River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-07-27

bullet wounds will prove fatal to the
girl victim, who is in q semi-conscious
condition and unable to give any de
tails of the shooting.
Madison.-The new law reform. |
ing the method OF collecting and
paying for expenses of examinations
of insurance companies has gone into
effect. It provides that all moneys col.
lected from companies for examina-
tons must be paid into the state treas
ury and all expenses be audited by
the state treasurer and paid out of
the state treasury. 1t requires COM
panies to deposit with the commits
sioner of insurance on his order the
estimated amount Of examinations.
Manitowoc-Marinet has been
selected to entertain the 1912
fest of the east Wisconsin saenger-
bund by the executive committee.
Joseph Behrens of Sheboygan was
named president, Wenzel Schwartz of
Oshkosh secretary and A. S. Spiller
of Green Bay treasurer Weather
conditions detracted from the crowds
here, and the local societies face
small deficit as result.
La Crosse. M. Fearstman,
city health commissioner, who has
been empowered to close up thea
tiers that do not comply with city and
state ordinances regarding ventila-
ton, has called on all local theatrical
men to tell why they have been put
ting on shows under insanitary condi-
tons.
Neenah.-While eight miles, from
shore, Ivan Spear of this city
was capsized in Cedar lake. The wind
blew the canoe away from him and
he was sinking the second time, when
Theda Walters Of Hartford pulled him
aboard rowboat.
La Crosse-Because of Health
Commissioner j. M. Furstman's
rigid enforcement of the pure
milk and cream ordinance, town Of
Campbell farmers are considering
boycotting La Crosse with this food
product. Nick Birnbaum, grocer, was
fined for having cream below grade
Madison. - Prayers during the
1911 session of the legislature
cost the state 1852, or about So
prayer. They were offered by the
resident clergy of Madison at the
opening of each days session, each
clergyman taking one week.
La Crosse.-Picking up clam on
the shores of Black river resulted in
John Bowling, a switchman, finding
pearl the value Of which is estimated
at $1,000.
La Crosse-Fire, said to have
been started by boys In dry lum-
Der sheds of the Smith Manufac-
turing company, destroyed $4,000
worth of finished timber used in the
construction of wagons and ruined a
building a block long. A stiff wind
for time threatened to spread the
blaze to the heart Of the manufactur-
ing district.
Racine.-Rosco Perez, aged seven
teen, died from blood poisoning caused
by cutting his knee with knife g
week ago while whiting.
Madison-A remarkable five-year
growth of the ten normal sum-
mer schools Is shown In the state
ment by Secretary William Kittle OF
the board of normal regents. The
statement follows: Enrolment IN
1907, 1853; in 1908, LIPS; in 1909,
LAB: in 1910, 1868; in 1911, $3.50.
The summer schools have not killed
the institutes, and during the CON-
ing year a large number of two day
institutes will be held in various
parts of the state.
Stoughton.-The Rev. Samuel g.
Ruegg, pastor of the Congrega-
,onal church since 1909, or
GAINED March OF, 1901, at Stock
bridge, has resigned his passionate.
Racine. = Fire Marshal James
Cape and Andrew Christianson,
a farmer, narrowly escaped being
killed while trying-out team Of
horses desired for the fire depart
ment. While the team was racing at
full speed the wagon pole broke and
an end drove into the ground. The
occupants were thrown to the road
way and stunned. The wagon body
was thrown onto the horses and they
ran into country yard, just clearing
the fire marshaTH automobile. Both
the fire marshal and farmer were In
iured, but not seriously.
Madison.-On June 80 the game
warden department fund, which
before that time had been kept sepa-
rate for the purpose Of defraying the
expenses OF the department, was
transferred to the general fund of the
state In accordance with the provt-
sions of a law enacted by the legisla'
ture. The amount transferred at that
time was 23,255.62, sum that rep
resented the accumulations of the
department in 4xcess Of expenses since
its organization. Receipts of the fund
came exclusively from the sale OF
hunting and fishing licenses.