River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-08-04

| farmer six miles west Of Colby. was
shot and instantly killed in the pres
ence of his 10-year old daughter, by
George Habecker, also farmer. Aft
er killing Lube, Habecker took off his
shoe, placed the muzzle Of shotgun
in his mouth and pulled the trigger
with his toes. He was killed almost
instantly. The shooting is said by
neighbors to have resulted from the
fact that cattle belonging to Lube had
strayed into the Habecker pasture.
Lube left his home to drive the cattle
back on to his own land and was met
at the fence by Habecker with shot
gun. After a few words, Habecker
fired.
Madison Buildings authorized at
the university and normal schools by
the last legislature for the coming BIZ
ennium total S713,683, exclusive of
transfers authorized for the university
general hospital. Gov. Blaine exer-
cises a veto power over expenditures
of these funds. 1t is believed that prac-
tically all of the grants to the normal
schools will be allowed and that con-
struction will be started shortly. APP
preparations at the university for
lands and buildings total $473,500 and
at the normal schools $340,3S5. OF the
normal school grant S25O,0O0 is for
new east wing to the Whitewater in
stitution.
Neenah - About so priests and 100
Catholic laymen from out of towp at
tended the Silver jubilee mass held at
ST. Patrick's church Sunday, July "a,
in celebration of the twenty-fifth an
niversary of the ordination of the Rev.
George A. Clifford, pastor of the Nee
nah-Menasha parish. Impressive serv-
ices marked the event. Father Casey,
Maple Grove, conducted the mass.
Father M. H. Clifford, Oshkosh,
brother of the celebrant, acted as dea-
con, and Father Fitzmaurice, Apple
ton, acted as subdeacon.
Merrill - Creation of the town OF
Harding in Lincoln county removes
Scott and leaves six school houses In
the latter town, one of which has been
condemned. Unless steps are taken
the present year to rectify matters,
the town will again be minus the sew
en-tenths mill tax comprising the
larger share of its school aid from the
state. It is possible that when settle
ment is made with the new town, that
the town of Scott will build one state
graded school to serve all its territory.
Eau Claire-The bodies of two more
Eau Claire war heroes were buried
here with full military honors. They
were Sergeant Charles Quigg and
! Matthias Kneer. Quigg died in hos
| pital in France on Dec. 2, 1918, after
seeing service with Battery c, One
Hundred and Twentieth artillery.
Kneer, who was a member of Com
pany E, One Hundred and Twenty
seventh Infantry, was killed in the bat
tie of Roncheres.
Barron-Despite the fact that 1890
volts of electricity passed through the
body of Archie Timblin, while en-
ployed by a telephone company, the
man will recover. The accident oc-
Cured when power lines crossed the
| lines on which Timblin was working.
He was badly burned and could not be
released until the telephone lines
were burned through.
! NATURALIZATION rates at Wau-
pun, Oconto Falls, Greenville, Mellen
and Wausau were increased by order
| of the Wisconsin railroad commission.
The commission directed the North
western Railroad company to acquire
additional right of way in the town OF
Fitchburg, Dane county, in order to
do away with dangerous crossings. 1t
also increased the electric rates at
Weyerhauser.
Oconto-Survey was begun of the
Pensaukee drainage canal 46 miles in
| length, that will reclaim $4,000 acres
of otherwise useless land in Shawano,
Brown, Door and Oconto counties.
The canal will connect with the Pen
saukee and Little Suamico rivers.
The survey will be under direction of
the government, taking about 60 days
to complete The cost of the drainage
will be about $225,000.
Clinton Junction A $4,000 fire
caused by spontaneous combustion, de-
strowed the farm buildings, tenant
house, barn. granary, tool shed, imple-
ment buildings, this years crops of
hay and newly threshed grain, and
all last years grain, on the Ray Gle
and George Borst farms, seven miles
southeast of here.
Florence = Miners employed at the
| Florence iron mine have been placed
on a three-day week basis, and an
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