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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
Saws franchise Is Worthless.

Neenah.-In giving testimony be-
fore the board of review, John l. Beggs
said that the franchise under which
the local gas was operated was worth
less under the public utility law. The
property is assessed for $4,000,
though Mr.. Beggs claims it is worth
no more than $4,000. George Davis,
former owner, says the franchise is
worth $4,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
Narrowly Escape Death.

crossing of the Northwestern road a
south-bound passenger train struck a
horse and carriage containing J. G.
Jorgenson, his wife and two children,
throwing the vehicle and occupants
20 feet and wrecking the rig and
breaking the legs of the horse. Mr..
Jorgenson was cut and bruised and
injured internally.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
BADGERS Unite in Picnic.

Tacoma, Wash.-The Pierce County
Wisconsin association, 200 strong, met
at Point Defiance park and elected Of
ficers for the ensuing year, after din
ing in a body under the trees and lis
tening to speeches by prominent mem
bers of the society. By the time the
party returned enough new members
were enrolled to bring the total mem
bership up to 700.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
Insane: Ready to Murder.

MISUNDERSTANDING a sharp AK
above his head as he dashed through
the streets of Glenbeulah, in an in
sane effort to kill his wife and babe,
Stafford Barber, aged about q years,
was finally captured By Mr.. Kersti
proprietor of the village hotel, and
others, and is now being held, heavily
handcuffed and chained. The frantic
mother grasped her child in her arms
and crying for assistance, fled to the
village hotel
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20

breakfast. The nearest grocery was
half a mile away, and nothing could
be done to repair the mischief.
I'm awfully sorry, Mrs. Wyckoff,"
she said to her guest at breakfast
time, ''but something happened to my
oolong last night, and I've nothing
to offer you to take its place but cat
nap tea. You'd rather have coffee than
that, I'm sure"
The guest preferred the coffee, and
the story never leaked out until Aunt
Hepzibah told it herself.-Youth's
Companion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
Doc Dies Under Knife.

Fond du Lac.-The black setter dog
belonging to District Attorney B. A.
Husting was operated upon by Vet
Urinary j. w. Hooley for cancer and
died while under the effect of the
anaesthetic. The cancer was success
fully removed, but the animals vital
ity was so exhausted that it did not
recover from the shock. The cancer
Gus growth weighed II ounces.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
BUYS WAY to Poorhouse.

misunderstanding that he might be-
come a public charge when his money
was exhausted, Dominick Bach turned
over his bank account to the poor de-
partment and asked that he be sent
to the poorhouse. He is now Is years
of age and as he had $500 to his credit
he figured that that would be enough
to sustain him the rest of his natural
life. After some consideration his of
fer was accepted by the county Off
Gals.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
Famous Horseman is Dead.

Kenosha-William Upton, famous
as horse owner and trainer in the
northwest, died, aged 81 years. He
had been a resident of Kenosha for
the last 26 years. He was for years an
exhibitor at the Chicago, Milwaukee
and New York shows, and won many
ribbons. He was noted as a wealthy
man and is survived by widow and
one daughter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
Better Times in kenosha.

Kenosha.-The Chicago Brass COM
pany started on a ten-hour shift after
running eight hours for nearly year.
Two months ago there were over 1,OOO
idle men in Kenosha, but now nearly
all are empIoyed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
Suicide Attempt a Failure.

Janesville.-The victim of misplaced
confidence, young woman tried TO
commit suicide by jumping into the
river and was only prevented from
carrying out her plan by the quick ac-
ton of two men passing on the bridge
at the time The police promise ar
rests in the case.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
Einht for Clean Cheese.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. E. L. Aderholt,
assistant dairy and food inspector gets
through with Manitowoc county
cheesemakers and farmers who keep
unclean and unsanitary places, he will
have quite list of prosecutions. He
is dragging them in at the rate OF
one a day and each one pleads guilty
and gets the same punishment of a
fine of $25 and costs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
Work on Big Hospital.

: Neenah.-Work on the 100000 hos
pital donated to Neenah by G. b.
Clark in accordance with the desire
of his deceased sister, Mrs. Theda
Clark Peters, was commenced. me
plans of D. S. Klafter, Chicago, have
been accepted. Chicago and Milwau-
kee contractors are submitting bids.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
Woman Is Found Guilty.

