River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-09
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! HAPPENINGS !
: OF THE WEEK
: In WISCONSIN !


Madison-The woman's committee of
the Wisconsin State Council of De
Tense, means to go out after the girl
Stacker. The idle girl, the girl with no
definite plans for the future. the girl
who Is not now preparing herself for
useful work, is to be the object of a
definite campaign to be carried on
through the speakers bureau of the
Woman's committee. Girls are to be
urged to fit themselves either as
nurses or teachers or stenographers in
all three of these professions there is
a great dearth Of proficient workers
Ripon-Dr. Henry Coe Culbertson,
formerly president of Emporia college,
Kansas, and at present associated
with Mr. Hoover in the work of the
United States food administration, has
been elected president of Ripon col
lege, and has accepted. He succeeds
DR.. Silas Evans, who recently resigned
to accept the presidency of Occiden-
tai college at Los Angeles. DR.. gilbert
son was born in Cincinnati, July II,
1874.
Wausau = Stanley Jarocha and Jo-
seph Gorzezyk, Pullman, ILL.,, are held
here for the United States department
of justice. Among their effects were
found copies of The Finnish Mystery.
The men are alleged to be disciples of
Pastor Russell and members of a
group operating throughout Wiseon-
sin.
Green Bay-George P. Reidenbach,
postofice inspector of Green Bay, is
the original Thrift stamp and War
Savings certificate travelling salesman.
His operations are confined to selling
War stamps to passengers aboard rail-
road trains while travelling over his
territory in Wisconsin, parts of Illinois
and Michigan.
Sheboygan-The children of the pub
lie and parochial schools have pur-
chased $8,538.50 in Thrift and War
Savings stamps, Fred Look, local di-
rector of war savings societies, re-
ports. Of the 4,438 school children,
1903 are war savers. Several classes
have been awarded 100 per cent ban
nerS.
Couderay-Many settlers with dis
lance of fifteen miles of Sucker creek,
near here, are collecting their sum-
mer's supply of red horse and suckers.
All the men have to do is to kill the
fish with a club and throw them on
the shore with fork 1T is an easy
matter for>one man to get 100 pounds
of fish in a few hours.
BirchWood-To advertise their live
stock the farmers of Barron county
have formed a sales association thru
which men will make their animals
known throughout the state. An as
sessment of 2 per cent on all sales
made by members is to pay for the
advertisements contracted for by the
association.
GAINESVILLE ALL the actions against
the Beolit, Delevan Lake and James
vile railway company which were in
stituted to recover damages for the
building and operation of the interur-
ban railway on the streets on the west
side Of the city have been dismissed
by Judge Grimm of Circuit court.
Madison-Thirty-f graduates and
former students of the University of
Wisconsin were recommended for
commissions in the United States army
at the close of the third officers train
ing camp at Rockford. All were rec
commended for commissions as second
lieutenants.
Kenosha Peter Norbut, former Chi
cago man, and a member of the draft
quota from Kenosha county, attempted
to end his life by leaping into Lake
Michigan. He is being held in jail,
but may be sent to camp later. Ply
sicians say Norbut has worked almost
constantly over the war.
Madison-A. H. Hirst, head of the
state highway commission, has. the
honor of collecting the largest number
of Liberty Loan subscriptions in the
state capitol. Although the quota for
the state capitol was not more than
100000, over $4,000 has been sub
scribed. Mr.. Hirst collected $4,000.
Marinette The Atlas hotel, Wau-
saukee, owned by Anton Jicha and the
Albert Jicha buildings were smeared
with yellow paint after the report had
been circulated that the men had re-
fused to buy Liberty bonds.
Shawano-Judge e. v. Werner has
been appointed one of the delegates to
the convention of win the War for
Permanent Peace, to be held in Phila-
delphia on May 16 and IL.