River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-23
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

But Hartman himself dispelled his
family's grief by calling his wife on
the telephone from the Evanston hos
pital and assuring her of his safety.
His message to me- said Mrs. Harri-
man, was in accordance with an
agreement made at the time Of our
marriage. He promised me then that
If he ever was in wreck or accident
of any sort and escaped death, that he
and no one else would let me know of
his safety or the extent of his in
iuries. Consequently when one, two
and three hours passed after the first
message announcing that he was dead
| began to believe that an error was
impossible and that he had been killed.
La Crosse.-The last shovel OF
cement has been thrown into the
frames of the big Dells dam, two miles
above Hatfield, which makes the Hat
field water power, built by the La
| Crosse Water Power Company, one of
the largest in the northwest The
Hatfield and Dells dams have cost
more than 100000, and announce
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two more dams, doubling the present
storage capacity for water, will be
built next year. The cities of Winona
and La Crosse are now receiving all
their light and power from the Hat
field power house, and the new $1,000
900 interurban between Winona and
La Crosse and Sparta is to get its
power from the same.
La -Seventy-five thousand
dollars of the 100000 capitaliza-
ton of the proposed industrial
corporation to procure factories for
the city was subscribed at dinner
of the board of trade, at which ESQ
representative citizens attended. Nine
of the best business men in the city
have consented to become directors
and every industry seeking location
will have to pass muster before re-
ceiving any aid. No contributions are
to be made to any company, the idea
being to give a start to industries
which give promise of success.
Racine ALI camps of Spanish
War Veterans in Wisconsin and
other states of the union will use
every effort to induce congress to
pass a bill appropriating $4,000 or
SIS, 900 to be used in raising the
wrecked battleship Maine, which was
blown up II years ago, and to recover
the bodies of marines and have them
inferred in a national cemetery. In
this state many of the camps of vet
Grams have adopted resolutions to this
end.
Superior-Edward Phelps, former
supervisor of Scion Springs, charged
with uttering and passing as true
forged county order, was found
guilty. The jury recommended elem
ency to Judge Vinje in imposing SEN
tence. The trial is the first of the
graft cases brought up through the
investigation of w. B. Kellogg, special
agent for the Business Mems associa-
ton.
Racine.-A jury in the circuit
court rendered a verdict in favor
of Mrs Frences Bauman in her suit
against the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company. William Bauman, her
husband, carried a life policy in the
company for $1,000. He paid two pre-
miums but others were refused, it
being claimed that Bauman was not in
good health when the policy was is
sued.
Grand Rapids.-Elaborat prepar-
atoms are being made for the
dedicatory services of the new En-
manuel Lutheran church just COM
pleted. The dedication sermon is to
be delivered by Rev. J. F. Rubel of
Milwaukee, In the afternoon Rev.
F. Selle of Shawano will preach, and
the evening services will be in charge
of Rev. George Schroedel of Manawa.
Birchwood.-Little Eva Westgate,
who lives with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Drinkwater,
met with a fatal accident. In
playing with some matches her cloth
ing and hair caught on fire. One ear
was entirely burned off.
st. CroiX Falls.-Fred Anderson,
restaurant keeper who about
two months ago married Mrs. Lizzie
Ford, committed suicide by shooting
the top of his head off with gun.
Family differences were the cause of
the act.
Wausau.-Fire Chief Henry Mil
Ter was fatally injured at small
fire. The ladder on which he was
standing fell over backward on him.
He was to retire with a pension after
| % wears of active service
Madison-The Citizens State bank
at Lyons, with a capital of $4,000,
was authorized to do business. w. F.
Day is the president.
Rio.-John Carney, aged IS years,
was found dead in his barnyard. The
cause of death is supposed to have
been heart failure.
Neenah.-The new German Luth-
eran church. Rev. August Klein
haus, will be dedicated with German
and English services.
Dodgeville-The 60,000-gallon tank
on the water tower burst with
% feet of water in it. The city
is how without fire protection and
many of the people without water
supply.
! Fond du Lac.-At special
meeting of the Freidens Kirche con-
gregation Rev. I. L. Grauer of Mani
towoc was selected to succeed Rev.
H. A. Gammert as pastor.
Osceola.-Rev. G. F. Hambleton