Green Bay.-Mrs. Holberg has been
found guilty of having obtained $1,450
under false pretenses. She represent
ed to local purchaser that land she
sold on Puget sound was plated and
had city Improvements, when as a
matter of fact it was a wilderness.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
Love Not scorched by Fire.

Janesville-Despite the fact that
ten days ago their home and all their
wedding finery burned in the fire
which destroyed their fathers home
and tobacco warehouse, Misses Har-
riet and Nellie Decker were united in
marriage to Floyd G.. Smith of Sioux
City and Fred Miller of Clinton re-
spectiveiy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
Death Takes HOLY Jumper.

Waukesha.-Death again invaded
the ranks of the Holy Jumpers at the
Foualtain house when Marie Henry of
Rockford, ILL.,, who joined the sect
three years ago, succumbed 10 Bright's
disease
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
MANY Heirs to Fortune.

Appleton.-Judge G. 7. Moeskes mas
received many letters from many PEG
pie in different parts of the country,
claiming to be heirs of Gen. W1tthuhn,
whose immense fortune is held IN
trust by the German government.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
Sims Into Watery Grave.

Bridgeport bathing in the
Wisconsin river at Wrights Ferry,
three miles above Bridgeport, Victor
Clark, a young man from National, Ia,
about 25 years of age, was drowned.
His companions, Robert Schultz and
two young women, barely escaped
with their lives in trying to save
Clark, who slipped off a sandbar
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
Crushed in Rewind Rolls.

Grand Rapids.-Steve ProzinsN, a
19-year-old boy employed in the Grand
Rapids Paper and Pulp mill, three
miles north of this city, was caught
in the large rewind rolls and his head
badly squeezed and bruised. The ma
chine was stopped in time to prevent
a fracture of the skull and he may re-
rOvpr
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
ships Sail at Superior.

Superior. ships were load
ed at the Great Northern ore DOCKS
and sailed. The deck hands We're
called on to punch the ore in place OF
the strikers, and they responded. Many
of the strikers are taking other jobs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
Saws She Is Not Insane.

Portage.-Miss Edith Babbitt, daugh-
ter of late Congressman Clint On Bah
bitt of Belait, has been here with the
family of Rev. ]. d. Whitelaw, VINO as
sert that reports that she is demented
are without foundation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
Laeks LIQUOR License; Fined.

Markesan.-For selling liquor with
out license, w. L. Long was fined
$50. He thought his government IL
cense permitted his selling liquors on
a picnic ground.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
Heavy Rains In Iowa.

Oskaloosa, Ia, Aug. 17.-Heavy rain
fall, amounting to a cloudburst, visited
this section Saturday. More than four
inches of rain fell. Rock Island trains
are delayed on the main line and
branches.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20

"You certainly wouldn't marry girl
for her money, would you, TOMB"
"Of course not; neither would have
the heart to let her become an old
maid because she happened to be we'll
off"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
lnlnred hu PREMATURE EXPLOSION.

Injured by Premature EHpiosion'
Mif1in.-Tom Wilkinson and Grant
Holland were slightly injured by a
premature explosion while drilling a
blast at the Slack mines.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
His intelligence Doubted

His intelligence Doubted.
"Yes, that dog has almost human
intelligence. He came to us four
years ago."
That's funny"
whats funny?"
"The incongruity of your two state
ments. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-03
.LAWSON'S STOCKS SCARED
Riotous Scenes on Tlew York City Curb
Market-MIlions of Dollars
Change Hands.

