The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-12-20
WISCONSIN ITEMS

steward of the Fourth WISCONSIN, IeSi
ment, is home on furlough.
M. Henry, who was found guilty OF
adultery in the circuit court at Dar-
lington, was sentenced TO three years
in state prison at WauDun
The Northwestern Novelty company
plant was sold at GAINESVILLE by sheriff
sale to George Woodruff for SI2o.5l.
He will start up the factory
John Van VIE, who was arrested at
Colomo charged with giving farmers
worthless notes, has been bound over
to the circuit court at Portage.
Theodore G.. HUH, aged twenty-five,
assistant cashier of the German Na-
tional bank at Beaver Dam, died OF ap-
pendicitis. He leaves mother ana
sisters.
DiDhtheria has closed the school III
the Shankey district near Black River
Falls. and it is reported that three
deaths have occurred among the slnall
children.
The Great Northern railway has let
the contract for the electrical plant Tor
the 5000, OOO-bushel steel tank elevator,
which will be built at West Superior
in the Spring.
McComb's Opera house at Rib Lake
was destroyed by fire. 1t was one of
the finest opera houses in Northern
Wisconsin and cost $4,000. 1t was
partly insured.
The will of Delos r. Moon, the mill
iona.re lumberman who died recently
was admitted to probate at Eau Clare.
The will was made in 1882. He leaves
everything to his wife.
A prairie fire near KenOsha for
time threatened many of the houses III
the western part of the town. The
fire department was called out and
soon checked the flames.
Martin Mooney, charged with burg
larry, was acquitted at Green Bay. The
principal witnesses for the state were
two prisoners from the state prison and
they knew nothing of the case.
The largest shipment ever made
from Racine by express was sent to
the war department. 1t consisted of
], 400 cots weighing fifteen TONS and is
the product of a Racine factory.
n the case of J. Thompson and Sons
Manufacturing company of Beloit
against Gilbert S. Gilbertson at James
vile the jury found for the defendant
and assessed his damages at 1888.
The UniversaIist church at Slough
ton, a brick structure, was damaged
several hundred dollars by fire which
broke out before the hour for holding
services. The fire started from the
furnace.
J. M. Salter, who was the Democratic
nominee for school superintendent Of
Chippewa county at the recent election,
and was among the defeated ones, will
contest Miss Schaefer's right to hold
the o. ce for the next two years.
Fire ON the Thomas J. Ruger farm,
near Jaynesville, destroyed a large
combined granary and stable, together
with machinery, 1000 bushels of corn
and 800 bushels Of oats. The loss is
$500. There was an insurance of only
5000 ON the property.
The December term of the circuit
court of Columbia county at Portage
was adjourned sine die. The murder
cases of J. E. Sherbarth and of Henry
Hayes were continued, William Dunn
was given two years for highway rob
berry.
Edgar N. Mayer of Charleston, w.
Va, pleaded guilty at GAINESVILLE to the
charge of passing a forged check on
the Bower City bank for 1920 on Oct.
"a last, and Judge Fifield sentenced
him to three years in states prison at
Waupun.
Charles Schleich, charged with
shooting his brather at Marinette, was
released from custody upon the petit
ton of his brother and his mother, who
secured suspension of hearing on the
promise of Schleich to behave and to
leave for Omaha.
Edward Casey, charged with the
murder of James Morris, a striker, at
the McMillen riot, at Oshkosh, has
been acquitted, the jury bringing in
verdict after being out only twenty
minutes. Case is an inOffenSive old
man who has lived at Oshkosh practi-
cally all his life.
The district convention of the w. G.
T. u, in session at Green Bay, elected
officers as follows: President, Mrs.
Julia Hutchinson, Waupaca; recording
secretary Mrs. Laura Butler, Green
Bay; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Clara Thompson, Amherst; treasurer,
Mrs. t. G. Oliver, Green Bay
Lieut.. Mercer, formerly Indian agent
at Ashland, will be placed in charge of
the important White Earth agency in
Northern Minnesota. Lieut.. Mercer
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