River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-05-13
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Green Bay--A decision or 1mpO.
lance to Wisconsin railroads has jus
been handed down by the Unjtec
States Supreme court in a case which
originated in Brown county Ilucici-
pal court. Under the decision rail
roads are virtually required to provide
box cars with ladders which workmen
may use in descending from the side
door to the ground. The action on
which the decision is based is that OF
Herman Vande Vando against the
Northwestern line. The plaintiff
jumped from the side door of the box
car and received an injury to his hip
joint. In municipal court jury In
Judge Monahan's court awarded dam
ages of $500 to Mr.. Vande Vando and
this has been sustained by the SUI
preme court.
Darlington-Th body of the Rev.
William Bray, SO years old, Congrega-
tional minister OF Summit, N. j., miss
ing since April Il. was found in the
Pecantonica river, one mile east of
this city, by Charles Winters, a farmer.
Mr.. Bray's drowning is believed to
have been accidental. He was COM
ing to visit with his brother John here
after spending the winter in California
and it is believed that he walked off
an ice chute, into the river which was
at flood stage the night he arrived in
Darlington. Funeral services were
held at the First Congregational
church in Kenosha where the Rev.
Bray was pastor for thirty years prior
to his retirement.
Grantsburg Several carloads of
lime dust nave been shipped in here
and will be distributed among the
farmers who have subscribed for GER
tain amount. This lime dust is used
as fertilizer on sandy soil and is con-
sidered especially suitable for clover
production. 1.-The fertilizer will give
the soil food which will enable the
vine a good root before the drought
sets in" remarked County Agent E.
Fl. Thompson. ''It is estimated that
this system of fertilizing will increase
production 30 per cent.
Monroe-Herman Monte, farmer
near Monroe, was arrested here upon
a warrant sworn out by an adopted
daughter, Leona Mowley, charging him
with assault. The girl who is Is years
of age, states that for ten years she
has made her home with the defendant
and his invalid wife and that in the
last two years he has repeatedly sub
jected her to indignities. Monte and
his wife and the girl and a younger
sister sleep in the same room.
Stevens Point-A thirty-second de-
gree Masonic watch charm and solid
leather travelling bag were presented
to c. e. Urbahns. retiring division SUI
perintendent of the 500 line, on the
eve OF his departure for Minneapolis,
where he becomes general superin-
tendent Of the 500 system. Five hun
dred employees united In presenting
the gifts to Mr.. Urbahns and also re-
mernbered Mrs. Urbahns with a gold
wrist watch
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of his girl wife
who left him two months ago after less
than a month of welded life, Walter
Konopotski, "a years old, waylaid her
and sket her down on the street and
then turned the gun on himself, cry
ing, We'll both die together" Neither
Of the shots were fatal, however, and
at Emergency hospital where they
were taken, it is said that both may
recover.
Madison The decision of the state
Supieme count that marriages outside
of the state are legal came as relief
to hundreds of Wisconsin couples who
have been married in Illinois, Mich
igan and other adjoining states. Since
the ruling Of a Milwaukee circuit
Judge that such marriages were Illegal,
many were placed in Quandary as
to just what their status was.
OSHkOSH - OCOl sc "A. ANouiASs IL ~
assistant fire chief. was unanimously
elected chief of the Oshkosh depart
ment to succeed Robert A. Brauer,
whose resignation became effective on
May l. The promotion came to Mr..
Nodine after forty years of service in
the department
Madison-The state board of educa-
ton has announced that the student
soldier bonus will be continued for the
summer session at the University of
wisconsin. All summer session stu
dents, old and new, must enroll at the
university not later than June %, or
forfeit 81 a day.
Eau Claire Annette Pellitier, who
accidently shot her friend, Margaret
Murphy, few weeks ago at Chippewa
Falls, tried in vain to save the girls
life by giving pint of her blood in a