River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-14

ord of his birth. He applied to the
bureau of vital statistics for a birth
certificate. He cannot prove he is
is 40, and the CONSUMPTION law can
force him into the army.
Wausau - Gustave Sternberg, pro-
prietor of the Park Hotel, is being held
on the charge of having s'unlawfully
made false statements with intent to
interfere with the operations and sue
cesses of the military and naval forces
of the United States" He was taken
before Commissioner James P. Riley
An adjournment was granted until
Feb. 7. Bail was fixed at $500, which
he failed to furnish.
Superior = The new 100000 ore
dock, which is to replace dock No. 3,
recently torn down, is well under way.
Work has been going on for two
months and $50 men are employed on
the job 1t is expected that the dock
will be completed by the time navi-
cation opens.
Rhinelander - The body of Peter
Bigelow, 36 years old, was found on
the floor of his room with his throat
slashed with a razor. Bigelow had
been suffering from nervous trouble
He had just returned from Milwaukee
where he was receiving treatment.
district offnrnnv has
the names of suspected food hoarders
in Winnebago county and he will be-
gin vigorous campaign against them.
Severe penalties will be inflicted
wherever it is found that rules have
been violated.
Eau Claire-A reward of $500 has
Just been offered for information lead
ing to the discovery of the where
abouts, alive or dead, of Mrs. Allen
Hill, an aged resident of Mondovi.
Mrs. Hill has not been seen or heard
from since last Memorial day.
Kenosha - Daniel Miller, 70 years
old, and former resident of Kenosha,
died at the Marine hospital at Annap-
oils. He was in the navy for more
than thirty years and retired five years
ago.
Green Bay-Retail grocers and
butchers will inaugurate program
for restricting deliveries to two day
to one family, and requiring settle
ment Of accounts every fifteen days
beginning Feb. 1.
Madison-A e. KuOlt, state banking
commission, has notified all Wiscon-
sin banks that they are not included
in Fuel Administrator Garfeld'1
"heatless' Monday order and must re.
main open for business on that day.
Madison-Prof. f. A. G. Cowper of
the French department at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, has been granted
leave of absence to go to Camp Grant,
ILL.,, to take charge of the teaching of
French to officers in training there.
Madison - One hundred sixty-one
tons of coal are now being saved each
week under the fuel conservation
measures taken at the University of
Wisconsin. Several of the buildings
have been closed.
Beloit - General vaccination of pu
pills of public schools here has been
ordered by the local health boards.
Smallpox is increasing. An exposed
/ Oh A 000
children will be affected by the order.
Marinette - Notices from two draft
boards were received by Charles Sac
otte, employed at Goodman, Wis, to
report for physical examination. His
father registered for him in Michigan
and he registered in Marinette.
Fond du Lac-Miss Genevieve Dyer,
who saw service as nurse at Vienna
in 1914, and in the Dayton, o., flood,
has left for the east on her way to
join the Red. Cross in France.
Neenah - Twenty passengers on an
interurban car were smoked out when
defective wiring caused some oiled
packing to ignite. The car ran ten
miles smoking like chimney.
Beloit-After being closed for ten
days for want Of fuel, public schools
reopened Beloit college is using one
half it's buildings because of shortage
of coal.
Menasha - William Percy, former
master car builder for the Wisconsin
Central, died at Long Beach, Cal He
lived in Neenah several years ago.
Neenah - Mrs. Eli Defent, Sc years
old, wife of a wood and coal dealer,
dropped dead from apoplexy while on
her way to attend a church lecture.
Neenah-Willis Nelson has been ap-
pointed mechanical engineer in the