River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-05-01

| tercollegiate Gymnastic association,
was elected honorary president. Door
| tor Cook, Minnesota, was elected ac-
tive president The meet next year
will be held at Nebraska.
| Madison.-A. j. Cramer, a sophie
more, was suspended four days for
participation in the haZing last week.
The students accused of tangoing
were acquitted. The case of Ernest
| Sprinkman, for hazing, was continued.
Superior-A N. Wolff traced an old
wolf to her der and, waiting until she
was gone, captured several cubs, for
which he received a bounty of $50.
| Tomah.-The Tomah Business
Mems club voted $3.50 for each mile
| of good roads voted by the farmers
of surrounding townships. The same
action last year resulted in six miles
of macadam.
Madison.-The senate concurred in
the Holmes bill to compensate inno-
cent prisoners who are committed
! through an error in criminal justice.
The bill now goes to the governor.
Racine.-The congregation of the
First Methodist church Of this city
has decided to erect a new and
modern church on the site of the pres
ent building.
Baraboo.-Lewis Martin has killed
the first rattlesnake of the season near
| Devils lake. 1t was 50 inches long and
had Is rattles.
Beloit-Rev. w. A. Rowell. pastor of
the First Presbyterian church of this
city, has left on four months vaca-
ton trip to Europe.
Madison.-Governor McGovern haA
appointed d. H. Vaughn of Rhine
lander to succeed himself as member
of the board of lumber inspectors.
Racine - The Nv Sebastian
Schwinn, pastor of tAe Holy Name
Catholic church Of this city for the
last fifteen years, has rendered his res
ignation to take effect on July 1.
Sheboygan.-Thomas Madden, fifty
away accident, died of his injuries.
Lainfield.-The farm residence OF
Ira L. Coon was destroyed by fire
which started in the chimney.
New Richmond.-All traffic on the
north Wisconsin division of the Oma-
ha railroad was tied up by the burn
ing of bridge near Perley. The
blaze was started by a prairie fire.
Green Bay.-The 1914 tournament OF
the Wisconsin and Upper Michigan
Trap Shooters association will be
held in this city on July 18, 10 and 20.
Appleton.-M Rose Shapiro of this
city has made application for second
naturalization papers, -bCi"g the first
woman in this country to make such
application.
Kneosha.-Ernest Barrett, twenty.
one years old, attempted to leave
car of the Milwaukee & st.
Paul road, and as he stepped from the
platform lost his balance. He was be-
ing pulled under thp train when he
caught the rail and Aeld his body from
going under the wheels. Four fingers
of his hand were severed. The hand
was SO badly mangled that the re-
mainder of it was amputated
Manawa.-A large picnic will be
held at the Plain View Guernsey farm
of H. F. Ora on June IL, given by
the Waupaca and Portage County
Guernsey Breeders association
Among the speakers will be former
Gov. Hoard, W. Irvine, former State
Senator w H. Hatton ana Charles
Hill. Several Guernsey breeders will!
ton.
Kenosha.-Alleging that he hac
been forced into a marriage after 6
third degree examination in the pc
lice Office here, in which he had beer
threatened with prosecution on a
criminal charge, Albert N. Kaufman
appealed to the Circuit court here on
for an annulment of his marriage to
Sadie O'Hare Kaufman, which took
place last November. Kaufman de.
clares in his complaint that since the
day of the wedding he had not seen
his wife. The family of both Kauf'
man and his wife are well known here
and it is declared that close friends
had not known of the marriage.
Tomahawk.-Ernest Bauer was
blinded by accident while playing
with companions. One of the number
threw a stone which broke lens in {:
pair of glasses Ernest was wearing,
Particles Of the glass were driven into
the eyeball.
Racine-Coming here recently from
Cleveland and finding work at rubber
tire plant, Frank Shea's right arm was
torn from its socket when caught in 6
roller He died at hospital.
Beloit-The Federation of Women s
Clubs of this city has decided to join
the general federation. Delegates to
the district convention to be held at
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