River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-10-07
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49, 1850
them.
Oshkosh men were placed
Inder arrest here by Conserva-
ton Wardens G. F. Asmuth and T. Fl.
Bonner on the charge of illegal fishing
In Lake Winnebago. Three thousand
feet of gill nets and 5000 feet of set
lines, together with the fishermen's
boats, were seized.
Monroe.-Monroe was without fire
protection or drinking water, the
entire city system being drained
as the result of mysterious contain
ination resulting in half the city being
rendered more or less ILL This is the
third time since Sunday that the res
ervoir at the pumping station has
been cleaned in an effort to stay the
epidemic, believed due to surface wa
ter seeping in during a severe rain.
Madison.-Miss Helen Breen of OF
tawa, ILL.,, society reporter of the
Wisconsin State Journal of Madison,
and Lee La Toilette Siebecker, son of
Judge and Mrs. r. G. Siebecker and
nephew of Senator La Toilette, were
married at the home of the bride
grOom's parents here. The bride grad
uated from the University of Wiscon-
sin in 1912. Mr. Siebecker is private
secretary to his father, who is a mem
Der of the state supreme court.
Racine.-The biennial conference of
the Danish Lutheran church of
Wisconsin, which embraces thirty
pastorates in various parts of the
state, came to a close with the cleo
ton of the following officers: Presi-
dent. Rev. G. M Olson, Hartland; Sec
rotary, Rev. A. w Lund, Denmark;
treasurer, G.. P. Nelson, Racine The
mission at Green Bay was raised to
regular pastorate and $4,000 was
pledged toward liquidating the debt of
the church at large
Madison.-Mrs Julia A. Kellogg,
wife of Clarence Kellogg, clerk
Of the supreme court of Wisconsin,
died at the family home, 1874 East Corr
ham street, from the effects Of a
stroke of paralysis which she suffered
several weeks ago. Besides her hus-
y
Kellogg of Milwaukee, two sisters,
Mrs Darwin Clark and Mrs. Helen r.
Kellogg of Madison, and a brother,
Harry Adams of Sparta The funeral
was held from the residence Saturday
afternoon.
Milwaukee.-As a result of activity
Of health department inspectors
about twenty farmers will be pro-
hibited from sendiAg milk into Mil
waukee, according to Deputy Commits
sioner F. w. Luening. Tests were
made in 200 cases and in many in
stances the filter used was black with
impurities 1--WE found that impure
products were coming from cream
cries in the vicinity, but when we in
spected these places we found they
were perfectly sanitary" said Mr.
Luening This led us to investigate
the farms from which the creameries
secured their supply"
Sheboygan-What to do with
prisoner who, after pleading guilty
to burglary, but before being SEN
fenced becomes insane, is ques-
ton that is puzZling Judge Michael
Kirwan of the ShebOygan county cir
cult court. Earl Stetton. alias William
Barber of Whitewater, recently re-
leased from the industrial school at
Waukesha, was arrested here and con-
fessed to burglary of a jewelry store
at Waldo and general store at COST
burg Stetton pleaded guilty in cir
cult court to the charge of burglary
and was to have been sentenced but
became a raving maniac and was re-
moved to the county asylum.
OconOmowoc.-A cottage at Sana-
forum Waldheim burned with
loss of $4,000, all the patients escap-
ing injury The fire is believed to have
started when a curtain came in c,1a-
tact with lamp over which milk was
being heated. Miss Clara Geebler, a
nurse, stepped out on the porch and
when she smelled smoke returned to
find tho interior mass of flames. The
only innate, a small child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Hildahl of Okauchee,
was carried to safety. Another child,
q son Of Mrs. Charles Smith or BROOK
lyn, N Y, who had been in the cot
tage a short time before, was playing
in the yard The sanatorium is under
the CHI arge of DR.. j. Fl. BOze.
MilNaukee.-Mrs. Isabel HOsch, one
of Milwaukee s Oldest residents,
who has lived in this city for
nearly fifty years, died at her home,
1856 EIarshall street, after an illness
of several weeks, due chiefly to old
age. Coming here from the East as a
young woman, she saw the small city
grow to proportions which she fire.
queutly said made her proud of her
home city, and her sons become some
of lIilwaukee's best known business
mer. She leaves three son, A. s.. }.
P. and John j., and four daughters,
Misses Margaret and Martha and Mrs.
H. S Roraback, all Of Milwaukee, and
Mis- G. E. Goodhue Of Hemet Cal
Madison.-The state treasurer mas
bNon authorized to make the tiS-