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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Go Into Effect January /.

The new Insurance laws BECOME ef
fective January 1. The companies
are sending for copies of the measures
and from the general tone of their let
tiers in which they are asking for
these copies, there can be no doubt
that these companies intend to give
the measure fair trial by obedience
to the law. Requests for copies are
coming from almost every state in the
union. Actuaries from the various
companies are sending requests for
copies of all insurance legislation
passed at this session.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Rich Widow Weds in Secret.

lwaukee.-Friends of Mrs. Marie
Bradley, widow of the late 'Bill' Brad
ley, of Tomahawk, a prominent lum
herman in that section, learn that she
was married in Chicago June 26 to
Matthew Kelly, Of West Baden. She
was married to Mr. Bradley when he
was on what proved to be his death
bed She was formerly his secretary
and stenographer. She and Mr.. Brad
leys two brothers divided the estate,
each taking one-third.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Hurt in Second Picnic Wreck,

Waukesha.-An east-bound passen-
ger train and a train of street cars col
Iided at the st. Paul crossing here.
Three persons were seriously injured
and a dozen slightly bruised. Three
hundred employees of the Rice Fried
man company, of Milwaukee, were re
turning from an outing at Waukesha
Beach and as the last car of the street
car train was crossing the st. Paul
tracks a passenger train struck it, al
most demolishing the car.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
FLOOD DAMAGE IS HEAVY.
Farmers and Railroads Suffer from
the Recent Floods.

La Crosse.-Telephonic communica-
ton with the flood stricken districts
in La Crosse, Vernon, Monroe and
Crawford counties is restored and the
reports show that the destruction was
many times that wrought by the tor
nado which on July 3 last swept just
a few miles east Of the territory the
waters have visited. Not a farm in
the La Crosse, Coon and Upper Kick
apoo river valleys has escaped dam
age. The damage to the five railroads
centering at La Crosse will amount to
hundreds of thousands of dollars and
almost every bridge has been taken
out.
Many of the farmers in northern
Vernon county have lost homes, crops
and stocks.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Brakeman DISPLAYS Nerve.

Madison.-Displayin stoical forti-
tude, James Crowley, of Madison, a
brakeman on the Milwaukee road,
calmly smoked a pipe while physi-
clan dressed his left leg, which had
been crushed beneath the wheels of a
freight car at Stoughton. Later Crow
ley was brought to Madison and taken
to the General city hospital, where his
injured leg was amputated below the
knee He is a son of Thomas Crowley,
a railroad fiagman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Blocks Crossing; Fined $50.

Observation-Disclosures people are
getting early benefit from one of the
laws passed by the legislature. Will
liam Moore, a conductor on the North
western road, paid fine of $50 and
costs, making $500, in the municipal
court for blocking a street with his
freight train longer than five minutes
the time allowed under the new law
Moore held his train on the crossing
13 minutes and then a policeman took
him to the station
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01

and tell you he's travelling salesman
nix on the drummer!
/ think Buck sells canned shirt
waists for the Shine Brothers.
Bucks wife and a three-year-old
were travelling with him, but he
wasn't giving it out through a mega
phone.
Buck is one of those goose-headed
guys who begin to scratch gravel and
start In to make a killing every time
they see a pretty girl.
Across the aisle sat two pet can
aries from Plainfield, New Jersey.
They were members of the Sou
brette Singing society and they were
en- route to the west to join the
Bunch of Birds Burlesque Com
pany.'
Their names were Mile and Title
and they wore Florodora hats and did
a sister act that contained more bad
grammar than an East Side pinochle
game.
Mile was fully aware that she
could back Duse off the map, and Til
lie was ready to bet weeks salary
that she could make Bernhard feel
like she was out in the storm we had
day before yesterday.
Slim called them the Roast-Beef
Sisters, Rare and Well-done.
In a minute the casters on Bucks
neck began to turn.
Slim put us wise with a wink SO we
lit the fire and began to cook it up.
Bucks heart was warming for the
birds in the gilded cage.
"The real Kibo!" said Slim; its
plain case of Appomattox; the war
is over and they are yours, Buck"
Then Buck bounced over and began
to show Mile and Title what hand
some brute he was at close quarters.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Bees Kill Horse.

Elkhart-The overturning of four
bee hives has caused the death of a
valuable horse here. John Brickbauer
tethered the animal with it's colt in a
lot near the apiary. The bees attacked
the mother and in protecting the colt
she caused a general melee, and was
covered from head to foot with stings
Mrs. Brickbauer was badly bitten by
attempting to save the animals The
colt will live.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Insurance Taxation.

