River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-02-05
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the st. Wenceslaus church voted to
build new structure at a cost of $685.
900.
Fond du Lac.-Rev. Bernard /. Bell,
rector of Grace church, Chicago, has
been given call to the deanship of
st. Paul's cathedral here.
Beloit-The dates for the state cor
ference of the Knights of Columbus,
which is to be held in this city, have
been set at May 13 and IA.
La Crosse.-County Clerk Bert Jol-
ivette, his wife and sister were strick-
en- with ptomaine poisoning as a re-
| suit of eating ice cream
Nadison.-Peace forms the theme
| of the Wisconsin Memorial Day
Annual for 1914, issued by State Su
perintendent G. P. Cary. 1t was com,
piled by o. S. Rice. state library clerk
Richland Center. = Mrs. Mary
Drake was found hanging in the
woodshed of her home She had used
some telephone wire. The body was
partially frozen.
Wausau-A call has been ex-
tended by the Salem Lutheran con
gregation to Rev Henry Broeckrnan
of New Lisbon to fill the pulpit vacated
by Rev. Johannes Karrer, who has &C
cepted call to a Milwaukee church.
Stevens Point - At the annual
meeting of the Stevens Point Fair
association the following officers were
elected: President L. S. Hull; vice.
president, G. e. Vert; secretary. A. e
Bourn. and treasurer, G. S. Orthman.
Madison. - Mrs. Ellen P. Long,
field, widow of John Longfield,
night Waterman at a tobacco ware.
house here, who was murdered by uni
Identified men, was awarded workmen's
compensation of $4,000 by the indus.
trial commission
Depere.-R Rev. Mr. Van Rosmalen
Of st. Mary's church has an
nounced that the church is to be re.
built, and a meeting will be held Oh
February l, at which the amount OF
money to be expended will be decided
upon.
Authorization are being cir,
culated for the denomination OF
Circuit Judge e. Ray Stevens, whose
distract comprises Dane and Sank
counties 1t is believed he will have
the unanimous Endorsement of the bar
associations of the two counties.
Fond du Lac.-A representative
of the Milwaukee public museum
was here trying to arrange for
the purchase of the old anchor of the
schooner Enterprise, recovered from
Lake Winnebago last week, after lay.
ing in the sands at the lake bottom for
nearly seventy years The Fond du
Lac public library is also making an
effort to secure it.
Neenah.-Rev. Joseph Jacob Dixon
of Duluth, Mimi, has accepted a
call to the rectorship of Trinity
Episcopal church of this city. He sue.
ceeds Rev. Bernard Jenkins, who re
signed some time ago. Rev Mr. Dixon
has been doing missionary work in the
Minnesota mining regions. Rev. Mr..
Dixon was ordained after a course at
Nashotah and preliminary course as
lay reader at ST. Andrews church, Mil,
waukee, of which his parents are still
attendants
Waukesha-Oscar Steffen has the
distinction of securing the first
marriage license in Waukesha coun.
ty under the new eugenic law.
He was given permission by the coun.
ty clerk to marry Margaret Mittel-
steadt, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Mittelsteadt. Both persons are
from MenomOnee Falls. DR.. G. H. Per.
rim of Menomonee Falls issued the
health certificate to Mr.. Steffen.
Sheboygan.-Arno Mildt, aged
eleven, drowned while skating on
the Sheboygan river. John Messmer.
aged eleven, was perhaps fatally in
jured while coasting down Wisconsin
avenue hill when he collided with w.
A Kniland's automobile. August Baer-
waldt, fifty-three, was struck by a
south-bound passenger train on the
Northwestern road while walking
along the track. He suffered a com
pound fracture of the right leg.
La Crosse.-To one hug-$450.
That was the bill a jury in cir
cult court called upon Albert Wing
stand, a professional collector, to col
lect from himself and turn over to
Mrs. Mary Hougen, beautiful young
bride. Two months ago Wingstad
called at the Hougen home to collect
a bill. but instead appropriated by
force a hug from the mistress of the
house, she alleges, and she sued for
$4,000 The jury, consisting of pro
sale old married men, said $3.50 was
fair price for Wingstad's transports.
Janesvillt-Rock county will face
an ice famine next summer un-
less zero weather comes within the
next ten days and remains for at least
ten days. This is the opinion of local
icemen who depend upon the Rock
river for their ice supply. The ice is
but few inches thick and so badly
crusted with dirt and what is known
as shell ice that it would all have to
be pared off before it could be used
This is the latest that the ice harvest
has not been finished in the last s.
years.
La Crosse.-E. J. Fitzpatrick deaf
| and dumb artist, was fatally hurt
| when he was blown up in his
| study while making an experiment
with flashlights. The Majestic build
ing, one of the largest Office buildings
in the city, was badly damaged by the
explosion Fitzpatrick's fingers were
picked up all about the place. Unable
to cry out, he staggered to an office
| moor nv and fell unconscious IN the