River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-03-03
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will probably never be identified, as
O'Boyle died only recently at San
Diego, Cal, according to the sisters
in charge of a hospital in that city.
A skeleton was found years ago I'M
der rock on the farm which O'Boyle
had owned, and as no word was ever
heard from him again the community
was one in believing that the bones
were his The skeleton had been bur-
led under headboard bearing
O'Boyle's name several years ago.
Enthusiastically he small
est newspaper in the state. is
published in this city. 1t is the Pleas
ant Hills News, edited by William
Conner, Jr., and Porter Harvey, aged
about IA years, respectively. The pa
per is a single sheet, SKA inches, print
ed on one side. With volume 1, No.
3, the boys had $50 subscribers, and
carried a small amount of advertising
in locals. Young Connor is the son
of w. d. Conner and his partner is
the son of David Harvey, real estate
owner.
has affirmed the conviction of
John Bradley for the murder of Cliff
ford L. Smith on a lonely road near
the town of Somers, Kenosha county,
two years ago. The crime was COM
mitted in the dead of night and fol
lowed a feud of long standing be-
tween the two men. AT the trial it
was shown that Bradley had repeat
eddy made threats against Smith and
that Smith on one or two occasions
had defied him to shoot.
La Crosse.-Running safely for
thirty miles from Sparta to La
Crosse with broken flange, only to
be wrecked when the train was enter
ing the La Crosse yards, is the pecu-
liar experience of the train of Con-
ductor Maurice Crosse. Fourteen
boxcars were sp1intered, but no one
was hurt The wreck of the train
occurred at the moment the telegraph
operator was receiving a message say
ing the broken f1ange had been found
at Sparta.
Madison. - Late mails brought
nearly $1,OOO,OOO into the state
treasury in county taxes. The
largest amount was received from Mil
waukee county, $727, 552.65. In fines
from this county was received $751;
6741S Taxes paid in to-day by vari-
Gus counties are as follows: Forest,
$17, 1898: Wood, $22,007.52; Taylor,
$14,381,94; Portage, $16,005.57; Wau-
kesha, $1S.259.53; Bayfield,, $17,157.76;
Shebogan. $38,964.78.
Ripon. - With the temperature
"a below zero, and a strong north
west wind practically all Outdoor work
is abandoned. The north-bOund pas
senger on the Milwaukee road got
no further than Ripon and another
passenger train was stalled all night
a few miles north. Considerable stock
is in the cars on the side tracks here,
and loss is expected to follow from
the extreme cold.
Marinette.-Fire in the heart
of Marinette destroyed property
valued at $4,000. 1t started in
Raiche's drug store, 1901 Main street.
The Cook estate, owners of the build
ing, suffered $4,000 loss. The stock
of the drug store was completely de-
stroyed at loss of $1,000 and DR..
Coulter's office was damaged to the
extent of $1,000.
La Crosse-In six months 1910
La Crosse school children have
saved and deposited in the banks
S2,671.46. People here believe they
have done this because of the work
of the Penny Savings association, and
to extend the system throughout the
schools of the state and the northwest
is what the association is now work
| ing to do.
Madison.-The Madison district
of the Norwegian Lutheran Church
of America is holding it's dis
trict meeting here, IA pastors and so
lay delegates being present. The mem
bers attended the dedication of new
altar in Bethel Lutheran, Rev. Gustav
Stearns of Milwaukee preaching the
sermon.
Madison. = John F. Baker, at
torney for the anti-saloon league
to-day announced that an aggressive
campaign will be held this spring to
! rid Madison of saloons. A no-license
campaign will also be held in Fair
Oaks and Blooming Grove, suburbs
of the city.
Notwithstanding to L. S.
Mayer, manager of the Milwau-
kee department store, 214-220 West
Water street, which was destroyed
by fire, the loss on the stock will
amount to $15O,OOO This is partly
covered by $4,000 insurance.
Hillsboro.-J Finley Shreve was
found dead in bed at his home in
Greenwood township, the cause of
death not being known. Not seeing
Finley around home for several days,
Hezekiah Shreve made an investiga-
ton. finding the dead body.
Stevens Point.-Rev. Jacob Patch,
for IS years a minister of the
PRESBYTERIAN church in Ohio, Indiana
and Wisconsin, passed away, aged 95
wears. He was said to have been the
oldest active minister in the country.
Racine. - One man frozen to
death is the result of the present cold
wave. The body of John Bisdorf, SO
years old, was found 40 feet from the
home of his brother, George Bisdorf.
Beloit.-George Carl, keeper of
the hotel in the yards OF the
Northwestern, charged with selling
liquor without license, pleaded guilty
and was fined $100 and costs.
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