River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-06
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

| the 1mmanuel presbyterian cnurcnp
there being about 300 delegates In at
tendance. Fifteen missionaries from
! different parts Of the world told of
their work in foreign fields. The prin-
cipal address was delivered by Rev.
Samuel M Zwemer, a former mission
airy to Arabia.
Madison. = Yenkwan Shibata of
| Toyama, Japan, is the first oriental
student attending the university to be
elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the honor
airy scholarship fraternity. In the
number elected are three Milwau-
keeans, Johanna Rossberg-Leipnitz of
the senior class, ana Benjamin F.
Schringer and Angela Josephine An
thony of the junior class.
New London-The executive COM
mittee of the County Fair association
has decided on September IA and II,
inclusive, as the time Of the next New
London fair. This brings the event
right after the Stevens Point fair and
the week before the Weyauwega and
Seymour fairs. The date is at a time
when vegetable and fruit exhibits
La Crosse-On the allegation that
he had neglected to provide shelter
and feed for 80 sheep on his farm at
| NeShonoc Mills, about two miles from
West Salem, a warrant was issued
! for E. c.. Swarthout, M D., by the
humane agent DR.. Swarthout is
president of the Security bank and is
said to be worth $1.000,000.
Janesville.-George Bidwell. who
robbed freight cars and played burg
lar at night, pleaded guilty to the
charge of larceny and was sentenced
to six months in Waupun His assist,
ant, William Hitler who has a prison
record against him, also pleaded guilty
and was given nine months in Wau-
pun.
Fond du Lac-Gen. Charles King
| will be grand marshal of the United
! Spanish War Veterans convention
| and military maneuvers here July 5.
Besides Troop A and the Milwaukee
battery it is expected that a dozen
| National Guard companies will par
ticipate in the maneuvers.
New Richmond.-The post office at
! Jewett was entered by yeggmen, the
safe carried out of the store and COM
! pletely demolished by nitroglycerin.
1t contained about $50 in stamps, none
of which were taken. No money was
in the safe, but a small sum in the
store was overlooked
Appleton-Henry D. Smith, secre-
tary and treasurer of the Wisconsin
Traction, Light, Heat & Power Com
pany, and associated with John I.
Beggs in that company since it's or
ganization in 1894, died at his home
here after a years illness with
Bright's disease.
| Madison.-Gov. Davidson appointed
Judge E. Ray Stevens of the Ninth
| judicial circuit, and DR.. Charles Nc
| Carthy OF the state legislative refer
ence bureau, as Wisconsin represen-
tatives on the national board for pro-
motion of uniform legislation, which
will meet in the east next September
Wausau.-One Wausau woman has
solved the problem of how to keep
neighbors' chickens out of her garden,
and the method employed by her is
said to be the most effective yet
brought into use. She puts out tempt
| ing bait on fish-hook.
Seymour. Zeh, who was
convicted of selling immature calves
| before Judge Neelen and fined $40,
will test the city ordinance. He has
given notice of appeal to the municipal
court.
Madison.-The senate committee on
! transportation recommended for indef-
mite postponement the Bishop bill
3S1S, requiring interurban railway
companies to keep cuspidors in their
cars.
Marinette.-An epidemic of scarlet
| fever in the town of Amberg, this
county, has caused the closing of all
dozen cases with several deaths have
been reported.
Racine.-Harry Skouletas, charged
with the murder of Joseph Jabiliski,
had his case adjourned to May II. 1t
is understood that wealthy Greeks of
Milwaukee have hired attorneys to de-
! fend him.
La Crosse-Burglars stole $25 from
the cash register and made an effort
to break into the safe of the Pacific
Electric Company, 223 Main street.
They left no clew
Wautoma-Allie braves, residing
south of here, pleaded guilty to the
charge of forgery and was sentenced
to the Green Bay reformatory for 21a
years.
La Crosse.-Col. r. B. Mccoy has
rendered title to the government for
| $500 acres of land to be added to the
| 1900 acres already purchased.
Antigo-In the Langlade county
| courthouse ginseng owners met to or
ganize a state protective association
to oppose taxation of growing crops.
notwithstanding on a threat to
| take her life when her husband goaded
her to madness with alleged taunts,
Mrs. Annie Kohlhofs kissed her chill
| dren good-by and took an ounce of
carbolic acid.
Sheboygan.-Deman that the
county furnish them with extra work
ing clothing when sentenced to a
stone pile, a score of prisoners who
declared a strike are now in cells on
broad and watnr