New York City-With the windows
OF 2Ostory skyscrapers serving as
the amphitheater from which an
enormous throng viewed the riotous
scene hatless, coatless and collarless
curb brokers pulled off a near riot
Saturday while Thomas w. Lawson
gathered in something like $2,500,0OO
of public money In the bargain coun-
ter rush for Yukon Gold.
A conservative estimate places the
total sales at 100000 shares at an av-
erage price of Sc. The contest swung
between 51a and 7ls, with the bulk of
the trading at the figure. Never be-
fore has the value and effect of news
paper advertising been more thorough
ly demonstrated. With $3,500,000 of
Yukon in hand Lawson set out to sell
it at one swoop. While s10,00O,000
had been spent in the development of
the property by the Guggenheims no
gold has ever been taken from the
mines. 1t was a prospect, and the
public that fell over itself stood iden-
tically in the light of combination
that "grubstakes" a prospector for the
people sharing his winnings or bearing
his losses.
With this fully understood, 5000
people surged about the curb where
the ropes that are used to hold the
brokers in check were swept aside and
the most riotous scene was enacted
that has ever marked the handling of
single stock
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-03
NEW YORK SCENE /.
BOMB THROWING
HUNDREDS SINGING THE "MAR.
sELLAlsE" cLuB6ED BY Po-
LICE-A WILD MOB.
WOMAN LENDS HER HELP
Dying Man Says He Had Commission
to Kill Police, but viii Not lmplI.
cate others-Several Arrests
Are Mare.

New York City.-Anarchy red hated
and red handed Saturday night hurled
the bomb of death into the very center
of New York.
A bomb, intended to annihilate the
police squad that had been sent to
prevent an unlawful gathering of agi-
tators, masquerading under the title
Of the unemployed" killed Selig Sill
verstein, the man who hurled 1t. 1t
also killed his companion, so far un-
Identified. Fifty people, dubbed to
the earth by the attacking police, were
added to the list of injured.
Ten thousand people, jammed and
packed in the confines of Union
5qusTe, furnished the audience.
Behind the actor of the leading role
in this tragedy Of great city there
stood q woman. She watched the
bomb thrower take a brass cylinder
from his pocket. She even smiled as
he took a match, struck it and lighted
the fuse. She moved back few feet
to allow him room to swing his muir
derous arm. She stood unabashed as
the engine of death and destruction
blew to bits the companion of the muir
derer and then, captured by the police,
Historically refused to say who she
was or whence she came.
Union square, the scene of this ter
rorism, is in the center of downtown
New York.
For a week the meeting of the "un-
employed" had been scheduled to take
place in this square. The police had
refused permits for the meeting. Agi-
tators, taking advantage of the busi-
ness and political conditions in the
country, had picked the day and the
spot to make socialistic capital. In
the early afternoon it rained. The
meeting was delayed The sun came
to push away the clouds and the lead
ers took their hosts to the square in
little knots. Red hats, red cards, in
cendiary notices and all of the letter
and spirit that defies organized socie-
ty under whatever name appeared on
the scene.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-03
WOMAN AND LOVER DEAD
Believed that Woman Killed Man and
Then Shot HimseIf-Were Old
Time Friends.

Cleveland GA double tragedy
which disclosed as it ended the
double life of E. J. qlendenning,
travelling salesman, 1045 East Fortieth
street, was discovered Sunday ut San
dusky, when Glendenning and Mrs.
Katheryn Hughes, dressmaker, were
found dead in her apartments.
Mrs. Harry Hickman, sister of
Mrs. Hughes, Knocked at the door,
then pushed it open. The woman was
sitting in a chair before the mirror
with a bullet through her temple.
Glendenning lay dead at her feet
with a wound through the temple. A
revolver was on the floor.
Just which one did the shooting
perhaps will never be known, but
Chief of Police Weingates is of the
opinion that it was the Woman.
Glendenning, salesman for the
Fried Cloak Co., West Ninth street,
was expected home by his wife at 8
o'clock yesterday. At 2:45 she re-
ceived telegram telling her of her
husbands tragic death.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-03
LOVERS ARE FOUND DEAD
Through Head-Had Met in
Secret.

