River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-01-27
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS


and manufacturing interests are
making campaign for lower in
Surance premium rates and the mayor.
has appointed committee to negoti-
ate with the insurance companies do
ing business in this city. 1t is claimed
that Manitowoc's rate is practically
again as high as that of any other
city of like size in Wisconsin. Not
since 1897 have the rates been adjust
ed, though since that time the fire
fighting facilities Of the city have been
greatly improved, the fire limits ex-
tended, and the losses greatly reduced.
Last year the total number of calls
was Sc and the fire loss $24,S00. The
movement was initiated by the fire
chief after careful investigation Of
conditions in this and other cities.
Racine-Theodore Martin, a Chi
cago detective under arrest in that
city on the char~e Of using the
United States mails to blackmail RAJ
cine physicians, has made affidavit
that he was employed by certain Ra-
cine druggist to obtain written state
ments from Racine physicians that he
was suffering with appendicitis and
that such statements were delivered
to the Racine druggist. The druggist
and several physicians have been Or
dered to appear in the federal court at
Chicago and testify in behalf of Mar
rim. Marin called on dozen local
physicians. some of whom said he had
appendicitis and gave him statements
to that effect, and from these physi-
clans, it is alleged, he attempted to
eXtolt money.
La Crosse. - A trust deed for
$3,000,000 from the Conrad Land
and Water company at Conrad, Mont,
to the American Trust and Savings
bank and Frank H. Jones, Chicago,
has been filed, marking the compile
ton of negotiations for the bonding
of the Wafer, Mont, irrigation project
for that amount. The Waller project
is owned principally by w. S. Cargill
and w. w. Withee of La Crosse.
Madison.-New state banks have
been chartered by the banking
commissioner as follows: Citizens
State bank of Shawano; capital stock,
$25,000; incorporators, G. A. Raisler,
P. J. Winter, E. A. Kruger, Fred
Kuhns and eight others The Farm
ers' and Merchants State bank of Kill
bourn City; capital, $4,000; incorpor
ators, r. D. Barney, T. P. McManman.
n IN Toi1 ~ An.
burndale State bank of Auburndale;
capital, $4,000; R. A. Conner, presi-
dent, and George H. Bauer, cashier.
Appleton.-That the Wisconsin e
Northern Railway Company has pur-
chased nearly all of it's right
of way in Appleton is evidenced by
the fact that a check for $1,683.58 has
been received by the city treasurer in
payment of taxes on company proper
ty in Appleton. The company during
the last few weeks has paid out more
than $4,000 for right of way property
in Appleton. From good authority it
was learned that construction work on
this end of the road will be begun
early next spring.
La Crosse.-Unless La Crosse coun.
ty will build an addition to its
ne, 100000 agricultural school large
enough to accommodate the rush of
students, the institution will have to
restrict it's membership, according to
A. A. Johnson, University OF Wiscon-
sin graduate, who is superintendent.
The school has just begun the second
half of it's first year.
Racine have served
notice upon ST. Mary's Hospital
association, DR.. William F. Salt
breiter, DR.. j. Fitzgibbons and DR.. L.
E. Fazen, in a suit for $4,000 dam
ages in the case of Miss Mary Ann
Hardy, who was killed in an elevator
accident at the st. Marys hospital
on the morning of December "a, 1908
Port Washington. Miss Emma
Hose attempted to commit sui
eide by shooting with 32-caliber re-
volver The bullet entered her right
eye and lodged in the back OF her
neck. A love affair is the cause, the
young woman's parents objecting to
her proposed marriage. She will re-
cover.
Port Washington.-Port Washing
ton has been operating it's own
water and light plant since July
1, 1903, and since the first day of Oc-
tober the plant has been making
money for the city. City Clerk w. B.
Krause's report for the last three
months of 1909 shows profit of over
$4,000.
Green Bay.-Rev. A. Forysiak of
the Mill Creek church has con-
ferred with Bishop Fox over plans
for the erection of new brick church
building in his parish to replace the
old frame structure. which has about
outlived it's usefulness. The proposed
new structure will cost about $4,000.
Wausau.-A juvenile court for
Marathon county was established
here, to be known as the juvenile
branch of the municipal court of Mar
athon county, and Judge Marchettf
will be judge.
Juneau.-Robert Braphy, an at
tendant at the Dodge county work
walking on the railroad tracks from
this city to the county farm.
Medford-John Rye, while work
ing in the woods near Goodrich,
was instantly killed by falling tree
His home was at Athens and he was
so years old.
Neenah.-G. G.. Ziemann has made
IN tho nifv annn.