River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-10
BADGER STATE
| HAPPENINGS


Madison Hot weather, combined
with root rot, resulted in light crop
of early peas in the state. Neither the
weather nor the rot alone is the cause
Of pods falling to fill, for plant pathol-
ogists who have inspected fields report
early peas doing fairly well on soil
where the crop has not been grown for
the last year or two. In the nine years
which the Psychologists Of the Wiscon-
sin Experiment station have worked
with the root rot disease, 1t has been
demonstrated that the only way to
handle the rot and blight is to prac-
tice strict rotation of crops. Peas
should not be planted on fields that
show rot this year.
Sheboygan-An interesting law suit
that has run the gamut of courts in
Wisconsin, has been decided by the
state supreme court in favor Of the
sought to perpetually enjoin the vii
lage Of Kohler from entering upon and
taking possession Of his premises for
the purpose of widening a street. The
case was first brought to the attention
of country court where it was decided
in favor of the village. 1t was ap-
pealed to the circuit court which ruled
likewise and now the supreme court
has sustained the decision of the lower
courts.
Madison The Railroad Commission
handed down a decision denying the
petition of the city of Sheboygan to
reduce the six cent street car fare re-
Gently ordered to five cents, and also
denying the application of the Eastern
Wisconsin Electric Company to make
the rate which was ordered as an
emergency, permanent. The commits
sion held that the conditions do not
warrant the establishment Of the
five cent fare at this time.
Oshkosh-Six new cars are on the
way from Cincinnati to Oshkosh for
the lines of the Eastern Wisconsin
Electric Co. Nine others will arrive
as soon as fatcars can be obtained on
which to ship them. The city recently
relieved the company from the ex-
pense of paving between its rails on
city streets and the company is carry
ing out its part of the bargain by re-
placing the old cars, in service since
1897.
Madison - The entire edition Of g.
500 copies Of the Liberty Badger, Uni
versity Of Wisconsin year book, has
been sold. Almost 500 orders remain
untitled, This marks worlds record
in sale Of college ANIMALS. The near
est approach to this mark was the 1910
edition of the annual Of the University
of Paris, which ran to $3.50 copies.
The former Wisconsin record was O.
275 copies. this being of the 1918 edi-
ton.
Oshkosh-Plan drawn by Auler &
Jensen, architects, have been approved
by the board of education for new
school building in West Algoma to re-
place the PunhoQua public school
which has long heen too small. The
structure will be 147x95 feet, with
basement and two stories, containing
eleven classrooms, of brick. and fire.
proof on the first floor.
Madison - The second time within
three years. the bars Of the Dane
county jail have yielded to attempts
of liberty-seeking prisoners. At night,
H. B. Powers and Walter Bartowski
sawed their way out Of their cells on
the third floor. A forty-foot rope.
knotted every two or three feet, was
found on the ground.
Sheboygan-H. Klug was fined $25
and costs for driving an automobile
while intoxicated and striking and de-
molishing milk wagon, resulting in
injuries to Matthew Van STEELE, occu-
pant Of the milk wagon.
PlainfieM The corn crop in this
county is the best in many years. The
old saying. knee high by the Fourth
Of July" comes true this season as
corn is taller than that now.
La Crosse-Tracey Merrill, 81, only
legless justice of the peace in Wis
consin, died at a hospital here. He lost
his legs in a railroad accident at Kan
sas City several years ago.
Racine May Conrady, 6, died few
hours after receiving burns and to
have resulted when an unknown boy
playfully held a lighted paper near her
dress.
La Crosse Otto Wolgast, who
claims to be a cousin Of AID Wolgast,
prize fighter, was sentenced to three
years for robbing school houses.
Whitewater - Albert Pitt. retired
farmer, was badly injured by being
crushed in the elevator at q canning
factory.