The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-03-22
WISCONSIN ITEMS
Events OF the Past Week I'm the
Badger State.


Phillips, was destroyed by fire. There
was partial insurance on the build
ing.
The city council of MarShtield has
decided to submit to the voters the
question of bonding the city for sewer
age improvements.
d. r. Moon of Eau Claire has pre-
scented his son, Chester A. Moon, with
the Eau Claire Opera house, valued at
$4,000.
The sawmill of Mitchell & Smith, on
the Chippewa river, in the town of
Anson Chippewa county, burned, re-
sulting in a loss of $1,000
In saloon fight at Phillips, James
Lee was alleged to have been stabbed
by man named Levendusky. The
wound is not considered fatal.
Daniel Powell of Medford killed a
wildcat weighing sixty-three pounds.
The animal took refuge in a log and
Mr.. Powell dispatched it with an ak.
The will of John Morgan of Racine
gives $400 to the Welsh Congregations
al church of that city, and 500 to the
American Bible society of New York.
Allsbrow 4 Lacey's grocery store at
La Crosse was damaged to the extent
of $500 by fire, which originated from
some unknown cause.
The open waters of Lake Winnebago
are beginning to fill with early spring
ducks. There is also an unusually
large number of swans
The general store of John GRADER of
Wausau was entered and robbed of a
quantity of flour, groceries and other
fi<I0 ic oil 70 H.
berS.
In the $4,000 damage suit of Annie
M. Jensen of New Denmark against
the city Of Green Bay, the jury re
turned verdict in favor of the plant
iff for $3.50.
An association has been formed at
Baraboo for the manufacture of
Woods self feeding threshing ma
chimes. The association is composed
of Baraboo capitalists.
DIR. B. C. Gudden will shortly begin
the erection of $4,000 fiat building
ON Jefferson avenue, Oshkosh. 1t viii
be four stories high, havin geight
suites of rooms.
Francis Weiglin, farmer of Racine
county, was badly injured by vicious
bull His son drove the brute away
with a pitchfOrk and rescued his faith
er.
J. X. Wright of Marinette caught
lake trout weighing forty-one pounds,
near OntanogOn Mich. 1t was the
largest trout ever taken in that vicin-
ity.
William Listers Dunville stone man
ufactory at Eau Claire was burned.
inh am
Light Guard armory was saved with
difficulty.
An extra freight on the st. Paul road
ran by a f1agman and block signal
ard collided with the rear end Of an
other extra at Green Bay. The ell
CINE of the head train was disabled.
Rev Arthur Piper, warden of RAJ
cine college and rector of st. LuIe's
church at Racine, is dangerously sick
with pneumonia. Physicians say he
nay not recover.
Logan Davis, a well known colOre0
man, will be janitor of the new post
office building at Racine. There were
twelve applicants for the place. II
will pay from $40 to $50 per month.
The fish car Badger, loaded with ali
equipment for the new fish hatchery
at North Side park, is at Oshkosh.
John Mag, who is to be Superintend-
ent, will attend to the Matching of the
wall-eyed pike in the park this season.
Mrs. Heyer. postmistress at Shaw.
Eau Claire cCurty. receives 30 cents
month for her work. Recently the
people of Shaw gave a surprise party
in her honor, ana 81 was presented to
her as an evidence of the good Will OF
the patrons Oh the office.
Scarlet fever and diDhtherja have
broken out in the Oneida reservation.
One case has been fatal. 1t is feared
the disease viii. spread, owing 20 The
careIessness of the Indians, who, con-
trary to advice, expose themselves at
funerals and sick rooms
ATTORNEY General Mylrea has begun
suit against the Interstate Casualty
company of New York to compel the
payment of $1,773 back taxes alleged
to be due under the decision of the SUI
preme court in the Travellers case.
Wisconsin Central engine, while
switching at Marshfield, pushed a
string of cars off the end of the spur,
running one car into the power house
of the Marshfield Stave company and
demolishing the cOmpany's engine.
The moulders of the Beloit Machine
works are on a strike for raise of %
cents per day in wages. The company
does not seem willing to grant the re-
quest. and the men say they will not
return to work until they get the in
crease.
The final report of Referee Cleye.
land in the matter of the assignment
of NJ. Kruschke at Oshkosh, was con-