River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-08-18
STATE NEWS
In BRIEF


numbering Piladi Boschi in Beloit
when he appeared in circuit court
here. Judge George Grimm immedi-
ately sentenced him to life imprison-
ment in the state prison at Waupun
and he was taken there later in the
day. The crime was committed while
a Beloit street construction crew was
at rest. Both Ike and Boschi were
members of the crew. 1t is said that
| the two men had quarreled earlier in
| the day and that Ike stepped to Bos-
chi's side, aroused him from a sleep
and shot him, giving as his only rea-
son for the act that he did not like
the man.
Sparta-Troops are arriving and
departing from the Sparta ma
neuver tract almost daily At pres
ent the camp consists of IL COM
! panies of the Twenty seventh United
States infantry; II companies of the
Twenty-eighth United States infantry;
four troops of the Fourth United
States cavalry; Fifth United States
Field artillery: First United States
Field artillery; Company A, hospital
corps; II companies of the First
North Dakota National Guard; IL COM
panies of the Fourth South Dakota
National Guard; four companies (sep-
arate battalion) of the South Dakota
National Guard, together with sep
arate headquarters and bands of the
different organizations.
New Richmond. = Following the
reported robbery of the 500 line
| depot at Somerset of approximately
| $500, representatives of the railroad
made an investigation of the accounts
| at the station which are now reported
| SITS short. Robert Thrasher, a driver,
was arrested on suspicion at the
instigation of A. F. Scott, then agent
! of the 500 line. The authorities have
no evidence connecting Thrasher with
the case. Special Agent Cunningham
of the 500 line, who has charge OF
the case, has put a new agent in
charge of the station temporarily.
| Janesville.-Factory Inspector Ev-
ans, Racine, swore out eight war
|
Three of the warrants were against
proprietors of public buildings in
which the doors are alleged not to
open outward as required by law An
other is against a superintendent of a
machine shop, charging the maintain
ing of an emery wheel without the
| blower required by law. The other
i%+D
of small theaters, charging the en-
ploying of girls under fourteen years
old to sing.
La Crosse-Dest.tute and in ac-
tual want, it is said, as a result
of the failure of the berry crops, Win
nebago Indians in Wisconsin are I'M
able to hire counsel to represent them
in Washington in a contest with the
Nebraska Indians for division of the
tribal funds, and Congressman J. ].
Esch has made application to Com
missioner r. G. Valentine of Indian
affairs to permit A. p Jones, a clerk
IN the Wisconsin reservation, to rep.
resent them. WV
Racine-The city council at an
adjourned session fought out the
question of adding six new police
men to the city force. There was
tie vote and Mayor Horlick voted
aye Carrying the proposition. Hun
dreds of citizens have been demand
ing better protection in the outskirts.
Mayor Horlick appointed A. r: Janec-
ky, justice of the peace, to fill va
cancy caused by the death of W.
W. Rowlands.
Green Bay.-Encampment No. II
of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows of Wisconsin was insti-
tuted in Green Bay. The encampment
has charter membership of So and
members of the Green Bay lodge No.
10 and the lodges between Appleton
on the south, Oconto on the north and
in cities a short distance west and
east of here may join.
on.-Announcement is made
of an INSTRUMENTATION confer
ence in Madison next December,
at which 500 to 1000 people will
be present. An invitation to, church
organizations has been issued, ad-
dressed ito local churches, district
and state denominational bodies of
Wisconsin" The dates are Deem
Der and 6.
Eau Claire.-Edward Nussberger,
Durand, twenty years old, was
instantly killed by st. Paul freight
train. 1t is said that he was asleep
on a railroad bridge near his home
He is survived by his parents, sis
ter, Mrs. John Hudson, Chippewa
Falls, and a brother, Frank, of Monde
vi. His head was crushed and right
foot injured.
Viroqua.- looking after a
horse which had stepped over his tugs,
Levi De Witt was kicked in the head,
receiving injuries from which he died
In few hours.
Oshkosh.-The population of Osh-
Rosh is conservatively estimated at
Al 900 as the result of a careful
house-to-house canvass for new di-
rectory
Fond du Lac.-A. G. Crane, CIV
ing his home as Milwaukee, made
a bold attempt to rob the Coles
Savings bank. He was pursued by
citizens through the streets, firing his
revolver as he went, and was finally
caught by w. J. Hoth, Chicago trav-
cling man, who had made circuit of
the block and caught the robber face
to face.