River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-18
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

Fond du Lac.-Capt. A. M. Trier.
First Lieut.. A r. Brunei and
Second Lieut.. t. A. Watson will at
tend a school and camp of instruction
for officers of the Wisconsin National
Guard which will be held at Camp
Douglas on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, May 81, % and 20. The
school will be under the supervision
of Capt Edgard t. Collins, Sixth in
fantry. u. S. A., who is now engaged
in inspecting the Wisconsin militia.
He will be assisted by other officers
who will be detailed later.
La Crosse.-Driven by high
wind near the Root river dam in
the Mississippi river, two hunting
skiffs capsized and Frank Stecht, a
stonecutter, aged forty, drowned, and
William Tescharek was rescued more
dead than alive by Leo Simpson and
Fritz Reggie. The two boats came to-
gether in the darkness and a gust of
wind overturned the craft occupied by
grabbed the skiff occupied by Tescha-
rex and capsized it.
Beaver DANA declamatory and
oratorical contest will be held be-
tween the high schools of Bea-
yer Dam, Waterloo, Marshall, Column
bus and Sun Prairie on Friday, April
10. The winners will compete in the
district contest at Whitewater eaEly in
May, and those successful will, in
turn, represent the district at the state
contest to be held in June.
Appleton.-At a meeting of the
directors of the Appleton fair it
was decided to secure either Lincoln
Beachey or Jimmie Ward to give ex-
hibition aerial flights daily at the 1912
fair Arrangements had been practi-
cally completed for the appearance OF
Cal. Rodgers at Appleton befofe the
aviators death in California.
nitowoc.-Protesting against the
dumping of rubbish on a t7iangu-
lar strip of ground near the city
water plant, which she claims title
to, Mrs. Nina Grabo drove of the
street commissioner and his force with
club.
La Crosse.-Mayor Dengler Of
La Crosse finds himself unable to
appoint a man to be city sealer OF
weights and measures who will &C
cept. The three men eligible have re-
fused the salary of $50.
Marinette.-Joseph Hubbard, Jr.,
of Wausaukee, and brother-fn-law,
Roy Day, who were charged with
the murder of Melvin Brsdrick
at Crescent City, ILL.,, were found guilty
in the circuit court of Watseks, ILL.,,
and were each sentenced to fourteen
years in the states prison at Joliet
Ill.
Madison.-The normal regents have
awarded the contracts for the general
construction of an addition to the SUI
perior normal school to e. Sedlachek
for $47,81O. The total cost will be
$62,493
| Kenosha.-Work on the improve
ment of the highways in Kenosha
county under the new state law was
started. Engineer Gates Of the com
mission is directing the preliminary
surveys.
MISUNDERSTANDING Wright, for
merly of Dunbar, was killed by
a dynamite trap, according to word
received here. The youth, with an
other lad, was in the woods on NADIA
line island in Lake Superior, and saw
a piece OF meat lying in the snow. He
picked it up and was blown to bits
by dynamite. The meat had been
placed over a dynamite trap fol
wolves. The man who is alleged tc
have set the trap has been arrested
and charged with manslaughter.
La Crosse.-Louise Schilling, hav
| ing admitted she is not the wife
Of Fireman Bert Bond of Aurora
Ill, whose alleged perfdity brought
his real wife to La Crosse and resulted
in the issuance of warrants for Miss
Schilling and himself, has been sen
fenced to spend sixty days In the
county JAIL Bond, whose alleged dou
bic life was disclosed by a railroad
wreck in which he was injured, is still
too i'll to be taken into court, and his
case will be delayed for two or three
weeks. Mrs. Bond, from Aurora, is II
the city, and says she will apply for
| divorce. When she came here tt
nurse her husband after his accident
she found he denied her as his wife
and was being cared for by the othel
| woman.
Madison. - To have one ORATOR
on wisconsin, Her Agriculture
Rank and Development" on the pro
gram Of every Wisconsin high schoo
commencement next June Is the plar
of the state board of immigration. A
a later time the board proposes Il
give the same suggestion to every min
lister in the state as sermon topic.
| Manftowoc. After a chase o
| over 1000 miles and a weeks delaI
| in California drought fight agains