River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-07-10

Pl0SAoCuI VI MiuOuS OtdlS udu0s
was instantly killed on his farm
near Minong. He had built a con-
crete roof on his root cellar and was
removing the frame work when the
cement caved in on him, crushing him
to death. His hired man was badly
bruised and narrowly escaped sim
liar fate. The accident was caused by
Pomeruy removing the framework be-
fore the cement had hardened enough
to hold the roof
Madison.-At the close of the fiscal
year, June 80, the condition of the
state treasury, according to the bal
son, shows $267 ,040.69 In the general
fund, where on July l, 1912, the bal
ance showed $2.032, 1879, difference
Of $1,765, 102.50. Next month the rail-
roads will come to the relief of the
situation with the second payment OF
their taxes.
Madison.-Any farmer or public
spirited business man in Wisconsin
who wishes to secure q farmers instl-
tute for his locality during the winter
Of 1913-1914 should send for blank pc
tition and letter Of information, adj
dressing George McKerrow, superin-
tendent, Madison.
Waukesha.-When swimmer at
Waukesha beach is successful In find
ing his way across the lake he is
looked upon with awe, the distance
being over a mile. Harry ]. Greb,
local barber, still has them talking at
the resort One of his legs is off above
the knee and when bet was made he
jumped into the water and swan to
the other side Of the lake. The course
be took was nearly two miles.
Port WRshington.-John Uselding, q
pioneer farmer of Ozaukee county,
was found dead in one of his fields.
Death was caused by excessive heat.
Oshkosh.-Dr. s. Richter of Clin-
ton, L., presiding officer OF the
Lutheran synod in convention here,
was re-eleceed president; Rev. G.
Broehl, Mendoza, Ill, vice-president;
Rev. E. H. Caselman, Charles City, Ia,
secretary, and w. J. Haefner of Mus
catine, Ia, treasurer.
Menominee.-John Nythoen, sixty
years old, was killed by lightning
while under a tree in North Menomo-
Rie.
Wausau.-George Rifieman of Edgar,
who was injured by the falling OF
pile of lumber at Shepley, died here.
Green Bay-Priests from Mount
Calvary, the Capauchin monastery.
were present when the remodeled St
Johns church at Woodruff was dedi-
Gated. The work On the church cost
Sc, 900.
Appleton.-Henry Bruhn, f1fty-four
years old, of the town of Freedom,
who has been Ill for twenty-seven
years with spinal meningitis, is dead.
Augusta.-At the annual meeting OF
the Holstein Breeders association the
following officers were elected: Pres
ident, Charles Newhouse, Augusta;
vice-president, George p. Cummings,
Eau Claire; secretary and treasurer,
B. F. Won Berg, Augusta.
Grand Rapids.-Mr. and Mrs. Sam
uel Park have just celebrated the fif-
tieth anniversary of their wedding.
Bayf1eld-The plant of the Bayfield,
Box and Lumber company WAS de-
stroyed by fire with a loss Of $4,000.
The plant may be rebuilt.
Racine. - The Rev. Sebastian
Schwinn, fifteen years in charge OF
Holy Name church, has resigned be-
cause of Ill health and will make Mil
waukee his home
La Crosse.-A treacherous sandbar
In the Mississippi river cost two lives,
Mrs Louis Pearse Of Los Angeles and
two children, while wading in the r1v-
er, slipped from the bar into 20 feet
of water. Peter Stein, aged nineteen,
the womans brother, went to their as.
sistance Mrs. Pearse was held above
the water long enough for rescuers to
reach her. Stein and Warren Pearse,
aged seven, drowned. The other child
reached the shore unassisted.
Kenosha.-Frank De Fazio, former
Kenosha Italian, now serving five
year term in prison at Waupun after
pleading guilty to charge Of attempt
ed criminal assault, has applied for
pardon De Fazio has a wife and
seven children declared to be desti-
tute.
Beloit.-William Roberts, the eight
year-old son of David Roberts, died
from the effects of the heat. He was
cripple and played out in the sun
for a long time.
Ashland.-John Petaska, employed
in the dynamite plant at Barks-
dale, was arrested for attempting to
kill his wife by poison.
Eau Claire.-Ralph Fish, fifteen
year-old son of Harry Fish, was
killed when hit by the Northern Paci-
f1c flyer.