River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-03-31
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Beloit.-On the sixth anniversary
Of a flood that was indirectly
the cause of the destruction of their
factory, the J. Thompson & Sons
Manufacturing Company began suit for
damages against the Milwaukee road.
The loss at the time of the food was
stated to be $4,000. 1t is alleged by
the Thompsons that the flood was
caused by an ioe jam that formed in
Cedar creek, back of the railway COM
pany's bridge. 1t is contended that
the water which flooded the Thomp-
sons factory caused oil to flow into
the fire boxes, exploding and causing
the burning of the plant.
Amigo. - The Langlade county
board authorized the public prop
erty committee to secure plans for
the remodeling of the old Jail and the
building of a fireproof addition to the
old structure. At present no place is
provided for women prisoners or for
boys and girls. The old building will
be utilized for the women and boys
and girls departments. The new addi-
ton will be built in modern style and
be used for men only. 1t is designed
to spend about $4,000.
Madison.-Formal dedication Of
the new forest products labora-
tory of the United States forest serv-
ice will take place on June 4, at which
time a program of an elaborate nature
is to be given. President Van Hise
has appointed Profs. ]. E. Olsen and J..
N. D. Mack for the University, Mr..
Hall and Director Cline for the forest
ry service and State Forester E. M.
Griffith on the committee in charge of
this event About thirty-five men are
now employed by the service here.
Safeguarding to the heavy
increase in the work of caring
for the large parish and three churches
under his charge, an assistant pastor
has been appointed to work with Rev.
! William Staehling. The new pastor is
Rev. George Schroeder of Gas Line,
| Ont. Mr. Schroeder will take exclusive
charge of the work in English in the
parish The parish includes three
churches, ST. Andrews, st. Stephens
and ST. Luke's in the town of Sheboy-
gan Falls.
Superior-Principa J. G. King
of the Allouez and Itasca schools
was almost drowned while crossing the
bay. Precipitated through an air hole
in the channel he remained in the Icy
waters for 20 minutes before assist
ance came. Principal King was on
skees at the time. Becoming numbed
Mr.. King was about to give up the
struggle when Ernest st. Onge and
some others came to his assistance
with boat.
! : Chippewa Falls.-Stewart Sweeney
of the town of Arson, this cOun-
ty, was arrested and fined $25
and costs in Judge Jenkins court for
beating horse numerically. The
youth was intoxicated and he fiayed
the horse with rawhide lash until it
was bleeding from the wounds. Farm
ers telephoned his maltreatment to
the city and his arrest followed.
Depere.-John Jacklin of Pine
| Grove, who has held the office OF
assessor of the town of Depere for the
last two years, was killed while at
work on the windmill which had got
out of order. His clothing was caught
in the mechanism He called to his
wife to shut off the power but his
clothing had been wound around him
so tightly that he choked.
La Crosse.-The remains found
floating in Black river have been
identified as those of Rud Suder,
a native of Gostrich, Austria, who
came to La Crosse from Chicago last
Thursday and worked two days with
the Burlington construction gang near
Grand Crossing. The stranger was
sent here by an employment agency
of Chicago.
Algoma.-The body found on the
beach has been identified as
that of Fireman Steve Dancer of
Rochester, N Y, who was lost off the
steam barge Pallou when that boat
went down off the Sturgeon bay canal
on November 16.
Marinette.-The last of the fish
ermen have come in off Green bay,
and it is believed that the ice on the
bay will be so badly honeycombed
that the first car ferry can make port
on April 1.
La Crosse. = Brewery workers,
painters and carpenters, number
ing more than 700 men, will make de-
mands April 1 for substantial increases
in the present wage scale.
Elroy-The Elroy Advancem ent
association offers a prize to the per
son living in this vicinity, who will
submit the best slogan to be used in
advertising the city.
DEPRECIATION was started in
circuit court by Henry L. Thomp-
son to recover Sis, 900 from the Ameri-
can Writing Paper Company for the
loss of an arm.
Observation-Disclosures the injury of
a small boy by an autoist a campaign
against fast driving has been started
here and several arrests are promised.
Sheboygan.-Oscar E. Rudolf, a
motorman on the freight run between
this city and Plymouth, was found
dead in bed. He was % years of age.
Chippewa Falls.-For the first
time in three-quarters of CEN
fury no logs have been banked along
the Chippewa river and its tributaries
to be f1oated to tie mills along its
banks. This year marks the end of
the big logging operations in this vi
cinity and at the end of the summer
| ALMOST oil tho lrno her mills on tho