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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11

New York.-TWo years ago Andrew
Carnegie conceived the novel IDEA OF
discovering ard rewarding true hero
ism wherever it may occur. For this
nurpose a hero fund commission was
Amounted whose preliminary labors
have now been completed. Deeds of
daring, whether by land or sea, in the
effort to save life, have received due
recognition in this way, while the
task of the commission has resulted,
besides, in bringing together a series
of little tales of human pluck, endur-
ance and self-abnegation, the reading
OF which is bound to give an uplifting
sense of some Of the noblest qualities
of men and women when brought face
to face with the peril that, at some
supreme moment, threatens the lives
of their fellow beings
OF the GO cases of herOism which
the commission, after prolonged and
careful investigation, has deemed
worthy of public recognition, the fol-
lowing have been selected on account
OF the novel human interest which
characterizes them They tell Of the
courage and humanity of men, women,
and even children, In all walks or lie,
and in every section of the United
States. Not every hero thus chron-
icled has succeeded in the rescue that
he has planned, while numbers have
lost their own lives in the effort TO
save the lives of others.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
NEWS OF WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST IN
THE VARIOUS TOWNS.
CHEESE MAKERS UNITE
Organization Composed of Men OF
Swiss Birth or Descent Formed in
Southern Wisconsin-Mem-
bership Already Large.

Monroe. Southern Wisconsin
cheese makers have formed union
and have adopted constitution and
bylaws to govern the same. At
meeting held here the following Off
GERS were chosen for 1907: President.
Ernest PAUL., Monroe: vice president.
Jacob Mueller, Jordan; treasurer, Fred
Rlumer, Darlington; recording secre-
tary, Carl Frehner, Darlington; CORE,
spending secretary, Jacob Schruter.
Green county; examiners, Swiss
cheese, Gottlieb Lory; brick cheese,
Jacob Frichter; limburger, Gottfried
Steinman. Nearly a hundred members
were present at the meeting and the
total membership is already 1870. The
union is expected to be of great bene-
fit to the cheese makers and the dairy
industry as whole, as it is calculated
to keep out incompetent makers OF
the product that has made Green
county famous. The membership is
confined entirely to those of Swiss
birth or descent and the proceedings
were conducted in that language.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11

country. Il liz course the flood had
torn an unwieldy barge from It's
mornings. Alone on board was How
ard Mccartney, a youth who could not
swim. His oId-time friend, James W.
Gilmer, who had worked with him for
years on towbOat, saw the lying
barge, knew that Mccartney was on 1t,
and knew, too, that the runaway YES
sci was heading for great dam
short distance below on the river 1t
meant certain death to Mccartney if
some quick act was not carried out to
save him. Gilmer jumped into skiff
and raced after the barge. Mccartney
had a long start of him, and the sound
of the waters foaming over the dam
under way in his little craft. He
hoped to get near enough to the barge
for Mccartney to jump into the skiff,
and then together they could row to
the shore. But the barge was going
too swiftly, in the eddying currents
the skiff was too unmanageable, and
before he could reach him Gilmer saw
his friend hurled over the rapids
above the dam So appalled, was he
at the fate of his friend that he forgot
his own safety He foated down to
the danger point, jumped from the
skiff into the boiling flood-and the
dead bodies of the two friends went
down the river side by side. A bronze
medal and 5000 has been awarded by
the commission to Gilmer's father in
commemoration of his sons daring
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11

town on the YoughiOgheny river, near
Pittsburg Just what the trouble was
has never been made known; but
whether in the mining camp or on the
river or in the boarding house where
they both liveo together, George
South and ED Campbell never spoke
to each other One day, about three
years ago, the alarm went out that
South had fallen into the river at the
end of a great coal chute. Campbell
heard the alarm and rushed to tho
river. There was no sign of South.
who, he knew, could not swim, and it
was evident that the Inflated man had
been swept by current under large
coal barge that was dashed to the pier.
1t was all a mans life was worth to
dive into the eddy Of waters that
stretched before him, but tearing off
his coat Campbell took the risk. After
desperate struggle with the treacher-
Gus tides, and diving repeatedly under
the barge, Campbell found his man
where he had expected, wedged be-
meath the hull of the vessel between
some driftwOod. 1t took all of Camp
bells strength, working under water;
to get the limp body OF his enemy to
the surface. He succeeded finally
only to find that the man for whose
safety he had risked his own life, and
whom he had once cordially hated.
was dead. The commission has sent
a bronze medal to Campbell.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
Buried Wife and Babe on Farm.

