River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-22
WISCONSIN
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cheese and butter factories VINO made
high scores in the Wisconsin butter
and cheese scoring exhibition at the
school during the past year. The
award, which is an engrossed testimo-
NAL of the skill of the manufacturers,
was given to 20 cheesemakers and So
creamery buttermakers. Four of the
buttermakers and one cheesemaker
received the award for the second
time, having taken part in the exhibit
tons continuously since their incep-
ton two years ago.
Madison.-A trip which includes
visits to 13 of the farms connected
with Wisconsin public institutions is
being made by Prof. G. P. Norgord
of the agronomy department of the
University of Wisconsin, in order to
inspect the progress Of cooperative
experiments in the growing of crops
carried on by the agricultural college
experiment station and the state
Methods of farm management are be-
ing tested, and recent reports indi
cate valuable results.
Kenosha-Through the work of
Capt. O'Brien and the Chicago detec.
tive force, the police of Kenosha have
been advised that the man who at
tempted to murder Chief of Police
Owen O'Hare of this city on the night
of July was Martin Becker, formerly
soldier in the United States army
He saw service in the Philippines. The
picture of Becker sent to Kenosha by
the Chicago detectice head was identi.
fed by Chief O'Hare. The officers have
found no trace TO Becker since July 4
Green Bay.-President A. D. Como.
yer of the state board of control and
four other members have begun an in
quiry into conditions at the state re.
formatory. The investigation is the
outcome of the death recently of John
Smith, an inmate. That the so-called
water cure" as means of punish
ment for obstreperous inmates of the
reformatory had been abandoned some
time ago was part of the testimony of
Superintendent Bowron at the investi
cation.
Appleton. - Approximately $1,50O
worth of silks and high-priced suit
cases were stolen from the Geenan
dry goods store in this city. 1t ia
believed the burglary was perpetrat
ed by the same gang that last week
operated in Fond du Lac and Osh
kosh. The police have been furnished
with description of practically
every piece of silk stolen, samples
having been attached to the paper in
which the bolts were wrapped.
Powers Lake-A 12-room ice
house, 400x20O, with 10000 tons of ice
and the power house of the Jefferson
Ice Company were destroyed by fire
The loss is estimated at 100000
Residents of the village of Powers
Lake and scores of Chicago residents
who are passing the summer here
turned out in force to fightthe flames
but the blaze soon got beyond all con
troll.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bergh ap
proved articles of incorporation of the
Farmers State bank of Belmont, La
Fayette county. It's capital is $40 600
and it's incorporates are E. III. Riech
ers, T. J. Kuhnheim, E. J. Chappell, H
III. Helms, G. S. Olmsted, James Glib
bons, J. H. Alexander and Thomas
Hagerty.
Misunderstanding halfway down
the 75-fOot cliff at Lake Park, in the
presence of crowds of people, Edna
Glaesiner, IL years old, Chicago, mar
rowly escaped death on the ragged
rocks. She is now at the Emergency
cussion of the brain and numerous
bruises.
Milwaukee.-Fire in the village OF
Cudahy resulted in loss of about
$4,000 and wrecked two homes. The
blaze started in the basement of the
frame dwelling of John Gucz. The
flames spread to the netx house, also
a frame structure, and drove out the
family of Mrs. Stanislava Popewska
Milwaukee.-Stel May Dunn,
daughter of S. M. Dunn of Blooming
ton, ILL.,, committed suicide by leap
ing through window of the Milwau
kee Public museum to the granite
promenade forty feet below. Miss
Dunn, since May 20, had been an in
mate of a sanitarium at Wauwatosa
Neenah.-Arthur Olson of Rhine
lander, who pleaded guilty to the
charge of burglary, was sentenced to
four years at the state reformatory at
Green Bay. Olson pleaded with the
Judge for a sentence to the state
prison.
Appleton.-Silk thieves operated at
the Glenen dry goods store here and
as nearly as can be estimated their
booty is valued at $1,000 Fifty-nine
bolts of silk and half dozen high
priced suitcases are missing.
Sheboygan.-Fire damaged the Elk
celsior Wrapping factory here to the
extent of $1,000. The blaze started
from spontaneous combustion in the
excelsior apparatus.
Fond du Lac.-The state convention
of the Wisconsin BARRIERS association
will be held in this city September IA
and Is.
Racine.-The report of the receipts
and disbursements of the Racine post
office for the last six months shows
that there is a gain of $29,73601 over
the corresponding six months for
1908.
Manitowoc.-George Reuther, re-
fused license for bar in the Win
date house by the city council, will
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