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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
FOR THE BUSY MAN
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF
THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN
CONDENSED FORM.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Complete Review OF Happenings Of
Greatest Interest from All Parts of
the GIobe-Latest Home and For
elgn Items.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The captains of the American bat
tleships and their stats were enter
tanned at luncheon by Sir Henry Moore
Jackson, the governor of Trinidad,
and later were the guests of the gov
ernor at the horse races.
Rear Admiral w. H. Brownson re-
signed as chief of the naval bureau OIL
navigation, presumably because OF
disagreement with Surgeon Generai
Rixey as to putting medical officers
in command of hospital ships Com
mander Cameron Winslow was named
to succeed him.
The officers and crews of the Amerl-
can feet were given hearty welcome
at Port of Spain, Trinidad, with garden
party, luncheon, ball games, etc.
The president signed proclama-
ton creating two additions, aggregat-
ing $4,000 acres, to the San Gabriel
national forest in southern California.
Col. Woodbury., acting commander
OF the department of the Columbia,
u. S. A., said that the whole PACING
coast would be helpless in case the
navy should prove unable to prevent
the landing Of a force of 10000 Jap
anese or other foreign army at any
of the numerous unprotected bays
along the coast.
The American battleship feet cele-
brated Christmas at Port OF Spain
with a dinner, regatta and other en-
tertainmentS.
A verdict of not guilty was returned
by the jury at Washington in the case
of the train crew who were indicted
for manslaughter in connection with
the wreck at Terre Gotta, D. c., on the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad on Decem-
Der 80, 1906, in which 43 persons were
killed and upward of three score In
jured.
Medals of suitable character are to
be given to all citizens of the United
States who have served on the 18th
mus of Panama for two years In the
service of the government and who,
during that period, have rendered sat
isfactory service.
Earnest protest was made by Sena-
tor Newlands of Nevada to Secretary
Taft against the withdrawal of federal
troops from Goldfield before the local
officials have made other arrange
ments to protect the mines.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
FIRE AT GREENHOUSE.
A Whole Business Block is Wiped out
by the Flames.

Greenbush, Mimi, Dec. ga dis
astrous fire started in the large store
of A. P. Kukowsky at o'clock yes
terday morning and destroyed a
block of the business district. A
strong wind was blowing and the fire
ragged for four hours.
The losers are as follows: T. E.
Thompson, hardware, loss $1,000, in
surance $1,000; Ole Monkerud, build
ing, loss 81 600, no insurance; Dere &
Eklund, building, loss $4,000, no in
surance; Slominski & Bazal saloon,
loss 1900, fully insured; Andrew Lar
son, saloon loss $500, no insurance; A.
P. Kukowsky, general store and build
ing, loss $50, 500, insurance $4,000;
State Bank of Greenbush, loss $4,000,
insurance 81, 400.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
kOEBEL is PARDONED.
Gov. Davidson Pardons Newton Man
Who Declared Himself Guilty.

Newton.-Leo Koebel of Newton,
serving a six-year sentence at WaUpun
for arson, has been granted full par
don by Gov. Davidson. Koebel has
returned to the city. Koebel pleaded
guilty to the burning of mill in Lib
erty two years ago, but after his COM
mitment at Waupun claimed that at
the time of the alleged crime he was
in the northern part of the state and
investigation of the story by local
authorities proved it true and his petit
ton for pardon was Endorsed. Koebel
was believed to have pleaded guilty
for the purpose of shielding others
who are thought to have been impli-
Gated in crimes of which the burning
of the mill is but one. An effort will
be made to have Koebel aid the Off
GERS in uncovering a mystery which
surrounds the case
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
RED WING HAS
A FIRE BUG
THE SECOND iNCENDlARY FIRE
CAUSES HEAVY LOSS IN
LUMBER YARD.
Cotton Waste Saturated with Oil was
Found in Different Parts of Yard.
Crookston also Loses by Destroy
ing Element.

