River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-11-27
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schools next year. This is q heavy
| increase.
Neenah-John Greenwood is being
held at the county jail on a charge
Of making a criminal attack on a
thirteen year old girl.
Meneminie Falls.-The old hotel and
tavern, long in the possession of Lewis
Tenneson, burned to the ground with
loss of $4,000.
Stevens Point.-Herbert Speaker,
twenty-five years old, was instantly
killed when struck by 500 line pas
senger train at Atwood.
Neenah.-Twin City housewives.
after careful consideration Of prices,
have figured that the least possible
cost Of Thanksgiving dinners, includ-
| ing a ten pound turkey, will be 81.
Appleton.-PlankiDg in the rear Of
| a store gave way and horse owned
by e. J. F1ack fell through. Three
patrolmen and the owner worked sew
eral hours getting it out.
Aghland.-The Wisconsin Fire Pre-
vention association, in charge OF the
|
city and approved the fire protection
methods used.
Madison. State Superintendent
Cary appointed A. A. Thompson
OF Richland Center to be inspector
of rural schools, beginning on January
1, 1914, at salary Of S2.250 per year.
Maiden Rock. - While Raymond,
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son, was taking gun from a
hayrack the trigger caught and the
boy received the charge in his body
and dropped dead
Glenwood City.-George Phipps,
ST. Paul travelling man, was
struck by 500 locomotive at the sta
ton here and instantly killed. He was
about to board a train On the other
track.
Mineral Point.-At the annual
meeting Of the directors Of the
Southwestern Fair association the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, q. G. Cox; vice-president, w. H.
Correll; secretary, D. e. Jacobs, and
treasurer, A. F. Bishop, Jr.
Florence = Louis Yehle, electri-
clan for the Florence Iron COM
pany, was electrocuted at the trans
former station of the mine. This
makes the third death in year at the
same place and by the same method.
Yehle is survived by a wife and five
children.
Depere.-A mild epidemic of small
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school on the West side is closed, one
of the sisters having been stricken.
The state board of health has ordered
the exclusion from school of all chill.
dren who have not been vaccinated,
for period of 25 days. Five families
are under quarantine.
Racine - After burglarizing the
homes of Henry Keiser, George
L. Buck and Mrs. William Scott,
and obtaining money, jewelry,
clothing and silverware, Cecil Radg-
way, aged twenty-seven, of Chicago,
was arrested when about to board a
train His companion escaped, taking
with him most of the stolen property,
! including several diamond rings.
Racine.-After having quarreled
with Miss Catherine Evers at
Kenosha, Edward Frederickson of this
city was instantly killed when he
leaped from a swiftly moving train
and fell beneath the wheels. Fred
erickson is alleged to- have threatened
to take his life because the girl re-
fused his attentions. 1t is not known
I, qaII 0pp toll IN
| tended to commit suicide.
Birnamwood.-Josep Lock was
arrested here charged with the
murder Of John Schiller near Web
ster, s. D., last April. Schiller was
! found with his skull crushed, on a
farm near Webster Lock, it is al
| legged, was travelling with Schiller at
the time and, Webster officials be-
lieve. killed his companion. Schiller
was former resident of ST. Paul.
Lock will be taken to South Dakota.
La Crosse.-Death by her own
| hand ended the romance of Mrs.
William Groothoff, which included a
whirlwind courtship and an elopement
and marriage in Winona, Mimi,
against parental objection four weeks
ago. Mrs Groothoff, only eighteen
years old, is the daughter of Fred
Schnell, president of the board of pub
lie works Failure to effect reconcile
alton with her parents following her
marriage and disagreement with her
husband are said to have caused he1
! to swallow carbolic acid at the home
of friend.
La Crosse-Because her sweetheart
| got the corners mixed and was not at
the tryst at the appointed time, Miss
Mabel Linhart, nineteen years old,
drank acid. She had a date" with
her iance and both were on hand at
the time fixed, but block apart. Both
waited an hour and then went home,
branding each other unfaithful When
news of Miss Linhart's suicide attempt
seached him the man hurried to her
bedside. A reconciliation was effected
and doctors said Miss Linhart will
recover.
Kenosha.-Announce were re.
ceived here of the marriage of
Miss Eva Theleen, former well
known Kenosha young woman and a
daughter of Charles Theleen of Oak
Park, and Wendell Klumlein. which
was celebrated at Balguam, India
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Klumlein are grad
yates of Lawrence university at Ap-
| pleton. and they went to India as mis-
sionary teachers. Mrs. Klumlein re-