River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-11-26
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For the third time in three years
Madison police have started an inyesti-
CATION to identify the person who tries
to kill members of families by leav-
ing poisoned milk or candy on their
doorsteps. A deranged person is sus-
pected.
Three firemen were injured, one per-
haps fatally, when big truck over
turaed while rounding a corner on the
way to a fire in La Crosse. Roman
Kruger, the driver, who was buried
under the truck, received fractured
skull and internal injuries.
Roger, 2, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Helm, route II, Neenah, died from the
effects Of swallowing a bichloride Of
mercury tablet a week ago. The child
had fingered on the verge OF death for
five days Rummaging about his ia
theirs cheese factory the baby came on
box containing the tablets and swal-
lowed one of them.
John Starkovich, Rhinelander, plead
ed guilty in Price county circuit court
at Phillips to a charge of assault while
armed with a loaded gun and was SEN
fenced to 10 years in the state prison
at Waupun. Starkovich was arrested
in Park Falls several weeks ago after
he had held up and robbed Helmer
Johnson, woodsman.
Fifty-two cases have been set for
argument before the Wisconsin SUI
preme court at Madison in December,
Arthur A. Mcleod, the clerk, has an
nounced. The announcement indicates
that the court will dispose of the
pending cases on the August calendar
in January before the February term
opens.
L. ]. Venue, Fond du Lac salesman,
was awarded $4,000 damages by a
jury in circuit court at Fond du Lac
for injuries sustained when a repaired
carbonic acid gas tank exploded at
Oshkosh July 8, 1923. Venue was
struck in the leg by fragments of the
bursting tank and permanently Grip
pied The defendant company was
held responsible for want or ordinary
care and skill in repairing the tank.
David OKeefe died of injuries re-
ceived when his automobile plunged
off bridge in Montello and dropped
u feet into the Montello river. VIII
Madden, who was also riding in the
car, escaped unhurt. When O'Keefe
was extricated from the wrecked aEso-
mobile, which was under water, De
was able to walk, and was believed to
have been only slightly injured He
died two hours later.
Declaring in favor of uniform au-
| tomobile license fee, the Marathon
county board of supervisors adopted
a resolution petitioning the legislature
1 to change the automobile weight tax
| so as to make the fee on all cars uni
form, and in lieu thereof to increase
| the gasoline tax from to 3 cents a
gallon. The resolution introduced by
Frank f. Chesek, Athens, also urges
the issuance of three-year license
| plates.
| Following the action of several coun-
ty boards in the eastern part OF the
state, the Manitowoc county board OF
supervisors repealed the dance hall
ordinance by vote of 10 to IA, and
as a result dance hall proprietors can
| hold as many parties as they choose
with no inspectors, and dances may
continue until any hour of the morn
ing. Recently the ordinance was re-
pealed in Kewaunee, Calumet, Sheboy-
gan and Brown counties.
The total assessed valuation of all
property, real and personal, in Racine
is given as $S7 ,909,423 as compared
with $S3,609,4 400 last year. The tenta-
tive tax rate for the city Will be 6-63
mills as compared with S.5 mills last
year. To this tax must be added the
tax for school purposes and state and
county taxes. The state tax Is far
lower than last year and the county
tax will be lower but there will be an
increase III the SCliOOl ldA'
Insurance Commissioners w. Stanley
Smith has launched campaign to
swell the list of people insured in the
state life fund with the sending of TO-
900 circulars to university extension
students and other circulars to state
employees who have not taken policies
in the state fund. Commissioner
Smith points to the fact that the life
fund now has $149, 461.59 in assets and
declares that the life fund has been
proved a success.
The Wisconsin cab curtain cases
probably will be taken TO the United
States supreme court, counsel in the
cases has announced. The state SUI
preme court upheld the validity of a
state law requiring curtains on rail-
road engine cabs, ending in the state
courts litigation extending back to 1923
when the law was passed The three
railroads which attacked the act are
expected to carry their fight to Wash
ington on an appeal from the Wiscon-
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