River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-01-02


city, Henry T. Hagene, former council
commissioner and Charles F. Hart,
for assemblyman from the Third dis
trict, were nominated from field Of
seven candidates to stand for election
Jan. 2, for the unexpired term of Flor
ian Lampert as third member of the
commission council. Mr.. Lampert
was elected TO congress from the
Sixth district and there remains year
and four months of his term as coun-
Gil commissioner. Not more than half
the voting strength of the city went
to the poles.
Ripon-Ripon college just received
official notice that Ripon will have
reserve officers training corps. Fol-
lowing is the telegram received from
Washington: President Ripon col
lege: You may proceed with the or
ganization of a reserve officers train
ing corps pending official notification
from the adjutant general of the army.
A professor of military science and
tactics will be assigned to your in
stitution in the near future"
Madison = The Wisconsin food ad-
ministration received a telegram from
Washington asking it to make plans
for closing up it's work after Jan. /.
This order means that the federal
government is planning to curtail the
work Of the state food administra-
tions. The big Wisconsin food staff
will be laid off on that date, with the
exception of county administrations,
which will be retained temporarily for
food price fixing purposes.
Fond du Lac-Private Peter J.
Beisbier, town of Wayne, Dodge .coun-
ty, has been cited fro bravery, accord
ing to a message received by his
mother, Mrs. Mary Beisbier, from the
war department. Beisbier, the cita-
ton states was caught back of the
German lines but refused to surren-
der, putting up a vigorous fight until
severely wounded.
IA
tional course in automobile mechan-
les, similar to the course given to the
soldiers IN the army vocational de-
tachments, will be given by the Col
lege of Engineering of the University
of Wisconsin,, during the second quar-
ter, beginning Dec. 80, according to
an announcement just made by the
college.
Racine-Dr. A. J. Williams, mem
Der of the board of health, has de-
manded an investigation of the meth
DDS of Dr. H. E. Wilson, deputy health
officer, whom he charges with circu-
lating petitions for appointment of
Miss Marie Corse as health inspector
at 500 a mouth. DR.. Williams de-
clares the position is one for which a
woman is not fitted.
Great Lakes-Fifty students at the
officers material school here have re-
ceived their commissions as ensign.
These men were the successful grad
yates of a four months course at the
school Wisconsin men commissioned
were w. c. Erdman, Oshkosh, and T.
O. Keans, Kenosha.
Fond du Lac. E. Roberts, super
intendent of the public schools of
Fond du Lac, has resigned, effective
March 1. Mr. Roberts is widely known
among educators as one of the first
to discard the system of promotion by
grades, substituting promotion by
subjects.
Beloit - Fire caused nearly $4,000
damages at Liberty Cottage, college
woman's dormitory here. AS Beloit
college is closed on account of inf1u-
enZa most of the girls had gone home.
The building is known as the old Beta
Fraternity house, owned by Mrs. Ella
d. Adams of Chicago.
Madison-State Dairy and Food
Commissioner Weigle has announced
that he would prosecute manufacturers
of "egg substitutes" Weigle declared
that some of the socalled Substitutes"
are nothing more than corn starch
and skim milk.
Janesville-Safe blowers looted the
safes of the Schlitz, Val Blatz and
Consumers Coal company here, OBJ
tanning considerable money, Thrift
stamps and Liberty bonds.
La Crosse - Private Frank Foster
is the first wounded La Crosse soldied
to arrive home. He lost his right leg
as result of a high explosive strik-
ing his knee.
La Crosse-A reunion of La Crosse
aviators who served in the war with
flights by those most efficient will be
a feature of the 1919 interstate fair
here.
La Crosse-The nude body of a man