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

Observation-Disclosures
News of the Badger State Arranged
- in Condensed Form .......
Madison-When a clerk in the Office
of the secretary of state stuck paper
knife into an envelope to open it,
powder sitter over her hand and caus-
ed violent itching. "a cow itch pow
der was the report of an analysis by
the chemical department of the state
university. The powder has been turn
ed over to the postal authorities.
Racine-The police are seeking an
unidentified man who entered the
boiler room Of the power house of the
Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light
company here and opening one of the
furnace doors, threw into the fire the
body of an infant about months old.
The body was nearly cremated before
discovered.
Kenosha = Federal agents, working
charged with seditious talking. One
of the men is alleged to have buried
important parts of war products, to
prevent prompt shipment of them. The
names of the men are withheld, but
federal agents are here making further
examinations.
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and live is the unusual experience of
Amassa Williams. The injury was
sustained through a fall downstairs,
and Mr.. Williams was about for
weeks before the increasing pain
caused him to undergo an X-ray ex-
animation and learn the truth.
Green Lake-During recent wind
storm a large American flag on the
cottage of Rev. r. S. Ingraham was
torn away, but next lnorring it was
found flying uninjured from a nearby
treetop. Mr.. Ingraham regards this as
an omen presaging victory for the
Stars and Stripes.
Kiel-Eliza Demunck, widow of the
late Abraham Demunck, who was
charged with the poisoning of her hus-
band, was dismissed from custody
by Court Commissioner Phelan at
Sheboygan, the state having failed to
establish any evidence to impilcate
her.
GAINESVILLE - Earl Scoville, former
employe of a local newspaper, is held
under arrest by the Carranza govern
ment in Mexico. He was taken into
custody with two other newspaper men
charged with writing articles deroga-
tory to the Mexican army.
La Crosse-Closing a street car door
before a passenger had alighted, a
practice which has resulted in many
complaints here, has resulted in suit
for $4,000 being filed against the Wis
cOnsin Railway, Light e Power Co.,
by Mary A. Madley, local woman
Princeton-Green Lake county farm
ers have bought cooperative lime
stone crusher, since it was proved to
them that the land in their county was
quite generally acid. The crushed
limestone is being produced at half
price.
Fond du Lac-The body of J. F.
Brinkerhoff, SO years old, city clerk
for Waupun the last three years, was
found in his home. A bullet wound
was the cause of death. No explana-
ton is known.
Madison-The University of Wiscon-
sin cantonment. quartering 400 troops
from Iowa, is under quarantine for
scarlet fever. There are now fifty
patients in the University gymnasium,
where the soldiers are quartered.
Maiden Rockville knitting on the
made for the Red Cross, Mrs Eliza
Heath, 70, pioneer, passed away at
her home in this city. The body was
found by her daughter.
Neenah-A weekly newspaper, writ
ten, edited and printed entirely by
boy scouts, will be issued here soon.
The scouts have purchased a printing
press and type.
Manitowoc Another new hotel
along lines similar to the Manitou, re
Gently opened, will soon be erected on
street. John M Kadow
will build the structure.
Neenah = The Eastern Wisconsin
Electric Railway company has filed
request with the Wisconsin railroad
commission to discontinue the opera
ton of the local street car here.
Marinette - S. r. Brough has been
by State Fuel Administer
to succeed w. E. Morton as
fuel administrator for Marathon coun-
ty, who has resigned.