River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-22
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD


Racine, when the police, in arresting a
drunk, carried away Browns trunk,
containing his charts, etc., used in the
lecture. The trunk had been left out
side the school where the lecture was
TO be given and the drunk had used it
for bed. The police, believing the
trunk the property of the man arrest
ed, loaded it into the patrol and car
ried it to the station. Mr.. Browns
lecture was delayed until the trunk
could be recovered.
Madison.-The United States gov
eminent has conferred an honor upon
Prof Henry c. Taylor, head of the
department of agricultural economics
at the University of Wisconsin, by
appointing him special agent of the
census bureau for the summer, to
give expert advice as to plans for the
agricultural census for 1910. DR.. Tay-
lor was chosen for the position be-
cause of his intimate knowledge of
agricultural conditions throughout
the country, gained through extensive
study of agricultural economics and
personal observation of conditions in
various parts of America.
Powers Lake.-A 12-room ice house,
40Ox200 feet, with 10000 tons of ice,
and the power house of the Jefferson
Ice Company were destroyed by fire.
The loss is estimated at 100000
Residents of the village of Powers
Lake and scores of Chicago resi-
dents who are passing the summer
here turned out in force to fight the
flames, but the blaze soon got beyond
all control.
Madison.-Herman Thuringer, dry
goods merchant, drowned in Lake
Monona, off Monona lake assembly
grounds. His body was recovered
The members of his family, sitting on
the shore, saw him disappear, but
they were unable to save him. Thur.
niger was about SO years old and a
son of Samuel Thuringer, wealthy
retired dry goods merchant.
Misunderstanding halfway down
the 75-foot cliff at Lake park, in the
presence of crowds of people, Edna
Glaesiner, II years old. Chicago, mar.
rowly escaped death on the ragged
rocks. She is now at the Emergency
hospital suffering from a minor con.
cussion of the brain and numerous
bruises.
Appleton.-Sig Trentanove, the
sculptor, has cabled the G. A. r. of
this city that he will start work imme.
diately on a design for the proposed
soldiers monument which A. w. Priest
has offered to give to the G. A. r. The
monument will be placed at the west
end of Market street, in front of the
city hall.
Eau Claire.-The rumor is preva.
lent here that move has already
been started by the Chicago &
Northwestern railway to abandon FL
roy as a railroad center and give
Camp Douglas the present patronage.
It is planned to make the latter place
the junction point of the Northwest
ern, Omaha and Milwaukee roads.
Milwaukee-Fire in the village of
Cudahy resulted in a loss of about
$4,000 and wrecked two homes. The
blaze started in the basement of the
frame dwelling of John Gucz. The
flames spread to the next house, also
a frame structure, and drove out the
family of Mrs. Stanislava Popewska
Milwaukee.-The annual convention
of the Wisconsin State Dental so.
ciety opened for four-days' session
on fbn cnony1d floor Of tho al u
building. About 400 visiting dentists
from all parts of Wisconsin, with
others from Chicago and Michigan
cities, were present.
La Crosse.-For assisting the COM
pany in operating it's cars during the
recent lockout, William A. G. Bruhnke,
Jr., conductor, was fined SIS by the
local union of the AGGRAVATED Associa-
ton of Street and Electrical Railway
Employees.
Sheboygan.-Becaus her mother
objected to her keeping company with
15-year-old Clarence Bennink, 12-year.
old Viola Lighthard attempted to COM
NIT suicide by throwing herself into
the Sheboygan river. Anton Gerber
rescued her.
La Crosse.-The special summer
meeting of the Wisconsin State Hor.
ticultural society will be held here
on Aug. because of the extensive
plans for a park system which are
being carried out here. About fifty
delegates will attend.
Superior.-E. D. Phelps, chairman of
the board of the town of Scion Springs
and former chairman of the Douglas
county board, was arrested charged
with making claim against the county
and of obtaining money under false
pretenses.
ilwaukee.-Dibbert Tomkins, a
farmer on the Hawley road in W1n.
watosa, disappeared from his home
several days ago and has not been
seen since. The police are trying to
find him.
acknowledgement McLane, is
years old, drowned in the Eau Claire
river while in bathing.
La Crosse.-Following a partial re-
covery in a Chicago hospital from
serious illness, Bishop Schwebach of
the diocese of La Crosse will soon be
brought back to his residence in this
city. Physicians say his recovery is a
matter of only few weeks.
Milwaukee.-No new cases of small
pox developed in the city during the
last week, according to the health re-