River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-01-13
BADGER
NEWS BREVITIES

for control or the German Evan
gelical Association church led to VIC
lence and one of the rival pastors,
Rev August Lotz, is locked UP III the
county Jail. Rev. Mr.. Lott was as
signed to Ashland about year ago,
but some time later the presiding eld-
er, backed by the bishop, ordered him
TO give up the charge and sent here
Rev. Gustav A. Bloede.. Rev. Mr.. Lott
refused to turn over the church prop
erty. Both pastors officiated at the
regular services. Mr.. Lott was re-
moved from the pulpit as he knelt to
pray Mr.. Bloede was advertised to
preach Pastor Lott called at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Bloede and the two came
to blows
Naturalization the second time,
the congregation of Mount Olive
English Lutheran church has refused,
by unanimous vote to allow its pas
tor. Rev. William Dallman, to accept
call to the English Lutheran church
of Sheboygan. A committee of three
from the Sheboygan church appeared
before the Mount Olive congregation
and presented arguments for press
ing the call to the Milwaukee pastor.
nitowoc.-Manitowo brick will
be used in the construction OF
the new 100000 post office build
ing for the city, G. w. Kennedy of
the Clay Product Company of this
city having been formally notified by
the Majestic Construction Company of
Milwaukee, contractors of the build
ing, that the product of the local COM
pany has been accepted for use. An
order for 100000 brick will be placed.
Galesville-The members of the
American Society of Equity in and
about Galesville may market their
own live stock henceforth instead of
selling it to local buyers. Although
hogs have brought as high as eight
cents in Galesville, the Equity forces
believe that they have not got the
top, and a movement is on foot to ex-
tend the business of the local farm
ers elevator to the stock business.
Oshkosh.-The commission ap-
to his sanity found him insane. He
has been taken to the Northern Hos
pital for the Insane. John attacked
his half brother with pitchfork and
injured him sc badly that he, too, was
sent to the insane hospital, having
conclusion of the brain.
Sturgeon Bay. = Ownership of
the toll bridge across the waters
of Sturgeon bay will revert to the
public at the expiration of the charter
of the Sturgeon Bay Bridge Company
in about two years. This is the effect
of an opinion rendered to the city
council by City Attorney w. e. Wag-
ener.
Neenah.-Probably for the first
time in the history of this section
there will be little if any ice harvest
ed on Lake Winnebago this winter.
A thin layer of ice formed early in the
season. 1t was followed by heavy
blanket of snow which prevented the
ice freezing to the required thickness.
Janesville.-John SCHNEIDER, self
confessed thief of several thou
sand dollars worth of plumber taken
during the past year, shot and killed
himself at his home while an officer
was preparing to take him to jail. 1t
is thought he may have murdered Mi
chael Cronin about Il year ago.
Ken 3sha.-District Attorney r. v
Baker is making an investigation
into the finding of the dead body
of a man in a car load of oats, which
was being unloaded at switch track
at the property of the Getting Broth
ers Ice Company at Camp lake in this
county.
Sheboygan. Just released from
30-day jail sentence, William
Hutlock. aged IS years climbed to the
edge of an ice pack on Lake Michigan
and threw himself into the water. His
body has not been recovered.
Oconomowoc. = Rev. John White
rector of the Episcopal church al
Delavan, has received a call to the
rectorship OF Zion Episcopal church
in Oconomowoc, and it is understood
that he will accept.
Crandon-Louis Liebel, who was
struck by an ak in hand tc
hand fight in camp IA, Conner Land
& Lumber Company, near Laona, died
of his injuries. Following an inquest
by the coroner, John Wywarth was
charged with the murder.
Madison-A petition asking Gov
Davidson to remove County Reg
lister of Deeds Sherman T. Burgess fol
alleged malfeasance in Office was filed
The petition is signed by special
committee of the county board of SUI
pervisors.
Kenosha.-Isaac Denton, an ole
pioneer citizen of Kenosha, fol-
whom the Kenosha police had been
searching for the last two weeks, has
returned to his home.
| New London.-Nick Van Ormar
met tragic death near the saw
mill at Embarrass by being squeezed
to death between two logs.
Pakagama.-The new telephone line
is now completed and connected with
the Cameron central.
Superior-For the first time II
many years the La Crosse convoca
ton will be held in Superior, the ses
sions to be held here on January 10
IL and II.
Belioit. = Five COWS from the
Shaw farm, near this city, were
drowned in the Rock river by the
breaking of the ice when they wen
! to drink.