River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-11-16
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD.

Milwaukee.-Mrs Emmeline Pank
hurst, leader of the militant suf
frage forces of England, was greet.
ed with an audience of over 1000 PEG
pie when she lectured at the Auditor
lum. The immense hall was filled with
men and women, only part of the gal
cry being vacant. Mrs. Pankhurst
confined her talk to an exposition oil
he suffrage cause, what has been
lone up to this time in England and
What will be accomplished in the fu
ure. Her method of interspersing her
narration of past happenings with IN
eresting and humorous anecdotes OF
he ignorance of men-in England
egarding the needs of women brought
ut applause.
Madison. - That money received
rom the sale of lands that have
ONE into the possession of the
tate in payment of a loan or other
imilar circumstances shall be credit.
I'd by the state treasurer to the gen.
aral fund and not to the forest re.
'erve fund, even though the land in
question is located north Of township
g, is the opinion of Attorney General
Bancroft, rendered upon request OF
chief Clerk w. H. Bennett of the land
office. The question arose in regard
certain land in Douglas county.
Ocunomowoc. - Thomas Virgins,
aged sixteen years, son Of Mr..
md Mrs. Edward Virgins of this
city, died as the result Of fractured
skull, received during football prac.
tice. Young Virgins was member
Of the high school team and was pre-.
pairing with the others of his school
FOR game to be played Saturday at
ternoon. During one OF the rushes a
companion hit him on the head with
his knee and Virgins fell on the field
unconscious. He died without recover
ing consciousness.
Fond du Lac.-Otis Seymour
colored, of Chicago, saloonkeep
er, and his wife, Jennie Seymour
will serve a term in Waupun state
penitentiary for laceny from the per-
son. Seymour's conviction by jury fol
lowed that of his wife within less than
twenty-four hours. The two were
charged with robbing Carl Swenson, a
wealthy Norwegian, whom they had
enticed into dark alley a few weeks
ago.
New Lisbon.-The finding of
check in an old sock near the
right of way of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul railway revealed the
identity of a man killed here by a
train October 3d. The check was
drawn in favor of Ezra McCord of
Portage and relatives were able to
identify McCord from the description
of the man killed here two weeks ago.
Ashland-Suit is to be started
by the heirs Of Chief Buffalo for
the recovery of a square mile of
land, in the city of Duluth, given to
Buffalo by the government about fifty
years ago. The descendants of Buffa-
10 reside at Red Cliff, Odanah, and
Bayfield,. Attorney q. l. Dahlby of
Washington may take the case for
them.
Wausau.-Fred Kosbab, aged fif-
teen, son of Mrs. Alvina Kosbob,
Of the town of Plover, is dead as
the result of a gunshot wound in his
head How it was inflicted puzzles
the officers. A coroner's jury brought
in verdict that the boy came to his
death from a gunshot woAlnd accident.
ally inflicted by some one unknown.
Madison.-The close cropping Of
hair from the heads of prisoners,
4 custom at the Wisconsin state
prison at Waupun for many years,
will be among the things to be d1scon.
tinued under the management of Rev.
Daniel Woodward, the new warden.
La Crosse-Charged with being
involved in the recent robberies
Of the post offices at Dakota, Mimi,
and other points in this vicinity, Harry
Grotemat and James Fisher are locked
I'D in the county Jail at Alma.
Madison.-S. G.. Horn of Wau-
kesha, formerly of Beaver Dam,
has concluded a contract with the
tate game warden's department for
zeining carp under the ice at Lake Ke-
gonsa next winter.
Racine.-Racine county has suf-
'ered a loss estimated at $4,000 be-
cause of an epidemic of hog cholera.
The hogs were ready for shipment
when Vie epidemic broke out
Ixonia.-Hugh Pugh, farmer, has
offered a reward of 500 for the cap
ture of the hunters who shot one cow
and two colts belonging to him.
Madison.-The new Masonic tenn
pie at Middleton was dedicated
with delegations present from Madi-
son and other cities in the vicinity.
The services were conducted by Rev.
w. w. Perry, Milwaukee.
Oshkosh.--Carl Buttley of this
city was the victim OF an I'M
usual accident while hunting on Lake