River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-11-12
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS


started by a hostler. George F. Bun
ton was caught under the engine and
was torn to pieces and his remains
were strewn along the track for sew
eral hundred feet.
Superior. Sareen, a Fin
nish farmer residing four miles
from Thomson. because of family and
legal troubles chose most desperate
means to end his life. Taking a stick
of dynamite he went into the woods
and stretched his body upon the
ground. Lighting the fuse, he calmly
awaited the explosion that blew his
body to atoms.
Chippewa Falls.-Thomas Emmer-
ton, president of the American
Society of Equity of Wisconsin; C. N.
Luce, vice-president; J. H. Carnahan,
assistant state organizer, and Rein
hold Liebau, secretary, have issued
statement calling the attention of the
farmers and consumers to alleged
frauds being perpetrated by the
trusts.
Racine.-The plurality of Con-
gresham Henry A. Cooper in the
First congressional district will run
close to $4,000. With all of the coun-
ties heard from except three precincts
in Green county, the Cooper plurality
is 1859. as follows: Racine, 2,751;
Kenosha, LAC; Walworth, 1882; La
fayette, 700; Rock, 1900; Green, 967.
Bloomer-It develops that Frank
Spitzig, the 6O-year-old man who
was found dead beside the dead
body of his dog, was not pauper
Currency, drafts, notes, mortgages,
ETC., aggregating over $4,000 have
been found in the pockets and lining
of his clothes and it is known that he
owns real estate in Virginia.
Kenosha.-Mike Griffin of Mil
waukee, said to have been formerly
well-known teaming contractor in
that city, is on trial in the circuit
court on a charge of arson. Griffin is
charged with having burned resort
known as "The Four Corners" in the
town of Pleasant Prairie.
Kenosha-The elimination of
pretty romance of school life at
GAINESVILLE and Lawrence university at
Appleton had it's elimination here,
when Miss Anna Stevens, daughter of
Rev and Mrs w. w. Stevens, were
married to Harry Christian, formerly
of GAINESVILLE.
Oshkosh - Mrs. Catherine Shep-
nd
of the town of Algoma, near Omro,
was killed by being run over by an
interurban car on the OShkoSh-OmrO
extension line. Her head was almost
completely severed from her body
Wausaukee.-Joseph Sucharda, Jr.,
was instantly killed by fall
ing tree which he was chopping down
at Mike Forests camp, about 25 miles
west of here. A deep cash was cut in
his forehead, his skull was fractured
and his shoulder dislocated
Green Baylor the first time
city experienced a dry election. Fol
lowing the receipt of a telegram from
Gov. Davidson Sheriff Killman issued
an order requiring liquor dealers to
stop business.
Chippewa Falls. Riley Jones
forwarded to Washington what he
regards as proofs to show he has
discovered a method Of tempering
copper and asking for the alleged
$1,000,000 reward of the government.
Wausau.-Herman Kath has prob
ably the most wonderful COW in
Wisconsin. She recently gave birth to
three calves, each % inches high and
weighing SO pounds. Several times
she has given birth to twins.
Racine - The offices of the Rob
erts Stone Company, located west
of Main street bridge, were entered
and one of the Citizens telephones
torn off the wall and carried away.
Nothing else was disturbed.
Racine - In a. communication to
the council, Mayor Horlick has ia
ken position against star chamber ses-
siOns, holding that the public should
have free access to meetings of the
council at all times.
New Richmond. - The second sec
ton of the west-bound passenger
train of the Wiscor sin Central was
wrecked near Clarendon station, west
of this city. 1t was loaded with foot
ball fans.
Oconomowoc. The Milwaukee
Light, Heat & Traction Company
is endeayoring to buy small strip of
land adjoining Athletic park to enable
it to straighten it's right of way to that
point
Appleton. - Because the saloons
were open on election day B. W.
Burch, a travelling man, has taken
steps to have the local vote thrown
out by the courts as illegal.
Washington postmaster gen
eral has accepted the proposal
of Henry J. Goddard to lease quarters
for post office at Chippewa Falls.
Oshkosh.-All of the public schools
of the city of Oshkosh will
close on November II and Is to per-
nit the teachers to attend the State
Teachers association meeting at Mil
waukee
Sheboygan. - Walter Strocheim,
aged 20 years, of this city, was
caught entering the safe of the M.
Winter Lumber Company, according
to William Sonneman, Waterman.
Oshkosh.-The night schools in