River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03
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Appleton-The inspection Of the
hospital corps of she Wisconsin Ma
tional Guard opefsed here when Capt.
Charles C. Billinglea, medical corps,
y. S. A., inspected the detachment as
signed to the Second infantry. He In
spected the property in the afternoon
and at night inspected the detachment
relative to proficiency in caring for
the wounded and other work relating
to the department.
Wausau.-M Marathon county pure
bred stock is in great demand. The
latest sale reported was of six Sep
TENDER Holstein calves to Whitewa-
ter breeder at 800 each. A large num-
Der of pure blood and grade Guernseys
have been sold of late from Marathon
county herds.
Beloit-Frank Roge had narrow
escape from drowning when he fell
into Turtle crek at the Rockton bridge.
He was rescued by E. r. Whitefeld. an
employe Of the Interurban shops.
Superior-Rev. and Mrs. Harry Eos
ter Burns of this city we're rendered a
farewell reception by the members of
their congregation and Of the Superior
Ministerial association. Rev. Mr..
Burns will take the pastorate of the
First Congregational church at Osh-
kosh
Beloit.-The sudden death on March
20 at Rockton, FL, of d. Y. Bigelow,
formerly of Elkhorn, raises the ques-
ton of the cause of his death. Heart
disease was given as the cause Of
death, but residents of the village de-
mand an investigation, claiming the
death was not natural. The Walworth
county authorities are looking into the
case. Mrs. Bigelow is in Elkhorn.
Kaukauna.-Ma Hayes, twenty-six
years old, and Barney Kobussen, thir-
drowned in the Fox river when a sud-
den gust of wind tipped their fishing
skiff and threw them into the water.
Parties searching for their bodies had
to give up because of the darkness.
vansville-Directors of the Rock
County Agricultural association
changed the date of the fair from Sep
TENDER 2, 8, 4, to August 20, Fl, %,
%, beginning Wednesday and ending
Saturday They are now able to enter
the circuit composed of Evansville, Be-
lott, Jefferson, Monroe, Madison and
Watertown, one of the strongest rae
ing circuits in Wisconsin.
Appleton.-Rev. Leo Burrows, Grand
Rapids, Mimi, will became the pastor
of Memorial Presbyterian church Of
this city on April 1.
Green Bay.-State Fire Marshal T.
T. Purtell, with assistants and men,
bers of the State Fire Prevention as
ISOLATION, is making an inspection of
all but residence buildings in this city
Couderay-The Brentwood News Of
flee in the village of Brentwood, near
here, and all it's contents was totally
destroyed by fire which started from
a defective chimney. The News was
a weekly publication, with n. F. Wes-
ton as publisher and editor.
Menasha.-Fred Fielder paid fine
of $25 and costs for operating a gill
net in Little Lake Buttes des Morris.
Couderay.-Charles Poppel, lum-
berjack employed in the woods by the
Hammond Chandler Lumber company
near Winter, suddenly went insane, es-
capped to the woods and has not been
seen since.
La Crosse.-Heavy damage was done
to the farming districts of eastern
Monroe county by tornado, according
to information received when the tele-
phone service was reopened. The
storm was most severe around Tomah,
where 100 or more farmhouses and
barns were wrecked and stock killed
by the score In the city of Tomah the
storm was felt, but the loss Is not
great No persons were killed SO far
as has been learned.
Green Bay.-Claiming that he had
overheard a conversation between two
men who were going to dynamite a
passenger train, John Wadehowski
telephoned the dispatchers of the Mil
waukee and Northwestern railroads,
with the result that trains laid over
an hour while trainmen were sent out
on the tracks to investigate. The man
was arrested and will be examined as
to his sanity.
Marinette-For the loss of an eye
George Greenwood, the son of a Mari
nette county farmer, wants $4,000.
Suit for that sum has been filed here
against the Oconto Lumber company
of Oconto.
Beloit.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Kircher of this city have just
celebrated the forty-second annivers-
airy of their wedding.
Blue River-Samuel Robinson, a
veteran of the Civil war, was found
dead by the roadside. He was found
in a pool of water and it is thought
that he had missed his footing. slipped