River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-10

La Crosse.-A strike of the employees
in five La Crosse breweries was tenn.
porarily averted when the conflicting
interests agreed to submit their differ.
ences to arbitration. The men ask an
increase averaging two dollars week.
while the employers, who granted
everything the men asked at the end
Of a strike two years ago, are opposing
any increase whatever.
Maiden Rock.-Fearing prosecution
under the Mann act, B. Bowen, who
was arrested for enticing a fifteen
year-old girl away from her uncle's
home in Spring Valley, pleaded guilty
to seduction under promise of mar
rage, and is now held on that charge
in the Jail at Ellsworth. Bowen was
arrested just as he and the girl were
about to board the train for st. Paul.
on warrant sworn out by the girls
uncle.
Neenah-The annual report OF
the city treasurer for the year end
ing on March 81 has just been made
and shows a decrease in the city def
cit of more than 81 1000.
nesville.-Richard F. Finley Of
this city is suing the st. Paul Railroad
company for $4,000 damages for in
juries which he received when his au-
tomobile was struck by passenger
train near Hanover last June.
Waukesha-Louis Martin, aged six
teen years, took his own life by hang
ing himself with strap from rafter
in the cowbarn at the home of Fred
Jacob, three miles northwest of Muk-
wonago. When Mr. Jacob returned
home he discovered the lifeless body.
Coroner John Schaeff1 was called, but
decided that an inquest was unneces-
sary.
Marinette-Oscar Medicines, aged
twenty-five, employed in a sawmill at
Coles, was struck by piece of log
which flew from machine near where
he was standing and instantly killed.
Marinette.-The body of Joseph Cor,
ham, woodsman whose age is not
known, was found on the Northwest
ern railway right of way near Fowlers
spur with the head severed. Gorham,
who had been employed by the Comet
Lumber company of Wabeno, evident,
ly had been killed while lying on the
track.
Ashland.-A fire in one of the main
buildings at the blast furnace resulted
in serious injury to two firemen. Fire.
men OToole and Dixon were burned
about the head and face The loss is
estimated at about $4,000.
Janesville-Fire and flood were
combined when stores built on the
bridge across Rock river. in the center
of the city, were destroyed by fire. The
ruins fell into the river, blocking the
stream and threatening to throw the
water over the city.
Superior.-Mrs. Archie Andrews,
aged eighteen, shot and killed herself
In the office of the North American
Telegraph company here, after her
husband had accused her of being in.
innate with w. F. Hawkins, manager
of the office. After his wife shot her
self Andrews seized the revolver and
threatened to shoot Hawkins, but he
managed to get hold of the gun and
ooxorod Tho in fur;atod buchond Thoro
was no witness to the shooting except
the husband
Sheboygan.-A meeting of Irish
and English Catholics in this city,
at present members of the German
Catholic congregation, and of those
not affiliated with that body, has been
called to make arrangements for the
construction of a new English Catholic
church 1t is understood that Arch
bishop S. G. Messmer favors the plan.
The new church is to be located in the
vicinity of the county courthouse.
Calumet.-Anton Giovanni, aged
twenty-five. and William Dunlop,
aged twenty-six, were killed by falling
rock while at work in the Calumet &
Hecla mine.
Janesville.-Whilep playing with re-
volver, Allen Smith, fourteen years old.
son of Frank Smith, accidentally shot
himself in the hand. He was cleaning
the gun at the same time.
Baraboo. - Matthew Falkenstein
Of the town of Prairie Du Sac.
who fell from his wagon while on his
way home from this city and broke
Grafton failed to save his life.
Grantsburg.-Bur entered
dozen homes in this city in
one night In three of the twelve
places entered money was taken. In
each of the others nothing was stolen.
the burglars evidently making a
search for money only.
Green Bay. C. Long and
John Kaiser. both of Duluth, who were
sent to the workhouse a short time
ago on a charge of larceny, made their
escape by saving the bars Of their cell
windows They were to have served
six months each.
Madison.-During March 261 EN-,
ployers of labor filed their elections
IN abide nv the terms of the work