River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20
STATE NEWS

IOSlST VI inc GFdQQ ARMY OIL tue he
public, there are in Wisconsin 1877
veterans of the civil war, distributed
among 179 posts. 1t has been found
that the number of G. A. R. men in
Wisconsin is decreased each year by
about 200. Milwaukee leads in the
number of posts and membership, hav-
ing five, with a roster of 443 Madi-
son is second with 173; La Crosse
third with 1876; Racine fourth with
1913; Superior fifth with 119; Apple
ton sixth with III; Eau Claire seventh
with 113; Baraboo eighth with 112, and
Oshkosh ninth with 10S. All the rest
have less than 100.
Madison.-The supreme court an
swered certain questions certified to
it by the trial court in the case of
the state of Wisconsin against Fred
Hefden, Jr., former inspector of the
house of correction of Milwaukee
county, who was convicted some time
ago on the charge of embezzlement.
The opinion of the supreme court is
against Heiden. The court upholds
the rulings of the trial court on all of
swered by it.
Fond du Lac.-The eighth annual
state convention of the Gideons closed
with a big union meeting in which all
the churches of the city participated
at Henry Boyle theater. officers elect
ed for the ensuing year follow: H.
J. Yapp, Fond du Lac, president; A.
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F. G. Hendricks, Fond du Lac, secre-
tary and treasurer; A. H. Hams, Mad
ison, state chaplain. H. J. Yapp was
elected delegate to the national con-
vention at st. Louis in July.
Marinette.-The body of Miss Min.
tie Sadowski, who died in the town of
POLAND, near here, was exhumed and
it was found that there were several
| gashes in her throat and left side. The
hands and body were covered with
blood. When the body was inferred
none OF the relatives saw it, the coffin
being closed because it was claimed
| she had died of black diphtheria.
They grew suspicious after the flu
neral.
Madison.-The state railroad COM
| mission has issued an order notifying
the principal railroads of the state to
cease applying regulation adopted
on June /, 1908, requiring all ship
ments of chees in less than carload
lots to be marked with the full name
| of the consignee. The order was
issued on petition of the Southern Wis
consin Cheese Mems Protective asso-
citation and the Wholesale Cheese
Dealers association of Wisconsin.
Marinette.-The Marinette County
Bar association will bring disbarment
proceedings against A e. Schwittay
as soon as the May term of the court
calendar is disposed of, according to
| announcement. The grand jury re-
ported to the circuit court and while
no warrants have been served it is
understood that an indictment has
been returned containing two counts
of forgery.
Madison.-In order to assist public
utility employees to operate plants,
| make tests and keep their accounts in
| accordance with the requirements OF
the railroad rate commission, the col
lege of engineering of the University
of Wisconsin has arranged a special
course on the methods of testing gas,
| electric and water service, and the
system of uniform classification of &C
counts for all classes of utilities.
Madison.-The Office force of the
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton is kept busy compiling the re-
turns from the cities, villages and
towns on the ballot of the school chill
| dren of the state for an official flower
| for Wisconsin. 1t is almost certain
| that the violet has received the largest
| number of votes. The schools have
until June 1 to make report on the
result.
Madison-The Dixey club, COM
posed of students whose homes are in
the Sunny SOUTH" decided to turn out
| on the occasion of the confederate
Decoration day. The members dec
| crate the graves of confederate sol
| diers in Forest Hill cemetery and
| listen to an address by James B.
| Stuart, the only confederate soldier
living in Madison.
Grand Rapids.-About 20 mem
bers of District Is, of the Order of
Rebekahs, in semi-annual convention
here, elected these officers: Presi-
dent, Maud E. Briggs, Colby; vice.
president, Mrs Schroeder, Marshfield;
warden, Mrs. Saltzer, Unity; secre-
tary, Mrs. Arinberg, Stevens Point;
guardian, Mrs Maggie Wright, Marsh
| field.
Madison.-In recognition of his work
| as geologist and his success as
university executive, President Charles
r. Van Hise of the University of Wis
consin has just been elected to mem
| bership in the oldest scientific organi-
cation in America, the American Phil
| osophical society, of which Benjamin
Franklin was one of the founders.
Shawano.-Ben Habeck, aged SO,
was killed by the Northwestern pas
senger train from Clintonville, quar-
ter of mile west of the paper mill.
The train dragged him 200 feet.
Milwaukee.-Although there was no
observance of Mothers day. here,
the movement gained such recognition,
because of the attitude on the part
of other cities in the country, that it
is probable that before another year
some definite arrangements will be