River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-07-20
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

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at the afternoon session OF the forty
first meeting of the Wisconsin Dental
society, which opened here. Addresses
of welcome, responses and the presi-
dents address, followed by discussions,
occupied the morning session. Pro-
fessor Patzer spoke on the necessity
of gradually raising the entire require
ments of dental schools until they de-
mand the same educational require
ments as the universities and col
leges.
Madison. - Farmers who opposed
the compulsory feature of the
tuberculin test law won their fight
when Governor McGovern signed the
Bichler bill, No. 56A, which repeats
that provision of the old law COM
| pelling owners to have their cattle
tested before offering them for sale.
This affects breeders of high grade
stock, but does not interfere with the
milk situation in Milwaukee, where
all dairymen shipping milk into the
city are compelled by city ordinance
| to have their herds tested
Superior. - The program for the
sixth convention of the Wisconsin
Paid Firemen's association has been
| completed and sent out to the dele
! gates and other members of the or
| ganization who are expected to be in
attendance at the meetings to be held
! here on July 25, 26 and q. Among
IL 81 LolI
game between the Superior and Du-
luth league games. There will be me-
mortal services for the departed mem
| bers of the association at the Con-
| gregational church.
| Madison. - Arguments on the
demurrer to the complaint in the
case of G. l.. Williams, receiver of
the defunct First National bank of
Mineral Point, against Calvert Spense-
ly and other directors, were heard by
Judge J. A. Humphrey of Springfield,
H., in the federal court here. Will
Jams brought action to recover from
the defendants 100000, alleging the
bank sustained that much loss through
the negligence of the directors,
La Crosse. When the frail
skiff in which she was riding with her
husband and little girl was struck and
capsized by big launch, Mrs. Will
lam Saurbier saved the child by hurl
ing 1t through the air into the launch.
She was later pulled from the water
while Saurbier, who thought the child
was imprisoned under the launch. was
taken out exhausted after diving I'M
der the boat several times in search
Of his daughter.
La Crosse - 1t has been an.
nounced here that La Crosse will
be one of the sites for the university
extensions made possible by the pass
ing of the $4,000 appropriation to
carry on this work.
La Crossc.-It was learned here
that G. H. Crownhart of Superior
had resigned the presidency Of the
state board of normal regents, and
that Theodore Kronshage of Milwau-
kee has been elected to succeed him.
manager in the last senatorial cleo,
ton and gives as his reason his re.
| cent appointment to the state indus
| trial commission.
Madison.-Governor McGovern an.
| nOunced the appointment of three /
members of the Wisconsin state |
board of medical examiners, as
| follows: H. w. Abraham of Appleton,
! allopath, to succeed L. F. Bennett of
Beloit; F. G. Connell of Oshkosh. allo
path, to succeed w. T. Sarles of Spar.
ia, and G. H. Ripley of Kenosha,
! homeopath, succeeding A. P. Andrus
of Ashland. One more appointment,
that of an eclectic, is to be made
Madison.-Carl E. Christofferson
of lola, general clerk in the
office of the secretary of state, was
promoted to the position of vault
clerk il the department at an in
| crease of salary of from $1,000 to
| $1,000. He succeeds Miss Amy Kar
rass, who recently resigned. Secre
| tary Frear has asked the civil service
commission to certify list OF
| eligibles for appointment to clerk
ships in his department and Will soon
| fill out his force, which now con
tains several vacancies.
| Racine.-Mrs. T. ]. Emerson,
| believed to be the oldest woman
in southern Wisconsin, died at her
Main street home at the age of 102
years. She was born in New Hamp
ton, n. H. In 1843 she married
Thomas ]. Emerson, and they came
to Racine one year later. Mrs. Elmer
sen was a graduate of New Hampton
seminary and later conducted a semi
nary at Parson Field. Mrs. Emerson
| was Daughter of the Revolution.
Manufacturing the last year
over 100000 feet of fish net
worth $1,000, sheen confiscated and
burned by game wordens on Lake
Winnebago. This belonged to fisher
men who were fishing illegally. Illegal
fishing has been stopped to a large
extent