River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-02-12

| county, is in the Marshfield hospital,
his right arm broken in three places,
his upper left jaw broken. his lower
jaw broken, his left ear slit nearly its
entire length, his face badly lacerated,
his chin gashed and his skull frac-
tured, following an attempt he made
to start two and one-half horse
! power gasoline engine. Kreitlow has
been unable to explain how the acct,
dent occurred, being in a state of
coma
Waupun-In Influenza has closed the
state prison at, Waupun. A prisoner
received was seriously i'll when he ar
rived and died shortly afterward.
Soon after the disease spread and the
prison was isolated. Deputy Warden
Guy Taft refused to state the number
OF cases. Every Sheriff in Wisconsin
has been notified not to bring in pris-
oners.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Trades and La
Dor council by unanimous vote here
went on record as favoring the seating
of Victor L. Berger as a member OF
the house of representatives. The res
olution providing for the Endorsement
of Berger was sent to the council from
Milwaukee. The council also con-
demned the action of the New York
legislature in suspending five socialist
members.
Madison-Federal recognition Of at
least sixty days prior to encampment
must be obtained by every unit of the
Wisconsin National guard that de-
sires to go to camp this summer. This
information was received by Gen. Or
lando Holway from the war depart
ment. 1t will still give organizations
until the last of April to complete
their personnel and obtain federal rec
ogpition.
Eau Claire-Lamoine Batson, Eau
Claire, was winner among the anna
tours in the ski tournament held here.
Carl Mortenson, Chippewa Falls, boy
champion of America, carried off hon
ors in the boys events. Batson also
won the long standing jump for anna
teurs-107 feet-while Earl Running
of Eau Claire, won the long standing
jump in the boys contest-96 feet.
Oshkosh - The state of Wisconsin
lost an inventive genius of more than
ordinary note when Louis Monahan,
of the Universal Motor company, died
at a local hospital of pneumonia fol-
lowing influenza. He was 43 years old.
He invented a number of useful ar
ticles, the latest being device for
supplying free air and water for auto
mobiles.
Stevens With $1,000 tons of
ice already cut and $500 more tons
about to be harvested for the several
icing stations of the 500 line, opera
tions came to halt when employees
of Reading & Neumann discovered
their equipment had been stolen.
Thieves made away with heavy tongs,
wrenches, pike poles and other instru-
ments.
Plainfeid - Mr.. and Mrs. Albin
Leach of the town of Richford, Wis,
this county, were recently taken vio-
lently i'll after eating pancakes. Mrs.
Leach died soon after. Mr.. Leach re-
covered The pancake flour has been
sent away to be analysed. Mrs. Lach
was a bride of a year and the mother
of an infant babe.
Beloit-Plans have been approved
by the city council for the construc-
ton of a new $4,000 bridge over Rock
river in the business district of Be-
lott. Federal and state approval had
been obtained, and bonds have been
obtained, and bonds have been voted.
Bids for the construction work are to
be opened Feb. 20.
La Crosse-The 1919 La Crosse In
terstate fair was the most successful
in history Reports presented at the
annual meeting showed a profit of
$11 500, of which $4,000 was expended
for improvements and betterments.
sRhinelander = The Brown Land and
Lumber company has purchased new
sawmin at Saxon. The company is
logging extensively this winter, more
than a dozen mills in various sections
of the state and country being in op-
Grafton.
Eau Claire-Burglars stole ham,
mer and chisel from blacksmith shop
here, and creeping through coal hole
of the A. j. Aires fuel shop pried open
the inner door of the safe and secured
SIS.
Sheboygan-By the passage of a res
olution over the veto of Mayor Her
| man Albrecht, the council put into eff
| feet an eight-hour day for all laborers
working on municipal projects.
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