River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25
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NEWS BREVITIES

| funeral service OF his wife, Jonas
ConkIin died, aged eighty-nine years.
MISUNDERSTANDING for csndi-
dates at Annapolis and West Point
will be held at selected eenters
throughout the state on Jan. 3
Eau Claire-Eau Claire county's new
tuberculosis sanatorium was opened
with twenty patients. 1t cost over $16-
000
Waukon-Ausust Kluss. proprietor
of one of Postville's hotels, committed
suicide. He is survived by wife and
four children and is the fourth brother
in his family to commit suicide.
Marinette-Fred Ellis of Middle
Inlet and Otto Katz of Athelstane
have just brought the scalps Of
four timber wolves TO the county clerk
and collected the bounty of $50 on
each Of them.
Argyle-Entering his fathers barn,
| the sixteen-year-old son of Thomas
Uren was fired at by an unidentified
man. He ran to the house, secured a
revolver and shot the man in the arm.
The sheriff is still looking for the mar.
Madison Meetings of state wom-
ans suffrage leagues will be held
in many different counties of the state
after the holidays. Miss Alive E. Cur
tbs, in charge of the state headQuar-
tiers here. viii address many of the
meetings.
| Watertown.-Thre Northwestern
freight cars were derailed at Wa
tertown Junction. when passenger
train No SIS, Milwaukee road, ran into
them at the crossing. Traffic was held
up for three hours. No one was in
| jured.
La Crosse.-Postal department EN-
ployes are at fault in an effort
TO locate the place where mail pouch
started. The pouch was found slashed
open in box car in this city and de-
tectives have been working for q week
on the case.
Madison-The state industrial COM
mission ordered the Southern Wiscon-
sin Power company TO pay to Mrs
| Margaret Laskel the sum of 1924 as
compensation for the death of her sou,
who was drowned while working for
the company at Kilbourn.
Maiden Rock-The historic Meth
odist church in Clifton township,
which was used nearly fifty years, and
in which many Methodist ministers of
this state have held services. has been
sold to farmer for $3.50 He will use
the structure for a granary.
Beloit-Four months ago Bertha
Mikkelson and Tena Conrad Beloit
girls, disappeared, leaving notes
threatening to commit suicide. A
brother of one received a letter from
his sister, saying both girls were at
work in Grand Forks. n D.
Glenwood City.-The rebuilt First
Methodist church in this city was
opened and consecrated in the pres
ence of large congregations, DR.. Sam
uel Kerfoot, president Of Hamiine uni
versity, st. Paul. preaching at both
services. The church has been re-
modelled at an expense Of about 81, 1000.
Manitowoc. -Orrin and Irwin Ev-
enson, brothers. aged eleven and
twelve respectively. sons Of Charles
Evenson, were drowned here while
crossing the river on thin ice.
Erwin Erickson, a companion, had a
narrow escape from the same fate
while endeavoring to rescue the lads.
Green Bay-The state board Of
control closed it's meeting at the
state reformatory. but reserved deci-
sion with reference to the granting of
applications of 81 inmates for parole.
| The board will notify Superintendent
Charles Bowron how many of the pris-
oners may be released on parole. The
report of the investigation into alleged
cruel treatment of prisoners at the
reformatory is not ready to be made
public. the board members say.
Florence-No trace of the TWEEN.
ty-months-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Siman Werder. who live on farm
three miles north of Florence. has
been found. The child disappeared
while playing in front of the farm
house. The Brule river runs near the
farm and the supposition is that
either he was drowned was kidnapped
or wandered into the woods and was
lost Big crews of men have been
| dragging the river for miles, and also
searching the woods, but SO far no
success has been met. Old woo6smen
and river men say If he is in the river
the body may not be found until
spring
Madison-Mr Chas. B. McCanna,
president and founder of the Wiscon-
sin Condensed Milk company, Burling
ton. Wis, died very suddenly of heart
failure at Hotel Astor, New York City
| Mr.. McCanna's remains were brought
to Burlington for burial. Mr.. McCanna
was sixty-two years of age. was born
| at Antwerp, St. Lawrence county.
! York. He came to Walworth county
| Wisconsin, as young man and began
work as farm hand and in charge of
a small dairy when the dairy industry
| in Wisconsin was In its infancy. From
| this humble beginning and endowed
| with determination born OF Scotch
Irish ancestry he amassed a fortune
estimated at over million.
GAINESVILLE. -Representative of a
wealthy and influential family, Percy
| Merrell, arrested and held under
! 81 900 bail for alleged firing of
a freight car in rear of factory,
was recently released from the state
asylum where he was committed after
confessing to burning property valued
at $4,000
Whitewater.-William McLane aged
thirty-six, clerk for five years,