River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-06-02
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he said was demoralizing and asked
that it be ordered removed. Alderman
Clinton urged that at time when
the public is aroused over the white
slave traffic steps should be taken
toward prohibiting the public display
of advertising pictures of this kind.
| The poster in question Is one used by
| the company for many years, showing
a young woman in abbreviated cos
tune peering into a spring The coun-
| Gil took no action.
Appleton.-Under the weight of
ninety-one years OF life's battle.
| Mrs. George Parmann walked into
Judge Ryan's courtroom and de-
manded that a peace warrant be is
sued against her husband, aged eighty
one years. Within an hour Mrs. Par
mann's attorney filed at the clerk of
courts office complaint in divorce
action in which the aged woman is
complainant the spouse being accused
of cruel and inhuman treatment 1t is
believed here that Mrs. Parmann is
the Oldest prospective Divorce in the
history of Wisconsin.
Grand Rapids.-The case of John
Fors against the Consolidated
Water Power and Paper company, now
on trial in the circuit court, arose out
of an accident May 5, 1909, when sew
eral young people lost their lives by
gasoline launch being driven through
the sluiceway in the defendant COM
pany's dam in this city. Misses Ruth
Bogoger, May Fors and Bessie Ander.
son and Ralph Anderson lost their
| lives in the catastrophe.
Kenosha.-The annual celebration
of Founders day was held at
Kemper hail. The celebration of the
holy communion was in charge of
Bishop w. w. Webb of Milwaukee,
with the Rev. Fred Maryon, rector of
Kemper hall, acting as celebrant The
annual sermon was preached by Rev.
Father Staskoff, rector of the Church
of the Ascension in Chicago.
GAINESVILLE. - The Rock County
Sugar company has imported $50
Belgians from Illinois and Indiana
to be employed in the beet sugar
fields of southern Wisconsin. The
Belgians will care for and harvest
the crop on the $500 acres which the
company has contracted and will re-
ceive about three collars day for
their work.
Beloit.-Two swindlers claiming to
be government agents secured
three horses from farmers near
Delavan. They gave vouchers for the
animals for 5000, which they said
would be paid by the war department.
The farmers are still waiting for their
money.
Chippewa Falls.-After pre-
liminary hearing in the municipal
court Mrs. Anna Sunderland was
bound over to the circuit court for
trial on November 10 on charge of
numbering her husband, Alsworth
Sunderland.
Osceola.-The.1 body of Miss Eliza
beth School, aged twenty-five, ex-
humed after having been in the grave
for twenty-four hours because neigh
bors believed that she had been buried
before life was extinct, has been re-
buried.
Menomonie.-John L. Kelly, Jr.,
deputy United States marshal for
Wisconsin, died here. Mr.. Kelly had
resided in Menomonie since 1859. He
had been prominent as an attorney in
Dunn county for many years, and
served as probate judge from 1872 to
1888
Madison.-City Health Commits
sioner Donovan has received as
surances from the Chicago chemists
that the artesian well water is entire
ly free from typhoid or other injuri-
GUS germs.
Wausaukee. = Mike and Henry
Huempfer shot one young wolf
and captured two more while on a
hunting expedition. These are the
first seen here for several years.
observation-disclosures Smith, farm
er of La Prairie, had his flock
of thirty-eight fine sheep attacked by
dogs. Eight sheep were killed and six
will probably die.
Neenah. - Neenah and Menasha
Modern Woodmen will hold joint
memorial services on June 5. Rev
William Dawson will be the speaker.
Portage. = Margaret Bollid, aged
twenty eight years, died from in
juries received by being thrown from
a wagon. The wheels passed over her
body.
Baraboo. - Programs have been
issued for the seventh annual
meeting of the Wisconsin Association
of Rural Letter Carriers to be held
here
Washburn. - Drowning is given
as the cause of the death of
Mack Duffy of the town of Bayfield,,
found in shallow swamp near Cornu-
copia.
Racine.-Edward PURGE, arrested,
confessed to having robbed a desk in
the S. G. johnson & Son warehouse
of $55.
Janesville.- William Mariner, for
25 years identified with the New
Gas Light company as superin-
tendeit of construction, committed
suicide by shooting. Mr.. Mariner was
a thirty-second degree Mason and a
member of various local organiza-
lions. Family troubles are supposed
to have caused his act.
Marinette William Balder, age
sixty, lumber cruiser of this
city, was killed by a Milwaukee road
train
Colby.-The Eggebrecht & Humans
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