River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-10-12

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drunken row, details of which are
lacking According to report he was
dubbed and died almost instantly. The
| dead man was also known as Andrew
Benson and was a worker on the con
! struction of the 500 extension from
Frederic. Sheriff McKinnon went tc
the scene on a late train to make an
| investigation.
Neenah.-Informatio is at hand
that a general call to represen-
| tatives of all electric and steam rail-
roads in Wisconsin has been issued by
the state railroad commission. The
letter sent out says the attention OF
the commission has been called to the
increasing frequency of highway cross
ing accidents, especially that near here
on September "a, when IA persons
were killed. The cooperation of the
| railroads of the state is desired in
formulating plans for the protection
and elimination of grade crossings.
Green Bay.-The new $4,000 Ma
sonic temple started two years ago
by Washington lodge No. Fl, P. and A.
NJ, was formally dedicated here, the
ceremonies being in charge of officers
of the Wisconsin grand lodge. Fol
| lowing the dedication the local lodge
was host at a dinner, at which about
200 Masons and their wives were in
attendance. After dinner addresses
were given by Grand Master A. E.
Matheson, Grand Secretary w. w.
Perry. Carleton Merrill, David Mar
lowe and S. H. Cody.
Oconomowoc.-C. P. Hartley, head
of the department of corn breed
| ing of the department of agriculture
at Washington, and F. D. Richey, also
Of that department, have been spend
ing week at the Lawrence Barry
| farm in the town Of Summit, making
| their annual collection of seed corn
for the use of tho department at
Washington. This is the sixth season
that the experiment of raising corn for
this purposce has been tried at the
Barry farm.
Chippewa Falls.-Peter Riley and
Walt Harris were arrested as sus-
poets, following an attempt to rob the
Citizens State bank at New Auburn,
and an exciting chase during which
shots were exchanged between pursu.
ing townsmen and the fleeing thieves.
In running fight the safeblowers
left the posse behind. Later, Riley
and Harris, going toward Chetek, were
encountered and taken into custody.
Chetek is their home. They are in
jail.
Ashland-A thrilling rescue of
the Is members of the crew of the
lumber carrier A. l.. Hopkins in Lake
Superior was accomplished by the
crew of the steel trust freighter Alva
Dinkey by first oiling the water to
calm the waves. The crew was picked
up off Michigan island. The Hopkins
was floating sixteen miles northeast
by east off Michigan island, directly
in the path of vessels between Ash
land and Keweenaw Point.
Janesville.-By the adoption of
the new constitution at the conven-
ton of the Wisconsin Baptists here,
the consolidation between the Baptists
and F'reewill Baptists was completed.
This is the first convention at which
both bodies were present in the his
tory of the state. Rev. w. T. Dor
ward, Tabernacle Baptist church, Mil
waukee, delivered an address on 1.-THE
Minister, an Efficient Preacher" and
Rev. Robert A. MacMullen, Bay View
Baptist church, also gave an address
on THE Minister, an Efficient Moral
Force"
Madison.-Attorney General L. H.
Bancroft received check for
$1,954.0S from the trustees of the es-
tate of H. o. Havemeyer, deceased, OF
New York city as final payment of in.
heritance taxes on stocks and bonds
owned in railroads operating in Wis
consin.
Fond du Lac.-A panic was Gre
ated at the courthouse when sec
ton of the double skylight over the
corridor area crashed down, making a
report that brought every courthouse
employee to the scene Examination re-
vealed a stone about six inches in dia-
meter, evidently of meteoric origin,
that had been driven through the light
with terrific force
Madison-At a meeting the state
board of control did not come to
a decision in regard to the appoint
ment of a permanent warden for the
state penitentiary at Waupun, nor for
a secretary of the board. NJ. j. Top
pins has been secretary of the board
for twelve years and is opposed for re.
election by Mr. Woodward, who is at
present in active charge of the prison,
| and is suggested for the appointment
to succeed Henry ]. Townes, resigned.
Madison.-Governor McGovern re
fused to pardon Michael Griffin,
who was sentenced at Kenosha in 1908
to a term of seven years in the state
prison for arson, and r. E. Lasley.
alias H. A. Pauser, who was sentenced
at Racine on March 4, 1911, to a term
of one year in the state prison for
forgery.
Grand Rapids.-Medical inspection
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