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

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MadisOn-Owners of elm and maple
trees who find small reddish or light
colored punches on the leaves will
have to rest as easily as possible for
. while, says G. L. Fluke, entomolo-
gist at the wisconsin experiment sta
ton, for no control measures for this
particular trouble have been found.
The lunches are gals caused by small
mites which look like tiny spiders.
They live within the gals and cannot
be reached by sprays.
Ashland - Mrs. Nick Vamosh, rs,
living at the Highland settlement, was
instantly killed when struck by light
ming while standing in field Of oats
Mrs Vamosh and her husband had
been shocking oats. They were hur-
rying to finish the work before the
storm became too fierce. They were
holding opposite sides of the same
bundle when the accident occurred,
but Mr.. Vamosh was only dazed by
the bolt.
Fond du Lac - The quota of sixty
i've members for a unit in the Wiscon-
sin National guard was filed when six
young men signed. The company,
known as Co. F, will contain only
about half the number of old Co. e.
Capt. A. r. Burnett, who served with
the One Hundred Fiftieth Machine
Gun battalion. Forty-second division is
TO be in charge. Through his efforts
the company has been formed.
Kenosha - Zion City police played
havoc with the Kenosha- Chicago beer
caravan" when fifteen special police
MEN from that city hid behind barn,
and surprised the drivers Of fourteen
trucks carrying beer from Kenosha to
Chicago. The trucks were covered
with canvas. but the police arrested
twenty-six men, held the trucks. car
rying more than $4,000 pounds of beer.
RhinelandeF-After travelling more
motor boat the state conservation in
spectors consisting Of Secretary Of
State Merlin Hull, State Treasurer
johnson, Attorney General Blaine.
and accompanied by Lieut. Gov. e. r.
Dittmar. have returned to Madison
after two weeks inspection Of state
owned lands In northern Wisconsin.
Racine-Judge Belden, OF the First
judicial circuit. has refused the ap-
pointment as commissioner to Den
mark. tended him by Judge Halsey Of
Milwaukee. to take dispositions in the
case Of Theodore Johnson's will. The
will leaves an estate of $4,000 to
Mrs. Thomas Hahn Of this city. A
contest over the will is being heard
in the Supreme court.
Wausau--Mpney has been raised by
local automobilists to open up a sec
ton Of road In the town Of Flieth.
which will give road from Wausau
to Mosinee. on the west side of the
Wisconsin river. The Chamber Of
Commerce, which is fathering gen
eral plan Of road Improvement, also
will experiment with gravel on sew
cral streets In this city.
Madison-Commissioner of Banking
Marshall Cousins has approved an
amendment to the articles of incorpo-
ration Of the Wisconsin Trust Com
Dany, Milwaukee. and the First Trust
Company. Milwaukee, consolidating
under the name OF First Wisconsin
Trust Company, and increasing the
capital from 100000 to 100000
Oshkosh Edmund Brelowske. z
months old. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Louise
BreloWske. Utica. met death by stran-
gulation. His mother had left him on
the bed. Returning she found that he
had craWled down to the foot Of the
bed and had caught his head between
the iron erossbaY Of the bed and the
mattress and was hanging.
Mar1nette-6inco Dee Is. the Unit
ed War workers Of Marinstte, inclnd-
ing the Knights OF Columbus. Y. II. C.
A.. Salvation Army and other war bod
les. have fed more than 5000 soldiers
passing through. Three trains are met
daily and the returning soldiers
aboard are given substantial lunches,
including hot coffee.
Rhinelander The board OF yoca-
tional education in Rhinelander has
authorized the purchase Of turning
lathes, gas engines and other ma
chinery to be used in the additional
courses OF sheet metal work, gas en-
cheering and general mechanical en-
cheering in the vocational school
this year.
Sheboygan Grocery stores must
stop the sale Of near beer and other
beverages of that kind, or face prose-
cution, according to action taken by
the common council. Saloon keepers