River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-01-13
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cepted and Assistant Clerk Theodore
Johnson appointed to fill the vacancy
Green Bay.-With the thermometer
ten degrees below zero, Nick Weber
a veteran of the Civil war, fell on ar
| icy sidewalk, where he lay all night
and froze to death.
| Madison.-One hundred and seven
ty-eight barber shops were in
| spected during December by NJ. J
Brennan, barber shop inspector, who
visited 81 cities, towns and villages.
Oconto-Father L. A. S. Caron Of
| St. Peters Catholic church died.
Wausau-Cornelius C. Curtis, aged
sixty-four years, president Of the
Curtis e Yale. company of this
city, manufacturers OF sash and doors
died from sudden attack of apoplexy
His wife found him sitting in chair
Iifeless.
| Wausau.-The trial Of Alfred Weir
| ley came to an unexpected end
when he changed his plea to guilty
and Judge Byron B. Park sentenced
him to state prison for life. He con
fessed to having shot his father, Pc
ter Wehrley, through the head, in
stantly killing him, at his home on
August 10 last.
Ashland.-An epidemic Of grippe is
causing havoc among the lumber
jacks in the woods of Wisconsin,
according to local medical author
tiles. A large number Of cases have
been brought to this city for treat
ment. Camps are widely scattered
and the numbers of cases or fatalities
are not yet known.
Madison.-Twenty State university
students from other states have
appealed to the governor in their
fight against higher tuition, ordered
by the last legislature. They will re-
fuse to pay and face expulsion in a
test case. There are about 1000 non
resident students who would be af-
fected if they won their figh4.
AIilWaukee.-A broad hint was given
TO members of the Wisconsin
Cheesemakers' association at the
opening session of the convention.
The hint implied that they do not see
the advantages to be gained by letting
people know Of the quality of their
product and the size Of the industry in
Wisconsin.
Stevens Point.-The Polish Sister
hood Of st. Joseph, which com
pleted 100000 addition to Ss nation,
al mother house here, is already lay
ing plans for splendid chapel and
chaplains residence, which are to be
built in two or three years at a cost OF
about $4,000. The addition just
completed provides quarters for 200
additional sisters.
Kenosha death rate for
1915 was IA per 1000. This an
nouncemenG was made by the Ke'
nosha board of health and it is de-
clared that the city has excelled the
record of 1914, when it was declared
to have the lowest death rate of any
city of it's size in the state. During
the year there were 234 deaths in Ke
nOsha. A large number of deaths were
reported in December due to grippe.
Beloit-The city of Beloit has
joined with other cities Of the
state in refusing to pay to the county
and state the road tax levied under
the present law. At the last meeting
of the common council the body di-
rected City Treasurer David Rogers
to decline to pay to the county treas
urer $7,534.277, the sum assessed as
taxes from the city for county and
state road expenses.
Cedarburg<-John Grundtke Of this
aged seventy,dve years. He was one
Of the best known men in Ozaukee
county. When company d, Twenty
sixth Wisconsin, was organized in
1852 Mr. Grundtke enlisted, serving eff
fciently and bravely until he was seri-
ously wounded, Gripping him for life.
Returning from the war he made Ce-
darburg his home and had lived here
ever since.
Chippewa FaIlS~e-A wire came from
Winnipeg to Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Stickney that their son, Jack Stick
ney, twenty -LuIS0, WAS hI11SQ OO-
cember 10 near Ypres. He was crack
high school athlete here IN 1913. He
went to Canada two years ago and last
spring enlisted at Edmonton. He had
many narrow escapes. He was killed
in trench when shell exploded. His
parents have requested that his body
be sent here.
Madison.-To organize it's Woman's
department, the industrial commits
sion has engaged for four months
Miss Macy G. Wiggin of Boston,
who began work This statement
was given out by Chairman ]. D. Beck:
"The commission finds employers
ready to do the best thing for their
employees. Many feel that day Of
eight hours for women and children Is
a long enough period. Some who feel
that way also feel that everybody
should be educated to live up to the
same rules"
Madison.-The contention that peo-
"a