River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-11-11
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known as Mrs. August F. Ripple has
once more come into prominence in
court. A few weeks ago she was
fined ten dollars and costs for call
ing names" to Miss Myrtle Poppy
Last Saturday she was brought into
municipal court on the charge of as
sault and battery upon August F. Rip
pie, who was supposed to be her hus-
band, she being charged with strik-
ing him on the head with a stick of
wood and her case was set for Novem-
Der 5. An order was entered in cir
cult court that the woman is not the
wife of August F. Ripple at all, and
that her name is Mabel Schumacher.
The action taken before Judge Bur-
nell was an annulment of pretended
marriage. Mr.. Ripple's complaint al
legged that he did not know until Octo-
Der 21 that the woman was not his
real wife and that at that time he re-
fused to live with her any longer.
Kenosha-A unique document sew
ering the bonds of a trial marriage
agreement between Anna Beglia and
the county court to show that there
was no impeachment to the granting of
a marriage license for the man to
wed Miss Mathilda Fechner. 1t showed
that while they had resided together
for three years, they had done so
under signed agreement that they
should separate with mutual consent.
The document provided for the distri-
button of tie household furnitur9 and
family silver. All went to Miss Be-
CELIA Valentine declared that he had
found that he and Miss Begelia were
not suited. For that reason he had
proposed the separation. 1t was en-
tirely agreeable to her. There was a
big tear on the cheek of the girl when
she said: ct looks as if he likes an
other girl better, and we agreed to
quit if all was not satisfactory
Wausau.-The bi-monthly reports
made by the teachers of the rural
schools to the county superintendent,
which are now coming in, disclose the
startling information that a large
number of the children in the county,
outside of the city, do not attend
school six months in the year, as re-
quired by law. This has spurred SUI
perintendent Pivernetz to action in
the way of issuing warnings to the
parents of the delinquents that the
children must be sent to school more
regularly or they will be penalized.
He said that if the warnings had no
effect he would be obliged to hand
over the names of the negligent par
ents to the district attorney for prose-
cution
Appleton. Samuel Plantz
of Lawrence college in letter to the
citizens O. Appleton sprung a sensa-
ton when he said the school may be
removed to another city in Wisconsin.
The letter, which is an appeal to the
citizens of Appleton to erect a Y. M.
G. A. and boys dormitory at the col
lege, states that in the Is years in
which DR.. Plantz has been president
of the institution, over 100000 has
be given to it and aside from four
Appleton trustees, Appleton has sub
scribed less than $4,000 of that
amount.
La Crosse.-A coroner's jury decid-
ed that Walter Jordan, bridge con-
struction man found dead near the
construction camp of the Northwest
ern road. and for connection with
whose death Frank Cunningham and
Charles Kelly, fellow workmen, were
held, was killed by train. Post NOR
tenn examination developed broken
ribs, a fractured skull and other
wounds besides those indicating MUIR
der.
Madison.-The state board of con-
troll met to consider the charges of
i'll treatment of William Kafer and
Thomas Hess, Green county inmates
of the state insane asylum at Men
dota. A hearing on the charges was
held last week and the preponderance
of testimony, according to those who
heard it, seemed to indicate that there
was no cause to blame the superin-
tendent or his assistants.
Milwaukee. A telegram was re-
ceived by the police department say
ing that Matt Hopkins had been killed
by train at Moorhead, MINI. His
relatives, Robert Hopkins Cudahy, and
cousin living on Clybourn street
were notified.
Superior.-Mrs. A. w. belong, who
has been superintendent of the Supe-
rior district of the Wisconsin Home
Finding society, has given up her
work here and will become assistant
pastor of one of the churches at Psa-
dena, Cal.
Oconomowoc = Pantilo Lambardi,
working for the Milwaukee road, was
struck by train near the railroad
gravel pit near Nashotah and killed.
He leaves a wife and fmily in Italy.
Marinette. = The directors of the
Northern chautauqua have decided to
hold no assembly next summer. Chau-
tauqua will be maintained, however,
as a camping ground.
Misunderstanding Hastings has ap-
pointed Samuel Cady of Green Bay
special prosecutor to conduct the in
dictment cases to be tried here.
Janesville-The articles regarding
the Incorporation of the Young Mems
Christian association of Clinton, have
been fled with the register of deeds
at the courthouse. According to the
paper filed the new institution is to be
for tha nurpose of advancing the spir-