River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-01-30

special investigating committee
against Chief OF Police Henry Baker
were ordered by the common council
referred to the police and fro COM
mission for further investigation and
action. 1t was declared by aldermen
that public opinion demanded thor
ough probe of all charges against the
police department, and that all infor-
nation would be placed in the hands
OF the commission.
Manitowoc-Of the Sill 900 raised
in the war chest contribution here,
$4,000 remains, and the committee has
to decide the best purpose to which
this can be devoted. The proposal is
made to use it for building memo
rial, but there is disagreement as to
the form the memorial shall take.
Some suggest a monument for solmiers
and one for sailors. Others, backed by
returning soldiers, favor a club for
the fighting men.
Madison-In hospitals and camps OF
France, soldiers are studying Wiscon-
sins methods of growing potatoes,
raising sheep and poultry, judging
dairy cows and managing orchards.
They are reading how the rural
church has become a social and eco
nomic force in this state. The Y. M.
G. A. selected more agricultural pub
locations from the Wisconsin expert
tnent station than from any other in
the United States.
Racine-Two thousand women mem,
bers of clubs and societies, active in
Red Cross and other patriotic work
during the war and whose work has
not ceased, have organized the Won
ems Civic league, the object of which
| is to unite women of the county for
the betterment of civic and public
welfare. The league will continue to
work for the welfare of sailors and
| soldiers until their return.
Poynette- Eugene HASTE, so years
of age, was found burned to death al
his home, five miles from this village
| He had Just returned from "a visit to
| his daughter, and suffering from q
| heavy cold, had supposedly started q
roaring fire. In some manner the
house had been set on fire, as part OF
the bed, together with the head and
shoulders of Hastie, had been badly
scorched.
Oshkosh--Thirty grade heifers and
cows were purchased in Winnebagc
county recently by T. M. Jeffords oil
st. Louis, agricultural agent of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway
for shipment to farmers near Nevada
Mo-, for building up dairy interests
They cost about $4,000. This is the
seventh carload Mr.. Jeffords has
bought in the county since Nov. /.
Appleton - Capt. Stephen Peabody
son of DR.. and Mrs. II. E. Peabody
will leave for Turkey as member Of
the commission to be sent to that
country to do reconstruction work. He
received notice from the American
committee on Armenian-Syrian relief
Capt. Peabody received his discharge
from the army service in December
at Camp Macarthur.
Green Bay-Manufacturer of high
grade machine tools will be under
taken on a large scale by a new corpo
ration, the Conradson Machine Too
company, capitalized for 100000 in
Green Bay. The company has ad
quired a twelve acre site and will
erect a modern machine shop, draft
ing department, experiment shop and
Office.
La Crosse = Thousands of dollars
worth of ice cutting apparatus will be
| lost as a result of the breaking up OF
| the ice in the Mississippi here follow.
| ing two weeks of unseasonably mild
weather. In addition, over 100 fisher
mems houses on the ice will be lost
The ice has started to move just south
| of the city.
Grand Marsh = Miss Elizabeth Mae
Boynton, infant daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. r. D. Boynton, Grand Marsh, ia
said to be the youngest Red CrosS
member in the state. She was one
hour old when her father took out her
membership.
Kenosha-Seven hundred Elks from
Wisconsin and southern Illinois cam\
to Kenosha to witness the dedication
of the new $4,000 clubhouse. The
ceremonies of dedication were in
charge of Grand Exalted Ruler Bruce
Campbell of East ST. Louis and his
staff.
Antigo-Mike Stroebl, %, recently
discharged from the army, was killed
in a sawmill at Hollister, when he
was struck by slab.
La Crosse-A genuine western bob