River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-16
STATE
HAPPENINGS


of Douglas county, that Louis
Mitchell, a half-breed Indian living
near Chase lake, has been murdered
and his wife seriously beaten so that
she is not expected to live. Indians
are now on the trail of the suspect,
and it is said that if he is caught he
will not be given UP to tho authorities
alive, as the tribe is greatly 1ncensed
over the outrage. The murder was
committed in Bayfield, county, the line
of which is only a few yards from the
home of the dead man, and the au-
thorities of that county are Oh the
lookout for the suspect, who is sup
posed to have hit out for Cable on the
Spooner-Ashland line of the Omaha
road. Mitchell was so years old and
his slayer 40.
La Crosse-Two new arrests were
expected in connection with the
Mineral Point bank crash Two fed
eral secret service agents, operating
under directions from government au-
thorities here, have had, and now
have, under surveillance at Mineral
Point, persons higher up in the do
ings of the wrecked First National
bank Of that city. the former cashier
of which, Philip Allen, Jr., now under
sentence, has been giving evidence
before the federal grand jury here.
When the jury reports to-day the ar
rests are expected directly involving
Interpretations of 100000.
Juneau.-Damage in the sum of
$3,250 were awarded the The
resa Mutual and other insurance COM
panies against the Wisconsin Central
Railway Company, the jury holding
that the fire at Auburndale was start
ed by sparks from the locomotives of
the defendant company and that the
loss for which the six companies paid
the insurance was caused by fire thus
started by the railway company. 1t
is highly probable that the case will
go to the supreme court.
Milwaukee.-An unidentified man,
about 25 years old, believed to be
from Milwaukee, committed suicide by
hanging himself to rafter in a barn
owned by w. R. McKowen, a West
Allis milk dealer, at Sixty-seventh ave-
nue. and Hicks street. His body was
found by boys. They notified DR.. H.
T. Brogan, $50 Sixty-seventh avenue,
who cut the body down. The corpse
was removed to the morgue.
Superior. = The traffic committee
of the Superior Commercial club
is making arrangements to go
into the fight for equitable rates to
the extent of spending $4,000. Under
instructions from the club start has
been made toward raising fund.
The club for some time past has had
an expert at work on rates and has
succeeded in getting some readjust-
mentS.
Watertown.-Two freight trains
were wrecked on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul road bridge.
One extra was backing over the cross
over when train No. 68 ran into it.,
demolishing several loaded cars, and
wrecking the locomotive. Engineer
Lee was hurt about the head after
he jumped from his engine. The wreck
delayed trains several hours.
Beloit.-One hundred feet of dimes
have been raised, thereby clos
ing the campaign in just four days.
The team over which Lew Saretsky
was captain secured the longest
string, totaling $45. The contest
raised enough money to give Beloit
the allotted representatives at the
Student Volunteer convention at
Rochester, N. Y.
Oconomowoc. = Burglars entered
the Nashotah station of the Mil
waukee road and stole several pieces
of express, gun, grip, and the gum
machines were broken to secure the
money in them. Nashotah and Okau-
chez stations were both visited by
burglars a few months ago and it Is
probable that the same thieves are
guilty this time.
Madison.-Mrs. Otto Bohlman Of
Saskatchewan, Can, buried her
five-months-old baby here. She
came here to have an operation per-
formed at tie Madison hospital. While
en- route the train was snowbound and
the baby developed pneumonia and
died after she reached Madison.
Juneau.-Henry Huber, we'll
known farmer in the town of Lee
roy. fell from windmill on his broth
er's farm, a distance of about forty
feet, and sustained injuries which
caused his death. He was 81 years
old and unmarried.
Oshkosh-The Evangelical Luth-
eran Zion association has filed ar
ticles of incorporation. The new
church will be an offshoot of Christ
Lutheran church and will be compos-
ed largely of residents of West AL
gonna.
Eagle River. A water route for
the delivery of mail will be estab-
lished next spring from this village to
Cranberry lake and return, making
total distance of So miles.
Hingham.-D. ]. Bosnian and
wife, living one mile east of Oostburg,
were overcome by coal gas. There is
little hope for their recovery.
Oconto. - DIR. c. E. Williams, who
left this city suddenly about the
middle of last July, was brought here
by a detective and lodged in jail, hav-
ing been arrested on statutory
charge, the complaint being sworn to
by Charles Helmer.