River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-05-27

ner in this city on Dec. IS, 1917. again
occupies cell in the county jail,
where he denies the charge of murder
and claims that he never saw Warner.
Hamilton is soon to be arrained 10
the Circuit court for new trial. The
belief is that he will be discharged, as
the state attorney has no more evil
dence than at the first trial, and the
Supreme court held it insufficient for
conviction.
Racine Mrs. L. C. Hahn became
executrix of the estate of Theodore w.
Johnson who died four years ago leav-
ing an estate valued at $4,000 now
worth $4,000. The property mostly
personal was ordered turned over to-
Mrs. Hahn after Judge Michael Sheri-
dan of Milwaukee had examined the
final account of John ID. Rowland, pub
lie administrator. Mrs. Hahn was
named in the will as executrix and
principal legatee. The Will was re-
fused to probate because of the claim
that the signature was not Johnson's.
Superior The first arrest for sale
of denatured alcohol here, resulted in
the sentence of Fred Smith to the
Douglas county workhouse for three
months, by Judge f. S. Parker OF mu-
nicipal court. Smith pleaded guilty to
selling denatured alcohol in whiskey
bottles. According to Detective Viii
liam Mead, Smith purchased the dena-
tured alcohol for $1.25 gallon and
retailed it in bottles at 81 pint.
five gallon can and Is pint bottles OF
alcohol we're confiscated by the police.
Marinette-- The convention for the
Ninth district of the Wisconsin Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs will be held
in Depere May 27 and %. Mrs. Joshua
Hodgins, this city, will preside. Dele
gates are expected from Algoma, An
tigo, Appleton, Crandon, Depere, Dun
bar, Green Bay, Kaukauna, Kewaunee,
Marinette, Oconto, Peshtigo. Sturgeon
Bay and Wabeno. The club at Depere
has prepared an interesting program
ance is anticipated.
Oshkosh-Teachers at the Oshkosh
Normal school have not Joined the
American Federation of Teachers and
indications now are that they will
turn down the proposition. Efforts
were meeting with fairly smooth sail
ing until circular letter was received
by the teachers in which there was a
statement indicating that the Oshkosh
Normal had federated. The teachers
are up in arms over the wording of
the letter.
Sheboygan- Eastern Wisconsin
Electric company has requested the
common council to join it in petition
Mg the railroad commission to imme-
diately put into effect in this city a
new schedule of fares. The company
proposes to raise the cash fare on city
lines from 6 to cents, but offset the
increase by selling tickets at fifty for
$3.50 or six for 80 cents, giving regu-
lar passengers a cent fare.
Manitowoc- Miss Julia Steiner, is
years old, of this city, is charged with
concealing the death of her newly
born infant. The girl was in the hos
pital for two weeks, being removed
there when she became i'll Physicians
who attended her said that she had re-
Gently become mother.
Hurley August TonioIa and Celes-
tia De Stafani, both of Hurley, have
resolved to make another attempt at
marriage. Toniola has been married
once before and his wife now has her
third husband They have family
of seven. The man is Al years old
and the woman 81.
GAINESVILLE Efforts to overcome the
housing shortage here are being
shown through the newly opened
Office of the building inspector. +. j.
Blair. In three weeks licenses to
build "a dwellings have been issued.
Most of the houses will cost between
$3,UuU ana So,UVU.
Beloit-The Rockford and 1nterur-
ban railway again will file petition
for an increase in passenger rates
from 26 cents a mile to 8 cents per
mile between Beloit and GAINESVILLE.
The Wisconsin railway rate commits
sion has just refused one request.
Ashland Thirty thousand cords Of
pulp wood will be RATED across Lake
Superior this season from Nipogon bay
to Ashland 1t will go to the pulp
wood company at Appleton.
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Grand Rapids-Abner Nash, well
known Winnebago Indian, died on a
farm near here. Nash was known to
have been at least 95 years old.
Dickens ss Social Reforner.