River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-03-21

Waupun- Charles Rauk, 81, is
one of the most active workers the
local Red Cross chapter has. She has
knitted thirty-six pairs of wristlets
and has made seventy-five holders and
two quilts, which were sold, the
money going to the local organizations
treasury. Mrs. Rauk is In good health.
She is bright and active and takes in
terest in events of the time. She has
been resident of Waupun since 1855.
Madison - All digitalis raised last
year in the drug plant garden at the
University of Wisconsin is to be used
in the medical departments of the
army and navy About $50 pounds of
the powdered drug, which is used as
a heart stimulant, is now ready for
and almost as much that is
not SO perfect is available for the maxi
ing of tincture.
Green Bay - The Wisconsin Sheep
and Dairy Cattle company, which lis
project to convert north
ern Wisconsin cut-over lands into
sheep ranches, established headquar-
tiers in Green Bay, with Fl. M. Spang
as manager. Ten thousand acres of
land north of Phillips, Price county.
is owned by the company, and sheep
are being placed on the land.
Madison - Mrs. Lottie WoOdford,
chairman of the woman's committee,
county council Of defense,
has started an Every Woman Working
campaign and expects by April to
have every woman in the county doing
war work. She has enlisted press,
pulpit and movies in her endeavor to
include women Of all classes and
sects.
Neenah-To force the city to pay an
auto license fee on motor fire truck
is unconstitutional according to the
opinion of officials here Funds de-
rived from the licenses are used to
keep county roads in repair and the
fire truck never uses these highways
That is the point upon which the Off
Gals base their assertions.
Jefferson-Mr and Mrs. Jacob Rio
KEENAN, of Jefferson celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary on March
8. Mr.. Rickeman is IS years old and
his wife is Sc. They have four girls
and one boy. Mr.. Rickeman served
three and one-half years in the civil
war, being one of the first volunteers
in 1861.
Madison-About fifty Wiconsin wom-
en- athletes will attend the athletic
of American college wom-
en- at the University of Chicago April
II and IS. Nineteen colleges and uni
versities of the west and middle west
will be represented at Chicago, as well
as seven colleges from the Men Eng
land states.
Wausau-At meeting of the Cen
trail Wisconsin Fair circuit, dates for
the following fairs were fixed; Mara
thon county, at Wausau, Aug. 27, %,
29, 80; Marshfield, Sept. 3, A, S, 6;
Stanley. Sept. 10, IL, II, 10; Chippe-
wa Falls, Sept. II, IS, 10, 20; La
Crosse, Sept. "a. 25, 26, q.
Madison-W hooping cought took 49,
children's lives in Wisconsin last year,
according to state records compiled by
the state board of health Deaths in
previous years were as follows: 1910,
200; 1911, 224; 1912, 1913; 1913, 211;
1914, 1856; 1915, 1856; 1915, 1870.
OconomoWoc - The Rev. Samuel
Howell Murphy, pastor of the Presby-
terrain church at Delafield the last sew
eral years died at his home in that
village. He was about 70 years of age
and is survived by his wife, one son
and four daughters.
Eau Claire-Eighty-f five Liberty loan
workers here by reclamation adopted
a resolution denouncing the action of
Assemblyman G. N. Saugen, represent
ing the Wilcox amendment to the 10y
atty resolution condemning Senator
La Toilette.
Neenah-After the Fl. j. Frank com,
pany had paid its income tax to the
town of Neenah the city of Neenah
awoke to the fact that it should have
been the recipient. Now the city must
furnish proof to that effect.
Merrill - Carl Bruessell, farmer
residing near here, read in the papes
that the property of German aliens
would be sold. He was found later
with a bullet wound in his head, from
which he died. He came to America
from Germany in 1902
Ashland Because of the criticism
to (which the national body has re-
Gently been subjected, the Ashland
German alliance chapter has voted to
discontinue its meetings, at least IN
til after the war. The action was
unanimous