River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-07-13
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS


has been awarded contract by the
National Dairy Show association to
make cheese to weigh $4,000 pounds,
/ three times the size Of the largest
cheese ever made in the world, which
was the one made last year for the
association by Mr.. Simon. 1t will re-
! quire the milk from $500 cows for
one day and will take 10000 pounds
of milk. The work will be done by
10 expert cheesemakers and 25 help
ers. 1t will be necessary to make the
cheese on a special fiat car and build
a refrigerator about it in order to
keep it until the exposition, which
will be held in October.
misunderstanding to State For
ester e. NJ. Griffith, there is grave dam
ger of devastating fires in the forest
reserves within the near future I'M
less hard rains come soon. He stated
that the men in his department are
busy cutting fire lines. Some small
fires are burning, it is reported, and
! the wardens are engaged in cutting
them out. If the hot weather contin-
ues and no heavy rains are expert
enced, nothing can prevent repeti-
ton of the forest fires Of 1909, he said.
Madison.-The state railroad com,
mission ordered the Madison Gas ard
Electric company to reduce it's rates
for electric service about twenty per
I n
the rates for gas, although petitioned
for.
Milwaukee. Three men were
shot and are now under physi-
clans care, and three others are I'M
der arrest, as the result of an at
tack on South Milwaukee policeman
when he tried to make an arrest in
the saloon of Peter Skorbel, South
Milwaukee. The shooting was done
by Patrolman Stephen Antisbel, who
declares that he acted in self-defense.
friends in South Milwaukee under po-
lice surveillance, their condition not
permitting their removal to jail.
| They are held on charge of inter-
fering with an officer.
son of r. H. Bsenneke, a drug
gist, was drowned in Rock river. He
was attending a picnic, went in
bathing and was only about three
rods from the shore when he sank.
His body was recovered Is minutes
later. Doctor Brenneke was twenty
seven years old and had recently
been graduated from Rush Medical
college. He was also graduate of
q theological seminar at Bethlehem,
Pa. He had made arrangements to
go to Alaska as a missionary.
Racine. = George Nelson, thirty
years old, craftsman of Corliss,
lost his life at Eagle lake. While
spending the day at the island resort
with friends he went in bathing and
sank before the eyes of ten persons.
The body was recovered in a few mo-
ments and physicians worked over the
body in vain for half an hour. The
body was brought here. Nelson was
craftsman at the Wisconsin Engine
company and a member of the Ma
sonic lodge.
Green Bay-The Wisconsin AS
ISOLATION of Postoffice Clerks and
the Wisconsin Association of Letter
Carriers met here in the third annual
joint convention. About 200 clerks
from all parts of the state attended.
Marinette.-The stains on the
clothing of Charles Raue, charged
with the murder of Mrs. Anna Mar
low, are said to be human blood by
Drs. Heckteon and Haynes, expert
analysts of Chicago.
Prairie du Chien.-A severe wind
and rain storm, accompanied with
lightning, demolished trees, upset
boxcars, demoralized telegraph and
telephone service here, and wiped out
nearly half of Eastman, IA miles east
by fire. At McGregor ball park four
WOuSA WSI0 1uJuICU, IWO S0I1OuSIy
when the grandstand collapsed. The
storm lasted but twenty minutes, dur.
ing which the sun was shining. Grain
was beaten to the earth and corn
tangled.
La Crosse.-Mrs. Charles J. Nc
Clellan, aged thirty-five, wife Of
the chairman of the town of Bergen,
was shot and accidentally killed at
her home near Stoddard. She fell
over gun which her husband had
loaded for owls and 1t was dis
charged, killing her instantly. Re-
turning home from the inquest over
Mrs. McClellan's body, the coroner
found the dead body of a stranger
lying in the road
Observation-Disclosures Martin, for.
mer alderman, who is held on a
charge of wrecking the Milwaukee
road passenger train at Marinette,
was examined for insanity. The hear
ing was adjourned.
Acknowledgement McGovern is.
sued proclamation offering a
reward of $500 for the apprehension
and conviction of the murderer Of
John L. Sexton of the town of Rus
sell, Sheboygan county, 1.-THE Hermit
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