River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-07-22


agents from eleven counties of North
ern Wisconsin will hold two-day,
conference in this city Aug. 2 and g..
The counties to be represented ara
Douglas, Bayfield,, Ashland, Burnett,
Chippewa, Washburn, Polk, Barron,
st. Croix, Taylor and Rusk. One day
of the conference will be devoted to
demonstration work, and trip will
be made to the state demonstration
farm near Conrath. 8 miles southeast
of this place. HI. M. Jones. county,
agent of Rusk county, is pushing the
project, and is cordially urging all
farmers Of Rusk county to attend and
reap the benefits Of the conference.
of the Combined Locks Paper Co.,
Combined Locks, Wis, has purchased
the entire capital stock of the Lake
side Paper Co. here. The considera-
ton was not made public, but is re-
ported to involve a sum in excess OF
$2.000,000. The Lakeside mill is
equipped with two machines and has
a paper making capacity of $4,000 tons
annually. The company was organ
lied Nov. 8, 1910, and commenced
making paper June II, 1912. The new
officers Of the company are: Lewis
l.. Alsted, president; A. j. Mckay,
vice-president and treasurer, and L. A.
Lecher, secretary.
Beloit Having covered enough
ground while delivering his route out
of the Beloit postiffice to have carried
him around the world five times-and
be 1850 miles on his sixth circum-
navigation of the globe-Alfred Per-
kins, Beloit's oldest mail carrier, is to
retire. The total distance he has COW
cred is estimated at 142,500 miles.
Perkins, for nineteen years rural
mail carrier for the Beloit postoffice.
will be 65 years old next November.
AS soon as he does he will be auto
matically retired on a pension of SO
per cent of his salary. Perkins will
be the first Beloit postman to be SO
pensioned.
Genesee Depot-Tony Mask made
movie" rescue when the 2-year-old
son of Griff Thomas wandered onto
the tracks of the Milwaukee railroad
in the path of fast passenger train.
The engine was so close when the
child toddled on the tracks that it was
impossible for the engineer to stop.
Mask ran in front of the train and
grabbed the child, with the engine al
most on top of him.
Marinette-Ray Schaff, farmer OF
Athelstane, this county, has estab-
lished silver fox farm there. He has
purchased three pairs of silver foxes
from a silver fox farm in Prince Ed
ward Island and paid $1,000 per pair.
The foxes were purchased last fall and
Mr.. Schaff already has six pups. He
has enclosed tract of land one half
mile square.
Jefferson-E B. Heimstreet, presi-
dent of the jefferson County Old Sol
diers' association and Frank Foote,
secretary, are making arrangements
for the annual reunion of the old SOL
diers which will be held at Jefferson
Aug 10. No dues will be collected this
year, and a fine dinner will be fur
nished to all the old soldiers free.
Darlington-John Downey, IL years
old, was visiting at neighbors farm
house, found dynamite cap and not
knowing what it was, laid it on a stone
and struck with hammer. Three
fingers on his right hand were blown
off and the whole arm was badly man
gled. The caps had been used for
grubbing stlmps.
Madison-Dogs of those who are
visiting in Wisconsin from other
states and have brought their pets
with them must have licenses just as
though both dogs and owners were of
the Badger state, according to an
opinion by the attorney general to
Dist. Atty. Easton Johnson of White
water.
Neenah-A campaign to strengthen
grange societies throughout the state
Of Wisconsin is to be conducted this
summer. The campaign was started
in Winnebago county under direction
of w. H. Jones, of Perry, New York,
deputy of the national grange. Cal
umet and Manitowoc counties are next
on the list.
Stevens Point-After serving as
clerk of court for Portage county since
1899, Frank H. Timm announced that
he will not be candidate for re-elec-
ton. Two circuit judges, the late
Judge Charles M. Webb, and the in
cumbent, Judge B. B. Park, held office
during the time Mr.. Timm has been
clerk.
Sheboygan-Suith has been brought
by Louis Stark of Crystal Lake,