River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-03-14
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD


which was reduced to splinters. Both
team and driver escaped unframed.
George Schroeder, Bangor resident,
was killed on this crossing a few
weeks ago. In the last few years five
men have been killed in railroad acct
dents in this vicinity.
La Crosse-John Phonish, under
sentence of two years In the
Waupun penitentiary for attempted
murder, and John Crowley, under two
years sentence for forgery, broke jail
at Sparta, and escaped. Another pris-
oner in the part of the Jail opened re-
fused to go. but failed to notify the
sheriff of the escape until the men had
been gone an hour. The two men
opened three locks with keys they had
made out of wood. No trace of them
has been found.
Madison-State Game Warden John
A. Sholts is wroth over the ar
rest of his subordinates by local
officials. He says it initiates against
a fair enforcement of the game laws.
The attorney generals department
had advised one district attorney to
drop the case of warden arrested by
county officials for shipping two pick
erel to Madison.
Misunderstanding for a piece
of meat behind log that he did
not know was attached to a secret
wolf trap loaded with high explosives,
George Wright, resident Of Madeline
Island, was nearly killed. His hand
was torn off and his body mutilated
from the effects of the explosion. He
is at the hospital here and will prob
ably recover.
Madison The state board of
control will award the contract for
the erection of a hospital for the Grim
inal insane to be located at Waupun.
At the last session OF the legislature
$150,000 was appropriated for the in
stitution, 100000 of which will be ex-
pended for construction and $4,000
for site and equipment.
Marinette-Sheriff A. E. Schwit-
tay arrived from Montreal, Can,
where he arrested Fred Padgett
and Mrs. Stella Schultz. The couple,
both of whom are married, deserted
their families and eloped. They re-
side in Grover, Marinette county.
Mrs. Schultz took two OF her five chill
dren with her
Portage.-August Zueldorf, who shot
T. Cowgirl near Doylestown, waived
preliminary examination in JUS
tice court here. He was held I'M
der $4,000 bonds to the circuit court.
Cowgirl has been removed from Col
umbus hospital in hopes of saving his
eyesight and Zueldorf has confessed
the shooting.
Racine-Martin Hage, a student
in the Chicago Medical college,
and Leavie Silvers, a nurse in a
Chicago hospital, came here and, on
securing marriage license and spe-
cial dispensation, were married. Rela-
tives and friends knew nothing of the
elopement.
Wausau-Doud Sons company of
Marshf1eld have a pet dog with
peg leg. The leg was ampu-
tated by veterinary, who then whit
tied out wooden foot which is at
tached to the stub with straps. The
animal runs around as happy as ever.
Beloit-Mrs. Prudence H. Talcott
Hersey celebrated her ninetieth
birthday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. A. H. Van Tassell, 824
Church street The aged woman re-
ceived many callers during the day
without fatigue
Marinette-John Miller and Vic
tor Konik, who were arrested for
forging the name of John Gellasa,
a patient at the Menominee River hos
pital, to a check for $170.82, were SEN
fenced to eighteen months in the state
penitentiary.
Madison.-Several hundred small
lands in the numerous lakes at
the headquarters of the Wisconsin
and Chippewa rivers will be turned
over to the state of Wisconsin by the
federal government within a short
time to be included in the state forest
reserve If the plan now on foot liz car
ried out.
Ashland.-William Switzer is In
Jail here charged with attempting
to kill his brother, Frank Switzer, who
Is In hospital The two brothers had
a fight, oxerturning the lamp, setting
fire to their rooms, and were lighting
amid the flames when the police
rushed in, extinguished the flames and
stopped the combat, but only after
Frank had been seriously stabbed.
Hartford-The Washington Coun-
ty Old Settlers club, in session
at West Bend, elected the follow
ing officers: President, Glenway Max
on; vice-presidents. Mrs. G. F. Hunt,
John Harms and Joseph Huber; secre-
tary, G. A. Kuechenmeister; treasurer,
E. Franckenberg.
Fond du Lac.-Mrs. F. E. Blanch-
ard, a former resident of this