River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-06
STATE NEWS

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John Behrens, the girls father, ar
rived in the city and identified the
body of his daughter. He informed
the coroner that the girl had had an
unfortunate love affair with young
man in Sheboygan, and he believed
she was mentally unbalanced.
La Crosse.-On the fisy-fourth an
niversary of his birth George Stone
died at the home of his divorced wife,
Sadie Stone, who took him in when
his commitment to an asylum was to
be made out She said he could not
live long and she would look after
him. Stone killed George Allendorf
IA years ago, and brooded over his ac-
ton, although he was acquitted by a
jury.
Milwaukee.-A secret for more than
six months, friends have just learned
that Earl Donovan and Miss Laura
Hayes, popular young people of Ap-
pleton, were married in Gesu church
in this city On October IS. The groom
was at the time employed in Woelz
Brothers drug store, but following the
quiet ceremony returned with his
bride to Appleton to reside with her
parents.
Beloit-The wife of Rev. Miner
Rogers, who was killed at Adana, was
Miss May Christie, former Beloit
girl. Miss Christie was brought here
by her mother from Tarsus, Turkey,
that her children might take adj
vantage of the Beloit schools. Later
she was graduated from Bryn Mawr
college and from the divinity school
of Harvard university.
Kenosha.-Bound hand and foot and
dashed to lever in the tower house
of the Northwestern at Rain station,
west of Kenosha, Tom Hyland, Chi.
cago saloon porter, was taken into
custody, supposedly insane. He walked
from Chicago to Rain, became violent
arrested and tied to lever in the
tower.
Racine.-Joseph Burk awaited an
examination ON a charge of stealing a
watch from Harry Mass, fellow
boarder. 1t is alleged that after steal
ing the watch, worth $65, Burk sent
it to his wife at Chicago for a pres
ent. Detectives travelled to Chicago
and found the watch in the hands of
the woman with whom Mrs. Burk
boarded.
Milwaukee.-Several interesting adj
dresses were made in connection with
the Women's Presbyterian Board of
Missions meeting at the Emmanuel
Presbyterian church in this city, the
principal speakers being Miss Mary L.
Freeman of South America, Miss Gret-
tie Y. Holiday of Persia, Miss Velma
Shook of Korea and Mr.. w. Y. Jones
of Japan.
La Crosse.-Electrica Inspector
George w. Wehausen has resigned on
request of Mayor Sorensen. Frank J.
Killian, chief electrician for the fire
department, will attend to the duties
temporarily. Mr. Wehausen was ap-
pointed by Mayor Anderson in Sep
TENDER and his term was to expire on
May 5.
Superior.-Police protection has
been furnished to crew of non-union
structural workers employed on the
Northwestern coal dock No. 2 here.
The men were brought here from Chi
cago and local union men tried to in
duce them to quit work and trouble
resulted.
Wilton.-Fire destroyed the resi-
dence of DR.. Phillips, entailing loss
of about $4,000 on the house and
$1,000 on the contents. A servant 60
ing to the basement with lighted
lamp in her hand fell, dropping the
lamp, which exploded, setting her
clothes on fire. She was burned.
Madison.-Gov. Davidson reappoint-
ed Otto s. Boberg, Eau Claire, as a
member of the state board of phar-
macy for term Of five years. This is
the fourth member of the present
board that Gov. Davidson has ap-
pointed.
Marinette. A nine-year-old boy
named Rondeau was attacked and bit
ten by a vicious dog owned by John
Maskey. The brute managed to shake
off it's muzzle and attacked the little
fellow as he passed along Hall avenue.
1t is not believed that the dog is mad.
Racine-John Berg in 1906 stabbed
a man at Kenosha and was sentenced
to Jail for six months. One day he
took French leave. Berg came back
to Racine and the Kenosha sheriff
took him back to serve the remainder
of the six months.
New London.-Another rural mail
route will be in operation from New
London post Office beginning on June
1. 1t will run through Mukwa and
Lebanon townships. This means dis
continuance of the Northport post Of
fee.
Oconto.-The authorities here are
on the lookout for burglars who looted
several places of business within a
week.
Madison.-Citizens of the lake re-
gion are interested in the proposed
deepening of the Yahara river in con-
nection with the Rock river at James
vile so as to make a navigable stream
to the Mississippi
Wausau.-Judge A. H. Reid has filed
aD order with the clerk of court of
Oneida county for the drawing of a
grand jury on the first day of the May
term of court held in that county.
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