River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pGOp1S were sur
prised at the announcement of the
marriage of Frances M. Thomas,
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M.
Thomas, and James w. Blair, paying
teller of the savings department OF
the First National bank. The we'd
ding was in Milwaukee Wednesday
afternoon and the fact was not known
to the friends of the bride and groom
until after they had left for honey
moon trip in northern Wisconsin.
Observation-Disclosures Ulseth of Calu-
met, Mich, won a race against death
from Marinette to his home. Mr..
Ulseth was here on business when
he received word that his wife was
dying. He engaged special train
from Escanaba to Negaunee to con-
meet with the Duluth, South Shore G
Atlantic road, and reached the bed
side of his wife. She recognized him
and died few minutes later.
Green Bay.--The Ri. Rev. Bishop
Fox has made the following changes
in the Green Bay diocese: Rev. e.
Schimberg goes from Oshkosh to
Greenville, Rev. John Roplinger from
Greenville to Cooperstown, and Rev.
Francis Geier from Cooperstown to
Maplewood. Rev Bernard Jacobs sue
ceeds Rev. Schimberg in Oshkosh.
La Crosse.-F M. Immel Of Blair,
who is said to have turned the first
furrow in the Trempealeau valley, hay
ing come to La Crosse in 1849, is visit
ing old friends in the city. He also
is said to have seen the first murder
committed in La Crosse county and to
have been present at the arrest of the
man who committed the second.
New Richmond.-Leslie Glover, gen.
eral manager of the Willow River
Lumber company, was severely burned
in an accident on his steam launch.
He was found lying in the boat with
his head, neck and shoulders on hot
steam pipe. His condition is serious.
! INTERCHANGEABLE Charles F1ago
and Miss Hughston shot and killed
large black bear at Tomahawk lake.
The women were hunting cartridges
with Arthur Flago when bruin was
sighted. Mr.. Flago blinded the animal
with a charge of shot and the women
followed and killed it.
Sheboygan.-In a meeting of the
Democratic county committee in She
boyban Falls, w. M. Root was elected
chairman, Attorney Collins was re-
elected secretary and Adolph Pfster
was chosen treasurer. e. r. Bowler
addressed the meeting.
| Fond du Lac-Many high school
students are experimenting In open air
study. When school opened this fall
study rooms in the high school build
ing were not ready for occupancy. 1t
is not uncommon to see students with
their books in almost any place of
comfort out of doors.
Shawano-The school board con-
vention for this county will be in this
city on October "a and in Wittenberg
on October 25. 1t is expected that
State Superintendent Cary will attend.
/ Stoughton.-The Madison district
convention Of the United Lutheran
Church Young Peoples league will be
in Stoughton on October IA, Is and 16.
Rev. o. G. U. Siljan, Madison, is pres
ident of the league.
Beloit-Miss Alice Nye, daughter
of DR.. F. S. Nye, and Henry c. Faville
of Chicago college, class 'OS. were mar
ried. Rev. w. A. Rowell Of Beloit
oficiated, assisted by Rev. Henry Fa-
vile of La Crosse, father of the bride
groom.
Beloit-Bridget Egan, widow Of
Michael Egan, an early settler Of Be-
lott and mother of large and prom
inent family, died. She was seventy
one years old. Dr. Gregory Egan, Fond
du Lac, Is son.
Beloit.-George Williams, resident
of Beloit for more than fifty years,
died suddenly in his home. He was
eighty years old.
Black Earth-Rev. F. A. Styled,
for the last three years pastor of the
| Congregational church in Black Earth,
has accepted a charge in Hillsboro,
Wis.
Eau Claire.-While the aeronaut
was making ready to ascend at the
northern Wisconsin state fair the
canvas of the balloon caught fire and
was destroyed.
Eau Claire.-William H. Wright and
wife were drowned in st. Cloud, Fla.
The couple were on their wedding
trip. Mr.. Wright was a son of G. A.
Wright, Eau Claire.
Marinette. The merchants of
Marinette are to make a fight for
lower express rates by appealing to
the Wisconsin railway commission.
| They claim Wisconsin merchants are
paying much more than is paid in
Illinois in many instances for hauls
| of the same distance, wesght and
classification.
Cedarburg.-The ffty-fifth annual
| Ozaukee county fair will be held in
4..s city. Twenty-eight horses have
been entered for the races. The num-
Der of race entries is not considered
| large but the horses are better than
ever have raced on the Cedarburg
track. The poultry exhibit willAbe an
attractive feature.
Appleton-Citizens of the town Of
Caswell, Florence county, have en-
| joined the school board from erecting
| a new schoolhouse on site chosen
| by the board. The plaintiffs allege
! that the site does not meet with the
approval of majority of the resi-
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