The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-07-06
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WISCONSIN
Some Interesting Happenings In the
badger State.

Henry Schwartz, aged siXty-seven
years, died of the heat, at Marinette.
The main river driving crew will
probably reach Marinette with 1OO,-
100000 feet of logs before July 4.
Mrs. John Dunn, who disappeared
from Marinette last week, was found
near Peshtigo in a weak condition.
G. B. Simpson & Co. of Washburn
have purchased 100000 feet of lum-
Der near SiSkWit.
1t is probable that the Holt Lumber
company of Oconto will move its plant
to Green Bay.
The railroad eating house at Mari
nette was robbed of twenty dollars
while the landlord slept.
E. A. Arnold, an attorney, was Sc
riously injured in a runaway accident
at Superior.
John Lashfield of Chinatown, Eau
Claire county, expired suddenly While
going on fishing trip.
James Johnson of Racine cOllided
with the patrol wagon and received
serious injuries.
Harry Norris of Cambria was badly
cut in the arm while engaged in trim
ming a cows hoof with a knife.
Engineer Bruins of the Montreal
mine, near Ashland, was caught in
the fly wheel of the hosting engine
and killed.
Prof. A. B. Dunlap has resigned as
principal of the Menasha high school,
owing to the refusal of the board OF
education to raise his salary.
The Oshkosh Fair Association re-
Scinded the resolution providing for
dissolution of the organization, and
will hold fair this fall.
Levi NJ Copeland, an old resident of
Eagle River, was drowned in the Ea-
gle River, while trying to raise the
gates. His body was recovered.
The Avery shingle and sawmill at
Eagle burned with dry kiln and sever
III carloads of shingles. 1t was owned
by Oshkosh lumbermen.
While fishing at Twin lake, near Ke-
nosha, Albert Haegle, aged twenty
five, a resident of Chicago, was drown
ed. The body was recovered.
At meeting of the board of educa-
ton of Racine J. B. EstabroOk was re-
elected superintendent of the public
schools.
Alva Moore, La Crosse engineer,
saved a child from being crushed to
death on the railway track by an he
role act.
Edward Burbeck, an old citizen of
Racine county, is dead. He was born
in Caledonia in 1910 and resided in
Racine most of his life.
A switch board with a capacity of
handling 400 phones is being put in
by the Wisconsin Telephone company
at Green Bay.
Miss Margaret McGregor has resign
ed as assistant principal of the Dodge
vile High school, to accept similar
position at the Waupun High school.
Deputy Game Warden Carol of
Hudson recently arrested GuStave and
August Schultz of Saltwater for fish
ing in Bass lake with set lines.
Judge Vinje has filed the appoint
ment of Charles U. Taylor of Barron,
Theodore Jacobson of Cumberland, M.
l.. Howard of Rice Lake, as jury COM
missioners for Barron county.
William Gardiner, eX-member of the
assembly and ex-chairman of the coun-
ty board of supervisors, died at James
vile, aged Seventy-One years. He was
a native of Gloucester, England. He
was elected to the assembly in 1873.
John Brandt, living near the state
line southeast of Monroe, made an as
sault upon his brother, Tillman Brandt,
with a stick of wood, and he was
locked up in Jail at Monroe.
Mrs. Lensay, wife of Janitor Lensey
Of AcsIo1 In MI off n1yOd
by strange man, and would probably
have Jared badly but for her dog. The
ST. Bernard attacked the man and
drove him from the place
Marinette is to have a great factory
for the manufacture of beet sugar and
suger-making machinery. The COM
pany has been Incorporated with a
capital stock of $1,0OOOOO, and it is
stated that much of the capital comes
from Europe.
Mrs. Abbie Dearborn, widow of Col.
Lyman Dearborn, died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Prichard of James
vile. She was eighty years of age.
She was a great-grandniece of Gen.
John Stark of Revolutionary fame.
While Tom McCarty was working
with loaded rifle in a room over
John Davidsoas saloon, at Hayward,
the gun went off, the bullet passing
through the floor 1t struck Davidson,
injuring him seriously His recovery
is doubtful. McCarty is in Jail.
A coroner's jury at Iron River found
that David Smith, the barber who was
shot two days ago, met death by a
pistol shot from person unknown.
Matte S. Longley, who is alleged to
have fired the shot, was bound over
to the October term of the circuit
court, the charge being murder in the