River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-16
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

ing happiness as a common worker in
a factory is at an end. 1t is reported
here that the judge, who went to
work at the Simmons factory after his
unusual disappearance and discovery
last July, has resigned his position on
account of his health. He is now in
Chicago and has made no announce
ment of his plans for the future Judge
Clarkson disappeared from Kenosha
early in July and after countrywide
search was found working as button
maker in a small factory in Iowa.
1t was announced that he had suffered
from lapse of memory.
Fond du Lac.-A peculiar action in
which the plaintiff asks $4,000 dam
ages for his wounded feelings on ac-
count of the alleged fact that his moth
er was not buried from the place he
had decided upon has been brought
in circuit court here. Mr.. Couture
decided to have his mothers body
brought to the Zacheri chapel here and
to have the funeral held from that
place in order to save expense. The
plaintiff further alleges that the body
was not taken to the Zacheri chapel,
but instead was taken to the home of
N. D. DeNeil, who is no relative.
Grand Rnpids.-William Hamm,
who lives in the town of Ru-
dolph, while crossing the ice on the
Wisconsin river, broke through as he
was nearing the east side of the river.
He called for help and number or
men from the Byron paper mill, four
miles north of this city, heard the cry
and assisted and succeeded in saving
him. Leo Ebacher, fellow townsman,
81 years of age, was one of the men
who assisted in saving Hamm, but in
so doing. he fell into the river and
was drowned. His fellow laborers
were unable to help him. His body
has not yet been recovered.
Milwaukee.-After suffering four
years with surgeons sponge
sewed up in her body. Mrs. John H.
Fertig of this city died. Four years
ago Mrs. Fertig was operated upon to
remove a tumor. The physicians for
got to remove a sponge from the
wound Another operation performed
in an effort to find the sponge failed.
One year ago portions of the sponge
worked out through Mrs. Fertig's side.
A third operation located the sponge,
which was found hardened and i'm
bedded in the woman's abdomen. This
operation proved fatal.
Sheboygan.-Mrs. ]. D. Basmann
of Oostburg was overcome by
coal gas and died, while her husband
is in a serious condition. Mr.. Bas-
mann had made arrangements with
Mr.. Heinrich, neighbor, to secure a
the factory. When Mr.. Basmann did
not appear Mr.. Heinrich went to Bias.
mann's house. Forcing an entrance,
he found the couple unconscious.
Milwankee-Fire destroyed the
foundry of the Milwaukee Stove
works, Hanover and Burnham streets,
causing loss estimated at $4,000 ac-
cording to R. A. Beers, secretary Of
the company. 1t was a frame struc-
ture, 150x400 feet, story and half
wood igniting on top of core oven,
and it swept westward. Seventy-five
men were employed in the foundry.
Tomahawk-The Bradley Com
pany in an action against the
Marinette, Tomahawk & Western rail-
way to protect it's interest therein,
has secured the appointment of re-
ceiver for the road C. H. Grundy has
been named as receiver. The road was
originally built by the late William
H. Bradley and owns and operates
lines from Tomahawk to Parrish, Glea-
son and Spirit Falls.
Fond du Lac-A petition adj
dressed to the governor asking for the
pardon Of George Wightman, who is
serving a life sentence in Waupun for
the murder of Clarence Updike in
July, 1898, is being circulated and
freely signed. Wightman is II years
old. He shot Updike because he be-
lieved Updike was paying improper at
t6nt1On TO MS VIE.
Fond du Lac.-Charles Hender-
son of Omaha, Neb., and Roy Work
man of Pittsburg, Pa, are charged to
have held up l. Goodman in his store
at the point of gun, taken $40 from
his pockets, and then put six coats,
nine trousers, and three overcoats in
a bundle. Goodman started to shout
and was struck over the head with
revolver.
Green Bay-Rev. S. A. Ebert,
who has been stationed at Fan
cher, has been transferred by Bishop
]. ]. Fox to the parish of st. Peters
church at Stevens Point. Rev. L. Pes
cinski. who has been at Stevens Point,
will go to Fancher to assume pastoral
duty.
Oshkosh. because of
continued poor health, discouraged
through enforced idleness, and
perhaps made morose by the cold
and stormy weather, Henry F. Schin-
del, a laborer, took his life by drink
ing carbolic acid.
Highland-John Duffy, Sr., died
at the home of his son in this
township at the age of 116 years. He
is thought to have been the oldest
person in Wisconsin. He was born
in Ireland.
Sheboygan.-The common council
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