The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-03-08
WISCONSIN ITEMS
Events OF the Past Week In the
Badger State.

Fred Redner of Sank county recently
hauled two loads of oats to Baraboo
which contained 422 bushels.
Rev. f. w. Marion of West Bend has
been called to the rectorship of Trinity
Episcopal church of GAINESVILLE.
Andrew White of Colby has killed
eighteen wild cats this winter, for
which he received Sc bounty for each
animal.
Sturgeon Bay and Green Bay are to
be connected With a metallic circuit to
be built by the Wisconsin Telephone
company in the spring.
The horses attached to the Kilbourn
stage ran away at Baraboo, collidiDg
With a post. One of the horses was
killed and the stage wrecked.
The residence of Frederick Sill at
Colby, and most of the contents were
destroyed by fire. The Ass is $l,2OO,
with an insurance of 5000.
The mill dam across Rock river at
Kekoskee, three miles north of May
vile has been damaged by the warm
weather and heavy SHOWS.
Charles Gordon and George Graham,
claiming Milwaukee as their home
were arrested at Racine on the charge
of robbing woman at KeECsha, while
she was attending a fu1 eral.
DIR. Charles H. Holmes of Green Bay
Gas offered his resignation as manager
of tie Fox River Electric Street Rail-
way company's plant. at the request OF
the receivers of tie company.
Henry Rahr & Sons of Green Bay
have sold $4,000 bushels of malt to a
New York firm. Wisconsin malt is
now being extensively used in the
East, much going to Cleveland, Ohio.
Thomas Grahowski of Marinette fell
thirty feet from a housetop and in
jured himself SO badly that he NAV
not recover.
A homing pigeon released by f. A
Jacobs of La Crosse, made flight to
ST. Paul in two hours and six NIX min
utes. This is considerer remarkably
fast time.
Two churches are to be erected at
Valley Junction this spring, ORE
Methodist, and the other will be built
by citizens, to be used by any denom
nation.
The Marinette Iron works have re-
ceiyed an order for a large band saw
for Churchill Bros saw mill at Al2e
ma Mich. The works are run to their
fullest capacity and the force of men
has been increased several times.
William Schug Of Appleton fired re.
volver out of his window. The bulle,
struck Otto Kargus in the cheek, in
iicting a slight wound. Mr.. Schug was
tined So and costs for firing a revolver
within the city limits.
President Larrabee of the Chippewa
Falls board of education has begun
preparations for the reception of the
Northwestern Wisconsin teachers, the
convention of which will be held iD
that city from April to 8.
A large barn, owned by Roy Thomas
near Eua Claire was burned, together
with a team of horses, a COW and a
valuable amount of farming machin
cry. But little insurance was carried,
and the loss on the property was
heavy.
A strike occurred among the $50 to-
bacco workers at Westby, Vernon
county, and operations in the ware
house are suspended. The workmen de-
manded an increase of 10 cents per 10C
for sorting. The present price is &C
cents.
John Mierzwa of Pulaski, Brown
county, has begun suit for $1,000 dam
ages against the Chicago & Northwest
ern Railroad company, for the loss OF
his team and wagon and injuries to
himself last December, when he was
struck by a train near Oconto.
j. II. Laurence, a United States Sc.
cret service officer, has been i'll Ash
land some time working up evidence
against Julius Williams, held on a
charge of counterfeiting. Williams
trial will come UP in the United States
circuit court in May.
The representatives of the senior
class on Commencement day at the
Oshkosh normal school will be Edwin
C. Gothem of Weyauwega, valedictoli-
an. and Miss Leone Spoor, of Oshkosh,
salutatorian. Miss SpOor took third
honors in the recent final oratorical
contest.
Fire broke out in the Chicago &
Northwestern coal sheds at Amigo,
and the larger part of the building was
consumed. The sheds contained about
$500 tons of coal, about 10 per cent of
which was burned. Two freight cars
were also destroyed. The loss is 3d.,
600.
The affairs of the Oshkosh Fire In
surance company, which went into
bankruptcy in 1880 have been wound
up by final dividend of 5 per cent.
over 40 per cent has been paid on all
claims during the ten years since the
concern failed. The receiver, G. w.
Davis was maid ST 800.
Edward Finger. a resident of the
town Of Grover. Marinette county, was
instantly killed while at work in one
OF the Oconto company's camps on
+bn 0cnntn He was ENGAGED in fell