River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-28


Lenroot of Superior. is Gov. E. L,
Philips first choice for United
States senator to succeed the late Sen
ator Paul O. Husting. in the event
that the legislature, which meets ia
special session, gives him power CT
appointment. Gov. Phillip made this
known at meeting of the republican
state central committee, which, with
majority present and without dis
senting vote, adopted a statement in
dorsing the appointment idea Al
| though several members, includ-
| ing some administration men, say they
will stand out for a special election
| because the people demand it. Len
roots friends here say he would ac-
cept the senatorial appointment.
Madison-The number of milk cows
on Wisconsin farms on Jan. 1 is L.
| $4,000, compared to 1,750,000 a year
ago, or an increase of per cent dur
| ing 1917, according to the joint live
stock report issued at Madison. The
average price of milk cows per head
is estimated to be SIS, compared to
| $65 a year ago. The number of cattle
other than milk COWS on Wisconsin
farms on Jan. 1, is estimated to be
1894 900, compared to 100000 year
ago, or an increase of per cent.
Superior An agricultural high
school maintained by the county or
| jointly by several towns and villages
is recommended by J. w. Morgan, a
member of the committee on common
schools. for Douglas county, as solu
ton to the problem of keeping the
farm boy and the farm girl on the
land Manual training and other sub
jects might be taught at such a school,
he suggests. Douglas county has
power to maintain such a school.
GAINESVILLE = James HeSSian, SEN
fenced by Judge Maxfeld to five years
in the state reformatory at Green Bay,
has had his sentence suspended and
has been placed under the state board
of control for that time. The change
was taken by the judge as a result of
the evidence which Hessian gave rela-
tive to the selling of liquor in this city
to soldiers who come here on Sundays
and holidays.
Oshkosh-Belief that the words "To
H With the Kaiser, painted in
large letters on a barn is an extra fire
hazard, has caused a mutual fire in
surance company of Winnebago coun-
| ty farmers to ask that the building be
| reinsured at a higher rate. 1t is
| feared that some pro-German will set
| fire to it. How the sign was painted
or who painted it is not known.
Stevens Point-Believed to have
frozen to death, the body of Mrs.
Mary Cisewski, 70, of the town OF
Hull, near here, was found beside a
country road short distance from
| her home by neighbors. She was
scantily clad and was barefooted and
| the opinion is that she wandered from
| home during the night and was over
come by the cold.
Madison = Physicians who make a
wrong diagnosis and permit favored
families to escape quarantine although
harboring cases of dangerous commu-
nicable disease, have frequently been
reported this winter. Where evidence
is obtainable, prosecutions will be
! brought under the state health laws,
according to an official.
Janesville-Plans have been made
for purchasing uniforms for the men,
bers of the two high school military
companies which were organized
some time ago. By giving dances and
| benefit performances at the theaters
of the city, the boys have raised a
| large sum to equip the 100 students.
Hartford-Emil Won Schleinitz, Mil
waukee, who is spending the winter
at his country home, near Cedar Lake.
saw large gray wolf crossing the
| ice of the lake. He sent his dog after
| the animal, but it got away. This is
the first wolf seen in Waukesha coun-
| ty in a number of years.
Oconomowoc = Joseph Adams, 78
years old, one of the most prominent
residents of the town of Summit, died
at his home there. Mr. Adams was
born in 1910 in England, and came to
| Wisconsin in 1855.
Oshkosh - Oshkosh "drys" have
| launched an anti-Sa1OOn campaign,
with A. L. Osborn, lumberman, as
chairman. Many prominent men are
on the committee.
f! Madison = A. r. Hirst, state high
| way engineer, sent a letter to coun-
ties asking them to reject bids for
cement on the ground that prices are
| too high.
Brentwood J. G. Bennett OF
Cumberland, "a years old, died at her
homo at C11rnhcrfond uhoro cho/ TO.