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

| france, VINO declared he had collected
wolf bounty on two fox scalps a few
years ago and since joining the army
and fighting in France his conscience
had hurt him and he wanted to refund
the money from his meager earnings
as a private in the army fighting for
democracy. No record could be found
in either the secretary of state or
| treasurer's Office of the money having
| been paid to the Indian. 1t will be
placed in the conscience fund" in the
treasury.
Madison-Deputy Commissioner of
Insurance F. w. Kubasta, has an
nounced that a full confession has
| been secured from Alva Edwin Smith,
arrested by deputy fire marshal
charged with setting fire to the Stan
nard Bros. general store at Green
bush, Sheboygan county, causing a
loss of $4,000 Smith was employed
in the store. He is now in jail in She
boygan.
Madison - The United States food
| administration has allotted 100000
| pounds of sugar to Wisconsin for both
| November and December, an increase
of 100000 pounds over the October al
lotment. The state food administra-
ton is now working on some changes
! in the regulations but announced
there will be no change in the allot-
ment for the home consumption.
La CrossevFred, younger brother of
Sergt. Roy Vingers, first La Crosse
man killed in action in France, has
volunteered at Great Lakes, in the
newly organized naval militia, which
! will replace marines as naval land
fighters, in order to venge his broth
er's death.
Madison-Paul $. Warner, fratern-
ity manager at the University of Wis
consin has been commissioned a cap
tain in the Quartermasters' department
of the Wisconsin State Guard and de-
tailed for duty at the University
where he will have charge Of the sup
plies for the S. A. T. G.
Madison 49, T. Emery Bray, county
superintendent of schools of Grant
county, was elected by the board Of
control as superintendent of the State
School for the Deaf at Delavan at ST.
200 per year and maintenance to sue
coed Fl. G. Buell., resigned.
Kenosha - Corp. Robert Vollmer of
this city has been cited by the Ameri-
can army leaders for distinguished
bravery in battle, according to an Off
cial citation received by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Vollmer, of this
city. He is in the regular army.
Madison - Gov. e. L. Phillip will
probably not fill the vacancy caused
by the death of the late F. B. Moody,
conservation commissioner, until the
legislature has been given an oppor-
tunity to amend the law.
Oconomowoc = OconomowOc has
erected a large tablet of wood at the
city hall and upon this roll of honor
will be inscribed the names of the
city's sons now in the country's serv-
fee.
Fond du Lac - Walter w. Schmidt,
vice-president and general manager of
the Combination Door company, aged
80 years, died of pneumonia after an
illness of four days.
Watertown-This city has gone over
the top in the fourth Liberty loan
drive. It's quota was $252,000. Water
town oversubscribed it's allotment in
the third loan drive $50 per cent.
Walter CIausen, who
was member of the crew ON the ship
America, which sank at her pier few
days ago, has notified his parents here
of his safety.
Green Bay-Brown county is to have
an honor roll monument. A large
panel on a public square in Green Bay
with names Of all soldiers engraved on
1t is favored.
Marinstte is to have citizenship
school Out Of III applicants for sec
ond papers only thirty could qualify
The deficient list includes many Ger.
mans.
Green Bay - Judges here released
sentenced Migrants under probation to
the road commissioner, who has put
them to work on highway construc-
ton.
Madison-Fond du Lac and Sheboy-
gan will probably be given cents car
fare as the result of the hearing before
the Wisconsin Railroad Commission.
La Crosse - With enough work on
hand to keep the grand jury in ses-
sion at least five weeks, and with sew