River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-10
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Madison-The Wisconsin supreme
court in an opinion by Justice Esch
weller held that a sheriff appointed to
fill vacancy was ineligible to sue
coed himself The question came up
in the case of S. J.. Johnson, Barron
county. Sheriff Johnson was appoint
ed by Gov. Philip to fill vacancy
and in the 1918 election was elected
to the Office The constitution pro
vides that sheriffs shall be ineligible
for two years next succeeding the
termination of their office. Johnson
was held by the court, however, to
be the lawful sheriff because he was
appointed in 1917 and no one had been
elected since that date. He will hold
the office until another appointment is
made or until the next election.
WATERFOWL f. C. Haney of this
city has been named an assistant sur
geon of the United States public
health service and will have super
vision of the federal health work in a
number of Wisconsin counties which
will comprise the WATERFOWL district
Primary features of the work are the
examination and treatment of dis
charged soldiers and sailors. DIR.
Haney succeeds DR.. L. H. Nowack,
also of this city, who asked to be re-
lieved of the duties some time ago.
La Crosse Unless the common
council reconsiders it's action and au-
thorizes the construction of the Wash
burn and Logan schools, delayed be-
cause of the high cost of building ma
terials, the board of education will
hesitate to assume the responsibility
of opening the condemned schools to
the public and compelling children to
attend them under existing condi-
TONS This is the ultimatum sent to
the common council by the school
board.
Kenosha-Charles Fritz and A. Gal
tenkonk, two employees of the Dunno
backe Feed Co., were killed here when
the truck in which they were riding
was struck by a northbound passenger
train at the Park street crossing. The
men were thrown from the truck
against the moving train and both suf
fered severe fractures of the skull
They never regained consciousness
and died on the way to the hospital.
Juneau-Mrs. Arnold Mas, IS pic
neer resident of Juneau, was drowned
in Rock river while fishing. The aged
women went out alone in boat. Short
ly after she had started fishing, a sor
on shore noticed that the beat was
empty. He secured another boat and
found his mothers body underneath
her boat, held near the surface by the
anchor rope, which had become en-
tangled about 1t.
Appleton Appleton is to have a
new 200-bed hospital as a result of a
two-day campaign to raise 100000
The hospital will be built by the Fran
ciscan sisters of st. Louis. The new
state, outside of Milwaukee. 1t is said
the total cost will exceed 100000. The
Franciscan sisters have agreed to as
sumo all obligations in excess of $780,,
000
Ripon-A total of TAO Bachelor de-
grees have been conferred during SO
commandments at Ripon. The senior
classes have grown in size from four
members in 1867, to as in 1910, and
again As in 1918, the two largest
classes in the colleges history. Seven
foreign lands and 81 states in this
country have Ripon alumni within
their boundaries, according to records
La Crosse-phe body of William
Goetting, telephone lineman foreman
who was drowned in the Mississippi
river south of the city when he
reached over the edge of boat fol
a floating oar, was found half mile
below the point where he plunged into
the river, five days after the accident
William Huebner, who found the body
received $3.50 reward.
Appleton-Accidenta discharge Of g
revolver in the hands of playmate
caused the instant death of Lawrence
kraus, 8, at the home of his parents
here. Two older boys were negotiat
ing for the purchase of the revolver
and one of them pulled the trigger tc
see "how the gun worked" The bull
let entered the Kraus boys heart.
La Crosse-One hundred molder;
employed in the plant of the La Crosse
Tractor Co., went on strike because
the time clock lad been moved a hal
block without their knowledge ant