Cleveland, O.-The tragedy of a
Cleveland school teachers love for
a married man was disclosed on Mon.
day morning by the discovery of the
lovers dead bodies in a field on Eu.
cid Heights.
The dead woman was Miss Lena
ziechman, 81, teacher in Maylowel
school. She lived with her parents
at $500 Quincy avenue s. e. The man
was Carl Bernthaler so, 1853 Il. Thir.
ty-third street, music teacher. Al
one time he played in the Opera House
orchestra and he was well known to
musicians. Miss Ziechmann was one
of his pupils.
Both had been shot through the
heart. Deputy Coroner Harry Mcneil
believes the man shot the woman and
then committed suicide.
Failure to find any trace of the re-
volver, after thorough search
throws a shade of mystery about the
affair and leads some to believe that
both victims were murdered by third
person.
Evidence that the couple were at tho
fatal spot Saturday night was dis
closed Monday. Charles Peters, fore
man of the grading gang on Cedar av
enue, was hanging signal lamps on the
road Saturday at dusk. A man ant
a woman who Peters Identifies posi-
lively as the murdered couple ap
preached him at the corner of Cedar
and Coventry road. They spoke tC
him, Peters says, and walked on.
Dr. w. l.. Rosenberg, 4405 Windsor
avenue S. E., the Bernthalers' family
physician, says he was acquainted will
Miss Ziechmann and that he believed
her to be unbalanced mentally.
Il am positive Miss Ziechmann com
mitted the tragedy he said.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-03
TO LAY DOWN THEIR PICKS
Union Miners in Most of Coal Fielda
of Country viii Quit Worlt-
25o,oOo in Ohio.

Indianapolis, InG.-The union min.
ers in most of the coal fields
of the country Will lay down their
picks and shovels Tuesday night Al
most 100000 of them will stop work
ia Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Ar
kansas, Texas and probably in Indi-
ana, Illinois, Michigan, West Virginia
and Kentucky. The mining contracts
under which they are now working
expire at midnight and, except in
Central Pennsylvania and in the Indi-
ana block coal district, no contracts
have been made nor have the miners
and operators yet entered into district
agreements providing for the opera
tion of the mines after April / pend
ing agreement. This is a possibility
in the Indiana bituminous coal dis
trict, in Illinois, Michigan and West
Virginia. The Indiana bituminous,
Western Pennsylvania and Illinois
miners and operators are in joint sos
sions at Terre Haute, Pittsburg and
Springfield. Technically the miners
will go out on strike but in reality
they stop work because the operators,
except in Indiana and Illinois, show
no real intention of meeting and treat
Ing with them, though no question of
wage or principle is at stake.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-03
PERSONAL,

Gov. Broward appointed Hall Milton
of Mariana to succeed the late Sena-
tor Bryan of Florida in the United
States senate.
Calvin Demarest won the national
amateur billiard championship at Chi
cago by defeating h A. Wright.
Comptroller of the Currency RiGgely
resigned to become president of the
National Bank of Commerce of Kansas
City He will be succeeded by Law.
renee o. Murray.
Maj. Gen. A. w. Greely of Arctic
fame, having reached the age OF GA
years, WAS transferred TO the retired
list
John w Stewart of Middlebury
Vt. former governor of Vermont, was
appointed TO the United States senate
by Gov Fletcher d. Proctor to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Sea.
ator Redfield Proctor.
DIR. Nicholas McCabe, mayor of
North Platte, Neb, was arrested on a
charge Of selling liquor illegally in his
drug store.
Henri Rodiette, once a waiter, has
been arrested in Paris for swindles
that are said TO have brought him in
S12, 100000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-03
GILLETTE IS ELECTROGUTED
MAN WHO MURDERED SWEET
HEART MEETS DEATH CALMLY.
He Makes a Confession--Most Success
full Electrocution Ever Had in
Auburn Prison.

Auburn, N. Y.-Chester Gillette
was successfully electrocuted in Au-
burn prison on Monday morning at
6:1S. 1t was the most successful elec.
trocution ever had in Auburn prison.
One contact of 1900 volts at 7ls am.
peres was all that was necessary to
kill. This was turned on at 6:14:03
and off at 6: :15:06 and Gillette was de-
tiared dead by Warden Benham at
6:18.
Gillette went to the chair unmoved
and without showing the faintest sign
Of emotion. But one contact was re.
quired to make the slayer of Grace
Brown pay the penalty of his crime.
The eleotrocution lacked solemnity,
and during most of the time, except
for the brief space when the electric
current was Coursing through the
mans body, there was hum of voices
in conversation. This grew so marked
during the time that the physicians
were making the examination of the
body for life that the warden pounded
on the tile floor of the chamber for
silence.
The Rev. Henry Macilvray, who had
been with Gillette, was so overcome
at the electrocution that he was taken
from the death chamber. Fearful that
he would collapse, he started for the
door leading to the prison yard. Keep
ers walked beside him.
Gillette walked firmly and briskly
into the chamber Chaplain Herrick
and Rev. Macilvray accompanied him.
Gillette made confession to his
spiritual advisers. Regarding this the
Rev. Macilvray gave out this state
ment:
Because our relationship with Ches-
ter Gillette was privileged we do not
deem it wise to make detailed state.
ment, and simply wish to say that no
legal mistake was made in his electro
cution.
"HENRY MACILVRAY."
Besides the confession Gillette left
a communication with Warden Ben.
ham for young men.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-03
NEWS NOTES.
FOR THE
BUSY MAN .
Most Important Happen
ings of the World
Told in Brief.
IN CONGRESS.

