River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD


der the workmen's compensation act.
Her husband was killed while in the
employ of the Milwaukee Gas Light
company last month. Settlement was
effected without expense. This is the
first fatality death claim involving an
employe of a private corporation to
be settled under the new act.
Green Bay.-Following an in.
Vestigation conducted by Deputy
Fire Marshal Finnegan, Frank K WAL
lace was arrested charged with set
ting fire to his residence on Shawano
avenue, in an attempt to secure the
insurance. Wallace appeared in mu-
uicipal court and pleaded not guilty.
Madison.-Cats will be the only
animals allowed In Wisconsin
bakeries hereafter, according to the
rules Of bakery sanitation adopted at
a conference between the Industrial
commission and committees represent
ing the State Federation of Women's
clubs and the bakery industry.
Sparta. = Two freight trains,
both extras, collided head-on at
Mccoy station on the new Milwaukee,
Sparta & Northwestern road. Both
crews jumped to safety, but other men
were slightly injured. Both engines
and half-dozen box cars were demol-
ished.
Eau Claire. - Miss Ella Groin,
aged nineteen, died at Fall Creek
while receiving the sacrament at
the communion rail. Those beside her
thought she had tainted and rushed
her out of the church to neighboring
house. A doctor was called, but life
was extinct.
Neenah.-The executive committee
of the Northeast Wisconsin Teachers
association has decided to hold the
1913 annual meeting at Green Bay.
Black River Falls. - Work on
tie new retaining wall, which I'M
der contract is to be finished on
March Is, is being carried forward az
rapidly as possible under present con-
ditions. Two shifts, working day and
night, are engaged In filling the super
structure with cement and If the
weather continues favorable the city
will be placed beyond danger of the
spring freshets. The channel torn by
Mot rf5r will q
filled and the pontoon bridge now
used discarded.
Madison.-The Wisconsin Advance
ment association will be represent
ed on the live stock special OF
the Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders
association which will make tour OF
the state the last of March. The spe-
cial will consist of two cars, one to
cary the live stock exhibit and one to
be used for lecture purposes. The OBJ
iect of the tour is to acquaint the
farmers with the most approved meth
DDS of raising pedigreed and high
grade stock.
Marinette. = Chester Noyes of
Florence was attacked by wolf,
which he managed to drive into the
deep snow and kill with a canthOok.
He collected bounty of $40.
Madison-When Miss Marguerite
Hinckley, a Junior coed at the
University of Wisconsin, whose home
is in Stevens Point, gaZed at herself
in mirror at the Chi Omega sorority
house she was Mortified to discover
that her hair had been cropped at the
neck during the night. One of the sor-
ority members remembered that a
girl had told them how she had once
dreamed that she had cut off her hair
in her sleep. Investigation showed
that Miss Hinckley had followed the
suggestion of the dreamer.
Madison.-Louis P. Lochner, for
three years editor of the Wiscon-
sin Alumni magazine and secre-
tary Of the Association Of Cosmopol-
tan clubs, has been appointed to as
sumo charge of the department for
colleges and universities of the worlds
peace foundation, and will take up his
work at Boston at the close of the
school year He will reside at Cam
bridge and take up postgraduate work
at Harvard.
Janesville-While walking on the
top of a moving train as 1t was
pulling into the local depot, Brakeman
M. ]. Morgan was struck on the head
by club handled by tramp, who evil
IDENTIFY intended to rob him. AS the
brakeman fell from the car his right
hand was caught by the moving wheel
and crushed so badly that it will have
to be amputated.
Wales.-Miss Grace Holmes, for
the past two and one-half years
head nurse at the state sanatorium for
tuberculosis, has resigned to accept
a like position In the new Duluth sana.
torium.
Washburn.-The petition for a
company of the Wisconsin naval
militia for this city has been granted
by Governor McGovern and the mus
ter roll is now on the way. A meeting
will be held February %, when the
volunteers will be mustered In.
Eau Claire. - The Eau Claire
Rock and Stationery company