River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-04-21
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

was the fate that befell Albert
Pierce, a fireman employed at the
plant of the Mitchell-Lewis Motor
Company. Mr.. Pierce who was thirty
eight years of age and head of a fam
lily, was opening a valve when the
pipe suddenly burst, the escaping
steam and hot water sending him
headlong into a pit which rapidly
filled up with the scalding liquid.
With his flesh falling off the body fell
low employees drew him out of the
boiling water, dead.
AUTHORIZATION Ref, farmer
residing near Summit Lake, had
miraculous escape from death.
He was driving home his cows when
one got onto the track just as a
freight train was coming along. In
trying to get her off quickly his foot
caught in a frog at the switch and he
was unable to extricate himself He
leaned over to one side as the train
came along. The cowcatcher struck
his foot and loosened it, thus saving
his life. Examination showed a frac-
ture of the bones.
Sturgeon Bay.-With Sturgeon
Bay as a "wet" town the saloons
face new conditions. The laws limit
of the number of saloons did not af
feet the situation under the old order
of things and % saloons continued to
do business up to the time the town
voted dry a year ago, paying a IL
cense fee of $500 At the ratio of one
saloon to $50 population Sturgeon
Bays limit will be II or possibly Is
saloons with a license fee of $500,
voted last summer at special cleo
ton.
Racine.-Noerbert Goebel, the six
teen-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Goebel of Kilbournville, was
hurled to death by fast train
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway Friday night at Caledonia sta
ton in the sight of seven young COM
panions. The boy was playing with his
companions and when the train came
laundering along he dared them to
cross in front of it. No one dared
and he started across. He was caught
and hurled $50 feet.
Fond du Lac.-Representatives
of about twenty towns and vii
lagos in the county have taken steps
to defend the action brought by Fond
du Lac before the state tax commits
sion for a reduction in the citys share
of the county assessment as reported
by the committee on equalization OF
the county board in November, 1909.
The villages and towns pledged the
expense incurred in engaging an at
torney and preparing a defense.
La Crosse.--In a fight between
drunken Indians on an island
across the river from this city, eight
Indians were seriously wounded. One,
John White Boy, leader, is not ex-
pected to recover. Clubs, knives and
fists were used in the fight, which fol-
lowed the drinking of a large guam
tity of whisky said to have been sold
by saloonkeepers in this city. The
authorities are making an investiga-
ton.
Depere.-The Depere liquor deal
10 to 12 o'clock Sunday forenoons. An
effort will be made to get the saloon
keepers who are not members of the
association to agree to the plan. The
country people who drive to the city
on Sunday to attend church depend
almost wholly on the saloons for
stabling accommodations, the use of
which is free to their patrons.
Seymour Groub of this
city lost a $4,000 automobile by
fire. He was working under the
machine with lighted candle when
the candle came in contact with some
gasoline that had leaked from the
tank. In an instant the whole ma
chine was enveloped in flames and
Mr.. Groub had narrow escape. One
of his hands was burned.
Green Bay.-An agreement was
reached during meeting of the
Retail Liquor Dealers Protective asso-
citation by the members of that or
ganization and other saloonkeepers to
close the saloons in this city until II
o'clock Sunday morning. 1t had pre-
viously been decided to refrain from
selling LIQUOR until 1890 o'clock each
Sunday.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is to have
another new church, as the Sla-
vonic Lutherans have formed a con-
gregation known as st. Johns and
purchased the historic old Howe resi-
dence for a place for services until
a church can be built. There are 70
families in the congregation.
Plymouth-While making a coup
ling at Waldo Michael Shean,
brakeman on a freight train, was so
badly injured that his death followed
soon. He was twenty-five years of age.
His parents reside at Green Bay.
Manitowoc.-Thatt the remains might
be brought back to Germany, his old
home, Mrs Ignatz Burger will have
the body of her husband, who died,
cremated. This was the wish of Mr..
Burger.
Bailey.-The sawmill of J. A. Porter
was destroyed by fire. Wausau was
asked to send aid to stop the spread
of flames.
Green Bay.-Governor Davidson
will order an investigation of
the charges preferred against Frank
Deviley, sheriff of Brown county, made
by a special committee of the Brown
county board of supervisors. The ex-
animation is to be held here in May.
A court commissioner will take testi-
mony.
La Crosse-At an annual con-