Heretofore but little attention has
been paid to the question of insurance
taxation. The Orion bill, which
passed originally in 1899, went through
She legislature because of a very gen
eral feeling that insurance companies
were not paying their just proportion
of the burden of taxation. Two years
later the Orion bill had to be modified
for the purpose of relieving the North
western Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany from an immense amount of re-
talitory taxation which it was claimed
the Orion bill permitted to be i'm
posed in other states. The Dahl bill
of two years ago had some semblance
of a scientific measure for the settle
ment of this insurance question, but it
imposed taxes which would have been
too burdensome and had to be modified
and this year the final result has been
the Ingram bill, which taxes the IN
surance companies on their reserve.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
DECLARES ALL JUDGES BAD.
Wisconsin Federation of Labor Con-
demns Courts by Wholesale.

Racine.-The Wisconsin Federation
of Labor adopted resolutions denounc-
ing all courts and asserting that fed
eral judges were the worst of all. 1t
was claimed the judiciary was one of
the modern agencies of the capitalistic
class to subjugate the masses. Fed
eral judges, it was said, were appoint
ed from corporation attorneys on the
recommendation of plutocrats, and
were the worst and most unjust of
the multitude of unjust judges" Elec-
ton by the people is demanded for
terms of four years, with privilege of
reelection if the people want them
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Record of Money Spent.

legislative lobbyists filed state
ments of their expenses in the office
of the secretary of state as follows:
Frederick Fl. Johnson, Newark, N. J.,
representative of the Prudential Insur-
ance Company of America, $434.5O;
Fethers. Jeffris & Mouat, GAINESVILLE,
representatives Of the American Elk
press company, $3.50, and of the Mu-
tual Life Insurance company, s10120;
C. A. Patterson, Washburn, represen-
tative of the Du PoRt Powder com
pany. s156.sS.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Will Not Leave the State.

The National Life Insurance com
pany, Montpelier, VT; the Equitable
Life Assurance company, Springfield,
Mass; the New England Life Insur-
ance company, Hartford, Conn, and
the Mutual Life Insurance company
of New York, have announced that
they will not withdraw at present
from Wisconsin on account of the re-
cent actuarial legislation. Their Of
ficers are Analysing and studying the
new laws and will not give a defAite
decision until the measures have been
given a trial.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Jumped on Pitchfork; Dead.

Observation-Disclosures B. Miller, aged
35 years, of Beaver, died of injuries re-
ceived from jumping on pitchfork
he had stuck in a haymow. Miller had
been pitching hay into the barn and
then threw the pitchfork down and
jumped, landing CD the fork, which
penetrated his body through the aldo
men and caused death after hours of
terrible agony.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Many Houses unroofed.

Platteville.-A cyclone which swept
through this country and especially
southern Wisconsin, did damage to
farrnhouses and barns. More than a
dozen barns and houses were un-
rooted, and the property damage is
great. Railroads were blockaded for
more than IL hours No lives were
lost. but crops are all DESTROYED.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
BUILDER OF BOATS BROWNS.
Edward Borgeson, of Oconomowoc,
Unable to Swim to Shore.

Oconomowoc.-Edw Borgeson, a
well known boat builder of this city,
drowned in Oconomowoc river, near
the cemetery bridge, where he had
been bathing. He was unable to
swim and, being seized with cramps
and getting into the channel of the
river, drowned before assistance
reached him. He was about 40 years
of age and had sailed on the Atlantic
for about Is years. A widow in Nor
way and two brothers here survive
him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Save Train from Wreck.

Chippewa Falls.-A heavy passenger
train from Chicago on the Wisconsin
Central narrowly escaped being hurled
into the river here. A switch engine
was derailed near bridge and tore
up 20 feet of rails Four men on the
engine jumped off in time to save
themselves. Hearing the whistle of
the passenger train, one of the train
men ran back and succeeded in flag
ging it in time to prevent a wreck.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
To Hold FLY CASTING Tourney.

Racine.-Members of the Racine Fly
Casting club will hold their sixth in
ternational scientific angling tourna-
ment under the auspices of the Ma
tional Association of Angling clubs
August Is to IL inclusive in this city.
Ten contests are scheduled for the
three days. Charles H. Washburne is
president of the tournament, A. HI.
Barnes vice president and DR.. c. F.
Browne secretary and treasurer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Reorqanizinq Office Force.

