The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-01-11
WISCONSIN ITEMS
Events of the Past Week I'm the
Badger State.

uOuOu10. HAS IUduc all
The assets are about $1,000.
The improvements in the capitol at
Madison during 1897, in new build
iEgs, foot up to $450,000.
A ten-year old-boy of Sheboygan
named Groh was badly bitten in the
face by a vicious dog.
Joseph Pratt, we'll known citizen
of Eagle, dropped dead from heart dis
case.
Abbie Stone of GAINESVILLE was given
divorce by Judge Bennett from Ed
gar Stone, ON the ground of desertlon.
Richard Cochran of Ashland was
sentenced to one year at Waupun Tor
perjury. Cochran was sixty years OLD.
A joint installation of G. A. r. soci-
cites was held at Kilbourn, and OFF,
GERS were elected for the w. r. G. and
Sons of Veterans at the same time.
Schmidt Bros. of Superior have re-
ceived a contract from the Eastern
Minnesota railway for erecting 5Ox
175-foOt machine shop at that place.
The old settlers of Reedshurg will
hold a meeting to decide upon means
of celebrating the Semi-centennlaI OF
the settlement of Reedsburg.
The Church of Christ at Sheboygan
was dedicated with fitting ceremonies.
Mrs. Kate Bangs read a paper and con-
Quoted the services.
The Wisconsin Central Railroad COM
pany paid tolls this year to the various
towns of Ashland county aggregating
$4,000.
Magnus Johnson, aged thirty, was in
stantly killed in Gore & Stimson's lum-
Der camp, near Shell Lake, by a fall
ing tree.
The terms of five regents Of the
state university and three regents of
normal schools will expire in Febru-
airy.
Michael Flanagan, young farmer
living near Manawa, died from heart
trouble, while driving with compan-
ion i'll buggy.
Albert UItch a twelve-year-old boy
of Racine, was found dead i'll his bed
by his mother, who went to call him.
Death was found to have been the re-
suit of natural causes.
Thieves entered the store of Huetter
& Peterson, at Appleton and stole cut
lery valued at 500. A small amount OF
money was taken from the saloon OF
Mr.. Kpam the same night.
The census of the village of Stanley
shows 1859 inhabitants, which entities
Stanley to incorporation as fourth
class city. Steps have already been
taken to this end.
The Shaw Hardware company of
Racine has made an assignment to
Hayland Daymond. The assets are in
~ Of H.
abilities are not known.
The store of L. n. Brocton at West
Superior was levied upon by United
States Marshal Cannon, to satisfy a
claim of Wilson Bros. of Chicago for
| $2,22O.77.
The sarcophagus made in the Mon
tellO Quarries for Mrs. u. S. Grant is
now completed, and will be shipped to
New York city soon. 1t is of polished
marble, and is an exact copy of the
one made for Gen. Grant of the same
Montello marble.
The Hochgreve Brewing company of
Green Bay has commenced work on
an icehouse 75x1O0 feet, with capac-
ity of $4,000 cords of ice. The struct-
ure will cost about $1,000. A wagon
warehouse will be built in conjunction
with the icehouse.
The Patton flour mills, owned by j.
T. Steiger, at Fremont, were burned to
the ground There was an insurance
of $4,000 in Waupaca agencies. Mr..
Steiger paid $4,000 for the mills a year
ago They will probably not be re-
built.
Capt. Rich of Stevens Point, former
ly chief engineer of the Wisconsin Cen
| trail railroad, has been appointed di-
rector general of railroads in China.
He has spent most of the past year i'll
China, where he has been engaged In
surveying for the Chinese government.
A saloon has been established on the
ice IL. Chequamegon bay, midway be-
tween Ashland and Wisconsin. 1t is
beyond the jurisdiction of the city au-
thorities, where the $500 tax cannot be
collected, and federal license only is
required.
The board of supervisors of Jackson
county has granted years extension
of time to the Northwestern Beet SUI
gar company in which to complete its
plant at Merrill, provided that settle
ment is made with farmers who raised
the beets last year to furnish the long
DELAYED plant with material.
The plant of the Faust Electric
Light company at Rhinelander has
changed hands, Messrs. E. A. Forbes
aud G.. A. Wilson of Gladstone, Mich,
purchasing the entire outfit. The con-
Germ furnishes forty-seven arc lights
and 1000 incandescent lamps with cur
rent.
The Chautauqua at Marinette will