River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-09-11


B. A. Delano, resigned. Mr.. Moehlen-
pah. who is the president of the Cti-
zens' bank of Clinton, was the demo-
cratic candidate for governor two
years ago. In 1913 and 1914 Mr..
Moehlenpah was president of the Wis
consin Bankers association, and for
the last three years a member Of the
executive council Of the American
Bankers association. He is now a
member Of the executive council of
the state bank section of the Ameri-
can Bankers association and thus in
touch with $4,000 state banks in the
nation. During the war he was an ac-
tive participant in the Y. NJ C. A.,
Liberty loan, War Savings stamp and
war work fund drives.
Monroe was the host for
$50 dairymen and farmers from Fort
Scott and Bourbon county, Kans., who
arrived on a special train to inspect
the Green county dairy and cheese
Industries. The tourists placed orders
for thirteen carloads of dairy cattle
to be sent to southeastern Kansas. A
dinner and dance at the Borden con-
densery and tour in motor cars about
the county where the sunflower boost
ers visited diaries, stock farms and
cheese factories were on the program
of entertainment.
Fairchild-A chain of canning facto-
ries Is planned around Fairchild, with
plants to be built at once here and at
Osseo by the Wisconsin Canned Food
Co., Fairchild, a 100000 concern
The incorporators include w. f.
Hood, Willard Foster, G. c. Calkins,
c. M. Sherwood, Fairchild; T. O. Bal
lard, manager, formerly Of the Min
nesota food commission; A. C. Buker
and G.. F. Ludwig, Greenwood.
Stevens Point-Miss Mary Hanley,
Gettysburg, S. D., has been engaged
by the Stevens Point Woman's club
for school nurse. She assumes her du-
ties at the opening of the public
schools. The club was instrumental
in getting passage of resolution by
the council authorizing engagement
of the nurse The club will pay her
salary until Jan. and the city will
pay it after that.
Rhinelander - According to Stats
tics from the county agricultural
agents office there are about 5000
dairy cows in Oneida county, an in
crease of about Is per cent for the
last ten years. There are two cream
cries and one combination creamery
and cheese factory although the local
creamery receives milk and cream
from over the entire northern part of
the state.
Ashland-Resumption of ore traffic.
which was completely closed in the
ports of Duluth, Superior, Two Har
bors, Ashland, Marquette, and Escana-
ba, has been followed by rush of ore
boats. The shipments and coal dock
workers strikes added to the tense
ness of the situation The strike
lasted about twenty-five days.
Wausau = Eighty business men of
Wausau have donated sufficient
amounts of money to assist in the
opening of highway south of Rio
mountain between Mosinee and Wau-
sau and also to assist in crawling a
street in this city in order that an ex-
pertinent in graveling may be given
a thorough test.
Ladysmith- is being extracted
from cones of coniferous trees in this
country to be shipped for replanting
devastated areas of northern France.
Boys and girls are collecting cones,
which bring as high as So a bushel
Tamarack cones bring the highest
price and are desired in the largest
quantities.
Madison-A coroner's jury exoner-
ated the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad of the death of Eldon Schulz,
IL year old newsbay, killed while
crossing the tracks Testimony failed
to bear out the charge that the train
was going thirty-ive miles an hour
through the city.
Antigo-The Rev. c. Neumann, who
accepted a call to the pulpit of Peace
Lutheran congregation here, arrived
from Athens, where he served as pas
tor for five years. He succeeds the
Rev. A. Grimm, who retires to devote
his attention to his publishing bust.
ness.
Antigo-After being out nearly Ave
hours jury returned verdict of
$625 compensatory damages for Mar
tina Suick against Abe Krom The
charge was using defamatory Ian
guage. The plaintiff asked $4,000.
Glenwood City All arrangements