River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-02-26
BADGER STATE
| HAPPENINGS

geon Bay run this summer.
Articles were approved by Commits
sioner of Banking Marshall Cousins
for the new Farmers bank of Shell
don. The capital stock is $4,000.
Fl. Wertheimer has been elected
president of the Watertown Canning
company. Nearly 100000 cases of corn
and peas were packed last season.
Because of the theft of water from
the city through meter tampering in
the homes. the Appleton city water
department is placing seals on all me-
tiers now in use.
Capt. George Merkle, assistant city
health officer, and the man who has
been leading the campaign to prevent
the spread of influenza at Appleton is
seriously ill, victim of the malady.
The Northland Products Co., Wash,
burn, has leased the Cramer ware.
house and installed part of their ma.
chinery, including $1,100 mixing ma.
chine, preparatory to making sweep
ing compound and other articles.
A new steel bridge is to be erected
over the Crawfish river on the old ter
ritorial road in Axtalan, Jefferson
county. The bridge will cost about
$4,000 and is to be built near the eel,
brated Aztalan Indian mounds in the
township of the same name.
w. M. Van Lone, Beloit, sealer OF
weights and measures, has resigned.
He has been appointed to serve as Of.
ficer in the state food department. He
will have duties in the counties OF
Portage, Wood, Marathon, Shawano,
Oneida, Langlade, Villas and Iron.
All Sheboygan saloonkeepers who
paid 5000 for a retail liquor license
last year, will receive refund OF
$91.66 for the five months period from
Jan. 16, 1920, according to action
taken by the council, since the licen'
ses became void when prohibition
went into effect.
Bennit Blom, living near Withee, Is
dead as the result of an accident.
While saving laths piece of wood
flew into his face, striking him in the
forehead. He was able to walk unas.
sisted to the house, but there he drop
ped dead. He is survived by his
widow and two children. He was 80
years old.
Three hundred thousand dollars
worth of school bonds are going beg.
ging in La Crosse and the city may
not be able to build two new school
houses this year as a result of the
stringency in the money market. The
bonds were advertised for sale to pay
Az per cent interest, but there were
no bidders.
The Wisconsin State Association of
educational conference at Madison on
March "a and 25 with headquarters in
the capitol. Willard r. Denu is presi-
dent of the organization and will have
charge Of the convention arrange
ments About 125 representatives are
expected to attend.
Chippewa county stands eighth, with
thirty-eight herds out of ninety-four
herds of seventy-one counties in the
state under federal supervision, under
tuberculin tests. The counties ahead
of Chippewa, with herds under the
test are. Winnebago, 112; Waupaca,
100; Walworth, Sc; Waukesha, 81;
Outagamie, 43; Jefferson, A; Barron,
43, and Chippewa, 3S.
In 1917 Homer B. Corey, lumberman,
gave John Howe, Superior real estate
man, ride in his automobile. The
trip ended when the automobile was
driven into train of moving box cars
and both men were hurt. Mr.. Hart
has started suit in circuit court for
$4,000 to compensate him for loss of
time, cost of doctor service and other
expenses arising out of his injuries.
Democrats of the Eleventh congress
sional district hope to secure plank
in the state platform pledging the
party to work for legislation providing
for cheap dynamite to clear the cut
over lands of northern Wisconsin, &C
COTuIIS 10 dill ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS u1dQ6 a
the district meeting held in Superior
Members of the party also advocated
the purchase of INT that is left in
the possession of the government
John A. Cadigan, Superior, and w. v
Silverthorn were elected delegates to
the national convention.
The wine party which resulted in
the death of Raymond Hart and Mrs
Nellie Ward of Elroy, will be investi
gated thoroughly by federal and state
prohibition commissioners, as well as
by Clinton Price, district attorney TO
Juneau county. 1t is alleged that tn
wine was brought to Elroy by Frank
Borchardt, Northwestern baggageman
who claims that he made the wine an6
used it before. The investigation will
be conducted as soon as the others
who participated in the party have re
covered sufficiently to testify.
The NJ G. Madison Seed company,
recently purchased by new interests