River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-10-26
BADGER
NEWS BREVITIES

Milwaukee.-The first information
al dairy show ended at the Au-
ditorium with a total attendance of
over $4,000 persons. And with the
close went out the news that Milwau-
kee had been established as the dairy
capital of America. In reality it was
a carnival of fun, in which the exhib-
itors and show attaches, tired from
the nine days of hard work in con-
stantly serving an exacting public, let
themselves loose
La Crosse.-Hugh Robinson, in
his hydro-aeroplane, arrived here in
his river flight to New Orleans. Rob-
inson few at at altitude of 5000 feet
and could be seen here with glasses
when 20 miles away. He landed here
without accident. When half a mile
in the air a nut came off one of his
planes, but caused no trouble. Robin
son stopped here for a thorough over
hauling of his machine, an attention 1t
had not received since he left Mime
apolis.
Green Bay.-Delegate to the
| fifteenth convention of the Wis
consin Federation of Women's Clubs
SHE'D at the question of woman suf-
frage during the final session. They
agreed to indorse a resolution per-
tanning to suffrage, but refused to
adopt it. A resolution favoring the
establishment of a refOrmatory for
women in the state, in case investiga-
ton shall prove it is needed, was
adopted.
nitowoc.-Manitowo will get
no aid from the government for
it's harbor. Further, no harbOr of ref
uge will be established here unless
! the city undertakes the project itself.
Refusal of the city's petitions for gov
eminent assistance to maintain the
harbor and for a harbor of refuge is
! based upon the fact that the govern
ment has at a great cost created
commodious and adequate harbor
here.
Superior-Indians here, as mem
bers of the delegation which con-
ferred with Congressman l. l.. Len
root relative to being guaranteed their
| treaty rights to hunt and fish on their
reservations unmolested by state game
wardens, express the belief that blood
shed will result if they are not grant
ed this immunity and white men at
the same time are allowed to hunt on
their lands.
Wausau.-John Wojchowsh Of
Chicago and Miss May Gagne of
this city were married in st. James
church by Rev. S. A. Moeller Chicago
The ceremony was the first of it's kind
to be performed in the city, inasmuch
as both of the contracting parties are
deaf mutes, and that the ceremony
vas entirely in the dear mute Ian
guage of signs.
Racine.-William Shielding, Jr.,
Judge of the municipal court for
Racine county, and Charles Green,
president of the Elkhorn National
bank, had narrow escapes while driv-
ing to the railway depot at Elkhorn.
The two men drove across a railroad
siding and in crossing another were
wedged in by an automobile and
farmers wagon, and before they could
drive out freight car was sent into
the siding, striking the horse and front
part of the buggy, the occupants being
| !, hut oi1,i
Marinette-James J. Pontbriand,
county clerk Of Florence county,
has lost his driving horse by what
is believed to have been suicide on the
equine's part. Pontbrtand was hunt
ing with a friend and left the horse
grazing along the road. Returning
few minutes later they found the
horse in the Pine river, the stream at
food stage. The horse made no at
tempt to swim to shore and fioated
down the river a half mile before it
was drowned.
Grand Rapids-Jacob Blaska Of
| Sharon, Portage county, pros
/
celebrated the birth of his twenty
fourth child. Mr.. Blaska has been
married three times and the new ar
rival is the tenth child of his third
wife.
Marinette.-A. G. Templeton, for
mer president of the Templeton-
Barrett company, who was charged
by the Farmers Merchants bank with
having obtained money on false pre-
lenses, was found not guilty in the
circuit court, and discharged
La Ccosse.-Dr. Matthew w. Dvorak,
one of the leading physicians of this
section of the northwest, died here
suddenly after a few days illness,
aged thirty-twO.
Manitowoc.- five-year-ol
ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Ihlen-
feldt Of Two Rivers was burned to
death when her clothing caught fire
while playing with matches.