River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-11-20
SEEN AND HEARD
in WISCONSIN

Coleman.-The two sons of Henryl
Uhl killed two wolves short distances
from the village.
Baraboo.-Mr. and Mrs. Leander b.
Wheeler of this city have just cele.i
brated the f1ftieth anniversary of their
wedding. Their ten children were
present.
Madison.-The new student direc-
tory to be issued this week will
contain 1890 names, record number.
The short horns will have separate
directory, with about 500 names.
Sheboygan.-Suffering from can
Ger, Mrs. Wilhelmina Mohs, aged
sixty-nine, wife of well-to-do farmer at
Plymouth, committed suicide by hang
ing.
Racine.-John Reist, Waterman
of the plant OF the Racine Satt-
ley company, met his death when
he fell from the second floor of the
building while engaged in cleaning
windows and fractured his skull.
Manitowoc.-While reaching for
mail from the deck of the steam
er to the mail boat in the Detroit,
river, Frank Foster, thirty-three years
old, first officer of the steamer Mather,
fell overheard and was drowned.
Viroqua.-While his aged wife
looked on unable to assist him.
Berent Anderson, Seventy-five years
old, farmer, was killed by vicious
bull while he was crossing a field. An
derson was stamped to death.
Merrill.-At a meeting of the Lin
coin county training school board it
was voted to place a course OF
plain sewing into the curriculum of
the school, providing that the county
board arrange for funds for this from
the budget.
Appleton. = Carl Brayton, aged
twenty-siX, Oshkosh, is held here
for trial on charge of burglary in
connection with the robbing of the
Carr billiard hall about two weeks
ago. Brayton protests his innocence
and refuses legal assistance.
Marinette-Grief over the death
of his wife, which occurred last
March, is believed to have caused
the death of Samuel Greenlaw, aged
seventy-nine, for 80 years resident
of Marinette. During all that time he
was an employee of the Stephenson
Lumber company here.
Marinette.-While hunting alone,
Harold Enderby, aged fourteen, of
Grover, was killed when he received
full charge from his shotgun in the
breast. Indications showed he was
probably peering into the barrel of
the gun, which was resting on a pile
Of posts, when the accident happened.
Marinette.-A report to the police
indicates that a boys prank killed
a horse owned by the Lembke-
Gerlach Tea company of this city. The
animal dropped dead while being
driven through an alley. Investigation
showed a charged wire stretched
across the alley. No arrests have
been made.
Madison.-Attorney General w. G..
Owen advised the district attor-
ney of Marathon county that a man
who placed set gun in his orchard
to prevent his apples from being
stolen and thereby caused the death
of trespassing boy, who accidentally
discharged the gun, is guilty of man
slaughter in the fourth degree.
Madison.-Thlough supposed
accident, Miss Veda Group, a
graduate student of the university and
an employee of the university extern
sion department, drank carbolic acid
at her room and is now at the General
hospital. Physicians hope for her re-
covery. Miss Group came here a
week ago from Sherman, Tex, to enter
the employ of the extension depart
ment.
Marinette.-The Marinette County
Potato institute opened les ses-
sion at Wausaukee, with 400 farm
ers present from all parts of the coun-
ty. Cash premiums will be awarded
for various exhibits. Professor MIL
ward Of the state agricultural college
is the principal speaker. Marinette
county will ship over 100000 bushels
of potatoes this year, being one of the
largest producers of tubers In the
state.
Madison.-Nine inspectors of ba-
keries for Milwaukee county were
appointed by the industrial commits
sion. The inspectors must accept as
standards the rule OF the Industrial
commission relating to bakeries, and
each must inspect Is bakeries a month
They act without compensation and
the plan has in view sort Of honor
system among the bakeries under
which they will maintain their places
in high state Of sanitation.
Acknowledgement McGovern has
been requested by the secretary
of the Young Women's Christian
association of San Francisco to aid in
informing Wisconsin women not to go
to the exposition city in the hope OF
securing positions at the 1915 fair.
She says that many such women are
stranded in San Francisco and starv-
ing and that there are many more
than enough women In California to-
fin every position that might be cre-
ated as a result OF the exposition.
Marinette-But one man attended
the funeral of Marx Dobbins,
seventy-four years old, an eccentric
character who died at Crandon. The
lone attendant at the funeral was
County Judge Walsh, who was the
only man that ever gained DobbinS,
confidence to any extent. Chubby, a
brown spaniel dog. was Dobbins' only