River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-05-19
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

Mad1Son.-Ihe monthly report OF
the state board of control shows
a total of 4,057 inmates in the
various institutions, and a total Of
6,511 insane confined in both the state
and county institutions. The state
hospitals for insane at Mendoza and
Oshkosh have 1908 inmates, the
school for the deaf 1876, school for the
blind 70, industrial school for boys
351, state prison $50, state public
school 1T, home for the feeble minded
$40, state reformatory 229, and the
state tuberculosis sanatorium SO.
Wausau. = Church, post office,
storerooms, etc., is what the Epis-
copal church in Mosinee is being used
for. 1t stands directly across the
street from the burned section of the
village and when the people attempted
to save all they could, the church
doors were thrown open and the mails
and postoffice fixtures were carried
into the left wing, where a temporary
post office was arranged.
Waukesha. - Rev. Charles Ed
ward Bovard, who came here from
Central City, Neb., to succeed Rev.
G. H. Williamson, resigned as pastor
of the Presbyterian church, was in
stalled. Clergymen from out of the
city took part in the services, inclu-
ding Rev. Paul B. Jenkins and Rev.
r. S. Donaldson of Milwaukee. Rev.
Williamson is now pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Memphis,
Tenn.
Notwithstanding the absence of
her husband from the farm Mrs
Otto Meisner, it is alleged, was
attacked by one of the farm
hands, Walter Bruhn, 10 years old
now on parole from the industrial
school, Mrs. Meisner struggled with
Bruhn for several minutes before she
managed to free herself and run to
the home of neighbor. Bruhn, in
the meantime, had escaped.
ppleton.-Lawrence college de-
feated Hamline university of Ham
line, Mimi, here in debate. The
question was, Resolved, That it would
be advisable to have federal income
tax, constitutionally granted" Franh
Foote, R. D. Jenkins and Harley Mehl
upheld the negative side for Lawrence
and Peter Teichron, Harold S. Quig'
ley and Gordon Kidder argued in the
affirmative for Hamline.
Wausau-The Zlngle murder trial
was resumed, after a delay
caused by the accident which hap
popoJ m tbo dofopdant while on hic
way from the courthouse to the Jail.
The prisoner was brought to court by
Sheriff Sells in a hack He was suffer
ing great pain and was unable to sit
in chair. Boards were placed on
chairs on which he was laid. His ribs
were broken.
Baraboo.-Being dead for 20 min
utes and returning to life was the
experience of Mrs. Sarah Parker, who
makes her home with Mr. and Mrs.
Armbruster on Broadway. Mrs. Parker
was considered dead. Restoratives
were administered and she regained
consciousness and within half an hour
after the affection she was feeling
WELL and able to discuss the situa-
ton.
Merrill fires are sweep
ing along the Prairie river, %
miles northwest of here, and scores of
farmers are out fighting the flames.
Adam Miller has been forced to move
his stock and house, and other farm
ers are following his example. While
Jake Carlson was fishing, flames de-
stroyed his stable and burned his
horse.
Eau Claire.-Two Indians, bear
ing the names of Bi-Mosi-Ji-Jig
and Aw-Na-Quad were arraigned be-
fore Court Commissioner McBain on
the charge of introducing liquor on the
Sawyer county reservation. They were
committed to the Dane county Jail to
await the June session of the grand
jury at Eau Claire.
Madison.-Acting on private adj
vice received here, State Fire Mar
shall Purtell has sent Deputy Fire
Marshals Florin and Finnegan to Mos
inee to investigate the origin of the
fire which destroyed half the town and
which he thinks to be of incendiary
origin.
Marinette. - Toban Alberts, a
Green Bay young man, who pleaded
guilty to charge Of forgery in Els
canada, was sentenced by Judge Elan
nigan to a term of from one to four
teen years in the Michigan reforma-
tory at Ionia.
Eau CIaire.-The new First
Methodist Episcopal church here will
be equipped with a pipe organ in men,
DRY of the late Capt. John T. Tinker
and wife, charter members.
Janesville.-The superintendent of
the GAINESVILLE public schools has ar
ranged a series of grand opera phono-
graphic concerts for the city schools,
to teach the pupils good music.
Monticello. - Judge Neil Dimond,
who recently resigned from the
probate judgeship of Marquette coun-
ty after serving for 27 years, died at
his residence here.
Eau Claire. - Former Alderman
Henry J. Patterson died suddenly of
heart failure.
Stevens Point-Clara A. Yanke,
wife of Frank F. Yanke of AL
mond, was taken to the Northern hos
pital at Oshkosh by Sheriff Berry.
Mrs. YANKEES condition is the result
of brooding over religious matters and
the too close study of Halley's comet,
which she believes will be the destruc-
ton of the earth within a short time.
Ladysmith.-A. A. Pierron, who