River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-11
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

New Richmond-Mrs Lisi Back
strom, seventy-four years of age,
was found suffering from stroke OF
paralysis and all but frozen to dean
In her home on the north side. She
was alone in the house all day, her
daughter, Ida, having gone to her en-
ployment. The mother, who had a
stroke of paralysis a dozen years ago
and has since been in feeble health,
felt another seizure coming on. She
started for the door to call for help.
She managed to open the door and
then fell back helpless.
Madison.-Governor McGovern an
nounced the following appoint
ments: d. o. Mahoney, Vigoqua, uni
versity regent from the state at large.
vice w. d. Hoard, resigned, for the
term ending on the first Monday in
February, 1912. Orlando E. Clark, APP
pleton, university regent from the
Ninth congressional district, vice e.
A. Edmonds, resigned, for the term
ending the first Monday In February,
1913. Theodore Hammond, Wauwa-
tosa, university regent from the
Fourth congressional district, for the
term ending the first Monday in Feb
ruary. 1916 Miss Elizabeth Waters,
Fond du Lac, university regent from
the Sixth congressional district, for
the term ending the first Monday in
February, 1915. James F. Trottman,
Milwaukee, university regent from the
Fifth congressional district, for the
ruary, 1915. Theodore Meyers, Am
herst, and John Hafsoos, Stevens
Point, TO be agents of the Wisconsin
Humane society In Portage county.
Reedsburg. - The new Carnegie
library was dedicated with appro-
pirate exercises, participated in by
the members of the library board, the
building committee and the state IL
brary commission. Aside from the do.
nation OF $4,000 from the Carnegie
fund there have been numerous uOnS
tons by the citizens of Reedsburg, as
well as from the city treasurer. The
cot on which the building stands was
the donation of Mrs. George T. Morse
and is in the same block with the
city hall. Reedsburg has had a pub
lie library for IA years, but it was
housed in the city hall buildings and
was rapidly Outgrowing the quarters
assigned it.
Marinette.-The January session
of the Marinette circuit court will
convene on January 8. This will
be the last session of the court
over which Judge Samuel d. Hastings
will preside, as judge for the newly
formed circuit, of which Marinette is
a part, will be elected before the next
term. Besides the criminal libel cases
brought by Attorney A. p. Martineau
against Sheriff A. e. Schwittay editor
of the Searchlight, the case Of Ed
ward Martin, a former alderman,
charged with wrecking a train, will
be tried. The civil calendar in
cludes a number of big suits for
damages.
Madison. - The record of new
railway mileage added during 1911
In the United States includes
209.13 miles built in Wisconsin.
These extensions were made by four
roads, as follows: Chicago & North
western, 1911 miles, from West
Allis to Sparta; Minneapolis, st. Paul
& Sault Ste. Marie, between Frederic
and Superior, 33.42 miles; Superior &
Southeastern, Wisco to Namekagon
Lake, eight miles; Wisconsin-North-
western, logging branches, six miles.
This mileage is exceeded only by
Texas and Oregon and equals that OF
North Dakota.
Milwaukee. - While crossing the
street to enter the grounds OF the
Soldiers home AlOneo Moore, aged
seventy-fve, an old soldier, was
struck by an east-bound National ave-
nue. car and instantly killed. His
body was horribly mangled before the
car was brought to stop. According
to witnesses, the elderly man had just
left friend at Forty-third and Nation
al avenues and started to cross the
street toward the entrance. When his
friend realized the danger he called to
Moore. but the old soldier either failed
to hear the warning or disregarded it.
Racine. - Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Zehrt of Raymond, with their four
months-old baby, visited in this
city. Leaving for home, the child was
wrapped UP in shawls and blankets.
Arriving home, the mother lay the
child on bed. Ten minutes afterward
the baby was discovered dead. The
belief is that the child smothered on
the way home and the mother held it
in her arms for an hour or longer and
did not know 1t.
Fond du Lac-Sam Lucas, want
ed at Menominee, Mich, on a
burglary charge, was arrested by Fond
du Lac police On searching the pris-
oner at headquarters the police found
diamonds and other jewelry valued at
$1,000.
Racine.-The police department
received telegram from Gary,
IN