River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-09-09
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

rers, representing practically every
company in Wisconsin, Michigan and
Minnesota, gathered in Appleton to at
tend banquet in honor of G. Frank
Steele of Port Edwards, who was the
special representative of the paper in
terests at Washington during the tar
if bill fight. Mr.. Steele is interested
in several pulp and paper mills in Wis
consin. While none would admit it,
it is reported from a semi-authentic
source that the manufacturers dis
cussed the probable increase in the
price of print paper in the near flu
ture.
Racine.-Owen Thornton is in Jail
here on charge of attempting to kill
his wife by forcing her to take car
bolic acid. Three years ago Thornton
and the woman were married here.
When child was born he deserted
his wife, and left her in destitute cir
cumstances. He came back to Ra-
cine and went to the home of his wife,
who was keeping house for F. W.
Smith, 1929 Douglas avenue, and
wanted her to withdraw divorce pa
pers and live with him again, which
she refused. Then he attempted to
poison her.
Milwaukee.-John r. Home, aged "a
years, son of Paul Home, 944 RAJ
cine street, and fireman on the rev.
enue cutter Tuscarora, is locked up
in the Central police station, Detroit,
Mich, charged with murder. 1t is
charged that he beat to death an unt
Identified man whose corpse was found
in the Detroit river. According to De-
troit dispatches, received by Homes
father, the young man was so drunk
when arrested that he did not realize
the seriousness of the charge brought
against him.
Racine.-On the Milwaukee Electric
Railway & Light Company interurban
car from Kenosha there was bloody
stabbing ARRAY Eric Priske, or
Cline, 35 years old, married man,
with wife and four children, was dis
emboweled and was taken to st.
Mary's hospital, while Charles Rose,
resident of 1914 Superior street, is
held as his assailant. 1t was impos-
sible to learn the real name of the
victim, who was in terrible agony.
misunderstanding between Rev. M
j. Fenenga and Rev. Stanley E. La
throp is said to have been responsible
for the discovery of the embezzle-
ments of the latter. When Lathrop
was asked to resign from the North
Wisconsin academy and later re-
placed as soliciting agent of the in
stftution, he was succeeded by Mr..
Fenenga, and from that time bitter
feeling existed between the two d.
vines
New Richmond. - Theresa, the six
year-old daughter Of Mrs. Theodore
Oachs, former resident of this city,
now living in Litchfield Mimi, was lit
orally frightened to DEATH The child
was playing with some other children
near schoolhouse, when the curfew
rang. Boys, thing to scare her, cried
out: We'll get you," and made un-
earthly noises. The child dropped
dead after running a short distance.
Osceola.-Capt. F. Wilkie, for many
y
county, died at his home in the vii
lage of chronic nephritis, aged 70
years. Mr. Wilkie was during Cleve-
lands last administration postmaster
for five or six years. The captain was
born in Germany and for many years
was a sea captain previously to COM
ing to Osceola. He is survived by his
aged wife.
Waukesha-The coroner's jury met
here and returned a verdict on the
death of Mrs. Harry Paw1ing, result
ing from the recent automobile acct
dent near here. The verdict was one
of unavoidable accident" the jury
holding that neither the automobile
party nor the railroad company was
responsible. The train crew and mem
bers of the auto party attended the in
quest.
Madison.-A practical understand
ing has been reached between the
Eastern Wisconsin Railroad e Light
Company on the one hand and the
Milwaukee and Northwestern roads
on the other, regarding a crossing at
grade by the interurban line of the
rights of way of the steam roads. A
hearing bearing on this matter was
held before the state railroad COM
mission.
Menasha.-Mystery surrounds Sc
ries of burglaries perpetrated in this
city, no fewer than seven cases having
already been reported to the police,
without single clew which would
lead to discovery of the identity of
the guilty parties. The latest cases
were reported from the home of Fred
Walters on Walnut street, Island, and
Joseph Muntner on Kaukauna street.
Racine.-John Howarth, wanted
here for the murder of John Sullivan,
was caught at South Bend, Ind. Sher-
iff Derricks left for that place and
will bring Howarth back. Howarth
and Sullivan became involved in a
quarrel when Howarth plunged
knife into Sullivan's body and he died
within half an hour.
Milwaukee.-The congregation of
Calvary Presbyterian church was
given surprise Sunday morning
when Rev. William E. Graham an
nounced his resignation as pastor of
the church and asked the congrega-
ton to join with him in a petition to
l.