River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-08-15
Badger State
Happenings

Louisville, KY, high schools, but has
declined.
Joseph Jurivicea, Kenosha, saloon
keeper, was probably fatally injured
when hit by bullet meant by Mar1ka
Ruffia for Andrew Sapellino. The as
sailant was arrested.
The Superior Red Cross chapter will
give an ambulance for service in
France. An effort is being made to OBJ
tain appointment of a Superior young
man as driver Of the ambulance.
Conductors and motor men of the
traction company at Appleton have
been granted an increase of cents
an hour in wages or II cents. The
increase was voluntary.
Matthew Auer, of Menasha, who en-
listed in Co. l when that unit went to
help settle the Mexican trouble, has
just been promoted to a second lieu
tenancy. He is now in France.
David Mccartney, 20, alleged bur-
glar, was arrested at La Crosse after
escaping from the county jail at
Sparta. He is charged with burglar
iZing a Sparta home.
Caster Jorgensen, aged 46 years, was
eIectrocuted at plant of the Badger
Foundry Company, Racine, when his
head came into contact with a heavily
charged conduit.
Banking Commissioner A. E. Kuolt
has issued a certificate of authority to
commence business to the Clintonville
Building and Loan Association, Gin,
tonvilIe, with capital Of 100000.
Miss Sarah MacLean of GAINESVILLE
has received official word that she has
been accepted as a Y, M. c. A. worker
in the hut service in France and has
been ordered to report for duty Sept. i.
Roy K. Rockwell, Beloit, has been
appointed by the National Red Cross
as acting field director of the central
division. He will have charge of Red
Cross activities among military men
at Beloit college.
James Cherf and C. S. Leykom, An
tigo, operating one of the largest api-
aries in the state, have made ship
ment of 3,400 pounds of honey to Mil
waukee which brought $3.50. The ship.
ment filled six barrels.
Fred Patthoff, Corliss, answered the
door when a number of people called
at his home to extend sympathy to his
parents upon his death. He had been
discharged from a hospital and re-
port of his death was circulated.
Hazel GutschaIl, 3-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gutschall, OcOnomo-
voc, received painful burns about the
face and body when, in attempting to
light lamp with a match which she
had found, she set her clothing afire.
Two Madison national guard CAP
tains have been promoted to majors
after seeing active action in France,
according to word received from over
seas. They are Capt. George O'Con-
nell and Capt William Smith.
The regents of the University of
Wisconsin have selected Miss Louise
Nardin of the University of Missouri
as dean of women to succeed Mrs.
Alois K M. Rosenberg, resigned.
Miss Nardin also has been appointed
assistant professor of English.
The rocking of a canoe in the river
above Horlicks dam, Racine, resulted
in the drowning of Bertha Hayward of
Freesoil, Mich, and the narrow es
eapes of her companions, Florence
Olson and Victoria Peterson. The
three had been in bathing and were
returning to a camp when Miss Hay
ward began rocking the canoe and it
tipped over.
Gov. u. l.. Phillip has appealed to
the war department for furloughs for
members of threshing machine crews
recently drafted and now in army can
tonments. He wants them to be allow
ed to return to the state to assist in
the harvest. The states executive
wrote letter to Capt. Hequembourg
of the milling division of the United
States grain corporation, asking his
cooperation in the matter.
Zalmon G. Simmons, III, is the first
Kenosha man to win two decorations
In the war in Europe. He is in the am
bulance service and six months ago he
received special recognition from the
French for bravery in service, and
now he has won the war cross of Italy
He is a grandson of the late Zalmon
G. Simmons, long known as Keno
sha's grand old man." and son of T.
G.. Simmons, president of the Simmons
company.
Wisconsin will register approximate
Iy $4,000 men under the proposed new
draft act in September, according to
Maj. E. A. Fitzpatrick, state draft ad-
ministrator About $4,000 of these
new registrants will be placed In
class 1, he said. Immediately after the
registration, the work or fight" order
will be put into effect, declared Fitz-
patrick. Wisconsin now has more
than 10000 men in military service
and will pass the 100000 mark by
Sept. /.
Senator La Toilette sent word to his
Madison ATTORNEYS that he will Cnrna To