River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-24
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| Madison-The new physics building
at the University of Wisconsin was
| formally opened with the annual re-
| gents-faculty reception.
| Washington John Henry Cater
| dam, of La Crosse, and Walter Leo
| Mcnamara, Of Mansion, were awarded
commissions as first lieutenants in the
| dental reserve.
| Antigo-Triplets, all boys, were born
to Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Koeppen of
Nation. They have been married five
years and have three girls, the Oldest
4 years old, besides the triplets.
| Oconto-The Bijou theater here was
destroyed by fire. Firemen fought the
blaze five hours as it spread to an ad-
| joining building. The theater will be
| rebuilt.
Madison-The German bank of She
boygan, one of the oldest and largest
state banks in Wisconsin has applied
| for national bank charter and asked
| to have it's name changed to Security
National bank.
Madison-Pharmacy has been added
to the list of occupations for women
which will be considered by Univer-
sity of Wisconsin women students at
| their annual vocational conference this
year.
Madison - The annual military ball
of the Cadet Corps of the University of
| Wisconsin will be held in the Univer-
sity armory, Feb. Fl. The proceeds
will be given to the American Red
Cross.
Madison - The Farmers and Mer-
chants bank of Rudolph, Wood county,
| has received a charter from State
Banking Commissioner A. E. Kuo1t,
John Joosten is president. The capital
stock is $4,000.
| Marinette-Walter Larson, 80, clerk
| in the store of the Goodman Lumber
company of Goodman, was frozen to
death near Anderson spur on the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road about
ten miles north Of Pembina.
| Oshkosh-Friends here received the
announcement that Gen. c.. r. Board
man, Oshkosh, long at the head Of the
Wisconsin National Guard, left New
| York for France. He was stationed
for some time at Waco, Tex.
| Madison-That the present child Ia
| Dor law requiring labor permits to be
issued, does not apply to agricultural
employment, is the effect of an opinion
| rendered by Atty. Gen. Haven to
Chairman George P. Hambrecht of the
| industrial commission.
West Salem-This village is to have
a 100000 milk condensery. That was
assured when w. r. Montague of La
| Crosse, president of the Valecia Evap-
| GRATED Milk company, closed deal
| for forty-seven acres Of land here for
| $4,000. The new concern will bring
about fifty families to West Salem.
misunderstanding is serving as
center for the enlistment of spruce
workers in the United States Engi-
neering department. Fifteen men have
| already been sworn in and will be
sent to British Columbia to aid as
woodworkers in getting out spruce
| timber for building aeroplanes.
Camp Macarthur, Waco, Tex.-Reu-
ben Maaske, 80, Co. d, 127th infantry,
died in the base hospital at Camp
| Mac Arthur of pneumonia. His father,
| Gustave Maaske, lives at Beaver Dam,
| Wis. Ernest Wolsen, %, Stoughton,
Wis, Co. M, 128th infantry, also died
in the base hospital.
Madison-G M Sheldon, of Toma-
hawk, has petitioned the new attor-
ney general, Spencer Haven, to bring
action in the Supreme court to compel
the governor forthwith to call a spe-
cial election for senator. He made a
similar appeal to Mr.. Owen, but the
then attorney general ruled that the
decision of the Mathematician case
precluded such a suit.
Green -Thirty-eight men were
taken seriously ill at lumber camp
near Oconto as a result of poison in
their food. Frank Ziubach, chore boy,
was arrested on orders of District At
torney Neuman of Oconto county and
federal authorities came here to in
vestigate. Ziubach, it is said, carried
passports to Switzerland countersigned
by former Ambassador Bernstorff.
T Milwaukee-The Association of Wis
consin Fairs will hold it's annual meet
ing in the Hotel Miller, Jan. % and "a.
Speakers will include Gov. E. L. Phil
ipp, Mayor d. w. Hoan, c. P. Norgard,
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