River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-03-17
BADGER
NEWS BREVITIES

control has condemned the county
Jail and ordered it vacated immediate
ly. 1t is understood that the county
board will provide a prison by con-
verting the present sheriff's residence
into jail The fact that the levy for
the year has already been made makes
it impossible to provide for the cree
ton of new structure at this time.
The building that is condemned Is
one of the oldest in the city and has
been in use for nearly half century.
Superior-Because of the delay
in getting the town and county
boards to take action on the construc-
ton of a highway to the site of the
steel corporations new plant here 1t
has been proposed to annex to the
city of Superior the north tier of the
townships in the town of Superior
through which the road passes so that
the city can do the work alone and
thus hasten completion. 1t is prob
able that action will be taken on 1t
shortly by the council.
Fond du Lac.-Edward Krause,
brother of William Krause, who
was taken to the Northern hos
pital for the insane at Oshkosh last
week, after defying two wardens OF
that institution and the sheriff OF
Sheboygan county with an AK, is now
confined in the county Jail. He was
arrested on the complaint of Mrs. A.
Brown and two daughters, Mabel and
Christina of Dundee, who allege that
Krause threatened their lives.
Stevens Point.-The 18-months-old
baby Of Mr.. and Mrs. Anton
Kawlewski was burned to a crisp
while the parents were away. They
had left the child in the care of an
older sister. She was called ouside,
and when she returned she found the
child on the floor one mass of flames.
1t had crawled to the stove where its
light dresses were ignited. The girl
was also badly burned in trying to ex-
tinguish the flames.
! Green Bay.-Attorney John w.
Reynolds, in a communication to
the Brown county board of supervi-
sors, alleges that Sheriff Frank Deviley
had overcharged the county for fees.
He advised that the supervisors order
an investigation and report the find
ings to Gov. Davidson. He offered
TO lend any assistance in giving what
evidence he already had and in secur-
ing additional evidence against the
| sheriI
Brodhead.-Pervine Atwood, aged
"a, resident Of Green county
since 1850, died after an illness
of several months. Mr.. Atwood
was born in Indiana in 1927 and
moved to Illinois when but year old.
! When 10 he walked on foot to the
present state of Oregon, staying two
years and then going to California.
He owned some 1900 acres of land
in Green county. Six children survive
him.
Green Bay. - Green Bay next
summer will improve Fl streets.
The street committee, into whose
hands has been given the matter of
selecting the kind of pavement to be
put down on streets where property
owners do not file petitions, reported
to the common council that six of the
streets are to be paved with asphalt,
eight with tar macadam, one with
brick and six with concrete.
River Falls.-The safe Of F. e..
Peterson, a jeweler, was blown
open and robbed of it's contents. About
$3.50 worth of stock of Dunn Bros,
hardware dealers in the same build
ing, was also taken. The loss to
Peterson is unknown, but is estimated
at about $1,000. This is the first safe
cracking here in IL years. Peterson
has been in business here for over
thirty years.
Kenosha.-Frank E. Foulke, one
of the best-known contractors OF
Kenosha, met with a severe injury
when he fell from ladder. He fell
70 feet, striking on the frozen ground
with such violence that he sustained
a simple fracture of both ankles. The
accident was caused by the breaking
of a derrick which fell against the
ladder, causing it to fall.
Mazomanie.-MissL ottie B. Smith,
assistant cashier of the Peoples
State bank, whose screams pre-
vented the bank from being robbed
last November and led to the capture
of George Benbon who pointed re-
volver in her face, has been rewarded
/ for her bravery with a fine gold watch,
presented to her by the National
Surety Company.
, Racine.-Freight car thieves have
been operating on the Chicago &
Northwestern railway. Thomas Nc
Graw of this city, when he
received a consignment of shoes,
missed IL pairs. Railway officials
were notified. McGraw received word
that the shoes were recovered at Chi.
cago and the thieves arrested.
Wausau.-Fifty-four cases Of scar
let fever are under quarantine In
this city, nine new cases having
been reported since Saturday. One
death was reported from after effects
of the fever. Every public hall, thea
ter and street car has been fumigated,
and strong pressure is being made to
have the school closed.
Racine-Jose Cutres, an Italian
% years old, who was injured
in a runaway on st. Patrick street,
died from his injuries. Cutres was
driving a spirited horse when it be-
came unmanageable and he was
thrown to the road, the wheels of the
wagon passing across his abdomen.
MI, or,o Fire DESTROYED the dry