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

partment commander of the G. A. r.
of Wisconsin and veteran editor of
the Whitewater Register, died to-day
from complication of heart trouble
and liver and kidney disorders. Mr..
Coe was So years of age. He had
been United States pension agent in
Milwaukee for ten years, retiring from
that position about a year ago. He
had been a newSpaperman for 40
years and served one term as presi-
dent of the Wisconsin Press asocia-
ton. Mr.. Coe enlisted with the First
Wisconsin cavalry during the civil
war.
Racine.-John Rittman, an cleo
trician, was placed in Jail charged with
beating his wife and attempting to
blow off the head of Joseph Wenzel,
youngest member of the Racine police
department. Officer Wenzel was sent
to investigate. Rittman entering the
kitchen came out with double-bar-
relied shotgun and aimed it at the Of
ficer who grabbed the barrel with his
left hand and ducked. The gun was
discharged and the charge of shot tore
through the walls of the room.
Rhinelander-She Hanson of VII
las county arrived here with Charles
Burns, half-breed Indian, sentenced
to IL months in Waupun at Eagle
River on statutory charge, the COM
plainant being George Draper, also
half-breed Indian. The first grand
jury in Oneida county was drawn here
before Judge Reid by little Verna
Squier. Among those drawn are: For
mer Congressman w. E. Brown, j. H.
Morgan, E. o. Brown, Oscar HOLDEN,
H. G. Brager
La Crosse.-Martin Knudson, a Ris-
ing Sun farmer, who attempted sui
eide three times last week by severing
the veins in both wrists, stabbing him.
self near the heart and cutting his
throat from ear to ear, made his
fourth attempt at self destruction
when he leaped from an upper story
window at the La Crosse Lutheran
hospital and fell heavily upon the &C.
ment walk below.
Lake Mills.-Lake Mills will be the
warlike spirit of it's American public
will be afforded a rare treat, for the
Northwestern university band and
military company of Watertown are
coming. Capt. Phil Koehler has been
in the city to make arrangements IN
regard to the march out.
Monroe.-Rev. John w. Stauffacher,
six years a member of the African in
land mission, is returning to America
with an African boy, known as Muluni-
git, son of former chief of the Nasal
warriors, who resigned his position to
unite with the missionary service. The
boy will be educated here.
Racine.-Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Har-
mon, residents of Racine 43 years,
celebrated their golden wedding at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Frank
Alshuler. Mrs. Harmon wore the
same wedding dress, gloves and jewels
sho wore half a century ago, and Mr..
Harmon wore his wedding vest. They
received gifts worth $1,000.
Rhinelander-Judg A. H. Reid of
Wausau presided at the May term of
the Oneida court and will hear the ID
criminal cases on the calendar. The
first business was the drawing of
grand jury, petitioned for by taxpay-
ers of the town of Minocqua. The jury
will investigate charges of graft in
the towns of Minocqua.
Madison-The cornerstone of the st.
Pauls Catholic university chapel, to
be built on State street opposite the
lower campus, was laid with appro-
pirate ceremonies. Bishop James
Schwebach of La Crosse OBLIGATED and
was assisted by Rev. H. G. Hengell,
university chaplain, and other mem
bers of the city clergy.
Appleton.-At a banquet held here
by local physicians resolutions were
passed indorsing the Wisconsin anti
tuberculosis project which has an e%
hibit here this week, and asking the
people of Appleton to give the exhibit
their fullest possible attendance.
Neenah.-Anson M. Brainard, aged
81 years, and Mrs. Alice M. Little,
aged 81 years, both of Oshkosh, Sc
cured a special dispensation and were
married here They will live in Osh-
kosh. They had been sweethearts 80
years ago, but both had married 9th
ers.
Manufactured special train
loads of beet-field workers were
brought to the dairy districts of Wis
consin by Menominee sugar company
to do the hand work on the beet fields
of some of the best dairy farms Of the
Badger state
Tomahawk.-Bert Jackson, a woods
man and log driver, committed suicide
by cutting his throat from ear to ear.
He was respondent over the loss of his
legs six years ago which froze from
the knee down.
Madison.-T. w. Hogan of Amigo,
one of the unsuccessful candidates for
Judge of the circuit court in the
Tenth district, filed statement in the
office of the secretary of state declar-
ing he spent $697.S5 for campaign
purposes.
Janesville.-Word was received here
that Father Laurence j. Vaughn, a
Catholic priest who was formerly an
actor with Modjeska, and prominent
in chautauqua circles, was dying from
the effects of an operation for gall
trouble in a Dubuque hospital. He was
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