River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-13
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

Milwaukee.-That agents of the Mil
waukee Master Plumbers association
broke into two freight cars laden with
plumbers supplies consigned to the
Spence Manufacturing Company and
that these agents photographed these
supplies and sent copies of the pic,
lures to plumbers in the manner of
blacklist, is charged in the answer of
the Spence Manufacturing Company to
District Attorney Backus' charges
against the several plumbing associa-
tions, made at the behest of the last
grand jury.
Racine.-A posse of 20 farmers,
aided by Sheriff Derricks, with an au-
tomobile and three deputies, chased
five men for many miles over the wet
lands of Mount Pleasant. These men
set fire to and burned over 20 tons of
hay on the farm of Charles Worth
ington. When the flames were seen
the men started on a run across the
fields and the farmers gathered and
followed. The sheriff was 'phoned and
hurried out. None of the men was
captured
Madison.-A delegation of gradu-
ates, students and upperclassmen in
the Agricultural college will leave on
| trip about June 1 for various points
in the state to study the methods fol-
lowed by successful stockmen. G. G.
Humphrey, head of the department of
| animal husbandry, will accompany the
students. They will visit farms in the
vicinity of GAINESVILLE, Fort Atkinson,
Waukesha, Oconomowoc, Whitewater
and Fond du Lac.
Sparta-Frank Thornton and Theo-
dore Burmeister, aged Is and II years,
| are in the county jail, charged with in
cendiarism upon complaint of the au-
thorities of the State School for De-
pendent Children. 1t is said Thornton
admitted he set fire to the laundry
building of the state school and that
| he implicated Burmeister.
Racine-George Knowles of Mil
waukee, a dwarf, claiming to be a dis
| tant relative of the late Henry G.
Payne, postmaster general of the
United States, pleaded guilty to the
charge of forgery in the municipal
court and was sentenced to the state
prison at Waupun for term of one
| year.
Kaukauna.-John Reichel, a resident
here since 1880, is dead at the age of
| sc years. His wife and ten children
| survive. He was the father of IA chill
dren. The ten children are all mar
IxiO hA &c Of oh
Besides the 81 grandchildren there are
Is great grandchildren.
Racine-Herman Plein, foreman of
the work gang for the Milwaukee at
Racine Junction, discharged eight men.
The men refused to quit and kept on
working. A policeman was called, but
refused to Interfere. Plein then quit,
went home, but the men kept on with
out a foreman.
Jefferson NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. be-
| ing dry" town a number of en-
ployes of the Mandt Wagon works
| spending their holiday came to this
place. Returning, Oscar Olsen, one of
them, fell between two cars of a NOV
ing freight train and was instantly
killed.
Neenah.-An effort is being made to
have Neenah selected as the place for
holding the next annual declamatory
contest of the Wisconsin high school
lyceum. The support of the Madison
schools in the past has not been
strongly manifested.
Madison.-Capt. Pliny Norcross of
GAINESVILLE, former assemblyman, will
deliver the Memorial day address in
Madison. This was decided at meet
ing of the committees representing the
military and other patriotic organiza-
lions of the city.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the village of
Franksville are up in arms over depre-
dations being committed in the Meth
odist church. Several times it has
been entered and robbed. Recently
the pastor was robbed of IL blooded
chickens.
New Richmond-The police here
placed under arrest a man charged
with breaking into 500 line freight
car between Abbottsford and this city.
He is alleged to have stolen a quantity
of cigars and other light merchandise.
Madison.-James Wickham of Eau
Claire, who was elected judge of the
new Nineteenth judicial circuit, filed
statement in the Office of the secre-
tary of state declaring he spent
$1,665.75 for campaign purposes.
Eau Claire.-Miss Ada Swanson,
CJas., ,9rr1a
school and senior at the Wisconsin
| university, has been elected by the
faculty of the university as member
of the Chi Beta Kappa society.
Beloit-The Rev. DR.. r. T. Edwards,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, has been offered the place of
field secretary of Carroll college,
Waukesha and seriously considered its
acceptance.
Fond du Lac. w. Taylor, pipe
man, succumbed to pleura pneumonia
and other complications, the direct re-
suit of injuries sustained while fight
ing the Winnebago Furniture Com
pany fire.
Madison.-State Superintendent G..
P. Cary who was reelected last
month, filed a statement in the Office
of the secretary of state declaring that
he spent S736 for campaign and cleo
ton expenses. Of that sum $548.50
went for printing and postage.