River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-07-08
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AppleLOu--Iue FOX IAifSL dpCA w.
has announced its purchase of the TIE
iulah mill of the Kimberly-Clark Co.
and its plan to convert the mill into
a writing paper plant. The new owner
viii not gain possession of the mill
until Jan. 1, 1921, but changes will be
made during the summer months so
that manufacture of the new grade
OF paper can be started without delay
after the first of next year. Purchase
of the mill makes the Fox River COM
pany one of the largest writing paper
manufacturers in the United States
More than 100000 has been expended
by the Kimberly-Clark Co. in repairs
and improvements in the mill in the
last two years.
Black River Falls The Curran
Farmers Telephone Co., which owns
and operates a rural telephone
system in the vicinity Of Taylor
and Hixton, Jackson county, applied
ON May 20 for authority to increase its
rates. BY an order issued the railroad
commission authorized the company to
charge SIS a year per subscriber
where the company owns and main
tains the telephone instrument and S12'
a year where the equipment is owned
and maintained by the subscriber.
Appleton Rainbow division veter-
ans of Wisconsin went on record here
at the first annual reunion indorsing
the four-fold adjusted compensation
plan, including bonus provision, as adj
yocated by the American legion and
now before congress. The resolution
was adopted without dissenting vote.
Mai Lothar G. Graef, Appleton, was
elected president Of the Wisconsin
Chapter of the Rainbow Division asso-
citation.
Ladysmith- Fourteen carloads of
dynamite have been shipped to Rusk
county this year to be used in the
great land clearing contest that is
now in progress. 1t is claimed that
this is a larger amount of explosives
than has ever been used in a single
year by any county in the state, for
land clearing purposes. 1t is five times
as much as was used in this county
in 1917, and nearly half as much as
was used in the whole state of Mime
sofa last year, it is claimed.
Kenosha-A victory temple, to be
built in honor of Kenosha soldiers and
sailors who fought in the World war.
and which is to be the home OF the
Ksnosha post of the American Legion,
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Trades and Labor council and similar
organizations, was the project launch
ed here by the Kenosha legionnaires.
The plan will be laid before the vari-
GUS organizations in the near future.
Oconto-The Oconto Lumberman,
the oldest weekly published in Oconto
county, and for over fifty years located
in the Music Hall block, has ceased
The reason is the adj
vancing cost of paper and of every
article that goes into the publishing
business. Joseph w. Hall, who was
the editor from the first until the last
issue, retires from the newspaper pub
fishing business.
Manitowoc-That higher education
for boys is being recognized as impera-
tive If they are to have fair chance
In competition with others in the bust
ness world was shown in the percen-
tage of boys and girls in the gradual
ing class of the Manitowoc High
school. There were fifty-eight girls
and thirty-seven boys. Heretofore the
has been to /.
Conviction on a charge OF
the espionage act does not
cost Wisconsin resident his vote, ac-
cording to the opinion of Attorney
General ]. J. Blaine in letter to Dis
trict Attorney G. w. Lippert, Wausau.
Mr.. Blaine states that no authority has
come to his attention that holds the
convicted person loses his right Of bal
Lot.
Manitowoc-The school board will
submitting a S750,000 to
81 900 900 bond issue to vote next
fall for the purpose of financing the
new high school building.
Even though the bond issue should
carry the building will not be started
until the board is assured that prices
are satisfactory.
Antigo-Supt. Ernest Her of the An
tigo schools has resigned. He has
been superintendent here for three
years. He expects to leave with his
family about July for Grinnell. Ia.
to take up other work, as it is his in
ssntion to leave the teaching profess
zion. The vacancy has not been filed.
Madison-The delinquent tax sale,
Just concluded by H. @. Kinder, county
treasurer, netted Dane county $685.