River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10
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Kenosha-Frank L. Brown, 81 years
old, formerly prominent in the bu ST.
ness life of Kenosha, dropped dead in
New York of heart failure.
Horizon = The local branch of the
Red Cross will receive 500, the pro-
ceeds of New Years dance he Id
here under auspices of the Eagles.
Menasha = Menasha will protest
against the proposed action of the w.
T. L. H. & P. company to place a 30
per cent increase in gas and electric
rates into effect here.
Stevens Point-Paul Wisnewski w as
instantly killed and John Riskick fata l-
ly hurt here while employed on the
Mead-Witter dam. A casting on a
derrick broke and the falling fran b
work struck the men.
Horizon A Community Service
Flag" is now flying over the middle Pf
Main street, directly in front of the
city hall. 1t has fifty-two stars, repr e.
senting the men who have gone fo r-
ward from this city.
Neenah-Robert Hedges, brother pf
Superintendent of Schools c. F. He'd
ges, of this city, had his war adventuf e
when a ship that he was on was to IT,
pedoed recently off the French coas
Hedges, who is in the service, was on e
of the rescued survivors.
Madison That the law requirin G
labor advertisements to state whether
there is labor trouble in city has not
been violated until some workman hd S
accepted under Misrepresentation of
conditions is the opinion of Attorne y
General Owen to District Attorney ID.
W. Allen of Oshkosh.
Neenah-There are no real slacke1s
in Winnebago county. Local board IS
are becoming of this opinion follow
ing roundups Of the suspected ones by
the police In practically all instance S
the registrants did not have a clea r
understanding of the latest draft reg
ulatiOn.
Madison = That an interchange of
students between Australian and
American agricultural schools, parti&-
ularly with the University of Wisco4-
sin, would be beneficial to both couh b.
| tries is the opinion of A. Hay, prince
pal of the Harrisburg agriculture
school in New South Wales, who vii s.
tied this country recently.
Madison - The new year daWndd
| with a low balance in the general fund
| of the state treasury. The balance Is
| probably the lowest in many years. All
] the opening of business Jan. 1 the gen
eral fund contained $41,022.60 con l
pared with $525, 93307 Vat the conn
mencement Of the month of Decen
Der. The normal school fund has a
balance of $1,115.31.
Brentwood - Harry Baxter, brother
Of Mrs. Alta Fetting of Bruce, a mem
Der of Canadian battalion fighting ia
| France, was killed by sniper on Nov
II. The news came in letter to Mrs
Fetting from the lieutenant of Baxter
company. Mrs John Towers, also of
Bruce, was Informed by the CANADIAN
government that two cousins had been
killed in the war
Oshkosh-The old pastime of trap
ping fishers, marten, mink, muskrats,
raccoons and skunks is increasing
with the war price of fur generally
Fifty licenses for the privilege have
already been issued in Winnebag4
county. Thousands of muskrats are
trapped annually in the marshes OF
Lake Winebago AT present trapper$
are receiving from As to SIS cents for
each muskrat skin.
Madison = J. B. Borden, assistant
state superintendent of public INSTRUCT
ton has been delegated by State Sui
perintcndent c.. P. Cary, at the rel
quest of the Wisconsin Council Of
Defense, to organize available school
boys in the state for work upon farms
This task is made necessary because
of the great drain of available farm
labor through the draft and to meet
the condition that will undoubtedly
follow the second draft.
milwaukee, - Louis A. Fons was
elected state senator in the Eighth
Milwaukee district by majority of
ZIG votes, as shown by the police del
partment returns. Mr.. Fons stood
upon a platform of strict loyalty to-
America, and his campaign by his
managers and speakers was made
upon this issue, although his defeated
opponent, Edmund T. Melms, Socialist
nominee, declared during that CAM
paign that he was as loyal to Mr.. Fonsl
A feature in the election, called by|
Gov. E. L. Philip to elect a successor