River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-25
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cattle here on May Is. Several car
loads of the animals are to be Inn
ported for the sale and fair.
Wausau. Four damage suits
aggregating $4,000 have been filed
against Marks Bros. and the Bay
ley Manufacturing company, both OF
Milwaukee, as result of the collapse
Of st. James Catholic church OF
Wausau last fall, in which two men
were killed and several hurt. The
plaintiffs are Luke F. Keogh, Labe Me-
lang, Joseph Guralski and Emma
Schultz, administrative OF the estate
Of Albert Schultz, one of the victims.
All ask $4,000 damages excepting
demand for change of venue to Mil
waukee county has been made.
Marinette. - Joseph Cooper OF
Grover, Marinette county, believes
that his Barred Plymouth Rock hen
has laid the largest chicken egg ever
laid in the world. 1t Is 67a inches in
circumference and 81 inches in
length. Recently an egg 6M inches
in circumference and eight inches long
was touted in Illinois papers as the
largest in the world. Cooper says his
hens egg breaks that record.
Madison. State Fire Marshal
T. M Purtell has called upon all
Wisconsin mayors to carry out the
purpose of Fire Prevention Day."
May 3, which is also Arbor day, by is
suing proclamations calling attention
to the new purpose of Arbor day and
asking citizens to clean up all COM
bustible rubbish. He also asks all fire
chiefs to inspect public buildings and
schools on that day.
Marinette Steven Benott, aged
seventeen, fired a revolver shot at
his head in an effort to commit sui
eide, but his aim was poor and the
bullet missed. The boy was commit
ted to an asylum on Wednesday.
Madison. A movement has
begun to amend the Wisconsin
law regarding teachers pensions to
include teachers in the training and
normal schools.
Hudson. The fremont house,
local hotal, was completely de-
stroyed by an early morning fire.
The flames originated in a vacant
barn that was used as a .storehouse.
and before the fire was checked two
barns and the hotel were in ashes.
The loss to the owner, ]. w. Brother
ton, approximates $4,000, with $1,000
insurance. A heavy gale was blowing
from the northwest and for a time it
was feared that the city was in dan
ger.
Wausa. Joseph Sebastine of
Rothschild hung himself at his home.
A warrant for alleged beating of one
of his children had been issued
Rhinelander. = On boat trip
Town the Wisconsin river from
Eagle river to Rhinelander, James
Oberholtzer and Martin Berg, game
wardens, contiscated ESQ mink and
muskrat traps set along the bank.
Waukesha.-The body of a we'll
dressed man, apparently forty or
forty-hve, was found in a pond In the
town of New Berlin. The man had
evidently swallowed carbolic acid and
then drowned himself in foot OF wa
ter. The only clue to his identitica-
pocket bearing the address of Stotzer
Granite and Marble works, Portage.
Aside from this, his clothes contained
four dollars in cash and railroad
ticket from Clinton Junction to Fond
du Lac.
Racine.-In battle at the au-
tomobile factory of the Mitchell
Lewis Motor company, Sam Samon
was terribly cut about the face and
head by a knife in the hands OF Dan
Brodis. Samon is in hospital in q
critical condition and Brodis Is under
arrest. The two men quarreled over
board bill which Samon claimed
Brodis owed him.
Ashland-John Hudasack, a farmer,
living near Moquah, was killed while
hunting. AS he mounted stump his
rifle was caught by underbrush and
discharged.
La Crosse.-With supply of
arms, William Hatke, fifteen years
old, is believed to be hurrying
south in hunting canoe to join Sid
Allen, the Virginia outlaw, in his
fight for freedom. He is said to be an
expert boatman, but this is not con-
sidered a guarantee against danger
in such weather as has prevailed dur.
ing the past few days. Hunters in
the bottoms have been requested to
try to locate the lad
Baraboo.-A movement is on foot
to organize a fruit growers as.
ISOLATION in Sank county, and
orchards will be planted on all unim-
proved lands. Apples of the winter
variety will be grown. The expert
mental station OF the university will
aid in the project.
Waukesha.-Dennis Connolly. TWEEN.
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