Attorney General Frank L. Gilbert
reorganized his office force under chap
ter 500 of the laws of 1907, recently
passed by the legislature, which gives
him an additional assistant and IN
creases the salaries of most of the old
positions in his department. Attorney
General Gilbert reappointed Albert c.
Titus, of Superior, as first assistant
attorney general at an increase of sal
airy from $4,000 to $4,000; Frank T.
Tucker, of Neillsville, as second assist
ant attorney general at an increase OF
salary from $1,S00 to $4,000; Joseph
e. Messerschmidt, of Madison, as third
assistant attorney general at an in
crease of salary from $1,000 to $4,000
and to Misses Fanny G. Clemens and
Evelyn Schuckhardt, both of Madison
as stenographers at a salary of 5000
each. The position of clerk with a sal
airy of $1,000 has not yet been filled
Frank Fawcett, of Platteville, who has
been temporarily filling it, has been
elected clerk of the state civil service
commission at $1,000 year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Drinks Gasoline and Dies.

Appleton.-As a result of drinking a
small quantity of gasoline used for
cleaning purposes, George, aged ~
years, son of Mrs. F. Frigy, of Fort
Wayne, Ind, who has been visiting
at the home of Fadlow Frigy for the
past two weeks, died in terrible ag-
ony despite the efforts of two local
physicians
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Clamp Lid on Tiaht.

Washburn.-Iron River, in Bayfield,
county, the town that always has run
wide open, went into the hands of the
members of the Iron River Civic
league Sunday and every saloon in
the place was closed. The saloon
men, bound not to be outdone, had
every other place closed up tight.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Loses Office THROUGH New Law

Superior new Wisconsin law
which prevents attorneys for railroads
or similar corporations from holding
official positions has driven Judge l..
K. Luse from the city attorneyship.
Judge Luse is attorney for the Wiscon-
sin Central and is doing some work
for the 500
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Pioneer of State Passes Away.

Fort Atkinson.-Erastus Gilbert
Smell, one of the pioneer settlers of
Jefferson county, is dead. Mr.. Smell
was born in the town of Union, Conn.
ON December II, 1914. He settled in
the town of Oakland, near the shores
of Lakes Ripley and Cedar. His
daughter, Mrs. L. G. Blanchard, was
the first white child born in Oakland.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Jobrl Henry
Uith the
'Drun2n2erS
BY HUGH McHUGH
tGeorSe ". HoborSD

1t was a swift squad of sports that
climbed into a coach and allowed
themselves to be yanked over the
rails in the direction of Chicago one
morning last week.
A bunch of brisk boys-believe me!
Nick Dalrymple, Tod Stone, Slim
Barnes-say! do you remember Slim?
Travels for a clothing house in Gin
cinnati and they call him Slim be-
cause he's so fat that every time he
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Lake Winnebaqo Low.

Appleton.-Despite the frequent
heavy rains during the last ten days
the water in Lake Winnebago con-
tinues to fall and within a week or
ten days, at the present rate, there
will be scarce enough water flowing
over the dams here to furnish ample
power for the many manufacturing
n1antS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
corpse's Face Eaten Away.

Port WashiEgton.-The body of an
unidentified man, wearing the clothes
of a laborer, was found in a secluded
patch of woods in the south part of
this city. There was a bullet hole
through the head. The face was so
badly eaten away as to leave his age
in doubt. An empty pistol was found
a short distance from the body.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
DRIVE TRAMPS INTO CAR.
Farmers Get Rid of Twenty Hoboes by
Use of Freight Train.

Racine-TWenty hoboes were driv-
en- into box car at Corliss, seven
miles west of here and the car locked.
They could not be released until the
car reached a point near the Missis-
sippi river The tramps secured
whisky from farmers by hiring out as
Sarm laborers at two dollars day.
After they had secured several drinks
from the farmer at the saloons in the
village and the farmer was prepar-
ing to leave for home with his new
hired men, they would decamp and
seek another subject. The farmers
'tumbled" at last and piled them all
into car.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
New Laws Now In Effect.

The last of the laws passed by the
Wisconsin legislature of 1907 have
just been officially published, and, ex-
cept in a few cases where specific
dates are fixed for certain acts to be-
come effective, all are now in force
and effect. The exact number Of laws
passed is 677 which is 154 more than
were passed at the session two years
ago. The number of new laws is so
large that it may be necessary to
publish them for permanent use in
two volumes instead of one, as has
been tie custom heretofore.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Poles Law Cornerstone

Racine.-Five thousand people, EN-.
bracing all natioaalities, attended the
laying of the cornerstone of the st.
Stanilaus' Polish church. The services
were conducted by Father Guiski and
Father Colishowski, of Milwaukee,,
and Is priests.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Son-in-Law of Racine Man Dies

Racine.-Hugh Gorton, a retired
capitalist, received a telegram that his
son-in-law, Louis Merrill, well-known
photographer of Ionia, Mich, was
killed in the Pere Marquette railway
accident near Salem, Mich.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Scores of Butter Makers.

