The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-10-18
WISCONSIN ITEMS

charles 4. Kennedy Of Sparta, Wis,
Aos hppn appointed engineer at the
1It pleasant Indian school (Mich.) at
5000 per annum.
The mill Of the Amnicon Lumber
oomnany at Rockmount near Superior,
burnnd The loss is $4,000; insured.
several residences were also burned.
Sanders, a merchant of Marshall,
was kicked by a horse while remova
,ng thp harness. Two ribs were broken
and other injuries were received.
The fire insurance company Of the
county of Pennsylvania has been adj
mitted BY tho Insurance commissioner
Ia do business in Wisconsin,:
Mnpri8 Ciune of Holland; Brown
county, was stabbed with a knife III
aicting a dangerous wound Clune
conducts dance hall and Saloon
Wausau has another suspected case
Of smallpox. The patient, Charles
Jahnson, is isolated in a pest house
Nndpr the care of a health officer and
a competent nurse.
A midnight blaze at Delavan totally
destroyed S. V. Flint's barber shop
and contents. and badly damaged Will
Der &; SINNERS grocery. All the loss
es were covered by insurance.
The report that there is a case of
yellow fever at st. Nicholas hospital ia
ShebOygan is fake, and there is no
reason for such Il report being given
circulation,
blankets and went for assistance.
When he returned his wife was dead
the blankets having caught fire and
practically burned to a crisp. She was
eighN-ive years old.
Private Alfred Murray, aged twenty
three, of Company H, First Wisconsin,
died at his home at Brodhead of ty-
phoid malaria. He was taken sick af-
ter returning from Jacksonville.
A train on the Chicago, Milwaukee Il
st. Paul road ran over and killed Gus
taye Albrecht, near the town of Ere
donia. Green Bay county. He was
walking on the track.
John O'Donnell, Jr., on trial at Eau
Claire Oh the charge Of murder. Judge
ONeill directed a verdict against the
defendant on his plea ia bar, based
on IN alleged former jeopardy. The
case will he tried again.
George Robertson, a seventeen-year-
old lad Of the town of Pennington,
was arrested, charged with first as
saulting and then rObbing Nina Losh,
a woman living near his home. Quite
a large sum of money was taken. Rob-
ertson was held for trial.
The Rock River Wooden Mills COM
pany Of GAINESVILLE has just completed
the manufacture of $500 army wooden
blankets, which have been shipped to
the United States army headquarters
at Washington,
Matt Barrey pleaded guilty before
Judge Nyman in the circuit court at
Sparta to holding up and robbing
William Lenerbille of Oconto. The
deed was committed in this town on
the 18th inst. Barrey was sentenced
to one year in Waupur prison.
Mrs Emeline e. Vaughn, who was
married to Dr. Marquis of Chicago,
before her marriage signed papers re-
leasing control of the Vaughn block
of Ashland to a board Of trustees for
n free public library. This property
Is worth $4,000.
Fifty out of 175 carpenters, en-
ployed on the 100000 bushel elevator
being built at Manitowoc, quit work
on account of the extreme height OF
the building causing dizziness. -Four
more stories. or about fifty feet are
still to be added to the building be-
fore its full heighth is attained.
A young man employed on the Spar
ia Herald came to La Crosse in a rig
and was held up up and robbed. He
was drugged and thrown out of the rig
into the street. Dave Dyer, a colored
man and a notorious character in that
neighborhood, was captured and part
OF the money recovered.
Otto ZiebelI, aged nine, youngest son
of Deputy County Surveyor Au %lst
W. Iiebell of Wausau, was accident
ally shot and killed while hunting.
The boy placed his gun, 32-caliber
rifle. against a log; it was discharged,
the ball striking just below the right
temple and coming out at the top OF
the head
j. H. Morrison, who is alleged to
nave swindled Uriah Stroup out OF
SLOON by a green goods deal and the
eXchange-boX racket, failed to appear
IN the court at Fond du Lac when his
case was called, and his bond was for
ielted. He deposited $500 for his APP
pearance, and this will be turned into
the county treasury.
The ease of Fred Tegge, charged
with the murder of his wife, is being
tFled III the municipal court at Mani
'oW0c. Twenty witnesses have been
Suopoenaed. 1t is alleged that Tegge
made no attempt to rescue his wife
rom drowning at the time he drove
on the approach to the Eighth street