River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-01-27
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e.-Wisconsin's cow pop,
ulation is 1,680000, valued at
1925, 100000, according to statistics
compiled by the federal agricultural
department. The total number OF
cows in the country is 100000.
Racine.--The United States Supreme
courts ruling upholding the legal
ity of the Des Moines anti-smoke
law will mean a revival Of the Racine
city ordinance, which was not en-,
forced pending the test of the Des
Moines suit
Madlson.-ln preparation for the
longest bodybuilding school ever
held in any state, the state highway
commission has issued program for
six days, beginning January 81. 1t is
expected that there will be more than
300 in attendance, including the Il
county highway commissioners.
Madison.-A total of $50 fires in
wisconsin was reported to the
fire marshal department in the Of
tlce OF the commissioner of insurance
during the month of December, 1915.
This was eleven fewer than for the
corresponding month in 1914. The
losses in December, 1915, were $780,
It's and in December, 1914, $415,475.
Madison-When he returns to Wis
consin Senator La Toilette plans
to make a thorough campaign of the
northwestern section of the state and
is arranging for addresses at Superior,
Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Hudson,
La Crosse and possibly at Spooner.
He will later speak at Prairie du
CHEN, Waukesha and Kenosha.
Grantsburg. Tonstrom pleaded
guilty before Justice F. G. Dahl
berg to manslaughter in the fourth
degree and was sentenced to six
months in the county Jail "Old"
John Anderson, as he was known here,
died at the home of TonstrOm some
days ago and the manner in which the
remains were handled brought suspi-
cion on TOnstrom
Observation-Disclosures County Fair
association on Wednesday elected
IA II. III
president; William Higgins, vice
president; r. b. HELEN, secretary;
Will Henry, treasurer. This year
more land is expected to be bought
and the grounds much improved The
grandstand is to be moved and en- |
larged. premiums will be increased |
and purses for races will be much |
larger.
Madison-The Wisconsin Veterin-
airy Medical association in annual |
convention elected the following |
officers: President, T. J. O'Reilly, Mer- |
rill; vice-president, Herbert Lothe |
Sharon; secretary, w. 0. Wolcott,
Madison; treasurer, J. F. Roub, Mon
roe; trustees, r. S. Heer, Platteville; |
G. H. Atkinson, Waupaca, and H. E. |
Horell, Augusta. The association de. |
cided to hold it's next midsummer |
meeting at Menomonie.
Racine.-After being confined to a |
hospital here for two weeks at |
the expense of the local medical |
fraternity, Doctor Stewart of Waco,
Tex, applied for lodging at the police |
station pending the receipt of money |
from his mother in Texas, whom he |
wired for travelling expenses. He says |
he came to Chicago shortly before |
Christmas with $500, but his pockets
were picked. He then worked week
as inferno in Chicago hospital before
he started out again, landing in Racine
without a cent and suffering an attack |
Of pneumonia.
Kenosha.-Herbert C. hewitt Of Mil.
waukee and A. J. Whiting, Chi.
cago trainmen of the Chicago &
Milwaukee Electric Railway com.
pany in charge of the car which killed
Carl G. Schulze at the Salem avenue
crossing here December Z. were con
victed in the municipal court Oh
charges Of violating the Kenosha rail
way speed ordinances. The limit fine
Of $50 and costs was imposed in each |
case. The attorneys at once gave no
tice of appeal and the defendants were
released on bonds of $40. The attor
neys held that the Kenosha ordinances
did not apply to the speed of interur
ban cars.
Milwaukee.-The twentieth annua;
convention Of the Wisconsin Re |
tail Hardware association will be
held in the Auditorium February 2,
and A. In addition to the convention
sessions in Juneau hall, the main
arena will contain one of the biggest
hardware shows ever held here. One
hundred booths. occupied by as many
different concerns, will show the latest
in everything sold in hardware
store Wednesday morning is given
over to the annual meetings of the
two hardware insurance companies.
Besides the routine, three directors
are to be elected for three-year terms
to succeed J. w. Jones, Racine; J. B.
Pierce, Brodhead, and o. P. Schlafer,
Appleton.
Eau Claire.-Louis G. Miles, who
was hurt fatally in the explosion
on the E-2 at the Brooklyn navy yard,
was well-known here, as he was born
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