River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-24
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lar this winter, thursday wrought
great destruction to telephone and tel
egraph wires north of Milwaukee in
the neighborhood of Sheboygan, Port
Washington, Fond du Lac and Osh-
kosh. The snow is heavy and wet.
large number of telephone and tele-
graph poles are reported to have been
broken off at the base, carrying with
them many wires. The force OF the
storm can be imagined from the fact
that considerable of the recent con-
struction work of the telegraph and
telephone companies is new. The
Western Union Telegraph Company's
chief operator reports that the storm
reaches north into the copper country,
though in the extreme north it is not
so severe as in the southern section.
Racine.-A resident of Racine so
years, once an expert carpenter, with
influential friends and wealthy rela-
tives, Jacob Bolmes, 68 years old, OBJ
jects to being committed to the coun-
" house. Mr.. Bolmes has lived in an
old barn for more than year and
with no fire, winter or summer. He
objected to entering the poorhouse, de-
claring that he was poor enough al
ready.
La Crosse.-Forty thousand dollars
is demanded of the La Crosse Gas &
Electric Company by Henry Marquardt
for injuries alleged to have been sus-
tanned at the gas works on May 20,
1906. He claims that an explosion at
the gas plant was caused by defective
equipment allowing gas to escape in
the purifying room, and ignited by de-
fectiye electric wiring.
Madison Announcement of the
fall election to membership in the
Iron Cross, the honorary senior So
ciety Of the University of Wisconsin,
was made. The elections are as fol-
lows: Gustave w. Buchen, Sheboy-
gan; Thomas r.. Davidson, Evansville,
Ind; Carl J. Cunningham, Chippewa
Falls, and Miles G. Riley, South Mil
Waukee.
La CrOsse.-By a vote of IA to 4 the
pastors union, composed of ministers
Of the English Protestant churches Of
This county, passed a resolution pro-
testing against President RooseVelts
use of the term "bigot" in reference
to those who object on religious
grounds to the election of Catholic
to the presidency of the United States.
Madison-Deeds of transfer were
filed with the secretary of state Mon
day whereby the Great Northern Rail-
way Company of st. Paul and the Al
louez Bay Company Of Superior,
subsidiary corporation of the Great
Northern, purchased all the property
of the Duluth, Superior & Western
Railroad Company for $2,829, 25689.
Green Bay. B. Call was Wednes-
day appointed general freight and pas
senger agent of the Green Bay &
Western railroad and it's three auxil
larry lines by General Manager j. G.
Jordan. The appointment takes eff
feet on January 1. He takes the office
left vacant by the death of w. G. Mod
isett, who died last September.
Kenosha-The splendid residence
of Thomas b. Jeffrey, president of the
Rambler Automobile Company and
one of the wealthiest men in this sec
ton of the state, was badly damaged
by fire originating from defective
flue, and while the loss is heavy, it is
not possible at this time to give any
estimate
Superior.-The first payment to the
state treasurer by the Wisconsin
Grain e Warehouse Company has
been made. AS the result of the good
business in the weighing department
the commission was enabled to pay
all its Indebtedness and turn over a
check for $4,000 to the state.
Chippewa Falls. = Melcher Warner
was killed and Henry Nelson was in
jured Tuesday morning by Wiscon-
sin Central passenger train at the
crossing in the town of Delmar. The
men were in rig and tried to cross
the track in front of the train. One
horse was killed.
Chippewa Falls.-FloclIs of Labra-
dor crossbeaks have arrived here and
are feeding on box elder seeds. To
Offset this cold weather prediction
by the Labrador crossbeaks Rural
Mail Carrier Toy brought to the city
live robin which he had caught along
his route.
Chippewa Falls. - Mrs. Victoria
HoughtOn Farr made another appeal
to the state supreme court for di
Yorce from her husband, Joseph r.
Farr, United States superintendent of
logging on reservations. She also
wants the custody of their children.
Manitowoc.-H. J. Goeres, who was
discharged when arrested on charge of
violating the health regulations of the
village of Kiel by breaking smallpox
quarantine, has been rearrested on
charge based on the state board of
health rules.
Ripon.-E. w. Clark, dean of Ripon
college and professor of Latin and
Roman archaeology, has resigned to
become a member of the Bureau of
University Travel of Boston, the
resignation to be effective at the close
of the college year.
Milton Junction.-While some boys
were snowballing, Richard Barnes, an
aged man, was knocked down and Sc
verely injured by striking his head on
the sidewalk Barnes condition is
serious.
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