River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-09-03
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NEWS OF THE /:
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

his automobile skidded over an en-
Chippewa Falls, Clark Chapman, Cob
ban farmer, managed to get out of the
car and swim ashore.
Using $4,000 in new silver dollars,
approximately half ton of silver, the
Leathem ID. Smith dock and stone COM
panies of Sturgeon Bay met their semi
monthly payrolls with the currency.
Saving the bars Of a second story
window and lowering themselves to the
ground on a rope made from blankets,
three prisoners escaped from the
Oneida county Jail at Rhinelander.
Mayor II. Y. Greene of Sturgeon Bay
In a petition filed with the fire and
police commission, asks removal of
Herman Fritscher as chief of police,
charging INSTRUMENTATION and favorit-
ism.
Thomas Shaurette, 50, of Fond du
nc, formerly of Stevens Point, and a
| pioneer lumberman of Wisconsin, died
while visiting relatives at Merrill. His
living children, grandchildren and
reat-grandchildren number 80.
Keeping his liquor in dog kennel
in the rear of his saloon and keeping
! the dog behind the bar, was the new
est wrinkle Slavery Kunanewicz, Keno
sha, presented to police raiders. He
was arrested for Illegal possession of
wine.
| Ore shipments from Ashland have
been on the increase all this month
and indications are August shipments
will eclipse all previous months of the
year. Coal shipments, however, do not
come up to those Of last year.
Missing for nine years, e. w. Sellers,
at one time prominent Stevens Point
real estate, insurance and hotel man,
who dropped from sight after suffering
business reverses, returned unex-
pected.
An unknown woman was discovered
! by passersby In a machine shed adj
joining the Knowlton post office in a
seriously exhausted condition. Inves-
LEGATION developed that she had been
hiding there for five days and had sub
sisted entirely upon clover buds from
hay that had been stored in a part of
the building.
A tin stock box, containing notes,
insurance policies and other business
papers, believed to belong to the Van
Lent-St Claire Corporation, Manito-
woe, taken by robbers more than a
year ago, was found by highway engi-
neers surveying the proposed relOca-
ton of highway 16 in the woods about
two miles from Cooperstown and
| turned over to police.
The question of the university ac-
cepting money from organizations to
supplement state appropriations for
the erection Of buildings and the insti-
tuition of research work will be fought
out before the next legislature, 1t was
apparent with the expression of con-
siderable opposition to the position
taken by the university regents in vot-
ing to turn down gifts in the future.
Gov. John J. Blaine has issued a call
for a special election to fill the late
Senator La Follette's seat, fixing the
date for Sept. % The primary will
be held Sept. Is, fourteen days before
the election. The executive, in the
role of official starter, by his signal
will Immediately send away field of
senatorial aspirants on what is ex-
/ pected to develop into one of the hard
est fought races In the states political
history. Secretary Of State Fred Y.
Zimmerman said nomination papers
for the primary must be filed Is days
before the primary, by midnight, Aug.
%.
For the third time since its construc-
ton in 1857, Bascom hall-the main
building of the University Of Wiscon-
sin-will acquire a wing. Construc-
/ ton will begin Immediately, 1t is an
nounced. To old University hall
which was renamed Bascom hall in
1921. was added In 1900 south wing.
4 In 1906 a north wing was built. This
fall a west wing will be constructed
behind the south wing, and later an
east wing will be placed opposite the
west wing. The new southwest wing
will cost $4,000.
Secretary of State Zimmerman said
he had found provision In the cleo
ton laws which would prevent any
candidate defeated In the primary cleo
lions from entering the special cleo
ton as an independent candidate,
This provision he said, requires indie
pendent candidates to file their nomina.
ton papers for place on the special
election ballot not more than forty
days and not less than thirty days be.
fore the election. Thus, he pointed
out, with only two weeks between the
primary and election, the defeated
candidates would not have time to file
as independents.
Fire of undetermined origin Quilted
the Tourist, leading hotel ut Rice
Lake, causing a loss Of $4,000, Gov
cred by insurance. Breaking out at