The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-07-13
WISCONSIN ITEMS
some Interesting Happenings in the
Badger State.


Inc Neenah school census shows a
gam OIL - per cent over year ago.
Peter Peterson. a Marinette farmer,
was fatally injured in a runaway.
Mrs. Jane Parrot died at Oaktield,
aged ninetysix years.
Mrs. L. o. Drinkall of Platteville
has been granted divorce.
The Central depot at Chippewa
Falls was robbed of $40
Mrs. Charles Withers, a pioneer of
Tomah, is dead.
Merritt n. Beattie died of appended
tbs at Amigo.
Dennis Hennessy, aged seyenty-one
years, died at Hudson
There are $40 prisoners at Vaupun
at present.
Charles r. Rice died at Milton aged
eighty-five years
Henry SchaXe, a fifteen-year-old boy
OF Marir cite, was drowned at Lake
side. His body was recovered.
Welsh residents of Winnebago coun-
ty celebrated the tifteth anniversary
of their arrival at Oshkosh.
Two prisoners escaped from Wau-
pun on the Fourth. A reward of 500
is offered for their capture.
The dry goods store of S. Johnson,
at Marinette was destroyed by fire
Loss, 5000; fully insured.
William Pearson of Lancaster has
been appointed principal of the Bloom
ington high school.
Christian Spranger, resident of
Rhine for fifty-eight years, died at the
age of eighty-fve years.
Fred Anderson of Rhinelander was
struck on the head by a guy-rope and
seriously injured.
Annie Ii. Johnson was sent to Wau-
pun from st. CrOiX county for one
year for pOlygamy.
Louis Bashaw of Pierce county was
sent to Waupun for two years for
criminal assault
The first raft of pulp wood from
Canada for the Appleton mills will ar
rive this week
Five cyclers were arrested at Ste
vens Point for violating the bicycle
ordinance.
Miss Annie McLanegan won the 500
prize at Madison university for the
best essay.
has beer committed to the Mendoza
asylum.
Eulberg Bros brewery at Portage,
burned, causing a loss of $1,000; in
sUred.
Someone threw big fire cracker at
John Parsons ut Whitewater, tearing
away the lower portion of his face.
William Wheeler of Lafayette coun-
ty, was given year in prison for
having burglars tools in his posses
son.
Mrs. Alkaline Rurdck died at the
home of her son-in-l:w, J. l.. Shaw, of
Milton. She was eigEty-four years of
age.
Herman Meyer farmer living west
of Reedsburg, was killed while cut
ting hay. His team ran away, throw
ing him out AID breaking his neck.
Judge Bailey, at Eau Claire sen
fenced Charles Torgeson to a year in
state prison. He had pleaded guilty
to an unnatural offense.
NJ. II. Macmahon, superintendent of
the schools of Green Bay for five
years, has rendered his resignation to
the beard Of education.
Ms. C. d. Smith was overcome by
the extreme heat at Kaukauua and
was rendered dclirious. Her condition
Is critical
John Barr, aged seventy years, one
Of tie early settlers of Grant county
and a resident of Bloomington, is
deaG.
At Pembine, near Marinette, a gang
of young men terrorized the citizens
hY threatening to burn the town.
Three of the men were arrested.
Albert Knapp and wife, the first
white couple married in Palmyra Gel
ebrated their fifty-fourth wedding an
niversary on the Fourth.
The prisoners in the Dodge county
jail are in a state Of revolt because
the sheriff refused them the privilege
of playing cards.
Tile 500 road has refused to recog-
niZe the Thomas law, reducing its pas
Senger rates to cents per mile, and
suits will follow.
Tie board Of education at Superior
has decided to ignore the appoint
mentS TO that body made by Mayor
Starkweather
The ten-year- son of III. S. Webb,
farmer living near Grand Rapids,
lost his life from the explosion OF a
Reg of blasting powder. He dropped
lighted fuse on the key.
George L. Goodridge of Platteville
was killed by a Jersey bull His
brother-in-law, Elijah Bayley. was
Killed in the same yard in the same
manner, eighteen years ago.
Charlie, the seven-year-old son OF
instantly