River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-17
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

this section or the state and Tor 20
years in charge of the construction and
engineer work along the Fox river wa
ter power, died from paralysis. John
Schlosser, pioneer coal, dealer, died of
cancer of the stomach; Mrs. Matilda
Matthes, for So years a resident of the
county, died of dropsy, and Mrs. JOS
eph Hammel died after an operation.
Janesville.-A broken GAINESVILLE ro-
nance was said to be back of the ar
rest in Chicago of Elmer E. Ellsworth,
one of the prominent business men
of that city, on charge of swindling
Mrs. Kate Kennedy, wealthy woman
of GAINESVILLE, out of $1,000. Ellsworth
was released on $1,000 bonds and de-
clared that revenge prompted his ar
rest. He insisted that Mrs. Kennedy
was jealous because he refused her
attentions and married Miss Maud
Schafer, GAINESVILLE girl, in Chicago.
Ashland-The property OF the
Northwestern Cooperative Coal q
Dock Company was sold under fore
closure proceedings to the Northern
Dredge Company of Duluth for $780,
| 707, the amount of the dredging
claims The company was started
about three years ago by farmers OF
the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa and
Wisconsin. The expense of promoting
the project is said to have been heavy.
Racine.-All the known survivors of
Company G, Twentieth Wisconsin in
fantry, came to Racine Monday to OBJ
serve the forty-sixth anniversary OF
the battle of Prairie Grove. The num-
Der included Capt. ]. P. Rumble,
Michael Daley, Adam Hazelwood, Rob-
ert Hastreiter of Milwaukee,; William
Scott of Racine, and DR.. Perkins of
OcCnomowoc. William Scott, sergeant
of the company, is now blind.
Madison.-Under ruling of the
railroad commission the steam rail
roads and electric street and interur-
ban railways altogether reported 240
persons killed and 2,734 injured by
| them in the state during the year end
| ing June 80, 1908 OF this total num-
Der the steam roads were responsible
for 207 killed and 1867 injured; the
electric railways for SO killed and 876
| injured.
Racine-Frederick TENTS, me-
chanic, applied to the police depart
ment for help in finding his wife and
two children. TENTS says that his bet
| ter half served his breakfast, put up
| his dinner and babe him good-by as
| he departed for work. In the evening
when he came home the house was
dark, every piece of furniture miss
ing and wife and children gone.
Whitewater-A notable campfire
will be held at Oshkosh under the
auspices of Phil Sheridan post. De
partment Commander Coe and Past
Department Commander Phil Cheek,
B. F. Bryant, j. A. Watrous, d. G.
James and John w. James, and Senior
Vice-Commander r. B. Lang are
among the speakers.
Milwaukee.-A suit for $4,000 dam
ages has been begun by John Dyer
of South Milwaukee against his son,
Charles, and William Mas and Thorn
as E. Ward of South Milwaukee, whom
he charges with conspiring with his
committed to the county insane asy
lum.
ilwaukee.-Charles W. Severson,
travelling man, committed suicide
by blowing out his brains at local
hotel. He left note addressed to the
hotel clerk in which he said "this is
an incident" and asked the clerk to
mail several letters which he had
written.
Milwaukee.-The first arrest under
the pure food law, which forbids the
killing or shipping Of calves under
three weeks old, was made by Chief
Deputy United States Marshal Charles
Reinardy. William Rasch, butcher
of Lake Geneva, is the alleged Of
fender.
Madison.-There will be an inaugu-
raj ball this year. This was decided
at a meeting of the state officers. The
inaugural ball was biennial function
until two years ago when, in order to
cut down expenses, it was decided to
hold reception in the capitol.
Superior-All records for grain ship
ments have been broken by the eleva-
tors at the head of the lakes. During
the seven days 11,790000 bushels of
grain have been loaded in boats by the
elevators in this city and in Duluth
and shipped down the lakes.
Racine-Mayor Horlick is after
saloon men who have been violating
the law in selling to minors and other
wise. The Log Cabin saloon has been
closed, and the proprietor, Alfred
Weinholz, was arrested on charge of
selling liquor to minor.
Racine-The Danish Brotherhood of
the city will celebrate its twenty-sixth
anniversary on January 2. DR.. Max
Henius and Carl Antosen, noted Chi
cago speakers, will make addresses.
Ivar Kirkegaard of this city will act as
the POSTMASTER.
Madison.-A citizens meeting will
be held to arrange for the Inaugural
ton of the state officers on the first
Monday in January. Justice R. NJ
Bashford, who has been master of
ceremonies at several past Inaugural
tons, was asked to serve in similar
| capacity for the coming event.
Grand Rapids.-A local chapter of
the Daughters of American Revolution
has been organized with Mrs. Emily
Witter as regent; Mrs. Caroline Hos