River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

kinnic river, north of the Becher
street bridge, when he lost his balance
and fell while gathering driftwood. He
lived at 202 Erie street with his moth
er and an eight-year-old brother
Frank, who was the only witness to
the accident. The boy stumbled
against a piece of piling. according to
his brother, and fell headlong into the
river. The brother was unable to as
sist him, and tbs boy drowned before
people near by were able to reach the
scene.
Wausau.-Reports Of the conven-
ton of the Catholic Order of Forest
ers showed a gain of rs courts in the
state, an increase of 2,239 members,
during the last two years, and a bal
ance of over $4,000 to the credit of
the state court.
Grafton.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles F..
Mintzlaff, residents Of Ozaukee coun-
ty since 1912, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary here. Fifteen
years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Mintzlaff
moved from their model dairy farm
near Grafton to the city.
La Crosse.-That an immense vein
of water. equal to any in the state,
runs under La Crosse, will be the re-
port of Prof. Charles Schlicter of the
University of Wisconsin, one of the
best underground water experts in
the country, to the state railroad com
mission. The commission, it is said,
will order the city to sink sufficient
number Of wells on about eighty acres
of land to be bought in the La Crosse
river valley, to feed a reservoir of
ample size to provide this city, the
reservoir to be built later.
Misunderstanding the name of MI
chael Frank, known as the Father
of Wisconsin Schools" and 16 others,
leaders in the fighc for free schools,
a bronze tablet has been placed on a
great Wisconsin bowlder on the
grounds of the Central school to mark
the site of the first free high school In
the United States outside of New Eng
land, opening on June Is, 1845.
Manitowoc.-James l.. Hampton,
convicted Of numbering his wife, was
granted a new trial by the superior
court, retired in the circuit court OF
Brown county, found insane, and then
committed to the Northern hospital
in 1902, is now free man. He has
been paroled and allowed to depart
with his son.
Green Bay.-Clayton Greene, aged
six, drowned at Big Suamico in the
Suamico river. The child went swim
ming while his mother was at the
post office.
Appleton.-That the sails were tied
thus making it impossible quickly to
manipulate them when struck by the
squall on Little Lake Butte des Morris
is believed to have been the cause OF
the sailboat capsizing which cost the
lives Of four young women. 1t was not
until after over twenty hours of con
slant dragging that the first body, that
of Miss Agnes Geenen, aged twenty
one, of Kimberly, was found by
Patrolman William Bloomer in 40 feet
of water and within so feet of where
the boat was capsized Thirty min
utes later the body of Miss Elizabeth
Brill, aged twenty-one, of South Kau
kauna, in almost the same place, and
a short time later the body of Miss
Gertrude Kuschel was brought up
The fourth body, that of Miss Bertha
Hollex, aged twenty-six, was found
under the deck In the bow of the boat
after it had been righted, bailed out
and towed to Menasha.
Milwaukee-An arbitration commit
teen of two men each from the Build
ing Trades council and the Brewers
association are in conference over the
painters schedule, attempting to ad
just the differences between the paint
ers and brewers The painters claim
that If their demands of so cents an
hour are not met another strike of the
building trades will be called. They
claim the brewers signed the agree
ment, then abrogated the clause per
tanning to the painters.
Racine-Local members of the
board of health inspected Root river
and reported it filthy, polluted and
unsanitary from the Chicago & North
western railroad bridge to the city
limits, caused by several sewers emp
tying into the stream. They say the
only remedy is to change the sewer
system or to dredge deeper channel
In the river. The investigation was
made by request of the state board
of health, to which 200 property own
fhrO1IOh r0nfifinn
Racine-Daniel Lakardurz, aged
thirty-two, has been arrested, charged
with the murder of Joseph Copko. His
examination will be held on June Is
A cornoner's jury brought in verdict
that Lakardurz killed Copko by stab
bling with knife.
Janesville.-Search is being made
for Harold F. Campbell, owner of a
vulcanizing factory in this city, who
left GAINESVILLE in an automobile for
Albany. Word was received from him
on the day of his departure that his
machine had broken down at Monroe
and that he had started back for re-
pairs.
Waukesha.-Unable to control the
fire because of unavailable water
the Waukesha fire department mem
bers could do nothing but watch the
flames which destroyed the Offices
storeroom, boarding house and 1900
cords of wood of the Waukesha Lime
and Stone company. The loss is S10,
900, partly insured.
Racine.-F'rank Chadwick, sixty