River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-11-14
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State

daughter.
Sister Dorothy Benz, of st. Mary's
hospital, Rhinelander, died from
grippe contracted while nursing pa
tients afflicted with the disease.
Alonzo Bogart, 80 years old, died at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Phoebe
Loeb, at Oconomowoc. Mr.. Bogart
was a veteran of the civil war.
While cleaning a gun at home the
son of Mrs. Otto Miehlke, North
Freedom, accidentally shot his moth
er below the heart. She may recover.
Edward Hooper, president of the
State Bank of Efkhorn, hanged him
seld in his garage at Elkhorn. No rea-
son is given. The financial condition
of his bank is excellent.
Mr.. and Mrs III. A. Crandall, Kill
bourne, will DO their bit for Uncle
Sam by working in the Offices of the
state food administration. They will
take up their residence at Madison.
Both volunteered their services.
Word has been received at Ocono-
mowoc that Alfred Hanson and Steve
Athas, machine gun company, One
Hundred and Twenty-eighth infantry,
were slightly wounded in action in
France. Mr. Hanson was formerly city
clerk at Oconomowoc.
A fisherman with several compani-
ons. one a child, narrowly escaped
death while adrift on Green Bay in a
blow for nearly day. The members
of the party suffered keenly from ex-
posure and hunger before being res
cued.
Mrs. Oline Odeguard of Fosston,
Mimi, appeared in county court at La
Cross as one of seven second cousins
to claim an estate of $4,000 left by
Chris Hagen, which is about to es-
cheat to the state. There are also fifty
third cousins claiming a share in the
distributions.
Wisconsin's treasury contains bal
ance of $4,059,494 az compared with
$2,058,230 on October 1, according to
the monthly statement Of State Treas
urer Henry johnson. The total in the
general fund scared from $S13.86O to
$2,O58, 220 in a month as result OF
the payment of the last half of the
railroad taxes.
Mrs. Margaret Edward. Oshkosh, is
suing the estate on the late Young
Campbell. pioneer railroad civil engi-
neer, for S., 400 for SAG weeks service
and nursing, which she claims she per-
formed for Mr.. Campbell. She testi-
fed that Mr.. Campbell agreed to be-
Queathe her that amount in his will.
George Johnson, chief beneficiary un-
der the will, is opposing the claim.
An "orange" fund, with which to
provide one orange daily to all S. A.
r. G. men in the university infrmary,
has been started by women students
at the University of Wisconsin with
approval of Dean F. Louis Nardin,
and Frederick Welt, secretary of the
army Y. M. G. A. Miss Gertrude P.
King, junior, is chairman of the
''orange" fund.
In response to an urgent request by
telegraph from the gas defense diVi-
sion chemical welfare service, United
States army, New York City, Gov.
Philip has asked the people of the
state to give special attention to the
collection OF fruit pits and nutshells.
In order to meet the demands for this
high quality Of carbon for gas masks
1000, 009 pounds day of fruit pits
and nutshells are required.
After thirty-seven years of service
as an employe of the late J. A. Merry
man, clothing merchant, Fond du Lac,
Oscar c.. Davis filed a claim for ST.
171.14 against the Merryman estate,
claiming that it had been understood
that he wes to be paid for extra serv-
ice. the payment to be In the form Of
bsauest from the clothing men. The
court has upheld the claim, allowing
Rll but about $500.
TIE city Of Lake Mills will come in
10 possession of Tyrannena, the cOun-
dixie, former pastor Of the First Con
gregationa1 church in Madison, fol
lowing the death of Mrs. Updike of
pneumonia. In the terms of the will
the property is to retain it's present
name and to serve as q public park.
The estate includes fifteen acres of
land On the shore of Rock lake and a
large colonial mansion
Geaeral Manager Harry G.. Berger
Ct the Marathon war fund reports that
pledges amounting to s275,355.78 have
been made by Marathon county people
for the year as contributions for war
activities. The number of pledges
number over $1,000. The advisory
board has requested the directors to
accept their official quota as worked
cut By the committee in Wisconsin
for the united war work campaign,
and, il necessary, increase the amount
on the basis as the other counties in
crease it.
Sylvester Wanda, 12-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Wanda, of the Town
Of Bangle, Marathon County, was play
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