River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-07-06
The News Condensed.


Appleton.-Parents of four Montello
high school girls and Montello citizens
generally, are making an effort to secure
a Carnegie medal for Albert Van Heuk-
lom, of Appleton, who rescued Margaret
Sheanan, Mary Mcdonald, Mary o Brien
and Agnes Quantius from drowning.
Manitowoc.-Frighte into convul-
sions when she accidentally stepped on
a snake which lay concealed coiled up
in the grass, little Gala Huebner, the
12-year-old daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs.
William Huebner, living north of this
city, died here.
Appleton.-Under peculiar circum-
stances, nine-year-old Maria Derrick
met sudden death. She was skipping
rope, and as she reached the one hun
dredth mark she said: II have fin
ished." Almost before she had ceased
speaking the child dropped dead.
Kenosha.-Charles Burdette, claim
ing Milwaukee as his home, was al
rested here on charge of grand lar
ceny.
Racine.-Rev. Arthur Piper, rector of
st. Luke's church, has been offered the
position of dean Of Racine college.
Amigo Sheriff John briggs, with a
large posse of men, have secured the ter
ritory in the vicinity where Chief of Po-
lice Macarthur was murdered, in search
of the lunatic Weidener, but no trace OF
him has been found.
Beloit.-The tenth annual reunion of
the Linderman Family association was
held at Capron, ILL.,, and 95 members
were present. The next meeting will be
held here. The family traces it's lineage
to Martin Luther
Racine.-Informatio has been re-
ceived that Allen Shewmon, a street
railway promoter who suddenly disap-
peared three years ago, is living in a
town in Mexico. His wife and other
relatives always labored under the inn
preston that he was murdered in Chi
cago.
Sheboygan.-Dr. Ohio Fielder, city
chemist of Milwaukee, was married
here to Miss Elizabeth Morris, who was
too i'll to go to the church or leave her
bed.
Marinette.-The Grand Temple of
Honor held it's session here.
Elkhart Lake-The Eastern Wiscon-
sin Farmers association held it's an
nual tournament in this city.
Helenville.-The post Office here was
robbed and the safe blown. The rob-
bers obtained $500 in cash and $50 in
stamps.
Waukesha.-The twentieth anniver-
sary of the day Senator A. M. Jones as
sumed the management Of the BetheS-
da springs has been celebrated here.
Oskeaton-A passenger train on the
Milwaukee road killed a man whose
pension papers gave his name as Sam
uel Malcolm, member of the G. A. r.
post at Quincy, III.
Janesville.-Launch owners who
have attempted to have the dam at In
dian Ford removed for several years
to give free access to Lake Koshgonong
have now established a carriage ferry.
Ripon.-Arthur K. Newcomb, former
ty editor of the Zion City Banner, and
at present private secretary to Alex
ander Dowie, was made the defendant
in law suit here.
Madison-Arrange have been
made to hold this summers reunion or
'the old Twelfth here Tuesday and
Wednesday, July 25 and rs. Capt. Giles
Stevens, company B, and Lieut.. Harlan
Bird, company G, will read papers on the
IN ho clio of
Vicksburg.
Kenosha.-Conrad Keppler, aged 80
years, had narrow escape from losing
his life in the lake off here. He started
out in a rowboat. When he was nearly
three quarters of mile from the beach
the boat upset, and for nearly 20 minutes
he struggled in the water before being
rescued.
La Crosse General Cor
telyou has notified Postmaster Tschar-
ner that he will attend the postmasters'
state convention, to be held here in Au-
gust.
Kenosha.-More than 300 of the form
came to Kenosha to attend the annual
reunion of the Kenosha High School as
ISOLATION.
Fond du Lac.-John Reinig, one OF
the richest men in the city, died recent
ly. the result of fall from the roof of a |
house. He went up to clear the branch |
Of a tree from the roof, and lost his bal
ance, falling 25 feet.