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

La Crosse-Flora Littlebear is the
first Indian woman in the Winnebago
tribe in this part of the state TO apply
Tor mothers pension. She appeared
in the La Crosse county court with a
papoose on her back and two little
children following behind and filed a
petition for aid for her little ones in
accordance with the state law. Amos
Littlebear, her husband, died a year
ago. She lived in an Indian village
on the bank. of the Mississippi, Ia
miles above La Crosse.
Glenwood City-What is undoubted-
ly the highest price ever paid in
northern Wisconsin for a COW and a
calf was received by the st. Croix
county asylum farm near New Rich
nond for the p. B. Holstein Minita
Korndyke Ormsby 2S2746 and her
three-months-old heifer. They were
purchased by p. f. Spaulding, Warren,
Mimi, for $2,100. The county farm
purchased the COW only one year ago
for $500, and thus made $1,700 on the
cow in one year.
Eau Claire-The village of Prairie
farm, Barron county, has returned at
least temporarily to kerosene lamps
and gas lights. The Prairie Farm
Electric Co. discontinued furnish
ing electric light and power Feb. l..
The company has been operating at a
loss for three years and the railroad
commission recently granted its re-
quest to discontinue service. Arrange
nents are being made to bring in cleo
trio power from some other source.
Chippewa Falls-Governme off,
Gals are conducting a hearing here
with view of determining the rating
of the three candidates for postmaster
to succeed Postmaster Cunningham,
recently resigned. The three candi-
dates for the appointment are Ernest
Nickel, assistant postmaster since Cum
ningham's resignation; Edward Rich
ter who has charge of the Office of
tie Leinenkugel Brewing Co., and Will
liam MoGough, railway mail clerk.
Neenah-Six years ago the city of
Neenah was about $4,000 in debt, was
borrowing money to pay interest on
borrowed money and the annual taxes
were consumed in paying debts of the
preceding year. Now Neenah is out
of debt, is working on more or less OF
a budget system, is using the taxes
for the current years expenses and is
steadily reducing its bonded indebted
ness-the effects of careful and con-
servative municipal administration.
Ashland-The Ashland Weekly Call,
established in Ashland about two years
ago. by f. w. Haislett, has changed
hands and has been absorbed by The
Ashland Daily Press. This leaves
Ashland with The Press as it's only
paper During the past twenty years
or more, a number of weekly papers
have been established at Ashland, all
being absorbed ultimately by the local
Press, OF going out of business.
Manitowoc - The Cooperative Or
chard company of Sturgeon Bay, in
which much local capital is interested
and of which James G. Martin of this
city is manager, filed papers at Mad
ison, increasing the capital stock from
100000 to 100000. The papers were
approved. Improvements and in
creased output is the purpose of the
increased capitalization.
Wittenberg-The Scandinavia acad-
envy, which was destroyed by fire Jan.
s, may be rebuilt in Wittenberg in
stead of in Scandinavia. Wittenberg
citizens are making a strong effort to
induce the officials of the institution
to locate here. The new building
would represent an expenditure of
SAC, 900.
Marinette-Due to an alteration
when at work in one of the J. w. Wells
Lumber company's camps near Wau-
saukee, Marinette county, William
Kostak is in the hospital here with a
cut on the head inflicted by an ak in
the hands of a fellow workman. The
authorities are searching for his as
sailant
Antigo-E. j. Goodrich, prominent
lawyer of this city and father of Mu-
nicipal Judge A. B. Goodrich, is dead
as the result of stroke of apoplexy.
He was 70 years of age and had been
confined to his bed with a complica-
ton of diseases for about three
months.
Appleton-The annual gathering OF
the Outagamie County Pioneers asso-
citation will be held in this city on Feb.
81. 1t will be the forty-eighth conven-
ton of the old settlers of the county.
Madison-Herman F. Wessele, so,
grave digger, took his own life here.
i'll health is supposed to have been
res ponSble