River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-08-24
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES!
: NEWS OF THE :
] BADGER STATE /


Sank City-Two brutal murders and
q vicious attack which may cost the
life Of third person nearly wiped out
| the Balzer family on farm II miles
west of Sank City on highway 60.
Julius Balzer, 81, and his sister, Mary,
| As, are dead, and brother, William,
"a, lies in the Saux City hospital in
critical condition, with his skull frac-
| tured. All three were beaten over the
| head with clubs. Robbery is the mo-
| tive imputed to the slayers by Henry
Bohn, district attorney, who said he
believed the murders were the work
Of persons living in the community,
who knew the aversion of the wealthy
Bakers to banks and sa0ety deposit
vaults How much loot the murderers
| took Is unknown. Julius Balzer was
beaten to death in garage at the
rear of the farmhouse and William
was left lying for dead near him. Mary
apparently tried to run and get help
| from neighbors, but was overtaken by
/ LhC AL AlCl AC1o bN1J H@S
| found nearly 800 yards from the house,
near the family mailbox beside the
road She was felled in her tracks by
a blow on the head, dealt from behind.
| Fond du Lac-John A. Hess, North
Fond du Lac, and Mrs. William Fergu-
son, town of Byron, Fond du Lac coun-
| ty, were killed and four other persons
were injured when an automobile
| driven by Herman Rosenow, North
buggy on highway No. 15, short dis
| lance from Byron. The injured are:
Herman Rosenow, Glenn Edgerton.
John Bohardt. all of North Fond du
Lac; and William Ferguson, Byron.
Mr. and Mrs William Ferguson, in the
rig, had been attending wake at the
William Mccullough farm in Byron
and were driving home when the &C.
ctdent occurred.
Kenosha-One Of the strangest con-
/ tracts in the history of the state Of
Wisconsin was signed at Kenosha
| when officials of the city and of the
county signed an agreement whereby
sites were snapped" for the new
court house and the new high school
building. The exchange was brought
| about by the adoption of a civic center
plan which is to be put into effect in
Kenosha- The sites were traded even.
North Fond du Lac-The car and
| machine shops of the 500 line at
North Fond du Lac were reopened
after being closed since the beginning
Of the strike. The roundhouse, which
has been kept running by a small
force. also has a number of new men
employed in it. More than $50 men
| have been set to work in the shops
and 800 are expected to be working
within the next few days.
West Bend-Dr N. H. Hewlett, a
federal inspector, has completed apply
Ing tests to 2,379 head of cattle be-
longing to 113 Of Washington county's
farmers. Only SIS reactors to the test
were found. Washington county now
has 1913 herds under federal super
vision for tuberculosis. 1t Is the first
| county In Wisconsin to have five ac-
! tive cow testing associations under
federal supervision.
| Madison President Harding Is I'M
| decided as to whether he will make
his proposed trip to Chicago to visit
| Mooseheart late in August, but If he
does make this trip. indications are
| and participate in the Red Arrow field
| day staged for the thirty-second Dr.
| vision Veterans association.
| Stevens Point-A judgement of 81
has been granted Dy Judge B. B. Park
In circuit court at Stevens Point
against Albert W. Manley, found
guilty by jury of having alienated
the objections of Fred o. Roberts wife.
Roberts sued for $4,000. The Judge
ment upholds the verdict of the jury
which heard the case.
Madison-The seal of Wisconsin
painted on satin will be sent to the
Brazilian international centennial ex-
position in Rio de Janeiro starting
Sept. Z, to be placed along with Off
cial seals from other states, 1t was
announced at Madison.
Stevens Point-Death claimed A. E.
Bourn. 80, Stevens Point. He was
county clerk of Portage county since
1906, former president of the Wiscon-
sin County Clerks association and for
many years secretary Of the Stevens
Point Fair asanciatioEl