River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-07-06
WISCONSIN
B REVITIES

Kenosha.-There was a tragedy
Of childhood here when two boys,
each ten years of age, went to
sea In a tub and the voyage proved
an Inflated one. An hour later the
bodies of both boys were taken from
a clay pit at the old brick yards. One
of the boys was Chester Georgen and
the other Carl Wysocki. The boys
rugged up an old tub as a boat and
had gone but short distance when
the boat capsized and they drowned
in 20 feet of water. A crowd of chill
dren, including a brother of the Wy
soch boy, witnessed the tragedy.
Waupaca.-At the annual meet
Ing of group 6 of the Wisconsin
Bankers association, at which over
100 bankers were present, officers
were elected for the ensuing year as
follows: President, w. B. Macarthur,
cashier of the First National bank of
Amigo; vice-president, Samuel T.
Richie, cashier Of the First National
bank of New London; secretary anc
treasurer, Carl Rosholt, cashier %
the State bank of Rosholt. The at
tendance was the largest on record.
Racine.-Leo Devine, aged eight
years, drowned in the river while
bathing. He with other boys were
at a picnic and were ordered to
keep from the water. Leo Devine,
the youngest of the party and unable
to swim, walked from shallow into
deep water and when his companions
saw him disappear they became
frightened and ran away. The body
was recovered.
OconomoWOc. - Rev. Christian
Thompson Of Spokane, Wash, has
accepted the call to the Norwe-
gian Lutheran church at Oconomowoc
and will take up his work on August
/. Rev. G. Gunsten, recent pastor Of
Our Savior's church at Oconomowoc,
has taken up his new work at Fenni-
more.
Racine. Richard Parkinson, a
blacksmith, fifty-fve years old, en-
tered the police office. Blood was no
ticed running down the side of his
head. An officer disdRered he had
been shot. The man said while look
ing at a revolver it was discharged
and the ball struck him. He was re.
moved to the hospital.
Chilton.-Curtis WEIGH, half
breed Indian, shot and wounded
Mic Haas, q farmer, in a saloon.
WEIGH was captured at Hayton. He
entered the saloon of Philip Schweit-
ger with a leveled revolver and, with
out any warning or provocation, fired
twice at Haas, who stood at the bar.
Marinette.-John M. Davis, Superin.
tendent of schools at Stevens Point,
has been chosen superintendent Of
schools at Menominee, Mich.
Lancaster.-As the result of injuries
sustained in attempting to board a
moving automobile, Allen Hyde died
here.
Sheboygan-In the same courtroonE
where, a little over a week ago,
Julius Pfeil was discharged for wife
murder, Court Commissioner Phalen
bound him over to the next term of
the circuit court, without bail. At
the former preliminary examination
Court Commissioner Prescott dis
charged the defendant, holding that
the state had failed to prove case.
District Attorney Collins rearrested
Pfeil, alleging the discoveries of new
and damaging evidence. This evil
dence was in the form Of testimony
from Doctor Pfeifer Of Franklin that
in January four ounces of carbolic
acid was secured from him. The wit
ness testified regarding a converse
ton with Pfeil concerning the bottle
Of carbolic acid, stating that the de-
PENDANT asked him about the carbolic
acid some three weeks after the death
of his wife.
decentralization point to an
enrolment of over 1,500 at the thir-
teenth session of the summer school
at the university which opened at
Madison. Among those enrolled are
high school graduates, school teachers
and university graduates working for
a masters degree. About 143 profess
sors, instructors and assistants will
give instruction In nearly every
branch of the regular university cur
riculum.
Lodi.-One Is dead and four are
| badly injured as a result of team
Of horses running away down a steep
hill. The team was driven by Peter
Anderson, his mother and three
brothers and sisters accompanying
him. Anderson's mother was instant
" killed, Anderson's shoulder was bro
ken and a sisters arm fractured.
Superior.-William Mcdonald, a
lineman, was instantly killed here
when he received the full current of
the arc light circuit. He was thirty
five years of age.
Elkhorn.-While attempting to
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