River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-01
STATE
HAPPENINGS

rested on charge of forgery
while impersonating Capt. Benjamin
F. Tillman, u. s. A, stationed at Fort
Sheridan, confessed to the police that
he had been masauerading under the
name of Tfllman and in the garb of
an army officer. Captain Tillman of
the Twenty-seventh infantry is now at
Sparta, with his company, and the
news that he had been arrested in the
Wisconsin city charged with forgery
caused a sensation among officers and
men. The real Capt. B. F. Tillman
was soon located with his company at
Sparta, wholly ignorant that he was
supposed to be under arrest.
Madison Husbands and fathers
convicted of abandoning or neg
lecting their families are to fare
poorly in the hands of Judge Anthony
Donovan of the Dane county municipal
court, according TO statements made
by him when disposing of the case of
John A. Johnson. Mr.. Johnson was
convicted of abandoning his family
and was sentenced to one year in the
state prison. The wife asked for
leniency. Judge Donovan said that he
had suspended sentence and other
wise exercised leniency with such
men in the past, but that the results
had not been satisfactory
Potosi-The sheriff of Grant
county, after search lasting
nearly twenty-four hours, when the
woods were secured throughout this
section, arrested a railroad laborer
Mexican, who is accused of killing a
companion in a fight. The man es-
capped and posses were sent out in
all directions. The crew of Burling
ton train found the man walking along
the track and notified the sheriff, who
with a posse hurried out on a hand
car and made the arrest without diff
ficulty
Kenosha.-The police of Keno
sha are making an effort to find
q man who gave his name as James
E. Prescott. On July s, it Is alleged.
he forged the naEse Of George W. Tay-
Tor, Kenosha attorney, to three
checks and managed to pass all of
them, the work being so expert that
one was cashed over the counter of
bank with which Mr.. Taylor had an
account. The forgeries were discov-
cred when the Cancelled checks were
returned to Mr.. Taylor.
Kenosha.-A ball of fire, ten
inches in circumference, according
to many witnesses, fell in Kenosha
during the storm. 1t struck tele
phone wire and seemed to explode.
A shower Of fire followed The serv-
ice of the Kenosha Home Telephone
company was badly interfered with,
il being stated that more than eighty
lines were burned out.
Sheboygan.-The Greeks of She
boygan are planning to organize a
militia company made up entirely of
natives of their fatherland. For a
time the organization will be indie
pendent, but later it may ask to be
incorporated in the Wisconsin Ma
tional Guard.
Marinette-The Squattertown con-
troversy was renewed legally this
week when the F. F. Seidl Fish
company was enjoined from continu-
ing dredging work on canal on a
part Of the grounds involved, where
the company contemplates erecting a
new plant.
Madison-Property of the Wis
consin Telephone company was
damaged by the storm. One bolt of
lightning struck cable. The walls
of it's tunnel were shattered. Water
entered and put many lines out of
commission.
Racine-The city council has
decided to purchase a combina-
ton auto ambulance and patrol wagon
for the police department TO replace
the wagon and horses now in use.
Askeaton-Rev G. O'Connell, Ian
ark, has been appointed pastor of st.
Patrick's church here to succeed Rev.
Dillon, who goes to Depere.
New Richmond.-There was a light
frost in this part of the state. 1t was
the first frost of the season here.
Stoughton-Word has been re-
ceived here that the Twenty-seventh
United States infantry regiment will
camp at Lake Kegonsa on September
10 and II and pass through Slough
ton on September IL on its way back
to headquarters.
Observation-Disclosures from the coun-
try about this city are to the
effect that crops were badly damaged
by the storms of this week. Several
barns were struck by lightning and
horses, cattle, sheep and hogs were
killed.
Rice Lake.-Hail as big as tea
cups fell here during a severe
storm. Plate glass windows were
broken and much damage was dene
Some of the hailstones were inches
in lerGth. Considerable rain accom-
panied the storm.
half hour after drinking carbolic
acid. 1t is said that he has been de-
spondent of late and that he has not
been we'll since he suffered fractured
skull in a street car accident about
two years ago.
While passenger
train was standing in front of
the Northwestern depot and Agent
Sparkling was assisting in handling
baggage, the money drawer in the Of
fee was robbed of about 5000 The
authorities have clue, but no arrests
have been made.
William Frink, sixty
five years old, was fatally injured