The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
STATE
HAPPENINGS

bogus 0dlI dollars were discovered
buried in the earth. They bore vary
ing dates from 1882 to 1S43. Some are
fair limitations
Fond du Lac.-Henry Sistron, aged
so, employed in the quarries at Red
Granite, was blinded in one eye by a
blast and brought here for treatment.
Sistron had placed two charges but
they did not explode, and while exam
lining one the other went off in his
face.
Janesville.-Two Italian section men
on handcar were struck by pass
enger train here. Both will die.
Watertown. Constant Fleishner,
aged seventeen, of Manistee, Mich,
student at Northwestern college, was
drowned in Rock river He was in the
water but three minutes, but when his
body was taken out life was extinct.
Sheboygan.-While switching on
track parallel to ravine here, En-
gineer Charles Frisk and Fireman Will
liam Hanson miraculously escaped
death when their locomotive left the
rails and rolled down a tgelve-foot
embankment Frisk received only a
sprained ankle.
Fond du Lac.-Judge Nathan G.
Gif1n, past grand master, F. and A. M.
of Wisconsin, past grand lecturer,
trustee of Lawrence college at Apple
ton, and one of the most prominent
figures of Methodism In Wisconsin,
died following a stroke of apoplexy,
which came on him while he was
seated at the dinner table.
Ashland.-Lake Superior has set
low water mark this year, according
to lake captains The lake level is
one inch below the former low level
mark. Two exceedingly dry seasons
are responsible for the fall. According
to lake men, the dry seasons run in
cycles and no improvement is looked
for this year.
Maiden Rock.-This is the spawn
sands of them have gathered in the
shallow bay at the north end of this
village The fish are so numerous
that spear cannot be thrown any
where In the water without striking
one of them.
nitowoc-Although suffering in
tense pain, Willie Reardon, aged
fourteen, gave an exhibition of
grit when he managed to hop or crawl
three miles through the woods to his
home after almost blowing off his
heel with a shotgun while hunting.
There is danger of blood poison.
Eau Claire-Rt Rev James Schwe-
back, D. DAMpishop of the diocese of
La Crosse. kgNAfrmed GOT here, ATT at
ST. Patricl and $50 at the
Sacred He}Ft church
Portage.-August Koepp of Dekor-
ra, aged fifty, farmer, has been
missing since week ago. 1t is be-
lieved that he has been drowned in
the Wisconsin river below Portage.
The river is being dynamited.
Madison-Governor McGovern is
sued a proclamation designating Sun
day, May IA, as Mothers day. The
proclamation, in part, is as follows:
For the first time in Wisconsin the
Sabbath day is set aside by procla-
nation for the noble purpose of cele-
brating the modest virtues that make
true homes. The observance OF the
patriotism of Washington and Lincoln
fosters patriotism; none the less Will
the celebration of Mothers day de-
velop domestic virtues which are the
foundation of good citizenship"
Milwaukee-Ten minutes after the
6rn a
shooting from the windows OF the
plant on Buffum street on March IL,
according to Henry ]. Hahn, 489
Twelfth avenue, one of the witnesses
in the preliminary examination OF
Bernhard A. MINI, charged with man
slaughter in connection with the death
of Arthur Klann, an employe, who lost
his life in the MINI Billiard company
fire. Hahn was saving cellulo1d at
rip saw In his opinion, the saWdust
from the celluloid caught fire in what
appeared to him to be an explosion,
although there was not the resultant
noise which accompanies an explosion.
Milwaukee.-Four men are in the
Emergency hospital as the result or
injuries SuH0T0US Ou6 III d oCllOo0 SOA
dition. Anton Bileki, thirty-fve years
old, address unknown, was found IN
conscious in the basement of 10
Reed street, and when removed to
Emergency hospital was found to be
suffering from a fractured skull. The
police are investigating. A hosting
crane broke and fell on them.
Medford.-fhR nature takers are
not all in the story books. Taylor
county has real live one. He brought
in several wolf scalps to claim the
state bounty of eight dollars each, but
something about the way the fur was
grained on the scalp made the county
clerk suspicious and he sent six of
them to Madison, where L. B. Nagler,
chief clerk in the office of the secre-
tary of state, unhesitatngly pro-
nounced them rabbit scalps.
La Crosse.-Batteries from Fort
Sheridan, ILL.,, Fort Leavenworth Kan,
and Fort Smelling, Mimi, have been
ordered by the war department to pro-
coed to the range at Sparta by July l.
State militia batteries from Wiscon-
sin. Ohio. Illinois, Michigan and Min