River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-02-06


action taken by the county boards of
Forest and Langlade county, road
will be built next summer establish
ing direct highway between this city
and Wabeno, trip which now re-
quires long detour northward thru
Crandon. 1t will also provide a link
between the highways systems Of
Langlade and Oconto and Marinette
counties, greatly shortening the dis
lance between Amigo ands Marinette
and Menominee.
Appleton-The goods of Lawrence
college have re-established the unique
holiday known as "pay day" This is
the day when all college women re-
turn to the owners all borrowed prop
erty that they may have forgotten"
earlier to return. The custom is an
old one at the school, and means q
general exchanging of large amount
of property of the women students.
Marinette-I card received by his
former employer, Sergt. H. R. Wal
lace, Co. I, One Hundred Twenty-sev-
enth infantry, Thirty-second division,
reported dead of wounds twice by the
war department, writes that he is
pretty much alive" He adds that al
though wounded twice he is back on
the front line, in Germany.
Fond du Lac-Articles of incOrpor-
ton for the Wisconsin Milk company,
capitalized at $4,000, were filed here.
The incorporators are e. c., Peacock,
P. III. Peacock, M. G.. Douma and Val.
Herman, Sheboygan, and Percy Pray,
Fond du Lac. The company will en-
gage in the general milk and dairy
business.
Superior - r. Bruce Stewart, vice
president Of the Rieckhoff Box and
Lumber company, and prominent
South End business man died follow
ing an illness with rheumatic compli-
cations since December. Mr.. Stewart
first came to Superior in 1890 from
Chetek, Wis.
La Crosse-The Hussa brewery in
Bangor, first in the county to cease
the brewing of beer, is receiving ma
chinery and equipment preparatory to
converting the plant into a cannery
and pickle factory. The capital has
been increased from 100000 to $780,
900.
River Falls = Plans for a summer
session at the River Falls normal
school are being made in order that
time lost by students when the school
was closed on account of the influenza
epidemic may be made up and the
schools high standard maintained.
Beaver Dam-Lieut William Nor
gan, who was reported killed in action
last October, has reached New York
and is expected to arrive at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Morgan, this city, soon. Lieut.. Nor
gan was severely wounded.
La Crosse W. G. McAdoo is de-
PENDANT in civil suit filed here by Fl.
S. Burroughs. The suit is against Nc
Adoo as head of the railroads at the
time when sparks from an engine set
fire to $4,000 worth of hay and barns
on Burroughs farm.
Merrill = A Liberty club has been
opened here as a memorial for Lin
coin county's heroes in the great war
and a welcoming place for returning
soldiers and sailors. The cost, several
thousand dollars, was made up by pub
lie contributions.
Beaver Dam - Jacob Scholl, who
owned one of Beaver Dams most pop
ular saloons, has closed it due to lack
of business. This is the first saloon
to go out of business in Beaver Dam
since the ratification of the dry law
by Wisconsin.
La Crosse-As result of the Parent
and Teachers association condemn
ing the Washburn school as a fire
trap ana uuSdulCdIy LII AdooAhOOCAh5 u
citizens will be held to demand better
school buildings in La Crosse.
Wausau-William Lempke was hned
$500 and sent to Jail for thirty days by
federal court on being found guilty OF
making false affidavit of dependency
and trying to get his son exempted
from army service.
Wausau-E Edward WantaA IL years
old, was instantly killed by a falling
tree while working in the woods with
his father, John Wanta, near their
home in the southwest part of the
town of Bevent.
GAINESVILLE Andrew Thompson, Be-
lott, is in a hospital here with both
hands and portions of both feet am
putated as the result of exposure
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