Red Wing, Mimi, Dec. 30.-1 his
city was visited by disastrous fire
at O'Clock Sunday evening when the
local yards of the Ballard Tramble
Lumber company of Minneapolis in
the heart of the manufacturing dis
trict, were destroyed. Three sheds
containing thousands of feet of sea-
soned lumber were burned. The loss
will reach 500, 900, fully covered by in
surance.
For time the million-dollar plants
of the Red Wing Mailing company
and the Red Wing Furniture compa-
ny were threatened, but these, to-
gether with the offices and one shed
of the lumber company were saved
only by the hard work of the fire de-
partment.
The fire is believed to be of an in
cendiary origin. When it was dis
covered boys attempted to eXtin-
guish the small blaze with snow, but
it seemed to spread to the trail of
gasoline or some other inhamable
substance and in less than three min
utes the yards were in flames.
Thursday the department extin-
guished blaze in a lumber pile on
the river front, which was clearly
the work of an incendiary. Cotton
waste saturated with oil was found
beneath the lumber, but as the lum-
Der was not seasoned it burned slow
ly. The police department is work
ing on the case.
Crookston, Mimi, Dec. 30.-Fire
which broke out about 1920 o'clock
Sunday morning in South Crookston
entirely destroyed three buildings,
causing a loss of about $40, 900, on
which there was only about 81, 900 in
surance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
MYSTERIOUS Return.

Mankato, MINI. Oscar Bierbauer,
former president of the Mankato
Mailing company, who mysteriously
disappeared several months ago and
was not heard from, has returned to
Mankato. He is too sick to discuss
business or even to be asked in regard
to his past whereabouts, but it is said
that he was in a sanitarium in Michi.
gan. His temperance seems to have
been about as mysterious as his dis
appearance. Only his family knew
of his sudden and mysterious return
home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
MISCELLANE OUS.

A Grand Trunk passenger train col
lided with a freight train in fog
near Lenox, Mich, and five trainmen
were killed.
Five persons were burned to death
in fire which destroyed the house
of John Clark at Watertown, suburb
of Boston.
In pistol battle following the rob-
berry Of the VaRdalia passenger depot
in Smithboro, Ill, one of two robbers
was shot five times and Emory Brown,
wounded twice.
Three men robbed the bank of Cam
den Point, Mo-, of $4,000, but were
pursued and captured by posse.
Feud, alleged larceny and love are
mingled in the case of Gus Stanley
king of a tribe of gypsies, who, with
eight of his men, was locked up in
New York in default of $4,000 bail
King Gus is accused of grand larceny
by Queen Dora, head of another tribe
One million dollars is to be set aside
for founding and maintaining the
charitable institution planned by Mrs
Mary Baker G. Eddy, chief of the
Christian Science church, for the
training of INDECENT persons as heal
ers.
Maxwell Spencer, aged &c, of New
York, a young man of evident wealth,
died on the east-bound Burlington
train as it entered Lincoln, Neb.
Maj William A Mercer, who for
six years has been superintendent of
the Carlisle Indian Industrial school,
has resigned.
Maj d. H. Boughton, U. S. A., head
of the war college at TT. Leavenworth,
has plans for great maneuvering
field in Platte county, Missouri, to be
used jointly each year by the National
guard of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska
and Iowa
John Chandler Bancroft Davis. for
the past "a years reporter for the Uni
ted States supreme court, and former
~ United States minister to Germany,
died in Washington.
Gen. Skallen, governor of Warsaw,
who recently closed 1000 Polish
schools and disbanded a number of
labor unions, has ordered all the Jew
ish clubs in Poland to close.
James Garden, colored, was lynched
at Henriette, Okla, for the murder of
a white man.
At Conway, Ark, Mrs. Emma Hear
ness, widow, was shot and killed by
James Hall after a quarrel over two
dogs which Hall had killed.
Sister Theresa, a nurse at st. Mary's
hospital in Milwaukee, was shot and
killed by Gustav Wirth, aged 80, who
is supposed to be insane.
Milton B. Owen, 10 years of age,
was arrested upon the charge of at
tempting to kill the entire family of
his employer, Richard Owens, of the
town of Algoma, Wis, by poisoning.
Gov. Hanly of Indiana pardoned
Samuel Harmon and Joseph Osborn,
serving life sentences for murder.
Hudson o., voted out saloons to get
a 100000 gift of ]. w. Ellsworth, a
coal magnate, made on condition that
the town go dry"
John Erickson was killed in the
power house of the Chicago sanitary
district by current of $4,000 volts of
electricity.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
CITY FATHER INDICTED.
Prominent Citizen of Moorhead Ar
rested for Selling indians Liquor.

