River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-01-12
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

A committee of nine was appointed to
confer with the saloon interests and
ask them TO stop the sale of liquor to
Indians voluntarily. If this fails, agi
tation to close the saloons will fol
low.
Palmyra.-Mr. and Mrs. James
Bogie, aged respectively seventy-two
and sixty-seven years, celebrated
their fiftieth wedding anniversary with
large company of relatives and
friends The marriage took place Jan.
uary 1, 1861, in their native city, Dunn.
ferline, F'ifeshire, Scotland The cou
pie, with their two boys, sailed for
America and landed in New York July
13 They came to Wisconsin and To-
Gated on a farm a few miles from
Palmyra. Six years ago they bought q
residence here and are quietly enjoy
ing the fruits OF their labors. OF eight
children born to them, seven are liy.
ing and attended the anniversary.
They are; William Bogie, Troy; James
Bogie, Oak Hill; Richard Bogie
Adams; John Bogie, Little Prairiei
Royal Bogie, Beloit; Mrs. Wallace
Hebard, Reeseville; Mrs. Charles
Steahley, Pittsburg, Pa
Marinette.-Attorney M. ]. Doyle OF
Menominee made formal complaint to
Governor McGovern, asking the re-,
moval from office of Justice John H.
McGillis, an aged resident of Mari
nette, who has held many public of
fees. Doyle charges he was refused
an opportunity on demand to see pa
pers in the case before McGillis in
which he represented defendant. When
Doyle persisted in seeing the records
he alleges that McGillis threatened
him. Doyle swore out criminal war
rant, charging assault.
arinette.-Althoug it had been
generally reported that committee OF
women would take forceful possession
of the register of deeds office if nee
essary for Adelaide B. Pratt, who re-
ceived a majority Of the votes for that
office, the scene that materialiZed was
orderly. Miss Pratt, accompanied by
an attorney, made formal demand for
the office, exhibiting her election GER
tificate Emery D. Galineau, her op'
ponent, refused to give up office on ad'
vice Of counsel.
Janesville,-Dan Godfrey, a switch
man on the Milwaukee road, fell from
a freight car during the storm and
was severely injured.
Notwithstanding fatal injuries
from two sources at the same time
was the peculiar experience of A. G..
Lund, twenty-eight, groom Of si2
months, in the lumber woods at Coll
Lund fell when running to escape a
falling tree, and his head was split
open by an ak in the fall. At the same
time he was struck by the tree and
crushed. He died almost instantly.
Madison-Isaac Stephenson, after
serving two years of his term in the
United States senate, will face re.
newed fight on his right to his seat at
the coming session Of the legislature
which dissented from the majority re
port, declaring that Senator Stephen.
sons election was accomplished with
out the improper use of money, plans
to bring in report declaring money
was used improperly and asking that
the senator's seat be declared vacant.
La Crosse.-Saved from being
crushed to death under an automobile
which had turned turtle in a small
creek, because the ends Of the ma,
chine rested on the banks of the
stream, DR.. S. R. Wakefield Of West
Salem and his chauffeur, Andrew John.
son, drenched to the skin, crawled out
unframed. The physician had been
called to see a patient. The machine
skidded in the snow.
Grantsburg.--A.J J. Myrland filed his
bond the other day with the county
clerk for the seventh consecutive
term as district attorney of Burnett
county. To this office he has been
elected three times after strong fights
and four times without any opposing
candidate. He is a university class
mate of Governor-elect McGovern. Mr
Myrland has been a member of the
board of regents of the University OF
Wisconsin for four years.
Madison.-The city water depart
ment of Madison was put under the
supervision of City Engineer John F.
Icke and his salary increased from
$500 to $2,450. Mr.. Icke succeeds
Superintendent John B. Helm, who
has been head Of the water depart
ment for % years.
- CrocCo Charles Stein railroad
er, who was shot when mistaken by
the sheriff's posse as being one OF the
train robbers who tried to rob the
Burlington limited at Prescott, recent
lv. will demand from the village dam
ages of $1635o for every one of 153
shot which entered his body. All but
25 have been plucked out by ply
sicians and for a long time STEMS life
was despaired of. He demands total
of $4,000 damages.
Racine.-Miss Florence Tomk1n-
son. secretary of the Y. w.
G. A.. was found dead in bed at the
residence of Doctor Washburn, where
she had been staying. The coroner
ascribed heart trouble as the cause
of death. Miss Tomkinson came to
Racine from Kalamazoo, Mich.
Rhinelander. = The remains OF
James Paulk, who died, were taken
to Chicago for interment. Mr.. Paulk
was born on March 10, 1929, and went
through many of the hardships OF
the Civil war, and in his old age found
a conforta HE home with his son in