River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-11-26
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS

the American mining congress, which
will be held at Pittsburg from Deem
Der 2 to 5: Prof. w. o. HotchR1ss.
Prof E. C. Holden and Dr. w. w.
Gill, all of Madison; Congressman
elect A. w. Kopp, r. l. Dugdale, Will
liam Kennedy and w. N. Smith, all of
Platteville; Calvert Spensley and Phil
Allen, Mineral Point; T. K. Runkel,
Potosi.
Waukesha.-Hearing of arguments
for a new trial for John Smith, who
shot Sheriff George L. Dwinnell, Mrs.
Augusta Grabo and Olga Grabo at the
Grabo home at Calhoun, were heard.
He was convicted of criminal assault
on girl after a trial lasting two days.
The jury was out but ten minutes. The
extreme penalty for the offense of
which Smith was convicted is 35 years.
His attorney made motion for a new
trial.
Wausau.-Charging that he was
beaten and locked for some time In an
alright freezing refrigerator car,
which caused him great mental agony,
loss of health, and was accompanied
by rough usage which broke his leg.
Peter Mayer of Edgar has brought
suit for damages in the sum of $4,000
against Thomas Hill and William
Darge, who he alleges made the at
tack upon him.
Madison.-Women in the university
who are planning to go into journal
istic work at the close of their college
careers organized a press club here,
the officers being: President, Olive
Tracy, Madison; vice-president, Miss
Margaret Ashmun Waupaca; secre-
tary and treasurer, Elsie Billiard, Mil
waukee; librarian, Jewell Chase, Osh-
koSh.
Kenosha-In the county court at
Elkhorn a jury returned a verdict
granting Robert Ladwig of the town of
Salem, Kenosha county, damages of
$4,000 against the Jefferson Ice Com
pany of Chicago. Ladwig had sued for
$4,000. He was working at an ice
house at Silver lake and fell when a
bracket holding scaffolding gave way.
Wausau-Vincent Bieletta was acct
den ally hit in the face with an ak by,
fellow employe in the mill of the
Wausau Paper Company at Brokaw.
They were driving spikes into an over.
head beam, the injured man holding
the nail which his partner was trying
to drive. The Ratchet glanced off and
the edge struck Bieletta.
Washington, D. C.-In a decision the
interstate commerce commission dis
missed the complaint of the Platten
Produce Company against the Milwau-
kee road. The complainant alleged
that rate of 3419 cents hundred
pounds charged for shipments Of
mixed carload cabbage and other pro-
duce was excessive.
Madison.-Rev. George e. Hunter,
pastor of Christ Presbyterian church,
created sensation when he declared
that there are precious few real sane
people in these pews. Most of you
men pay more attention to the care Of
your chickens than you do to the feed
ing, clothing and bringing up of your
own children"
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Newton, who were
divorced in court here by Judge John
Goddard, are not unlike the domestic
perplexities pictured in the well-known
drama, "The Squaw Man" Mr.. New
ton is white man, while his wife, who
is but Is years of age, is a squaw.
Kenosha.-The domestic troubles of
DR.. and Mrs. Bradford A. Cornf1eld,
formerly well-known in Kenosha So
ciety, were aired in the courts of Chi
cago as the doctor instituted suit for
divorce there charging desertion. The
wife alleges that her husband has an
affinity unknown to her.
Milton Junction.-Hazel Swaney,
young girl 20 years of age, was badly
burned here by overturning a tea ket-
tie of boiling water The girl, during
her work, stopped over to pick up
something, catching her sleeve on the
kettle, pulling it over onto her. Her
condition is serious.
acknowledgements of the Racine
city council value the life of a poor
woman at $3.50 One night a Mrs.
Hoist was taken i'll and an operation
was performed, the woman was saved.
DR.. Frazen sent bill of SIS for saving
the woman. The council allowed
$3.50.
Janesville.-James Gale, who is un-
der $1,000 bail on the charge of high
way robbery here on October 10, wait
ing a second trial, was arrested again
on the charge of having stolen $4,000
worth of silverware from Fond du
Lac home last summer.
New Lisbon.-Dr. o. w. Joslin, DR..
Dettmen and Percy Miller of Milwau-
kee, while hunting at Dunfield were
lost in the forest and did not get back
for two days.
Prentice.-As Postmaster J. j. Salter
entered his Office he fell and dislo-
Gated his left ankle. This leg from
the knee down was partially crippled
before
Racine Johnnie Kolinski, four
years old, son of Michael Kolinski, the
wealthiest Polish saloon man in Ra-
cine, came near dying from eating
headache tablets which he thought
were candy.
Racine. Burglars entered the office
of A. Doa;,o poat COmDonv op6 Loot