River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-06-12
WISCONSIN,
STATE NEWS

La se.-Outstarving band Of
II wolves By lying n constant vigil
outside the entrance 20 their den for
four days ard four nights, Owen
Hughes of Angelo township had his
vigilance rewarded when the wolves.
driven by hunger, made dash for
their refuge and we're killed, one By
one as they emerged Hughes care to
town collected a bounty of 500 and
treated himself to the first meal in
more than half week. Hughes. who
Is a professional hunter, was exhaust
ed after his trial OF endurance and
climbed feebly up the high steps to
the courthouse and fell into a chair
as he presented his proof to the
county clerk.
Madison.-Wcrk of tearing down
the Psi Epsilon fraternity house
which was erected 80 years ago and at
one time was occupied by former Gov
J. t. Lewis and later by Dr. John Bas
com, chancellor of the University OF
Wisconsin. has been started.
Grand Rapids-Charles Nagels
barn, near Biron, was struck By light.
ming ard nine cattle were burned with
the barn.
Chippewa Falls-A coroner's jury
exonexated August Reiss, an Eau
Claire business man, from blame in
the death of Edward Bassette, who
was killed by Reiss' auto, stating that
the fatal accident was unavoidable.
Portage.-Fifteen BARRIERS in the two
largest shops here walked out. The
men say they were required to work
longer hours without additional pay.
Antigo-At the annual convention
Of the Wisconsin chiropracters in this
city it was decided to hold the next
convention in Appleton. The session
viii open on January 2, 1914
La CrosCe-The safe In the post
office at Victory small town on the
Burlington road tnirty miles from
here, was dynamited by yeggmen and
5000 in stamps and small amount
in coin was secured The robbery
NSas not discovered until the Office
was opened in the morning. It is be-
lieved the robbers escaped in q motto"
boat or rowboat, for no trains stop
at Victory III the night.
Green Bay.-Two girls scaled the
15-foot wall around the Good Shep-
herds home here and escaped. They
walked to Clifton. spending day and
night Oh the road without food, and
were overtaken by the Brown count.
sheriff They were whizZed back
home in an automobile.
Janesville.-Dr. w. Mclaughlin,
a well-known Presbyterian divine, and
for eight years local pastor, resigned
owing to difficulties with the church
trustees. He formerly had q charge
in Chicago.
Clconomowoc.-Gov McGoyern
vas at Delaficld in connection with To-
eating the site of the Cushing memo
rial monument The governor, with.
the local committee, went over sew
eral sites, and approved that of the
Alden farm, the birthplace OF the
Cushing brothers.
Waukesha - The twelfth annual
meeting of the Association Of Trus
tees, superintendent and Matrons OF
County Asylums for the Insane of
Wisconsin will take place here June
10, II and IL.
Marinette.-Supposedl while suf-
fering an epileptic fit John Dennings.
aged thirty-seven, of Green Bay fell
overheard from the steamer. Nettie
Denessen at the Spies Thompson com
pany's dock in Menominee, Mich, this
afternoon and drowned. He was en-
gineer on the boat.
New Richmond-W. F. Meyer Of St.
Paul, Omaha freight conductor, whom
the coroner's jury held responsible for
the head-on collision with an Omaha
passenger train at Baldwin, in which
two lives were lost, has been held to
trial in the circuit court on a charge
Of manslaughter by County Judge Arm.
quist.
Lake Geneva.-Miss Emma Olson.
her brother, Eric, and Charles Strand,
all of Chicago, were drowned By the
swapping of rowboat in which they
were riding. Miss Helen Rohrs, who
was also in the boat, clung to an car
and was rescued.
Observation-Disclosures to cocaine in
such large amounts that one dose
wou.d kill Is people not addicted 10
the drug, according to physicians here,
Walter Jones of Chicago, aged thirty,
was picked up here by the police.
Jones had been unable to get any dope
for two days and was on the verge Of
death. Dopa was furnished hiIG to fit
hil'l for travel and he was then sent
back to Chicago.
Sheboygan.-As a result of the
house rate reduction, installation Of
spr.nkling systems and elimination of
fire hazards, insurance rates are re-
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