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 30.-A sensation
was created here when it was known
after an attempt at suppression that
the head officers of the Peterson
Mercantile company, the largest liq-
or dealers in Northern Minnesota, do
ing business in Moorhead, Mimi,
were arrested Thursday by the Uni
ted States marshall in this city,
charged in indictments returned by
the federal grand jury two weeks ago
with selling liquor to Indians of the
Turtle Mountain reservation.
Ralph Peterson is a member of the
Moorhead city council and promi-
nent citizen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
NEWS OF WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST IN
THE VARIOUS TOWNS.
iNHERlTS BIG FORTUNE
Obscure Real Estate Man Becomes
Titled and Rich-ls Heir to $780,
100000 Through Will of
English Nobleman.

Marinette.-From an obscure real
estate man to an English nobleman
and heir to fortune estimated at
$150,000,000, in one night, is the
Aladdin like record of George North
edge, of this city. For many years he
has lived with his wife on a little
homestead at Left Foot Lake, secur-
ing some property through his tolls
and never having any more than
enough to subsist on. From his Pc
culiar dignity he was often styled the
baron" more as joke than any
thing else, anu nov the joke has
proved true.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
Jokes Himself to Jail.

Kenosha-John Sheridan literally
joked himself into Jail. Sheridan went
into a saloon where two men were
boxing, and while one of the men was
interested in the boxing match he took
his watch from his pocket. The man
refused to take the matter as joke,
and Sheridan was held on a charge
of larceny.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
Brake Makes Arrest.

Cass Lake, Mimi, Dec. ga brake
man going through the smoking car
of Great Northern train which left
Duluth last night as the train was
approaching here, seen William
Zerenball in the act of robbing William
McDermont, and arrested him at the
point of gun. The accused was
placed in the local lookup, while Nc
Dermont and John Kinney, another
passenger, were held as witnesses.
All the men are lumberjacks living
here, and as McDermont claims he
was not robbed the affair is rather
complicated.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
lnterurban Car Is Struck.

Beloit-An interurban car was
struck by a freight train at the cross
ing of the Milwaukee road and Motor
man Eugene Putnam was seriously in
jured. There were no passengers in
the car at the time. A slippery track
caused the trolley car to run too close
to the steam cars.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
Quilted by Fire.

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 2S.-The Mer-
chants hotel, one of the pioneer hos
telries, was badly Quilted by fire
which started in the attic. The loss
is about 81 900, with $1,000 insurance.
Naftalin Bros store, next door, was
damaged and the goods removed,
causing a loss of $1,000. Olson's en-
ployment agency was also damaged
about S10O
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
Esch Makes Appointment.

La Crosse.-Congressman Esch an
nounced that he would recommend
Phillip Thurber of La Crosse for ap-
pointment as cadet at West Point and
Frederick Charles Sprain as midship-
man at Annapolis. The alternates are:
West Point, Placide Hummel of
Neillsville and H. F. Schaldach of La
Crosse. Annapolis, E. Carl Gillelland
of Leon and Louis A. Struck of Unalas-
ka. The results were determined by
a competitive examination open to all
of the required ages in the Seventh
district.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
Score Official and Law.

Condemnation of the activity OF
Deputy Treasury Agent W. G. Burress
in urging the arrest of farmers who
sell their produce in Superior and of
the state law which forbids it, were
expressed in resolutions adopted at a
meeting of the Commercial club. The
action of District Attorney Foley in
refusing to make arrests of farmers
selling produce was approved, and the
farmers were invited to sell their
produce in Superior under the protec-
ton of the Commercial club. State
Senator Hudnall was chairman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
Makes Rich Strike.

Superior.-D. G. Doubleday, a for
mer newspaperman and broker of SUI
perior, is reported to have made a
rich strike in the Nevada gold fields.
Mr.. Doubleday resided in Superior
about eight years ago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
BeedIe Makes Risk Ruling.

A letter from Insurance Commits
sisner Beeble confirms the position
taken by agents regarding licenses is
sued to companies remaining in the
state. 1t was there stated that in case
any company should take advantage Of
the opinion recently rendered by At
torney General Gilbert and remain in
the state to collect premiums on its
old business, without writing any new
business, it would be subject to tha
new insurance law.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
Renew Italian War.

