River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-24

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and factory district
Wausau-Sheriff G. N. Goerling has
taken Jesse G. and Albert Dorst to the
commanding officer at Camp Grant for
immediate service. The brothers reg
istered for selective draft, but evaded
answering missionaries. They were
taken into custody by Wisconsin state
guards at the time the search was
made for the Kruegers in Clark coun-
ty.
Milwaukee - The wartime prosper
ity of Wisconsin is evidenced in the
report of nine months failures just is
sued by r. G. Dun & Co., New York.
In that period Wisconsin had 1877 in.
solvencies with liabilities of $685.
748. The number of business reverses
was forty less than in the same period
in 1917 and f1fty-three less than in the
first nine months of 1916.
Madison-The blue silk banner, with
the Wisconsin seal embroidered on it,
which was carried by the Third Wis
consin National guard regiment to the
Mexican border and again on March
26, 1917, when the Third regiment was
called into federal service, recently
arrived from France, and is now on
exhibition at the state historical mu.
scum.
Madison - The Wisconsin railroad
commission has ordered the Chicago &
Northwestern road to maintain safe
ty. devices at the Doty and Columbia
crossings in Neenah. 1t ordered the
Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee
road to erect suitable shelter at
Drexel boulevard about eight miles
south of Milwaukee.
Appleton-On account of the scare
ity Of coal and the cost of maintaining
a home a large number of people here
have closed their homes for the win
ter months and gone into apartments.
Appleton is suffering almost coal
panic and it is feared that if relief
4 does not soon come the city will be
entirely without coal.
Port Washington - Mayor John M.
Kaiser, Jr, chairman of the Salvation
army war activities in OzaNkee coun-
ty, reports the county has once more
gone over the top. The county1s quota
of $1,700 was overscribed $500. Bort
Washington has oversubscribed its
| fourth Liberty loan allotment.
Madison w. S. Heddles, Madison
lumberman, was elected chairman of
the Wisconsin Council of Defense to
succeed Magnus Swenson. Although
Mr. Heddles' appointment was made
several days ago by the governor, it
did not become known uNa12 he was
elected chairman.
| Janesville-Allen Gardner Kavelage,
an attorney, died after an fitness of
four days. He was candidate for city
attorney at. the last election and has
been prominent in politics since his
admission to the bar. He was a gradu-
ate Of the GAINESVILLE high school and
the Milwaukee normal.
Baraboo-The youngest Of the Ring
ling brothers, Henry Ringing, so
years old, died here of Bright's dis
ease. He is survived by three broth
ers, Alfred T. Charles and John.
Poynette-Mrs. Fred Stark, 80 years
old, died at her home seven miles west
of here of pneumonia. Her 7-year-old
son died the following day Of the same
malady.
Kenosha-The Kenosha Elks have
gone dry The finest clubhouse owned
by the members of the order IN Wis
consin will be opened without a bar.
| Madison - The sixty-sixth annual
meeting of the Wisconsin Teachers
association will be held in Milwaukee.
Nov. Z, s and 9.
Oshkosh-Sisters of st. Mary's hos
pital have taken over the former Han
son roadhouse as an emergency hospi-
tai for treatment of influenza patients
Green Bay-John W. Gauerke, exalt-
ed ruler Of Green Bay lodge, Benevo-
| lent and Protective Order Of Elks, has
been appointed district grand exalted
ruler for the Eastern district of Wis
consin. The appointment was made
by Grand Exalted Ruler Bruce Camp.
bell Of East st. Louis, Ill.
Madison - Martin Olson pleaded
guilty in superior court to desertion,
bigamy, perjury and violation of the
Mann act and was sentenced by Judge
Hoppman to two years in the peniten,
tiary.