River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-09-26


paid by farmers for help to pole the
crop.
| Manitowoc.-Summo to Rich
mond, Va, by telegram an
nouncing the serious illness of her
sweetheart, Miss Linda Teitgen of this
city lost a race with death, failing to
reach Richmond before the death of
Emil Scheppert, to whom she was en-
gagged. Mr.. Scheppert was former
Grand Rapids man, who had
been visiting in Richmond, where his
parents own large plantation.
Appleton-In the class day
exercises the Lawrence college
freshmen rushed the sophomores and
in forty-seven seconds captured the
colors from the top of the pole guarded
by twenty-five sophomores. This es-
| tabIishes a record for the class rush.
Fort Atkinson.-Group five of
| the Wisconsin Bankers association
will meet Oct. "a at Fort Atkinson.
This group comprises members from
about 1875 banks in the southeastern
part of the state.
Beloit-Stricken unconscious by
bolt Of lightning which
| burned a hole in the top of her UNI
brella, Mrs. Henry Holverson, South
Beloit, had a narrow escape from
| death.
Cumberland-The farmhouse owned
and occupied by Alfonso Ricci,
| three miles south of this city.
together with furniture and clothing,
was destroyed by fire. The loss is
$1,000.
Janesville.-The new Church of
Christ, Scientist, which is being
erected in this city, was dedi-
Gated A large crowd attended the ex-
| ercises.
Waukesha.-Mrs w. T. Roberts,
wife, of Constable Roberts,
was struck and killed by westbound
interurban car at Calhoun.
Oshkosh-John c. Voss, Jr,,
son of former Mayor John G.
Voss, was accidentally shot by Henry
Rogge, while both men were duck
hunting. The shot entered the right
hand and arm of Voss. His condition
is not thought serious unless blood
poisoning sets in. Royce was exoner-
ated by the authorities.
Fond du Lac-Joking over pain
| In his side which he laughingly
said resembled paralysis, August Clare,
sixty-one years old, a former resident
of Mishicot, Manitowoc county, is
dead after a weeks illness. Clare was
travelling through Adams county and,
after taking supper at farmers
home, sat upon the lawn for rest.
He felt pain In his side and, after
| jokingly remarking that it felt like
paralysis, he sank unconscious in the
chair He was brought home.
Fond du Lac.-Frightened during
storm by a falling electric light
pole, which threatened to- en-
velop the driver and outfit in net
work of live wires, a team of horses
hitched to a five-ton concrete mixer
made wild dash down one of the
principal residence districts, and end
ed the mad race by colliding with a
crowded street car. A great hole was
torn in the side of the car. Passen-
gers were thrown into panic, but none
was seriously injured.
Janesville.-Mrs Fred Waters OF
Rockford, ILL.,, has identified the
body of the man who was killed by
train here as that of her husband, who
had been missing since last January.
He was thirty-two years old.
Appleton-A pine snake measuring
a trifie over six feet in length
and about five inches in dame
ter was killed on the Northwestern
tracks, near the freight house, by
George Roblee.
Fond du Lac.-The Rev. L.
H. Keller, pastor of the Plymouth
congregational church society, form
erly pastor of Pilgrim church at Mil
waukee. has been elected state super
intendent of the Wisconsin Congrega-
tional association to succeed Rev. F.
M. Sheldon, who leaves to accept
call at Ann Arbor Mr.. Keller was
elected to this position four years ago,
but declined, as he was erecting $780,
900 church in this city, to replace the
one destroyed by fire. He expects to
give the association an answer in
about two weeks.
Dodgeville.-Otto Sonstsbo, Nor
wegian, aged forty years,
resident Of Barneveld, was found dead
| in the livery barn in the rear of Hotel
Ridge. at Ridgeway, Iowa county. Be-
side his body was found partially
/ empty bottle of laudanum.
Misunderstanding large quantity
of gasoline proved fatal to Al
ford Peterson, two years old. The lit
/ tie fellow found bottle of the fluid
and became deathly sick soon after
drinking it. A physician with sS0R
| ach pump saved his LIE.