The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17
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mont, while riding III 4 S,elgh, was
thrown off and received injuries which
resulted fatally.
John Barth one of the early settlers
of Kiel. met his death by fall on an
icy walk. His feet Slipped forward,
throwing him backwards, breaking his
neck in the fall.
John H. Spengler, a Dorchester capt.
ta1ist and proprietor of general mer-
chandiSe store, has made a voluntary
assignment for the benefit of his cred
itors.
A large tobacco deal was consum-
mated at Viroqua. in the sale of Fred
Eckhard's packing of 1897 to L. Baum
berger & Co. of Philadelphia. 1t con-
sists of LOO cases.
A grocer's delivery wagon at Racine.
filled with goods oil, matches, etc, for
delivery caught fire. The horses were
scorched the driver, Jens Hanson.
slightly burned and the wagon and
goods ruined.
n. c.. Wilson, a Chicago travelling
man, was knocked down and robbed
of $4OO at Marinette. The highway
men met Wilson on the lower bridge,
between Marinette and Menominee, in
the early evening.
Dr. c.. Schmidt aud wife were in
iured in a runaway accident at Dodge
Vile Mn Schmidt was thrown out
and badly bruised, and Mrs Schmidt
jumped, alighting in such a manner as
to break her right leg.
Although GAINESVILLE was TnsucceSs-
full few days ago in forming a mill
tary company. after having called
Lieut. Caldwell here, the present indi-
cations are that one will be formed by
the eX-members of Company A.
The steamfitters' association. in con-
vention at La Crosse, elected the fol
lowing officers fer two years: PreSi-
dent, Edwin Grassler Milwaukee;
vice president. A. V. Fettar, La Crosse;
treasurer G. p. Fox, Eau Claire
Winfield James Keyes, treasurer of
Villas county, and Miss Minnie Della
Hewitt of Oshkosh, were married at
the First Congregational church, Osh-
kosh. The bride has been teaching
school at Eagle River, where the
groom resides.
The United States has confirmed the
following as postmasters w. White.
Algoma; G. w. Smith, Eau Claire; G..
f. Brought. South Kaukana; F. j..
Hamilton Sturgeon Bay; e. Il. CAM
Alma: [. F. Coon, Plainfield; A. P.
Cheek, Baraboo.
Mrs Cora Harwood of KenOsha was
stricken with paralysis and hemor-
rhage Of the brain at w. w. COoners
residence. She was kneeling to tit h
dress on ONE Of the members OF the
family when she received the stroke.
She cannot recover.
Fire destroyed the residence owned
by the Anderson estate. The building
was occupied by Mrs. Wensink and
children. The fire started from de-
fective chimney during the absence OF
the occupants of the house. The loss
is $500, partially covered by insurance.
K. Schuyler of Lake Mills has in his
possession a personal letter from
Abraham Lincoln, which the presi-
dent sent in acknowledgment of a
twenty ight-pound turkey. which Mr..
Schuyler sent to the White House
shortly after Mr.. LincOlns reelection.
Ex-Mayor NJ. NJ Secor of Racine
threatens to have the mayor and entire
membership Of the city council arrest
ed on the charge of making and col
Letting illegal assessments fer a brick
gutter built ON Main street IL year ago.
The contract was let in violation Of
the charter.
Fred Prison, residing in Glen Flora,
presented seven wolves scalpS at the
court house in Chippewa Falls, for
which he was paid $40, as a bounty OF
So on each scalp from the state and
county The scalps were those of sew
en- large wolves which NJ. Prison had
killed in the vicinity of his home.
An entire freight trai nwas ditched
two miles east Of Stanley. A passen-
ger train carrying a number of promi-
nent lumbermen of Minneapolis, st.
Paul, Eau Claire and other points, go
ing to the Marshfeld conventlNn. is
held this side of the wreck No one is
reported hurt.
The Empire Logging company. which
operates in Douglas county, will con-
struct road from Lake st. CroiX to
a point near Black River Falls. The
road will be about twenty-five miles
long. and, while ostensibly logging
road. will be as good as a country road
for all purposes. The road is neces-
sary to bank logs.
The Sturgeon Bay stage went
through the ice near Marinette. The
horses drowned and the driver had a
narrow escape Fortunately there
We're no passengers in the covered rig.
A halfway house has been built this
year on the ice in the middle of Green
bay, and it will be a stopping place
for the stages to and from the canal
city, a journey Of twenty miles
Mrs George Johnson of Racine, aged
forty, was fatally burned by a gaso-
line stove. She was preparing dinner