River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-04
VISIONS SIN
HAPPENINGS
Observation-Disclosures
News of the Badger State Arranged
..... in Condensed Form $500.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

democratic nominee Tor United states
senator, spent $3,070.75, according to
a statement filed with the secretary of
state by J. NJ. Callahan of Milwaukee,
secretary The democratic state CEN
trail committee spent $154.10 and re-
ceived $318.75 in donations. Mr.. Dav-
les contributed $1,700 of his campaign
fund. Otto Bosshard of La Crosse,
treasurer of the Lenroot campaign
committee, filed statement declar-
ing that the committee had spent
$1,151.31 and owed in unpaid bills $500.
1t had received in contributions $4,000.
Mr.. Lenroot filed statement declar-
ing he had spent $177.45 for personal
campaign purposes.
Superior-CharIes +. Prior, general
yardmaster and trainmaster for the
Great Northern railroad in Superior
for several years, has been commisA
stoned captain in the railway trans
portation corps, National army, and
has been ordered to report for en-
barkation at an eastern seaport. He
will be division superintendent over
seas.
Madison-Congressm |. L. Len
roots official majority over James
Thompson is 2,414 The official major
ity of Joseph E. Davies over DIR.
Charles Mccarthy is 43,498. The total
vote for Lenroot was 1876; for
Thompson, 70,772; for Davies, 57,282;
for Mccarthy, 1884: for Berger, 49,
564, and for A. J. Benjamin, %.
Kenosha-The Chicago North Shore
and Milwaukee Electric Railway COM
pany was named defendant in suit
demanding $4,000 damages brought in
the court here This amount is asked
by Mrs. Hope E. Mills, whose husband,
Frank e. Mills, was killed in grade
crossing accident on the road in Octo-
Der of last year.
Madison-M. j. Truscott, formerly of
Winnebago, who broke parole from the
Green Bay reformatory to join the
Royal Canadians, was paroled by Gov.
GuII1DD.
in France and the governor was pre-
vailed upon to grant the parole so the
youth could visit his parents without
fear of arrest.
Oshkosh-The libel suit instituted
in circuit court of Winnebago county,
by Gustave Pabst of Milwaukee,
against former Lieut.. Gov. John
Strange of Neenah, has been continued
until the September term on motion of
Mr.. Strange's attorney, Walter I'll.
Bender.
Madison - About $500 Wisconsin
rural schools will celebrate the ami
versary of the entrance of the United
States into the war on April 6. The
exercises in each will be based on a
program prepared and sent to them
by the University of Wisconsin Elk
tension division.
Madison-Owners of property along
the shore of Lake Mendoza held an in
dignation meeting regarding action of
the city engineer in shutting the lock
and thus raising the level of the water.
The lake now is Is inches higher than
ever before and water is covering
many lawns.
Oshkosh-Gardner Green, 95 years
old, a resident of Wisconsin since 184S,
died here of general debility. Mr..
Green took a prominent part in de-
veloping river transportation in Wis
consin and built the first produce
carrying barge on the Foxarive
Birchwood-Th war department
has advised Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Land,
ST., of Lorraine, Barron county, near
here, that their son, Sidney, Jr., was
wounded in action. Land was the first
from this section of the state to be
| wounded.
Appleton-By a unanimous decision,
Lawrence college university defeated
Coe college, Cedar Rapids, Ia, in de-
bate, taking the affirmative of the
l ~
Government Should Adopt a Perma-
nent Policy of Direct Price Control. .
Forty-five union BARRIERS
who went on strike to obtain shorter
hours have returned to work. The
| agreement between the shop owners
and the journeymen calls for a seven
hour reduction each week.
| Menasha-Reports that autoists are
engaged in a fragrant violation of the
speed laws has been followed by the
announcement that special motor
| cycle officer is to be employed.
Beloit-George Wilkins of Darien, a
| United States soldier in France, is
dead, according to advices received by
| the family.
Green Bay-Green Bay people have
| contributed over five tons of clothing
4 T. FT11,