River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-11-17
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Trempealeau.-Charl Utter, aged
eighty-seven, died. He was Trem-
pealeau's oldest settler, coming here in
1853. In early days, when Wisconsin
was yet a territory, he, with his
brother, F. A. Utter, was interested in
the publication of the Western Star
at Fort Atkinson, and later the firm
moved to Elkhorn, where it published
the Walworth County Reporter. In
1858 the firm started the first newspa-
per in Trempealeau county-the Trem-
pealeau Times.
Marinette. - Fred Leitzke, thirty
years old, was instantly killed when
the team he was driving was
struck by street car driven by Frank,
Buttuck. Leitzkes skull was crushed,
10th legs were amputated and one.
horse of the team was killed, the car
was badly damaged and the wagon
wrecked. The motorman says the team
was galloping down a cross street and
dashed in front of the car. LeitZke,
conducted a mason supply business.
Port Washington.-Louis Hoffman,
aged twelve, was bound over to
Port Washington. = Louis Hoff-
man, Cedarburg butcher, charged
with killing his son, Carl, twelve years
of age, was bound over to the March:
term of municipal court to stand trial
for first degree murder. Hoffman plead
ed not guilty. Many persons in Ozau-
kee county believe Hoffman insane. He
is said to have been severely injured
in a runaway accident last September
and to have acted queerly at times
since.
Chippewa Falls.-D. l.. Newman,
a maniac confined in the county
Jail, following his assault on Policeman
Hagenkopf, broke out of his cell and
climbed 80 feet to the top of the Sec
ond tier of cells, then jumped to the
floor below, head first in an apparent
attempt at suicide. He struck on his
head, which was cut open, and he was
unconscious for several hours. One
wrist was broken and his condition Is
precarious.
La Crosse.-Joseph Poehling, far
mer, was struck by Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy train and severe
uy injured while driving over the
tracks. At the same time Mrs. G. Mar
telle, aged 70 years, was struck by
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul train
in another part of the city and serious
ly hurt. Both will live.
Kenosha.-Albert Koch, arrested
on charges of having sold his child
wife into white slavery, pleaded
guilty and Judge Randall sentenced
him to three years in the state prison.
Judge Randall had married Koch.
Madison.-Because many of the
members are delinquent in their
dues, the Girls Self Government asso-
citation, one of the oldest girls organi-
cations in the University of Wisconsin,
is in danger of going to the wall.
Superior. - William H. Pattison,
millionaire mine owner, died at
his residence here, after an illness of
of the Pioneer and Chandler mines on
the Vermilion range.
Racine-T. w. Thiesen, for eleven
years school commissioner and pres
ident of the board of education, re-
signed, giving as a reason that person
al business interests required his whole
attention.
New Richmond.-The eight-year-
old daughter of Bert Berg, a farm
er residing south of town, was terribly
burned by kerosene. The child threw
some oil on the kitchen fire.
Marinette.-A. E. Schwittay, the dis
barred district attorney of Marinette
of sheriff.
Waunakee. = Mrs. Celia Dresser,
sixty-fve years old, met instant
death beneath the wheels of a
Chicago G Northwestern passenger
train. Since Mrs. Dresser was held up
one night in Ashton about three years
ago she had been in highly nervous
condition, and it is believed that she
committed suicide by throwing herself
across the track in such a manner
that the train would pass over the
body. She was the wife of livery
man.
Waupun.-One of the state prison
guards was discharged and an in
vestigation is in progress. 1t Is
charged by the authorities that for
some time past he had been bringing
liquor and cigars into the prison and
selling them to the prisoners. A con-
vict named Lowry, sentenced in JEFF
ferson county several years ago for
shooting a policeman, attempted to
cut his throat with pair of scissors.
He is expected to recover.
Merrill-Mrs. AL. Quirk, who was
shot by Hubbard Vacherau. an old
sweetheart, will not recover. She
is at a local hospital and is ex-
pected to die at any moment Vache-
rau committed suicide following the
crime
Appleton.-Joseph A. Swami, a
Seymour barber, aged f1fty-two
years, fell into the excavation in
front of the Pettibone store addition
on the west side of Appleton street
and now is in a critical condition, in
jured internally.
Beloit.-A motor propelled COM
bination chemical engine and hose
wagon may be purchased by Beloit.
The common council Is convinced that
such an apparatus is an actual neces-
sity for an efficient department. 1t Is
expected that at the next meeting the
fire committee will be empowered to
nurchaco tha aTtomohila eouiDment