River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-08-26
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waukee was elected president of the
Luther league of Wisconsin at its con-
Guiding session of the seventeenth an
nual convention The other officers
chosen were: Corresponding secre-
tary. Miss Anna Him, Fennimore; re-
cording secretary, Norman Anderson,
Oshkosh; treasurer, Miss Jennie Out
mans. La Crosse; executive commit
tee, Rev. G. A. Naumann, Milwaukee;
Bernard Steckler, Neenah; /. A. Eager
land, Stoughton; delegates to national
convention at Toledo, G. W. Rapps,
Miss Jennie Outmans, Miss Sena Jen-
sen, Miss Jennie HalversOn, Rev. W.
F. Rex, Rev. w. C. Stump, E. L.
MOerke, Rev. G. K. Ruprecht, L. A.
Anderson and Jerome JohansOn. The
delegates spent GOOD part Of the day
1T a picnic in Menominee park. The
convention closed with an address by
Rev Luther NJ. Kuhns Of Omaha, Neb.
Appleton members Of the Law
renee quartet, who sang their way to
the Pacific coast, went into Mexico.
Writing about the trip Carl Mckee
says: If you want to see a first-class
comedy take a look at the Mexican
army. Give me the Appleton boys
brigade for mine. We visited one of
their forts just across the border. 1t
would fall to pieces if a good sized
summer zephyr worked overtime. A
halfblOWn cannon ball would make it
look like an ash pile. Everything
is wide open. Men and women sam
BILE on the streets and murder is an
everyday occurrence. David Anderson
had a narrow escape when he tried to
make eyes at Mexican girl" The
quartet is planning on return trip.
Marinette.-To prepare for the an
nual convention and exhibition of the
Wisconsin Potato Growers associa-
| ton which will be held at Marinette
November 1920, potato growers Of
Marinette county have organized To-
cal association The county ass 1cia-
ton met at the new settlers picnic at
Crivitz and Prof. j. G. Milward Of the
Wisconsin college Of agriculture cut
lined steps necessary to make the con
vention surpass all previous state pc
tatO exhibitions Twenty counties
have already made arrangements for
exhibiting at the Marinette show and
there will ba three times as many
single 5ushel exhibits as at Grand
| Rapids last year.
Embellishments of the
Tenth congressional district are plan
ming a get-together banquet and con
ference in Eau Claire on August %.
United States Senator Paul O. Hust-
ing, CongressyI an Thomas F. KOnOp
and Michael Burke and Chairman D
serh e. Martin viii be the principal
speakers at the banquet at the Gal
loway hotel. Democrats from ever
the western and northwestern sec
tions of the state are expected to at
tend and permanent Tenth district
organization will be formed.
Sheboygan.-Fake spectacle peddlar
IS again working Wisconsin, but one
of them will not try his trade III She
bOygan very soor. Man giving as Ely
GuttermaI Of Chicago was arrested
here charged with peddling without IL
cense put up cash bond of $75 and
disappeared. When case was called
ard bond declared forfeited it was
learned that he had been selling spec
tacles at from SIS GO $40 which jew
elers claim are not worth over 81 to
$3.50
Evansville.-The Rock county fair
opened and ideal weather served to
bring out record-oreaking opening
day attendance. The opening was
oh;
present. The pony running race was
won by A. ChristiansOn Of Waunakee.
The Baker Half-Feds of Evansville de-
feated Magnolia at baseball 10 to g.
the feature of the game being home
run by Munson Of Evansville with the
bases full.
Rhinelander. - Roy Glass, aged
twelve, son Of a wealthy real estate
dealer OF Carton, Kan, was found at
the home of a farmer near this city.
The boy disappeared from his home
two weeks ago. He had made most
of the trip il box cars. While trudg-
ing along a lonesome road, foot sore
and nearly exhausted, he was picked
up by the farmer He is being held
awaiting his fathers arrival.
Marinette.-Mrs. Agnes Pinkowski
and William Duvall rode less than a
mile on a street car, but both now
face charges under the Mann act Ac-
cording to the alleged confession Of
the woman, she and the man met in
Menominee and came to Marinette on
a street car and spent the night here,
| she says.
Neenah.-After thirty-one years Of
service as pastor Of St. Patrick's Cath
Die church in this city, Rev. William
De Kelver, seventy-two years DID, has
resigned and gone to Green Bay,
where he will be chaplain at the ST.
| Mary's hospital
Antigo.-Harold Weaver lassoed a
young fawn from launch in Pelican
lake. The fawn was taken aboard the
| launch without injury and the party of