River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-02-03
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| T. T. Cr0nin will act as POSTMASTER.
Antigo.-Miss Margaret Friedman
| daughter Of Register of Deeds H. A
Friedman, and Peter H. KEENAN, OF
this city were married here.
Amigo. - Henry Vail, twenty-five
years old, an employee of the English
Manufacturing company, was killed on
| Wednesday while unloading logs.
Oshkosh. - The Oshkosh Normal
School Students Building associ
alton has been incorporated for the
purpose of soliciting funds to buil1 q
community center at the normal.
Racine. - Mrs. Andrew Hansen,
wife OF Racine laborer, is The
mother of IA children, seven sons and
seven daughters, all present when she
celebrated the SEVENTEEN anniversary
of her birthday.
Amigo. - Arthur F. Zimmerman,
clothing merchant, was found dead
in the Odd Fellows lodge rooms
here. He had shot himself apparent,
ly. No reason is known for his act,
He was secretary Of the board Of e1u'
cation.
La Crosse.-The parcel-post ter,
minal which has been in operation
here since November, where mail for
the Dakotas and Minnesota has been
sorted and sacked, will be discontinued
February A. 1t is understood the mail
will be sorted at Milwaukee.
Madison-Prof Edwin C. Wooley,
English department, University Of
Wisconsin, author of many books,
is dead in New York city He
was thirty-eight years old and married.
John Granville Wooley, his father, was
Prohibition candidate for president in
1900
Neenah. = The measles epidemic
that has been prevalent here for
the last several weeks is still un-
checked. In the last twenty-fOul
hours twelve more residences have
been placed under quarantine. One
death has resulted in Menasha from
the disease.
Kenosha.-Two hundred members
Of the Kenosha County Milk Pro
ducers association on Wednesday
voted to protest against the regula-
tions of the Chicago health depart
ment demanding milk shipped to Chi
cage must be cooled to a temperature
Of IS degrees.
Kenosha - Mrs Susan Elizabeth
Butcher, aged eighty-four years,
widow of Robert E. Butcher and one
Of the wealthy pioneer women Of Ke-
nosha, is dead. She had resided in
Kenosha since before the war and for
many years was active in the social
and religious life of the city.
La Cr0sse.-Louis Oswald of La
Crosse was instantly killed at the
yards Of the Burlington railroad at
st. Paul, where he was employed. Os-
valid was sleeping in bunk car. An
engine In charge of E. w. COwherd,
st. Paul, struck it with great force and
Oswald was thrown against the cars
side His skull was fractured.
Madison. = Over $50 nonresident
students may be affected by a
new Interpretation of the tuition law.
The latest ruling, given by Attorney
General owen, is that students must
have been in the state year before
entering the university to escape the
tuition charge. The university au-
thorities hold that the law is not
meant to be retroactive. Eleven stu
dents are raising fund to fight the
case through the supreme court in or
der to obtain a final ruling on the mat
ter.
MilWaukee.-The campaign in favor
of compliance with the state law
compelling town boards tic ade
quately and intelligently guide sign
the main travelled roads OF every town
ship in the state which was started
two weeks ago by the Wisconsin Guide
Sign association will be forced to an
issue in every town in Wisconsin dur
ing the next three months. The law
is mandatory and it is the duty Of
every district attorney upon receipt Of
a written complaint from resident of
any county to go before the town
boards Of the county in which the
complaint is filed and demand cOmpli
ance with the law, and If not complied
with voluntarily to enforce tbs pro
vision relating to guide boards.
Milwaukee The sudden cold snap
has stopped the food danger up
the state and the water has receded
rapidly from food stage. The most
serious trouble was st Sheboygan,
where the worst food in The city's his
tory, which caused damage running
into thousands Of dollars, Was broken
by the fire tug Peter Reiss, zke boat
risking the danger Of being crushed it
self when the gorge broke, plowod III
way into big ice jam on the east stdA
Of Goats island off Central avenue and
opened the channel, which permitted
thousands of tons Of ice to float down
the river into the lake. The work Of
the tug and its narrow escape from de
struction was anxiously watched By
thousands