River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-09-02
STATE
HAPPENINGS


Fred Price of Grover was indicted
twice on 13 counts in all. He is ac-
cused of taking $500 from machin.
cry house on account of the sale of a
road scraper on one count and in
another is accused of having paid $25
to one August Kanke, former super
visor of the town of Grover. Price
was at the time chairman of the town
of Grover and served as assemblyman
from his district in the legislative SEES
sions of 1901 and 1909 The other
man indicted was Andrew Johnson,
supervisor of the town of Stephenson.
on six counts He is charged with
Incorporating road funds. The
jury is still in session and more in
dictments are expected.
Waukesha.-Frank x. Reidinger.
who was supposed to have been vic
tim of Mrs. Belle Guinness at Laporte.
Ind, is alive and well on a farm near
received from hiE. Reidinger for
merly conducted farm mead Della
field. This farm which was mort
gagged was recently sold under fore
closure there being balance of $561
after the mortgage was satisfied. This
amount is held by the clerk of Wau-
kesha county. Reidinger has engaged
counsel to secure the 1851. also the
proceeds from the sale OF livestock
and farm products.
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let Stone Pawling, who died of in.
juries sustained when an automobile
containing herself, her husband, Harry
Pawling, his brother, Robert, and
friend, Frank Fraser, all of Milwau-
kee, was struck by a Chicago, Mil.
waukee & st. Paul train at Forest
Junction, three miles east of Wauke-
sha, was brought to Milwaukee and
taken in charge by George l.. Thomas,
467 Milwaukee street.
Grand Rapids.-For some months
past the agent at the Green Bay &
Western railroad. A. D. Hill. in this
city, has been missing money out of
the sale ticket drawer the total
amount being about 5000. Hill set
trap and was successful in making
capture, the thief proving to be lad
who usually made his headquarters
around the depot. The young man,
Frank Coleman, was arrested by Sher.
if Michael Griffin
Beaver Dam.-John Clifford, editor
of the Juneau Independent and clerk
of the circuit court of Dodge county,
has entered complaint and filed
charges with the state board of con-
troll against Eugene L. Derse, super
intendent of the county asylum for
insane at Juneau, charging him with
maltreating and abusing inmates of
the asylum.
Fond du Lac-Former Alderman
suicide by shooting himself in the
head with revolver, the tragedy TAX
ing place in the kitchen of his home,
1873 Rosendale avenue. Grief for his
divorced wife and the child from
whom he had been separated for 16
months is supposed to have been the
cause of his act.
Grand Rapids.-The legislative COM
mittee on water powers made tour
of inspection along the Wisconsin riv
er in this vicinity, leaving for Wausau
by automobile, visiting the Whiting
mills en- route and stopping for sup
per at Stevens Point.
Black River Falls.-Ellen Anderson,
the 13-year-old daughter of John An
derson, was drowned in the Black
river here. She was out boating with
boy of her own age when she leaned
over the side and fell in.
Kenosha-The annual clambake of
the Racine and Kenosha lodges of
Elks was held at Central park north
of Kenosha and more than $50 Elks
from neighboring towns were in at
tendance.
La Crosse.-Unable to speak above
whisper for 40 years, John Hurdy, a
veteran of the civil war residing at
Dakota, Mimi, suddenly recovered his
voice after 40 years of silence.
Two Rivers.-A moral crusade has
struck Two Rivers and Mayor Betz
has ordered all saloon-keepers and
drug stores to remove every slot ma
chine in their places.
Eau Claire.-The summer school of
methods with an enrolment of close
to 100 students, is in session here with
Prof E. c.. Patzer of Milwaukee as
leading conductor.
La Crosse.-Congress J. j. Esch
and Superintendent Johnson of the La
Crosse County Agricultural school,
will be the speakers at the opening
dinner of the board of trade, on Sep
TENDER 7.
Black River Falls.-Stock in the
grocery department of mercantile
company was destroyed by fire at a
loss of nearly $4,000; partly insured.
Cazenovia.-Miss Pearl Scallon of
Loretto was drowned while fishing
with a number of other women. The
boat was capsized.
Spring Valley. - Samuel Sanders
dropped dead on the street. He had
lived in Pierce county 40 years.
Madison.-The outbreak of anthrax
in the dairy herd at the farm of the
University of Wisconsin is now thor
oughly under control and no further
spread of the disease is anticipated.
The authorities of the college of agri-
culture have taken every precaution
tn check the disease and TO preyent its