The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-31
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at one time, was sentenced TO sto+o
prison for nine months on a, charge of
non-support of his wife and children
Miss Jane Adams, of Hull houSo
Chicago, addressed the students of
Beloit college on Count Tolstoi"
whom she visited in Russia.
Robert Albee of Oshkosh. son Of tbo
late President Albee, has located in
Galveston, Tex, where he has Opened
an office for the practice of law.
Allard G. Van Dalsem died at Fan
Claire after an illness which is said to
have began III Porto Rico. He was
about twenty-eight years of age ami
unmarried.
The Appleton combine of coal dealers
announced that the price of coal wonld
be raised to 1925 ton, the price here.
tofore being 1915, the lowest notch
ever reached there.
Edward w. Paine, some of Georga
NJ. Paine, of the Paine Lumber com.
pany, was elected captain of Company
3, Second regiment, at Oshkosh. This
ends bitter fractional fight in the com.
pany.
Frank DurStling, an eXpressman at
Racine, fell backward out of a wagon
and struck upon his head He was
picked up for dead Dr. Garlick found
that a vertebra of the neck was disIo
Gated.
Lottie, the fourteen-year-old daugh-
ter of Edward Jensen of Appleton.
has been reported to the police as miss,
ing. Since she left home ON Sunday to
go to church noting has been seen Of
her.
j. A. Barager and family have gone
to San Francisco from Medford to re-
side. Mr.. Barager is one Of the best
known newspaper men in Wisconsin,
having been connected with different
papers.
Arrangements are nearly completed
for the annual convention Of the State
Dairymen's association to be held at
Green Bay Feb. Is, 16 and II. The
hist of prizes offered by the association
is large.
The old Methodist church at Bara.
boo, built fifty-three years ago, is
burned. 1t was the first church there
and was about to be vacated for a new
$4,000 building. The fire started in a
defective flue.
Freddie Rockford was very seriously
injured while coasting down hill in
Dodgeville. When nearing the foot of
the hill he ran into team and the
horses trampled upon him. He is not
expected to live.
John Kreyca, ST., 81 saIoonkeeper Of
Muscoda, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the head. Loss of
money is said to- be the cause. De-
ceased was formerly resident of
MaZomanie, Wis.
Wolves have again become very
troublesome around Reedsburg and are
more numerous than they were twenty
years ago. The town of Winfield is
said to be literally alive with the
beasts. Farmers have lost many
sheep.
The tobacco crop is now being mar
keted with a good deal of activity
Buyers are thoroughly securing the
growing districts and where anything
like desirable goods are to be found
they are quickly snapped up at the
farmers price.
A. NJ. Wynan, the dry goods mer'
chant of Chippewa Falls who mystefl-
ously disappeared q month ago, mas
turned up in Minneapolis. He says Ill
a letter that he will return there Wltn-
in few days and win explain his suit
den leaving.
Benjamin F. Hartung pleaded gulily
to the charge of burglarlZlng Tile
Washington Barriage saloon at James
vile on the night Of Jan. 16, and was
sentenced to two years in state prison.
The prisoner was the main support u
a widowed mother.
Representative Griffin has written 10
one of his friends that he will recon-
mend Thomas S. Aiken of appointment
as postmaster at Onalaska. There mas
been something of a contest. lie WIZ
also name NJ. J. Lefingwell for posi-
master at Midway.
At the farm of George A. BuckSIdn,
near Oshkosh, a thoroughbred JeIsey
heifer was born with six legs. AslGe
from the superiority Of legs the can
was normal and perfectly healthy: NJ
Buckstaff and DR.. Hall removed tn1
extra legs and now the heltef IS OILY
an ordinary Jersey calf.
Miss Glenna Crister, the fourteen
year-old daughter of a wealthy lu ILl1'n,,
man in Mount Aver, Ind, anu -
Larkin, a farmer boy twenty years 20
age, eloped from home, going 10 Nov Dow
sha, where they were married by ~,
J. w. Corey. The parents traced 'nen'
there.
An unknown tramp was struck ny n
st. Paul, switch engine at west M@ 4ha
son and injured. During the tlllie .nn