River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-08-25
STATE NEWS
I'm BRIEF

Toilette will make his nrSt pup.
lie appearance in Wisconsin in his
campaign for reelection at the Della
van lake assembly Thursday evening,
August 49, Thursday is political day
at the assembly and there will be an
address of "stand-pat Republication"
Senator La Toilette will speak on
| Progressive Republicanism." An
immense crowd from all parts of
southern Wisconsin is expected.
Earlier in the day there will be an adj
dress by Mayor Seidel on So
cialism.
Fond du Lac.-H. E. Cornell,
who attempted to hold up Ed
ward Schultz in the Cole Savings
bank, waived examination in justice
court, and was bound over for trial In
circuit court Attorney Gregg of Chi
cago, who came here to take charge
of Cornelps case, did not appear dur
ing the proceedings. 1t was stated in
court that the prisoners father was
confined to his Chicago home with an
attack of nervous prostration caused
by worry over his sons &C
| TONS
| Ashland.-George Ellison is dead
and Miss Louise Billet may die
as a result of an alleged attempted
murder and suicide here on Monday.
1t is said that in a fit of jealousy ELL
son waited in an alley for Miss Billet
with whom he had been keeping COM
pany, and when she came by with
party of young people he shot her
| twice and then killed himself.
| Kenosha.-The body of Ernest
Hagelan, thirty-five years of age
and supposed to be Chicago
man, was found floating in Kenosha
harbor. He was formerly employed
as a lookout on the steamer Flora M
Hall of the Hill Steamboat company
and he disappeared. 1t is thought he
was sleeping on lumber pile near the
docks and fell into the harbor and
was drowned.
Kenosha.-Mrs. Frederick Behnke,
sixty years old, wife of Herman
| Behnke, one of the best known
citizens of Kenosha, died after long i'll
ness from cancer. Mrs. Behnke had
|
years Mrs. Ellen Tillemans, ninety
years old, also a pioneer woman of Ke-
nosha, widow of Peter Tillemans, died
in her home here.
Kenosha.-More than four hun
dred employees of the foundry OF
| the great Simmons Manufacturing
companys plant here went on strike,
| M, IN oIo
and later in the day As men who had
been employed as unloaders went out
| in sympathy with the foundry men.
| The strikers demand an increase in
wages.
Kenosha-Steps are being taken
for the reorganization of the Ke-
nosha Choral society, with at least
200 members. Rev. F. Walter, who is
in charge of the musical department of
| the seminary at st. Francis, is to be
| the leader of the organization.
Chippewa F'alls-The large farm
residence of Emmett Rooney burned
with it's contents. 1t is located
two miles east Of this city. The loss is
| $3,700, with an insurance of $1,000.
The origin of the fire is supposed tc
have been a defective chimney.
| Waukesha.-While playing on a
raft in Webers millpond here,
Roman Wiechers, the six-year-old son
| of Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Wiechers, fell
| into the pond and was drowned. When
the news of the accident spread about
| the neighborhood Rudolph Frank swan
out and on the first dive brought the
body to the surface.
| Madison-Albert Chapman, twen-
ty-two years old, pleaded guilty
| to the charge of assault with intent
| to do great bodily harm. 1t is alleged
| that Chapman stabbed William Troal,
fourteen years old. Sentence was post
poned until Saturday in order that
Chapman might be examined as to his
sanity.
| Manitowoc Cheese burglaries
which have been puzzling the police
for the last six months may be
cleared up by the arrest of two tramps
who when taken into custody, had a
large quantity of cheese in their pos
| session
| Kenosha-Kenosha will hold a
| celebration on Labor day to
mark the laying of the cornerstone
for the new Kenosha city hall. 1t will
be a homecoming day. Gov. James O.
| Davidson will be invited to represent
| the state at the ceremonies.
La Crosse.-A warrant was is
sued for w. w. Schall, secretary of
! the La Crosse & Onalaska Railway
company, charging him with the en-
bezzlement of $640.47 of the funds of
the company.
observation-disclosures A. Dunn Of
the United States engineers Office
at Rock Island is here to investigate
plans for deepening Rock river, with
a view to making the stream naviga-
BILE.
GAINESVILLE. - The postmaster Of
| GAINESVILLE has filed a request at
| Washington, d. c., for authority to
open postal savings bank.
Madison.-Jacob Theresa, a wealthy
farmer living on the Middleton
road, several miles west of Madi-
son, committed suicide by shooting.
Mr. Middleton had been i'll for some
time and his family had been worried
about the condition of his mind to