River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-10-30
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

ton road passenger train.
Neenah.-Mrs. John Clovis has pur-
chased four head of registered Hol-
stein cattle, paying $1,100 for them.
Sheboygan.-M Alvin Lama
Lack was struck by lightning while
in her orchard. She is recovering.
Sturgeon Bay.-Arthur Strauss was
caught between two freight cars and
both of his arms were broken.
Baraboo.-While playing with a
dynamite cap, Robert Coleman lost
the thumb and three fingers of his
right hand.
Madison.-The Madison board of
education passed a resolution prohib-
iting the tango and other new dances
in any of the public school buildings.
Manitowoc,-Income tax collections
in Manitowoc county this year will be-
double the aggregate collected in
1912.
Wausaukee. = Albert Huempfner,
seventeen years old, was accidentally
shot through the leg by Daniel Wat
tiers, with whom he was hunting
Manitowoc.-Fire caused by light
ing matches in clothes clos
ct caused the loss of the home of
Francis Skull. The loss is $4,000.
Menomonie.-Work has been start
ed on the new State bank of Elm
wood and will be completed by No
vember Is. The building rs 30x50
feet
Hurley-Robert Gill and Joseph
LeGendre, arrested at Saxon on
charges of arson, were held to the cir
cult court, and in default of $4,000 bail
went to jail
Platteville-Miss Mary Burris,
teaching at Algona, was seriously
burned when children bumped into
her while boiling candy and causing
1t to spill over her hands.
MISUNDERSTANDING to the re-
port of county superintendent of
schools, just published, it cost $143,-
$50 to maintain the rural schools of
the county in the fiscal year ending
June 80.
Berlin.-Rev. William H. Jordan,
pastor of the Trinity Episcopal
turning from Minneapolis with his
bride, formerly Miss Harriet Kneeland
of that city.
Beloit-There is to be no curfew
at Beloit this winter and young
folks may stay out as late as they
wish. An ordinance providing for
curfew was denied passage by the
common council.
Madison. = Engineering students
will visit Milwaukee for an in
spection trip October 20. They will
visit the railroad shops, the Grand
avenue viaduct, the Bucyrus company
and new buildings being erected.
proved fatal to the twelve-year-
old son of Edward Niemann. He was
hung to a limb of a tree until he
showed signs of strangulation before
being let down. His teacher resusci-
tated him.
Fond du Lac.-Razing of the old
Lewis house will be started within a
s;lort time, as the hotel property will
be the site of the new Public Service
building to be erected by the Eastern
Wisconsin Railway and Light COM
pany.
Janesville.-Judge Harry l.. Max.
field of the GAINESVILLE municipal
court and Judge John B. Clark of the
Beloit municipal court have been des-
ignated as the officers of the new
Juvenile courts to be established in
Rock county.
Racine.-George Sorenson of Chi
cago lies at st. Mary's hospital
in a critical condition as a result Of
injuries sustained when struck by a
train on the Northwestern road Sor-
enson was attempting to cross to the
depot when one of his feet became
caught between the rail and planking.
Reedsville.-A meeting of farmers
and business men of this vicinity was
held here to discuss the plans for
the coming seasons planting of peas.
A committee was appointed to in
vestigate the feasibility of purchas-
ing the branch Of the Wisconsin Pea
Packing company.
Madison.-The corner of East
Washington avenue and Baldwin
street was the scene of another seri-
Gus accident when an automobile
driven by former Sheriff Andrew
Brown was struck by a south-bound
street car and upset. Brown has three
broken ribs and John Bell of Sun Prai-
rie one of the passengers, sustained
bad cuts on the forehead and a broken
thumb.
New Glarus-Jacob j. Hoesly, fifty
six years old. farmer resid-
Ing five miles south of the village,
met instant death while hunting, his
body being found hanging over wire
fence, with the head blown off. Hoesly
had evidently started to climb the
fence when the trigger of the gun
caught and discharged the weapon.
He is survived by wife and nine chill
dre0.
Ashland-A naphtha launch and
three men were lost in heavy seas
while trying to reach the steamer Col
onel in Chequamegon bay. The
launch is owned by Joe Marx and is
used to supply vessels. 1t was loaded
with potatoes for the steamer, which
was backing away from dock. A
yawlboat from the Colonel put out
after the swamped boat, but failed to
save anybody. The seas were so
heavy that they we're driven ashore
and were later returned to the boat
with a tug. Two of the drowned men
are Tony MATHS and Dave Doherty.