River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-08-11
STATE NEWS

with the death of John w. Vaughn,
was released following the verdict OF
the coroner's jury that the death OF
Vaughn was accidental Both men
were in the employ of the Madison
Gas & Electric company and got into
DISPUTE over the weight of wheel
barrow of coke Testimony at the
inquest showed that Vaughn struck
the first blow. In the scuffle that fol-
lowed both men fell 10 feet down an
elevator shaft. Briggs escaped with
a few scratches on his face but
Vaughn received internal injuries
which resulted fatally. Vaughn was
fifty years old. His wife died only
two weeks ago.
Omro.-At the meeting of the
official board of the Methodist
Episcopal church, a resolution was
passed calling upon Rev. Daniel Wood
ward, pastor of the church, to return
to his charge at once and by inference
demanding that he cease his speaking
on the stump in this campaign. Mr..
Woodward is out on the stump in be-
half of Francis E. McGovern as a CUB
ernatorial candidate and is, in his
speeches, declaring that he considers
the issue of Representative govern
ment" which he claims McGovern
stands for is more important than the
issue of county option, to which Mr..
McGovern is opposed. He stands an
anti-optionist.
New London-Mr and Mrs. j.
M. Holden celebrated their golden
| wedding in the home of their son, G.
| E. Holden, in this city. Mr.. Holden
was born in Royalston, Mass, and
Mrs. Holden in Keene, N. H. They
came to Sheboygan Falls in 1862,
where they lived up to 20 years ago.
They then moved to Port Washington,
where they lived up to a few weeks
ago, when they moved to New London.
Green Bay.-A family reunion
took place at the home of J.
Lambert, when his brothers, Joseph
and Peter, whom he had not seen for
twenty-five years, arrived in the city
from Chicago. The brothers of Chi
cago learned the whereabouts of their
brother in this city about a week ago,
through seeing his name in direc-
tory. Mr.. Lambert came to this coun-
try from Europe number of years
before his brothers and in some man.
ner they lost all trace of him, and be-
lieved him dead
La Crosse - Edward Steadman
and Charles Burns are held at
police headquarters following an auto
mobile chase, suspected of being i'm
plicated in a post Office robbery in
some northwest city. Police were noti-
fled from Midway that two strangers
were offering large quantities of post
age stamps for sale. A detachment of
police hurried to Midway in an auto.
Both refused to talk.
Green Bay.-Anna Lohmann, TWEEN
ty-two years old, daughter of An,
tone Lohmann, Seymour, had her
voice restored by an operation after
being unable to talk above a whisper
for IL days, because of large piece
of bone becoming lodged in her throat.
The bone was IL inches long and
one-half inch wide.
Wautoma-The third annual tour
quette and Waushara counties was
held at Westfield, with an attendance
of 5000. Seven fire companies and
bands from here participated.
Superior.-Oficials of the Heyl.
Patterson company and the police
spent all day tracing possible
clues to the dynamiting of the Phila-
delphia G Reading dock Monday night,
but w;thoL, result.
Waupaca-New potatoes are be.
ing shipped here to supply the local
demand for the first time in 20 years
Potatoes in this vicinity are the size
of marbles, owing to the dry weather.
Beloit. = Lawrene Krentzer, aged
seven, stepped on a live electric
wire in the electric railway yards and
was severely burned. A companion
pulled him away from the wire or he
probably would have been burned to
death
Appleton.-H j. Wallenius and
his baby were buried in the same
coffin by the Chicago Painters union,
of which he was member. Wallenius
shot the infant and himself on Mon
day following a series of family dis
sensions.
Reedsburg. two-year-old
son of Mrs. Albert Brandt, was
left alone a few minutes by his
mother When she returned she found
her baby dead. While playing with
it's bib, the child had so twisted the
garment about its neck that it
strangled to death.
Appleton.-Henry Smith, the Hor-
tonville baggage agent charged with
robbing cars, waived examination
in municipal court and was bound
over for trial. 1t was said that with
in a week from eight to fifteen more
arrests may be made in connection
with the case.
New Richmond.-The local board of
re insurance underwriters announces
a material reduction in the rate for
residence risks, which will take effect
| at once.
Kenosha The annual reunion
of the Old Settlers club Of Keno
sha county will be on the club
grounds at Paddock's lake on August
Is. This year the club will not per-
nit any politics at the picnic and
state and county candidates who have
sought a chance to speak have been
refused.
Madison.-The farmers of Wau.