River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-08-28

drive, a clean sweep Of tho state Is to
be hoped for at the end OF 1919. Sever.
al counties not already organized are
making plans for definite organization
early in the fall. The census indicates
the percentage of pure-bred bulls In
the state is about 80 per cent. Wau-
kesha still shows the best condition
of any county in the state, with So per
cent pure-bred bulls. Other counties
| vary from IL to So per cent In addi-
ton to counties organized. at least
four others have made cattle census
| to determine the number of their
scrubs, even though they have not yet
laid plans to be rid of them. The
counties include Burnett, Kenosha,
Price and Sawyer.
La Crosse The Wisconsin conserva-
ton commission met here and officially
accepted gift Of Trempea1eau county
| land, twenty miles north Of here on
the Mississippi river as state park
1t was presented to the state Of Wis
consin by John A. Latsch of Winona,
MINI. The land consists of 600 acres
on sharp mountain peak, which rises
directly out Of the Mississippi river at
the junction Of the Trempealeau river
in Trempealeau bay. The place has
historic significance as It was near
there that the famous French explorer,
Nicholas Perrot, had cabin in 1856,
first to be erected by white man in
this vicinity. The tract Is to be called
Perrot park.
Madison - Reduced appropriations
have made It necessary for the forest
products laboratory. Madison. to cut
down It's force to less than half that
maintained during the past year. For
lack Of funds the laboratory will be
forced to discontinue work on several
new projects of considerable industrial
importance. It has. however. accumu.
lated tremendous amount Of valuable
information as a result OF its high
| pressure war work, and the plan is to
stimulate comm ercial application Of
| this knowledge as much as possible.
| MadisOn-John r. Commons, profess
| sor Of economics at the university. &C.
| companied by party Of graduate stu
dents and assistance In economics at
the university, has left for a seven
weeks tour to investigate labor prob.
lens in factories of the east. Among
the cities in which the party will work
| are Freeport, ILL.,: TT. Wayne, Ind:
Cleveland. Philadelphia. New York and
Boston. The material gathered will he
used in the graduate seminary which
Prof. Commons will conduct at the
university next fall.
Fond du Lac-Jake Hermann. "a.
farm hand and self-confessed slayer OF
Ben Zuelke. 10 year old Oakfield youth
| whose lifeless body was found in a
corn field on the farm Of Albert Col.
lien, near Oakfield, was arraigned be-
fore Justice r. G. Fairbank in this
city for preliminary hearing. Jeal-
ousy because Zuelke was keeping COM
pany with Myrtle Wiegert, aged Is.
was given by Hermann as the sole mo-
tive for his crime.
Eau Claire-Theodore Steinmetz. di-
rector Of the newly organized Liberty
Band here. intends to organize boys
band Of sixty players as soon as school
opens. Besides providing an attrac.
ton in school athletic tours the boys
band will be source OF recruits for
the Liberty Band. Mr.. Steinmetz was
director Of the 127th infantry overseas
band. as well as composer and In
strument maker.
Kaukauna-A community club of 500
has been formed to take over the La
Sale hotel and remodel 1t for COM
munity center. The Thilmany Pulp &
Paper Company. which owns the
building, will spend from $4,000 to
$4,000 to put It In condition for the
new purpose.
/ Racine Quarrels OF Greeks and
Turks. employed in local automobile
tire manufacturing company has re.
Quilted In serious fights IN which men
were injured and the sending IN OF riot
calls. Warrants were issued for ar.
rests OF three Turks on the charge OF
rioting.
KeI-Horses which he was leading
to pasture with strap tied around his
arm. ran away and dragged Clinton
Wagner. son OF Matthew Wagner,
farmer living near here. to his death
The boys head struck stone and his
akull was fractured.
Rhinelander = Twenty-four boys Of
Camp Winnepe, consisting OF young
boys from st. Louis. Mo-, who spend
every summer here. are making a 200.
mile canoe trip from Eagle River to
Park Falls on the Fambeau River.
Stevens Point-Local men interest.
ed in the reorganization OF a national
guard company are planning a cam.