Kenosha.-There was a new out
break in the Italian war in Kenosha.
Unknown men fired two shots through
the front windows of the home of
Tony Billotti, and Billotti and his
wife had a narrow escape from being
killed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
Will Be Tried.

Eau Claire.-Claude F. Hopkins,
who was arrested while leaving the
Minnesota state prison at Saltwater,
where he had served three years for
horse stealing, pleaded guilty to hav-
ing stolen two horses, a rig and two
harnesses, valued at $525, and was
bound over for trial.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
Charge Ball Player with Burglary.

Kenosha-Frank L. Phillips, we'll
known Kenosha baseball player, and
George Nelson were arrested on a
charge of burglarizing the grocery of
w. X. Schmidt. Schmidt had an elec-
trio device in his store connected with
his home block away and he went to
the place and watched the two men
at work in the store.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
Shot Dead Through Error.

Chippewa Falls.-During the re-
hersal of a play on the school play
ground Charles Vance, nine years old,
was killed by the accidental use of a
loaded cartridge in place of the blank
cartridge that had been provided.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
Goes to Claim Bio Estate.

Cumberland.-R. d. Swangle, SON.
in-law of Mr. and Mrs. N. ]. Lilliedale
of this city, left for New York, where
he will sail late in the week to Nor
way 10 claim a large estate, to which
he is sole heir.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
Gives Present to City.

Chippewa Falls.-William Irvine,
president of the Chippewa Lumber and
Boom company, presented the city OF
Chippewa Falls with $4,000 Cancelled
bonds of indebtedness on Irvine park.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
Renort of Earnings.

Sheboygan-The Sheboygan Light,
Power and Street Railway company's
earnings for the year ending Novem-
Der 80 last were s150,0O7.93, according
to the statement of General Manager
Ernst Gonzenpach.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
Feel Absence of Snow.

Hawthorne.-The absence of snow
is being severely felt by loggers. Cut
ting and skidding have gone on rapid
ly through the fall and early winter,
and only a snow fall is needed to start
the work of hauling.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
ResdIe Is or a Committee.

State Insurance Commissioners
George E. Beedle returned from Louis,
vile, KY, where he attended a spe.
cial conference of the special commit.
tee of the National Association OF
State Insurance Commissioners, ap.
pointed to consider the question Of
taxation of insurance companies. Com.
missioner Beedle was appointed q
member of special committee to cons
slider the advisability of the assoesfa
ton employing experts to value Sc
curities held by insurance companies
and included in their annual reports
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
Coal Famine Is Dreaded.

The railroad rate commission will
be appealed to to prevent fuel
famine in the vicinity of Oshkosh be-
cause of the adjustment of the car
load rate on wood fuel to this city
from northern points of Wisconsin,
and the reinstatement of the old 100
pound rate. The effect is an advance
of from Is to 40 per cent. on freight
rates, which will compel an advance
of one dollar a cord on all grades of
wood sold in Oshkosh and all parts of
Wisconsin south of this city. The
change has been ordered by the North
western road. and will become effect
i've February /. Wood prices here now
are almost prohibitive, and the pro-
posed increase arouses CONSERVATION.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
TWIN CITY MARKETS.
Minneapolis. Dec. %.

MIIIH0dpUII5, DEC. %.
Wheat-No. northern, 81. No. 2
northern, S1.o9. May S1.14 Oats
No. 3 white, IS c; Corn-No. 3, SIC
Barley-No. 4. soc. Rye-No. 8, 74c
Flax seed-No /, SLIP. Butter
Creamery, extras, Zoe; frsts, 24c.
dairy, fancy, 25c. seconds 22c;
Poultry Turkeys, 12c, chickens 10c;
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02

SOuIn pU. PduI, Dec. q.
Cattle-Steers, $500 and SIS. rs;
cows $500 and S3.75. Hogs-S4. 10
and S4.45 Sheep-Muttons, $4.25
lambs $50.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
cheesemakers Plan Meeting.


