River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
WISCONSIN
BREVITIES

but that his son had shot him with
out provocation, from the wounds of
which he died, Joseph Milszinski made
an ante-mortem statement in which
he practically charges his son with
murder. The boy is held in the coun-
ty Jail subject to the finding of cor
oner's jury which has been called. The
family has farm of about forty acres
and had been living in direst poverty,
a fire about a year ago having de-
stroyed their property.
Racine.-The seventh annual con-
ference of the Young Mems Chris
ton association of Wisconsin be-
gan here. Postmaster c. c. Git
tings is presiding. Addresses will be
made by Mayor Horlick, Leonard Kill
sig, Racine; Monroe Gillett, Fond du
Lac; J. w. Wilce, University of Wis
consin; F. E. Anderson, state secre-
tary; E. c. Foster. Detroit, Mich; A.
E. Mielenz, Milwaukee; F. A. Crosby,
Chicago, and Col. T. W. Golden, Kan
sas City.
La Crosse.-Horace G. McKin-
ley, alleged central figure in the
Oregon land frauds, arrived here
Wednesday night to confer with
Henry A. Salzer in reference to the
suit which has been instituted by the
latter for the recovery of lands worth
$207 900 from the Story Lumber Com
pany of Hood River, Ore. Salzer
claims that the lands were obtained
through fraud and will use Mckinley
as a witness to recover them.
GAINESVILLE. - That the federal
grand jury is to make a thorough
investigation of the oleomargarine
swindle is evidenced by the fact that
the chief of police and several local
grocerymen have been asked to ap-
pear before the federal grand jury at
La Crosse. Inspector Beecher Sterne
of Detroit, Mich, says the arrest of
Graham in GAINESVILLE has unearthed
one of the largest swindles in the
middle west in years.
Ellsworth.-Winfield S. Colburn,
aged 81 years, for ten years pro-
prietor of the Union flour and feed
mills, and for the last two years man
ager of the Ellsworth Milling Com
pany, committed suicide by hanging.
A series of business reverses cover
ing a period of many years, is sup
posed to have temporarily deranged
his mind The body will be taken
to Neillsville, his former home, for
burial.
Portage.-The engineers for the
Chicago & Wisconsin Valley rail-
road commenced operation locat-
ing the new line. The survey began
at the southern limits of Portage. Mr..
Dunlap, the chief of the party and To-
eating engineer, has had much expert
ence in the business of locating rail-
roads, having held similar positions
with the Northwestern, the Milwau-
kee and Union Pacific roads.
Sheboygan. - Superintendent An
drew j. Whiffen of the county
asylum will hand in his resignation as
the head of that institution at the
meeting of the asylum trustees in De-
cember. The resignation is to take
effect on March 1. Mr.. Whiffen has
been superintendent of the asylum for
the last % years, in fact, he is the
only superintendent that the county
has ever had.
Racine. - The county board, as
a committee of the whole-submit-
ted report through Chairman George
G. Petersen on the investigation of
the fire protection existing at the in
sane asylum. The report showed that
there was absolutely no fire protec-
ton whatever, and the handsome and
costly institution is in danger of total
destruction If at any time blaze
should start.
Racine.-At a meeting of the
country members of the county
board, it was agreed that resolution
would be adopted at the session to
kill any plan for building $4,000
addition to the courthouse. This res
olution will be supported by IA mem
bers, or a majority, of the county
board. 1t is the plan to expend only
S. 900 in improvements.
Kenosha.-Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Naylor, early pioneers of Ber-
lin, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
of their marriage here. They were
presented with a purse of gold by
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic and the Womans Relief
Corps. All of their children came to
Kenosha from other cities to attend
the celebration.
. Winter-C. G. O'Hare, presi-
dent of the school board, sold the
old schoolhouse and the three lots be-
longing to it at auction. The Presby-
iterians who have been planning for
the last year to purchase it, bought
the property. 1t is the finest LOCATION
for church in town and the people
will soon have manse built and the
building remodeled.
Oshkosh.-According to an esti-
mate furnished by those in charge
of the operetta, Dame Fire Fly" pre-
scented at the Grand opera house on
Saturday for the benefit of the suf-
ferers from the mine disaster at
Cherry, ILL.,, something like $3.50 will
be realized from the benefit.
La Crosse.-Peter Hollinshead had
a narrow escape from death I'M
der the wheels of a freight car in
the Milwaukee yards when he missed
his footing in an attempt to board a
moving train. He fell beside the
tracks, the wheels of one car passing
over and cutting off the collar of his