Stevens Point-A most remark
able case has been brought to
light in a legal investigation at Ros-
polt village in the northeast corner OF
Portage county On March IL, Mrs.
Joseph Klemanski and her year-old
baby died of tubercular pneumonia
within a few hours of each other
They were buried half mile from the
house at eight o'clock the next night
by the husband and two grown up
stepsons. The sudden disappearance
aroused the curiosity of neighbors
and later the newly made grave was
discovered.
Klemanski was fined $50 for making
an interment without license. He
owns an S0-acre farm worth $4,000,
but claimed that he was too poor to
bury his wife. He has arranged to
pay his fine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
LaEoIlette Resumes Trin.

Madison.-Senator La Toilette, who
was compelled to abandon his lectur
ing trip in South Dakota and return
home because of a recurrence of his
old stomach trouble, has almost wholly
recovered and expects to be able to re.
sumo his trip.
Next month he and Senators Teller
and Curtis will make an investigation
into some Indian matters in New
Mexico and old Mexico and will prob.
ably not return to Madison until early
in June.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
BUILT a SHIP OF ICE.
Eeracious Tale of a Sea Captain, Who
Was Wrecked in Antarctic.

Capt. S. A. Hoyt, secretary of the
Masters and Pilots association of
Seattle, has fund of experiences to
draw from when he wishes to while
away an hour. Up in the big, pleas
ant rooms of the association the cap
tain told the following tale of one of
his earlier trips at sea:
"The approach of Christmas always
reminds me of the December that 1
spent on an ice ship. Never heard of
one? Well, they are unusual.
It was master of the little brig Hol-
IL, and along about the first of No
vember we were wrecked away down
south Of the horn. The ship went on
an ice foe and was battered all to
pieces. We did manage to save some
tools and food and part of the cargo.
Il put the crew to work to cut OF a
large pinnacle of the berg. Then set
them all to work with axes, and we
shaped it into a graceful ships hull.
After that we followed it out in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
LARGE SUM is DISTRIBUTED.
Requests of j. D. Witter Paid to
Grand Rapids institutions.

Grand Rapids.-Through the gen.
crosby of the late J. d. Witter, the
churches, public library and city
schools of Grand Rapids have been
enriched to the amount of $4,000. Ac-
cording to the terms of his will, these
requests were made payable in five
years from the date of his death, and
as the time has recently expired, all
of the requests have just been paid.
The Episcopal church of this city is
contemplating the purchase of new
pipe organ; the Methodist Episcopal
church is going to use their donation
to install a new heating plant. Many
other of the churches will pay indebt-
edness on their property. The school
board has decided to erect a Witter
memorial in the nature of manual
training and domestic science school.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11

debris and smoke. The outside shell
of the building, however, remained in
tact, and on a fire escape on the
fourth floor stood mother, Mrs. Bes-
sic cyl, and her two children, impIor-
ing help from the people in the street
below. Among the latter stood Michael
P. O'Brien, young plasterer and a
near neighbor to Mrs. cyl Accus-
toned to scale buildings under pre-
carious conditions, O'Brien quickly
determined on plan of rescue. Dash
ing up the stairways of an adjoining
house until he reached the fourth
floor, he made his way along a series
OF window lodges to the fire escape
where Mrs. cyl and her terrified chill
dren stood. From this perilous posi-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
Michael O'Brien

A fire broke out in a crowded tene-
ment at One Hundred and Tenth
street and Third avenue three years
ago. so combustible was the material
in the building that the whole house
was in flames before the firemen
could reach the scene. To passers-by
there seemed to be no hope TO res
cue for many of those who were inn
prisoned in the Inflated place, for the
entranr. 70 the house was completely
cut off by the falling Of ignited TIM
bers which filled all the Railways with
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
5AILIFF CAUSE OF MlsTRIAL.
His Remarks to Jury Upset Case Re-
Gently Heard at Ashland.

