River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-04-14
STATE NEWS
In BRIEF

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fares. Permission to fill in the ditch
was granted by the township on con-
dition that another outlet was fur
nished for the water. The city tried
to fill in the ditch before fulfilling the
conditional promise. AS result, as
fast as the city crew would throw
dirt in the ditch representatives of
the townships would throw it out. The
matter will be taken to the courts.
Lancaster.-While Leonard Beadle,
a Millville boy, was blowing, his
dog started a sudden and furious
barking After an exciting chase the
boy and the dog brought a wolf to bay
in a ditch, where young Beadle cue
ceeded in killing "the varmint" with a
large club. 1t was an old wolf and
slightly lame, but, despite these handi-
caps, fought to the last. Young Beadle
presented the scalp at the courthouse
the following day, together with the
necessary proofs, and now has $50
coming to him.
Milwaukee.-"The proposition OF
weighing eggs and vegetables for
selling has many advocates among
grocers," said an officer of the Milwau-
kee Retail Grocers' association. II do
not know of any Milwaukee grocer
who sells eggs by weight, though | un-
derstand the plan has been tried by a
few dealers in other cities. Sweet pO-
tatoes are sold by weight in practical
ly every grocery in Milwaukee. Prob
I'M
Irish potatoes by weight.
La Crosse.-In a statement is
sued, President G. M Woodward of
the police and fire commission an
nounces that as result of the round
robin" petition signed by business
men, protesting against the deport-
ment of certain policemen N interior
ing with a night Waterman employed
by them, officers Tom McDonough and
Emil Last will be reprimanded by the
chief by order of the commission.
Madison.-So great has been the
demand upon the funds in the
working banks" of the state gov
eminent that Treasurer Dahl has been
obliged this week to replenish them by
drawing on other repositories. He
sent out notices to the repositories to
this effect, notifying them of the with
drawal of about $750,000.
Stoughton.-Percy J. Nichols. an
employe of the Milwaukee road
for the last two years, was instantly
killed by being run over by train. He
was walking along the track to work,
as had been his custom, but failed to
hear the warnings given by the en-
gineer He was % years of age.
Baraboo.-The body of Thomas
Owen, who was drowned near
Alberta, Canada, last fall, has been
recovered. His companion, John True,
was also drowned at the same time,
but that body has not yet been found.
Owen will be buried at Caledonia.
Sheboygan - A unknown man
about thirty-fye years of age and
supposed to be a tramp was burned to
death at South yards, about two and a
half miles from the city. The man fell
asleep in a pile of cinders, and it is be-
lieved he was suffocated.
Madison.-Commissio of Bank
ing M. c. Bergh issued charter
authorizing the Farmers and Mer-
chants bank of Weyauwega, Waupaca
county. with capital of 100000. E.
H. Jones is president and T. F. Nelson
cashier.
Beaver Dam.-Mrs. w. H. Thorp,
aged seventy-one, fell from ladder in
the rear of her residence and sustained
a broken shoulder, a fractured arm and
internal injuries, from which she died
in the evening Her husband sur
wives.
Spooner.-Owing to the exceed
ingly dry weather, forest fires
have been running northwest of this
city in Baron, Polk and Washburn
counties Several farmhouses have
burned near Spooner.
Madison. - Ten delegates, repre-
senting Catholic students associ-
atoms in various parts of the country,
arrived in Madison to attend the three
/ days convention to be held at the
Catholic chapel here.
Barron.-Gordon Breda, aged if
teen, was decapitated here by a 500
freight train. The lad was catching on
box cars and lost his hold. He swung
i between the cars and both arms and
| his head were severed.
\ Wausau-The tax commissioner
/ has appointed L. H. Cook to the
/ Office of supervisor of assessments of
Marathon county to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation of Will
liam ]. Kregel.
Medford.-John o. Coin, aged
twenty-three, of Chippewa Falls was
drowned at the mouth of the dam on
Yellow river, while walking on the
dam.
La Crosse.-Louis F. Benezet, for
mer principal of the La Crosse high
school. has been elected as sue
cessor to John P. Bird. city superin-
tendent resigned.
Manitowoc.-A call has been ex-
tended to Rev. Llewellyn B. Hastings
of Manitowoc by st. Johns Episcopal
church of Laporte, Ind.
Manitowoc, April IA call has
been extended to Rev. Llewellyn B..
Hastings of Manitowoc by st. Johns
Episcopal church of Laporte. Ind.
Kenosha.-Kenosha's new $4,000
most office building is completed and
will be formally turned over to the
| government.
Kenosha, April 11.-Kenosha's new
$4,000 post office building is COM
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