River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-26
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NEWS BREVITIES

| citation to recommend general plan
| for the Identification of the capital
city, recommended the widening Of
State street, the thoroughfare con-
Meeting the capitol park with the uni
versity grounds, from Sc, its present
width, to 100 feet. The project
would make State street comparable
with Pennsylvania avenue at the ma
tional capital.
Racine.-Enough powder shells to
blow up several square blocks of
buildings were found in load of
scrap iron in the yards of the Stand
ard foundry. The iron was shipped
to the foundry from Chicago. Work
men came across % shells or bombs,
ranging in size from thirteen to
twenty inches in circumference, and
holding from two to five pounds Of
powder.
Elkhorn.-Henry Bradley, one of
the last surviving members of Elk
horns group of first settlers, died at
his home in his eighty-sixth year. He
was born in Delaware county, New
York, December %, 1923, and came
here with his parents in 1887. He
was postmaster continuously for "a
years, having been appointed by
| President Lincoln.
acknowledgements is to build a
new city hall at once and architects
have been asked to submit sketches
| for the building to the committee on
| buildings on September Is. The com.
mittee plans to begin work this fall
and have the building completed some
time next year. The estimated cost
of the building will be $4,000.
Shawano.-The new well system
which was recommended some time
ago by w. G. Kirchoffer of Madison,
consulting engineer, is now being put
in and one of the wells has been
made. There will be IL wells and
they will be about thirty-five feet
apart.
Neenah.-The special legislative
committee investigating water power
and riparian rights in Wisconsin
proceeded up the Wolf river after
having taken thorough survey of the
water power situation at Neenah. The
committee intends to make thorough
investigation before turning in it's
report at Madison.
Racine.-At the annual state con-
vention of the German Baptist
churches of Wisconsin officers were
elected: President, Otto Kehrein,
Milwaukee; vice-president, Arthur
Maertske, North Freedom secretary,
Mrs. E. " Bitter, Milwaukee; treas.
urer, William Schacht, Racine. Wa
tertown was selected as the next con-
vention city.
Marinette-Harry Slater, an en-
gineer at High Falls on the Peshtigo
river, by mistake took strychuine in.
! stead of quinine. He died in fearful
agony while at the supper table be-
fore he knew what he had done. He
was young man of Madison, Ind,
and was to have been married within
short time to young woman Of
that place.
Kenosha.-The police of Kenosha
have started new investigation
into the death of Cornelius Mcfarland,
35 years of age, a New Haven, Conn,
man who was found dead along the
track of the Northwestern road in the
local yeads here.
Menasha.-Miss Erb, the daughter
of well-known Appleton banker,
proved herself heroine at Waverly
beach when she rescued frankie Tuch-
scherer, the 11-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. III. J. Tuchscherer of this city,
single-handed.
ha.-Announcement has been
made here of the approaching mar
riage of Louis F. Rahr of this city
widely known as an orator and politi.
cal speaker and Miss Cora A. John.
son, daughter of G. A. Johnson of
Manitowoc.
Kenosha. Improvements are
planned in the interior of ST. Mathews
church which will probably cost about
$4,000 and which will make the edifice
one of the most beautiful in the coun.
try.
Kenosha.-L. w. Beecher, former
wellknown contractor of Kenosha, is
thought to have been foully murdered
at Thompson Falls, Mont. The body
of Mr.. Beecher, badly mutilated, was
found in a box car at Thompson Falls.
Mazomanie.-Daniel Goodwin, con.
ductor on the Sank branch and one OF
the oldest conductors of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway, dropped
dead while sitting on chair on the
uorondo of hic homo
Marinette.-Mary Lomry, aged four,
of Menominee, died of ptomaine POI.
soning, due to eating sardines. A can
of sardienes was thrown into the back
yard, the child found it, ate some of
the sardines and died.
Warrens.-Frank Rudolph, farmer
residing four miles west of this vii
lage, committed suicide by shooting.
He placed the muzzle of the gun in
his mouth. He had been respondent
over his business affairs.
Racine.-The body of an unknown
man was brought here from Caledonia
station on the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railway and is at a local
mcrgue. The man was walking on
the right of way of the railway. Step
ping out of the way of a passenger
train he was hit by freight train
and instantly killed.