River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-24

IOIIdS0 - Lieut.. Otis y. hOnler,
aged 20, died at Camp Custer from
He is the first Portage
soldier to succumb in this war.
Madison - E. r. Mcintyre has re-
signed from the College of Agriculture
Wisconsin Farmer.
Eau Claire-The annual meeting of
the Eau Claire County Federal Farm
Loan association was held with a good
attendance
Manawa-Dr w. E. Popelars, veter-
marian, of Manawa, has been given a
commission as a second lieutenant in
the United States army.
Neenah-Fifty dollars to the Hoard
memorial fund was contributed by the
Fox River Valley Holstein Breeders
association while in convention here
Green Bay-Falling on he edge Of
a box in the basement of her home Mrs.
Timothy Hogan, wife of a railroad en-
gineer, sustained injuries that caused
her death. Her neck was broken.
Marshfeld-Wordh has been received
F. r. Upham of this city, has arrived
in France with a contingent of marines
in which he is enlisted
Blair-Despite the war, new rail
road is nearing completion here. 1t
connects this place with Ettrick, also
in Trempealeau county, and is twelve
miles long.
Neenah--Ted Bach, former Neenah
Boy, is not superstitious. On June Is
he enlisted in Chicago hospital unit
designated by the number 13. He has
just been called.
Appleton Fifty-nine mothers in
Outagamie county received pensions
that totaled $10,938 during 1917. In
1915 the pensions received by mothers
in this county amounted to $500, and
forty mothers were benefited.
New London-The Phelps Evangelis-
tic party headed by the Rev. A. S.
Phelps, have begun four weeks Sc
ries Of evangelistic meetings here. A
large portable tabernacle is erected.
seating 800 persons.
La Crosse-Chief of Police John B.
Weber received an invitation to the
hanging of three criminals in Montana
from Sheriff John O'Rourke of Butte,
but declined The Ibid" came in an
envelope with a black border.
Brentwood = The Rev. F. w. P.
Beaudette, formerly in charge of st.
Johns Catholic church, has arrived in
France, according to word received by
friends He recently entered the serv-
ice of the United States as a chaplain.
Madison-Prof. Clark w. Hethering
ton OF the physical education depart
ment of the University Of Wisconsin
has accepted a position as head Of the
physical education department Of the
State of California. He left to take
immediate charge.
Appleton = Since May, 1917, when
the Appleton chapter of the Red Cross
was organized, Mrs. o. P. Schlafer has
knitted the following articles: "a
pairs socks, helmets, S pair wrist
let's, 6 mufflers, pair mitts. Mean
time she taught over fifty pupils to
knit.
Lodi - Fire of unknown origin de-
stroyed Lodi's new high school build
ing, causing a loss of $4,000, partly
covered by insurance. Plans are being
made to house the students in the
city hall and in the former school
building, which has not been in use
since the completion of the new struc-
ture in 1913.
Eau Claire = After thirty-six years
in the banking business in Eau Claire,
James T. Joyce has resigned as vice
president of the Union National bank
of this city and withdrawn from its
management, to take charge of the
active management of large mining
properties in which he and his asso-
ciates are interested.
Madison-The national headquarters
of the American Society of Equity,
now located in Wausau, will be moved
to this city, D. o. Mahoney, president,
announced that a national weekly pa
per will be issued, contracts having
been closed with the Capitol TImea
company The organization has a
membership of 10000, of whom 1900
are in Wisconsin.
Madison-Two wheat1ess days a
week, one wheatless meal a day and
elimination Of wheat from all pastries,
maearoni and cereals will be inaugur
ated in Wisconsin and throughout the
nation under new orders shortly TO be
iscuod nv the national food aduiufGtra-