River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-09-07
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

ously injured and nine others mar
rowly escaped death when switch
engine ran into a caboose attached to
stock train on the Northwestern
road in the yards here. The caboose
was thrown from the tracks. The in
jured: Prof. Frank M. Jack, Beloit,
Wis; M. NJ. Gilmore, Niles City, Mont,
taken to Mercy hospital; Carl Bran
dell, Fort Atkinson, Wis; Frank 5.
Robinson, Blatsford, Mont; M. Lyons,
Chicago, conductor; A. J. McNitt, Fort
Atkinson; L. F. Robinson, Blatsford,
Mont; John Gulser, Baldwin, Mont;
Ely Eakin, Fort Atkinson; John Mar
tin, Blatsford, Mont. With the excep-
ton of Gilmore, none Of the other men
was seriously hurt All we're bruised
| and Professor Jacks hands were cut
by pieces of glass.
Marinette.-When Charles Prausa
Of Kadlec heard a racket in his
apple orchard during the night he
started out with his gun to investi-
gate. He saw something pulling ap-
| a person. He demanded a surrender,
but no answer came. Then he threat
ened to shoot In due time he pulled
the trigger and upon closer invest1-
| cation discovered that he had shot
one of his own hogs. The hog had
| climbed up on a stepladder and was
helping himself to the apples.
Beloit.-With his foot caught in
rail frog at the Northwestern
passenger station here, John Nor
ris of Redfeld, S. D., helplessly
watched a passenger train bear down
upon him. By leaning away from the
track he escaped death, but the
wheels cut OFF. his foot. He was
picked up unconscious. A crowd
waiting for the train were unable to
help him. Norris was walking up and
down the track for exercise and while
stepping from the track to avoid the
train caught his foot.
Madison.-Attorney General Ban.
croft ruled that county clerk
/
clerical and notarial work in making
out hunting licenses and require APP
| pIicants for such licenses to pay the
| fees. The case came from Kenosha
| county, where the county clerk has
been charging 80 cents for making
out hunting license, which, with the
| license fee of one dollar, made a
charge of $15O for each applicant.
Superior. = Deputy Sheriff Gus
| Carlson shot and wounded Adolph
| Jaszhinski when serving a civil war
| rant on him When the officer was
| about to make service JasZhinski
/ thought he was to be arrested and
| pulled a gun on the officer Carlson
was too quick and shot Jaszhinski in
| the back Jaszhinski is expected to
| recover.
Beloit.-James Ward, aviator,
| gave a short flight from the fair
grounds, using a new Curttss biplane.
His own machine has been mis-
shipped. The crowds at the fair were
we'll pleased with the exhibition,
which was the first ever given here.
Madison.-Game Warden John A.
Shots has held that Mud lake,
which lies between Lake Wau-
besa and Monona, Is open water, and
that the laws relating to the hunting
in open waters are applicable thereto.
Milwaukee.-Mrs. Mary McGrath,
Milwaukee's oldest woman, and
probably the oldest woman in the
state, died in the home of the Little
Sisters of the Poor, Wells street, with
whom she had lived since she came
here from Brandon, aged ia years, &C
cording to DR.. Charles L. kissing,
who attended her. Mrs. McGrath had
been unable to leave her bed In the dor
mitory Of the Little Sisters of the Poor
for weeks. Old age alone was respon-
sible for her feeble condition. A grad
ual weakening In her condition had
been noted recently, and it was feared
that the brave little woman who had
weathered so many storms had not, at
best, many months to live.
Janesville-City Attorney H. L.
| Maxfield filed a petition with the
state tax commission asking for re-
assessment of the taxable property OF
that city, on the ground that the resi-
dence property has been assessed too
high and the manufacturing property
too low. The commission will hold a
hearing at the city hall in GAINESVILLE
on the morning of September II. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Maxf1efd the taxable
property of GAINESVILLE is valued at
$10,800,000.
Racine-Rev. w. P. Leek has
received a call from the First
Methodist church, to remain another
year. He has already served three
years. The members of the Welsh
Presbyterian church, who have been
without pastor for two years, extend
ed a call to Rev. Thomas Williams OF
Hollywood, Wales.
Boulder Junction.-That northern
Wisconsin is a isherman's para
disc is indicated by report that
l.. E. Nash of Grand Rapids caught
a 46-pound muskallunge in, High lake
Rice beds are we'll covered, SO that
good duck and partridge shooting may
be expected.