River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-12-22
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

OdIIluSIOu.-J. w. OllV0r, prOG1-
inent business man of Apple Riv-
er, ILL.,, was killed and a companion
named White, also Of Apple River,
Slightly injured in an automobile acct.
dent about four miles from here. The
men had visited this city on business
and started for home about dusk. In
attempting to make sharp turn on a
rough hill on the Shullsburg road
about four miles south of Darlington
the driver lost control of the machine
and 1t plunged down an embankment
about fifteen feet high, turning turtle
and pinning both mA under the ma.
chine.
A number of teams were in the vi
cinity at the time and were at the
scene Of the accident in a few min
utes. The car was lifted and the men
removed as quickly as possible. Oliver
was conscious when removed, but be-
came unconscious and died before
medical aid arrived He is survived
by widow and family.
La Crosse.-By doubling the pro-
duction of milk from one COW and
eliminating the unproductive cow from
the herd, farmers of La Crosse county
are trebling their income. Prof. A.
Johnson, head of the La Crosse Coun-
ty School Of Agriculture, showed in
an address where the seven-day rec
ord does not amount to mich, de-
claring that the average flow for the
entire year is what counts. He said:
1--WE want a cow that will produce
5000 pounds of milk year or 300
pounds butter fat. BY getting this
amount the farmers income can be
| trebled for he can dispose of the un-
| productive COW and save the cost OF
feed"
Madison.-The special legislative
| cOmmitte on industrial insurance
adjourned until December 20, when
they will reconvene and take final
action on their report on the indus.
trial insurance bill, which, it is under.
stood, is now practically complete.
Two important features of the pro.
posed law have been decided on. The
workman who is injured shall not be
allowed to exercise the right of choos
ing between the common law and the
new statute, but must seek compensa
ton for the accident under the latter.
Racine.-There was an uprising
among the $50 students of the
Racine college grammar school and a
demand made that Major Randolph
military commandant of the institu.
ton, be asked by the faculty to resign.
The students assert they will appeal
to their parents to take them from the
school and place them in some other
institution, If Major Randolph re-
mains.
Racine-Officers of Odd Fellows
lodge, No. 8, of this city have
received a letter from Germany tell
ing of the sensational death of Mr. and
Mrs William Dietz, formerly we'll
known Germans here. The letter said
that Dietz and his wife, fearing that
they would come to want, entered a
compact to die and that Dietz first
killed his wife and then himself
Oshkosh.-Henry Reed of this city,
who was bitten by dog ten
weeks ago, died. Mr.. Reed had
worked for HOLSTER Amos & Co. for
about twenty-five years and was over
sixty years old. The wound was ex-
amined by a physician, who advised
the man to take the Pasteur treat
ment at Madison but Mr.. Reed refused
TO do so.
La Crosse.-While cleaning her
diamonds in the sink, Mrs. Paul Pam
perrin, formerly of Milwaukee, was
shocked to see four of the sparklers
drop and roll into the drain pipe. The
water has been shut off from the dou-
BILE house in which the family resides
for two days while plumbers are ma
king an effort to locate the lost jewels.
Beloit.-In the home oratorical
contest of Beloit college first place
was won by Lew Saretsky Of
Benton Harbor, Mich. and second by
Harold Kilbourne of Beloit. These
will represent Beloit in the state con-
test at Appleton Saretsky won the
state contest last year
Neenah.-Ethel, the little daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Foran,
lies at her home seriously burned
as a result of attempting to light a
lamp Probable death was prevented
by her six-year-o1d brother, who bare
handed smothered the flames.
Beloit.-The Berlin Machine works
was fined $50 on a charge pre-
ferred by the factory inspector for
having a dangerous setscrew on q
shaft in their shop. The company
pleaded guilty.
Kenosha.-Mrs. Katherine l.. Van
Wyck, secretary of the Associated
Charities of Milwaukee, spoke
before 100 representatives Of various
organizations in Kenosha and aided in
the organization of the Kenosha Provi-
dent association, the work Of which
will be modelled after that of the Mil
waukee organization. Nearly every
church and fraternal organization In
Kenosha will be represented in the
new society. Rev. Edgar T. Farrill,
president of the Wisconsin Society OF