of the new histor-
iCal building at Madison will save xU0,-
600.
The jury in the case of Fred Gothic.
in the United States court mt Oshkosh,
charged with selling liquor TO Indians.
failed TO agree.
William ID. Sherwood, a well known
farmer, and for several years chai,S IN
of the town of HiXtOn, died of dropsy,
aged sixty. five.
Mrs. Charles CHARLIE, aged So 51ty-
two, and Frank Zenghan, aged fifty
nine years. dieu from the effects of the
heat at LII Crosse.
j. w. Bats, the Beloit lawyer recent
ly arrested and taken East Oh a charge
Of forgery, has been acquitted and Is on
his way home.
The mayoralty difficulty was settled
~ ~ 'pN iNN'i'h VI ''a'
Wattawa by the city council. There
was nc opposition.
Oscar Syostrom is under arrest at
Birch Lake, Ashland county, on a
charge of stabbing John Anderson at a
dance. Anderson will ecover.
Gustav Eisholt. a young man living
with his parents about a mile north of
Sheboygan. was drowned while bathing
in Pigeon river.
Edward Lazatte of Marinette is dead.
His death was due to m injury which
he received in the ii. Whitbeck mill
last fall.
Cord mill at Superior. while trying to-
control Il frightened horse. was thrown
off a tram. fell a distance Of twenty
five feet, f~racturing an arm ana leg
III. Eichmeier. an old settler ara coul-
try merchant living at Newton, seven
miles from Manit0woc, committed sui
eide by shooting himself through the
head. He was forty-three years Of age.
The ladies Of the North Presbyterian
church at La Crosse had charge g. the
street cars for one day. ladies collecting
the fares. The receipts were given To
charity.
The ten-year-old boy of Frederick
Stuhr of La Crosse was drowned while
bathing in a slough near town. lie was
q poor swimmer. and the little boys
who were with him could not sac lin
Prof. n. O. Whitney of the $ re uni
versity will spend the summeE N Eu
rope inspecting railroads ard s'idges.
He has sailed from Philadel, ia 10
Liverpool.
]. ID. Vayre. q One-handed man who
has been soliciting orders for groceries
among farmers the past month. was ar
rested at Grantsburg on a charge or
forgery. :
Sherman Brown. twenty-one years or
age, was drowned at Sweeneys ponu.
three miles west Of Barron. while bath
ing. He was taken with cramps. D
went down in an eddy.
Stephen Gill has brought a damage
suit for $4,000 against Welsh X u
fy the s%tevedores at Superior. Sill re
Gently led a rival gang. and, IL is al
legged. was beaten by the Welsh men in
n fight to load the steamer Nicholas
Philip King of Wausau was taken
before Judge Watson at Fond du Lac
charged with watering milk brought
TO the Bacon cheese factory. lie en-
tered a plea of not guilty, and his ex-
animation was adjourned to June ..
The body of j. III. Hangan. the miss
ing boarding house keeper, was found
i'm the bay ut West Superior. Haugan
left May %. On the following day his
wife received q letter sayiDg he would
drown himself.
Johnny. the ei2ht-yearol9 son of f..
A, Bullock Of Shawano. was drowned
while playing on the dam. He was
locking down into the log sluice when
he probably became dizzy and fell in,
and was ut once carried to the eddy
i -. tho .lnn