River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-11-06
WISCONSIN NEWS
.TERSELY TOLD

ed in the death of Joseph LIE Beau.
Oshkosh.-Governor McGovern has
accepted an invitation of the Candle
Light club to speak for that organiza'
ton in December.
Kenosha--The closing up of dozen
saloons in Kenosha as a result of the
decision of the supreme court on the
Baker law is expected
Oshkosh.-Oshkosh has had very
small loss by fire during October. There
have been only seven alarms and the
entire loss sustained has been less
than $500.
Green Bay.-Ffteen druggists In
this city have agreed to close their
stores at nine o'clock each night. ex-
cept Saturday, from November 1 to
June 1.
Dallas.-The Bank of Dallas, IL
miles south of Barron, was robbed
of $4,000. The craftsmen escaped on
a handcar. Three men did the work,
two blowing the safe while another
held at bay two Dallas citizens.
Madison-President w. o. Thomp-
son of the Ohio State university,
accompanied by a party of state
university officials, arrived for an in
spection of the university and it's ex-
tension division.
acknowledgements of Irene Kosten-
dick and Florence Stone, both
aged seventeen, of Burlington, have
appealed to the city authorities to
make a search for the two girls. who
have been missing for nearly a week.
Green Bay.-Edward Basche, bar
tender for Rudolph Drummer, was
held at the point of gun by
masked robber and command
ed to open the safe. Basche
sounded an alarm and the robber lost
his nerve and made hurried exit.
Madison = Assemblyman Judson
Hall of Hartland, who was in
Madison on his return from a business
trip up the state, said he found a
growing sentiment favoring Speaker
Merlin Hull for the Republican nomi-
nation for governor.
Oshkosh.-Mrs. Adeline P. Choate,
widow of Leander Choate, has Of
fered the city $500 for gold medals
for students having the best compost
tions and delivering the best Grafton.
The fund is a memorial to her daugh-
ter Louise.
Neenah.-The Larson brothers, In
two weeks fishing between Long Point
and Winnebago park, ten miles south
m nch1xncI io1nP xy-c
sturgeon and fifty-four catfish with set
lines. The sturgeon range from TWEEN
ty-five to fifty pounds in weight.
La CrossG-Judge Higbee, In cir
cult court, held that the mayor is
the head of the police department.
The decision was rendered in the case
of John B. Weber, chief of police,
against Mayor Sorenson, these Off
Gals having differed over police trans
fers.
La Crosse.-The LinIey law, pro-
viding that houses proved to have
been used for immoral purposes may
be closed for year and all furniture
confiscated, is being invoked by the La
Crosse police department in a cam
paign to clean up certain districts.
The police announce that a raid upon
house conducted by frankie La
Sale has produced evidence sufficient
to make the Linley law applicable.
Waukesha.-Henry Stablefeldt and
Stanley Marich, alleged highway
robbers, were bound over to the
March term of court by Judge Muckle-
sion. Sam Niceli, the complaining
witness, charges the two men with re-
lieving him of $50 at the point of a
revolver some time ago. The men
were commanded to Jail in default of
paying $1,000 bonds each. Joseph s.
Cummings was fined $25 and costs for
violating the hunting laws, according
to the complaint made by e. w. futile,
deputy game warden.
Fond du Lac.-A monster black
eagle measuring six feet eight
inches from tip to tip of it's wings and
weighing twelve pounds was shot at
Calumetville. Peter Thuerwachter Of
that village discovered the bird
perched in the top of a lofty tree and
brought it down with single shot.
The eagle has been seen repeatedly in
the vicinity of Calumetville during the
past year and many shots have been
fired at it, but without effect, and it
was of the opinion the eagle was gum
shot proof.
Madison.-Decoratio for social
activity are the latest awards to
be made by the university. Here
after bronze buttons or pins will be
awarded to every social lion who can
show the signature of 500 student or
faculty acquaintances. These must
be obtained at mixers" to be given
six or eight times during the year I'M
der auspices of the Wisconsin Union
and the Women's Self-Government
association. Old acquaintances may
sign at once, but new ones must be
conversed with for five minutes or
danced with for one dance before the
signature may be requested. A "W"
will be awarded to the person hold
ing the largest number Of signatures
az the end of the year.
Oshkosh-The twenty-fifth annual