River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-04-07
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from a woodsman, was given four
years at Waupun and his wife who
was convicted with him, was given
three years. Mike Casaba, who was
convicted of burglary at Mellen was
sentenced to three years. Charles
! Norway, convicted of assault to do
great bodily harm, was given 20
months at Waupun and Fred Mitchell,
who pleaded guilty to petty larceny,
was given 60 days in the county jail.
La Crosse.-Judge Higbee dis
solved the injunction restraining
the county board from interfering with
the duties of Superintendent of the
Poor John Hauser, and the latter was
ousted by a vote of SO to 2. Judge
Higbee put the matter of enforcing
the law relative to members of the
board selling goods to the county up
to District Attorney Thompson and it
is understood he will take some &C.
ton soon. Sol Burdick was chosen
to succeed Mr.. Hauser as poor super
intendent.
Appleton.-The strike of the
brewery workers of Appleton and
Menasha, which has been in progress
sinces March 25 is at an end. A COM
promise was reached whereby the
men operating the delivery wagons
will receive an increase in wages
amounting to $3.50 week, while all
inside workers under the jurisdiction
of the union will receive an increase
of one dollar week.
Racine - The engine room of
the Universal Stone Company, To-
Gated at Ives, was wrecked by the
bursting of the large f1ywheel. Pieces
of the iron were thrown hundred
feet. A number of employees narrowly
escaped injury. On account of the ac-
cident the stone quarry is closed until
a new wheel can be secured. The dam
age is estimated at several hundred
dollars.
Beaver DAMS Miller, while
fishing in Beaver Dam lake was
drowned. He left his home and when
he had not returned searching parties
dragged the lake, picking up the dead
body. It is believed the high wind
blowing at a velocity Of 60 miles an
hour over the lake, overturned his
boat. He was 27 years of age and
leaves a wife and two children.
Sheboygan.-The fireman on
south-bound switch engine on the
Milwaukee road near Kiel, mistaking
the torch of a fisherman on the She
boygan river for the headlight of an
approaching train he had been or
dered to sidetrack for, jumped head
long from his flying locomotive and
was badly injured. The man thought
q collision was impending
Sheboygan. = Rev. W. M. Ca
manske, the new pastor of st.
Marks English Lutheran church, re-
stalled by several neighboring pastors.
The congregation will erect one of the
handsomest church buildings in the
city this summer, the edifice seating
about 500.
Racine. - A telegram received
here from Sheridan, Wyo., states
that two men we're killed in
railroad wreck at that place, supposed
to be Joseph Jandl and his brother.
The two boys are supposed to be sons
of the late Frank Jandl of Caledonia,
who left here for the west some weeks
ago.
Sturgeon Bay.-Gustave Jacobson,
treasurer of the town of Liber
ty Grove, committed suicide by cuttSlg
his throat. The body was found in a
field where he had gone to work. No
h.
as his accounts are reported all right.
Beloit. The coroner's jury in
vestigating the death of John Hayes,
whom Officer Fred Janvrin shot, found
that death was due to Janvrin's shoot
ing, and asked for the officers arrest
on the charge of murder. Janvrin was
at once placed under arrest.
Racine.-Iron molders of the city,
those employed by the day de-
mand an increase in wages and a
nine-hour day instead of a ten-hour
day, as now. The foundrymen are
ready to grant the increase in wages,
but not a nine-hour day.
La Crosse.-Thirty-tw head of
cattle belonging to w. w. Withee
from herd of pure bred Angus, were
ordered killed by State Veterinarian
Wolcott, being infected with tubercu-
3osis. Tie cattle were brought here
from Clark county.
Sturgeon Bay. While assisting
in taking soundings, John Ma
pies fell off the revetment into the
canal, and before assistance could
reach him he was drowned. He was
20 years old and leaves a wife and one
child.
Janesville-The body of all in
FAINT with it's skull crushed as though
by hammer, was found near the rail
road tracks. An inquest has been or
dered. The body may have been
thrown off passing train.
Marinette.-Most of the ice on
Green Bay seems to have centered
about Peshtigo point. For long dis
lance it is piled up in immense foes
80 and 40 feet high.
Ashland.-The Y. M. c. A build
ing is to be opend up on Sep
TENDER 1, and will be kept open here
after, the money to clean up all the
indebtedness against the building
having been raised. The building had
been closed for over year on &C.
count of a floating Indebtedness of
$50, 900, which the directors have been
unable to meet.
Sheboygan.-The trustees of the