River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-09
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Racine. - Earl Mitchell, a we'll
dressed and good-looking boy Of
nineteen, was arrested charged with
burglary When his room was
searched several dresses, eight corsets,
four pair OF ladies' shoes and various
toilet articles were found. The boy
admitted that although he worked in
a wagon shop by day, he posed as a
woman at night He declared that he
kept company" with another young
man who treated him to ice cream and
candy, believing he was a girl. He also
admitted that he had served time at
the Green Bay reformatory, being
sent up from Chippewa county.
Rhinelander. - Saving of wood,
working on streets and other tasks
assigned to striking Junior stu
dents of the high school by Super1n-
tendent F. A. Harrison were upheld
by tha board at meeting. The strike
followed an attack on the super1ntend-
ent BIZ one of the students, who was
suspended for Two wesks. All the
juniors but the one suspended are
now back at school.
Neenah.-The motormen and con-
ductors on the Wisconsin Traction,
Light, Heat and Power company have
asked the company, which operates
the interurban line between Neenah
and Kaukauna and the city line In
Appleton, for more pay. The men
now receive from Is to % cents per
hour. 1t is believed the matter will be
amicably settled.
Maiden Rock-Miss Sarah Dow
ling of Plum City lays claim to
being the possessor OF a hen which
has laid the largest egg on record in
the state. The longitudinal circumfer-
ence of the egg is 7A inches, and the
small circumference 6% inches. 1t
weighs four ounces.
Pacine.-Charles Bitner, aged fifty
five, for several years superintend-
ent of farm near Racine, COM
mitted suicide by shooting. He had
the loss of his position and over fam
lily matters.
Madison.-The records in the secre-
tary of states Office shows that
10 firms doing work on the new capt.
toll have failed to file statement un-
der the law which provides that all
foreign corporations desiring to do
business in this state must file state
ment on their articles of incorporation
and receive a license to do business.
The penalty for such failure is $500.
Kenosha-Mayor Dan o. Head has
appointed the first permanent health
| board for the city. DIR. G.. Windes-
helm is named for the full term
of I'VE years. Jerry w. DeCou,
| four years; Charles F. Pfennlng, for
mer mayor, three years; M. j. 1ser-
mann two years, and DR.. G. ii. Ripley
one year. The mayor also named
Henry d. Robinson as member of the
police and fire commission for five
years. Dr. Windesheim, who has been
be named for the same position on the
permanent body.
Milwaukee.-The Exhibitors league
of Milwaukee held it's annual meet
| ing at the Plankington. The fol-
| lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Henry Klein; vice-president, b.
Fischer; secretary, S. Frinz; treas
urer, T. SAKE; counsel, G. H. Phillips.
! The league was founded last fall to
eliminate all pictures that are not OF
a strictly moral character from the
moving picture houses of the city and
for cooperation between motion pic
ture theater owners.
Madison-Nichols Quavio, it is
charged, shot and probably fatal
ly wounded Andrew Stare, a coun-
tryman. He was arrested an hour
after the alleged assault and taken to
the hospital, where, the police say,
Stare identified him. The trouble
started over a dispute as to payment
of rent by Stare, who lived in Quavio's
fathers house.
Acknowledging he found his
daughter in the room of Emil Bohart,
George Markonto, hotel proprie,
| tor, attacked Bohart with a revolver
Bohart managed to escape by jumping
out of window, breaking his leg and
otherwise injuring himself. Markonto
! is under arrest awaiting the result OF
Bohart's injuries
Burlington.-George Rosmiller, city
! treasurer, dropped dead at his
home from heart failure, aged six.
| ty-seven. He came to Burlington as a
| child and lived there ever since. He
is survived by his wife and six chill
| dren.
Racine-Charles G. Bitner, aged
fifty, a farmer, shot himself in the
head in an attempt to commit suicide,
He was removed to the hospital, and
is not expected to live. He has fam.
| lily of FIVE children.
Madison Wisconsin farmers have
come to realize the folly of al
lowing cows affected with tubercu-
losis to remain in their herds. THIS
is indicated by the fact that nearly
10000 doses of tuberculin have been
sent to stockowners during the last