River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-08-25
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS

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this city on a new mail delivery de-
vice which will undoubtedly be
adopted by the government in the
handling of mails from stations
where the through trains do not stop.
Heretofore the government has suf-
fered great loss in the destroying and
tearing of mail sacks under the man
ner in which they are now handled.
The new device changes the system
| of handling mail sacks so that 1t will
be almost impossible for them to be
| damaged or the contents smashed.
| The device is simple in construction,
| being a sylinder barrel worked by a
| spring. The mail is placed in the
| cylinder and when the train passes
a lever Is released and the force of
| the spring throws the mail sack into
the mail car. The device can be
moved out of the way when not in
use, and the mail will be delivered
no matter what speed the train is
running
Fond Du Lac-August Gabriel. a
| resident of Bluff street, while laboring
under the delusion that he was an
airship, was taken into custody by
| Officer Flanders on Linden street and
was taken to the Northern Hospital
for the Insane at Winnebago in the
afternoon, having been examined and
| adjudged demented. officer Flanders,
who is on the night beat, was on his
way home when he heard a patter of
| feet behind him and saw a man run
ming toward him at the top of his
speed, Tapping his arms as though
they were wings and occasionally
leaping into the air He stopped the
man, who explained that he was ia
king a running start so that he could
sail up among the clouds.
Chippewa Fall.-The golden we'd
ding Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hill oc-
Cured. They were married so years
ago at Bathurst, N B., and have re-
sided here for the past 26 years.
Their friends gave them a surprise
party and contributed many presents,
including 500 in gold. Mr. Hill is
seventy-four years old and was born
October 81, 1886, at Bathurst, N. b.,
while Mrs. Hill is seventy-five years
old, born February 1, 1885, at Kings
ale, Ireland. She has been totally
blind for the past % years, yet does
all her homework, and readily rec
ognizes many intimate friends.
Manitowoc-Willitm E. Murphy and
E. j. Carroll, the latter proprietor of
the Williams house of this city, the
former a Milwaukee man, were in
jured in an automobile accident at
Port Washington while on their way
to Milwaukee. Mr.. Murphy had an
arm broken and suffered other in
juries, and Mr.. Carroll suffered a dis
location of the shoulder. No details
Of the accident have been received
here and whether other members OF
the party were hurt is not known
Messrs. Murphy and Carroll were ac-
companied by their wives.
Madison.-A handsome new theater
on site within one block of the CAPT
tai square, the theater to be ready for
use this season, is the plan OF com
pany of Madisonians. The PROPOSE
ton is up to the Shubert people. The
Madison people who are interested in
the project have made their PROPOSE
ton to the Shuberts, and all that re.
mains to bring a new playhouse to
Madison is the 80. K" work from the
Shuberts.
KeWaskum.-Otto J. Mattas, q
rural mail carrier here, was ar
rested by Post Office Inspector Ralph
Bird, charged with stealing a letter
containing three checks on May 16
Mattas confessed, according to Mr.
Bird, to cashing the checks. He was
taken to Milwaukee and turned over
to Marshal H. A. Well. He was ar
raigned before United States Court
Commissioner Francis Bloodgood.
Washburn.-Bayfeld county farm
ers have been cutting their grain
crops and from reports from the diff
ferent parts of the country it is found
that the crop this year is about nor.
NAL despite the dry weather of the
first of the year. The grass and hay
crops were short, but millit and al
falfa show good yield to the acre
Corn is looking fine and the yield
will be heavy.
Milwaukee. - The Marshall and
Illsley bank has executed a go
year lease of the property at 413 East
Water street and will erect on this
site dignified bank building for it's
exclusive use to cost 100000. This
is the oldest banking house in Mil
waukee.
uburndale.-Severa1 residents of
the village and surrounding coun-
try have reported seeing a man,
scantily covered with rags, in the
woods, and who takes flight as soon
as he is observed. Authorities have
made a search without success. 1t is
believed that the man is demented
Grand Rapids.-The four-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. 10
seph Walloch was attacked by a cow
and seriously injured. She suffered a
broken arm and it is feared that blood
poison may result.
Hudson.-Judge Wickham of Eau
Claire has decided that ex-Mayor
Utman's police and fire commits.
sion is the legal one. He states