River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-24
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Northwest

citation of Graduate Nurses at their
annual convention here, decided to
make concerted effort to increase the
number of nurses in the state.
WATERFOWL, S. D.--Watertown is go
ing back to the curfew plan under a
law that has been on the statute books
for some years. All under the age of
II must not be on the streets after 8
p. m.
Bismarck, N. Door Aldrich of
Braddock, N D., an aged farmer, was
tied the halter rope about his body
while leading the animal when it be-
came frightened.
Ladysmith, Wis.-Green cowhides
were bought by local dealer recently
for nine cents per pound; year ago
the prevailing price was about So cents
per pound. The wool market at this
time is unusually dull
Barron, Wis.-The Barron Cooper
alive creamery, the largest creamery
in the world, broke its own record for
butter production when $40 tubs of
butter were manufactured last week. A
total of $50 tubs was turned out in one
day.
Bismark, n. D.-More than 1000
claims for hail losses have been filed
with the state hail insurance depart
ment, S. A. Olsness, insurance COM
missioner, said. The early hail storms
conferred in Pembina, Bottineau, Rem
ville Stark and Pierce counties.
Muscatine, Iowa-Burglars failed in
attempt to loot the savings bank at
Nicholas, IL miles west of Muscatine.
The outer door of the bank was forced
open with tools stolen from nearby
blacksmith shop and the outer lock on
the vault blown open. An automatic
lock inside the vault prevented en-
trance.
Bantry-Herman Schilling, a farm
err near here, in an effort to kill off
his crop of young grasshoppers, ran
| a heavy roller over his land. Most of
the baby hoppers are still frail and
can hop but feebly, so countless num-
bers were crushed by the roller. Mr..
| Schilling considers experiment well
| worth Jne euOTL
| La Crosse, Wis-Marking the 50th
anniversary of his ordination as priest,
| Rt. Rev. James Schwebach, bishop at
the La Crosse diocese, was honored
| by an assemblage of citizens of every
sect and creed, and by several hum
dred priests, archbishops and bishops
from all sections of the country, on
the occasion of the celebration of his
golden jubilee.
Superior, Wis.-Two stills with an
estimated capacity of producing daily
40 gallons of moonshine liquor, $50
gallons of mash and AZ gallons of
completed liquor were found by a
raiding party composed of state, coun
ty and city officers, while searching a
wood about two miles from Borea,
Wis. Operators of the plant are be-
lieved to have escaped.
Ashland, Wis.-The north Wisconsin
hay crop will rank from 80 to 100 per
cent, based on the condition of the
crop in Ashland county and in the
vicinity of Ashland. Winter wheat was
killed to a small extent in some places;
but it will be so per cent yield as it
now looks. Spring rye looks good.
The potato acreage may not quite
reach the total of last year, on account
of the high price of seed.
Grafton, N. D.-The coroner's in
quest and other investigations have
failed to reveal evidences of foul play
in connection with the death of Mrs.
Frank Koudel, aged wife of Pisek
resident, whose body was found bur-
led in a sack in the Koukel shed. The
husband, rs years old, claimed to
have buried the body after finding his
wife dead in a yard outside the house.
Finding the ground hard, he was I'M
able to dig a very large grave so had
to break the arms and legs in order
to get the body into the hole. He says
that he covered it with an old quilt,
filled UP the grave and said nothing
to anyone. The story is regarded as
correct and it is believed that the old
man wished to save funeral expenses.
Fargo, N. D.-Wage increases to
members of the faculty and employees
at the North Dakota Agricultural col
lege add $46,256 to the 1920-21 MAIN
tenance budget, prepared by DR.. E. F.
Ladd, president of the college. The
total for the new budget of $317,776,
as compared to $269,739 for the fiscal
year closing July and $249,779 for
1859
Eau Claite, Wis-Dewey Wilcox, %
years old, was sentenced to three
years in the Green Bay reformatory
after pleading guilty before Judge
Jenkins to charge of giving habit
forming drugs to three girls at Chip
pewa Falls. He was arrested on COM
i. amt of persons who said they saw
him administer the drug.
Bismarck, N. DIX. L. Stair, speak
er of the house of representatives at
the last session, has assumed formal
CONTROL of. tho North Dakota neniten-