River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

| <ApPAOIOA' -AppllCdlAOh VII "
made by A. H. Zechiel to Gov. James
Davidson asking for the removal from
office of Justice of Peace Nicholas
Berg and Sheriff Henry Welker of Hill
bert, who are charged with failure to
perform their duty some days ago
when the former refused to issue a
warrant and the latter refused to
serve it on a man who was accused
of operating a slot machine contrary
| to law.
Springfield.-The American Flag as
ISOLATION, organized a short time ago
to promote the veneration of the flag,
| is preparing to celebrate the one
hundred and thirty-second anniversary
of the adoption of the stars and stripes
as the flag of the United States. Cir
culars announcing the coming event
have been sent to prominent people
throughout the country urging. them
to aid in making it the broadest posi-
BILE observance of the anniversary.
| Milwaukee.-In the capture OF
Frank Burton, 33 years, and Charles
Nees, %, giving addresses at Pitts
|
Milwaukee police believe that they
have two of the men who have been
working the directory sW1ndle, by
which business men of Milwaukee and
every other large city in the United
States have been defrauded of large
sums of money.
Kenosha-Work on another big
| ditch 0r ooro1 xxyhfoh will rodQQrn fhO11.
sands of acres of farm lands in the
western end of the county has been
commenced The ditch will be eight
miles long, six feet deep on an aver
age and 16 to "a feet wide. 1t will
cost approximately $4,000. Ninety
thousand cubic yards of earth are to
be removed at nine and three-fourths
cents per yard.
Corliss.-One hundred employees of
the Wisconsin Engine Company turned
out and fought fire that threatened
the main part of the village. Sparks
from a brush fire set fire to the resi-
dence of Deputy Sheriff Thomas
Burns. A bucket brigade was formed,
which got the fire under control Di-
rectly east of the house is located the
stores and largest buildings in the
village.
La Crosse-Rev. w. D. Thomas,
former president of Gale college at
Galesville, one of the most widely
known Presbyterian clergymen in the
northwest and a man very high in
the Masonic order, dropped dead on
train on the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railroad at Camp Douglas.
He was IS years of age.
Milwaukee.-Two more names have
been added to the list of victims of
the Inflated vessel Adelia Shores,
wrecked in Lake Superior. Peter S.
Olson and Gustav S. Olson, brothers,
and ordinary seamen, are thought to
have been aboard the vessel, thus
swelling the total of dead Milwau-
keeans to nine.
New Richmond.-Mrs. Lucinda P.
! Knapp, widow of the late Joshua
Knapp, for 80 years resident of New
Richmond, died of consumption at her
home at Drewry's Bluff, Va, aged 102
years IL months and IL days. She was
born in Aunin Creek, Mexican county.
Pa, March 20, 1906.
Viroqua.-In the Western Wisconsin
league declamatory contest between
the Sparta, La Crosse and Viroqua
high schools here Irving Duteur, La
Crosse, won first place; George Hauge,
Viroqua, second, and Clyde Ewers,
| Sparta, third.
| Mi1Waulxoo Tho foIoro1 oropd i,1rv
began its labors by hearing evidence
in the case OF Theo. Murdoch, charged
with passing seven counterfeit $40
gold pieces in River street resorts on
the night of April 9. He was posi-
lively identified by several.
Madison.-Prof. Boyd H. Bode of
the department of philosophy of the
state university has accepted an ap-
pointment as professor of philosophy
at the University of Illinois. Prof. Bode
has been connected with Wisconsin
for nine years.
Kenosha.-Far from home and kin
bred, William III. Mcdonnell, a soldier
in the confederate army, was laid to
rest in the Kenosha city cemetery and
the last honors of a soldier were paid
to him by Fred S. Lowell post, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Lake Beulah-Many summer cot
tages have been ransacked during the
winter. John w. Eckhart, who came
| from Chicago found his cottage robbed
of bedding, linen, silverware and
clothing Oats and hay in his barn are
also missing.
Wausau-A claim for wolf bounty
pended before County Clerk King,
Carl Viergutz asks bounty on the
scalps of six wolf cubs. 1t is ques-
ton if the law provides bounty on
| cubs.
Janesville-Word was received here
that Rev. Father Laurence ]. Vaughan,
the noted Catholic divine, Shake
spearean lecturer and playwright,
died in Dubuque Qa.) hospital
Manana.-Many families under quar-
antine and all public schools closed
are conditions here because of the
prevalence of scarlet fever.
Madison.-Junius T. Hooper of Ash
| land, one of the unsuccessful candi-
dates for state superintendent of
public instruction, filed statement in
the Office of the secretary of state, de-
claring he spent s3,416.24 for cam.
paign DllrnoseS