River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-06-16
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD


nesses, she had changed number of
the original requests by pasting fig
1res over the amounts originally given.
This substituting was done in three
different places. She also left note
stating that she would like to have
the changes carried out. Judge d. w.
Agnew held that the attempted
changes were illegal, but admitted the
will to probate as originally written.
Janesville.-State Veterinarian E.
B. Clark was called to Luck, in
Rock county, by the announcement
that anthrax had broken out among
the cattle. This is one of the most
contagious diseases that there is
among cattle and twelve to fifteen
have died already. The department
thought that it had all been stamped
out of the state. Affected animals are
killed Immediately on account of it
being so contagious.
Janesville.-The case which was
brought by the county board of
Rock county against Charles H. Weir
lex, register of deeds, asking that he
be forced to return the books in which
he had copied the county records, and
also be restrained from copying the
records, was dismissed with costs and
damages by Judge Grimm of the
Twelfth judicial court.
Beloit-The discovery of fire
that was making its way through
the timbers of the interurban bridge,
by some boys, and prompt action in ex-
tinguishing it with water from the
river, saved an on-coming car with
many persons aboard from possible
plunge into the river. How the bridge
came to be on fire is mystery.
Wausau-"Churches should adj
vertise freely and systematically
If you do not have daily paper in
your city, use the weeklies and make
the most of Them" said Rev. c. M.
Starkweather, Seymour, opening the
annual meeting of the Appleton dis
trict of the Methodist Episcopal
church here.
Eau Claire.-John Burns, who
was shot and captured three days
ago by posse in Jackson county when
he was trying to escape with five COM
panions who blew open the post office
prison safe at Mcmillan, securing ST.
500 in cash and stamps, was sentenced
10 five years at Leavenworth by Judge
Sanborn.
Wausau.-The annual conference
of the Sheboygan classes of the
northwest synod of the German
Reformed church elected these Off
GERS: President, Rev. w. HI. Lair, Cur
tiss; vice-president, Rev. George
A. Kurtz.
Sheboygan. = Henry Schmidt,
motorcyclist, was struck by an
interurban electric car near She
boygan Falls and instantly killed. He
was having trouble with his machine
at the time and did not see the ap-
preaching car. He was thirty-two
years old.
Sheboygan.-The congregation of
st. Marks Lutheran church will
erect new church building
which will cost about $4,000. Work
will commence on July 1. The COM
mittee in charge of the subscription
fund already has secured $4,000.
Askeaton. = Farmers throughout
this section have reported
large amount of damage done to
their crops this season by the cut
worm Many of the farmers have
been forced to reseed owing to the
n NV ha
Wausau-The Baptist ministers of
Wisconsin will hold their annual con-
vention in Wausau.
Fort Atkinson.-The Fort At
kinson fire department will make
an effort to obtain the 1911 tournament
of the State Firemen's association for
this city.
Ashland.-Milo Irish, one of
the prisoners who escaped from the
county Jail here a few days ago, has
been captured, and is now back in
prison. He was captured by Under
Sheriff Dormady in Ashland after hav-
ing been all over the surrounding
country.
Kenosha.-Thomas Savage, thirty
eight years old, an employe of
the Simmons Manufacturing company,
died in the Kenosha hospital as re-
suit of injuries received in the factory
week ago.
Milwaukee.-The rare presence
of mind and bravery of Patrol
man John Niedekorn saved his own
life and that of Miss Anna Ledowitch,
sixteen years old, who was bent on
self-destruction. The girl was de-
spondent over the death of her mother
and some love misfortunes, and threw
herself in front of a switch engine in
the middle of viaduct. The police
man, at the risk of his own life,
dragged the girl from in front of the
coming locomotive.
Green Bay.-The three-year-old
daughter of William Coppens is dead
as the result of injuries received when
struck by street car.
Fond du Lac.-The annual coun-
Gil of the Episcopal diocese of
Fond du Lac opened with councillor
mass in ST. Paul's cathedral. Seventy
priests and as many lay delegates
marched in the procession from the
cloister to the cathedral. Bishops
Grafton and Weller were in attend
ance.
Fond du Lac.-Bishop Grafton
has rounded his fifty-third year
as a priest and twenty-irst as
bishop. Although having passed the
eightieth milestone of his life, the
bishop expressed himself as feeling