River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-02-19

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Appleton Outagamie county sol
diers and sailors in need Of assistance
will be given More than $500 re-
naming in the treasury of Outagamle
county war chest committee. A com.
mittee which will investigate applica.
lions and disburse the fund has been
appointed. The war chest commit.
tees report showed that 500, IS of
the $106,46101 pledged by 12,421 per
sons had been collected
Sheboygan - One of the highest
prices ever paid in Sheboygan county
for calf was turned oyersto Isaac
De Munck of Plymouth when he sold
his 2 months old pure bred Holstein
heifer calf to John A. Bell, Jr., of Cor.
opolis, Pa, for a, consideration of ST.
5O0.a An attendant was sent with the
calf to take care of it until it reached
it's destination in the eastern state.
Neenah - Cyrus Anderson, foreman
of Wisconsin Traction, Light, Heat
and Power company crew, and for,
mers motorcycle policeman, was in.
stantly killed while engaged in string,
ing wires at Hemple's Corners, in the
town of Greenyille, near here. Ander.
son came in contact with live wire
carrying a current Of thirteen thou.
sand volts. -sa, -s4r,s-~~,.,
+ Horizon II The organization of a
branch of the State Humane society
is well under way in Dodge county
under the guidance of DIR. Benson OF
Hartford, About 100 members have
already been secured, and incorpora
ton papers will soon be petitioned
for. The first meeting of the new as
ISOLATION will be held in Horizon on
March 20.
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Monitowoc& The city OF Manitowoc
will celebrate it's golden jubilee March
IL. 1t, was on March IL, 1870, that the
Incorporation of AManitoWoc as city
was filed at Madison by Peter John,
son, first mayoriof the city. N. Mel
son was village, clerk. Manitowoc be,
came a city by the vote of 292 cleo
tors who represented the voting
strength of the municipality halt
century ago.
Waupun - It is reported that thou
sands of fish are dying in Lake Emily,
Dodge scounty, for want of air. They
are rushing up into the spring holes
on; the north end of the lake, almost
pushing each other out of the water
in their quest for air. The fish are
principally perch, carp, some pickerel
and bass. The ice is reported to be
exceptionally thick this year.
Stevens Point Portage county
again finds itself without the services
OF an agricultural agent. Dan P.
Hughes, principal of the Dunn county
training school at Menominie, Wis,
elected to the position at salary OF
$4,000 a year and expenses, has de-
clined the offer The Portage county
AGRICULTURAL committee will meet to
choose another agent.
Horicon-Out of the 1888 cows tested
during the month of December by the
Horizon Cowtesting association, SO
produced over 40 pounds of butterfat
and over 1000 pounds of milk. Theo-
dore Luck holds the highest record,
having IL cows with average of 1,485
pounds of milk and 48.4 pounds of but
terfat. 81
Wausau-Mr and Mrs. M. H. Dun.
can, superintendent and matron of the
Marathon county asylum and home
and hospital, have presented their
resignation to take effect March 1, to
take similar positions at the Clark
county asylum and farms. They had
held those positions here for the past
ten years. # d /
Kenosha - Arthur Blow, collector
for a local milk company, is reported
to have disappeared from the city,
leaving a shortage of between $500
and $1,000 behind. A young woman
on the West Side of the city, who is
reported to have been close FRIEND
of Blows, is also said to be, missing
Appleton-The newly organized APP:
pleton Woman's club is sponsoring q
movement to establish municipal
market here next spring. At meet.