River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-08-19
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Oconto-The great Stiles-Lena drain
age canal Is about half completed. 1t
| Is one of the largest drainage projects
ever attempted In the state Of Wis.
consin. The district comprises drain
age area of some 10000 acres, between
the village of Lena and Stiles on the
north and south and Oconto Falls on
the west. The canals, Of which there
are three, are Is miles in length, 16
| feet wide and eight feet deep. In time
these drainage canals will transform
thousands Of marsh lands, now only
the habitation of cat tails into some
of the most valuable agricultural land
in Oconto county.
Brentwood Evidently the Johnsons
throughout Northern Wisconsin think
more Of becoming sheriff than they
do of securing any other office. In
Washburn county, James A. Johnson,
of Shen Lake, is a candidate for sheriff
on the Republican ticket. In Sawyer
county, adjoining Washburn county on
the east, John S. Johnson is candidate
for sheriff and in Barron county, west
of here two miles, J. H. Johnson is a
candidate for sheriff. In Barron coun-
ty, also. J. A. H. Johnson is candidate
for county surveyor.
Stevens Point The power plant of
the Consolidated Water Power &
Paper company in this city is to be
connected with the consolidated mills
at Biron, making high line running
all tn way along the Wisconsin river,
from Biron to Merrill. Work of con-
structing the high line from Biron to
this city is progressing rapidly. Conn
pletion of the line will put the three
mills of the company at Grand Rapids,
Biron and Stevens Point in direct con-
nection electrically.
Marinette-Marinette was recently
sold to the Goodyear Rubber Co. Not
Marinette, Wis, but a town of the
same name in Arizona, few miles
from Phoenix. The big rubber concern
recently purchased several thousand
acres Of land near Phoenix for cotton
raising purposes and the deal included
| the town of Marinette. This town was
founded by Marinette people, who
about fifteen years ago, purchased the
land for investment purposes
Eau Claire-Miss Lois Johnson, an
employee of Minneapolis bank, passed
through the city on a walking trip to
Fond du Lac. She spent six days walk
| ing here from Minneapolis, distance
of 1O4 miles. She accepted occasional
lifts along the way and sometimes
rode on street cars but not on the rail
road, though she plans to return that
way. She was travelling alone and
with great enjoyment
Menasha Gerald Cornell, Chicago,
has been visiting at the Mackinnon
home on First st. Mr. Cornell was at
one time rector of the st. Stevens
Episcopal church in Menasha, but has
been for four or five years an actor,
playing in Fair and Warmer. and The
Masquerader. Mrs. Cornell an Eng
lish girl, formerly Miss Ruby Gordon,
acts with her husband.
Wisconsin Rapids-The ordinance
forbidding the parking of cars on the
principal streets of the city for long
er period than twenty minutes created
SO much friction that it was materially
modified at the last meeting of the
city council 1t now applies to about
| four blocks where dangerous corners
are liable to cause accidents.
Odanah- Between $4,000 and $780,
600 is being expended on the Hurley
Ashland highway via Saxon and Cda-
nah. Most of the work is now being
done on the road through the Bad river
reservation between Odanah and
Birch. This road is IL miles shorter
between Hurley and Ashland than the
state highway via Mellen.
Marinette-Dist. Atty. A. T. Murphy
preferred charge of first degree muir
der against Emil Rasor, night watch
man at the Sawyer factory,
after coroner's jury returned a YER
dict of death by strangulation in the
case of Douglas Miller, who died after
struggle with Rasor in the company's
yard.
Wisconsin Rapids The. Prentis-
Wabers Stove Co. of this city is ship
ping its Auto-Kamp HOOK Kits to all
parts of the world. From small be
ginning it has in two years become
one of the important industries of CEN
trail Wisconsin,
Port Edwards The village will soon
open new community building. This
building is part of the community en-
terprises of this village Of 1900 1t
contains large gymnasium, a stage