River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-05-12
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NEWS BREVITIES

mind and almost superhuman eff
fort, Mrs. Thomas Mehis, residing in
| the town of La Prairie, near here,
saved the life Of her son, who was In
danger of being cut asunder by pillow
dragged by frantic horses.
Fred Mehis, aged about twenty-five
years, was blowing in the field guiding
a span of horses hitched to the pillow.
Without warning the horses started to
run away, throwing young Mehis for
ward so that the pillow piled on top of
| him, the share resting between his
! shoulders.
The mother when she saw the mis-
hap came on run, grasped the reins,
and though herself drawn along for
about fifty feet, brought the frantic
animals to a stop. She then lifted the
pIow from off her sons body and car
ried him into the house. She then
ran, almost breathless, to the house of
a neighbor half a mile distant and
after arranging for medical aid col
lapsed.
Superior.-A tax deed was filed
with the register of deeds of
Douglas county giving title to Supe-
rior's 100000 federal building and
land on which it stands to Matt Burke
of Little Rock, Ark. Burke was
member of the paving firm of Burke
| Bros, which paved Tower avenue
seven years ago, before the govern
ment bought the site. Postmaster o.
X. Anderson says the deed was taken
out by Burke merely to establish
claim against former owners of the
property, and the government is not
concerned.
Ashland. = The Lake Superior
Iron and Chemical company has
been bought, it is reported, by an Eng
lish syndicate. The present company
has capitalization of $8,0O0OO0 and
| includes pigiron plants at Ashland,
Boyne City, Elk Rapids, Manistique.
Newberry and Chocolay. The Ashland
plant includes large wood alcohol
and chemical plant and the deal also
covers the Yale mine of Bessemer and
the Tyiers Forks mine at Plummer.
The central office of the old company
is in Detroit.
mobile in Russelrs garage started
fire that destroyed not only that
building, but also the F. HI. Russell
glove factory, the w. G. Russell moe.
casin factory and the yards and ware
houses of the G. w. Allen Lumber
company. The loss is estimated at
100000, and is believed to be fully
covered by insurance. For the pres
ent at least ESQ hands will be thrown
out of employment, but the owners of
the properties declare that rebuilding
will start at once.
Beloit--A tube has been IN
serted in the body of Harold Haws,
aged eleven years, son of Colan Haws,
from his throat to his stomach to keep
him from starving to death. Four
years ago he swallowed caustic
potash, burning the passage to the
stomach so badly that in the healing
the sides grew together. He could
take only liquid food sometimes a
whole day being required for him to
dispose of one glass of milk.
Marinette.-Miss Leal Scanlon, a
young woman of this city, has
begun suit for $4,000 damages against
DR.. Carl Stevens, a young physician
of Niagara, Wis, for breach of promise.
She says the wedding was to have
taken place last fall that the date
was set, guests invited and many
gifts received and that week before
the ceremony Stevens wrote note in
forming her he had found out that he
loved another young woman.
Oconto.-Arthur and William Duff
fina, aged sixteen and fourteen
years respectively, were arrested for
the robbery of the Classon store. Will
liam was committed to the Industrial
school until he becomes of age, and
Arthur, a parole of that institution,
will probably be returned also, but an
effort will be made to send him to
the reformatory.
Waupun. = Work has been be-
gun on the new prison wall which
when completed will enclose the field
heretofore utilized as a vegetable gar
den, twelve acres or more in area.
When completed the wall will average
twenty-five feet above the surface of
ground, sloping from three feet thick
at base to eighteen inches on top.
New London.-The Jennings saw
mill was totally destroyed by fire.
The fire department had hope of
saving the mill, but kept the fire from
spreading to the lumber yard. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
Shawano. = Mayor F. w. Hum
phrey has appointed the follow
ing on the fire and police commission:
August Cattan, W. G.. Zachow, DR.. B.
Roger, George Klosterman and F. A
Eberlein.
Observation-Disclosures wants to line
up some conventions for 1911. The
Chamber of Commerce will assist any
fraternal organizations o: church SO
cieties in a campaign.
Green Bay Martin Wiser, aged
fifty, farmer near here, was
killed in a runaway. He was thrown
from his wagon and struck the ground
on his head
Eau Claire.-Annie Potack, wife
of John Potack, a Chippewa In
dian of Sawyer county, was arrested
by Deputy United States Marshal w.
H. Appleby, charged with the brutal
murder Of her mother-in-law, a help
less squaw ninety years old, whom it
is alleged she kicked and mauled to
death
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