River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-04-01
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

signed by taxpayer, In winch ne
asked that a resolution be adopted
calling for a suit to be brought against
| Supervisor G. r. Johnson for from $400
| to $500. Schwittay in a circular some
time ago alleged that Johnson had re-
ceived this amount for committee
work on the board. 1t is because of
this circular that criminal libel
charge was brought against the former
prosecutor recently and was one of the
charges upon which he was removed
from Office.
Janesville.-A committee represent
ing Rock county and composed of L. e.
Gettle of Edgerton, F. F. Livermore of
Beloit, and S. S. Jones of Clinton, will
appear before the legislators to pro-
test against the proposed highway bill,
on the ground that the bill makes the
building of highways of greater ex-
pense to counties and also takes away
all control and centers such in the
| state.
| Madison.-The railroad commission
| held hearing on the petition OF Dr.
A. P Davis of Hortonville for an or
der compelling the Wisconsin Tele-
phone Company to reduce it's rate in
this city. The commission received
considerable testimony on the valua'
ton of the exchange at Hortonville
and the character of the service rem
! dered
Janesville.-The action of the Min
| isterial association, which is fighting
| Sunday evening theatrical perform
ances and caused the arrest Of Man
ager Peter Myers for holding a con-
cert Sunday evening, was anxiously
watched, owing to the fact that Mr..
| Myers gave a similar performance
Sunday evening. Ushers passed the
hat between numbers.
Reedsburg = Considerable feeling
has been aroused among local mer-
! chants over the demand of the board
of control that the county insane
asylum be relocated. While it is not
denied that the present buildings are
inadequate and out of date, it is held
that improvements can readily be
made which would meet the demands
of the day.
Madison-The executive committee
of the state board of Normal school re-
gents, consisting of Thomas Norris OF
La Crosse, c. H. Crownhart of SUI
perior, and G. D. Mcfarland of Stew
ems Point, decided to install separate
telephone exchanges in the state Nor
NAL school at Milwaukee and La
| Crosse.
Wautonia.-George Wagner of this
village was injured at the sawmill,
east of here, while saving logs. He
slipped and fell against the saw, cut
ting his right arm in two the entire
| length to the shoulder and also cut
ting his right leg so that the knee
was almost entirely taken out and
hung by the chords.
Manitowoc-Sheriff Joseph Will
| niger, charged by Charles Schumacher
with assault, plead guilty in munich
pal court, paying fine of $40. Will
niger struck Schumacher on the cheek
in a wrangle over the payment of a
bill. Schumacher will not say whether
he intends to take steps to have Will
niger ousted.
Madison.-The ancient race bitter
nesses which brought on the kusso-Jap-
anese war were revived through the
action of the Russian members of the
! International club in refusing to par
ticipate with the Japanese members
| of the same organization in holding
one of the regular international nights
Madison.-The fraternity board at
the University of Wisconsin believe
that "fussing" over the telephone is
too expensive and have appealed to
| the state railroad commission to re-
| uuire the Wisconsin Telephone Com
pany to make a lower rate than at
present
Menomonee Falls.-Three persons
were injured-two of them fatally-in
an explosion of dynamite at the Hard
koph stone quarry at Lannon, three
miles west of here. The injured:
David Hardkoph, aged SO years; Law
renee Alderman, aged SO years;
- Busse.
Racine.-LesHe NJ Fowler, a news
paper man, defeated E. L. Evans and
P. S. Washburn for the Republican
nomination by 159. William Bell de-
feated ]. Liegler for assessor on the
Republican ticket. Mayor Horlick
had no opposition for the nomination.
misunderstanding to testimony
in the case against Edward Bower,
charged with a statutory offense Bow
ers' case promises to rival that of Jo-
ham Hoch Already it has developed
that three women thought they were
married to him.
Fond du Lac.-The government may
dredge a new harbor at Johnsons
Landing on the east shore of Lake
Winnebago getween Brotherton and
Stockbridge.
Green Bay.-Richard Braatz was
drowned in East river in trying to
cross over on the ice, which broke un-
der his weight He was 33 years of
age.
| Kilbourn.-George Cook, one of the
most successful dairy farmers in this
section, is dead. His theories and their
successful application in dairy farming
had made him an inspiration to that in
! dustry.
anesville-While washing windows
on the White House block, Louis Moul-
ton fell from the sixth story, breaking
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