The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-30
WISCONSIN ITEMS
Events of the Past Week in the
Badger State.

Oshkosh men will build a club house
some time in the near future.
Mrs. Mary Mccain of Eau Claire
was fined $50 for selling liquor without
a license.
Mr.. Gherske, farm hand, was seri-
ously gored by a Guernsey bull at Ber-
lin.
John Gerhman. aged 10, is held for
the murder of Olga Pukall aged 8, at
Wittenberg.
Ashland BUSH ess men will form an
association for the advancement of the
city's interests.
Eugene Callahan, a former resident
of WATERFOWL, was drowned in the Co
lumbia river i'll Washington.
The Marinette Chautauqua associa-
ton has purchased fifty acres OF land
at that place for 10000
John Hegbloom, lumberman, was
killed at Star Lake by log rolling on
him. He lived at Merrill
Charles Lucas and George Trask
were convicted of Illegal fishing at
Fond du Lac.
The village of Cumberland, Barron
county, will put in complete system
OIL electric llSulS.
The residence of Mrs. Johnson at
Racine was damaged by fire, entalllng
a loss of 5000
President Whitford of Milton college
will go to the east and endeavor to Sc
cure funds to aid that institution.
The sheriff of Sheboygan county will
be paid salary hereafter instead OF
receiving fees as has been the custom.
A roller mill is being built at Grants
burg 1t will cost $4,000 and have q
capacity of sixty barrels per day.
Henry Brown of Rio drank carbolic
acid, thinking it was cough medicine.
Prompt medical aid saved his life.
John G. Lillesand, who was confined
in the Dane county jail on charge OF
drunkenness, choked to death while Ill
a delirium.
Martin Adams shot Frank Steel dur
ing a brawl at Prairie du Chen. He is
held awaiting the outcome OF Steers
injuries.
Charles Hermann of GAINESVILLE Will
locate a party of Rock county GER
mans on lands in the pine woods OF
Marathon county.
Simon Crotty, in his suit against DR..
A. G. Stewart of Duluth for alleged
malpractice, has been awarded Sl,4UO
damages.
1t is estimated that 1000 deer were
killed in Marinette county during the
open season. 1t is alleged that hunting
with dogs was INDUCED in.
Martin SteinmetZ workman in the
Balm Wagon works at Kenosha, was
struck in the chest by trip-hammer.
Several ribs were broken.
The Wheel and Seeder Manufacture
ing company of La Crosse will be reor-
ganized and a new company formed.
The property is valued at $4,000.
Father Joseph Dreis, of st. Georges
church at Kenosha, recently celebrated
the twenty fifth anniversary OF his adj
mission to the priesthood.
Y.M. C. A. work has been intro
duced on the Oneida reservation, and
an effort will be made to interest the
natives in the work.
Portage has a two-mOnths old kitten
with three hind legs and only one fore
leg. The freak is as lively ana SlronS
as any other cat.
1t is reported that wires will be
strung from Green Bay to Depere and
the latter town lighted by electricity
generated at the Green Bay plant.
It is estimated that the laboring men
of Sheboygan will receive $6O,OOO more
in wages this month than they did IN
the corresponding month last year
Wee Wee, the midget horse of Della
van. is on exhibition in q Chicago
store. His owner has been offered
$500 for the little animal.
Henry Boldt of Ashland was
drowned at Mitchell's lake, while hunt
ing. He leaves a wife and four grown
children.
John Lanyon, resident of Mineral
Point, was attacked and shot by foot
pads at Joplin, Mo. His injuries are
serious.
Hartwig Sather, a siX-year-old boy
of Fairchild, near Eau Claire, broke
through the ice on a mill-pOnd at that
place and was drowned.
One hundred thousand bushels of
potatoes have been shipped from
Grantsburg this season. Daily sales
are about 5000 bushels.
The stock of merchandise of j. Q.
Gilberson & Co. at Whitehall has been
sold on execution to S, III. Van Gordon
& Son for $4,000.
Sneak thieves forced an entrance in
TO G. Larsons tailor shop at Chiffon
and stole two pairs of pants, on over
coat and other goods valued at $50.
The house, barn, grain and all the
buildings on the farm of julius Haga-
dorm, living near Neillsville, were de-
stroyed by fire.
Samuel Schnautz of Waukegan has