River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-07-11


patriotic" speaker deliver an address.
for which he was to receive his ex-
penses and SIS or SO, depending on the
size of the donation. Before large
audience he delivered an eloquent
appeal for a large Red Cross collec-
ton and 500 was taken up for the
cause and given to the speaker. He
kept it.
Fond du Lac-The Wisconsin Phar-
maceutical association, in convention
at Elkhart Lake, adopted loyalty reso-
buttons, and at the same time asked
the president to grant commissions to
registered pharmacists entering the
service, commensurate with their abil
ity to serve. They argued that pharma'
cists are entitled to commissioned
ranks, in lieu of the fact that it takes
five years to prepare ones self for
registration.
notwithstanding horses OF Iowa
county injured several last week. Will
James of Dodgeville, was kicked in the
head, had teeth knocked out and when
he fell, was kicked in the hip and
shoulder. Wilhelm Longseth, 10, of the
same town, had his jaw fractured, lips
cut, forehead gashed and teeth knock
ed out when a horse kicked him in the
head and face.
Richland Center-The business men
of the city have organized during the
past week with a view to assisting
neighboring farmers with their rush
of haying and harvesting. At least
one day of the week is planned to be
spent on nearby farms by business
men and employees. This assistance SO
far as can be will be furnished without
cost to the farmer.
Chippewa Falls = The Chippewa
Falls Wooden Mills has received a
government contract to make 10000
wooden blankets for the soldiers. This
will necessarily make temporary
shortage of the famous Chippewa
mackinaw, as practically the entire
factory will be devoted to making
blankets. The contract price for the
order is $4,000.
Washington - Col. Douglas MacAr.
thur, son of the late Lieut.. Gen Mac
Arthur of Milwaukee, and chief of
staff of the Rainbow division, who re
Gently was wounded in a drive on the
German trenches, was among the col
onels nominated by President Wilson,
in a list sent to the senate to be brig
adiers.
Wausau-A very unusual record in
attendance which has few equals is
that made by Elroy McFaul, a gradu-
ate of the local high school this year.
He started in school when he was not
yet years old and from that day until
he graduated from high school last
month he has not missed a day nor
ever been tardy.
La Crosse-La Crosse stands third
in the nation among the best cities in
which to raise babies, DR.. J. M. Furst-
mann of the health department an
naunced. Alameda, Cal, has the low
est mortality rate, 40.7; Brookline,
Mass, is next with ALP; and La Crosse
stands third with APP.
New London-The strawberry crop
this year in this vicinity is proving a
failure, due to the early ice and sleet
which destroyed most of the plants.
Only few cases have been shipped
this year compared to hundreds in for
mer years. New plants are being put
in to replace the old.
Pewaukee-A federal dog tax of SIS
Is suggested by George McKerroW of
this city. A tax of SIS per head on half
of the dogs of this country would yield
some $5O,000,000 revenue, and the de-
struction of 100000 Stacker dogs
would save from $300,000,000 to $500,
100000 in food.
Madison - Miss Gertrude GATH
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gath
cules Powder Co. at Kenvil, N. j., as
chemist She was graduated from the
university in 1915.
WATERFOWL Plans for recruiting
Wisconsin's army of poultry producers
will be laid at the annual meeting of
the State Poultry Breeders associa-
ton, to be held here on Aug. 3 and 4.
Madison-C Commissioner of Banking
A. E. Kuolt has approved the change
in the name of the German-American
bank of Helenville, Wis, to the Bank
of Helenville.
Racine-John Chobanian is out four
Liberty Loan bonds which disappeared
from his home. There is one $50 bond
and three Of the 500 denomination.
Fond dlI T,ac-Iiellt John Patton