River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-25
STATE NEWS

subject to review and correction after
proper hearing. This is an increase of
nearly 100000 over the corrected
figures of last year. The principal
companies are the Northwestern, $685.
100000; the Burlington, $13,500,000;
the Milwaukee, $S5, 400, 900; the Omaha,
$27, 100000; the Great Northern,
$7,SO0,OOO; the 500, 81, 100000; the
Northern Pacific, 100000, and the
Wisconsin Central, $27,800,000.
Waukesha.-Residen of White
Rock avenue are up in arms over the
proposed permanent Improvement of
that street, and injunctional proceed
ings ayresult should the city order the
street macadamized. 1t appears that
many people signed the petition under
misapprehension and have since with
drawn their signatures, and remons-
trance against the proposed improve
ment, signed by large majority of
property owners, was presented to the
council.
Depere-Luther Lindauer of Kau.
kauna has bought the water power lots
Depere, owned by the Davis Brothers
of Neenah, the purchase price being
$4,000. These lots hold the key to
the water power at that place. Mr..
Lindauer has also secured a lease of
the entire power there from the Green
Bay and Mississippi Canal Company,
and plans to build large pulp mill.
Racine.-Edward Hebblethwaite is
under arrest accused of having threat
ened to blow off the head of his broth
er-in-law, Peter Wright Wright began
an action for divorce from his wife,
sister of Hebblethwaite, charging cruel
and inhuman treatment and desertion
There were also other allegations to
which Hebblethwaite took exceptions.
He claims that he went armed to pro-
tect himself and his sister.
Neenah.-To be married twice with
out divorce in the interim is the ex-
perience of Miss Geneyieve Mcclure
of this city and Adolph Eckrich Of
Menasha They were married last fall
by a justice at Grand Rapids. They
were again married by the Rev. Father
De Kelver to conform to the rules of
the Catholic church.
Racine.-Nels Nelson, an employee
of the Racine Gaslight Company, was
nearly suffocated from inhaling illu-
minating gas. He was in a cellar
making pipe connections when he
caught the escaping gas, and sank to
the floor When discovered he was
supposed to be dead.
Eau Claire.-"We now have evil
dence that no jury can disregard
without calling down upon themselves
the wrath of all fair minded citizens"
said a leading anti-saloon worker.
Scouts have each Sunday been visit
ing saloons that were open"
Kenosha-Willis Russell, who has
been superintendent of the Kenosha
Electric Railway Company since the
lines of the company were opened for
operation in Kenosha, will be sue
ceeded by Sidney Laughridge of De-
troit.
Beloit-With both bones of the
right arm broken, the main artery sew
cred, and the ligaments torn loose,
John Breen narrowly escaped death
when caught in a belt of a revolving
shaft at the r. J. Dowd knife works.
Marinette.-Dr. Berglund, city physi-
clan, who has returned from Chicago,
where he has been with the Marinette
patients who are taking the Pasteur
treatment, has nothing but good news
to report of the Marinette colony.
Eau Claire.-The pulpits of many
Protestant churches on March will
be occupied by representatives of the
Anti-Saloon league, who for some time
past have been gathering evidence
against local saloon keepers.
Chippewa Falls.-William Guse, an
old settler was killed by being struck
in the back by the pilot beam of Wis
consin Central engine. He was stand
ing beside the track with his back
turned to the tracks.
Eau Claire. T. Barber will be the
first president of the forest preserva-
ton company, the organization Of
which is rapidly nearing completion.
Each share, it is said, will represent
10000 acres of land.
Marinette-Mrs. Anton Schere is in
a critical condition at st. Joseph's hos,
pital, Menominee, owing to having
taken a big dose of glycerin in mistake
for castor oil, the day after the birth
of a child.
Green Ray.-At a meeting of the
residents of Brown county and bust
ness men from Green Bay and De-
pere it was decided to organize fair
association. The fairs will be held at
Depere.
Janesville.-Chief Deputy United
States Marshal w. H. Appleby arrested
George B. Dickens, a carpenter, on the
charge of opening letters belonging to
his divorced wife, Mrs. Frye.
Antigo.-The high school has Sc
cured a bronze copy of the Lincoln
Gettysburg address.
Madison.-A general attack upon
the oonstitutionality of the Inheritance
tax law will be made early in April,
when the supreme court will take up
the Pabst Inheritance case and the ap-
peal of Abbie E. Beals of Milwaukee.
Oshkosh.-A. gift of 800 was made
to Nathan Paine camp, Sons of Vet
Grams. by Col. G. NJ. Paine, in apprecia-