The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-04-12
WISCONSIN ITEMS
Events OF the Past Week In tn.
BADGER State.

accepted a call from the COngregation-
al society of Amigo.
A lad with an air-gun is occasioning
much trouble at Racine Two cases Of
Wounding have already occurred.
The remains of DR.. Emil Prochazka.
who died at Silver City, N. NJ, reached
ManitoWoc on Tuesday for burial.
The Bowen Manufacturing company
OF Fond du Lac will ship a large num-
Der OF refrigerators to Europe this sea
son.
The annual meeting of the Northwest
ern Wisconsin Medical association will
be held at Stevens Point on Tuesday.
April L.
One of the largest badgers ever cap.
tured III Brown county was killed by
Il. Gleason at Bellyue. 1t weighed
thirty-tWo pounds.
The BARRIERS of Marinette have or
ganized union, under the leadership
of NJ. III. Whitaker of GAINESVILLE, state
organizer Of Wisconsin,
William Almond a young man from
Juda, Green county, has disappeared
from Racine, where he was employed
and no trace of him can be found.
DR.. and Mrs. Byron Douglas of APP
pleton recently celebrated the golden
anniversary Of their wedding. They
have resided in Appleton since 1852.
William McDonough of Oshkosh,
who travels for a Chicago firm, fell on
an icy street in Wausau and broke his
leg, besides receiving other injuries.
At the meeting of the state commit
tee of the Young Women's Christian
association at Madison it was decided
to hold the state convention in Beloit
next October.
The remains Of an unknown young
man who died recently in La Crosse,
have been identified by w. e. Lind
strom of st. Paul as the son who ran
away from home year ago.
Sinclair Mainland, recently elected
secretary and treasurer of the Green
Bay Gas and Electric Light company,
with his brother William of Oshkosh
will buy a majority interest in the
company's stock.
Miss Alicia Goodhue, editor of the
Trempealeau Herald, was terribly
burned by her clothes catching on fire
from a lamp while she was dressing.
Her mother extinguished the flames i'll
time to save the young woman's life.
Robert EWald of Sheboygan was
struck in the eye by a ten-penny nail,
which flew from a carpenters ham
mer, and the optic was afterwards re-
moved by a surgeon in order to save
bis life.
A plan is under way to organize
national bank at Amigo. l.. d. Moses
of Ripon it is said, will be the presi-
dent. 1t will occupy the banking rooms
formerly occupied by the Bank of An
tigo.
Father Fox of Green Bay has re-
ceiyed letter from Bishop MeSSmel.
who has been visiting at his old home
in Switzerland, saying that the latter
is enjoying himself and is in good
health
Gus Radke of Wausau was arrested
and held for trial in 500 bonds for the
alleged inhuman treatment of a sick
horse, by leaving it exposed, it is al
legged, to the inclemency Of the wealth
er. The animal was killed by order Of
the humane authorities.
Mr. Crystal of Eagletown, Chippewa
county, has a sugar plantation of To-
600 hard maple trees, which were all
tapped this spring and running sap.
He expects to make good profit from
the syrup and sugar which he will
manufacture.
Conductor III. T.. Strong of the Wis
conSin Central road was badly crushed
at Eau Claire while trying to make
coupling. His shoulders and side were
badly damned between the tender and
baggage car Of his train, and his re-
coyery was doubtful for some time.
The house. barns, grain, hay, in fact
all the possessions except the land, of
Lars ChristianSon, a farmer of Chip
pewa county, were swept away by
fire. He was also badly burned While
trying to save his property, but will
recover.
Charles Williams of Cadott, Eau
Claire county, was sent to jail for
ninety days for throwing rock
through the window of Marshal Cha
bolts house at Cadott. The act was
alleged to be inspired by revenge, as
Williams had had some trouble with
the city marshal previously.
Twenty sheets of nicely-engraved
and printed paper, known as the ~
| 600 water bonds, which were prepared
for issue several years ago, for the pur-
nose of laying large water pipe IN
oshkosh, were destroyed by fire by the
mayor recently through an order OF the
| council, as the bonds could never De
| issued.
Joseph T.. Fleweger, cashier of the
| Bank of Menasha, celebrated the TWEEN
| ty-fifth anniversary of his connection
| with that institution recently. MI.
| FleWeger, who is forty-one years old,
commenced as chore boy. He has