River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-06-13

81, 1917, and brought to the Milwau-
kee county Jail. The warrant for the
arrest of DR.. Roberts was sworn to by
Judge Martin Lueck, Juneau, who pre-
sided at the trial of Grace Lusk at
Waukesha last week. The charges
against DR.. Roberts are based on the
statements made by him when he ap-
peared as a witness at the trial.
Waukesha - Frederick TorhorSt, 8
years old, was killed by bomb placed
at the gate of his fathers home. Paul
Torhorst, the father, living four miles
west of here, on the Waterville road,
said he could think of no reason for
the crime, unless it be that some en-
envy of this country, disgruntIed at his
work for the Red Cross and other pa
triotic campaigns in the town of Pc
waukee, sought this measure by way
of revenge.
Madison = Measles, with 7,412, led
in number the cases of disease report
ed to the state board of health by To-
cal officials during the first quarter
of the year. There were 1869 cases
of scarlet fever, 535 of diphtheria,
119 of typhoid, 742 of .whooping cough,
LOG of smallpox, fifty-three of men.
nights, sixty-eight of infantile paraiy-
sis, 939 of chickenpox and 492 new
cases of tuberculosis.
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hundred and eighteen Wisconsin
youths, who, since June last year,
have attained the age of 81 years, reg
istered on June with their local
boards throughout the state under the
selective service act. They are divided
as follows: Group A, 1883 (whites);
Group 6Z (negroes); Group c, 1858
(enemy aliens).
Racine-The police and fire commits
sion appealed to the common council
to increase the salaries of the police
and fire departments, because of the
inability to obtain men for the depart
ments to fill vacancies caused by the
designations of men entering factories.
Last January the council granted in
creases of $40 per month to members
of both departments.
Richfeld - Two sisters celebrated
their golden wedding anniversaries
here on the same day. They are Mrs.
Nick Schmidt and Mrs William
Goetz. They appeared with their hus-
bands at st. Augustine's church,
where Father Carbenian performed
the ceremony that renewed the marri-
age vows taken by these two couples
fifty years ago.
Hortonville-Oneo of the largest can
ming factories in the state is to be
erected here this summer. and will be
known as the Hortonville Canning
company. The factory expects to be
operated at least nine months of the
year. The factory will can cabbage,
beets, beans, apples, caulif1ower and
tomatoes
Superior - To be revenged for a
thrashing given them by the princi-
pal, two 10 year old pupils of the
Cooper school set fire to the building
in two places. The opportune arrival
Of the janitor saved the structure, with
small loss. The building and contents
are valued at 100000.
Madison = Leland Eudau, James
Stewart, William McComb and James
Murray, all of Beloit, pleaded guilty
before Judge Sanborn in the United
States district court and were SEN
fenced to six months in the House of
Correction, Milwaukee, on the charge
of selling liquor to soldiers.
DOwnsville-First of the Dunn cOun.
ty soldiers to die in France was Ser
geant Emil Kraft of the Rainbow di
lage. He was wounded in action on
March and died on April %. The
sergeant was the holder of two mill
tary medals awarded for valor.
La Crosse - Charles Olson and
Charles Carlstrom, strangers, are be-
ing held here on charges of imperson-
ating United States secret service Off
GERS State charges of assault on
local girl have also been preferred.
La Crosse-The experience of taxi
ing and holding in jail his own brother
came to Sheriff John A. Weber when
Judge E. G. Higbee ordered Bartel
Weber into custody pending investi-
cation of perjury charge.
Misunderstanding a storm, Robert
Coel, bound over to the circuit court
in Sturgeon Bay on burglary charge,
crawled through the ventilator to the
Jail basement and escaped through a
window.
Oconto - H E. Hodson, Chicago
potato buyer, was robbed of a $3.50
diamond pin while on the Pullman en-
route to this city. He left the pin in
his tie, which he put under his pill