River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-03
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NEWS BREVITIES

Roscoe township is not W SCDmlC TO
the adoption of the petition, filed by
her son, w. w. Lovesee, asking that
a conservator be appointed to manage
her property interests, without stiff
legal battle. Arrayed against the aged
parents in their contest to retain pos
session of the $50 acres OF land in
Roscoe township are one, son and two
daughters. Mrs. Lovesee is 81 years
of age
La Crosse.-La Crosse attorneys
generally are opposed to a division of
the Sixth judicial circuit with La
Crosse and Trempealeau counties in
one circuit and Vernon, Monroe and
Juneau in another. AS relief to the
circuit judge it is proposed TO increase
the jurisdiction of the county Judge
in civil cases, thus placing upon this
officer much of the work which now
falls to the circuit judge.
Eau Claire.-A movement is on foot
to form a new judicial circuit to COM
prise the counties of Eau Claire, Chip
pewa, Sawyer and Rusk and to recon
struct Judge O'NeiHs circuit so that it
would be made up of Clark, Jackson,
Juneau, and Vernon counties. The
plan would take two counties from
Judge Parrish, one from Judge Vinie
and two from Judge Fruit.
Chippewa Falls.-On the validity of
the so-called co-employe law, passed
by the last legislature depended the
outcome of the case of w. H. Ladd,
against the 500 road. Ladd sued for
$4,000 for injuries sustained while
operating a crane at Osceola August
8, 1907, due to the failure of the en-
gineer to operate the machinery prop
erly.
Fond du Lac.-Rev. S. G. Ruegg,
formerly pastor of the Congregational
church at Stockbridge, and president
of Winnebago District Christian En-
deavor, has returned from an extend
ed tour of Europe and the far east.
He travelled $4,000 miles, visited Is
foreign lands, delivered 120 addresses
and So lectures.
Acknowledgement Victoria Gier-
Jack is being treated at local hos
pital for gunshot wounds inflicted by
brother who accidentally discharged
a weapon which an older brother had
placed in corner after returning
home from a hunt. Several of the
shot penetrated the lung.
La Crosse.-Suffering with a broken
neck, Anton CasperWietz, a brewery
wagon driver of this city, lived
though physicians said he had no
chance to recover Casperwietz was
jolted off his wagon and one of the
heavy wheels passed over his neck
fracturing the spine.
La Crosse.-A suit of an extraor-
binary character was decided here
when Mrs. E. L. Spicer, active in so
ciety and church affairs and wife OF
business man, obtained a $25 judg
ment against the estate of Mrs. Fred
Ring for the use of her home fol
Mrs. Rings funeral.
Milwaukee-After the county board
adjourned, Assemblyman G. E. Esta
brook gave the members his ideas or
improving city and county govern
ments. He is not in favor of uniting
the two under one government, he
said, but he would give the county
board more power.
Janesville.-Rev r. G.. Denison, pas
tor of the Congregational church, has
received a call from the Laurel Hill
Congregational church in Minneapolis
and also from a prominent Chicago
church. He is considering the two
invitations and may decide to leave
GAINESVILLE.
Milwaukee-The G. A. r. posts Of
the state will endeavor to have passed
in the coming legislature bill to pro
vide for burial of widows of civil wal
veterans at state expense. This
project was taken up by E. B. VOL
colt post, Milwaukee, at it's last meet
ing.
Janesville.--Rev. L. J. Vaughan Of
Dubuque, formerly of this city, priest
lecturer and actor will leave the lee
ture platform to enter the life of 8
country priest at Cuba City, the as
signment being made by Bishop
SchWebach of La Crosse.
Kenosha.-George Milton Pennoyer
vice-prcsident of the Pennoyer SAM
tarium, died at the sanitarium after a
long illness. He was Sc years of age
and had resided in Kenosha for the
last so years. He had been travelling
salesman since 1870.
GAINESVILLE. - Thirteen-year-old Ear
Wheeler Friday escaped from a reform
school officer by jumping through the
window of a car going 40 miles an
hour. The boy was uninjured and got
away
ville.-Members elect of the
state legislature have received letters
from S. A. Cook of Neenah congratu
lating them upon their election and
opportunity to serve the state as law
makers.
New Richmond-Albert Sagan and
Magnus Markenson, hunters hailing
from Deer Park, II miles north OF
here, were drowned in the river neal
Ely, Mimi.
GAINESVILLE. Edward Reynolds plead
ed guilty to the charge OF having been
implicated in the burglary of William
Barrett's saloon and was sentenced tc
one year in the penitentiary.
Green Bay.-Dr. M. P. Ravenol
biologist of the University of Wiscon
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