River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-03-23
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Machine company, was killed when he
tried to start stalled fiywheel
Beloit.-Capt. c. S. Buck, Company
L, First regiment, ". II. G., has issued
call for men for his company, which
is below desired strength.
Beaver Dam-William Becker a
prominent farmer in the town of West
ford for fifty-ive years, is dead, aged
eighty-siX years.
Antigo.-At the spring election citi-
Zens will vote on the question
of providing a fund for the en-
cOuragement OF commercial industries
The maximum that may be contrib
uted for this purpose under the law is
$4,000.
Plainfield.- Subscribers of the Union
Telephone company have sent pc
titiOns to the railroad commits
sion objecting to the application Of
the company for permission to in
crease rates from $40 to $12 per year.
The company's application is in the
hands of the commission and hearing
will be held March Is.
Madison.-The Wisconsin railroad
commission issued all order can
ceiling unissued bonds and stocks
OF the Sparta-Ne lrose Electric Rail-
way and Power company of Sparta
The company was organized seven
years ago to build an electric line
from Sparta to Melrose. The project
has been abandoned
Appleton-Map. James M. Phalen,
medical corps, q. S. A., complet-
ed his inspection of the hospital
corps section attached to the Second
infantry here. The remains but
one more in the state. On March %
he will inspect the corps attached to
the Third infantry, located at La
Crosse. The local section paraded a
full complement
Tomahawk.-Wil Hardness was
visiting when his friend suddenly
startled him by tapping his Shout
der. Throwing up his hand, Hank
ness struck pet monkey, which
bit his hand His hand was ampu-
tated when blood poisoning set in, and
later it was necessary also TO ampu-
tate the forearm, but now it is thought
progress Of the poison has been
stopped.
Fox Lake.-The Island Resort prop
erty located on the island resort
and managed for the last two
years by Herman Rollfink, formerly Of
Milwaukee, has been sold to Christian
Van Roo of Milwaukee for $13.500. pos
session to be given April l.
Grand Rapids.-The Central Wis.
consn Fair association Of Marsh
field received an appropriation Of
$500 from the common council of
that city to be used for fair purposes.
The early preparations are being made
for the fair, and this season promises
to Guido anything that has been staged
previous to this time. The work FOR
this year will include the erection Of
new educational building
Eau Claire.-W William Pitt Bartlett,
eighty-seven years old, Eau Clatre's
oldest attorney and pioneer, who
came to this city in 1857, has been
made an honorary life member Of the
State Historical society This honor
was conferred upon him because of the
great aid Mr.. Bartlett has given the
society in past years in preserving and
collecting historical data and informa-
ton.
Marinette-Bert Hatton, aged TWEEN
ty-two, resident of Niagara, this
county, will not go to Europe to
fight for the allies He enlisted in the
overseas battalion at Vancouver, but
his father, w. J. Hattop, wrote the
British authorities, protesting against
it, as the boy would lose his American
citizenship The Canadian authorities
answered the appeal by discharging
the young man, who has resumed his
duties as operator for the Canadian
Pacific
Madison.-The attorney generals Of
fee has reversed itself in an
opinion given TO the Madison city
clerk a week ago, wherein it was held
by Assistant Attorney General Messer
schmidt that Independent candidates
could run for Office after the primaries
In an opinion Attorney General Owen
does not agree with Messerschmidt
and holds that only the two candidates
receiving tHe highest Endorsement at
the primaries can legally be candi
dates.
misunderstanding that a general
nlisconception was had in regard
TO the management Of the state
university, President Charles r. Van
Hise of that institution, in an address
before the Neenah club here, scored
critics of the university and stated
that it was managed by as efficient an
organization as existed in any other
department of the state. President
Van Hise discussed the work of the
university from every standpoint, es-
pecially the lead it had taken in ex.
tension and research work, the latter
doing much in developing ana putting
on a higher plane agricultural pursuits
throughout the state.