River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-09-28
WISCONSIN
BREVITIES


The ceremonies were the most I'M
pressive held here in many years.
The parade was made up OF most OF
the societies of the city and war vet
Grams. The immense audience gave
sigh of appreciation as Miss Clara Bar
| ker, daughter of Loren Barker or
Brookfield. one OF the best known vet
Grams in the country, pulled the cord
which released the flag draped about
the soldier figure at the top OF the
monument.
Addresses were given by COL j. A.
Watrous of Milwaukee, Department
Commander Hiram j. Smith of Ra-
cine, E. D. Walsh of this city, Thomas
H. Gault of Chicago and president OF
the Society of the Twenty-eighth regi-
ment, Rev. A. s. Badger Of st. Angus
tine, Fla, and M. L. Snyder.
Appleton-At the close of the
triple celebration at st. Mary's
Catholic church, the f1ftieth anniver-
sary Of the organization Of the parish,
the twenty-fifth anniversary of the or.
dination of the rector, Rev. w. j. Fftz-
maurice. and the reading of his first
mass by Rev Alois j. Schueller OF this
city, the members of the congregation
presented Father Fitzmaurice with a
purse containing $500 in gold. Bishop
Fox and nearly fifty priests attended
the ceremonies.
Marinette.-After F. e. Harri-
son of Menominee had cranked
his car until he was weary, he stood
aside prepared to give up the job In
despair. Suddenly the machine start
ed with jolt that threw on the big
speed clutch, shot forward like a sky
rocket through the main streets, de-
molished a hydrant which sent up a
stream of water as high as the house
tops, and finally wound up, total
wreck, against telegraph pole.
Manitowoc-A seven-year fight
10 secure municipal ownership OF
the water works plant was ended
when a contract was signed to trans
fer the plant to the city on October 2
for $247, 500, which is $11,5O0 more
than the valuation fixed by the state
rate commission Mayor Henry Stole,
Jr., who led the fight, was elected
seven years ago and again at the last
election on a municipal ownership
platform.
Racine - Clarence Elsner, aged
seven years, was tortured while
playing Indian" with two older COM
panions, aged twelve and thirteen,
who stripped him, tied him to stake
and danced around him while they be-
labored him with switches until he
was black and blue. Then they smoked
the pipe of peace and sent him home.
Arrests will follow.
Madison.-Fond du Lac was &C.
Iected as the meeting place Of
the Wisconsin union, American Soci-
ETY. of Equity, by the executive board,
which met at Milwaukee. Announce.
ment to this effect was made here by
the state secretary, M. w. Tubbs. The
| convention will open November 1.
Marinette-In driving across the
road on a neighbours farm in
the darkness to get to his farm,
John Wonkowski, aged sixty-two, of
Crivits, farmer, struck ditch which
had been dug during the day, fell from
the wagon and suffered a broken
neck.
Observation-Disclosures postal saw
ings bank opened with four depos-
| its in the first two hours. Miss Mabel
| Search of Milwaukee, newspaper wo.
man and university student, was the
first depositor and John o. Jones, q
workman, was the second.
| Fond du Lac.-Grafton hall, an
Episcopal school for young ladies,
will open next Tuesday morning with
ln unusually large enrolment. The
| faculty has been materially strength
cred. Pupils from every state in the
Union are entered for the year
Hudson-Lee Kipe and William
Dalton, arrested here on Friday,
| have pleaded guilty to the charge
! of burglary and were sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary at Waupun
| at hard labor. They broke into the
| Omaha boarding cars here.
| Appleton.-At the converting OF
the September term of the Outa-
gamie county circuit court Is appli-
cants were admitted to full citizenship
| and one was denied because his wit.
nesses had not known him for five
| years.
Neenah.-Neenah is to have a
new State bank. A total CAPT
talization of $4,000 has already been
subscribed and it is expected a meet.
ing of stockholders will be held next
week to elect officers.
Appleton.-Rev. H. T. Wiltsee,
! for the last three years pastor of
the Methodist church, retired from the
ministry OF account of i'll health and
will move to the Ozark mountains In
Missouri, where he will live out OF
doors on his fruit ranch.
Marinette.zJohn Albright, who
was lost while hunr4%g, has not
been found. A searching party under
Sheriff Doberstein Will drag marsh
| hog where he was last seen The re.