River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-31

ignated fifteen Madison meat dealers
to make tests of shrinkage in meat
from the time of its shipment from
Chicago until it is sold in Madison,
as basis on which an allowance will
be made to the dealer. The committee
is also working out plan for cutting
meat SO standard prices may be made
for various cuts. 1t is proposed to
work out the plan in Madison and
then extend it to the state in general.
Madison = The famous trading
stamp" case came up officially again
when Atty-Gen. Spencer Haven in an
opinion given to George J. Weigle,
dairy and food commissioner, held that
although the merchants coupans
issued by the Downey-Farrel company
and which are redeemable by the local
merchant may be used under the SUI.
preme courts Interpretation of the
law, the consumers" coupon is pro-
hibited.
Madison - Plans for a mid-winter
big cereal crop of Wisconsin this
year have already been made by Off
GERS Of the Wisconsin Experiment as
sociation. The annual meeting and
grain show will be held at the time of
the Farmers Course at Madison,
Feb to 8, and the program of the ex-
pertinent association and Alfalfa or
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Madison-Soldier voters in the S.
A. T. G. camps in Wisconsin will have
to vote by mail or return to their
homes to ballot. Atty. Gen. Spencer
Haven, in an opinion held that under
the soldiers voting laws, the secretary
of state is not empowered to provide
messengers to collect these votes.
Forty messengers will be appointed to
collect the votes Of Wisconsin soldiers
in camps outside of the state.
Superior - William Davis, believed
the oldest man in the northwest, died
here at the age of 1876. Born in Wales
in 1912, he came to the United States
while still young. He worked in
Pennsylvania coal mines and after
service in the civil war, was a Missis-
sippi river steamboat captain. He
came to this county from st. Paul
after his wife died there at the age of
80 in 1912.
Madison-A slight decrease in the
insane population of the state is re
corded in the monthly population
statement of the state board OF con-
troll In September there were 1888
insane patients under public care in
Wisconsin. The latest report gives
1924 The reports of the board show
that a large number of persons are On
parole from the different institutions
at this time.
Madison Michael A. Lucide, former
attendant at the Mendoza hospital for
the insane, was sentenced TO twenty
years at Waupun prison for killing
Erhardt Pfsterer, an inmate. Lucide
killed Pfisterer when the latter refus-
ed to obey his orders at a time when
the patient was being given a bath.
The patient was slow in carrying out
orders and Lucide struck hin.
Madison - That Wisconsin farmers
have gone over the top in one more
drive for war production is the state
ment made by J. G. Halpin, secretary
the state. The dealers find that there
has been an increase in the number
of chickens and eggs, in spite Of the
talk last spring that the farmers were
selling off all their chickens.
Green Wounded when a frag-
ment of bursting "wrizbang'' struck
him in the back, Lieut.. Donald Vaug-
han, Green Bay officer, craWled five
miles along a road and through open
country under constant shell FIRE, it
was learned in letter received from
France. Exhausted, he reached a
point where an ambulance was disoov-
cred.
Madison = Northern Wisconsin Is
making a fight to win the war by the
production of more foods. Data com
piled by William F. Calendar of the
United States department of agTfcul-
ture, Wisconsin branch show that in
ten counties the acreage in northern
Wisconsin was increased BATS acres.
Fond du Lac-Ofieial returns in the
Sixth district special primary election,
from Fond du Lac, give Husting, demo
crat, 1919; Lampert, republican, $50,
and Thompson, socialist, 164.
Madison - The Rev. 8. I. Kidder,
well known ongregationalist pastor,
died at his home here Of pneumonia.
He has held pastorates in this city,
Racine, Fond du Lac and Ripon.
Madison - Twenty-Five creameries
and cheese factories in Vernon county
olona haxyo haen invited by the Unit