River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-24
WISCONSIN NEWS
TER SELY TOLD

eight years old, a farm hand, made a
short cut in his route to this city and,
EiEnging over the edge of the stone
quarry. fell thirty feet to his death.
Plainfield-Vera Law, the adopted
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. h. Il. Law,
residing on a farm two miles north
west of this city, ran away from home,
making her escape through her bed
room window. She retired as usual at
ten o'clock On calling her next morn
ing the window was found to be open
and the lace curtain pinned back. Her
handk@chiefs and clean linen had been
packed up and were gone. The girl
is sixteen years old, of stout, heavy
build and round face. A diligent search
is being made and telephone Inquiries
were sent out, but no trace Of her can
be found.
JanesVille.-Witht the Investigation
by the state fire marshal of $4,000
loss still pending, two other fires oc-
Cured here under suspicious circum-
stances. Flames broke out in the
Burns batting mills in a mysterious
manner, and while the firemen were
fighting this fire the second blaze was
discovered in the Howe cotton mills,
within a block. Both fires evidently
had been started by some one, as the
doors leading into both buildings had
been torn off. Both fires were in Sec
tions of the mills which are used Tor
storage purposes only and both were
started from a pile OF rubbish. Fire
Marshal Purtell, who was in Milwau-
kee, was notified.
Madison.-The sum of $265,O00 is
the amount appropriated in a bill
passed in the senate, under suspension
of the rules, to be devoted to the pur-
poses CT the board of trustees OF the
Stout Institute Of Menomonie OF this
sum 100000 is fer the erection OF
building for the household arts depart
ment, including an auditorium and OF
flee building; $4,000 for an addition to
the manual training department and
an extension to the heating plant, and
$4,000 for the purchase of land for
campus and for future development.
Sheboygan.-Cap and Mrs. ]. c.
Quimbey of this city have just cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary of their
wedding.
Bayfield-Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Had
land of this city have just OBJ
served the fiftieth anniversary of their
wedding More than $50 guests at
tended the celebration
Madison.-Deputy Game Wardens
Con Asmuth of Milwaukee and Benja-
min Lanning of Black River Falls ar
rested six Indians who were camped
on the Catfish river near West Port.
The Indians were engaged in Illegal
trapping Foster de Kora, one OF the
Indians, was taken into custody and
arraigned before Municipal Judge
John c. Fehlandt of this city, where
he pleaded guilty for trapping without
hunting license. After paying his
fine he was warned by the court to
trap according to law The other In
dams were warned and given another
chance Dy the wardens. They Pave
broken camp and left for a new fec
zion OF the state.
Marihette.- to avoid friends
who they thought would shower them
with rice, Mr.. and Mrs. August Lud-
wig, Menominee, Mich, newly webs,
boarded the train Saturday night
which collided head-on with north
bound Chicago freight on Hall ave-
nue. crossing, Marinette. Mrs. Ludwig
was among the injured. She was abb.
to go on her wedding trip.
Spring Green-Tom Jensen of Bare
boo dropped dea5 on the street here.
He was going to take train with Mr.
Post, highway commissioner, for whom
he has worked as motorman. He was
ffty-five years old and leaves a wife.
Ashland--John Byrel of Colby,
while working on the 500 line ore
dock, fell fifty feet and was killed
almost instantly. Byrel was foreman
of a piledriying crew.
Racine-The spring cleaning of
the city hall has produced a copy
of a map of Racine county print
ed in 1871. The map is ten feet square
and, owing to the size of the city,
every piece of property is shown.