River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-12-01
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

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golden wedding anniversary with
family reunion at their home in this
| city. Mr.. Toal was born in New
Brunswick, Can, on July %, 1888, and
his wife, who was Miss Mary Hitch
ings, in Robbinston, Me-, on July 3.
| 1884. Their families came west the
same year, 1856, and settled in Hud-
son Prairie, this county. On Novem-
Der %, 1860, they were married by
the late Rev. James Speers. They re-
sided on a farm near Boardman in
the town Of Richmond 80 years and
nine years ago moved to New Rich
mond.
Waupun.-The 678 convicts in
the Waupun prison observed Thanks
giving with dinner of chick
en-, cranberry sauce, mashed pota-
toes, bread, coffee and mince pie. 1t
was served at noon in the prison din
ing-room. The shops were all closed,
but the men were confined in their
cells, except for few hours in the
morning, when they were allowed to
mingle. In the female prison, where
10 women are now occupied, the in
mates Jared the same as the men.
In addition they had the privilege of
spending the day visiting among them
selves.
New Richmond.-Richard Rudd,
a farmer in the town OF Cylon,
has suffered his fourth serious acct
dent in two years. He was attacked
by a colt while feeding the animal
and his collar bone was fractured.
The same colt kicked Rudd and broke
one of his ribs last summer. year
ago a rib on his other side was frac-
tured, and two years ago he fell
from a scaffold and suffered injuries
which disabled him for many months.
Another man on the scaffold at the
same time was killed.
La Crosse.-Christian Bienegan,
aged sixteen, is dead, and Claus
Skunberg, aged eighteen, is be-
lieved to be dying from suffocation
by coal gas at the home of Bienegan's
grandparents in Galesville, where
they were spending Thanksgiving.
The old couple went to a funeral
leaving the boys, students at Gale
college, at home. Returning they
found Bienegan dead on the floor and
Skunberg unconscious in chair.
Delavan.-A rail trip to Su-
perior- Duluth and thence to Buffalo
by lake steamer is one Of the inter-
esting features provided for by the
preliminary program for the nine
teenth convention of the American
Association Of Instructors Of the
Deaf, to be held in Delavan, home of
the Wisconsin free school for the
deaf, in July, 1911. The association
meets once every three years and this
will be the largest gathering ever
held in Delavan.
La Crosse.-After being thought
| dead for five years, at which
time he disappeared from Minneap-
oils, A. B. Frazer, Sr., once a rich
D. S. Grieg, former friend, and ac-
knowledged his identity. He was
caught in a wheat corner and lost
his fortune, and thereafter became a
wanderer. His family, believing a
report that he was dead, had become
separated.
Racine.-M. G. Stevens, Fond
du Lac, is in the Racine county
jail on statutory charge, unable to
FURNISH $500 bonds. Stevens, it is al
legged, deserted his wife and three
children, leaving Fond du Lac with
Elsie Rosenthal, nineteen. They
came to Racine and the other night
were found in local hotel by Dis
trict Attorney Blackburn and Detec-
tive Cosgrove, Fond du Lac.
Rhinelander.-Cond John Kel
ly Of the Chicago & Northwest
ern line had the carcass of a
deer in his locker, according to Dep
uty Game Warden Kleist, Kenosha
The deputy confiscated the carcass.
Kelly has been ordered to appear here
to answer to the charge of illegally
having venison in his possession.
Grand Rapids.-Frank and Louis
Braun were badly injured in a
boiler explosion. They were oper
ating a wood saving machine on the
Braun farm near Edgar. The boiler
was blown to pieces. Frank Braun
was badly sca1ded and may loss the
sight Of one eye. Louis Braun's right
hand was torn off.
Racine.-Thomas Lloyd Williams,
eighty, one of the leading Welsh
residents Of Wisconsin, died
here. He came to Racine in 1850 and
was in the mercantile business for
many years. He contributed articles
to Welsh newspapers and magazines
published in this country.
Waukesha. = August Monti,
stranger in the city, was held up
on the Milwaukee road tracks, near
the gas works, and severely beaten,
John H. Means and J. P. Ozier are
locked up in the county Jail on a
charge of highway robbery.
Madison.-Dairy and Food Com.
missioner ]. @. Emery left for
New Orleans to attend the meeting of
national and state dairy food commits.
sioners.
heboygan.-Members of the She.
boygan police department have
presented a communication to the city
counil asking that the pay of the po-
licemen be increased because of the
increased cost of living, the cost to
which a policeman is subjected in get
ting his equipment, to compensate for
overtime work in emergency cases and