River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-06-13
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

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letter from Secretary Charles l..
MCGEE of the society at Washington,
D. c., stating that word had been re-
ceived from Bishop Graves, chairman
of the central China famine relief
committee administering relief funds,
that the relief work in China would
end on June 10 and further contribu-
lions would not be required. The let
ter conveyed the thanks of the soci-
ETY. to Wisconsin contributors.
Stevens Point-The automobile
craze has struck the farmers in
this locality, whose potato crop is
making them wealthy. Thirty-four
farmers in the town of Almond have
invested in machines ranging from
small runaboutS to touring cars 1t
is safe to predict that before the sea-
son of 1912 closes a large number of
farmers of Portage county will be in
dulging in the luxury.
Green Bay-At the annual meet
ing of the Green Bay Historical
society A. c. Heville was reelected
president by a unanimous vote. Other
officers were named as follows: First
vice-president, James H. Elmore; sec
ond vice-president, F. c Thurman;
third vice-president, Mrs. Frances A.
Durham; secretary, Miss Minnie H.
Kelliher; treasurer, Mrs. William
Joannes.
Madison.-After SO years Of serv.
ice, Col. George H. Joachim OF
the First Wisconsin regiment will re.
sign at the close Of the years annual
encampment at Camp Douglas. He
will be succeeded by Lieut.. Col.
Stearns of Monroe. John Joachim.
brother of the colonel, who is now
senior major of the First regiment,
will be advanced to lieutenant colo.
mel.
Ashland.-Judge S. G. N Risjord
of this judicial circuit went to
Rochester, accompanied by DR.. S. M.
S. Hosmer, to consul Mayo Brothers
regarding his illness. The judge has
been laid up for several weeks with
kidney trouble and physicians decided
he had better go to Rochester for a
thorough examination.
Madison Indications for an ex-
cellent field of horses for the
speed program at the 1912 Wisconsin
state fair are seen in the entries al
ready completed. Entries for the
pacing event for three-year-old colts,
which closed May 81, include twelve
horses.
Beloit-The Beloit fire department
is on the verge of mutiny be.
cause Chief Nygren has ordered the
men to wear vests The fire fighters
refuse and declare they will carry
their case before the police and fire
commissioners.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. suffrage seems
to be at low ebb in Marinette.
Two public meetings have been held
here, and efforts to organize for the
coming campaign in Wisconsin proved
futile.
Madison.-The first biennial confer.
ence Of city and village health officers
of Wisconsin will be held in the as
sembly chamber of the capitol June
1918.
Two >Rivers.-The Winnebago dis.
trict Of the Congregational church
opened it's annual convention here
with rs delegates in attendance.
Fond du Lac.-Sheldon HI. Barrett
the Fond du Lac deputy sheriff
who ''shot up" Neenah, was brought
to Jail here and will be held until an
official of the state board of control
takes him in charge. Barrett was ar
rested in this city eight months age
on forgery charge and sentenced to
four years in the penitentiary. The
sentence was suspended. Barrett be,
gan drinking and shot at people in
Neenah streets.
Neenah.-Seven years ago Mrs
Charles De1ong lost trace OF two
diamond earrings, valued at 5000
Carpenters in remodeling her house
found the jewels between a PARTITION
where rats had a nest. Incidentally
an apology has been made to a serv
ant who had been indirectly accused
of the theft.
Superior The Great Northern Goa
chute was destroyed in spectacular
fire with loss estimated at $4,000.
Merrill.-Fire starting from tht
chimney in the kitchen of the
Bloomville hotel destroyed practically
the entire village of Bloomville, IL
miles from here E. Punon's hotel
and saloon, livery stable, general
store. postoffice, blacksmith shop an6
| dwellings are complete loss. The
| damage is estimated at $4,000, par
| TALLY covered by insurance
La Crosse-Women of Wisconsin
have organized to fight the WON
an suffrage movement Clubs viii
be organized in Madison, Eau Claire
/ Oshkosh and La Crosse to institute 9
campaign to defeat the suffrage refer
endum law to be voted upon next No
vember.
Clintonville-The body of Gustavt
Schultz, a fiagman of the Northwest