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


Of this city resigned to accept
a call from the First Presbyterian
church of Memphis, Tenn. He
will take charge of his new congrega-
tioE December 10. Several southern
ers from Memphis, who were here
last summer, heard Mr. Williamson
preach and were SO well pleased with
his sermons that when a vacancy in
their church occurred, they sent for
him. He has been here for nine
years.
Observation-Disclosures and wash
ing and sewing bills will keep
buZzing in the ears of the mem
bers of the county board. 1t remained
for Sheriff Hoehne to make the mem.
bers of the county board sit up and
take notice His bill for sewing and
washing for the prisoners at the coun-
ty jail amounts to SIT, while he asks
about $36 for nine hours use of an
automobile. He also asks that he be
furnished with machine. Both
claims will probably be killed.
Oshkosh.-Miss Bernice Cundy
who teaches school in the Gil
bert district in Poygan, received a Sc
we're wound on the back of her right
hand from one of the boy pupils of her
school. 1t is reported that he was
standing during school hours and she
asked him to be seated. Upon his re-
fusal, she was about to place her hand
on his shoulder and force him to his
seat, when he inflicted the cut with
a jacknife, which he held open in one
of his hands.
Portage.-The presence of mind
of little Viola Anderson saved
the life of her playmate, Henry Hol
lands, aged five years. The children
stopped to play along the 500 railroad
tracks at Plainfeld, and the boys
foot became caught in a cattle guard
The girl ran down the tracks toward
an approaching train, waving her
stocking cap, and attracted the at
tention of Engineer Dowsett, who
stopped the train within car length
of the boy.
Janesville-Verne Merrill, a senior
in the local high school, died
from injuries sustained on the foot
ball field While practicing for one
of the games he sustained some light
injury. A scab formed over the
wounded spot, which he picked off.
Blood poisoning set in from the eff
fects of which he died. Merrill was
about 20 years of age and a we'll
known athlete in school circles.
Naturalization Jazwezski, Jr.,
five years old, died in his par
ents' home, 862 Dousman street, Of
burns received when he was scalded
by boiling water The child attempted
to take kettle of hot water from a
stove. He stood on a box to reach
the kettle. The box slipped, and, as
the child fell the kettle upset, pour.
ing the boiling water over his body
and scalding him terribly.
La Crosse.-Because the increase
in the state and county tax is
over three times as large as the
estimate upon which the budget was
prepared, the tax rate in La Crosse
for next year must be increased FL
mills. This, in substance, was the
agreement reached at conference at
ton, the park commission and the
county board were present.
Racine-A faithful watchdog saved
Mrs. De Wayne Case of Mount
Pleasant from being robbed by
a highwayman. Mrs. Case missed her
car and started to walk up the track,
when she was accosted by man who
grabbed her, demanding her money.
The family dog was little way be-
hind and Mrs. Case called to the ami
NAL which put the would-be robber to
rout.
Beaver Dam.-After being out
only two minutes, the Jury in the
inquest over the shooting of Herman
Peters by Chief of Police A. l..
Goetsch returned a verdict exonerat-
ing the chief of all blame. The verdict
stated that the shot was fired in self
defense and in the furtherance of his
duty.
Monroe-The county board changed
the method of paying county Of
ficers from the fee basis to fixed sal
aries. All the officers, with the ex-
ception of the clerk of the court, will
be on a fixed salary and all fees are
to be turned into the treasury.
Kenosha. = The county board
passed a resolution providing for
the offering of a standing reward
for the capture of horse thieves in
this county. In four years more than
. score of horses have been stolen.
Sheboygan.-Louis Lampe, aged
&c years, disappointed over be-
ing Tilted by girl he had been keep
ing company with until quite recent
ly, committed suicide at his home
here
Green Bay.-A petition has been
circulated among the students of
the East high school asking for a
gymnasium with equipment and also
for a domestic science department.
Beloit-The international Mauso-
leum Company of Chicago plans
to build a mausoleum in the city
cemetery for public use.
Waukesha-R. c. Varney, aged
so. of Washington, Ia, was struck
by passenger train on the
Milwaukee road near Elm Grove, and
instantly killed. He was employed by
the railroad company as superintend-
ent of cement culvert construction,
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