River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-11-11

walked into the Green Bay Red Cross
headquarters and took out the first
membership in the roll call campaign
He said that many more of his tribe
can be counted on to do their share.
DAIRY products increased in price in
the state during October, according to
the reports received from all over the
state giving retail prices of the inn
portant food products" reads the
semi-weekly letter of the Division of
Markets. Declines, however, were
noted in potatoes, sugar and -four,
while meat prices remained practically
the same.
There are IA teachers in the rural
schools of Rusk county. Of this num-
Der As are graduates of the county
training school, OF the 40 state graded
and high school teachers in the coun-
| ty, outside of Ladysmith, are grad
yates of the training school. More
than half of the one room schools are
taught by training school graduates
and about one-fifth of the other teach
ers are also graduates of training
| schools.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George Degenhardt
| celebrated their golden wedding ami
yersary at their home in Manitowoc
Four generations were present at the
festivities, including the couples four
sons and many other relatives. The
bride and groom of fifty years were
married at ST. Wendell, Manitowoc
county, in 1870, and resided on farm
for thirty years, moving to the city in
1900 Mr.. Degenhardt is " years old
and his wife IA.
| Probably the largest affair of its
kind ever attempted in GAINESVILLE will
| be the carnival which will be held at
| the enormous new foundry of the
Samson Tractor company, under the
auspices of the Employees Association
Nov 20, q and %. Eighteen booths
will be devoted to sales. The Samson
orchestra and Samson band will fur
nish music for dances, which will be
going on continuously and every inch
of the $4,000 square feet in the foundry
will be taken up.
Manitowoc is a hard luck port for
/ the stone barge Adriatic of Sturgeon
Bay. Passing through Eighth St.
bridge the barge had part of her cabin
torn off by the premature Closing OF
the bridge. The city will be forced to
pay $500 damages. Recently the barge
caught fire in port, and was badly
| damaged and her skipper, Capt.
Braunsdorf, suffered injuries from
which he died. The Adriatic, at an
other time, suffered damage by crash
ing into dock.
Company / veterans of the A. E. F..
is the name of new organization
formed by Capt. Mayville of the
Marinette company. Only members of
the original Company l, who served
overseas are eligible. Ben Clough was
named president; John Quigley, secre-
tary, and George O'Connell, treasurer.
There are thirty-seven members. Their
aim is to care for the bodies OF re-
turned soldiers, according each fallen
i comrade full military funeral upon
refinement in Marinette.
Grasshoppers worked many thou
sand dollars worth of damage to
growing crops in Wisconsin this year,
covering all the northern counties
from Sheboygan to Douglas. The
greatest loss, according to the quar-
terly report of the division of ento-
mology of the state department of agris
culture occurred in Door county, where
some crops would have been total
loss If 1t had not been for protective
measures taken. Poisoned bran MASH
was used to kill the hoppers.
Plans for new $4,000 stock pa
vilion at GAINESVILLE are being con-
sidered jointly by the chamber Oh
commerce and the cattle breeding as
sociations of Rock county. The sale
of high grade cattle is growing each
year. and enthusiasm has been shown
by the breeders of purebred cattle.
Want of pavilion has long been felt
as sales have heretofore been held in
4 a tent at the fair grounds. The plans
call for building, the main section OF
which viii be USED. as an auditorium
and combination sales room with a
place at the rear for 15O stalls.
DR.. J. p. West and other inspectors
of the state department of agriculture
have found CHAMBERS in Barron county.
The Mallien test was applied to seven
horses belonging to George Kuchman
at Clayton, to which all animals re-
acted. These were killed and properly
buried in lime under the supervision
of a representative of the department.
Other horses in the territory are now
being examined for this purpose. The
state pays so per cent of the appraised
value for horses condemned with
CHAMBERS when the owner complies
with the sanitary regulations.
Mrs. Mary Abhold, Dotyville, Fond
du Lac county, is dead as the result OF
| injuries suffered when she was a.
tackled by young bull on the road
way Mrs. AbhoId was driving the