River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-08-14
BADGER STATE
| HAPPENINGS

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Racine-The entire estate of Fred
erick Robinson, formerly vice-presi-
dent and general manager of the j. I.
Case Threshing Machine company.
with the exception of $4,000 is be-
queathed to the widow, Mrs. Lillian
Bull Robinson, and son and daugh-
ter, by the will filed for probate. It
is said that the estate is valued at
over $3,000,000. To Elsie Nowak
Johnson, who has been in the employ
of the Robinson household for several
years, was beQueathed $4,000.
Kenosha-Army men in Kenosha
have started to organize a state cav
airy troop. This movement is under
the leadership of Lieut. F. w. Steiner:
and several applications have been
signed. All former service men are
urged to enlist. According to a new
law Kenosha is entitled to at least
three companies Of the state guard.
1t is assumed by military leaders here
that two of these will be infantry, and
the other either artillery or cavalry.
GAINESVILLE - His entire family in
service during the war-this is the
record of DR.. C. B. Clark, who has
just returned from fifteen months
service overseas in the medical corps.
His twin sons, Harry and Charles, en-
listed in the Prairie division when 10.
Mrs. Clark had charge of a hostess
house in southern cantonment. The
entire family is now reunited.
mission has been appealed to by the
common council of Beloit to compe.
the Beloit Water Gas and Electric Co.
to extend its services on numerous
streets where pavements are to be
laid. The council charges because of
failure of the utility company to press
its work, street improvements are be.
ing delayed.
Racine - Importation of potatoes,
rutabagas, apples and possibly flour
and sugar into Racine by carload lots,
30 be sold under municipal control at
city markets, is being considered by
city officials. Food bought by the
city would be sold at cost, plus the
freight charge. The city sealer would
have charge Of the sale.
La CrOsse-Live carp are being sold
by Mississippi river fishermen here
for % cents a pound, the highest
price ever paid. A few years ago fish
ermen were glad to get and cents
pound for this rough fish. Smoked
carp is now regarded as delicacy,
and the live fish command big prices
in eastern markets.
La Crosse-Conrad Hauge, Caledo-
MIA, who claims to be the champion
ski jumper of Minnesota, brought two
quarts of his private stock of whisky
and his automobile to La Crosse. In
two hours he skied into police court
charged with running the car at forty
five miles an hour. He paid a fine OF
$25 and costs.
Neenah-It took fish disease ex-
pert from the state hatcheries to tell
what was killing off the prize rain
bow and speckled trout in Louis Herr
myers private pond here The ex-
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one of the diseases among the inny
beauties but caused by the gulls and
kingfshers.
Marinette = Mrs. Jane Stephenson,
wife Of the late S. M. Stephenson, one
of the most prominent and wealthy
lumbermen in northern Michigan, died
at the family home at Menominee,
Mich. She was II years of age, and
is survived by five daughters, all the
wives of prominent local business
men.
La Crosse-High prices for all
kinds of shells has started a revival
of the clam fishing industry along the
Mississippi river. Shells that brought
81 and So per ton when the clam beds
were so thick that one could make a
haul every mile or two are now worth
$50 and $50 ton.
La Crosse AS a result of a threat
ened ice famine in this city, ice deal
ers have stopped shipping ice to Ban
gor and other nearby villages. Ice
dealers estimate the supply here will
not last beyond Sept. /, if warm
weather continues.
Observation-Disclosures Thomas Stat
ford, serving with Co. L 127th infan-
try, has been awarded the d. S. C. for
exceptional heroism under fire, at Ju
vigny, France. Sept. /, 1913. He is a
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Stafford.
La Crosse-Because Of the dry
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