River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-03-07
WISCONSIN
3 r EVITIES

Racine.-William Koncklin, aged
twenty-six, jeanette, Pa, is locked
up in the county jail on charge
Of being engaged in the white
slave traffic, while Vienna Kuhns, six
teen, Greensburg, Pa, is being held
by the police pending reply to tel
egram sent her parents. The couple
were arrested at hotel.
Monroe.-Mr. and Mrs. E. r.
Copeland, residents of this city for
At years, celebrated their sixty-sixth
wedding anniversary in quiet man
ner at their home on North Jackson
street. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Peck,
ia North Peck street, celebrated their
fiftieth wedding anniversary at their
home. Their two children, Mrs. Lew
Raymer and William Peck, both OF
Jefferson township, and seven grand
children were among those present at
the golden wedding celebration.
Ashland.-Con w. Lloyd, secre-
tary of the Ashland Advancement
association, real estate man for
whom warrant was sworn out on
charge of embezzIing funds belonging
to Mrs. Ida Treager of Milwaukee,
appeared in Ashland after Ashland
officers had been wiring to various
cities where he was reported to have
been, asking for his arrest. Without
letting the sheriff know he was in
town Lloyd appeared in the municipal
court and pleaded not guilty.
GilIett.-A resolution passed by
the school board absolutely for
bids smoking by high school pupils
on the penalty of expulsion. The
board emphasized physical and moral
detriments connected with the cigar
cite habit and the members were
unanimous in their action. The res
olution has been Endorsed by the COM
munity in general.
MISUNDERSTANDING that stories
Of wolves killing people in north
ern Wisconsin are prejudicial to
the interests of that section of the
state, members of the Wisconsin Ad-
vancement association are offering $40
for any we'll authenticated case of II
man or woman being killed by wolves
in this state in the last twenty years.
Green Bay-Because it is claimed
boys and girls have been using
the public library as a shield or
an excuse to get out on the streets at
night, the library board has decreed
that no one under sixteen years Of age
shall be allowed to visit the reaGtng
rooms after nine O'Clock at night.
La Crosse.-George Fakler,
farmer residing at Winona, Mimi,
Is still awaiting word from the
police departments of La Crosse and
Winona regarding the smooth crimi-
nal who separated him from his peck
etbook ON Milwaukee train. AS yet
the man has not been caught
Madison-Fire losses in Wiscon-
sin in January, as reported to
State Fire Marshal T. M Purtell,
were $326,060, and the insurance in
volved $778,185. Defective chimneys
again head the list of causes, with AZ.
Eight suspicious fires caused damage
of $33,850 One prosecution by the de-
partment during the month resulted in
a ten-year prison sentence for a Mani
towoc man, Harry Gerke.
Green Bay.-With the arrival Of
the remains Of Joseph Kroskey
here, news was first received of
his murder by band of three negroes
at Guthrie, Okla, who are believed to
have held up Santa Fe train in that
section. Kroskey was employed as a
detective for the Santa Fee road and
was detailed on a holdup case. He
had captured two of the negroes when
the third, in an endeavor to make his
escape, ran down an alley. Kroskey
gave chase and the negro, who had a
good start over the detective, laid In
wait for his arrival, when he was mur-
dered Kroskey was formerly resi-
dent of Pulaski, leaving that place
some five years ago. He was twenty
five years old.
Green Bay.-Judge N. J. Monahan
of the municipal court, in the
action brought by Messrs. Zegers
and Van Rens of AlloueZ against Dep
uty State Fish and Game Wardens Al
brecht and McMillin, required the war.
dens to pay $3.50, the price of the
fish confiscated and sold. The judge
held that the wardens should have oh.
tanned liz cents pound for the carp,
as a price of two cents a pound pre-.
vailed on the market the day before
the fish were sold.
Stoughton.-Rev. J. G. Wade, the
Universalist pastor who IS at the
head of the scout movement in
Stoughton, has been asked By his con-
gregation to remain for another year.
A meeting of the church was held and
a resolution unanimously adopted to
that effect. Mr.. Wade succeeded Rev.
N. E. Mclaughlin, now located at Mon
roe.
Acknowledgements of this Sec
ton Of northern Wisconsin,, at
meeting at Minocqua, organized the
Fish and Game Protective association
Of northern Wisconsin Joseph Lucius
of this city. who was active in forming
the new league was named president
The other officers elected were: Vice
president, H. Warner, Sayner; .secre-