River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS

SO large JndL IL Will make the
other two lakes look like duck ponds
in comparison, will be created by the
erection of the third dam of the La
Crosse Water Power Company on the
east fork of Black river, above Hat
field Chief Engineer Walter S.
Woods, who has been busily engaged
for several weeks in preparing prelim-
mary plans for the new dam which the
company will construct the coming
season to furnish additional reserve
water to run it's plant during dry sea-
sons, has the contour maps practically
completed. The surveys forming the
basis for the maps were obtained by
Mr.. Woods and his assistants after
hundreds of miles of tramping on
snowshoes through the wilderness
which lines the shores of the east fork.
The lake formed by the third
dam will contain approximately 5,000,-
100000 cubic feet of water, this stor-
age reserve being alone sufficient to
furnish all the electric power used in
Winona and La Crosse for five months.
Madison.-Friends are trying to
save William M. Collins, univer-
sity freshman, from going to the
states prison at Waupun or the re-
formatory at Green Bay, for forging
checks The offense is felony, the
penalty being from one to seven years,
with no possibility under the statutes
of getting out of it through the pay
ment of a fine. The case was post
poned and $500 bail was presented by
his uncle, L. ]. Connolly of Richland
Center A large number of the younS
mans friends were in court, and all
shook hands with him. Collins tried
hard to suppress tears that rushed to
his eyes when his uncle and father
shook hands with him, but he could
not keep them back. He is a clean
cut, fine appearing young man, and
nothing criminal about him. His
means are limited and it is believed
he went wrong through a desire to
dress as well as some others and to
keep up with the procession in college
society.
tically every coed organization in
the university have voted favorably on
the resolutions of sympathy and aid
for the shirtwaist strikers in New
York and Philadelphia. The seniors
have pledged themselves to induce
Madison merchants to keep supply
of union label shirtwaists Money sub
- III To-
connection with the signatures and
will be forwarded to the strikers. The
movement is being pushed in all coed
organizations under the general name
of 1.-THE Women of the University of
Wisconsin," Each members is pledg
ing herself to wear only shirtwaists
bearing the union label.
Madison.-William M. Collins of
Richland Center, freshman at
the University of Winconsin, was
arrested on the charge of forging
checks to the amount of $40 on the
Fauerbach & HausAan Brewing Com
pany, and of $3.50 on the Capital City
bank. At first he denied his
guilt, but when identified by Emil
Fauerbach, he weakened and, the po-
lice say, made full confession. He
is a student in the college of
letters and science. The checks bore
the names of fellow students.
Janesville.-Janesville pastors want
religious training to be made part
of the public school curriculum Of
Wisconsin. At the Ministerial associa-
ton meeting the question was thor
oughly discussed and other similar
bodies will be asked to join in an eff
fort to cause the enactment of law
which will provide that public school
children be given at least one hour a
week of religious training at their
church, or instruction in church and
religious history in the schools.
Marinette. = Albert Cavenaugh,
found guilty of the abuse of his
little daughter, was sentenced to
ten years in prison. Carvenaugh was
taken to the insane asylum at Osh-
kosh, but his removal from the juris-
diction of the criminal courts created
such indignation that a purse was
raised by public subscription to secure
his return to Marinette and trial be-
fore jury. Another attempt may be
made to prove him insane.
Grand Rapids.-Among the new
improvements to take place in
Grand Rapids during 1910 will be the
erection of a new Congregational
church building at an estimated cost
of $4,000. two-thirds of which has
been subscribed by four individuals. A
building committee will be appointed
and work will commence on the new
building as soon as the frost is out
of the ground upon the lots recently
purchased of Lemuel Kroner.
Madison.-John Noras, aged 60
years, a pearl fisherman, living in
a hut on the shores of Lake Kegonsa,
fell downstairs and received injuries
resulting in his death. Three small
pearls were found in his pockets.
Elkhart Lake-A valuable horse of
Jacob Miller, chairman of the town OF
Rhine, hanged itself in its stall. 1t
got tangled up with the hitching strap.
Racine.-The First Baptist church
of this city is contemplating the
erection of a branch church in the
western part of the city. The land
upon which it is to be built may be
donated by William T. Lewis.
Racine.-Member of the local B. P.
o. Elks will soon assume the manage
ment of the ST. Lukes hospital, the
o1doct inc+i+ution Of ire kind in the