River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-06-17
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

bands fine library and a portrait in oil
of him are bequeathed to the State
Historical society. The rest of the
$4,000 estate goes to relatives and
missionary societies-$2,0 to the
Home Missionary society of the First
Congregational church and $1,000 to
the Foreign Missionary society of the
same church.
La Crosse.-Hitching up a team of
horses, after kick from one of them
had fractured his skull and subse-
quent fall against stone wall had
otherwise badly injured him, Austin
Lyddy, farmer, drove five miles to
Kendalls for medical attention and
lapsed into Inconsistencies just as he
reached a doctors office. He was
hurried to hospital in this city, but
died without regaining consciousness.
Decedent was 45 years old and unmar-
ried.
Barron.-Rasmus Olson, a farmer 20
years old, living five miles northwest
of this city, was gored to death by a
mad bull. He had started for a neigh
boris across a pasture in which the
bull was kept. After waiting several
hours for his return, boy making his
home with the old man started to
search for him and discovered his
mangled body against a stump in the
field. The bull drove the boy also
from the field. He secured help and
finally brought the remains home.
Oshkosh.-The strange mystery of
the identity of the woman whose body
was washed up on the shores of Lake
Michigan off Lincoln park, Chicago,
April 29, has been cleared up. The
Lewis, born in a settlement near this
CITY, This fact was established by
Mrs. Izora Robbins, an aunt of Mrs
Lewis, who is a resident three miles
from Omro, Wis, a small village nine
miles west of Oshkosh.
Fond du Lac-The services which
marked the celebration of the fiftieth
anniversary of the ordination of
Bishop Grafton to the priesthood and
the twentieth anniversary of his con-
secration as bishop, set new high
standard for pageant and ceremonial
in the Episcopal church in this coun-
try. st. Pauls cathedral, renovated
and re-decorated, was filled to over
flowing, hundreds being unable to gain
admission.
Ripon.-The Wisconsin district of
the Evangelical Synod of North
America closed its annual session
here. Sheboygan was selected as the
next place of meeting and the follow
ing officers were elected: President,
Rev. H. Neifer, Milwaukee; vice-presi-
dent, Rev. F. Klingeberger, Milwau-
kee; secretary, Rev. G. Grauer, Wau-
sau; treasurer, Rev. r. Gruenwald,
Fond du Lac.
Oconto-The funeral of Charles
Hall was one of the most impressive
in the history of Oconto. Masons, G.,
A. r., w. N G., city council and fire
department were included in the cor
tege, and among the prominent per-
sonages was former Gov. Scofield,
lifelong friend and close political as
sociate.
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closing bill has been signed by the
governor and published and is now
law. Notwithstanding that some Mil
waukee BARRIERS do not approve the
act, the majority of BARRIERS through
out the state welcome it as great re-
lief and were only too willing to COM
ply with it's provisions.
Kenosha.-Rev. Fred Ingley, rector
of st. Mathews Episcopal church, and
Edith Mary Hansen, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Hansen, and one of
the best known young women of Ke-
nosha society, were married at st.
Matthews church. The wedding was
the social event of the social season in
Kenosha.
Madison.-President Van Hise and
Dean E. A. Birge deny the report that
members of the faculty are behind the
Culbertson resolution asking for an in
vestigation of fraternities and sorori-
ties at the state university.
Darien.-John Kron of this city ac-
cidentally shot and killed his wife
with a 22-caliber rifle. Kron was shoot
ing a rat from the doorway of his
home and did not see his wife ap"
proach. Kron is Frustrated
Kenosha.-The Kenosha lifesaving
crew was sent to Lake Bluff, where a
yacht supposed to be from Chicago
went aground. The tug Myers was
sent from Milwaukee to take the
Kenosha crew to the scene.
Janesville-Allie Otto, aged IL,
student at the state institute for the
blind, fell from a second-story build
ing to the ground and escaped with
out anything more serious than be-
ing bruised.
Waukesha.-Timothy Stoecale, aged
70 years, was run down at Clinton
street and Broadway by an automo'
bile driven by A. P. LAIR, and badly
injured, but will recover
Appleton.-Already Is members OF
the class of 1909 of Lawrence college
have been chosen as instructors in
the high schools of Wisconsin.
Fond du Lac.-The twenty-second
annual reunion of the Fourteenth regi-
ment of Wisconsin volunteers closed
here. The business meeting was
held Wednesday at which time Capt
Madgeburg, Milwaukee, president of
the association, delivered an address.
Neenah.-A snow storm in June in