River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-01-27
BADGER
NEWS BREVITIES

built over the MISSISSIPPI between this
city and North McGregor, Ia, prepare
tons for which are now in progress.
Part of the traffic from the Pacific
coast extension of the Milwaukee road
is to be sent over this division. The
new bridge is to be 102 feet north of
the present structure, eight feet high
er, and nearly two miles in length
With the new steel bridge it IS pro-
posed to transfer the switch yards
from North McGregor to this city,
where the company owns much land,
and recently acquired more. The de-
pot is also to be moved from the pres
ent site on the river front to a Ioca-
ton on Main street in the Second
waro.
heboygan-Sheboyga prospective
victims of the Spanish letter
swindle are breathing easier now.
Information comes from Boston
that the ones who have been using the
mails in connection with the letters
from Madrid regarding man being
held in a castle are about to be
brought up with sharp jerk. The
ring1eader in this country was caught
and arrested at Boston a few days
ago. 1t is claimed that the schemers
have a gang of men at work in both
this country and Europe. The authori-
ties had been -yorking on the case for
a long time Many of the letters sent
out by the gangs have reached She
boygan people.
Hurley-In fire which de-
stroyed the business portion of Pence,
a small town six miles from here,
Charles Nyman was burned to death.
The fire destroyed the Mogenier and
the Bertagnolli buildings, two resi-
dences in the rear of the latter, and
J. C. Eaver's general store. Mr. Ny
man occupied a room in the Mogenier
building and it is believed that he
threw a lighted match upon the bed
clothes He was the last person seen
to enter tie building. He was about
"a years Of age and employed at the
Montreal mine.
of Mrs. Elsie Morris, charged
with burglary, larceny and concealing
stolen property, returned a verdict of
guilty on two counts, being that she
had retained property stolen from the
home 0f Mrs. Mary Morgan, Miss Eliz-
abeth Ilill, and the dressmaking shop
of Mrs. Sterling. The husband of Mrs.
Morris is now serving a five-year term
in Wa"2un for burglary of the Ster-
ling shop to which he pleaded guilty.
La Crosse.-There were 500
births in La Crosse in 1909, nearly
twice the number of deaths. That
there was only one death from diph-
iberia is considered remarkable, as
well as the fact that there were only
two deaths from scarlet fever out of
thirty-six cases. Health Officer Muir
ply says prompt action in reporting
cases of contagious diseases has re-
duced the number considerably.
Racine-The case against Ma
RE Kruger, an attendant at the
Racine county asylum, arrested on
complaint of Dr. S. Sorenson, who al
leges that the attendant assaulted
Mary Monaghan, an inmate, is to be
dismissed, according to a statement
made by Martin J. Gillen, attorney
for DR.. Sorenson.
Racine.-A man who was killed
on the Chicago & Milwaukee
Electric railway was identified as
Nicholas Mrkobrat, an Austrian, 43
years old He walked up to the line
to get his dinner pail and snow shovel,
and getting between the big drifts he
could not climb up and rolled down
under the car.
Fond du Lac.-A petition to
hold no election next spring is being
circulated. The reason is that another
election would have to be held in 1911
to elect a judge. At the election to
be held in the spring but few city
officials are to be elected, and it is
proposed to have these hold office one
year longer.
Sheboygan = Charles Hurtienne,
while hunting near Elkhart, lake,
killed an eagle which measures
almost eight feet from tip to tip of
wings. He has had the bird stuffed,
and it is claimed to be the largest and
oldest eagle ever shot in this vicinity.
Madison.-Game Warden George
w. Rickerman reports the ar
rest and conviction in Bayfield, county
of a man charged with trapping
beaver. He was fined $50 and costs, a
total of $5608, and his traps were con-
fiscated.
d-Marshfield will es-
tablish a zoo. The council has made
start by purchasing two cub bears
which were captured in the woods re-
Gently. They will be placed in a den
in the city park.
Racine.-Because of the snow
blockade two large factories are
closed, and others will close unless
the railroad companies are able to
bring in cars of coal.
Sparta.-Burt Cole and HI. d.
Koon, pleading guilty to having
slugged William O. Noble of La Ores
cent, were sentenced to serve two
years at Waupun.
Racine.-A south-bound car on
the Chicago & Milwaukee Electric
railroad struck and killed a man half
a mile north of the cemetery station.
The man was on the track between
two snowbanks and was unable to get
out of the way. The body was brought
to this city, and is believed to be an
Italian employed by the railroad.
Kenosha.-The police here have
been unable to find any solution