River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-03-30
Wisconsin Nesys
1ersely Told

county, aged ninety-four. died here af-
:er fifty years continuous residence
IN the same house.
Lake Mills-The supposedly fire
proof city high school, built Of cement
blocks and tiled floors, was found in
flames at midnight and was destroyed
with a loss of $4,000.
Appleton.-S Second Lieut.. H. J. Petit
grew, Company NJ. Second infantry, W.
\. G., Oconto, has rendered his resig-
nation. He said his business required
his time.
Jefferson.-This section Of the state
was visited by a fierce electrical and
thunder storm and accompanied by
the worst snow storm Of the winter.
All traffic was delayed.
Jefferson.-The city ticket for the
April election is as follows: S. Water
bury and DR.. ]. B. Brewer for mayor;
Henry Nevins and Frank Greve, as
SCISSOR; Michael Beck, treasurer.
Grand Rapids.-E W. Ellis, a promi-
lent lumberman and manufacturer of
his city, has announced his candidacy
;Or the mayOralty. Ellis has served on
The council for a number Of years.
Stevens Point.-While fishing alone
through the ice near the Tomorrow
river, southwest of Rosholt. Joseph
Fafara, fifty-two years old, broke
through the half-lnch ice and was
drowned.
Milwaukee.-E. H. Dadmun, one
of the nominees for president Of
the chamber of commerce, has
withdrawn. A. K Taylor withdrew
his name as a candidate for first vice.
president and D. G. Owen and E. j.
Grimes from the board of appeals.
Marinette.-The village of Dunbar
will not be wiped off the map
as was predicted when the Girard
Lumber company suspended opera
tions last June. Work at the mill will
be resumed at an early day and a four
year cut of timber is in prospect
n.-Commissioner of Bank
ing Kuolt approved the articles
of incorporation Of the Peoples
State bank of Prairie du Sac. The i'll.
corporators are: j. B. Ragatz, Mrs
Fred Albertus, ]. L. P. Accola, John
M. Schmidt, E. d. Gruber.
Racine.-Peter Miller drove his
automobile on to the right of
way of the Chicago & Milwaukee in
terurban line just as train came
speeding along Miller could do moth
ing but jump and escaped with few
minor bruises. His machine was
wrecked.
Ashland Sunny Mayotte, nine
years old, of Odanah, nearly sacri-
feed his life to save his brother, Joe
aged five, from drowning. The boys
were playing near Bad river anG
placed d plank across hole in the ice
and attempted to walk across. The
plank slipped and they both plunged
into the water. The older brother at
tempted to save Joe, but he had to let
go to save himself. The youngster
slipped under the ice and disappeared
The remains were recovered ten min
utes after the accident.
Sheboygan. = Gen. Charles King,
author and retired regular army
officer, who has been touring the state
preaching military preparedness, was
severely censured by the school board
here because he delivered lecture
before the Sheboygan high school pu-
pills advocating preparedness. King
was called the "mOuthpiece Of CAPT
talistic ring, attempting to saddle ad-
ditional burdens on the people" by
School Commissioner John BalZer
The school board censured Principal
William Urban for permitting the ad'
dress and the Woman's club that ar
ranged for the speech.
Eau Claire.-After celebrating for
three hours the jury in the aliena-
ton suit of DR.. H. Frederic Smith,
prominent Galena Qll.) physician,
against ]. r. Watenphul, the So
called village blacksmith Of Au-
gusta, brought in a verdict against
the latter for $1,000 general and $500
punitive damages The trial was held
in the circuit court before Judge
James Wickham and only lasted day
Smith sued Watenphul for $4,000
claiming the latter had alienated his
wife's affections. He produced several
letters written by Watenphul, who is
married to Mrs. Smith, which brlstled
with protestations of love. In one OF
them Watenphul, who, in addition to
being blacksmith, also repairs auto
mobiles, AYERS that as the carbu-eter
is the heart of an auto SO is love the
heart of a home and business. 1t was
in this letter that he asked Mrs. Smith
to meet him at Chicago. In his de
Tense Watenphul said that prevlouA
to her marriage to Doctor Smith he
had kept company with Mrs. Smith for
six years and he did not write his low
ing epistles to her after her marriage
until she wrote him and told him she
had been divorced from the doctor. 1t
was in the midst Of his fervent letter
writing to Mrs Smith that Watenphui
married but continued writing to the
other woman, his first love. Waten-
uhul will appeal to the supreme court.