River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-03-07

Of Fond du Lac may die and twenty
two other persons were injured, two
of these seriously, when freight train
No. SO, crashed into the rear end OF
passenger, No. 16, in front of the Chi
cago & Northwestern road depot at
Princeton. Brown received fractur-
ed hip and internal injuries. F. Il.
Wagner of Wautoma, is suffering from
a broken shoulder and bruises, while
Stephen Torgerver of Red Granite re-
ceived severe cuts about the head and
probably has fractured skull.
Madson-E. Dana Durand, former
chief of the census and present mem
Der of the national food administra-
ton, said that If the war is to be won
everyone must tighten his belt, work
harder and sacrifice more. Mr.. Dur
and's remarks were made at the con-
vention of the Wisconsin Pork Grow
ers. He appealed to the growers to
produce to the limit.
Madison - central purchasing
crops of the state is being planned by
farmer members in the legislature. 1t
is the idea of the members from Por-
tage, Barron, Waushara, Lincoln and
other potato counties to have the
State Council of Defense act as a
clearing agency.
Madison. - Trappers in three coun-
ties of northern Wisconsin made mon
ey out of beavers in December. For
the first time in fifteen years the law
permits the trapping of beavers in the
counties of Price, Rusk, and Sawyer.
The total number of SGT beavers were
killed. The skins were sold for 81
1920.
GAINESVILLE Judge Grimm of the
Rock county circuit court, has grant
ed the petition signed by number
of electors of Footeville to incorpo-
rate as a village, and has ordered
that an election for that purpose be
held. Footeville has a population of
about Ave hundred.
La Crosse-Although the city coun-
Gil has failed to take action on pro-
Dosal to change the name Of Berlin
street, the residents there refuse to
live on a street with German cog
nomen, and SO they have called it
%Liberty avenue" Some call it
American avenue"
Madison-The critical Illness OF
Robert La Toilette, Jr., son Of Sena-
ator La Toilette, has resulted in the
Adjournment Of the preliminary exam
ination of the senator by attorneys for
the Madison Democrat in the sena-
tors libel suit in Superior court. The
hearing has been set for March 8.
Sparta-William Louis Diclse Of
Sparta, wagner in Co. B., Third mill
tary police, u. S. A., died at Fort o.
fethorpe, Ca, on Feb. IA, from spinal
meningitis. He is the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. F.. L. Dicke of Sparta. He enlist
ed in the spring of 1916.
Manitowoc = Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Heinrich, pioneer residents of the
county, recently celebrated their gold
en- wedding anniversary. Relatives
from nearby cities attended the cele>
bration at the old homestead near
BriiliOn.
Grand Rapids-Grand Rapids mer-
chants, including grocery store and
meat market proprietors, have Joined
hands to cut the high cost of living
and hereafter will make but one de-
livery on each side of the river each
day.
Marinette -Marinette will vote on
the wet and dry question this spring,
the required number of signatures to
bring the proposition to vote having
been obtained by the drys. The fight
promises to be a bitter one.
Madison-Charles w. Croty of To-
nah, who has been connected with
the State Council of Defense as mar
ket commissioner, has been called to
Washington where he may be assign
ed as a lumber expert.
Darlington Willard P. Martin, "a
years of age, married, filing no ex-
emptions, was accepted for military
service. Martin had his right leg am
putated as the result of a railroad ac-
cident. He wishes to be a cook.
Appleton-A request that Gov. e. L..
Philip enforce the Sunday closing
law at least during the war, was en-
bodied in a resolution adopted by the
Outagamie County Patriotic Dry
league.
Wausau-The common council will
issue 100000 worth of s per cent
bonds for the first unit of twelve
rooms OF new central sc&osl In the
heart of the city.
Appleton Seventy-f1ve entries have