River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-09-16
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every Train u dLl01Q IuS new La
Crosse State Normal school which
opened, it's doors. This is a much
larger attendance than that at the be-
ginning of other normal schools in
this state. At least 800 are expected.
Stevens Point. = Paul Munsche,
aged 43 years, said to be a
resident of Oshkosh, died here from
burns. He crawled into brick build
ing used as a crematory for waste
paper and other refuse and he was
terribly burned before he succeeded
in getting out
Chippewa Falls-Three yeggmen
blew up the safe in the State bank at
Downing, 40 miles west of here, on
the 500 line. Two explosions were
heard and at the second one, a dozen
citizens rushed out on the streets, Civ
ing the general alarm. The bandits
secured $50 in pennies that lay out
side the steel door of the vault con-
tanning $1,000. The explosion failed
to break open the steel box and the
robbers had no time for a third
charge. The interior of the bank was
wrecked and the plate glass front was
blown out and the safe demolished.
Necedah.-The greatest cranberry
district in the west reports that the
crop has been practically ruined by
frost and fire. Many of the larger
marshes are completely ruined and no
attempt will be made at picking. 9th
ers have suffered loss of so per cent.
In the vicinity of Norway Ridge
enough damage has been done to
throw 1000 people out of employment
in the picking season. One grower es-
timated his personal loss at $4,000,
and other losses will make total far
into the hundreds of thousands.
Milwaukee-In the belief that MUIR
der may have been committed, deputy
sheriffs are investigating the discov-
cry of a charred human torso in the
ruins of a box car shack used by
Italian railroad laborers, in the town
of lakewood, south of South Milwau-
kee. The remains were found by
George Dresser, section foreman,
after the car had burned to the tracks.
Dresser also reports that before the
debris fell upon the tracks, he no
ticed a pool of blood beneath the car.
Kenosha.-District Attorney r. v.
Baker has caused an examination to
be made of a broken oar found at
Twin, near the place where the body
of Herman Martin was found two
weeks ago, and it was found to have
a lot of human hair clinging to it.
The remains of Martin were exhumed
and a portion of the hair taken from
the head, and it is thought that this
will be found to be the same as that
| found on the oar.
Grand Rapids-Edward Morvic, a
baker employed by George w. Lyons
of this city, while at the milwaukee,
road depot, opened jackknife and de-
| liberately cut deep cash in his hand.
He was stopped from doing further in
jury to himself, and later collection
was taken up for him to buy a ticket
! to Chicago, where he said he wanted
to go. Word has just reached this
city that he committed suicide by cut
ting his throat.
Milwaukee-Further complications
/
OF the Evangelical creed congregation
which resulted in the ousting of Rev.
| Franz Kupfer two years ago, have
arisen in a court order against the
officers of the church, through their
neglect to obey the order by Judge
| Belden of Racine to elect a pastor
and continue services in the church.
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ment case will not be called for a
hearing until Judge E. Ray Stevens Of
Madison decides upon the dates that
| he will be at leisure to take up the
work here, so that it will not conflict
with his other work. At present Judge
| Stevens is holding court in Sank
county.
Superior.-The remains of Swan
Benson were found lying about one
hundred feet off Winter street near
the road leading to the brickyard, by
| Thomas Morgan of Billings Park. A
razor was found in the mans pocket,
so that he APPARENTLY left home with
the intention of taking his life.
Racine.-Nine miles north of this
city two interurban cars of the T. M.
E. R. & I. Company line crashed in a
head-on collision. The fronts of both
cars were smashed and there was a
panic among the passengers. Six peo-
pie were on the south-bound and ten
on the north-bound car.
Marinette-Mrs. Mary Prudell, aged
go years, is at the hospital in criti-
cal condition with a broken arm and
other injuries. Her son, John Prudell,
is in the county Jail awaiting the re-
suit of her injuries. If she dies, a
charge of murder will be brought
against Purdell.
Merrill.-J. o. Dreng of Chicago has
accepted the call as pastor of the
/ First Evangelical Scandinavian Luth-
eran church of Merrill.
Omro.-The organization of the Pr
oneers of Winnebago County held its
annual reunion at this village. officers
were elected.
| Stevens Point.-The Business Mems
! association favors the opening of the
! town line road in the town of Dewey
to the Marathon county line. The
money for the erection of bridge
over the Little Eau Claire has been
| subscribed and the opening of the
road will probably take place this
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