River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-29
STATE NEWS

man from the Rescue mission one
afternoon while she was entertaining
some women friends, and drove them
all out of the house at the point of
revolver, was a charge made by Mrs.
Jane Gates at the hearing of her di-
vorce suit before Judge Halsey. Her
husbands companion stayed at their
house with him for the next two
months, she testified, and she had to
cook his meals for him during that
time.
Janesvi1le.-While the common coun-
ell laid over for two weeks the petition
of the city attorney to begin action
against the street railway company to
revoke it's license, it is probable that
it will give the permission and that
suit will be begun before the state
railway commission. The road is
owned in Philadelphia and has been
run for several years at loss. At
present there is case before the rail-
way commission relative to it's failure
to run one of the branch lines and
decision is expected at any time.
Janesville.-The following officers
were elected at the eighteenth annual
convention of the state Loyal Temper
ance Legion: President, Miss Mary
Money, Milwaukee; vice-president
Miss Pensy Palmer, Albany; general
state secretary, Miss Inez Charles, AL
bany; corresponding secretary, Miss
Myrtle Millsbaugh, Brooklyn; record
ing secretary, Miss Florence Piller,
Brooklyn; treasurer, Florence Heinze,
Wyocena
Racine.-Because of the horses stol-
en within the last six months, five in
all, the old Mount Pleasant Horse
Thief association has been reorgan-
lied. Farmers met at Mygatt'S Cor
ners and were unanimous for the or
big reward for the capture of any
thief. Some of the farmers favored
a vigilance committee, but such strin-
gent action was not taken.
Racine.-Prof. E. w. Blackhurst,
principal of the Racine high school
for eight years, received notice that
he had been elected principal of the
| high school at Lincoln, Neb., with a
salary of $4,000 Mr. Blackhurst has
notified President Thiesen of the
board of education that he would like
to be released and accept the western
city offer.
Fond du Lac.-The total receipts of
the Byron camp meeting just ended
were upwards of $1,1OO, netting
profit of of some 5000, which will be
used on permanent improvements.
This is the first time a meeting has
closed with a balance to it's credit.
1t is planned to have next years meet
ing open on June 80 and continue ten
days
End du Lac.-Charles Murphy, ar.
rested on complaint of A. H. Zechiel,
district superintendent of the Anti Sa-
loon league, charged with selling IL
quOr in dry" territory, pleaded guilty
and paid fine of $50 and costs. Muir
ply conducted saloon at the north
end of fashionable Lake De Nevue,
which is in the town of Empire, dis
trict that went dry"
Eau Claire.-The wholesale liquor
dealers and brewers of this city have
lost out in their fight against raising
the annual license from 5000 to $500.
The George w. Robertson liquor
house and the Pabst Brewing Com
pany of Milwaukee have applied to
the council for permits for licenses at
$500, which were granted.
hou0rd ho,. o0,,
ner and standing on the platform
waiting for the car to stop so she
might alight, Mrs. Sherman Phelps,
aged II, wife of a prominent G.. A. r.
man, was thrown from the car and her
left foot caught beneath the wheels
and so badly crushed that it had to be
amputated above the ankle.
Janesville.-Two hundred Loyal Le-
gionites made a pilgrimage to the
home of the late Frances Willard,
west of this city, where impressive
services were held, at which Miss
Margaret Wintringer of Evanston, ma.
tional secretary of the order, gave an
address.
Milwaukee.-Joseph G. Young: aged
73 years, is dead in his home, S9S Sew
enty-fourth avenue, West Allis, of in.
juries sustained on May 10, when he
was run down by the auto owned and
driven by John Radtke, we'll known
about town.
Madison,-State Banking Commits
sioner M. ]. Bergh approved the arti
cles of incorporation of the Auburn
dale state bank, Auburndale, Wood
county. The capital of the new institu-
ton is $4,000.
Merrill.-Miss Annie hasten. who
was shot by her sweetheart, Ole Fink.
elson, in a quarrel, died from her
wounds. Finkelson Immediately after
shooting the girl shot himself, death
being instantaneous.
Schleisingerville.- Herbst
the 12-year-old son of rural mail car.
rier, drowned while bathing in clay
hole filled with water. The body was
found after "a hours work.
Kenosha-The agitation against the
saloon in the town of Salem in this
county resulted in suicide. Joseph
Yopp, a saloon-keeper, at the village
of Trevor, shot himself while worry
ing over the possibility of his saloon
being closed up by the crusaders
He formerly lived in Chicago.
Observation-Disclosures surrounds the