River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-09
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

| Fond du Lac.-Robert F. Lessly-
Dung, struck by a locomotive on the
to work, died in hospital.
Calumet.-George Dahlbach, aged
fourteen, accidentally shot himself
while hunting. Death was almost in
Simultaneous.
Madison-On Tuesday, January Z,
the supreme court will meet to hear
arguments on new cases.
Two Rfvers.-The city council
has petitioned the Carnegie foun-
dalton for $4,000 with which to build
library. The council pledges the
city to raise $1,000 year to maintain
a library.
Ripon.-The farmers course and
women's course of the University OF
Wisconsin will be held in this city In
cooperation with Ripon college on
January Is, 16 and II.
Oshkosh.-Oshkosh council No. 100,
United Commercial Travellers, has
adopted a resolution strongly opposing
the freak dances now under the ban.
Janesville.-The fourth incendiary
attempt to destroy GAINESVILLE bust
ness blocks was discovered at
the e. M. Calkins tobacco ware
piled against the building to fire 1t,
but the plan failed.
Sheboygan.-Deputy Sheriff Erwin
Thiel and Detective Edward Cum
bingham have returned from
fruitless trip to Italy for the murderer
Of John L. Sexton, the hermit, who
was killed two years ago.
Menomonee Falls.-While the fire
department was responding to an
other alarm the Gettleman hotel
was found to be afire. A part Of the
fire company was sent to fight the
fire and extinguished the blaze.
Neenah.-The annual winter fish
ing season has opened on Lake
Winnebago and Little Lake Butte des
Morris and thousands of fish are being
caught through the ice for shipment
to outside points.
Neenah.-Business men of Nee
nah and Menasha report that there
is large amount of spurious money
being put into circulation here. The
coins are of the 50-cent and 81 de-
nominations.
Port Washington.-The plant of
the Port Washington Brass works
was destroyed by fire with loss of
about $4,000. Defective electric wires
was the cause. The factory will be re-
built.
Superior.-Births in 1912 have ex-
ceeded the number of deaths in Su-
perior by 253, which is nine less than
the number of births in excess of the
deaths in 1911.
Appleton.-The fire loss in Appleton
In 1912 amounted to only $4,000, the
lowest by far that the city has ever
had The department responded to IS
calls.
Neopit.-Frank P1eschak was taken
to Green Bay for treatment Of a
wound in his chest caused by the acci=
dental discharge of a gun he was ex-
amining.
Neenah.-The annual winter fish
ing season has opened on Lake
Winnebago and Little Lake Butte deS
Morris, and thousands Of fish are being
caught through the ice for shipment
to outside points.
Madison.-A plan to discontinue
the Delavan State School for the
Deaf and to establish normal school
for the training of agricultural teach
ers in it's place will be proposed in
bill to be introduced in the next ses-
sion of the legislature. The deaf are
now educated in % local schools in
this state by the oral method, and the
bill, it is said will contemplate the use
of these schools rather than state
institution. Robert c. Spencer, vet
eran Milwaukee educator. is back Of
the movement.
Appleton-The election of the
clerk of the court is to be taken
away from the people and that officer
appointed by the circuit judge the
same as the court reporter is APP
pointed, his tenure of Office to be con-
current with that of the judge making
| the appointment, is the recommends
| ton the circuit judges of Wisconsin
| will make to the legislature at the
! coming session. Their request will
! call for an amendment to the consti-
| tuition and is the result of the meet
| ing in Milwaukee.
Fond du Lac.-That leap year
was a success so far as Fond du
Lac county is concerned was shown
by the record of County Clerk A. S.
Wilkinson, who has issued 379 mar
riage licenses as against 366 for the
year preceding. During the year S5
divorces have been granted in Fond
du Lac county.
Ableman.-Rev. F. p. Popp, pastor
| of the German Lutheran church, has
Just celebrated the twenty-fifth ami