River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-08-12
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are unaware that they are entitled to
vote for presidential electors this fall,
regardless of the ratification of the
| federal suffrage amendment. The Wis
| consin legislature passed an act which
| confers this right. 1t was approved
| on Feb. g. 1919, and became law
when published on March 5, 1919. AS
result of this act there are more
than 100000 women over Fl years of
| age in the state who are entitled to
| vote for presidential electors. If rati-
| fication takes place before the Septem-
Der primaries, women will then have
the right to vote for all officers at
| election time.
Madison-The following report on
| the Wisconsin cherry crop is thus
summed up by the state division of
markets: THE harvesting of the 10000
case crop of early cherries in Door
county is about completed and the
| late varieties are now moving. Of the
early crop about 40 per cent was sold
fresh, the balance being canned. About
| 5000 packers are engaged in the har-
vesting work and it is estimated that
the value of the cherry crop of Door
county will be close to the million
| dollar mark.
Madison More inquiries into the
death of Herman Singer, barber, who
was found dead in a stone quarry, are
| to be made. The coroner's jury rem
dered verdict that he had come to
| his death from a blow or blows, de-
| livered in a manner unknown to this
| jury" and recommended an investiga-
ton by the proper authorities. Dist.
Atty. Roman Herman intimated that
there was at least one person sus-
pected.
Wisconsin Rapids-As result Of a
| campaign that has been carried on for
many months, the Grand Rapids city
| council voted to change the name to
Wisconsin Rapids. The change was
demanded because of the inconveni-
| ence and trouble experienced because
| mail was often directed to Grand Rap
| ids, Mich, or another city of the same
| effective after publication of the ordi-
nance.
| Ashland-After an eight-day hunt,
| Ashland county's wild man." who
| gives the name of Charles Mills and
claims Russia as his birthplace, has
| been captured and is now locked in
| Jail here. For four years Mills has
| lived the life of hermit in the deep
| forests near Glidden. Complaints from
farmers of the theft of provisions and
small articles from their homes
caused the hunt for him to be started.
Green Bay-State firemen conclud-
ed their thirteenth annual convention
here with the election of Louis T.
McGillen, Appleton, president; George
C. Hanson, La Crosse, vice president;
| Ole Norman, Superior, secretary; John
| H. Kratz, Manitowoc. treasurer, and
Clarence e. Gillian, Racine, member
| of the executive committee, succeed
ing Charles F. Hennessey of Milwau-
kee.
| Neenah--A social survey of Neenah
| and Menasha, covering general con-
| ditions, health, housing and sanitation,
| education, recreation, family welfare
and delinquency, has been undertaken
by the Twin City Red Cross chapters.
| The information obtained will serve
to coordinate relief work and serve
| as guide to all organizations work
| ing for civic betterment.
| Appleton The Northern Peshtigo
Pulp company will erect new paper
| plant at Lakewood, north of Peshtigo,
| at a cost of S1,000,000. officers of the
new company are j. E. Griffin, Green
Bay, president; A. A. Pamperin,
| Oconto, vice president; T. A. Pamper-
in, Oconto, secretary; v. G. Kelleher,
| Oconto, treasurer.
| Manitowoc-Th hull of the steamer
| f. & P. NJ No. 3, which sank in Lud.
ington harbor last fall, was towed to
this port and is in drydock for survey
Until it is positively known what shape
| the boat is in plans for rebuilding will
| not be made. The No. 3 belonged to
| the old black fleet, owned by Capt
| John Smith and others of Ludington
| Madison State Treasurer Henry
| Johnson reported that on Aug. there
was a balance in all funds of the state
amounting to $1O,755, $1,000. Receipts
| for the month were S1,220,S401 and
disbursements $2,O59,569.95. The gen
eral funds show balance on Aug. l OF
| $6,165, 256.60.
Ashland-The expected increase in
coal receipts did not come in July as
was expected, SO far as the port OF
/ Ashland is concerned. Only SO per OF
| cent of the normal receipts have been
received so far this season, comparing