River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-22
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS


der the new eugenic law was issued to-
Wojciech Jancrak and Miss Marjai
Drzewoszweska, both of Beaver Dam.
Racine.-The police raided a gam
bling den in a Greek boarding houses
and the seven players were fined each
from $40 to $50 and costs.
Racine.-The Good Shepherd Unil
versity church celebrated its seventy
first anniversary with a big banquet
at the Hotel Racine.
Racine.-William Thelen found 5000
in the ruins of fire which destroyed
his building. The wallet container was
partially burned, but the money can be-
redeemed
Poynette.-The state Anti-Saloon
league has retained Messrs. Bogue and
Mcdonald, Portage, as it's attorneys
for the coming year. Mr.. Bogue is
district attorney of Columbia county.
Cedarburg.-James Prickett, Mil
waukee horse trainer, while driy-
ing a colt 1t suddenly reared, made
q side Jump, hit the pavement and
sustained a broken neck. Death was
instantaneous.
Kenosha.-Dr. w. B. Levin, sew
enty-one wears old, dropped dead at
his home in the village of Russell He
was a Civil war veteran and Anderson
vile prisoner. While he was a veter-
marian he acted as the medical advis-
er of many farmers.
Green Bay.-While endeavoring to
unload his rifle, c. Z. Burns of
Wausaukee was accidentally shot in
the foot, when the hammer was acct
dentally pulled up and released. Two
toes are missing from his right foot as
a result.
Kenosha.-The inquest over the
remains of Ernest Contald, found
dead on the lake shore, south of Ke-
nosha. failed to throw new light on his
death. The jury rendered an open
verdict and the district attorney will
continue the investigation.
Grand Rapids.-Fred Marvel, alias
Dashnier, who escaped from the
state prison at Waupun five weeks
ago, was taken by the local police in
this city. Marvel had but two months
more of his sentence to serve when
he escaped. The Grand Rapids police
received the reward Of $50.
Madison.-The chapter house of
Beta Theta Pi fraternity has
been quarantined by the Madison
board of health on account of case
of scarlet fever. l.. G. Smith, a sophie
more, contracted a mild case of the
disease, which was not discovered I'M
ho ho1 lot wit
Der of his fraternity, twenty in all The
quarantine will last about five days.
Milwaukee.-Daniel Sweeney of
Cudahy, who was fined on a
charge of assault and battery on a girl
companion on New Years eve, died in
his boarding house of wounds inflicted
by the girl with hatpin when defend
ing herself. Sweeney was suddenly
stricken with hemorrhage and died
half hour later. At the post-mortem
his death was charged to stab wounds
inflicted by a hatpin welded by Miss
Catharine Hermes.
Waukesha.-Dr. j. p. Ward has
refused to examine two persons
who applied for health certificates in
w. L. Murphy, who also refused to
make an examination, said he could
not conscientiously make the exam
nation, regardless of Mr.. Ovens opin-
ion. To comply with the law he
would have to make a test which
would take IL hours and which, the
doctor says, he cannot do for three
dollars. No licenses have been is
sued since the law went into effect in
Waukesha county.
Waukesha.-Fire which originated
from new overheated furnace
destroyed the Kelley institute here
The loss of $4,000 rs covered
by insurance. The building was OF
frame construction, having been built
many years ago for hotel purposes.
Lack of water pressure left the fire.
men helpless. DR.. J. w. Taft is at
the head of the institute. The fire was
one of the most spectacular in the
history OF the city. Eleven patients
were in bed when the fire was dtscov-
cred and escaped in their night cloth
ing.
Chippewa Falls.-Dora, six years
old, and Sophia, one year old
were cTemated in the farm house OF
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bench,
which burned during a blizzard which
ragged through this section The fire
was caused when Frank, Jr., six years
old, twin brother of the burned sister,
went into the kitchen and took the
kerosene lamp off a shelf and dropped
it. The lamp exploded, starting
blaze that filled the room. The moth
er was in the basement and smelled
the smoke. She came upstairs just III
time to drag the boy out of the room
and saved him. The two little girls
were sleeping in a bedroom. me
father was summoned from the barn
aud entered the room, but the flames
forced him to jump through window
to save himself. He was badly burned
and cut by glass. The cottage was
quickly reduced to ashes and nothing
was saved.
Milton.--The National League or
Medical Freedom began its cam
paign here, when Mrs. Minona s.
Jones, Chicago suffragist, spoke. She
said the league does not oppose doc
tors or medicines, but demands that
citizens shall be free to employ such
doctors as they desire and also be free
to experiment and investigate.
Grand Rapids.-George Loock OF
this city was shot in the leg
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