River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Observation-Disclosures
News of the Badger State Arranged
s... in Condensed Form


his Sind birthday at his home here on
Thursday, Oct. 10, surrounded by rela-
tives and friends. Mr.. Hoard follows
the events of the day with the same
alertness that marked his eventful
public career Germany's peace over
ment from him, "Yo ucan't bluff Amer
leans"
Madison-The Palace of Sweets of
Madison, having exceeded it's sugar
allotment and kept it's sugar accounts
in such condition that facts could not
be obtained without difficulty, was
asked by the United States food adj
ministration for Wisconsin to turn
over to the local food administrator
2,188 pounds of sugar and to donate
to the Red Cross $3.50.
Racine-An army and navy club
will be established in this city and
opened before Christmas for tie bene-
fit of Uncle Sans men who visit Ra-
cine. Prominent business men have
obtained a. lease on a three-story
building in the business district, which
will be renodeled and fitted out at a
cost of $4,000. The club will be main
tanned during the period of the war
Two Enthusiastically the entire
village of East Two Creeks, twelve
miles north of this city, was destroyed
by fire. The loss is estimated at $780,
900. The fire originated in the black
lmith shop of Emil Kocian, located
lcross the street from the main part
Of the village. Owing to the high wind
it spread rapidly and soon the entire
village was in flames
Green haywood ashes are being
sought to supply the Green Bay Pot
ash company with a stock to continue
operating it's plant. State chemists
are making efforts to secure a supply
for the company to enable it to pro-
duce potash for the governments
needs in the war. The supply of pot
ash is limited and the product is of
great value in war material.
Stevens Point - Deciding that the
old coin collection fad was keeping
considerable money out of circulation,
the president of a local bank an
nounced that he would accept the
money at fair exchange value for
War Savings and Thrift stamps. The
IL Fell fhn Of
fer amounted to hundreds Of dollars.
Waupaca - The Wisconsin Baptist
Ministerial union closed it's seventy
fourth annual session here with the
election of the following officers:
President, Rev. Paul J. Mckinney of
Milwaukee; vice-president, Rev. w. S.
Steward, Fond du Lac; secretary, Rev.
r. S. Kelley of Delavan, and treasurer,
Rev. E. b. Edmunds, Beaver Dam.
Green Bay-The Wisconsin. State
Board of Control has again awarded
the regular quarterly contract to Jo-
annes Brothers company, Green Bay,
for supplying groceries to fourteen
state institutions in competition with
several Wisconsin and Chicago job
bers.
La Crosse - Emanuel Markle, 81,
sole survivor of the Light Guar ds, IA
maus Second Wisconsin Infantry
Qron BrigadN company of The Civil
war, died here. He was shot seven
times at Gettysburg, all bullets strik-
ing his pocketbook, boots or haver-
sack.
Fond du Lac-The general store Of
Btannard Bros, at Greenbush, Sheboy
gan county, was destroyed by fire.
The loss was $4,000, of which only
$4,000 is covered by insurance. The
building was historic landmark, haV-
ing been erected in 1858.
Janosville-Yale university has been
bequeathed $4,000, according to the
will Of the late A. P. Lovejoy. Mr..
Lovejoy also left $4,000 to Beloit col
lege and $4,000 to the Presbyterian
church in this city.
Appleton - DR.. Wilson S. Naylor,
former head of the department of re-
ligion at Lawrence college, arrived in
the city from Italy and France where
he has been doing Y. M. G. A. work.
DR.. Naylor left Appleton in June, 1917.
Chippewa Falls-A black bear kill
ed thirty-eight sheep on the farm of
Mrs Mary Herbert, near. here, caus-
ing a loss of $3.50. Farmers organized
a hunting party, but the bear escaped.
Poynette-J. Phinney, 81 years old,
Poynette's pioneer resident, was found
dead on his knees by his bed. He had
been i'll several weeks. He leaves
widow and one son.
La Crosse-Charged with robbing a
boxcar of an interstate shipment of
merchandise, Edward Babcock of