River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-27
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS


before the county court when George
Arbuckle, fourteer-year-old boy of
Odanah, asked that he be committed
TO the industrial school for boys at
Waukesha. Arbuckle said his father
died thirteen years ago and his mother
| remarked and his mother left him to
be taken care OF by relatives. His
brother has been an inmate of the
state school for several months and
has written such glowing accounts of
the institution to him that this decided
him he would like to go there
Janesville.-Louis Beldon, charged
with the murder of Edward G. Ryan on
the night of February q, was declared
not guilty by a jury in criminal court.
Ryan died from injuries alleged to-
have been inflicted by Beldon with a
razor during fight.
Trempealeau.-The ice gorge in the
idly clearing and the flood tide reced+
ing. Many mill dams have been carr
ried out in the north part of the coun-
ty and the Green Bay track from
Marshland to Pigeon Falls is under
water. The Green Bay road, it is
said, as a consequence will be unable
to run trains for ten days.
Ashland - After investigation OF
the affairs of the town of Cor!
don, a warrant was issued for the arr
rest of e. B. Gordon, former chairman,
on charge of embezzlement of town
funds. 1t is alleged there is a short,
age of $4,000. Gordon at one time rep
resented Ashland county in the state
assembly.
Manifestation o. Miller, city at
| torney, has filed an opinion holding
| that women are entitled to vote on the
$4,000 bonding question for the
erection of a new high school which
will be decided in the election on
April ]. The Marinette school board
is making an especial effort to get the
women to vote and believe the guess,
ton will be carried with their aid
MISUNDERSTANDING meats and
groceries by boat was the unusual sit
uation at Niagara after the recent
heavy rain storm here. The town has
one low street which was miniature
lake after the storm. A considerable
number of people live on the street,
and in order to keep them supplied
with food groceries and meats were
| delivered by boat from the edge OF
the flooded area.
Madison.-At a meeting OF the offs
GERS of the Merchants Retail associar
ton of Madison an executive commit!
tee and general committee of citi
Zens was named to take general
charge of Madison's campaign for the
state fair meeting of the executive
committee was held to perfect a pro
| gram of action.
Marinette.-Near Talbot a freight
| car separated. itself from the rest
of the train and jumped the track
In the darkness, the runaway car was
not noticed and the train, recoupled
went ON. When the train reached Me-
nominee the loss was discovered and
notices sent to agents resulted In
finding the missing car.
La Crosse.-Twenty thousand red
pine transplants have been sent
| to Sparta by the department ol
agriculture at Washington to be used
| in the Representation OF the military
range This is the second shipment to
be sent to be used in the reforestra-
ton experiment being made by the
government in Wisconsin. If the Elk.
pertinent on the military reservation
proves successful the demonstration
work will be extended to thousands of
acres of the cut over forest lands in
the northern part of the state.
Madison.-Warren w. UphoH OF
Blooming Grove was fatally injured
while he was dividing hog hung on
gambrels, when half of it fell, driving
the knife into his left leg, severing ar,
teries. Mr. Uphof died from loss OF
blood.
ILdClu6.-- AlL6I uaFluS DG6lt ullSSl
ing from his home since January
20, the body of Ernst Seller, for
ty-nine years old, a carpenter, was
found about mile west of this city.
He had frozen to death.
Sheboygan.-A meeting of 200 farm
ers from all parts of the county was
hold at plymouth tn consider arriC1eq
Of incorporation for the proposed local
cooperative unions and for the She;
boygan Couslty Cheese Selling fedora,
ton. Stock companies are to be
formed. The farmers aim to sell the
100000 pounds of cheese produced
annually In this county without the
aid of the middlemen. A salaried sell.
ing agent, inspector and trade marker
will be employed. Former Senator
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