River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-08-03
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Green Bay--An order confirming the
report OF the commissioners Of the
Pensaukee drainage district and di-
reoting those in charge to proceed
with the project with all convenient
speed has been signed by Judge
GRASS, following a hearing in Green
Bay circuit court. The Pensaukee
drainage district contains $4,000 acres
of land in Brown, Oconto and Sha-
wano counties, of which approximately
$4,000 acres are in need Of better
drainage. The recommendation calls
for the expenditure Of $4,000 in open
bitches and water gateways, the big
gest drainage Improvement project
ever attempted in northeastern Wis
consin.
Madison-Action which will deter
mine the validity Of the declaratory
relief statute and the Standardization
and inspection provisions of the Wis
consin marketing law has been begun
by Alvin G. Refs, counsel for the de-
partment of markets. Mr.. Refs filed
action to have the Dane county cir
cult court declare he is not liable to
criminal prosecution for false i'm
prisonment for causing the arrest OF
persons who pack Wisconsin cheese
without inspection arc later ship 1t
out of the state.
Madison-Compounds of skinned
milk and cocoanut oil were outlawed
In Wisconsin when the state supreme
court upheld the constitutionality OF
the filled milk law enacted by the 1921
legislature. The decision was in a
suit brought by the Carnation Milk
Products company to restrain ]. @.
Emery, state food commissioner, from
enforcing the law. 1t Is said that sew
eral condenseries have threatened to
dismantle their Wisconsin plants II
the law were upheld.
Kenosha-Frank Lang, who served
16 months of a 20-year tern on a
charge of Staying Charles Pacini.
wealthy Kenosha theatcr owner. is a
tree man. Langs attorneys contended
he could not be held for q second trial
since the state supreme court had
held that his confession was incompe-
tent testimony. District Attorney
Symonds admitted that without the
confession there was no evidence
sufficient to hold Lang.
Menomonie-Two men entered the
home of Harry Kistner, six miles from
Menomonie. forcing him at the point
of revolvers to lie on his bed where
they wired his hands and feet to-
gether behind his back. They then
ransacked his house. taking $3.50 in
cash, and after threatening to burn
the house down IL he made an out
cry within an hour, they escaped In
an auto.
Madison-The amendment to the
state constitution providing for fixing
of the governors salary by the legis-
lature will not come up at the fall
election, but will be submitted to the
next legislative session to have
definite date fixed for the referendum.
This action was decided following
declaration of Attorney General Nor
gan that no definite time had been
fixed for the act to be voted upon.
Janesville-Judge George Grimm of
Evansville has served notice on prohi-
bition law yiolators that persons found
guilty of operating stills will not be
let off with fines of less than $500.
He imposed fines of that amount in
three Green county moonshine cases
and also assessed fine OF 500 on one
man apprehended with "hipper" in
his possession.
Wausau-At the meeting of the
League Of Wisconsin Postmasters in
Wausau, the following officers were
reelected: President, Frank Poll.
Almond; vice-president, w. H. Froe-
Itch. jackson; secretary and treas,
urer, w. A. Koch, Brillion. At the
convention 1t was urged that salaries
of postmasters and rural carriers be
increased.
Green Bay-William d. Kendley, 81,
andad his life nj the hnrna Of his