The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-16
WISCONSIN ITEMS


nearly cut in two by the slipping of an
ak at Dodgeville.
Miss Olive Baker of Madison was
married to John Marshall Beffel of
Racine. Both are well known in the
state.
The Sank County Agricultural soci-
ETY., one of the best in the state, has
taken a new departure, and Will here
after be stock company
Miss Lora Blackman of Bristol, Ke-
nosha county, has received word that
she has been appointed in the nurses
corps of the regular army.
A quit-claim deed to the John c.
Holmes farm has been filed at Keno
sha. This act ends case that has
been going on for twenty years.
Elmer Feasel, charged with having
stolen a harness at Eau Gale, Dunn
county, pleaded guilty, and was sen
fenced to Waupun for six months.
A party of Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul surveyors are at Stanley, locating
the line of railroad from there to Lyon,
thirty-tive miles south.
Gottfried Voightleander, aged fifty
seven, died at Sheboygan Being a
Christian Scientist, he died without
the attendance of physician.
Arthur Leonard, a former resident of
KenOsha, was crushed in a freight ele-
vator at Chicago and died in great
agony.
Indications point to an enormous
yield of potatoes in Eau Claire county
this year. Wonderful specimens of the
great tuber are being exhibited
The annual conference of the Ger
man Methodist church for the district
embracing Northern Indiana, Illinois
and Wisconsin will be held at KenOSha
Sept. Is.
Charles Berry of Terrill suffered a
stroke of paralysis, the effects of which
he survived only short time. De-
ceased was seventy-three years old,
and leaves wife and several children.
Gustav Foreman, we'll known farm
er living south of Kenosha, committed
suicide by jumping into q we'll. For
some time he has been acting strange
ly.
Rev. Father William A. Goebel, of
ST. Patrick's church, RipOn, has been
appointed by Archbishop Katzer to
succeed Rev. Robert J. Roche Of James
vile.
Martin Boss and Patrick Fenlin were
arrested at GlenWood, on the charge Of
keeping "blind pigs" A detective from
St Paul had been employed for week
by the Anti-Saloon league.
A site of two and one-half acres has
been selected for the new Wausau high
school building, and work will begin at
once. The building is to cost $44 900,
and will be one of the best in the state.
Arno Jungmann, aged nineteen, fell
under a train at Appleton, and lost
both arms near the elbow, suffering,
also, fractured leg and scalp injuries.
He will live.
John Mielke of Poysippi was arrest
ed by Sheriff Beach, charged with in
aest. He was brought to WautOma and
placed in the county Jail to await his
examination, which takes place Aug.
%.
Through the influence of Gov. SEQ
field, the surgeongeneralo of the army
has gained permission for the Woman's
Relief corps Of Ashland, department of
Wisconsin, to send box to the Wis
consin boys at Porto Rico.
A gun club has been organized at
Baraboo, to be known as the Baraboo
Gun club, with the following officers.
NJ III. Mould, president; L. M. Jacobs,
secretary; H. Schoenfeld, treasurer.
1t has a membership of twenty-five.
Green Bay is to have another Demo
cratic weekly newspaper. The Green
Bay News, published by the News
Publishing company, will be enlarged
to an eight-page sheet, six columns to
the page, and will be Democratic in
politics.
Miss Phena, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Myron Martin of Chippewa Falls,
has returned to the Blackfoot reserva-
ton in Montana, where she will re-
sumo her duties in the primary depart
ment of the Indian schools on that res
ervation.
Matthew Hoesley, proprietor Of the
hotel at Brooklyn, and Albert Ellis, the
druggist, were arrested by Sheriff
Stearns and brought to Monroe on a
charge of selling liquor without a Ii
cenSe.
Lieut.. G. B. Chapman, adjutant of
the First battalion, First regiment,
Wisconsin volunteers at Jacksonville,
arrived at Madison on a two-weeks'
furlough. He reports the health of the
regiment as good.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Foster of La
Crosse have returned from a trip to
Sitka, Juneau, Skaguay and other Al
askan points, having completed "a six
thousand-mile Journey, including stops,