River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-03-16
WISCONSIN NEWS.
TERSELY TOLD

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| attractive. The local entertainment
was so largely attended that the court
| house was unable to accommodate the
crowd and the assemblage had TO be
| divided and go to the opera house,
where the program was repeated.
Madison.-In a decision by the state
railroad commission the Northwestern
railroad is ordered to refund to the
| Milwaukee, aukesha Brewing COM
pany the sum of $12493, as overcharge
on various consignments of beer. The
commission gave permission to the
Bloomer Electric Lighting company to
| increase it's rates on the grounds that
it was Improbable to operate under
the old rates.
Waukesha-Uponb being reprimand-
ed for overdriving a tired horse by
Turnkey Willis Dent, William Farley,
better known as kid" Morgan, as
saulted Dent with a club, leaped
through window and made good his
escape. Morgan has been serving time
for forgery, but was trusty and al
lowed many privileges. His time would
have been up in April.
Appleton.-Mrs. Carrie Mantell OF
Evanston, ILL.,, became suddenly insane
| on a Northwestern train and was re-
moved from the train and placed in
! jail here for safekeeping. The unfor-
! tunate woman, who is about twenty
five years old, left her home in Evans
ton for Bonduel, Shawano county, on
visit to her father.
La Crosse.-A romance of nearly 30
years eliminated when Mrs. Susan Nc
| Donald, aged sixty-one, married Capt.
Nathaniel Wilibar, aged seventy-five.
1t was the story of the marriage to
rival and after his death return to the
first love- Eve waited long for her."
said Wilibar, but l knew she was
meant for me-
| Cedar Grove.-Rev. A. Klerk, pastor
of the Reformed church, has accepted
a call from the Second Reformed
church of Englewood, Chicago.
Neenah.-Carl Virgins, aged seven,
was pushed from in front of an inter-
urban car which was going at high
speed by the conductor, who reached
the front platform just in time to
save the lads life.
Mathematical Abrahams and
Frank Seibert of the town of Bloom
field have been arrested on warrant
charging them with killing two deer.
Neenah.-It is possible that the post
offices in Neenah and Menasha may be
oil
and ministers are waging campaign
to that end.
Racine John Jones, Jr., who is as
ISOLATED with his father in the con-
tracing business, was married to his
elder brothers widow, Mrs. leila
Hugh Jones, at Rialto, Cal. The brides
first husband was Hugh Jones, lyric
tenor Of more than local fame, who
died two years ago.
Albany-Fire destroyed the Morgan
grist mill, the electric light plant and
the Wall poolroom block, with loss
of 5000, and for time threatened
the destruction Of the entire village.
The hardware store of E. w. Baker
and a saloon were also Quilted, but
the structures were saved. The fire
originated in the grist mill and, had a
good start before it was discovered.
The fire engine was put out of COM
mission by an accident at the very
first, and the flames had to be fought
by a bucket brigade.
Kenosha.-Seven people were sent
to the Pasteur institute in Chicago,
while Mayor M. J. Scholey issued a
proclamation demanding that every
dog in the city be muZzled for term
of 80 days. A dozen dogs, which are
supposed to have been bitten by a dog
suffering from rabies have been killed
The trouble started when a dog be-
longing to William Hartung Of Som
ers ran through the western part of
the city biting dogs and children. The
dog was finally killed and its head
sent to Madison
Waukesha.-Mrs. Catherine Hibl,
aged fifty-eight, committed suicide
by\tying stone to cord around her
neck and jumping into cistern. Her
mind has been more or less affected
the past five years, since her husband
She had been making her home with
her son, Charles Hibl. He discovered
her absence when he returned home
from work. A hurried search revealed
the cistern open and the body was dis
covered.
Sparta.-Local citizens have ia
ken up the matter of providing
modern highway between Sparta and
the big government military reserva-
ton. 1t is about five miles in length
and plans now on foot will make it as
good as paved street.
Eau Claire.-The newly formed
Wisconsin Association of Creamery
| Owners will meet in Madison on
| March 16, in response to call
isued by President Guy Speris and G.
| A. Williams, secretary and treasurer of
| the organization.
La Crosse.-Driven nearly mad by
| the contiAual fear of arrest, Warren
Mcconnell, who four years ago es-
capped from the Rockford Qll.) sheriff,
after being sentenced to from one to
fourteen years in the penitentiary for
| highway robbery, walked into the of
| fee of Sheriff Chris J. Burns here
and surrendered.
| Kenosha.-It was stated that a
number of suits for libel would
be filed against merchants in the
city as the result of the publication
of a dead list" issued the latter part
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