River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-08-01

Lee at the hearing of the committee
held here. Ruinous competition be-
tween cheese factories in certain dis
tricts of the state are proving an in
jury, Mr.. Lee said, to the cheese in
dustry.
Madison-Certificate have been is
sued by the sugar committee of the
state food administration for every
pound of sugar in Wisconsin's quota
for July and the housewives are urg-
ed to use the cold pack" method of
canning without sugar. The state
food administration issued a state
ment declaring 1t of the greatest i'm
portance that the housewives can all
the fruits and vegetables possible for
winter consumption, using the cold
pack system which proved so success
full last year.
Madison = Wisconsin members OF
the Independent Order of Foresters
will fight the attempt of the order to
withdraw the $4,000 in securities on
deposit in the Office of the state treas
urer. The company which forfeited its
right to write new insurance policies
in Wisconsin about four years ago for
failure to file it's reports with the in
surance commissioner made demand
on State Treasurer Johnson for the
fifty $1,000 bonds which had been on
deposit in his care.
La Crosse-Laundrymen from vari-
GUS sections of the state held meet
ing here on the fuel situation. AS a
means of conservation it was suggest
ed that in cities where several laun-
dries operate they be consolidated dur
ing the, winter. Further conferences
are to be held at the call Of J. Norm
ington, Stevens Point, president of
the Wisconsin Laundrymen's associa-
ton. The cash system is also being
considered by the association.
Stevens Point-A boy of 10, son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Keuntjes. town Of
Carson, was pushed against manure
spreader in operation and he was car
ried to the cylinder, covered with four
inch spikes. four inches apart, which
strike within two inches Of the floor
of the machine. Though the boys
body was penetrated score of times
by the spikes, he will live. He was
rushed to Marshfield hospital
Baraboo-Before large audience Of
residents of Sank county, Gov. Eman-
uel L. Philip gave an address at the
exercises in honor of the drafted men
from Sank county. who left Baraboo
for Camp Grant. The governors re-
marks were exceedingly well timed
and we're well received by the audience
which by it's applause showed great
appreciation Of the speech.
Madison - Aromur & Co. has pur-
chased the Smell property on East
Washington-av and will convert the
building into cold storage plant. The
company not only plans to make the
capital city distributing point for
southern Wisconsin, but will "go
after the meat business of Madison.
now supplied by the Farmers Coop
erative Packing company.
Marinette-Louis Portrait, president
of the Papermakers' union, and en-
ploye of the M. & M. Paper company,
was fatally crushed in the mill here,
when he attempted to kick barrel
out of the way of an approaching ele
yator. He slipped and was caught be-
tween the elevator and the floor.
Madison - John r. Commons and
Prof. William A. Scott, Progressive
Republicans, have issued statements
in support of James G. Monahan,
Darlington, conference choice Of the
Third congressional district loyalists,
for nomination to congress on the Re-
publican ticket.
Lake Geneva - Assemblyman Riley
S. Young, candidate for reelection, in
dorsed by the Walworth county repub-
Iican conference, announced he will
be a candidate for speaker of the next
assembly
Antigo-Pickpocket operating in
crowd at the Amigo depot during de-
parture of selectmen made hauls of
5000 Frank Spearo, Woodruff, was
robbed on a train of $500.
La Crosse-Abner C. Gran, for eight
years general secretary of the Young
Mems Christian association here, has
resigned to accept a similar position
at Terre Haute, Ind.
Neenah-Coming to this city to at
tend the funeral of his father, Clar-
ence Noel, a West Point student. mar
ried the girl of his choice, Miss Anna
Holleran.
Madison-The state board of law ex-
aminers has announcea that twenty
seven men and one woman passed the
state har ayamiDafi held last week