River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-10-29
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS

Corcoran of the Third ward several
years ago, were Wednesday nolled in
the municipal court on motion of Dis
trict Attorney McGovern. Alderman
Corcoran was indicted for selling feed
to the city while serving as city Of
fetal which was against the law. The
cases were nolled because of a dis
crepancy in the law.
Neenah.-A desire co see his
wife and child at st. Paul caused
James Lueders of Menasha to forge
his former employers name, Win
Wheeler, to three checks, aggregating
$3.50. He went to st. Paul, Mimi,
visited week, returned here, and
was arrested by the chief of police.
He admits he forged the checks, but
says he was homesick for his family.
Peshtigo-A thrilling trip through
the wilderness was that Of Mrs.
Burt Constine. Fires have been
raging at Constine settlement for four
days and Mrs. Constine took veloci-
pede and went to Dunbar, distance
of about Is miles, to get half dozen
men to come back to Constine and
help fight the flames. They returned
with the velocipede by rail.
Stevens -Stanislaus Wietrz-
kowski, aged Fl, barber, acct
dentally shot himself while hunting
rabbits near here. A charge of fine
shot tore a hole in his wrist and
lodged in his left side. Regardless of
I, 20 hn Iroo o.
half mile to a farmhouse to secure
rig to bring him to town where he
died.
Depere.-A move is on foot to
organize new fair association.
The object is to hold a fair on the
West side grounds. Each subscriber
is asked to pledge $25 for life mem
bership in the association. 1t is ex-
pected to raise about $4,000 in this
way. Part of this will be used in the
erection of buildings, stables, etc.
Racine.-Henry c. Baker, health
officer, commenced crusade
against rummage sales, on the ground
that they are dangerous to the health
| of the city. Many coats and dresses
have. been hung away for years, per-
haps once worn by person who may
have suffered with disease.
Madison. = The official proceed
| ings of the forty-second annual
encampment of the department of
Wisconsin, Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, held at Racine last June, have
| been published. 1t is a book of nearly
| 200 pages and is for free disposition
among veterans and others.
Superior.-Yeggmen blew the safe
| of the Bank of Nebagamon at
Lake Nebagamon, 80 miles east of
here Tuesday and secured cash
amounting to $1,700. Three explo-
sions aroused the town, but the bandits
were not disturbed and drove out of
| town to the west.
| Chippewa Falls-Leo Bemis, 10
years old, shot himself perhaps ia
tally while hunting near Donald. His
shotgun fell to the ground and was
discharged. Three fingers were shot
off, five teeth knocked out and the
sight of an eye destroyed.
| acknowledgements exercises in
honor of the late Senator Will
liam F. Villas were held in the gym
nasium at the University of WiscOn-
sin. Former Gov. w. d. Hoard spoke
on behalf of the board of regents, Of
which he is president.
Chippewa Fa1ls.-William Brown
was accidentally killed Monday
by Grey Cheaver while hunting.
Brown was mistaken by Cheaver for a
bear Cheaver tried to commit suicide
after the shooting.
| Rhine1ander.-Owi to low water
in the Wisconsin and the Peli-
| can rivers the ground wood mills of
the Rhinelander Paper Company and
the city water pumping station have
had to fall back on steam power
Marinette.-Marinette has a Jack
| the Ripper. He is not of the
| fiendish kind that terrorized the White
chapel district of London for such a
long time, but confines his efforts at
slashing to the skirts of women.
Sheboygan. = For five minutes,
during the funeral of A. G. Per-
| TIu0, VI CAO 0uSUOy San
Light, Power and Railway Company,
on Friday, all cars on the city
| and interurban lines stood still.
Monroe.-A field fire that threat
ened a 15-acre stand of timber
| and several farmhouses and buildings
two miles south of the city was ex-
tinguished after a fierce fight with the
flames by 40 men.
Racine. A telegram from AL
bany, ILL.,, announced that Frank
| Carls, a former well-known resident,
| has been drowned in the Mississippi
river, by the capsizing of boat while
fishing for CLANS.
Racine.-Two hundred and fifty
members of the Fourth United
States mountain battery of Fort Sher-
| idan, which has been at Sparta, at
target practice, has arrived and
camped.
Kenosha. = Martin Schleyer, the
Kenosha man recently acquitted
on charges of assault with intent to
murder his wife when his attorneys
read the Byron story Nf don Juan" to
the jury must stand trial for the
shooting of Herman Koehler who he
claims was his wife's paramour, as the
court refused to release him.