River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-03-31
BADGER
NEWS BREVITIES

Point passenger train on the 500 line
from being wrecked. People were en-
gagged in burning a marsh between
Packwaukee and Montelo and the fire,
unnoticed, spread to the 500 tracks,
burning number OF telegraph poles
and causing them to fall across the
roadbed at a point on the borders of
Buffalo lake, where sharp curve &C.
ours. Young Mills happened along the
track, and being aware that the pas
senger train was about due, he ran
down the road waving a large ban
dana handkerchief. The train was ap-
preaching and Engineer Russell re-
ceived the warning, stopping just in
time to avert a collision with the tele-
graph poles.
Appleton.-As the result of hav-
ing the corner of his working
Jacket wound around rapidly revolv-
ing shaft while he was attempting to
adjust a belt onto pulley in the wood
room at the plant of the Combined
Locks Paper Company. William Glaff,
aged % years, died from the frightful
injuries he received. Mr.. Glaff sus-
tanned a fractured skull and right
shoulder, dislocation of the right arm,
compound fracture of both bones of
the right leg above the ankle, causing
the bones to protrude through the
flesh, two fractured ribs, together with
severe internal injuries and cuts and
bruises on both shoulders.
enosha.-Politician in Kenosha
county have bowed to Cupid.
Leaders of the Republican committee
in the town of Pleasant Prairie had
arranged for a caucus to be held, but
they were notified by the women of
the town that Miss Florence Dabbs,
one of the bellies of the village, was
to be married to George w. finland
at that time. The committee called a
meeting and decided that the wedding
and the caucus could not be held on
the same day and in Difference to the
bride, postponed the caucus until the
following day.
Racine.-After having served 60
days in the county jail on the
charge of embezzlement, Frank
Jones, 20 years old, made full con
fession to Chief of Police Henry c.
Baker, that on October 10 he burglar
lied the Racine School of Fine Arts
and carried away $500 worth of goods,
including a diamond broch. Shortly
after his confession he was arraigned
in the municipal court, pleaded guilty
- oh n h1Iro1orU and
fenced by Judge Shielding to one year
in the state reformatory at Green Bay
Kenosha.-The big 28-room ice.
house owned by the Jefferson Ice
Company of Chicago at Twin Lakes
the largest icehouse in Wisconsin, to-
gether with the power plant connected
with it, was completely destroyed by
fire, entailing a loss of 100000. The
loss may be largely increased by the
melting of thousands of tons of ice
which were stored in the building
The amount of insurance on the big
plant is not known, but it is said tc
be small. The origin of the fire is a
complete mystery.
Appleton - Brewery workers tC
the number of 81 employed in the
plants of the Appleton Brewery anC
Mailing Company, theAGeorge Walter
Brewing Company of Appleton and the
Walter Brewing Company of Menasha
walked out on strike, demanding ar
increase of from one to three dollars
per week in wages. The employees OF
the Appleton Grain and Mailing Com
pany made a similar demand and con
cessions were made.
Kenosha.-John Kettlehut, a Is
year-old boy, is the defendant in
a $4,000 damage suit being tried
in circuit court here. The plaintiff
is Hans Nelson of the same age. Mel
son claims that Kettlehut accidental
ly discharged a gun in October, 1907
and the shot went into his hand. He
says that the accident was due ia
carelessness. Nelson is said to be
permanently disabled.
Menomonie. = Model farmhouses
are to be erected at the agri
cultural school in Menomonie so that
young women can get practical ex
Senator j. H. Stout, who is making a
tour of the country inspecting con
struction of farm school buildings.
Beloit.-John Cullen, former
road section foreman, threw him
self under a passenger train on the
Northwestern road at noon and was
ground to pieces. Cullen had been
out of work for some time but had
just got good job.
New London.-The National Con
densing factory of this city made
their prices for the next six months
April, s1.45; May, $1.20; June, $11O;
July, $120; August, $1.30. The prices
are higher than those paid last year.
Commissioner of Bank
ing M. c.. Bergh issued charter te
the Citizens State bank of Shawa
no, capital $4,000. c. A. Rinsler is
president and Fred G. Brener cashier
of the new institution.
Beloit.-The residence of Mrs. Ellen
Field, Chaplin street, was damaged by
fire to the extent of $4,000.
Racine - Herman Burkhardt, a
former meat dealer and farmer
was found dead in the barn OF
the Asby hotel. He entered the barn
apparently in the best of health and
after talking with the men, sat down.
They left and later found him dead
Heart disease is believed to be the