The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-02-01
WISCONSIN ITEMS
Events OF the Fast Week I'm the
Badger State.

Michael Lyons or WauSauKee Ieil jllS
home on Dec. 10. and has not been
heard from since.
Sam Wing. a Chinaman, has pur-
chased brick building and lot in
Green Bay, and will occupy it as a
laundry.
Judge E. H Ellis, who h-s been SEN
ior warden of Christ Episcopal Church
of Green Bay for forty years, has re-
signed.
The Green Bay Business Mems as
ISOLATION has decided not to put in a
bid for the location of the federal ar
mor-plate factory.
The Pabst Brewing company Of Mil
waukee is negotiating for a beer depot
in Madison. The price to be paid for
the building is $4,000.
The postoffice at Stella, Oneida coun-
ty, has been discontinued, and the
mail will hereafter be distributed from
Gagen.
There are sixteen persons awaiting
trial before the federal court at Madi-
son on charges of selling liquor to the
Indians in the north woods.
Christ Christianson, Racine baker,
has assigned to III. P. Nelson. The as
sets are $500 and liabilities about the
same.
The board of police and fire commits
si0ners of Sheboygan have exonerated
Patrolman Diehl, who was suspended
from the police force on charge OF
clubbing prisoner.
James Malaney was given verdict
of 1910 in a suit in the circuit court
tact 1nff
works of that city, for not sending
boiler ordered.
The Zion Lutheran church at ely
man, near WATERFOWL, has been dedi-
Gated with simple ceremonies Rev.
G.. Strasen of Watertown and Prof.
julius Gamm delivered addresses.
Many Wisconsin lumbermen were
present at the meeting of the North
western Cedarmen's association, which
met at Menominee. Mich. More than
100 firms were represented.
G. H. Chase of Green Bay has been
arrested and taken before Court Com
missioner Hartman at Appleton on
charge of deserving his wife. Chase's
home was formerly in Appleton.
The saloonmen of Racine will organ
ize a protective association consisting
of the 112 salOOnkeepers of the city.
Recent temperance agitation is the
cause of the movement.
Rev. G. III. Kaltenbach of Fond du
Lac was ordained to the priesthood re-
Gently, the ceremony being performed
by Rt. Rev. c. G. Grafton of Fond du
Lac.
Paul Mertz and DR.. Wentworth of
hox tn1
over for trial on a charge of being ac-
cessory to the crime of malpractice.
The mother of Mertz' former wife is
the complainant.
About 1000 will be expended by the
Rock River Wooden company Of James
vile for improvements. The contract
has been let for the erection of a two
story brick addition that will adjoin
the present mill at Monterey.
Miss Laura Marsh, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs S. L. Marsh of Sheboygan,
died at Santa Fe, n. M. Miss Marsh
was writer of ability, and assisted
her brother in conducting a daily pa
per in Colorado for a time.
Cyrus King, fourteen years old, who
says he was lured from Chicago by
tramps, was picked up by the police of
Racine. He says he is an orphan. He
will be held as vagrant until Inquiry
can be made about him.
Harvey Post No. II, g. A. r., of Ra-
cine, has completed arrangements for
a campfire and reunion, to be given
shortly Gov. Scofield, Commando
Gray and many other prominent vet
Grams will be present.
The county board of Chippewa Falls
has appropriated $1,000 to begin the
construction of wOrkhouSe for
tramps. A resolution was also passed
cutting off the sheriff's fees for ar
rests about so per cent.
A. d. Crockett, sheriff of Caldwell
county, Mo-, is in Wausau, to take into
custody J. G.. Gill, who was arrested
by Deputy Sheriff Stadley. Gill is
wanted in Missouri to answer to tie
charge Of forgery.
Prof G. l.. Collie, instructor in geol-
ogy in Beloit college has been elected
a fellow of the Geological Society of
America. Prof. Collie is one of three
Wisconsin men who have received
that honor.
The remains of the two engineers,
G.. w. Schelker and Charles Young,
WHO were hlIlou III TIC DoiAoA CApAo'oioAi
at Madison, were taken to Baraboo
for burial Both were well known res
idents of that city.
The present membership of the Vet
Grams home at Waupaca is 474, of
which 313 are men and 161 are women.
Thirty-six of the latter are widows.
The average of the age of the inmates
is 6L92 years.
Mrs. Robert McAllister of Superior
was accidentally shot through the arm
and breast by her son, who was lln-