River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-30
STATE
HAPPENINGS

GrantOn.-Walter MOlQennau0r, JnS
young man who is building an
airship three miles west of here,
made a trial of his invention recently
with great success. He went several
hundred feet and had the machine
under perfect control. The flight
would have continued OILY for the
fact that one of the main shafts was
too light and bent. He is now en-
gagged in making another of heavier
material and is convinced he has
solved the problem of travelling in
the air.
Ladysmith.-Chi of Police Gull
yer has originated new one. When
he sees a youth under age who
is training to be an adept at drink
ing, he takes him by the arm in IA
therly manner, escorts him into sa-
loon, parades him before the bar
tender, so that he can be recognized
without the aid of a Bertillon system,
and makes known his age with the adj
monition to keep your eye on this
boy; he's under age" Then the pair
go to the next place, and so on down
the line.
Manitowoc.-A small fire which
damaged the Northwestern depot
to the extent of $1,000, it is
hoped will lead to the building of
new station here next summer. The
fire originated in a toilet room and
when discovered had gained consid-
cradle Roadway. All efforts of the
fire department were directed toward
saving the baggage room and the
warehouses. The waiting rooms were
practically Quilted. An overheated
stove is believed to have caused the
blaze.
Cameron-While Calvin Temple
ton was saving handles at the
Oak Grove handle factory, piece of
| timber caught the top of the saw and
threw it with great force, striking
! Mr. Templeton in the side, and only
| for a watch in his pocket which was
struck by the flying missile and di-
! verified it's course, the stick would
| have passed through his body. AS it
was he was badly hurt. The watch
was demolished He had purchased it
a few days before.
Fond du Lac.-Timothy Bergin,
| So years old, wealthy farmer
of the town of Eldorado, died on Sun
day from eating an apple that was ice
cold. Bergin went to the root cellar
for an apple and, returning, placed it
to his wifes cheek with the remark:
isn't that cold?" He then ate the
apple, and in Is minutes was dead
| Doctors say death was due to acute
dilation of the heart, caused by taking
the cold fruit into the stomach.
La CrOsSe.-Fire of unknown
origin destroyed the Bluff brew
cry, located about a mile and a
half from Brownsville. The interior
OF the building had been recently re-
modelled by the new owner, William
Laudeman, who purchased the plant,
which had been idle for several years.
He was preparing to reopen the brew
cry in the early spring.
Bayfield,. once again is
alive with numerous gambling
dens and the business is being carried
on quite extensively with no effort of
concealment 1t is generally known
that there are a number of proprietors
of saloons here who are making
poker a leading feature of their es-
Establishments.
Pulaski.-William Kurowski, for
mer clerk of the public schools,
justice of the peace, and who has
handled an extensive amount of real
estate in Pulaski for several years,
was convicted of forgery in the cir
cult court at Shawano and sentenced
to serve four years in the state peni-
tertiary at Waupun.
Hudson.-Emil Johnson, who swim
died St Croix county farmers out
of 5000 on fake live stock life
insurance, pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to one year at Waupun.
Viroqua-The copper mine on the
farm of James P. Allen, near
Avalanche, will be reopened by new
| organization to be known as the
Prairie Mining Company
Eagle River.-The new water
main system was tested by apply
ing 125 pound pressure for "A hours,
which was considered satisfactory
and the work accepted.
Algoma-Martin Brett Company's
store, the largest in the city, was
burned out entailing a loss of about
S35, 600 The stock is nearly total
loss.
ShebC ygan. = Burglars entered the
clothing store of Bodenstein Bros,
and stole $3.50 from the cash
register, a sealskin cap and $25 fur
overcoat.
Plainfeld-Philip Fischer, a Ger
man farmer living nine miles
west of here, committed suicide by
shooting his head off with a shotgun.
Eau Claire.-A new parsonage, to
cost $4,000, will be erected in the
spring in connection with the First
Presbyterian church.
Merrill.-Joseph Reisner, pleading
guilty to a charge of forgery, was SEN
fenced to one year in the Green Bay
reformatory.
Antigo.-Thinking the onion bin
about as safe as any place to put
his money, well-known farmer
of the town of Rolling proceeded
to act accordingly. He placed $40 in
| each and a check for $40 IN tha floor