River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-18

companies in Wisconsin for 1911 is
fixed by the state tax commission at
$3,349,930, and the total taxes as
sessed $37,451. The division is as fol-
lows:
Assessed Taxes
Express Co. value. levied.
ADAMS .$1OUO00 p1,l1I.St
american .................... o0OUO0 e'e0c.oI
NOrLnern ..................'. loO,VVO 1'oao. %
Wells Fargo ............ 500 600 5,5S9.8
United States. ............... 50.00O 55S.9S
eSIern 1o0oo 20 coo 90
Freight & Eqpt. Co. ST.. 764,930 S,551.67
Madison.-Adeline Goldman, daugh-
ter of local optician, has left
her home in this city because she
says that she refused to marry a
wealthy Kenosha cripple, who was
chosen for her by her father. She went
away several weeks ago. In letter
written from 1925 South Troy street,
Chicago, she says she intends to re.
main away until August 10, 1912,
when she will be of age and can mar
ry the man of her choice.
Hacine.-After helping his wife
and children into train for
Wyeville, to buy farm, the train
started off without Luther Sears, but,
despite his sixty-tive years, he swung
onto the rear step and chung to the
hand-rail until he worked around the
vestibule, and crawled through the
rear window, after riding on the out
side for four miles.
Ashland.-Mrs. Kate Hess, who
runs an Ashland maternity home,
was bound over to the circuit court
on a charge of manslaughter. She
had her preliminary examination in
municipal court on the charge of hav-
ing caused the death Of Mrs. John
Dormady, niece of Sheriff Dormady,
through criminal operation.
Observation-Disclosures and friends
are anxious to learn the where
abouts of Walter Loescher, a
groom of but few months, who sud-
denly disappeared week ago. He
was employed at the 500 line depot
An examination of his books shows
them correct. His wife is unable to
account for his departure.
Colfax. A confectionery store
and blacksmith shop were de-
stroyed by fire and several other
failed to work well on account of the
cold and bucket brigades were formed,
several of the men freezing their
faces and hands.
Portage>-A coroner's jury here
brought in a verdict holding that
the death of Mrs. Joseph Randall, Mil.
waukee, who was killed by a passen-
ger train at Fall River, was caused by
negligence of the Milwaukee road in
not furnishing proper sidewalks, lights
and telephone connections. District
Attorney Bogue conducted the exam.
nation.
Milwaukee-Curtis Loeser, 1859
Twenty-third street, assistant opera
tor in the Milwaukee Electric Rail-
way and Light company sub-station
in West Allis, had a narrow es-
cape from death by electrocution
when he came in contact with switch
carrying 1920 volts of electricity. He
was removed to Trinity hospital in an
unconscious condition. Loeser was
standing on a platform covered with
oil. His foot suddenly slipped and in
an effort to save himself from falling
he grasped hold of the switch. His
entire body was burned and in places
the flesh is raw and blistered.
Chippewa Falls.-Martin Waysner,
500 line track walker, met death on
a railroad velocipede near Thorpe,
east of here. He was watching a
stretch of track betweeG Thorpe and
Stanley and, because of a severe wind
and the low temperature, he took a
speeder, contrary to the rules of the
road. He met train on a curve and
was thrown into snow bank, where
his body was found.
Eau Claire.-F. r. Seventhail of
Eau Claire, vice-president of the
National Federation of Retail Deal
ers, delivered the principal adj
dress at the opening session of the
eighth annual convention of the Min
nesota Retail Implement Dealers as
ISOLATION in Minneapolis.
Marinette.-The new $4,000 paro-
chial school of Our Lady of
Lourdes church was dedicated with
impressive ceremonies by Rt. Rev
Mgr. Lochman, Kaukauna, assisted
by local priests.
Menasha.-John Bennett of Mena-
sha, sixteen years old, was found
guilty of a burglary in the night
time, and sentenced to the state re-
formatory until he is twenty-one years
old. Bennett entered the Office of the
Segal Fruit company in October and
stole $50.
Eau Claire.-Rev. Charlton L.
Rooms, pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church, has rendered his resig-