River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-09-09

WATERFOWL P. c. Burchard and
P. C. Main, Fort Atkinson, We're
named directors Of the newly organ
lied Southern wisconsin Guernsey
Breeders association at the meeting
recently held in GAINESVILLE and attend
ed by number of Watertown breed
ers. The new association embraces
membership in Jefferson, Rock,
Green, Dane, Walworth, Racine and
Kenosha counties. Cooperative adj
yertising is planned and assistance in
the purchase and sale Of Guernsey
blooded cattle. Wayne Mum was
named president; Ralph Trait, vice.
president, and James H. Murphy. Sec
retary-treasurer.
Appleton - Outagamie countys
growth in the last decade was more
than twice it's population gain IN the
period from 1900 to 1910, according to
announcement of the 1920 population
by the census bureau in Washington.
The county's population is now 55,166,
gain of 12.2 per cent, or Coll, over
the 1910 census From 1900 to 1910
the county gained only ,S55rresidents.
Outagamie is one Of the few agricul-
tural counties which have gained in
population in the last ten years.
Madison-Another dam is to be
thrown across the Wisconsin river,
this one between Lone Rock and
Gothma, 200 miles east of the latter
village. The structure will start on
the William FELTON, farm in Iowa coun-
ty, and, running north across the
river to the Peter Bremmer farm on
the north shore in Richland county.
The dam will be similar to that at
Prairie du Sac, and will furnish power
for electric current, which will be
transferred to nearby cities and farms.
Sheboygan--Dr. F. A. Nause has re-
signed from active duty in the navy,
as naval surgeon, in which capacity
he served the past three and one-half
years. He was stationed on battle
ship of the Pacific feet which has
complement of 1900 men. He was
one of the first young men from this
city to volunteer for war service and
at the time of his enlistment was an
inferno at the Municipal Contagious
Disease hospital.
Superior Margaret Burning
ton, negress vamp of Dill, Green coun-
ty, who swindled sixty white men in
matrimonial advertisement game
was sentenced in Superior court to
pay a fine of $4,000 and spend three
years in the Missouri state peniten-
tiary at Jefferson City, Mo. The
woman was sent to the Missouri pri-
son, as there is no institution in Wis
consin that can legally accept her
Madison-Glenn Halick has been
awarded the diamond medal for excel
lency in scholarship by the Chicago
Musical college Halick was a soldier
bonus student from La Crosse, who
was sent to Chicago to complete his
musical education, under the soldier
bonus law. 1.-THE bonus has surely
helped me to make this success pos
sible,' says Mr. Halick in letter to
the state board of education.
Brentwood largest fish ever
caught in northern Wisconsin is said
to be 54-pound musky caught by T.
G.. Beam, Hayward, in the Dells pond
at Eau Claire. 1t measures three feet
ten inches in length. The game fel-
low fought for half an hour before it
could be landed Mr.. Beam intends
to have the fish mounted by taxi
dermist.
Eau Claire - Alfred Johnson, %,
shot his wife to death at Rice lake
and put two bullets into his chest near
his heart Officials say the shooting
was done during a fit of jealous rage
when Mr.. johnson returned to the
city. His wife was only IL and had
been an orphan for many years. They
have baby is months old.
Plainfeld-This city is rapidly be-
coming a stopping point Tor tourlStS
and the city aldermen have voted to
! place fixtures in the park in this city
to accommodate tourists and campers.
A pump win be installed, tables built
and fireplace provided. Signs on
the highways will direct strangers to
! the camping place.
Oshkosh John Hergert. was
charged with manslaughter, following
the death of fellow workman, Will
liam Wagner. Hergert, it is alleged,
was responsible for the death of
! Wagner by applying hose to him
from which issued a powerful stream
Of condensed air. Wagner died II
days after the fatal prank.
Madison The state conservation
commission has full authority to es-
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