River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-05-12
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

leading member of the county board :.
a retired merchant and wealthy resi-
dent. through his attorneys. Senator
Thomas Morris and Hartwell, served
written demand upon the district at
torney that he be arrested and prose-
cuted on a charge of burglary. On
April 81 the store of John Pietz was
entered and Mr.. Pietz, who purchased
the store from Turnbull, wanted his
arrest, charging him with intent to
rob. After an investigation, during
which Mr.. Turnbull was detained in
jail, the charges were proved INSULT
cient to warrant his arrest and he was
released. Gossip has since become so
offensive and charges of buying the
officers in order to secure his release
so numerous that Mr.. Turnbull now
demands a trial in order to establish
his innocence
Ashland.-At Washburn, Norbert
Sero, former assistant farmer of
the Bad River reservation, entered
plea of nolle contendere and paid a
fine and costs, $485, on a statutory
charge which has been hanging over
him for more than a year. Sero and
Special Agent Brents of Oklahem,
while assisting Special Agent Johnson
of the interior department in raiding
places where liquor was supposed to
be sold at Odanah, got into a quar-
rel, the result of which cost Sero the
fine imposed, while Brents paid 5000
and costs.
Madison.-That the firm of Chris
and Walter Schroeder gave it's
own check for $45.07 to Howard D.
Plimpton in payment of the portion of
the insurance premium due him from
the firm of Beals & Torrey Shoe COM
pany at the request of this firm, and
that the Schroeders did not rebate on
any policies written by them for the
shoe company, was the burden of evil
dence given by Walter Schroeder be-
fore Insurance Commissioner Beedle.
Eau Claire-James Murphy, a
bridge carpenter, aged forty, of
Chippewa Falls, met instant death
here as the result of falling off the
500 line bridge over the Eau Claire
river, which is in the course of recon-
struction. He fell thirty feet, alight-
ing on his head and breaking his neck.
He leaves a wife and family. His
body was taken to Chippewa Falls.
Madison.-The board of con-
troll was given a shock when it
opened meat bids. The lowest price
quoted will average about $4,000 a
month higher than the price of three
months ago. The contract calls for
the supply of meats to the ten penal
and charitable institutions of the
state. Three months ago the price
averaged 1888 month.
La Crosse.-A feeling of hui
initiation drove sixty Americans en-
ployed in extra construction gangs of
the Burlington in the yards at Grand
gangs were granted an increase of Is
cents day while the Americans were
given only cents. They demanded
an advance from $1.55 to $1.75.
Sheboy gan.-At meeting of
the board of directors of the Farmers
and Mechanics bank, George H. Det-
ling was elected cashier to succeed
o. G. Neumeister, who retires, owing
to ill health. N. ]. Schaefer was
elected president.
Madison-Prof. J. Erlanger, head
Of the physiology department of
the University of Wisconsin, will
resign at the end of the present
school year to accept the chair of
the physiological department of Wash
ington university
Eau Claire.-The trustees of the
First Methodist church society of
Eau Claire awarded contract to the
Wisconsin Construction company of
Chippewa Falls to erect the proposed
new church edifice. The structure is
to be of stone.
Antigo.-The resolution for the
discontipuance of the Langlade
County Training school was killed by
a vote of II to A. The county board
held that the school was of great
value to the county in providing good
teachers.
Racine.-A coroner's jury exonerated
Mayor Horlick of all blame for the
death of Harry Thompson, the news
boy killed by being run over by the
mayors auto.
eboygan.-Trinity Lutheran church
will secure a pastor who can preach
in English and German and retain the
Rev. Mr. Wolbrecht as assistant
pastor.
Appleton.-Charlesto the six-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs Charles
j. Schneider, drowned in the Fox river
while trying to spear frogs and fish.
Oshkosh-The employees of the Rob-
ert Brand & Sons Manufacturing
company are on a strike. About sixty
men and boys are out.
Antigo-The Northwestern has set
out row of elm trees along two
blocks of the right of way in the city.
Sheboygan.-The local BARRIERS
have organized a new union and at
meeting held officers were elected.
Abbottsford.-The H. G.. Pargee
cheese factory of the town of Holton
was destroyed by fire.
Waukesha.-E. w. Cleveland brought
to the county clerks Office six
live baby wolf cubs which he
caught in the town of Genesee. Cleve-
land was unable to shoot the mother.
The cubs were killed and Cleveland
received a bounty of 81 each from
the county and will receive a similar
amount from the state.
Racine.-The carpenters strike