River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-31
STATE
HAPPENINGS

perintendent Of the Beaver Dam Wa
ter Company committed suicide here
by shooting, the bullet entering the
right ear and coming out at the top
of the head. He was last seen alive
at $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon and at
eight o'clock his body was found by
his wife and brother-in-law, Frank
Stiles, in a small shed adjoining the
standpipe. He had for the last ten
years been at the head of the Beaver
Dam Water Company
Madison.-New diphtheria cases
have developed at the University OF
Wisconsin, and it has been suggested
to the board of regents, which is now
in session, that university exercises
should be closed Immediately. Two
new victims, Mary Johnson, a servant
in the University club, and Griffith %.
Humphrey, a freshman from Oconomo-
woe were reported. The regents have
been living at the club.
Oshkosh-One of the most peculiar
and one of the largest robberies ever
perpetrated in Oshkosh has been re-
ported to the police The dressmaking
establishment of Mrs. J. L. Sterling on
Mount Vernon street was entered and
goods taken to the value of about
$1,000. The thieves made a clean
sweep of everything, carrying away
30 or 40 gowns.
Milwaukee.-John Hurley, an old
resident of Milwaukee, retired for
years, and father of Joseph Hurley of
the Hurley-Reilly Company, died at his
residence, 200 Biddle street. Mr.. Hur-
ley came to Milwaukee about 80 years
ago. He is survived by four children,
Joseph, John and Margaret Hurley,
and Mrs. Eugene Carey, all of this
city.
MISUNDERSTANDING the decision
on the ground that a clerical error
had been made, Halford Erickson, a
member Of the state railway commits
sion, has advised the city officials that
a correct ruling is to be made by the
commission in the case of the Manito-
voc Gas Company, which created
storm of protests from the city.
Waukesha-Two masked robbers
entered the Wisconsin Central depot
and, at the point of revolvers, COM
PEELED Fl. j. Moore, the night operator,
to give them the keys to the money
drawer, from which they secured $110
and escaped, after relieving Moore of
his gold watch and ten dollars.
Chippewa Falls.-Chippew county
hunters and hunters living in neigh
boring counties have asked Assembly
man c. b. Culbertson of Stanley, and
Arnt Erickson of New Auburn to at
tempt to get the game law relating to
hunting deer changed They claim one
deer is sufficient quarry.
Menasha-The plant of the Fox
River Valley Knitting Company here
was destroyed by fire Tuesday, entail
ing a loss of about $4,000. About 100
hands employed by the company are
thrown out of employment as a re-
suit of the fire The loss is covered
by insurance.
Fond du Lac.-Local physicians are
initiating a movement to have the
state make free of charge chemical
tests to discover possible traces of
poison in the stomachs of persons hav-
ing died mysterious death At pres
ent as much as $50 must be paid for
such tests.
Manitowoc.-A movement to have
the legislature abolish the rate com
mission has been started. Sentiment
in that direction has been growing
nightly here since the recent ruling on
gas rates and the subsequent ruling
changing the first one was made pub
lie
New Richmond.-To mismanage-
ment is ascribed the failure of the Al
mena Farmers Store Company, which
failed with about $4,000 liabilities,
against about $4,000 assets. The stock
was held by farmers, to many of whom
the store is also indebted for loans
Beloit.-The common council au-
thoriZed the city attorney to amend
the complaint before the railroad rate
commission to include gas and electric
service. The complaint originally
contemplated the investigation of
water rates and service only.
Racine-MichaeI Walsh. paper
hanger, walked here from Milwaukee
Policemen found him on the street
nearly frozen to death When ar
raigned in court Walsh insisted on be-
ing hanged He was fined one dollar
or five days in Jail.
Kenosha.-The annual banquet of
the statesmen of the Chicago-Kenosha
Hosiery Company was held. Reports
received showed that there has been
a great improvement in business dur
ing the last six months in all parts
of the country.
Observation-Disclosures Okershauser
former alderman, convicted of solicit
ing bride and sentenced to one year
in the house of correction, received a
pardon from Gov. Davidson and was
released from the institution.
Jefferson.-On Christmas day it is
expected that Mayor William S. Henry
will push the button that will start
the machinery for the new municipal
power plant.
Sheboygan. = Rushing from his
home with his clothing a mass of
flames, Thomas Staninos, aged Is
years, was fatally burned. His cloth
ing became ignited when he poured
kerosene into a lighted stove.
Madison.-Vito Cascio, the Italian
boy who stabbed Benjamin Hess in