President Roosevelt sent to con-
gress a special message urging action
on laws relating to child labor, en-
ployers' liability and injunctions In
labor cases, and recommending
amendments to the interstate COM
merce and antitrust laws, tariff revi-
sion and permanent waterways COM
mission, and financial legislation and
action TO establish postal savings
banks.
The Aldrich currency bill was
passed by the senate by vote OF AZ
20 16, in the main party vote. Sen
ator Aldrich promised to introduce a
bill for an investigation of the entire
banking system of the country.
In the house Mr.. Deikema of Mich
igan contradicted a newspaper story
which said President Roosevelt had
violently berated Mr.. Deikema for
having joined in the committee re-
port censuring Judge Wiley of the
United States court in China.
Representative John Sharp Williams
of Mississippi, as leader of the minor
ity in the house of representatives is
sued a written statement defining pre-
cisely the attitude of the Democratic
party in the house toward legislation
urged by President Roosevelt in his
messages to congress at the present
session.
The senate, after long debate, ac-
cepted the credentials of Senatorelect
John Walter Smith of Maryland.
In the house Mr. Beall of Texas
charged the president with having
been guilty of "a disgusting usurpa-
tion of power" not only toward the
national legislature, but the judiciary
as well. The agricultural appropria-
ton bill was considered for amend
ment and when it was laid aside for
day there had been stricken out the
provision for new weather stations in
the states of Texas, Kansas, Virginia,
Michigan, Vermont, Missouri and In
diana.
In the course of a bitter denuncia-
tion of President Roosevelt on the
floor of the house of representatives
Mr.. Stanley of Kentucky compared
him with Alexander Hamilton, whom
he designated as IAN obscure adven-
turer," and both of whom he said had
profound contempt for the constitu-
tion and displayed everlasting impa-
tience with its restraints. Mr.. Cocks
of New York, representing the presi-
dents district, defended the president
against the recent attack of MT vii
lett.
Determination to conduct filibus-
ter on all occasions where opportunity
presented itself, in order to force the
Republicans to action on an employ
ers' liability bill and other measures
deemed necessary of enactment, was
announced by Mr.. Williams of Missis-
sippi in the house of representatives.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-03
Marsh Land TO BE Redeemed

Sandusky, O.-Mysterious leasing
and buying hundreds of acres
of marsh land on the south
shore of Sandusky bay above Cas-.
talia which has been going on some
time has been explained by announce
ment that valuable mari deposits had
been acquired and that the plant of
the Manchester Cement Co. of Man.
chester, Mich, defunct concern, had
been purchased and would be moved
to q site selected near Castalia, re-
built and operated by the Buckeye
Realty Co. of Sandusky. incorporated
Monday with a capital stock OF $780,
900. The plant will have 2,500-barrel
capacity every "a hours and will give
employment to 500 men.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-03
Rerea Men After Thieves.

Berea, GA posse is pursuing
six robbers who looted the Big
Four railroad station at Berea through
the woods between Cleveland and
Berea- The posse is headed by Mar
shal Fowles. The robbers kept to the
railroad track for several miles from
Berea, when they disappeared in
wood. Marshal Fowles said the men
would be captured before the Cleve-
land outskirts were reached. The rob-
bers entered the station at noon Fri
day by breaking in a door while Agent
Martin was absent. They took num-
ber of express packages and railroad
tickets. One of the packages con.
tanned gold watch.