River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-02-05

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Milwaukee-Const work on
Wisconsin's second tri-county tuber-
culosis sanatorium will begin early in
the summer, according to present
plans. A joint committee, made up OF
representatives of Dodge, Fond du Lac
end Washington counties, which have
voted to unite in erecting a sana-
forum, has been authorized by the
boards Of the three counties, TO act in
making plans and specifications and
in the selection of a site. Wisconsin's
first tri-county sanatorium, erected by
Ashland, Iron and Bayfield, counties, is
now completed and plans are being
made for it's formal opening and dedl-
cation, which will take place in Febru-
airy. Campaigns for tri-county sana-
toria are now being carriedNon by sew
eral other groups of counties IN the
state.
Madison-To do the maintenance
work alone, and without reference TO
road construction, 1000 men will be
required to patrol the highways IN
Wisconsin during 1920. OF this num-
Der 900 are needed for the state trunk
system and 700 for the county or sec
ondary trunk system. For the main
tenance of the 1880 miles of state
trunk and county trunk system high
ways in Wisconsin there will be eX-
pended during 1920, $3,55O,OOO. This
has nothing to do about highway con-
struction for which there will be ex-
pended in the state this year Qnclud-
ing federal and state expenditure
about $17,000,000.
Monroe-Instead of bringing the
cheesemakers to the dairy school, the
university is to take the dairy school
right into the Swiss cheese district.
A one-week dairy school will be held
here Feb. 8 to 13 under the auspices
of the college of agriculture and the
Cheese Makers associa-
ton. The course will be given to help
improve the quality of Wisconsin
Swiss cheese, says j. l.. Sammis OF
the dairy school. 1t will be a practical
course held right in the heart OF the
best Swiss cheese district of America.
Fort Atkinson-The Fort Atkinson
Cow Testing association finished the
old year with 100 honor COWS to its
credit. Honors for the high cow go to
William A. Stark. From 1852 pounds
of milk from a 7-year-old Guernsey
cow, 84.6 pounds of butter fat were
obtained H. j. Yandry won first place
for his high grade Holstein herd for
three consecutive months. w. F. Trie-
loft and M B. Stevens were close Sec
onds, also with Holstein cattle.
Manitowoc - Manitowoc will con-
tinue its federal employment bureau
Ind will find a new home for the office
which is compelled to move because
Of the enlarging of the National bank.
The Office has been kept going by city
finances ever since federal and state
aid were withdrawn but it was found
TO be of so much assistance to both
the employers and the workmen that
1t was decided to continue the office.
La Crosse-Amateur wireless opera
tors in La Crosse, of whom there are
a great number, were ordered to dis
continue operations at night because
Of the effect the work has upon the
lights attached to low voltage systems.
Every dot and dash of the code can
be read in the blinking lights, accord
ing to Manager c. B. Yonts, who said
that refusal to quit will mean discon
.inuance of electric lighting service.
Madison-Of the 1000 in the uni.
7ersity, but 418 are enrolled in teach.
srs' courses preparing themselves to
satisfy the enormous demand in the
state for trained pedagogues. Of this
number 1874 are seniors. There are
but 81 sophomores in the school of
education and 70 freshmen. 1t is be-
tieved that the inadequacy of salaries
1as led to falling off in the popu-
arity of the course.
Cshkosh-Pn following the
1u, was fatal to Henry w. Meyer, elec-
rical contractor, who, it was believed,
contracted the disease on g. business
rip to Chicago, and to Mis- Ethel Mel
son, who had only been employed four
days in Mr.. Meyers Office, as a stenog-
.apher when she became ill with the
disease and died.
Rhinelander-Und the direction of
he public health department of the
Red Cross, home nursing course will
De begun here soon. The movement
was instituted because of the fact that
he influenza epidemic last winter
brought out the fact that the city was