River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-03-14
| News of the
Badger State

| MaQlSOn-Tne three Republican can
didates-Congressman /. l.. Lenroot
Ex-Gov. f. E. McGovern and James
Thompson; the Democratic aspirants
Joseph E. Davies and DR.. Charles
Mccarthy. and the Socialist, Vimctor
L. Berger-are qualified for the Unit
ed States senatorial race by filing
their nomination papers with the sec
rotary of state. The situation now ap
parentiy is that all intend to stay in
the primary on March 10 and all are
hoping for nomination so as to be in
on the finale on April 2.
| Racine-Milk producers of Racine
and Kenosha counties voted to join
milk producers of Wisconsin and Hi.
nois in organizing the Milk Producers
Cooperative Marketing association
with a capital stock of 100000. The
new association will dispose of milk
produced by members and if neces-
sary plants will be erected for the
manufacture of butter, cheese and con-
denSed milk.
Manitowoc - During the last few
days the carferry fleets of the Ann
Arbor and Pere Marquette lines have
relieved the freight congestion in the
Manitowoc yards, where mare than
500 cars have been waiting shipment
for many days. In forty-eight hours
ten ferries entered this port, loaded
to capacity, and cleared as quickly as
possible.
Madison-Mrs. A. E. Gebert, wife of
a butcher at Malladore, Wood county,
was arrested by Deputy United States
Marshal Teuton, charged with having
threatened the life of President Will
son. Mrs. Gebert, a German Socialist,
was taken to Wausau by the deputy
| where she entered a plea Of not guilty
and was released on bonds of $500.
GAINESVILLE Charles l.. Hallet, an
employee of the Chicago; Milwaukee &,
st. Paul railroad roundhause, lies in
the hospital here with his head, face
and back badly burned. Two fellow
workmen, John Davey and Fred E.
Neve, were also burned when the plug
from the enigma boiler they were re-
pairing came out.
Cumberland - Christina Peterson,
6-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Abraham Peterson, residing fifteen
miles northwest of this city, was &C
cidentally shot and killed by her 10
year-old brother. The boy was clean
discharged, the bullet striking the girl
In the head, causing instant death.
Monitowoc-Joseph Sladkey, an ex-
pert machinist. IL years old, died at
the home of his sister at NashOtah,
from wounds reported to have been
self inflicted with a razor. 1t is said
the man had been brooding over an
injury suffered several months ago
and from which he thought he would
not recover.
Misunderstanding through hole in
the ice which he had chopped for the
Schierl of this city, had narrow es-
cape from drowning. He went far
under but came up directly where he
went down aud was able by placing
his arms on edge of the hole to crawl
out
La Crosse - La Crosse hotelmen
have asked a modification of the
meatless breakfast rule for the bene-
it Of railroadmen who have been on
he road for sixteen to eighteen
hours, coming in after midnight. I'm
aer the present rule they cannot have
meat after midnight.
Oshkosh - Rev. Edward H. Smith,
for twenty-seven years pastor Of the
First Congregational church. will run
for mayor next April. He is the Sec
ond minister to cast his hat into the
ring. Rev. A. G. McHenry, Universal
list pastor, having also announced him
self as a candidate.
Neenah - Captain Frank Schneider,
formerly attached to the Fourth regi-
ment, w. N. G.. and Leo Schubert, of
headquarters company, whose homes
are In this city, have arrived safely
in France, according to a cablegram.
Ripon-JThe Ripon Light and Water
company, facing water shortage,
asks all Ripon people to economic to
prevent a famine. Springs are frozen
and the natural flow stopped. All wa
ter now has to be boiled.
Ripon-The Ripon Packing company
plant, one of the oldest established in.
dustries here, was destroyed by fire,
with loss of $4,000. The entire sea
sons pack of pickles was in the max
| ing and was included in the loss.
Madison-The American Society OF
Equity intends having number OF
members before the next legislature
1t is said the legislature program OF
tbis Socinty ia already being fOrmu.