The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-12-13
WISCONSIN ITEMS

Earl Warren died at Lime Ridge
from the effects of being shot while
hunting few days ago.
A man, from appearance, a wood
man, was found dead beside the South
Shore track at West Superior. He had
fallen from the night eaStbound train.
The twelve-year-old son of f. Wool
muth of Grand Rapids was accident
ally shot by companion while playing
with revolver. He is not expected to
live
The librarians of the Stout Free
Travelling libraries in Dunn county
closed most successful librarians in
Stitute at Menominee. Fifty librarians
were present.
s. J. Hanowitz dealer in dry goods
and clothing at Amigo, made an as
signment to Edward Neff. The liablii-
ties are about $4,000 and the assets
about $500.
The largest expense account for the
campaign filed in Racine county is by
II A. Cooper, who ran for congress on
the Republican ticket. The amount
given is $2,7T2.
G. G. Theben, Kenosha contractor,
was struck by switch engine and
nearly killed. An examination showed
that his collar bone was broken and
his ribs depressed.
r. E. Hooiey, superintendent of
schools, offered his resignation to the
board Of education at Binghampton,
n. Y. and it was accepted, to take eff
feet Jan. %, 1880.
Sophia Mitchell, aged thirty, hanged
herself in a barn in the town Of Ray
mcnd, near Racine She left her bed
during the night and her body was dis
covered the next morning.
The saloonmen of Oshkosh are COM
bining against the free lunchlt has
been carried to the extreme, and the
expense and rivalry has had reaction.
Lunch counters will be abandoned.
A Bohemian by the name of SUMMIT
ney, living near Pilot Knob, while
hunting rabbits a day or two ago, was
accidentally shot in the thigh by
shotgun. He is i'll a very serioushcon-
ditiOn.
r. III. Halsey, recently elected presi-
dent of the state normal school at Osh-
kosh. considers that the new appoint
ment will afford him field Of wider in
fiuence in educational work. The diff
ference in salary is $500.
A diligent search is being made for
clues that will lead to the arrest of the
person who entered the residence of
Mr.. Thomas Kent of Ashland and took
from it $3.50 in currency, which repre-
scented their savings for long perlod.
The old Peoples theater in Shehoy-
gan was destroyed by fire. The struct-
IRE was used as a cheese warehouse
and located in the Chicago & North
western yards Performances had not
been held there for sor>e time.
Joseph Taylor, an old resident of
Green Bay. died in his eighty-SiXtll
year, and, up to a few weeks ago, had
personally conducted his business. He
was postmaster at Fort Howard for
over twenty years, and was reelected
TO the office of city treasurer several
times.
Bert Babbitt of Trempeauleau, dis
tinguished himself by killing a fox
with an ak The fox had evidently
been chased by hounds from near the
Trempealeau mountain, and was near
ly exhausted when cornered by three
dogs. and was easily dispatched by
Babbitt.
The Chicago, Milwaukee u st. PauI
Railway company has fairly unier way
the construction of a new pOnt0on Tor
the railroad bridge on the east channel
of the Mississippi river at Prairie du
Chen. This is an extensive undertake
ing, and gives employment to abouU
100 mechanics and laborers.
Mrs. Frank Pierce died at Ram
dolph from the effects of taking dose
of carbolic acid 1t is supposed the
drug was taken with suicidab~intent.
Mrs. Pierce was formerly Miss Jessie
Hobkirk of Waupun, at which place
her parents now reside. She was mar
ried last summer.
Charles H. Green, ex-city clerk of
Eau Claire, who was short IN his ac-
counts and was sent to the states prlS-
on for three years, was released ana
was met at the door of the prison by
his wife. They left at once for Mil
waukee. where they will spend few
weeks visiting friends. Mr.. Green Will
return to Eau Claire and engage lrJ
business.
II is reported at Madison that w. ID.
Parker. formerly of River Falls, Will
be appointed state high school inspect
or by State Superintendent-elect Har-
yey upon assuming office. Prof. PARK
or was at one time President OF the
River Falls normal school, aud was sec
rotary of the state board OF normal re-
gents during 1S91-94 and part of 1880,
when he resigned.
Word has been received by Gov. SEQ
field from Washington that Wiscon-
sins claim of between 1000 and SOL
600. which the state paid to Wisconsin
oI,,,,+oore oxvor ond above the pay al