Ashland-The remarks of court
bailiff to the jury in the Mellen graft
cases, which were tried at Ashland
two weeks ago, has resulted in a new
trial. Three defendants, Mike Col
Inns, Merit Vought and Alexander Nc
Donald, town officials of Mellen, were
on trial for grating, Judge Vinje pre-
siding Saturday afternoon, after the
jury had been out 20 hours, Bailiff
Canovan told the jury that it had bet
ter hurry up and agree, or it would
be locked up over Sunday, as the
judge was going away. Four jurors
made affidavits that this remark
caused them to agree to vote for con-
viction After exhaustive argument
Judge Vinje ordered a new trial.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11

TO swell and turn black. Thoroughly
terrified, Schoenut declared that he
was dying, and implored his compan-
ron to save herself from possible dan
ger. Miss Ernst, however, tore the
young mans sleeve from his arm, and
applying her lips to the wound made
by the RATHER, tried to suck out the
poison. This she did at imminent
peril to herself, as she knew, because
a cut on her own lip brought her into
the most dangerous contact with the
poison. Once during the operation the
intrepid girl cut cash in Schoenut's
arm, ito make the blood come faster"
as she afterward expressed it. The
boy tainted at the sight of his own
blood, and it was only by beating him
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
Maude Titus

In Casco Bay, near Yarmouth, Me-.
in the summer of 1904, a deed OF gen
erous heroism was performed by a
girl of 16. Maude Titus, a student at
the Newark IN. ID high school, was
out on a pleasure trip in sailing
yacht with some Of her friends. An
accident occurred in changing the
course of the yacht, and the captain,
his niece, Miss Titus, and her friend.
Miss Reifsnyder, were thrown into the
water. The captain rescued his niece
by a lifeline which had been thrown
to him from the boat, and he himself
then followed her to safety, leaving
Miss Titus and Miss Reifsnyder to
struggle for themselves in the waves.
Miss Titus was a poor swimmer, and
her friend was utterly helpless in the
water. Instead of striking out for the
boat, however, which she could have
reached with ease, Miss Titus re.
NAMED with the half-drowning girl.
She did not attempt to swim with her,
but took hold of her, Gained her, and
endeavored to hold her head above
water until a boat was sent to the
rescue. For this act of heroism Miss
Titus has received a silver medal.
The commission has also given her
81, 200 to assist in completing her edu.
cation, DR.. Titus, the girls father.
having recently died.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
Boy AGED IS is Shot.

Walter Muscha, Is
years old, was shot and killed in Sc
Guided part of the North Point pump
ing station park. He was taken to ST.
Mary's hospital, which is near the
pumping station, by several men who
found him dying and death followed
soon after. Ray Klinowski, aged IA
years, and juvenile court offender,
ran away after the shooting. Evi-
dence points to the belief that he
shot Muscha.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
Richard Hughes

"a Dynamite Hero is the name
that has been given to Richard
Hughes, of Bangor, Pa, by his com
rades. An explosion of giant powder
blinded Richard Owens just as he
lighted the fuse to set off another
blast. Unable to find his way out OF
danger and with his clothing on fire,
instant death seemed certain for the
unfortunate man. Just as soon as the
spark from the second fuse would
reach the powder he would be blown
to atoms Hughes, who was under
cover, saw the imminent peril of his
comrade, and dashed out to save him.
He caught him as he was about to
stumble over precipice and dragged
him back over the place where the
blast was to be set off. Both men
were caught, however, within the dan
ger line and both were badly hurt.
Hughes clothing caught fire from the
flames which enveloped the body OF
Owens, whom he saved, and for long
time ne was incapacitated from work
The commission has sent him a silver
medal and $3.50
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
Macarthur to Live in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee. = Lieut.. Gen. Arthur
Macarthur, United States army, will
practically relinquish his military SER
vices in May. BY direction of the
president he is relieved from the com
mand of the Pacific division and of
the department of California at San
Francisco, to take effect April 80, and
will then proceed to and take station
in this city to perform such duties as
may hereafter be assigned to him by
the war department
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
Lucy E. Ernst

