River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-07-03
WISCONSIN
Is r EVITIES

La Crosse.--A wind storm, be.
coming almost tornado, leveled
the largest tents of a carnival com
pany showing here, doing heavy dam.
age to the company's property and
also causing considerable loss about
town. Fortunately the storm struck
at an hour when there were no per
formances going on and nobody was
In the tents except a few attaches, all
of whom were unhurt. Wild animals,
Of which the attractions carry many,
were thrown into a panic by breaking
poles, falling tents and the noise OF
the elements, and made frantic efforts
to escape
Stevens Point. - William Hell
mouth, twenty-eight years old, was
instantly killed during severe cleo.
trio storm as he sat in the kitchen of
his home A daughter, four months
old, sat on his knee, and three-year-
old son occupied stool at his side.
Neither was injured.
Janesville.-Ray Norton, arrested
at MiIlbank, S. D., for COM
plicity in the theft of an automobile
from Thomas Steele near Evansville,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
three and a half years at Waupun.
Moripofto -Tho Poar1occnocc re IN
engineer who drove his locomotive.
attached to logging train, at rate
of 40 miles an hour over a rickety
track and through "a blazing wood,
saved the lives of sixteen men near
Oconto. The men, who were men,
bers of logging crew, vainly endeav-
ored to prevent flames from sweeping
Camp Five of the Oconto company.
Forced to fee by the terrific heat, and
practically surrounded by flames, the
men got aboard the logging train and
the dash for safety started.
Madison.-A four-year-old son Of H.
U. Baker of Chicago was run over and
killed by an automobile driven by T.
H. Herling. The boy, with his father,
was visiting Thomas Hawley.
Appleton.-John NJ Thickens, for
merly of Appleton, in charge of the
government forest service laboratory
at Wausau, has resigned to become
assistant superintendent of the Brunei
Fails Manufacturing Co. at Cornell,
Wis. He Is succeeded by George Nc
Naughton.
Appleton.-Trout fishing parties
have returned from northern Wiscon-
sin, driven out by the mosquitoes and
wood ticks. Four are laid up with
mosquito bite poisoning.
Madison.-The enrolment Of the
student body at the summer session
of the university was completed.
There are about LOO students en-
tered, slight increase over last sum-
mer. The enrolment may reach 1000.
La Crosse.-Bank certificates for
$4,000 were found in an old satchel be-
longing to Charles Olson, bachelor,
who died in a corn crib on a farm
near ViroQua and who was believed
to be destitute. The money will be
sent to Olson's aged parents in Nor
way.
Racine.-Fearing that Chris NJ Nell
son, farmer, would carry out his
threats to kill them, ]. e. Rowlands
and George Peterson, formerly chair
man Of the county board. had the court
examine into the mental condition Of
Nelson, with the result that he was
committed to the state asylum. A
year ago Nelson shot John Watson,
farmer. Ever since then
Nelson has been making threats, but
not until recently did any of the
persons make complaint.
Ashland.-Attorney Frank Lamo-
reaux and wife left for Kalamazoo,
Mich, where their only child, Eliza,
now Mrs. Kenneth Pray Of Philadel-
phia, was killed in an auto accident.
The Lamoreaux family formerly lived
at Stevens Point. Mr.. Pray, who Is
now connected with the editorial de-
partment of Philadelphia newspaper,
Is also from Stevens Point.
Chippewa Falls.-Mrs. Harry Hall
found the body of John Schind-
ler. forty-nine years old, neigh
Dor, hanging from a clothes line to a
post in her woodshed. The man, said
to be deranged, was compelled to drop
to his knees to strangle himself. A
wife and ten children survive.
New Richmond.-The twenty-ffth
wedding anniversary of Rev. Franklin
F. Lewis, pastor Of the First Congre-
gational church in this city, and his
wife was celebrated with reception
by the members of the con-
gregation.
Beloit.-Rev. N. A Borop, pastor of
the Church of the Disciples, has re-
signed to go to Illinois. 1t was this
church that was hui1t in dav and