River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-11-19
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HAPPENINGS

| bank. Thursday came before Judge
| Quarles in the United States district
court pleaded guilty to embezzlement
of funds from the bank and was SEN
| fenced to five years at the Fort Leav-
enworth (Kan.) prison. Young Wells
was captured in Boston several
months ago, after having fed to Lon
don, where he was married, and later
returned to this country and started
boarding house.
Racine. = Suits and judgments
are piling up against A. C. Frost
and the Chicago & Milwaukee
Electric railway In the circuit court
two more judgments were filed for
over $4,000, on a note given to the
Metropolitan Trust & Savings bank of
Chicago, payable in 80 days, and the
other for $31 900, in favor of the same
bank and against Frost and the rail
way.
Delafield.-Ordinatio services were
conducted by Bishop Webb at
the chapel of Nashotah mission.
Four members of the senior class, all
from the Milwaukee diocese, were or
| dained deacons They are: ]. H. Ben.
son, G. d. Meyer, William Roberts and
| w. S. Spencer. Canon st. George
| preached the sermon.
Racine.-George Pagel, 16 years
old, was found near Mound GEM
etery frothing at the mouth and APP
parently dying from poisoning. The
lad was brought to Jail, where physi-
clan said he was suffering from alco-
holism Chief Baker ascertained that
a saloon man had been holding raj
fes for TASKS of whisky.
Quarry. Just after the lime
kilns and plant of the lime and stone
company here had been rebuilt, after
a fire, and when the plant was ready
to resume operations, fire again broke
out and completely destroyed the
plant, entailing a loss of from $4,000
to $4,000, with little insurance.
Janesville.-By decision of Cir,
cult Judge Grimm, the state law
relative to powers of the fire and po-
lice commission to name chiefs of po-
lice in cities of the second and third
class, however incorporated, was sus-
tanned Tuesday. The decision will af.
feet dozen Wisconsin cities.
no.-Congressmen Mann and
Stafford of the paper tariff
Investigating committee passed
through here, bound for Langlade, in
the wilderness bordering the Wiscon-
sin & Northern railway. The congress
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| Der supply.
| Kenosha-Walter Hansen, a we'll
known local character, % years
old, attempted to commit suicide at
his home here, slashing his throat
with a razor. A brother of Hansen
tried to prevent the suicide In the
| struggle over the weapon both men
were cut.
Menasha. - George Meyer, fore
man at the single mill of the
Menasha Paper Company, is suffering
from shattered right hand. Mr..
Meyer was directing the driving of
large post when his hand and the
heavy sledge came in contact.
Superior.-James Collins, better
! huOWH DIS OIuulpy 1OlllHS, d
widely known longshoreman, was
found dead in his shack, and it is
thought he was murdered, as his face
was badly bloated and cut, apparently
with some blunt instrument
Racine.-There was stir at
! the meeting of the county board
| when Supervisor Fred Nelson suggest
| ed putting the sheriff under salary,
declaring that under the present sys-
TEN the county was paying a premium
for criminals to escape.
Madison. = The professors who
advocated the Punishment of the
merry widow hats in lecture rooms
have at least one opponent. Prof.
Dana c. Monro of the department of
history announced that the faculty
had taken no action.
La Crosse.-Frank Dabis, a ne
gro, and John King, his white COM
panion, who almost succeeded in es-
Gaping from she county Jail, were SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for one year
on conviction of carrying burglar
tools.
misunderstanding carbolic acid
| for a bottle of medicine came
near resulting in the death of
Mrs Thomas Schultz. She took two
teaspoons of the poisonous fluid in a
| glass of water.
Madison. = The stockholders of
the University club at their annual
meeting elected r. G. Thwaites, super
intendent of the state historical Ii.
brary, president to succeed Prof H. l..
Smith.
Racine.-Robert Bender of Ash,
land, 80 years old, head brakeman
of a Chicago & Northwestern railway
freight train, was killed in a wreck on
the western line of the road.
Watertown.-Mr. and Mrs. Wenzel
Kreuziger celebrated their golden wed.
ding.
Manitowoc.-Tag day netted $3.50
for the benefit of Holy Family hospital.
Kenosha.-Mrs. Laura Wells, 40
years of age, attempted to COM
nit suicide in the Central restaur-
ant Though alive at the Kenosha hos
pital, her condition was regarded as
critical
Kaukauna.-E. H. Phillips, fore
man of the Ashland division ma
chine ShODS in this civ has resigned