River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-01-29

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in Juneau county, was found dead IN
his chair at his home in Necedah.
While babblting a well drilling ma
chine A. Pane, Cumberland, had his
face badly burned when the hot metal
exploded. It is believed his eyesight
can be saved.
Lottie Bradley, a young Arnold girl
had narrow escape from possible
death when she fell in front OF 2
grader driven by her father. She was
badly bruised.
The dance hall licenses and permits
brought in revenue Of $1,905 to Bar
ron county last year, Other fees col
lected by county officials brought the
total to more than $4,000.
| Mrs. Mary Durand, 50, died at Mari
nette after prolonged illness due 10
/ paralysis. She is survived by two
children, Ralph Durand, Milwaukee,
/ and Mary Jane, at home
! Andrew Kleiyer, 73, resident Of Tay-
lor county for AZ years, died at the
Medford clinic as result of an in
/ Jury received when struck by car
driven by Lester Molzner.
/ Walter Novak, who about year
ago escaped from the Mendoza asylum,
was taken into custody at his home
in the town of Marshall. He was
taken to the Rusk county Jail in Lady
smith.
Mrs. Mary Diehl, Sheboygan, is in
critical condition after having acct
dentally opened a gas jet in her home.
| Her son discovered her in an uncon-
scious condition sitting in chair in
the kitchen.
Albert Perduhu, farmer near Gillett,
lost the little finger Of his right hand
when hog bit him while he was
assisting a neighbor in butchering. He
received medical aid at Gillett hospital
to prevent blood poisoning.
| A score of farmers have formed
/ tentative association for the building,
/ equipment and operation of two-llne
canning factory in Platteville. The
plans include erection Of local plant
to cost $4,000. A site has been
selected.
The Fruit Growers Canning Co.,
Sturgeon Bay, is now a $250,000 con-
Germ, the capital stock in the organ
ization having been doubled. In
creased cherry production and gen.
( eral expansion of the business made
1 it necessary to increase capitalization,
said H. w. Ullsperger, general mana
4 ger.
1 James Barrett, Marshfeld, a state
4 high power line inspector, had 1900
volts pass through his body at Au-
| burnbale and is still alive. Several
fingers on his right hand were burned
off and his left hip was severely
scorched when his body formed a
short circuit between live wires carry
ing high voltage. Doctors say his con-
dition is not serious.
The board of regents of the Unlyer-
sity of Wisconsin has appointed
! George Little, football coach at the
University of Michigan, as athletic di-
rector at Madison to succeed Tom
Jones. Little accepted the position
and will take up his duties at Madi-
son next summer. Titles appoint
ment came as a distinct surprise to
those who had considered him fix
ture at Michigan, where he recently
was made head football coach to sue
coed Fielding Yost.
One thousand six hundred f1fty-six
dollars worth of revenue stamps are
attached to a deed just filed in the
office of the register of deed of Keno
sha county, indicating transfer OF
property valued at $1,656,OOO. The
property in question is the real estate
owned by the N r. Aliens Sons tan
merry a part OF the Central Leather
Co. which has been transferred to the
Union Tanning Co. of New Jersey.
The deal is the largest in henosha
county for several years.
R. J. Nye of Superior, has been con-
tlrmeQ Dy the CDlteu IotdISo 2che'tS 40
prohibition director for Wisconsin to
succeed Clark M. Perry, resigned.
Under the new plan Of divided respon-
sibility, Mr. Nye will have charge or
the permit section and John B. Mad
den of Chicago will be in charge OF
1 enforcement. The confirmation OF Mr..
Nye is taken as an indication that the
work of recognizing the Wisconsin
prohibition unit for rigid enforce
ment of the Volstead act has been
completed.
DR.. Roscoe Pound, dean of the Har-
ward Law school, has been elected
president of the University Of Wis
consin, to succeed Z. A. Birge, re-
signed, and the board OF regents has
assurance that he will accept the posi-
ton. Dr. Pound was born and edu-
Gated in Nebraska and practiced law
at Lincoln for number OF years. He
has been dean of the Harvard law
school since 1916. He holds degrees
from the University Of Nebraska and