In the July exhibit by state butter
makers at the University of Wiscon-
sin dairy school the highest score out
of 116 entries was that of Otto Oter-
ach, Cedarburg, who received a grade
of 97.5 per cent. F. M. Werner, Of
Waterloo, was a close second, with
97.25, and John Schield, Fall Creek,
stood third with 96.93. None of the
scores fell below 1886
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Want Nelson Appointed.

Racine-A movement has been
started to prevail upon Gov. Davidson
to appoint former Mayor Peter B. Mel
son as railroad commissioner in place
of Commissioner Barnes, resigned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Monument to Gov. Dewey.

Lancaster.-Nelson Dewey, first gov.
ernor of Wisconsin, was honored by
Grant county July %, when the statue
in Courthouse park was unveiled by
Miss Grace Davidson, daughter of the
governor Gov. Davidson mads the
address of the occasion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Made Municipal Judge.

The governor appointed George
Nader as judge of the new municipal
court in the village of Winneconne,
Winnebago county. The new judge is
to serve until his successor, who is
elected next April, qualities. The COM
pensatiOn consists of fees.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Systematizing Department Work.

Attorney General Gilbert is busy re.
organizing and systematizing the work
of his department. The legislature at
it's recent session considerably in
creased the work of his department
by requiring it to enforce the inheri-
lance taxation law and perform other
duties not heretofore imposed on the
chief law officer of the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Yachting Writer Dies.

Pewaukee.-Word has been received
here of the death at jamestown, n. Y,
of Ernest E. White, formerly a we'll
known yachting expert and newspaper
correspondent of this city. He leaves
a wife, father, mother, sisters and
brothers here.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
No More Half Fare Travel.

Milwaukee.-Word was received
that the railroads will cut out all the
half fare privileges when the two-cent
fare law goes into effect. This means
that clergymen and others, except rail-
road employees, must pay full fare.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Fear Woman Is Dead.

Green Bay.-The police here are
puzzled by the nonappearance in
court of Mrs. Harry Smith, arrested
and released on bail on a charge of
obtaining 5000 in merchandise under
false pretenses. Suicide is feared.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
To Test Fishing Riahts Of indiana.

To Test Fishing Rights Of Indiana.
Ashland.-State Game Warden
Stone, Assistant Attorney General
Titus and several game wardens sue
ceeded in imposing fine on Red
cliff Indian for violating the state
game laws and inaugurated plan to
stop illegal fishing and hunting by the
Chippewas. Over 1000 Chippewas on
the south shore of Lake Superior have
heretofore fished and hunted regard
less of state laws. Under their treaty
rights with the government they have
hundreds of nets in Lake Superior
which it is planned to seize.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Killed by Insects stinq.

New acknowledging by an insect
while going through the woods near
his home, Dennis Mullhall, of Cylon,
died of blood poison. He lived but
80 hours after being stung.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Bids Are All Too High.

Bids for the construction of six
buildings at the Wisconsin tubercu-
losis sanitorium at Wales were opened
by the state board of control, but all
of them were rejected as too high.
The appropriation is 100000. The
buildings are a residence for the SUI
perintendent, laundry building, two
living shacks, root cellar and barn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
New School superintendent.

Chippewa Falls.-George w. Swartz,
of Monroe, has been elected superin-
tendent of the Chippewa Falls schools
in place of E. D. Martin, who resigned.
The new superintendent is graduate
of the University of Wisconsin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Civil War Veterans Meet.

Kenosha-Survivors of companies
H and l of the Thirty-th1rd Wisconsin
infantry in the civil war met in an
nual reunion here with T. H. Bishop,
of Pleasant Dale. Neb., as the guest
of honor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Aged Woman Lost in Woods.

Deerfield.-Mrs. Ingebor Munson,
aged IS years, lost her way in the
woods near here while picking berries
and a searching party after being out
all night found her in marsh almost
up to her waist in water but still alive.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Boy SIays Mate.

Chippewa Falls-John Kneas, seven
years old, was accidentally killed by
companion, who hit him over the
head with piece of iron attached to
a string.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Youths charoed with Foroerv

Kenosha.-The police have arrested
Merle McFadden. aged IA, and are
seeking Earl Hopkins, aged II, on
charges of forgery The two boys, it
is said, tried to cash a forged check
at the First National bank.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Boy Killed by Lightning.

Brillion.-Leonard, the 16-year-old
son of Charles Winkler, was killed by
lightning. Two horses were struck
at the same time, but only one was
killed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Child Badly Bitten by Doo.

Marinette.-Eva Harper, ten-year-
old Peshtigo girl, was badly bitten by
a dog, which was beaten off by
passerby and later shot.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-01
Drowned While BATHING.

Madison-While bathing in the va
hara river, Andras Horvat, a Hun
garian laborer, aged q years,
drowned.