River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-07-29
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tons in annual convention adopted an
amendment to the costitution chang
Ing the name from the Loan and
Building Association league of Wis
consin to the Wisconsin League of
Building and Loan associations. The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, f. w. Krueck, Milwaukee; vice.
president, John A. Morris, Chippewa
Falls; secretary, Paul Berndt. Milwau-
kee; treasurer, J. f. Lefevre, Green
Bay; delegate national convention.
Thomas A. Pagan, Racine.
Marinette Goodman, Wisconsin
electors voted to issue bonds for a
new high school to- cost $150.000. The
plans call for gymnasium, manual
training department, and other mod
ern high school features. bank
building to cost $4,000 is also one OF
the new buildings planned in this COM
paratively new lumber town, the loca-
ton Of the big hardwood mill and
chemical plant OF the Goodman Lum-
Der company.
Clintonyille-Mrs. Fred Lentz and
two children are dead, Fred Lentz, the
husband, was terribly burned and may
die, and another child. 6. was badly in
1ured from an explosion of acetyline
gas at the farmhouse near Split Rock.
The light In the house went out and
Mr.. Lentz started for the cellar with
lantern to make an examination. He
had not proceeded far when terrific
explosion occurred.
Manitowoc-Bids have been opened
by the shipping board at Washington
for the sale of sea-going tugs now
operating at Sturgeon Bay. Green Bay
and Manitowoc. They are part of the
"a used on the Great Lakes. which are
to be sold. Terms of sale call for rs
per cent of the purchase price on de-
livery and the balance in semi-annual
installments over period Of three
years.
Kenosha-Alleging that her hus-
band had married her merely because
he wished to avoid breach of prom
ise suit that was being threatened by
another woman, Mrs. Florence l.. Mar
tin asked Judge Tully in Municipal
court to grant her a divorce from
Lawrence F. Martin. They were mar
ried June 20 at Waukegan. She asks
for half OF their property.
Eau Claire-Geor Tibbetts and
Arthur Ostermen, liverymen here,
were bound over to circuit court after
hearing on the charge Of stealing
tires. Harry Conley. II, was the prin-
cipal witness against them. He plead
ed guilty to a similar charge. Oster-
man Is charged with having taken
four tires, Tibbetts with having taken
twelve. besides oil, chains and lenses.
Both pleaded not guilty.
Madison-The newest history OF the
University Of Wisconsin is off the
press The author, Prof. J. F. A. Pyre,
Of the university English department.
gives the growth of the state univers-
ity from the time Madison was a VII
lage of a few houses In a wilderness
down to the time Of President Van
Hise.
Chippewa Falls-Wire has arrived
on the vheaton-Tilden Road, north
west of Chippewa Falls, for the con-
struction of pens for silver gray fox.
The wire will run eight feet above the
ground and in very fine mesh for three
feet below ground. Pens of various
sizes will cover two across. The farm
will start with 40 silver foxes.
anesville-Belief that a gang of
moonshiners operating out of Milwau-
kee is commencing operations in out
lying sections of Rock county is ex-
pressed by prohibition enforcement
officers now working III this territory.
Three arrests on the charge Of work
ing stills have been made in the past
week.
Gillman-Wiiliam Heagle, 40, was
killed at the stavs and heading mill of
the Gilmon Manufacturing Co., when
large drive belt he was adjusting
caught his clothing. Ee died in few
minutes He is survived by his wife
and six children. His brother. Roy,
is foreman OF the mill.
Madison-F. X. Shuttleworth, Mad
ison, was the first to file his nomina-
ton papers in the three cornered fight
for the republican nomination for con-
gress from the Third district Shuttle
worth is opposing Congressman John
Monahan, Darlington. and John M.
Nelson, Madison.
Sheboygan-The city council has
authorized bonding the city for $780,
600, necessary for the construction o.
the new high school building at a cost
of $75o,00o, and a new bascule bridge
over the Sheboygan river. The inter-
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