River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-09-18
BADGER STATE
| HAPPENINGS


examiner, it was announced here that
Rev. Philip Henry Linley, former pop
ular pastor of Christ Episcopal
! Church here and who served as chap
lain overseas with the famous Thirty
second division during the war with
such distinction, has retired perma-
nently from the ministry and will
hereafter devote himself to business.
Madison = Walter Alexander, Mil
| waukee, former Wisconsin railroad
| commissioner and recently discharged
as major in the army, has been
| named chief of the motor transporta-
| ton bureau of the Wisconsin highway
| commission at salary of $4,000 a
year. Mr. Alexander was formerly
| master mechanic of the Milwaukee
road His work will be chiefly in the
biles and trucks owned and operated
| by the highway commission.
Madison Ex-soldiers who were
overseas on March l last, are not ex-
empt from the provisions of the state
| income tax law requiring that reports
be filed with the county assessors be-
| fore that date in the opinion of Coun-
| ty Assessor Harry Jerome and mem
bers of the Tax Commission and of the
Attorney Generals Department who
stated that where there is no exemp-
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Madison-Two Chinese women stu
dents will enroll at the University of
Wisconsin at the opening of the new
year on Oct 1, according to notifica-
ton recently received by the univer-
sity. They VIII be included in the
quota of twelve new Chinese govern
ment students to be sent to the uni
versity this fall. Nearly thirty Chinese
will then be pursuing studies at Wis
| consin.
Milladore Adam Shidel. three miles
south Of this village, is dead of inju-
| ries received when he was attacked
| by an Infatuated bull. His left leg
was broken and left hip mutilated,
ribs on his right side broken and his
body badly torn. A son, Richard,
found the body on the ground and the
animal still making attacks. The
widow and ten children survive.
Madison John c. Callahan, Sec
rotary of the Board of Vocational In
struction, has announced two appoint
ments. G. S. Gehrand of Madison has
been named as superintendent of ag-
ricultural education at salary of
$4,000 year and Margaret Johnson
of EllenWorth has been chosen as SUI
perintendent of home economics at
salary of 81 900 year.
Following their &C
ton in indorsing the treaty of peace
with Germany, delegates from Wis
consin, Minnesota and Michigan, at
tending a district convention of the
International TimberWorkers' Union
here. have wired senators representing
their respective states in Washington
advising them of their attitude
La Crosse-Announcem is made
here that the Mathews Manufacture
ing Company of Cleveland, O., would
erect a factory to employ 800 skilled
cabinetmakers. They will manufac-
ture furniture. The firm will have two
factory buildings here, which with the
stock and equipment, will be- valued
at $500,000.
Madison-The bureau of child well
fare in the Wisconsin state board of
health, authorized by the last legisla
ture, is now being organized and will
be directed by Mrs. H. H. Morgan of
Madison Her appointment was made
recently by the board and she is .ex-
pected to take charge soon.
Madison-Among the first of the 800
applying for hunting licenses at the
office of the county clerk were Miss
Della Crabtree, Madison, and Mrs. A.
T. Blaschkey. Marshall. Following
her application for a hunting license.
|
be granted marriage license.
Madison - Until the taxes> have
been raised in January the expense of
the soldiers educational bill must be
met out of the general fund. When
the taxes are collected the amounts
used from the general fund will be
returned.
Fond du Lac-Jacob Hermann, who
pleaded guilty to the murder of Ben
janlin Zwelke at Oakfield on Aug. IA,
was sentenced to life in Waupun peni-
Tertiary.
Neenah - The police here have
started crusade against splitting on
sidewalks.
Superior-Fiye coaches of the Great
Northern railways Gopher State ex-