River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-12-26

Tomah contractor, who disappeared
Nov 80.
The Rev. Smits of Rib Lake was
fined $50 and costs after pleading
guilty to charge of hunting deer
without license.
Six hours before hostilities ceased,
Chiston Bewick, Madison, was wound
ed by a boche bullet, according to
word received by his parents.
John c. Miller, Montague, Mich.
was brought to Madison to face state
charges and to undergo questioning
by federal authorities for alleged vio-
lation of the Mann act.
Deaths from influenza in Wisconsin
reported for October, were 2,081, and
from pneumonia SIS. Many of the
deaths reported due to influenza I'M
doubtedly were pneumonia.
Private Walter Anderson, Mari
nette, of Company l, was severely
wounded the last day of the war, evil
dence that the Marinette boys were
in the fight to the finish.
Otto Quale, Madison, manager of
the campaign of Sol Levitain for state
treasurer in the republican primary,
has announced his candidacy for SER
geant-at-armS of the state senate. He
will be opposed by Frank Andrews.
The city of Racine may purchase
the Racine Water works, owned by
corporation, for $1,O17, 5OO-at least
that is the valuation fixed by the Wis
consin railroad commission The at
tempts of the city to purchase the
plant were inaugurated several years
ago.
Long John" Mockey, Middleton,
charged with giving liquor to II year
old Frank Macolect, Madison, who
died of exposure in ditch into which
he fell on his way home from the Mid
dl3ton railway station, is being held
by District Attorney Harry. Saulhoff.
The prosecutor is seeking to charge
Monkey with manslaughter despite
the fact that the coroner's jury did
not fix the blame for the boys death.
In an address before the Winnebago
County Bee Keepers association, at
Oshkosh, II. L. McMurry, bee culture
field agent for the federal bureau of
entomology, warned the bee men to
take vigorous action against the dis
ease among bees, known as foul
BROOD" evidences of which has been
found in the county. He said the
spread of disease would in time de-
stroy the honey industry.
Four enlisted men from the naval
station at Great Lakes were sentenced
to twenty days in Jail at Kenosha. 1t
is charged that they participated in a
debauch~ at the Chicago, Milwaukee
and North Shore station with a COM
pany of young women. There was a
battle between the police and the sail
ors and two of the sailors escaped.
The others came into court more or
less bruised.
Resolution declaring an open season
for kaisers were adopted by the Wis
consin Game Protection association at
it's state convention in Madison. 1t
was suggested that Wilhelm get off
the earth by the quickest possible
route. The officers were elected as
follows: President, DR.. a. T. Rass1Aus-
sen, La Crosse; vice-president, E. A.
Cleasby, Manitowoc; secretary-treas-
urer, C. J. Allen, Milwaukee.
Following the lead of larger utili-
ties in the state, the La Crosse and
Ona1aska Street Railway company, op-
Grating an interurban line two miles
long, has filed with the railroad COM
mission of Wisconsin petition for
an increase from 5 to 10 cents in fare
for workingmen between and Z in
the morning and and p. m. The
fare on the line is 10 cents at all other
hours of the day.
The trial of Mrs. Louise Kruger
and her son Frank, of Withee, Clark
county, which was scheduled for Dec.
9, at Neillsville, was indefinitely post
poned on account of the illness of
John Reynolds of Green Bay, attorney
for the Kruegers. They will probably
be tried next month, according to
statement made by District Attorney
Rush. The charge against Mrs. Krue-
ger and her son is that of murder in
the first degree in connection with
the killing of Harry Jensen, 500 sta
ton agent, at Owen, in the battle be-
tween the Kruger boys, alleged draft
evaders, and posse and federal dep
uties at the Kruger home in Septem-
Der.
Former Congressman Michael E.
Burke, SIS years old, died at his home
at Beaver Dam, after an illness of
many months Mr.. Burke, q Staunch
democrat, served two terms as con-
gresham from the Second district,
closing his political career in 1916,
when he was defeated for reelection
by Edward Voigt of Sheboygan. A
few months after his term expired he
was taken ill and never regained his
health. Previous to his congressional
career, he served two tearms each in
the state assembly and senate. Mr..
Burke was born in Beaver Dam, Oct.
Is. 1853. In 1893 he was elected city
o++orpov of RoaVAr Dam and was re-