That its cheese made Wisconsin
famous is a statement which the
cheesemakers of the Badger state,
who will assemble in Milwaukee at
the sixteenth annual meeting Of the
Wisconsin Cheesemakers association,
to be held January 8, 9 and 10, will
try to prove Value of the Wisconsin
cheese factories now in operation is
s2,O79,737 the number Of patrons con-
tributing, 34,011; the number Of cows
348,S17; the number of pounds of
milk, 1,120,205,675; the number Of
pounds of cheese made, ZOE, 910, 112.
To Work for Taft Votes.
r The friends of Secretary of War
Taft will make fight for the dele
gates from Wisconsin tn the Republi-
can national convention A statement
to that effect was made by Emanuel
l.. Phillips, one of the leaders OF the
movement. There have been various
rumors regarding movement in OPP
position to Senator La Toilette, and
it has been assumed for some time
that the feeling would crystalize into
something I'm the shape OF an organiza-
ton, but this is the first definite state
ment made on the subject.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
Amount outstand-
Talk on Railroads.

Percentage of legal reserve to depos
it's, 1927.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02
LIABILITIES.

Capital stock paid in .......$ 9
Surplus fund NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 8
Undivided profits, less expenses
and taxes paid .............
National bank notes
issued ............. Sc, 1872, 030. 90
Less amount on
hand ............ 159, S72.50
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-02

Five per cent. redemption fund
with treasurer ................. 49,, S16
Due from U. S. treasurer. 3,752
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-27
C(JMMINS
SUCCEEDS
ALLISON.

DES MONIES (Ia.), Nov. 26.-A.
B. Cummins was at noon yesterday
elected by the Iowa legislature Unit
ed States senator to succeed the late
William r. Allison. The vote stood:
Cummins, LOG; Porter, Democrat,
35. Three Republicans did not vote
Cummins' reelection to the six
year term next January is unQues-
toned.
Lieutenant Governor Garst was
inaugurater as governor of Iowa in
Cummins' stead at join session OF
the house and senate this afternoon.
When Senator Cummins walked to
the speakers stand. preceded by his
aged father, pandemonium broke
lose. Cheering continued for five
minutes.
Senator Cummins in brief speech
thanked both the Republican and
Democratic members of the legisla-
ture for the support they had given
during the seven years Of his admin
istration as governor of Iowa. He
declared that in so far as he was
concerned bitter factionalism in Iowa
Is at an end.
At the close of the joint session
Cummins resigned as chief executive
of the state and the oath Of oface
was administered to Lieutenant Cow
ernor Garst.
While Senator Cummins' speech
of acceptance was plea for harmony
and an eradication of factional differ
ences in Iowa. he was none the less
specific on questions which have en-
gagged his attention during his past
career. Speaking Of his attitude on
the tariff he pledged himself and his
efforts for Immediate revision. He
declared himself unalterably opposed
to discrimination in the matter Of
freight rates and condemned stock
! watering and other abuses W corpor-
ations.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-27

SAVANNAH (Ga.), Nov 26.-A
Fiat car sent plunging through
changing fog and sunshine over 402
miles of roadways by the experience
ed hand of Louis Wagner today won
the most spectacular, longest and
fastest international automobile race
ever held in this country by fifty-six
seconds. Hemery, in a German Benz
car, the favorite of followers of auto
mobile racing, took second honors.
Nazarro, the wonderful Italian driv-
er, held first place for a time, but
lost on account of tire trouble in the
last lap of the race. In winning the
grand prize race of the Automobile
Club of America over the Savannah
course, Wagner set new record for
road racing in this country George
Robertson in the Vanderbilt cup race
of 256 miles last month set a mark
of 64.S miles per hour Today in a
longer distance of 402 miles, Wag-
ner raised it, to 65.3 He, averaged
twenty-five minutes to each one OF
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-27
JOHN SHERIDAN
Held TO ANSWER

John Sheridan, charged with the
murder of his wife, had his prelim-
mary examination before Justice
Henley in Goldfield Wednesday
morning and was held to answer be-
fore the grand jury. The testimony
adduced at the hearing was repe-
tition of that given at the inquest.
( The trial Afforded Sheridan the
FIRST opportunity he has had to hear
the testimony against him and many
times during the proceedings tears
came to his eyes.
The defendant was represented by
District Attorney Pat McCarran, Of
Tonopah, while the interest of the
state was looked after by Assistant
District Attorneys Walsh and Fuller