River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19

industry of Waukesha, died suddenly
from paralytic stroke.
Sheriff Rhode, Dodge county, has de-
clared war on the Slot machines now
being operated in the county, following
numerous complaints.
| w J. Gravenor, 81, of Albany, drop
ped dead in Waupun while engaged in
unloading a car of machinery for the
new Libby-McNeil plant.
Falling to the floor as he walked to
the bathroom of his home in Chippewa
Falls, Herbert r. Fitzpatrick, for two
terms sheriff of Chippewa county, died
/ in five minutes.
The Kewaunee County Guernsey
Breeders association has been organ
lied with George #. Blahnik as presi-
dent and Erwin Pflughoeft as secre-
tary-treasurer.
Elmer Churchill, driver of the car
that crushed out the life of Mrs. Cora
Gibson, Mukwonago, ON Dec 30, was
found guilty of fourth degree man
slaughter and sentenced to one year
in the Milwaukee house of correction.
Resolutions favoring the introduction
of bill in the state Legislature to root
out the crookedness in the bonding of
/ irresponsible contractors were adopted
| by the Master Builders Association
of Wisconsin in session at Sheboygan.
Sparta was recently visited by a
check passer giving the name of HON.
er Peabody, who is said to have dis
posed of $3.50 worth of bad checks at
a hotel, clothing store and jewelry
store. He was arrested just as he had
purchased ticket to leave the city.
Gov. Blaine has granted a pardon
to Frank Drummer, Manitowoc county,
who was sentenced last year to serve
three years for arson. Drummer owed
$4,000 on property worth $4,000, and
he was convicted of burning buildings
to collect the insurance
There is a deficit of $500 in the fund
for the payment of the bills of the
university Junior prom, recently held
in the state capitol building.
The Menominee River Sugar Beet
company is arranging to contract
sugar beet acreage in the vicinity of
Rosholt
! Work has been started at Toma-
hawk Lake, Oneida county, on the con-
struction Of a large recreation camp
for boys. The camp will consist of
twenty-seven buildings and will pro-
vide accommodations for over 200
4 boys.
An estate of more than 100000,
mostly personal property, with his
widow as principal beneficiary, is dis
/ posed of by the will of W. H. Grinnell,
/ Wisconsin G. A. r. department COM
mander in 1902 and prominent Be
lott manufacturer, who died recently.
Clark ]. Kinney, former Three Lakes
bank president, entered a plea not
guilty when arraigned in Rhinelander
municipal court on a charge of EN-
bezzling $4,000 while treasurer of the
Three Lakes Drainage district, and
was bound over for trial in March.
! Destruction of 80 watts containg 81
500 barrels of real beer valued at more
than $150000 stored in the old Kiln
kert brewery, Racine, was ordered de-
stroyed by Judge Geiger in federal
court at Milwaukee, after prohibition
agents testified to having seen trucks
visit the premises at night.
The $4,000 alienation of affections
suit of Irwin Remus of Marshall
against Mr.. and Mrs, Charles L. Reese
of Lake Mills was dismissed on mo-
ton of defendant for nonsuit on
grounds of insufficient proof. The
Reeses are parents of Mrs. Remus,
and, according to Remus, turned his
wife against him.
Mrs NJ. G. Sherwood, for more than
30 years teacher in Stevens Point
4 schools, has observed her ninety
seventh birthday anniversary. After
retiring from the teaching profession
she became a member of the Wiscon-
sin Veterans home at Waupaca, where
she served as an assistant matron for
several years.
The Crivitz hotel at Crivitz, Oconto
county, was burned to the ground by
fire which started in the basement
from an overheated furnace. The
hotel was a frame structure, valued at
$4,000 Local fire fighters, when CON
fronted with the danger that the fire
would spread called in the Marinette
fire department. The fire is the sec
ond one of consequence in that village
within six months Last fall fire de-
stroyed 10 buildings and virtually
wiped out the entire business district.
A message from Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, announces the death there OF
ex-Mayor Henry Stolze of Manitowoc,
Mr.. Stole founded the Stole Manu-
| featuring Co. in Manitowoc, operating
1 the first plant for manufacture of tin
sci and Christmas tree ornaments in