River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-12-19

Wautoma-Will Topping, young
man who lived three miles north
Of this village, was fatally in
jured on a threshing machine engine,
from the effects of which he died few
minutes later. Young Topping had just
started the engine preparatory tc
shredding corn stalks and was oiling
the fly wheel when his jacket caught
on the pin of the fly wheel, carrying
him around several times. Both legs
were broken and one arm torn from
the shoulder. He leaves a widow and
two small children
Kenosha.-Mr. and Mrs. John
Threinen, two pioneer residents Of
Kenosha, celebrated the fifty-first an
niversary of their marriage at their
home Many of the pioneers of the
city called at the Threinen home dur
ing the day. A reunion of the family
was held. Mr.. and Mrs. Threinen were
married at st. George church in this
city. They have spent their entire
life at Kenosha.
Fond du Lac.-The body of an
unidentified man, evidently about
ffty-fye years old, with the skull
crushed and an arm broken, was found
on the right of way of the Chicago &
Northwestern road at Lake Shore
drive, North Fond du Lac. 1t is as
sumed he was struck by train,
though no report was made of the af-
fair by any train crew.
New Richmond Theodore De-
cosse, farmer at Somerset, eight
miles west of this city, was struck by
the west-bound 500 line passenger
train No. 1 and instantly killed. The
accident occurred on highway cross
ing within a half mile of Decosse's
home He was fifty-five years old and
leaves a wife and two children.
Neenah.-A report comes from
High Cliff, on the east shore OF
Lake Winnebago, that numerous far
mers are losing much poultry and
hogs through thievery. The thefts
take place at night.
Random Lake.-Christ Rossart, a
mason, was killed in q fall from
scaffold on which he was at work
while laying brick on the new refrig-
orator building at Random Lake.
Portage.-F'fre, which started in the
attic, destroyed the Montello house at
Monticello. The contents were saved
and no one was injured. The loss was
covered by insurance.
Platteville.-Frank Gibbon of Rewey
was killed in the Ellsworth mine at
Rewey. A heavy boulder struck him.
He is an American and life resident
of Rewey.
Klondike-Austin Brazeau shot two
wild cats in the vicinity of this vii
lage. He had heard the animals prowl-
ing about and traced them to their
home.
La Crosse-A bill creating a
state board to examine and license
chiropractors will be presented in
every state legislature in the United
States and in the province of Ontario,
Canada and British Columbia, at the
next session of these legislatures, &C
cording to bulletins sent out by f. H.
Hartwell of this city, national counsel
for the Chiropractors' association.
| Appleton-An antebellum courtship
eliminated here when Mrs. Emma
Vezey, aged sixty-one years, and
William NJ. Creasey, aged seventy
years, of Stevens Point, were married
at the home of the brides son. Be-
| fore the Civil war the two were sweet
hearts. Creasey left for the army and
| the family of his youthful sweetheart
moved. The groom returned from bat
| tie minus an arm and the girl had
married another man in the meantime
Some time ago Mr. Creasey learned
that his former sweetheart lived here,
a widow. He called and the marriage
| followed.
! La Crosse.-In an effort to prevent
spread of the epidemic of
smallpox in the city Health Commits
! sioner Furstman ordered rooms in two
of the ward schools closed for indefi-
mite periods. 1t is the contention of
| the official that the disease will con-
tinue to spread during the winter I'M
| less aggressive steps are taken. About
400 school children have been vacci-
mated, yet, despite the orders Of the
school board, many of the pupils have
not been vaccinated.
| Neenah.-Howard Mertz, twelve
| years old, accidentally shot himself
| in the leg with rifle which he was
carrying. No serious results are an
| ticipated.
| Superior-Robert Bennett, nine
| teen years old, and George Shafer,
twenty-one, were sentenced to life i'm
prisonment in the state penitentiary
at Waupun for the murder of Henry
| futile, homesteader, three weeks
ago.
| Superior.-George Verrette, thir>
ty-seven years old, a resident of
Superior, was found murdered in a
shack on a farm near Boyleston, just
| outside the city limits. The room was
spattered with blood and a portion of
the mans skull was scattered about.
Tho condition Of &ba NOON,