River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-03
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Presbyterian and the Christian Scient-
list churches dispensed with all serv-
ices The Evangelical Lutheran
church dismissed its Sunday school
and shortened it's other services. The
Roman Catholic churches did not sus-
pend, but two Norwegian churches
dismissed their. evening services. The
meetings stopped for week. The
engagements of THE Thief" and that
of two other plays at the opera house
have been Cancelled.
Friendship.-At its session the coun-
ty board will pass upon the petition OF
a 100000 bond issue to aid in the
building of a railroad from Kilbourn
to Grand Rapids by way of this vii
lage. If this road is built, and there
is every prospect that the present pro-
motors mean business, it will be the
first railroad in Adams county.
Delavan.-The American Industrial
Journal, published at the Wisconsin
School for the Deaf and the only
monthly magazine of it's kind in the
world, takes a strong stand in it's last
issue against the plan that the super
intendent of schools for the deaf
should institute a kind of sorting
process among his pupils to learn the
trade he is best adapted
Chippewa Falls.-Two daughters of
Charles La Bell had a miraculous es-
cape from being killed by an Omaha
train at New Auburn. Becoming
frightened they rushed on the track
in front of train. Leslie Cartwright
and H. G.. Goddard succeeded in pull
ing them from the track when the
engine was less than 20 feet from
them.
Neenah.-A suit for $4,000 damages
in which sensational testimony is in
troduced, has been started against DR..
F. B. Mitchell of this city, prominent
physician, and Miss Ella Cass, alleged
owner of resort. The complainant
is Miss Anna Bruebl of Menasha, her
guardian, Charles Bruehl, bringing the
action.
Waukesha-The severed body of an
unidentified man was found on the
right of way of the Wisconsin Central
road one mile south of Pendleton
The top of his head was cut and sew
eral fingers were crushed. In the
mans pockets roll of bills amount.
ing to $50 was secreted.
Watertown.-With impressive serv.
ices covering the entire day, ST.
Marks Evangelical Lutheran church.
remodeled and redecorated at large
expense, was dedicated. The parish
which was organized in 1854 by Rev
Christian Sauer, now has a member
ship of 165.
Red Granite.-The origin of the
confagration which destroyed the
business section of the village has as
yet not been ascertained. 1t is gen
orally believed that it was caused by
incendiarism as fires started in three
different buildings within short time
of one another.
decentralization services were
held in the M. e. church in this city
Thursday morning For the first time
in the history of Menomonie the ser
mon was preached by woman, Mrs
Mary d. Bradford of Stout institute
delivering an address on ''The Hun
gers of Life"
Waukesha-John Smith, convicted
of a criminal assault upon 13-year-old
Olga Grabo, will probably end his days
in the penitentiary. He was sentenced
to serve 80 years at Waupun at hard
labor after formal motion for a new
trial had been overruled.
La Crosse.-Attemptin to catch q
ride on a freight train in order to
speedily transact some business al
Sparta, E. Geyer of Rockland fell I'M
der the wheels of the car and was SC
badly injured that death resulted q
few hours later.
La Crosse.-Amos Anthony of Spar
ia, Fl years old, was thought to have
been drowned in the Black river. An
thony, who was employed on farm
on the ice to the city and was not
heard from.
Racine.--A month ago John Schol.
zen and two companions sailed from
Racine for Cuba in a 16-foot launch
A letter came from Scholzen, in which
he states that the boat was looted by
negroes and they are stranded.
Ash1and-Albert Tedford was bound
over for trial on the charge of acct
dentally shooting and killing Frank
Sawicki October IL. 1t will be the
first trial in northwestern Wisconsin
involving a hunting accident.
Janesville-Father Vaughan will
probably not leave GAINESVILLE for
some time, though he has been offered
a parish at Ridgeway. 1t is under
stood that Father Reilly, the parish
priest, desires to remain.
Oconomowoc.-Ap party of surveyors,
with T. C. Mullen of Milwaukee, en-.
gineer in charge, are here surveying
for the electric line projected from
Milwaukee to Beaver Dam. The party
is working eastward.
Menomonie-The faculty of the
Dunn County Agricultural school con
Quoted a farmers institute at Colfax
An exhibit of farm products was ar
ranged and premiums are offered by
the business men of ColfaX.
Chippewa Falls.-The vault in the
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