River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-01-23
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Madison - To act as mineral adj
wiser for the American delegates to
the peace conference, Prof C. K.
Leith, chairman of the geology de-
partment, of the University of Wis
consin, sailed for Europe on Dec. 81
with other representatives of the war
industries, war trade and shipping
board. Throughout the past year,
Prof. Leith has been in Washington
acting as mineral adviser for tlese
war boards and directing their joint
mineral work, with special reference
to imports and exports.
Eau Claire = Forty-nine soldiers
from Eau Claire county died in the
war, according to compilations made
here. Seventeen fell in action, five
died of wounds, twenty-four of pneu
monia and three of unspecified dis
eases. Six commissioned officers, all
lieutenants, are included in this list
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men by death and the report is that
only eleven members went through
the war without receiving wound.
New L0ndOn-The Lebanon swamp
six miles north of this city and con-
tanning $500 acres of good soil, is to
be drained according to plans now
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serious obstacles to the settlement of
the eastern part of Waupun county as
all goods came up the Wolf river on
boats and must be conveyed further
by team. 1t is estimated that the
drainage will add 100000 to the val
lie of the land.
La Crosse = The La Crosse Tele.
phone company, Independent, has pur-
chased the property of the Wisconsin
| Telephone company in La Crosse and
also contracted to operate it's long dis
ptance lines after May /. The merger
of the telephone companies is the first
consummated in Wisconsin since the
government took over control of the
utilities
Fort AtkinsOn-L. Marion Roberts,
a resident of this county for seventy
nine years, is dead. Mr. Roberts
came to Fort Atkinson from Fenner,
Madison county, New York, in 1889,
when there were but three logs left
standing of the old fortified barracks
used by Gen. Atkinson during the
Black Hawk war. He is survived by
three sons and three daughters.
Neenah - The people of the Twin
cities are to be given a voice in the
matter of a suitable memorial for the
soldiers and sailors. The committee
in charge has called for opinions as
| to what form the memorial should
take. The project of erecting build
| ing, however, has been deemed too
costly, and a monument will prob
ably be built
Kenosha-Kenosha's first Red Cross
heroine is home from France. For
eight months Miss Lillian Isermann
has been a nurse at Base hospital No.
%, near Bordeaux. She treated hun
! dreds of the heroes that met injury
in stemming the German tide at Cha
teau Thierry. Miss Isermann was one
of the first fifty nurses sent to France.
Rhinelander - Father Walter A.
Beaudette, former pastor of st. Mary's
church, who has served as chaplain
in France since November, 1917,
writes that he will return here in
February. He was in the thick of
some of the heaviest fighting and on
several occasions was commended by
officers for bravery under fire.
acknowledgements leads the cities,
fatherless orphans of France, accord
of the United States in caring for
ing to an announcement from head
quarters received here. Kenosha has
adopted three and half times per
quota by providing funds for sos or
phans.
Madison = A 100000 memorial
building or commons, to be dedicated
to Wisconsin men who gave their
lives for their country, is being plan
ned for the university. Two separate
bodies, the board of regents, and the
students council have undertaken
the work
| Oconomowoc A memorial service
was held at the Methodist church for
Private Allen H, Atwater, who died
on Nov. IL, armistice day, as result
of wounds received in battle that day.
The sermon was given by Rev. A. A.
Myers.