River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-13


the Black river. where they had fallen
through the ice. Schrader occupies
little shanty on the shore Of the river.
Both of the men rescued broke through
the ice at night and their cries wel~i
heard by Schrader.
Jefferson.-At a meeting of the
officers of the jefferson County
Fair association it was decided to
hold the 1913 fair on September 2, 3,
and 5.
Kenosha.-Rev. Theodore r. Faville.
late of Greenwich, Conn, has been in
stalled here as pastor of the First Con
gregational church.
Madison.-The coed Sphinx, edited
and published entirely by women at
the university, was issued. The work
was in charge of Miss Alice Kieth, Is,
Observation-Disclosures is going to solve
the problem of getting rid of ldlers
and Alderman Jacob Saftig, head OF
the pauper committee of the common
council, appealed to the police of the
city for the arrest of men who have
declined to work, preferring to accept
support from the labor of their wives
and daughters. The alderman has
made a demand that these men go to
work at once and h-A asked that they
be arrested for non-support if they fail
to comply with the order of the police
department
Maiden Rock-Martin Nelson. TWEEN
ty-three years old, living about six
miles from here in Hartland township,
took his own life by shooting himself
twice in the forehead with 32-caliber
rifle. The rifle was a single shot, and
after he had fired once he had to load
the gun again. Members of the family
heard him fall to the floor in his room,
but had not heard the shots He was
unmarried.
Stevens Point-Thomas r. Hay,
medical director of the River
Pines tuberculosis sanitarium of this
city, has been invited by the surgeon
general of the United States marine
corps to participate in the chemical
demonstration of DR.. Friedmann's new
cure for tuberculosis, soon to be con-
Quoted by the government. DR.. Hay
left on Sunday for New York to make
some preliminary Investigations.
Kenosha.-Rev. Theodore f. Ea
vile, formerly of Greenwich, Conn,
was installed as pastor of the
First Congregational church here. Mr..
Faville is widely known among mem
bers of the denomination in the state.
having been connected with the mis-
sion and school work of the church for
several years.
Beloit = The Agricultural Imple-
ment Dealers association of Rock
and Walworth counties elected Of
ficers as follows: President. Henry
Ebbott, Edgerton; vice-president, G. D.
Millett, Beloit; secretary and treasur-
er. C. l.. Hull, Milton. The convention
Madisou.-A total Of 305 courses in
fifty subjects will be offered in the
coming summer school at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, according to the
preliminary announcement in the time
table just out. This years summer
session opens June % and closes Aug
ust 1.
Stoughton.- Janesyille-Prairie du
Chen passenger train on the Milwau,
kee road crashed into the rear end OF
a freight train, demolishing the
caboose and throwing the engine of
the passenger train from the track.
The. passenger train was crowded with
students returning to Madison None
was hurt
Conference.-The hardware and
farm implement store of Becker C
Johnson, Charles Browns meat mar
ket and the grocery store of John
Hogan were destroyed by a fire which
threatened the whole town. The loss
Is only partly covered by insurance.
Janesville.-Boys inspecting their
taps on the Shoemaker farm, four
miles north of this city, discovered the
frozen body of James Doyle, a James
vile inmate of the county poorhouse,
who had wandered away two weeks
ago. 1t is believed that Doyle froze to
death, as it is not known that he was
afflicted with any disease.
Madison. - Governor McGovern
granted pardon to John Graase of
Milwaukee, sentenced in 1904 for bur
glary. He has been on parole for two
years
Ashland.-The Spanish War Vet
rams of this city have formal
organized and the newly elected
officers of John T Kingston camp No.
81 were installed at the naval militia
armory. The organization will give
banquet on April %. it being exactly
Is years since the members of Old
Company L went to the front
James Doyle, an inmate of the
county farm, was found by boys
our miles north of the city. Doyle had
oeen missing two weeks.