River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-04-29
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

EVd0S0llCdl dSSOcldIlOu, bishop bOW-
man, D. D., of Allentown, Pa, or
dained as elders: c. Maves, w.
Schulz, B. Machman, G. Epp and as
deacons, o. Jack, A. Krug, E. Michel,
H. Straub, P. Meyer. At the mission
airy meeting, $500 were contributed
for missions in Wisconsin.
Kenosha.-John Julian, an Italian,
40 years of age, living at Berryville,
while walking to Kenosha stepped out
of the way of a north-bound passenger
train and walked directly in front of
south-bound freight train. He was
thrown so yards. An examination
showed that he had escaped with both
arms broken.
Eau Claire.-Prof mons" Fourier,
the Eau Claire dancing schoolmaster,
has been sued for $4,000 by Helen
M. Sayles of Spooner, aged 2S years,
who says she sustained permanent in
juries to both her knees on August s
by falling on new cement sidewalk
in front of Mr.. Fournier's lots at
Spooner.
Manitowoc.-A petition signed by
100 citizens will be presented to
Mayor Groffman asking that former
Mayor William Rahr be appointed as
member of the police and fire commits
sion to succeed Fred Koepke, whose
term expires soon. Koepke is the last
of two Social Democrats to leave the
commission.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. than half the
cows furnishing milk for Milwaukee
have been tested by the tuberculin
test. Certificates for 1864 cows have
been filed with the health department.
Careful estimates by the health dea-
partment officials place the numbers :
COWS from which milk is used in Mi.
waukee at about $4,000 or $4,000.
Oconto.-The manslaughter case
against William Flynn, hotel keeper
at Breed, was dismissed. He was ac-
cused of killing an Indian named
Moses Kackwitch last October with
club. Others than Flynn struck the
Indian, it was shown, and the judge
was unable to determine which blow
was fatal.
Appleton.-The 73 saloonkeepers of
Appleton voted unanimously to close
their places of business at IL o'clock
Saturday nights and remain closed
until one o'clock Sunday noon. Mayor
B. G. Wolter ordered all slot machines
stopped. This order pertains also to
dice shaking cigar games.
Racine.-Did Katherine Peil, pref
ty North side girl, eloped with George
B. Rutter, a washing machine agent?
Miss Peil met the drummer some days
ago and her parents admitted she
packed her clothes and went away,
but denied knowing anything about
the elopement.
Neenah.-Mrs. William Gilbert, wife
of William Gilbert, the prominent pa
per manufacturer, is dead after long
illness. Mrs. Gilbert was well known
for her charity and as a clubwoman.
A husband and son survive. She was
So years of age.
Madison.-The Modern Wocdmen
and the Eagles of Madison want to
erect clubhouses similar to the fine
home of the Elks, costing about $780,
900. The Modern Woodmen propose
to build a $4,000 house on Monona
avenue or in that vicinity.
Chippewa Falls.-Ten years each
was the sentence given to the Hol-
combe bank robbers here. Motion for
a new trial was denied. The robbers,
w. E. Howard Mike Birmingham and
Thomas Burns, were found guilty by
In Tn iapC
La Crosse-Italian laborers were
brought here by the Milwaukee road
to take the places of the section men
who struck two weeks ago when their
time was increased an hour day
without more pay. Nine men have
been brought in.
Notwithstanding Newell Adams, a
student at Beloit in 1896, will come to
Beloit next year to be dean for the
college women. She is now studying
at Oxford, England. Miss Cora
Palmer, present dean, is given a leave
of absence.
Observation-Disclosures Crouch, a
comedian and tumbler with a travel
ing medicine company, committed sui
eide here. He drank two ounces of
carbolic acid which he secured by
using a doctors name at local drug
store.
notwithstanding struck the
residence of Charles Reeder, nearly
killing Charles Reeder, his mother-in-
law, Mrs, Ward, and Charles Reeder,
Jr. Physicians say they will recover.
The stroke did considerable damage.
Oconomowoc.-Lucia Merrill is
dead, aged 70 years. He resided in
Wisconsin over fifty years and was
a music teacher in this vicinity in the
early days.
Sheboygan.-The body of George
Brooks, Waterman on the steamer
Harvey D. Goulder missing since Jan
uary 10, was found on the beach
mile south of the city.
Janesville.-Mrs. Mary Leahy, an
apple woman on the streets for years,
who died, left $1,000 to Trinity Epis-
copal church as a trust fund
Oconto.-The jury in the case of DR..
A. A. Dufrense disagreed after having
been out over "a hours. He was
charged with having performed an I'M
lawful operation upon Mrs. Ryan of
Oconto Falls.
Manitowoc.-Rev. w. M Clark of
Grace Presbyterian church in Milwau-
kee was elected by unanimous vote