River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
WISCONSIN
BREVITIFS

Wisconsin, died at the home of her
son, Fayette Dudley. She was ninety
nine years and 13 days old. She was
born in Vermont on October 4, 1911.
Neenah.-Joseph Sauter, aged thirty
years, met terrible death near Rose
vile, N. NJ, when the locomotive on
which he was employed as fireman
was thrown from the track. Escap-
ing steam and hot water scalded Sau-
ter to death. He left this city but a
short time ago to take the place on
the Santa Fe road.
Neenah.-Julius Miller prominent
grocer lies at his home in a critical
condition as a result of being struck
and run down by an auto. The ma
chine, owned by S. B. Morgan, a
banker knocked out seven of Miller's
teeth and badly injured him other
wise.
Neenah.-Supreme President E. A.
Williams of the Equitable Fraternal
union has announced that a prize COM
petitive drill for all E. F. U. drill
teams will be held at Oshkosh on No
vember 20 About forty teams will
compete.
Oxford-Paul Radke, while working
on farm in the town of Douglas,
caught his hand in a corn shredder.
1t was necessary to amputate it at the
wrist
Grand Rapids-M Weeks lost his
automobile and garage building by
fire. Mr. Weeks cranked his machine,
but in doing so the oil caught fire
and he went for a pail of water, but
when he returned the entire garage
was afiame.
Kenosha. = Miss Moyca Newell,
daughter Of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Newell, sent check for $4,000
to the board of directors of the Ke-
nosha Hospital association as an en-
dowment for a room in the institution.
The endowment is given as memorial
to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Newell.
Reeseville.-Calvin E. Baker, many
years assistant in the high school
here, is dead of Bright's disease and
paralysis. Mr.. Baker was born and
reared in the town of Lowell, taught
school for many years, was elected
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enumerators to take the last census.
He served in the village council and
was president of the school board for
several years.
Stoughton.-Plans for the proposed
city sewerage system were approved
by the common council Four acres
of land in the eastern portion of the
city were purchased for septic sew
age disposal tanks.
Janesville.-James Lyon, Portage,
was sentenced to one year In state
prison, and John Lund, Evansville, to
six months in jail for robbing Martin
! Amundson of a watch, three dollars
and $3.50 worth of negotiable papers
on October 3.
Madison.-Gov J. o. Davidson and
C. M Griffith, state forester, are to
speak at the state forest conference
of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michi-
gan, to be held in st. Paul on Decem.
Der and z.
Ashland.-The question of taking
up and acting on the suggestion
that a tri-state fair for northern
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan
be held at Superior will be discussed
at a meeting of the Douglas County
Development association.
Chippewa Falls.-Louis ST. Lin.
born, sixteen, died from the effects
of gun shot wound accidentally in
f1icted by his brother, Emil, eleven,
recently.
Racine-Algy Arnold, who, with
William Smaton, stole an automo-
bile from the garage Of Sol Haas,
Racine, and also from the garage Of
John A. Smith, Milwaukee, was SEN
fenced TO serve one year in tho state
reformatory at Green Bay.
Bayfield.-Scores Of lumber COM
pany employees are fighting forest
fires in this vicinity and near Cornu-
copia and adjacent country. Hun
dreds of cords of hemlock bark and
cedar poles have Ieen destroyed.
Sheboygan. - The population of
Sheboygan increased forty-one dur
ing the last three months by the ex-
cess Of births over deaths. There
were 116 births and rs deaths.
GAINESVILLE. A woman using the
name of Barnthret, who was Of
fering valuable diamonds for sale, was
frightened by inquiries made by a ho-
tel clerk and escaped the police by
jumping into an interurban car, leav-
ing her baggage at the hotel. 1t is
thought to have been stolen property.
Sheboygan. - Louis Dexheimer Is
suffering from injuries received in
a collision between a touring car
and his wagon. Dexheimer and his
thirteen-year-old son were thrown out
| of the wagon.
Kenosha-The Kenosha Munich
pal Water company paid off its
entire bonded Indebtedness amount
ing to $4,000. The bonds which were
held by eastern investors were pre-
scented for payment here and the trust
deed which has been on the plant will
| at once be cancelled. The original
bonded Indebtedness Of the municipal
plant was $4,000.
La Crosse.-An extra south-bound
freight train on the Chicago &
Northwestern road struck a man on
the bridge over Black river, throwing
him into the water. He was pulled
out of the water and brought in the
caboose to La Crosse. He died on
the way. He said that he was Frank
Baker, Oshkosh.
/ Kenosha-John Cook a former Mil