River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-07-18


ing for a third man to clear up the
mystery surrounding a murder and
double suicide which occurred at the
farm of William Hille, six miles south
west of this city. Hille, a 53-year old
farmer, shot himself with shotgun;
his sister Hulda took her life by swal,
lowing a portion of carbolic acid and
Ernest Sentz, a former farmland in
Hille's employ was killed by Hille in
quarrel. rnw =. So
Madison-On petition of the Farm
ers' State bank of Sullivan, the Sulli-
van Condensed Milk company has
been placed in the hands of receiver.
C. T. Lamb, referee in bankruptcy, ap-
pointed B. J. Edgerton of Oconomowoc
as receiver. The Sullivan Condensed
Milk company has an authorized cap
ital stock of 100000 of which $4,000
had been paid in, according to reports
of the secretary of state.
Madison-A. H. Melville, executive
secretary for the Wisconsin Food Adj
ministration, has telegraphed all
county food administrators that in
one week the Americans have saved
up such surplus of beef by obeying
the food regulations that now hotels
and other public eating places may
serve beef daily at the evening meal
from five o'clock until midnight.
Appleton The remarkable finding
of pearl in a clam which was caught
in the Wolf river by Mrs. Ida Peters
of Fremont, Waupaca County, has
caused considerable excitement in
that section of the county and pearl
fishing has increased rapidly. The
pearl brought $40. A Chicago firm
purchased the pearl from Mrs. Peters.
Green Bay-War emergency classes,
| taking in men in Class 2, 8, 4 in the
| draft, are being enrolled in the con-
| tinuation school here. Men in the de-
ferred lists are expected to be called
| within a short time, and instruction
will be given in motor truck operation,
| telegraphy, cooking, shoe repairing,
| carpentry and electricity.
MadiSon-Dealers in eggs must Sc
cure license regardless of volume of
| their business. But retail merchants
doing strictly retail business, that is
selling only to consumers need not
have a license unless their business,
| including other commodities as well
as eggs, exceeds 100000 per year.
Madison - Announcement has been
made here that Congressman John M.
Nelson, will not be candidate for re-
election. He is going to Canada to
| manage the farm, started by his son,
| who has enlisted in the army, and gave
this as the reason for his withdrawing
| from the race.
| Madison-Prisoner at Waupun viii
| probably manufacture license plates
| for the state Secretary of State Hull
L. G. Whittet, secretary to the gov.
| ernor, and NJ. S. Blumenfeld, superin-
tendent of public property, visited the
/ penitentiary to determine the practi-
.cability of the project.
| Madison-The heaviest calendar ever
taken up in federal courts in Wiscon
| sin opened on Tuesday, July LIS, at
Eau Claire. Eight hundred war cases
| now are being scheduled for trial at
conferences here between United
| States District Attorney A. G. Wolfe
and counsel for the defendants.
| Amigo - Peter Michaelson and AL
bert Graft of the town of Neva, near
| iAntigo have been bound over to the
| United States District court at Mil
| waukee for trial on the charge of buy
ing liquor for three Indians employed
here.
| Green Bay Green Bay now has
fourteen members in it's $1,000 w. S.
| S. club. One family-man, woman and
one boy-has subscribed $1,000 each
to War Savings stamps, thus becom-
ing 100 per cent family.
Portage-Gov. E. L. Philip has ap-
! pointed j. H. Wells, former proprietor
of the Hotel Emder, as register of
deeds for Columbia county to succeed
George Lashief of Fall River, who died
recently.
/ Madison-James Murray, GAINESVILLE
farmer, is held to the federal grand
| jury under $4,000 bail on charge of
| giving liquor to Camp Grant soldiers.
Madison-Goy. Philip has appoint
! ed Scion Berrin of Superior county
| judge of Douglas county, to succeed
| the late Judge Charles Smith.
| Madison-Walter Thrasher, 8 years
| old, died from lockjaw brought on by
| running splinter into his foot.
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