River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-25
News Of the
Badger State
Observation-Disclosures

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Madison = Farmers needing seed
corn can stiH secure it through the
Wisconsin department Of agriculture,
at the state capitol, Madison. The final
date for orders was set at April 1, but
the opportunity has been extended to
those who have failed to get in their
order to April 20. TBose sending in
orders from now on must expect to
wait approximately three weeks for
delivery, until cars which are avail
able for order by telegram can reach
here from the east.
Fond du Lac - Among Wisconsin
men who were killed or seriously
wounded by the Germans, March q,
in an engagement were f1fty-seVen
members of Co. B, formerly Co. e,
$50 machine gun battalion. The
names of the soldiers have not been
given out yet publicly by the war de-
partment, though the relatives of the
men have been notified
Madison - Senator-elect Irvine L.
Lenroot's plurality over Joseph Davies
was 15,052 and over Victor Berger,
53,488 Errors found in county tabula
tions by the state board canvassers
brought about the gains for Lenroot
The corrected count gives LenroOt
163,975 Davies 148,923, and Berger
u0,487.
Grand Rapids-An endless chain of
bridge parties for the Red Cross has
been starter here by Mrs A. F. Jones,
who invited five ladies, each of whom
contributed a dime for the Red Cross
and promised to entertain not less
than three ladies each, who will do
likewise.
Racine - The J. J. Case Threshing
Machine company has announced that
all employees receir ing less than ST.,
500 year will receive a 10 per cent
bonus to be distributed quarterly. 1t
is estimated that about 100000 will
be distributed among employees annu
ally.
La Crosse - La Crosse county ex-
emption boards were notified that the
city and country district would be re-
quired to furnish sixty-nine men as
the April quota for Camp Grant. The
city will provide thirty-eight Of the
recruits.
Marinette- While waiting for his IA
Their to return from work in order to
present him with birthday present,
Robert, 8 year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Kornetski, walked down to the
river where he fell in and was drown
ed.
GAINESVILLE - Forty-si2 selects will
leave this city for Camp Grant during
the five-day period beginning Friday,
April &c. The exemption board has not
as yet decided who will go, but are
working on the lists.
Sheboygan-Fre Zenk, IS years old,
of tho machine gun battalion Of the
Rainbow division, was severely wound
ed in action on March %, according to
q telegram received by Frederick
Zenk, his father.
Portage-Gov. e. L. Philip and
State School Supt. c. P. Cary were
here in attendance at the dedication
of the 1ew high school building, which
was erected at a cost of $4,000.
Madison - Madison dairyn1en have
reduced the price of milk from II to
10 cents quart. Ice prices have
jumped 25 cents 1000 pounds to the
retail consumer.
La Crosse-The La Crosse County
Dry league was organized here with
E. J. Knoen as president. 1t is the in
tention of the league to spring this
county into the dry column.
Wausau-O. P. Rabbit has resigned
as Marathon county food commission
er. He is interested in the pea can
ming business, and resigned because of
increasing work in his own business.
Racine = Sam Cemolani, an Italian,
aged 81 years, was fatally burned when
he fell into vat filled with boiling
water and acid at the main plant of the
Mitchell Motors company.
Kenosha- Factory heads of the Sim
mons company at a meeting subscrib-
ed $105,000 for Liberty Loan bonds.
This was an average of over $1,000
each.
Amigo - The consolidation of two
Langlade county rural schools, those
In the Lone Oak and Range Line dis
tricts, has been decided on.
Sheboygan-FredW w. Broer, IS years
old, for the last twenty-five years prin-
cipal of the u. S. Grant school, died
after years illness.