River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-14
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the University of Wisconsin, who was
nominated by President Wilson as
minister to China, is on a walking
tour of the central part of the state
and will not return home for several
days. Mrs. Reinsch said that the FAM
lily was gratified at the appointment
and would prepare to go to China as
soon as the senate had confirmed the
appointment and the professor had
been to Washington to receive in;
structions from the president and Sec
rotary Bryan. Besides Professor and
Mrs. Reinsch, the family consists Of a
daughter, Claire, who is seven years
old
Racine.-The common council or
dered an investigation of charges
against Alderman Harry Widmer,
made In the Critic, local theatrical
weekly, to the effect that Widman at
tempted to have city officials use $50
received from a circus as license for
the purchase of circus tickets for city
officials, and that as chairman Of the
license committee he was irregular in
the granting OF liquor licenses. Wild
mer denies the charge. The hearing Is
set for Friday.
Waukesha-Oscar Joseph of Fond
du Lac, firemen of the 500 line freight
which crashed into the rear end of an
other freight engine on Maple avenue,
instantly killing Michael Crowley, 216
East Main street of this city, claimed
that his train was going less than ten.
miles an hour, but the heavy loaded
cars refused to respond Immediately
to the brakes.
Beloit-"Please don't hit me again,
please don't hit me again." pleaded
Mrs. Lyman Blaisdell apparently to
an imaginary foe as she swooned in
municipal court while waiting for her
husband to be arraigned on charge
of assault and battery on his wife.
She was revived by the aid of q ply
sician BIaisdell was held for trial.
Couderay.- Superintendent William
Light of the Indian school at Hay
ward held government probate court
at the Couderay reservation, and sew
eral estates were settled. The evil
dence necessary to establish heirship
in one case disclosed that one squaw
was the mother of eight children with
seven different husbands
Beaver Dam.-The purses in the
harness horse events at the Dodge
county fair, to be held in this city.
from September 20 to October g.
amount to $4,000, and some of the
best race horses in the middle west
will compete for the money. The
track has been put in excellent condi-
ton.
acknowledgements of Banking
Kuolt approved articles of incorpora-
ton of the Farmers State bank of
Spring Green, capital $4,000. The in
corporators are A. w. Williamson, l.
w. Cohen e. S. Sherwood and l.. F.
Wells.
La Crossed. H. Shepardson, for
five years head of the Lincoln school
at Oshkosh, has been elected principal
of the school of the same name here,
to succeed u. S. Donaldson, who died.
Fennimore.-Fennim is prepared
to entertain a record crowd at it's an
nual celebration.
Racine.-William Kurbenski, twen-
ty-four years old, of this city, sus-
tanned what may be fatal wounds
when returning from Kenosha. A
young woman with him barely es-
capped another bullet. Kurbenski and
Anna Kuzenski went to Kenosha to at
tend a dance While on the floor Of
the hall several men objected to their
dancing and a melee followed. Kur-
benski and the girl started for their
homes in this city and when about
two blocks from the hall were fired
upon by several men. One of the bull
let's grazed the young woman's cheek
and another lodged in Kurbenski's
body. Alex. Somaki, Kenosha, has
been arrested as suspected of being
implicated in the shooting.
Superior-Choosing between dis
play of patriotism and the safety Of
the pupils of the Superior schools, the
school authorities stood for safety and
as a result all the school grounds are
barren of the poles. The aged poles,
showing signs of decay, have been cut
down.
Racine-Albert Jenz, Racine, was
drowned in Lake Michigan when he
fell overheard from the steamer City
of Kansas, en- route to Kenosha. Jenz
| was on the hurricane deck and acct
dentally topple0 over the rail. The
steamer had proceeded but short
distance from the local harbor and a
signal was given the life saving sta
ton for assistance. Boats we're low
cred, but a prolonged search failed to
q moonlight excursion trip.
La Crosse-Miss Dorothy Hixon,
daughter of Frank B. Hixon of
this city, is in a serious condition at
the hospital, where she was operated
IN for appendicitis. Mrs. G. c. Hixon,
grandmother of Miss Hixon, is also
seriously i'll.
Shawano.-Edward Kolopski is dead
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