River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-09
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

eneI of the meteorological department
Of the university have instituted a
hunt for a new bug which is affecting
the students of the university. Fully
400 cases of severe colds or grip are
keeping students away from their uni
versity work, and the psychological
department has been called upon to
find out why. Professor Frost said:
"The prevalence of grip and colds is
due to a germ with which the student
body is fast becoming infected, trans
mitted chiefly by kissing, but also by
the breath of people sitting near each
other in street cars and other places.
The big fur muffs are also effective
breeding places for the new germ"
Fond du Lac.-A special meeting of
the Wisconsin Brotherhood of Thresh-
ermen will be held at the armory
March l to discuss plans for the bet
terment of roads and bridges and to
promote county organizations of
threshermen.
La Crosse.-The tenth annual meet
ing of the Wisconsin Buttermakers'
association opened with an attendance
of 500. Prizes amounting to $1,O24.84
will be distributed.
Madison.-The supreme court af-
firrned the decision of the Milwaukee
circuit court in the case of the father
of Daniel Bruinelson, aged five, against
the northwestern road, awarding $500
damages. The boy, it is alleged, died
as a result of being scalded neer the
Northwestern roundhouse while at
play.
New Richmond.-Fir in the bust
ness section of Clear Lake destroyed
several buildings, and for time
threatened the town. The loss was
about $4,000.
Racine-Demand has been made for
the reduction of fire insurance rates
on city buildings from IS to go cents
per $1,000.
La Crosse.-Slipping from bob
sleigh, f1ve-year-old Leslie Johnson
walked in front of the automobile of
DR.. ]. L. Callahan and was literally
wrapped around It's wheels before the
machine could be stopped. He was
badly injured, but will recover.
Neenah-Miss Frieda Eisenach, re-
siding north of Neenah, is a heroine.
Although but a young slip of a girl,
she was the means of saving the life
of Frank Krause, a mason contractor
of Appleton Krause was caught in
cavein in a gravel pit which he was
examining, and was buried to his head.
Five tons of the heavy material Gov
cred him and his face barely pro-
truded. Miss Eisenach, who heard his
feeble cries for help, discovered him
in his perilous position. In great dan
ger of being buried herself by an
overhanging sand patch which threat
ened to fall every minute and smother
both man and girl, she dug frantically
until she released Krause.
!. Beloit. - The Mothers club OF
Beloit, with 100 members, will at
tempt to ward off disease and i'm
prove physical development through
gymnastic work. They will petition
the school board for permission to
use one of the kindergarten buildings
for a gymnasium.
Beloit.-Over 100 Bibles are to be
placed in hotel rooms in Beloit as
result Of appeals made in the churches
by the Gideons, the organization Of
Christian travelling men. Contribu-
tions sufficient in amount to do this
were made. j. H. Nicholson and S.
E. Hill, founders Of the Gideon or
der, who reside here, presented the
appeal.
La Crosse.-For the first time in the
SO years he has been employed by the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
road company, Peter Keaveny, watch
man at the North side crossing, failed
personally to draw his check when the
roads pay car issued checks to it's
employees. Mr.. Keaveny, who is eighty
five years old, is ill and his son drew
his check.
La Crosse-If a suit to be started
by J. H. Marden, former principal
owner of the land, succeeds, the fair
grounds will revert to the original
owners. Marden contends the land
was condemned for city park pur-
poses 20 years ago, but has been used
as fair grounds in violation of the
terms of the condemnation proceed
ings.
Madison.-Two university goods,
the Misses Mary Conover, Riverside,
ILL.,, and Hazel Brown, Luverne, Mimi,
had a narrow escape from drowning
while iceboating on Lake Mendoza.
With two members of the Sigma Chi
fraternity they were sailing in the
Edgewood, one of the largest craft on
the lake, and in attempting to leap
crack the boat broke through. Miss
Brown was hurried beneath the ice.
The young men succeeded in hauling
her out with the aid of other boaters
who came to their assistance. Beyond
a chilly bath and bad shock, neither
of the girls suffered from their ex-
perience.
Jefferson.-Andrew Carnegie has
written city officials that $4,000 will
be awarded the city for a library build
ing. A lot costing $4,000 has already
been donated by the Promoters club.
Wautoma.-Drs. Casey of Almond
and Wilson of Wautoma per-
formed the post-mortem examination
over the remains of Mrs. Charles
Whitlock at the home of the deceased,
near Almond, and found the stomach
of the woman contained large quaint
ties of carhoIic acid and paris green
The coroner's jury returned a verdict