River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-14
The News Condensed.

Neenah.-August Arndt, while at
work in the High Cliff stone quarriess
was buried by cavern of SO tons OF
rock.
KenOsha.-The annual reunion OF the
Old Settlers club of Kenosha county
was held at the club grounds at Pad
docks lake. More than 1000 people
attended the reunion. The main adj
dress was made by Rev. Chester R.
Montague, of Lake Mills.
Madison.-A. G. Titus, first assistant
attorney general, has gone to Crandon,
where he will represent the state at
the inquest over the death OF Mrs.
Walsh. wife of the district attorney of
Forest county. Mrs. Walsh came 10
her death by shooting, and the coro-
ner's jury is not satisfied with the
statements made by Attorney Walsh
and a young woman regarding the
tragedy.
Mllwaulxee.-Elmer Buffmire, road
master, and Charles Moulding, clerk to
Superintendent Hastings of the Mil
waulxee road, were thrown from rail-
road velocipede into the ditch and bad
ly injured, the accident being caused
by a small dog which ran in front oil
the velocipede.
Janesville.-W. w. Cargill, the La
Crosse millionaire, and Bishop G. II.
Fowler, of New York city, assisted In
laying the corner stone of the new Car
gill Memorial Methodist church here.
Mr.. Cargill contributed $4,000 toward
the construction of this edifice.
La Crosse.-Former Turnkey J. M.
Childers, of the La Crosse county jail,
charged with assisting two United
States prisoners to escape, waived ex-
animation and was bound over to the
federal grand jury to meet at La Crosse
on September 26.
Misunderstanding Governor Davidson
has appointed Charles Ross, of Cavour,
Forest county, as deputy game ward
en-, bringing the total number of such
officers up to 81. A dozen or so more
will be appointed before the opening
of the deer season on November II.
Janesville.-Mrs. Mary Schumacher,
aged so, of Turtleville, fell, breaking
her arm, and lay for Is hours in a
helpless condition until found by
neighbor.
Askeaton.-Barns near here, owned
by James Mcqueen and James Carroll,
were struck by lightning and burned
on Saturday, with a loss of $4,000.
Sheboygan.-The six months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilhelm Zoch
died after Is hours of agony caused by
being put bodily into q tub of scalding
water by her five-y ear-old sister, who
was in charge of the baby during the
mothers absence.
Marinette.-The Marinette girls have
the correct way of replying to would-be
Washers. One of them hit masher
who accosted her over the head with
stick of wood and knocked him sense
less.
Fond du Lac.-Mrs. w. w. Lauson,
of New Holstein, who was seriously in
jured in an automobile accident in the
town of Fond du Lac, will sue the town
for $1,000 damages.
Waukesha.-A. f. Warden, chairman
of the democratic state central COM
mittee, resigned that office because of
his removal to Oklahoma.
Chippewa Falls-The front wall of
the new opera house fell in and seri-
ously injured James Wilkey, stone
mason of Eau Claire. Two others were
slightly injured. Wilkey's skull was
fractured and he was hurt about the
body and legs.
Manawa.-Reinhold Rochhu fell from
scafolding in fit and was instantly
killed.
La Crosse.-Ida Caroline Husse, Is
years old, is dead of 1ockjaw, due to
stepping on a rusty nail.
MiIwaukee-The first semi-annual
report of the Provident Loan society
which has been in organization for
six months, shows that $21, 900 was
loaned to the poor
Neenah.-Mrs. Michael Sexton, aged
20, was found dead in pool of blood
at the bottom of the stairs of aer
home. Her head was crushed and muir
Ger is suspected.