River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-10-10
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

Janesville.-With the written con-
LESSONS of Harry Berger, aged
seventeen, and Edward Meyer, nine
teen, that they criminally assaulted
Matilda Bergsterman, aged thirty
seven, whose dead body was found
and for whose murder her father, Fred
Bergsterman, aged sixty-one, is held,
and that the woman was dead when
they finished with her, clears up the
mystery of the death of the woman.
According to the sworn statement the
boys accompanied the father home and
the girl submitted to their demands
freely. Scratches on the face of Mey-
er evidence a struggle, as does the
body of the woman, and the two are
held without bail for examination DC
tober 9, charged with murder.
Grand Rapids.--Mortime Wilson,
aged nineteen, whose home is
just outside the city, was arrested at
a card party, charged with the shoot
ing Of Grand Beardsley, farmer, MS
former employer. After several hours
of questioning, Wilson confessed that
he fired the shot which caused the
death of Beardsley in Grand Rapids
hospital twelve hours after the shoot
ing occurred According to Wilson's
story, he entered Beardsley's barn
with a handkerchief tied about his
face as Beardsley was tying MS
horse Beardsley only laughed when
he demanded money, and he fired the
shot as his former employer turned.
Marinette. - The Marinette high
school has been condemned for
use after February 1, 1914, by H. l..
Terry, state high school inspector.
The action was taken as the result of
q request of the school board for
inspection Of the building to determine
whether it was safe at the present
time. The council decided to vote on
the question of issuing bonds for
new high schol at the election next
spring The building will cost about
$4,000.
Fond du Lac-Emil Kippenhan, sew
enteen, son of August Kippenhan,
well-to-do farmer, is Fond du
Laos first hunting victim Of the sea-
son. Kippenhan was on his way home
from a hunting trip when he stopped
at farm house for drink. Standing
against the watering trough, the gun
slipped. Both barrels were discharged
and the young mans left arm was
shot away. His condition is critical.
Grand Rapids.-Grant Beladsly, a
farmer living near this city, was
shot by a masked man on a coun-
try road when he refused to hand over
his valuables. Beladsley thought the
man was some friend, who was at
tempting to play joke on him. He
is in a serious condition at the Grand
Rapids hospital.
Madison.-The four hundred and
twentieth anniversary Of the land
ing of Columbus on American soil will
be celebrated by the Catholic Stu
dents association of the University of
Wisconsin with big celebration Oc-
tober IL at Music hall, at which Rt
Rev. S. ]. Messmer, archbishop of Mil
waukee, will deliver an address.
Racine-George Morton, a tramp
molder from Cincinnati, was SEN
fenced to five years in state prison
for i'll treating two small boys whom
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citizens tried to lynch him.
Sheboygan-The northwestern syn
cd of the German Reformed
church, now in session at Franklin,
small town about fourteen miles from
Sheboygan, decided to remove the in
stitution to this city.
Plainfeld. = Carl Applebee, aged
twenty, adopted son of Gilbert Apple
bee, was shot and instantly killed
while hunting, the charge tearing the
top part of his head off.
Appleton.-The thirty-ninth annual
convention of the Wisconsin Women's
Christian Temperance union closed
here after a five days session.
Brandon over the fail
ure of his crops and his inability to
meet his obligations, Robert Schultz,
aged thirty, a tenant on the John
H Johnson farm, near here, went to
the grain bin and, placing a shotgun
against his breast, discharged the
piece. He died instantly. Schultz
had bought heavily of machinery, an
ticipating a good harvest, but owing
to excessive rain his oats, barley and
corn were total failure.
Madison. Wisconsin will debate
with Iowa and Nebraska universe
ties, December Is, on the question:
Resolved, that corporations doing an
interstate business should be COM
PEELED to take out federal charter;
federal licenses exempted; constitu-
tionality granted" Wisconsin will
take the affirmative side in the Ne
braska debate at Madison and the neg
alive against Iowa at Iowa City.
Marinette-A warrant charging
abduction was issued for Charles
Roeder, a Niagara cripple, who eloped
last week with Helen Chiplovitz, fif-
teen years old, of Niagara. Her father
offered a reward of 500 for informa-
ton as to the whereabouts of the cou-
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