River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-23

Witnessed an Impressive slgnJ Wneu
several fiat cars filled with blazing
lumber pulled into the city at sixty
mile gait. The trainmen discovered
the fire after leaving Necedah, aban-
doned the rest of the train and rush
ed with the blazing pile to New Lis
bon for water. The fire department
saved all but one of the cars.
Appleton-First place in the Law
renee contest for oratorical and ex-
temporaneous speaking at Peabody
Hall was won by Louis Katelanoss OF
Beloit and Morgan Schaefer Of Wau-
sau, respectively. Schaefer spoke on
"Why American Democracy Must
VIM" and Katelanoss' subject was
"The Wandering Jew"
Appleton-H. G.. Hansen, head mill
er at the Willy -four mill, this city,
was killed on the Kimberly road in
alighting from a rapidly moving auto
mobile. His hat blew off and he fol-
lowed it with too much haste. He was
so years old and is survived by a wife
and nine children.
La Crosse-Theodore Hauge, miss.
ing and wanted in connection with the
murder of Mrs. Cora Miller, wealthy
West Salem widow, last July, stands
first on the county's list of alternates
for the next draft increment. A charge
of desertion will be laid against him
in case he fails to appear when called.
Randolph - The Rev. Otto Engel,
pastor of Friedens Lutheran church.
in an address delivered in honor of the
boys who left to fight on foreign bat
tlefields, urged his hearers to support
the cause of America by making great
sacrifices. A service flag was dedi-
Gated.
Kenosha = The federal government
has approved the schedules for the
completion of the Sheridan road thru
Kenosha county and has ordered the
road completed this year. The Ken.
osha portion of the road has been
known to tourists as the worst road in
Wisconsin.
Oconomowoc = Archbishop S. G.
Messmer of Milwaukee ordained the
Rev. Fathers Aloysius Kipells of ST.
Paul, Frank Berg of Milwaukee, and
Aloysius Pregenzer of Chicago to the
Redemptorist priesthood at the Re-
demptorist college chapel at Lac La
Belle.
La Crosse-The war on fortune tell
ers, who make money off persons hav-
ing relatives in the army, started by
Mayor A. A. Bentley, reaped another
victim in municipal court when a jury
found Mrs. Samuel Mitchell, trance
medium, guilty. She was fined $41.43.
Oshkosh-The county board Of SUI
pervisors has taken action to buy five
acres adjoining the present fair site
and will acquire four acres more when
the Winnebago County Fair associa-
ton fulflls an agreement to distribute
its stock among the farmers.
Janesville-Girls of the high school
have become so interested in the mill
tary work of the boys that they have
organized a company of their own and
are being drilled by the officers of the
boys company. About $50 girls are
taking the training.
Rhinelander-It is understood that
pearl fishing will be renewed on the
river again this year. Nearly car.
the Fetke farm where pearl hunters
have their camp. These shells will be
shipped to a button factory in Iowa.
Oconomowoc - Word has been re-
ceived by relatives here that Lieut.
Clarence H. Schoenike, One Hundred
and Sixty-third infantry, who has been
in France several months, is on his
way to the United States. The rea-
son of his return is not known.
Marinette-The Rev. C. o. Olander,
68 years old, pioneer pastor among
Swedish Lutherans of this city and
northern Michigan, died in Minneapo-
lis. He erected the first church of this
denomination in Marinette in 1876.
Madison - John Breen, held in jail
for alleged failure to register under
the draft, found ground glass in his
breakfast food. John Schmidt, an
alien enemy, fellow prisoner, is charg-
ed with the deed.
Grantsburg- special election is ex.
pected to be held soon to vote on the
question of selling the municipal cleo
trio plant to the General Electric and
Power company of Cloquet, MINI.
Monroe - Lawrence Scarer, of this
city, worked nineteen hours digging
out fox's den and capturing the sew
en- little foxes upon which he received
bounty of $28.