It was a unique deed of heroism
that won for Miss Ernst, of Philadel-
phia one of the commissions silver
medals. Two years ago she was TAX
ing an outing in the country with
friend, Harry E. Schoenut, lad Of 10.
The two tramped through the woods
and along the side of a rocky ravine.
The latter gave but poor footing to
pedestrians and in jumping across a
rift between two boulders SchOenut
slipped and fell. There was an angry
whirr and rattle of sound, and before
he could save himself the fangs of a
rattlesnake were fastened in Schoe-
nuts arm. The reptile darted back
into his hole beneath the rock, but al
most instantly his victims arm began
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
WILL HAVE SUMMER SESSIONS.
Whitewater Normal School Authori-
ties So Decide.

Whitewater.-The board of normal
school regents has now committed it
self to the policy of summer sessions.
The Whitewater Normal school start
ed in 1899, and carried on summer
session of five weeks. After two years
the attendance did not seem to war
rant a continuance, and the project
was dropped This year, at the semi
annual meeting, the matter was fully
canvassed and an appropriation of
$500 from Oshkosh and $1,000 each
from Superior and Whitewater was
granted to aid in support of the
school.
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neerinn Killed hv Nenro.

Appleton.-According to telegraphic
advices received here, Frank G. Deer
ing, prominent cattle buyer in this
county eight years ago, with headquar-
ters at Hortonville, was killed five
miles from Memphis, Tenn, where he
was attacked by negro. Deering is
a brother of William Deering, promi.
nent in Appleton
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one of his playmates, Ruth School
craft. who was more than foot tall
er than he, fell into intermediate
river. Willie was quick at the rescue.
He was wise enough not to get in the
clutches of the girl, but, swimming by
her side, held her up with one arm
while he swan with the other. thus
bringing her safely TO shore. The
commission has awarded a bronze
medal to the boy and has set aside for
him the sum of $4,000, with which he
will pay for an electric engineers
course in college.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
pon Saves Life of Child.

Waupaca-A little dog saved the
life of Ralph Roe, the two-year-old
son of l. L. Roe, of this city, who fell
into Mirror lake from plank project
ing out from the bank. AS the boy
fell the dog leaped into the water and
dragged the child to the shore, where
he was found an hour later uncon-
scious, by a woman who heard the
dogs bark.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
v M. c. A. to Raise LARGE Sum.

Milwaukee. = The Young Mems
Christian association of Milwaukee
decided to raise $25O,OOO for build.
ing purposes. Either the present
Fourth street headquarters will be i'm
proved, or the property will be sold
and a new headquarters of the value
of $500 900 will be established. A
campaign of contribution is to be be-
gun at once.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
YOUNG BEST DIES OF WOUND.
Son of Millionaire Liquor Dealer OF
Milwaukee Succumbs.

Racine.-Jacob c. Best, son of the
millionaire wholesale liquor dealer of
Milwaukee, who was shot in the aldo.
men during a quarrel in a saloon here
last week, died. ]. w. Dillon, in whose
saloon Best was shot, is in Jail, and
although Dillon denies the deed a dy.
ing statement of Best's, together with
the statements of men who were in
the saloon at the time of the shooting,
charge Dillon with the shooting.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
Justice of Peace Is Shot.

Ripon.-L. E. Nohl, justice of the
peace, was shot and seriously wounded
in his courtroom. Mrs. Charles Ogden,
a prominent resident of this city, was
arrested for the shooting and taken
to Jail. The shooting occurred at the
close of a trial in which the woman's
husband was found guilty of petty
theft.
Three shots were fired at Justice
Nohl. He will probably recover.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
Lawrence University Fund.

