River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-12

DR.. Ohio Fielder, sheboygan. was
elected president of the state board
Of health at its meeting at Madison. II
was announced.
Bruce Tallman, 3, son of Mr.. and
Mrs, Robert Tallman, Chetek, died at
a Marshfield hospital after six weeks
illness with sleeping sickness. 1t was
the first case of this kind here in hall
a dozen years.
The Coloma Telephone company has
been ordered by the state railroad COM
mission to put in effect a schedule of
increased rates and to discontinue it's
present rate which is the same for all
classes of service.
Realizing that the hunting of deer
in Price county is resulting in an an
Rnual decrease in the animals, the county
board has passed resolution request
ing the legislature to close the season
In the county for two years.
Fire of undetermined origin caused
damage to the Commercial National
Bank building, Madison, estimated at
$4,000. Several young women were
overcome by smoke and iiremen guided
a dozen others to safety.
In the future the members Of the
Beaver Dam police force are to ride
their beats. At recent meeting of
the common council, 1t was decided
to add $500 yearly to the salary of
each officer. In consideration Of this
extra compensation, each officer Is to
provide himself with a car and provide
for its upkeep.
On complaint of Dist. Atty John w.
Kelley of Oneida county, Clark q.
Kinney, former president of State bank
of Three Lakes and former treasurer
of the Three Lakes drainage district,
was arraigned In municipal court at
Rhinelander charged with embezzle-
ment of funds belonging to the drain
age district to amount of over $40, 0OO
Two suicides and a third sudden
In one day. John Fjelstad, 40, Dane
county farmer, ended his life by light
ing stick of dynamite and holding
1t close to his body under his coat
until it exploded Nick Anderson, 30,
retired Cambridge butcher, was found
dead In his home with his throat
slashed. Richard Bowers, so, Madison,
was found dead on Lake Mendoza at
the foot of North Butler street Death
was due TO heart failure.
Work on the addition to the grand
stand at State Fair park, a stand as
large as the present concrete stand,
seating 10000, will be started soon,
1t was announced by A B. Alexander,
business manager of the fair Mr..
Alexander has been instructed by the
fair board to advertise for bids imme-
diately. The new stand will be built
north of the present stand replacing
the wood bleachers. 1t will be similar
! to the present structure, with exhibit.
ton space beneath.
: Frank WHALE and Salvatore di Mar
tino, Madison, were acquitted by a
jury in circuit court at Baraboo of
a charge of murder in connection with
the Staying of Policeman Herbert c.
Preger in Madison on the night of
Dec. 2. The jury deliberated eight
hours and fifty minutes. Immediately
after court was dismissed, Di Martina
was rearrested by Deputy Game War
den Edward Fess on a warrant charg-
ing false swearing In making appli-
cation for hunting license
Enraged by divorce proceedings be-
gun against him by his wife, Charles
Hoehnke, Sheboygan, shot and killed
her and then killed himself In the
presence of his wife's mother, her
brother and their four children The
murdered mother had their 18-month-
old daughter, Gloria, in her arms at
the time. Although aware of the mans
intentions, Martin Stegemeyer, the
wife's brother was powerless to help
her or prevent the bloodshed, as the
crazed husband menaced him with the
gun and threatened to kill him too
liz he interfered. The shooting oc-
cured in the home of William Siege
meyer, father Of the wife.
Mr. and Mrs. f. Breeze, living on
rented farm near Chetek, have just
been called to Chicago to receive their
share of a $14,000,000 estate descend
ed from Observation-Disclosures in
England. Upon the death of the great
great-grandfather so years ago no d.
rect relatives were found to claim the
estate. Many claimants have come
forward since, but 1t has been sifted
down to II heirs. Mr.. and Mrs. Bree-
zee. being second cousins and both
descended from this same grandpar,
emit. are both heirs to the estate. They
have eight children.
An autopsy over the body of Mrs.
J. J. Jsnik, whose body was found
in well at her home on farm near
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