River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-03
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Sturgeon Ba. The recently moor,
porated Cherry Harvesting association
is making plans for the establishment
Of a camp to accommodate portion
of the cherry pickers who will be here
In couple Of months to help in the
harvesting Of the crop. The camp will
be established on the fair grounds a
mile from the city and every accom-
mediation will be provided for the
pickers. The association expects to
have 1900 Y. M. G. A. boys from all
parts of the state at their camp.
Fond du Lac-A price of Sl7,700 for
Guernsey COW was paid by +. j.
Rueping, owner of Corium farm, at the
national sale of Guernsey cattle at the
farm of e. B. Haltby, Midlothian, Ill.
The COW was owned by w. w. Marsh,
Waterloo, Ia, and is described as be-
ing the greatest cow of any breed in
the United States. The cow goes un-
der the name of Imported Prospects
Rose des Houards, and won first prize
as senior and grand champion at the
National Dairy show in Chicago in
1919.
Rhinelander-From now on Patrick
Hazen, a settler near Bolton, will place
any surplus funds which be may ac-
cumulate in the bank. Mr.. Hazen haG
over $375 in bills concealed in an old
mattress in his shack. When he went
to count his money he found that rats
had mutilated it beyond redemption.
Rather high priced feed for rats" re-
marked Hazen, as he informed a
neighbor of his loss.
Sturgeon Bay-Scenic Door county
has been selected as the summer in
stitute for Red Gross nurses, particu-
larly those engaged in public health
work. The institute will be held at
the summer resort of Fish Creek from
July to Is. 1t is expected that about
100 nurses engaged in public health
work in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minneso-
ia, Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, North and
South Dakota will be present.
Ladysmith Thirty-two cavalry
horses have arrived in Ladysmith, be-
ing the government allotment for
Troop X, Wisconsin National guard.
The local troop was the first troop in
the state to receive its horses. The
animals, which are fine specimens,
were shipped direct from the annual
stock show at San Francisco, in charge
of Corp. John Gnat, having been en-
route twenty-eight days.
Beaver Dam-Mrs. Laura Martin of
this city is on her way to South Caro-
| lima, where she joins the Swiss Yod-
Iers for a three months tour of the
southern, eastern and midwest states,
she having signed contract with the
Redpath bureau for the tour. She is a
talented vocalist and has appeared as
local entertainer, but this is her first
experience as professional
Neenah--A war romance eliminated
here in the marriage of Miss Agnes S.
Kennedy superintendent Of the Theda
Clark training school for nurses, and
Capt. Moody w. Bartlett of Kimberly,
Wis. Mr.. and Mrs. Bartlett 6rst met
In France, where the former was sery-
ing with the aviation section of the
A. e. f. and the latter as Red Cross
nurse.
GAINESVILLE For the stabbing and
killing of Wesley A. Vance, %, negro,
Clifford Logan, %, also colored, was
ssrtenced to seventeen years at hard
labor at the state penitentiary by
Judge George Grimm in circuit court
here. The Staying took place in a
rooming house at Beloit April 26, in a
fight during a crap game.
Green Bay-Masons, bricklayers and
pIasterers on strike here for $1.25 an
hour have refused a compromise offer
Of 81 an hour by the Brown County
Contractors and Builders association
and new construction work now under
way will be held up indefinitely. The
men were receiving a minimum of
S71z cents an hour.
Lomira-Fire destroyed the house,
barn, garage and tool shed on the farm
owned and operated by three brothers,
Ernest, Henry and Oscar Lehman. The
loss is $4,000. Insurance only amounts
TO 5000. Fire started from some I'M
known source at time when all were
gone.
Eau Claire-Gustav Plat, carpenter,
was instantly killed WREN $4,000 volts
of electricity passed through his body.
He was laying sheet iron roof on the
Dells Paper and Pulp company's mill
and touched a high voltage wire be-
hind him.