Appleton-A nucleus to the $780,
900 fund to be raised by Lawrence
university has been received by the
authorities. Lyman j. Nash, of Mani
towoc having given $4,000, E. A. Ed
munds, of Rhinelander, $1,000, and w.
A. Hamilton, of Two Rivers, $1,000.
These are the only individual gifts
that can be mentioned at this time,
although the total received during the
last few days amounts to $4,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
MiIwaukee concern Rankrupt

Milwaukee.-Rubel Bros, wholesale
dealers in wooden goods, filed an in
voluntary petition in bankruptcy on
petitions of three New York creditors,
whose claims aggregate $4,000. 1t is
alleged in the petitions that the liza
bilities are 100000, with $4,000
assets
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
Reloit COLLEGE Wins Debate.

Appleton-Arthur e. Fish of Beloit
college will represent Wisconsin at
the interstate oratorical contest TO be
held at Lexington, Mo-, the first week
in May, having secured first place at
the state contest here in which Beloit
and Ripon colleges and Lawrence uni
versity were each represented by two
sneakers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
KID Herrick loses pecision.

Fond du Lac.-Young McGoorty, of
Oshkosh, was given the decision over
Kid Herrick, of Rochester, N. Y, in
the windup before the local boxing
club. The decision did not meet with
the approval of part of the crowd,
who thought that Herrick had earned
a draw
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
Saves Drifting Fishermen.

Milwaukee.-The car ferry Grand
Haven brought in three fishermen
found far out in Lake Michigan after
they drifted helpless for over "a hours
in the cold high waves in gasoline
launch. They will recover, though
they nearly died.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
PAYNE Estate $3.50. 12O.

Milwaukee.-George P. Miller, trus-
tee of the estate of the late Henry c.
Payne, former postmaster general of
the United States, has filed his annual
report in the probate court. The re-
port shows that the present value of
the estate is $3.50, 12093.
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ton he passed the latter to parsons
in neighboring fiat. and then handed
Mrs. cyl, who was unconscious from
fright and the suffocating effects Of
the smoke. to a fireman who mounted
a ladder to one of the fourth-story
windows. O'Brien himself nearly lost
his life in the flames and smoke, and
was carried to the street by firemen.
The commission has awarded him a
silver medal for his bravery.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
Pastor Changes PuIpits.

Kenosha.-The Rev. Carl Amen,
for the last three years pastor of St.
Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church
in this city, has accepted a call to the
church at Iron Mountain, Mich. Rev.
A. Lofgren, of Michigan City, Ind, has
been called to the Kenosha church.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
CHIEF Cook Gets Injunction.

Marinette-Police Chief Cook got
temporary injunction against his re-
moval and will ask that it be made
permanent. He claims the fire and
police board has four Republicans,
contrary to law. Two of the board
say they were prohibitionists when
they were named.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
Bishop Fox Takes Leave.

Marinette.-In his farewell letter
read in all the Catholic churches Of
the Green Bay diocese, Bishop ]. J.
Fox, who left for Rome, announced
that Vicar General p. J. Lochman will
act as administrator during the bish-
ops absence
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
BRAVE DEEDS THAT HAVE
WON CARNEGIE MEDALS

in the face that Miss Ernst succeeded
in reviving him and keeping him NOV
ing. Half dragging, half carrying him,
she finally reached clubhouse mile
pened. She carried the unconscious
lad up the clubhouse steps, her dress
from the neck down spattered with
blood, and fell in a faint beside him.
Medical assistance was procured and
Schoenut's life was saved
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cedarbura Loss Is $4,000.

Cedarburg-The loss in the fire
here will total $4,000, with but $4,100
insurance. The local fire station, with
the village school in the same build
ing, together with all equipment, were
burned, and a nearby saloon also was
damaged considerably.
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Call Old Woman Sane.

Manitowoc.-Miss Catherine Pank-
ratz, aged 78, was declared sane and
competent by the Sheboygan county
court, after long fight. She has $40,-
900 and was found in squalor. She had
asked the city to give her an auto in
which to deliver washing