River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-11-13
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the city general runQ Will prODaDly
be used for city hall site, at least
If Mayor Stokes plan is carried out.
Portage.-While laying the foun-
dation of building, ]. N. Ashley
stepped on a rusty nail. Tetanus set
in and he died.
Lake Michigan for II hours John
Radantz. Two Rivers, was rescued.
Later he was arrested on charge of
illegal fishing and fined $50.
Fond du Lac.-The executive COM
mittee of the Wisconsin jewelers.
association has picked Fond du Lac
as the place for the 1914 state conven-
ton.
Wausau.-Alice lander, two-year-
old daughter of Gustave lander,
swallowed oil of cedar, which she
found in pint bottle, and died two
hours later.
Fond du Lac.-A letter written in
this city SO years ago has been pre-
scented to the city library by J. s. Nc
Cullough. 1t was written to John
Lake, Green Bay fur trader, by Anna,
bel Grignor.
Stevens Point-At the annual meet
ing of the Stevens Point board of in
surance underwriters the following
officers were elected: President, l.. P.
Moen; vice-president, G. w. Wake
field, and secretary and treasurer, w.
]. Subway.
Appleton.-A Milwaukee road pas
senger train struck an automobile con-
tanning Anton Koehn and B. Barber,
telegraph operator Koehn's collar
bone was broken. Barber was picked
up 40 feet from the wreck slightly
scratched
Baraboo.-At the annual meeting
of the Sank County Teachers
association the following officers were
elected: President, Annie Reynolds;
vice-president, Ernest Weinke; secre-
tary, Viva King, and treasurer, Harold
Conley.
Commonwealth thieves have
been making rich raids at Ocono-
mowoc of late. Miss L. Browne
lost so fowls and 100 pure
bred Rhode Island Reds were stolen
from the William Nelson Pelouze sum-
mer property on Lac la Belle.
Manitowoc.-Five minutes after the
city council had passed the electric
light bond ordinance for $150.O00.
which means that the city will SOON
own that plant, Mayor Stole explain.
ed to the city fathers his plans for
purchasing the gas plant
Neenah.-George Thompson, $500
line agent in his city, while
hunting on Lake Poygan, at Winnie
come, was forced to make an hours
fight against wind and water. He was
some distance from shore when his
skiff sprang a leak and he was forced
into the water He was rescued by
government tug when almost exhaust
ed. His gun went to the bottom of the
lake.
Woodville.-Conductor John Hoff-
man, twenty-siX, Hudson, was killed
in an attempet to save the life of
Brakeman George Howard, Eau Claire.
After a flying SWITCH" an illegal OPP
GRAFTON, railroad tie was used be-
tween the engine and a car on another
track, in an attempt to move the car.
The wood snapped, threw Howard I'M
der the engine, the wheels passing
over his body, and Hoffman was also
killed while trying to rescue his com
panion
Madison.-The state highway com
mission arranged to send speakers
to all county board meetings
and farmers institutes to explain the
state aid law and requirements for
counties and to reply to criticisms
The commission will issue a certif-
cate of convenience and necessary for
bridges across the Wisconsin river at
Prairie du Sac and Nekoosa and will
hold a hearing at Green Bay next
week as to the necessity for bridge
across the Fox river.
Superior.-In the presence of 100
priests, six bishops and hundreds
of laymen, Archbishop Messmer of
Milwaukee installed Right Rev. ]. M.
Koudelka as Caholic bishop of SUI
perior, to succeed Right Rev. A. F.
Schinner, who recently resigned. All
Of the visiting bishops and number
Of priests from out of town assisted.
Among the churchmen present we're
several from Cleveland, where Bishop
Koudelka formerly was located After
the installation Bishop Koudelka was
the guest of honor at banquet.
Kenosha-A. II. Rambo, aged
seventy, veteran of the Civil
war, was killed when struck by
Northwestern passenger train near
Evergreen street. The body was bad
Iy mangled and thrown down a 50-foot
embankment into p creek. The de-
ceased was a member o. the Pennsyi-
vanina chapter OF the Sons of the
American Revolution and served three
years as member of Company b OF the
Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteer
infantry. He was a mem Der of the
Masons, of the Knights OF Pythias aud
of the Odd Fellows.
Sheboygan.-The Dairymen's asso-
citation, furnishing two-thirds Of
the daily milk supply of 5000 quarts,
agreed to insist on it's demand of an
increase in the wholesale price to deal
ers from $1.55 to $1.75 per hundred
pounds. Milk is being shipped in from
various outside points.
Madison.-The manual arts class is
distributing bird houses and feeding
boxes for the winter over the campus
in an effort to promote the beauty of
the university. Shrubs will also be
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