River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-28

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in an Appleton school, has become
the wife of Attorney r. A. Edgar OF
Beloit.
Appleton.-Mrs. Louise Kroehnkey
eighty years of age, who lived alone
here for some years, has disappeared
from her home. She has been missing
since last week
Superior-Two years in the federal
prison at Fort Leavenworth is the SEN
tence imposed on Joe latter by Judge
Sanborn for having robbed the Cuba
City post office.
Jefferson. The old soldiers OF
Jefferson county will hold their an
nual reuonin here next week. Speak
ers listed are Adam Hasalwood, Mil
waukee; Riley Perkins, Milwaukee,
and Governor McGovern.
AppIeton.-A fund of $4,000 for
good roads under the state high
way improvement plan has been raised
at Kaukauna. This means total of
sc 900 will be expended on good roads
IN that vicinity.
Neenah-Frank Rott, well known
Stockbridge farmer, was killed by
freight train on the c., NJ. e st. P.
road 1t is supposed he was going to
another farm to work and was not
seen alive afterward.
Racine-Cards are out for the
wedding en- September 8 of Rich
ard f. Cavanagh and Aileen Marie
Shepherd, both of Kenosha and promi-
nent in society. The prospective groom
ls the new state golf champion.
heboygan.-Governor McGovern
and members of the state fish
commission were here to inspect the
local state fish hatchery. The commits
sion is planning a breakwater off the
hatchery on the lake shore and park
around the building.
La Crosse.-The old mistake of
taking toadstools for mushrooms,
has caused one death here and
will cause a second, according to ply
sicians. The dead person is Mrs. Bar
tel Jansky, aged sixty-four, while her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Frank Jansky,
is at deaths door with the doctors
holding out no hope.
La Crosse.-"Thats the stuff for
me- I'm tired of living" said Ed
ward Mccoy, entering a saloon at
West La Crosse. Picking up saucer
of fly poison he proceeded to drain it
at a gulp. The saucer was filled with
arsenic and ammonia. The county ply
stefan came to the rescue with a stom-
ach pump and Mccoy will recover.
He will be examined for his sanity.
JanesvilIe.-Mrs Martha Winkley
of Beloit was fined $50 and costs
or four months in the county jail
for theft of $40 from Henry Wolfram
at the Northwestern passenger depot
here. Her attorney appealed to the
court for leniency She has one daugh-
ter living at Clinton dependent upon
her
Green Bay.-As a result of the
findings of the coroner inquiring
into the death of Otto Koehler, farm
er, found dead near his home, two
weeks ago, Mrs. Minnie Koeh1er, the
widow, is charged with murder in
warrant for her arrest. The coroner's
jury returned a verdict to the effect
that Koehler's death was not due to
lightning.
Sheboygan.-The state veterinari-
ans opened their annual conven-
ton here with fifty delegates present
from the principal cities in Wiscon-
sin. President J. T. Hershein, Pleas
ant Prairie, presided. The convention
was welcomed to the city by Mayor
Dieckmann. Meat inspection and the
eradication of hog cholera were dis
cussed.
Janesville.-The two-year-oId son
Of Claire Papelle was sleeping in
his room in his parents summer
cottage on Rock river when the build
ing was struck by lightning. The bolt
passed across the room in mich the
child was sleeping and singed his hair.
but did no other injury to him. He
was not awakened until large cabi-
net in an adjoining room crashed to
the floor
Janesville.-After suffering untold
agony, Mrs. Barbara Banker,
aged fifty-six, a widow, died from
burns While preparing breakfast the
gasoline stove exploded, enveloping
the woman in flames. Her son, Henry,
who tried to extinguish the flames,
was badly burned Mrs. Banker was
the mother Of eight children and four
step-children.
Fcn du Lac.-Another death
resulted at Marblehead, where
an epidemic of dtphtheria is raging.
The victim was LUCE Pamela, aged
two The Italian settlement is under
quarantine.
Racine.-Michael Stainas Of Oak
wood has deep cash in his head,
his left shoulder fractured and his
right ankle wrenched, in addition to
numerous bruises, because he jumped
from an express train on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Faul road that did
not stop at his station, and he was
bound to get home. He is not expect
ed to live.
Madison Superintendent Of Pub
| lie Property Esman appointed
George Basulian, Oshkosh. as state
plumber He will look after the
plumbing in the capitol, the heating
olant and the executive residence.