River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-07-01
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CTdnuOu-IWueLy-uVG calves, seven
teen of which are Guernseys and eight
Holsteins, have been purchased and
turned over to the Boys and Girls
Calf clubs The county banks loaned
the money for the purchase Of the
animals. These calves are now the
property of boys and girls of the coun-
ty, they to care for them and Keep
complete records. Experience through
put the country shows that this plan
of distributing calves to youngsters
promotes business education, intro
duces pure bred and high grade stock
into the communities and is the means
of keeping many Of the young folks
on the farms.
Madison-The division of markets
is warning beekeepers all over the
state that the standards established
for comb and extracted honey must be
lived up to strictly. Copies of the
grade schedule are about ready for
distribution. The only stamps that
can be used in marking honey con-
tainers are issued by the division of
markets to beekeepers at cost. The
division reports that the loss of many
colonies of bees last winter will prob
ably cut down the marketable surplus
of honey in the state this year.
Green Bay-The city of Green Bay
may become landlord. Commissioner
Frank Cartier was authorized by the
council to investigate the feasibility of
the city's building houses to help solve
the housing problem here. II prices
of knock-down, or portable houses are
reasonable, it is probable the city will
erect fifty of them on city property,
perhaps in parks, and rent them at
fair revenue to families.
Tomah-The Woman's Civic I'm
provement club of Tomah has given
to this city a twenty acre plot of
ground containing the old council ta-
BILE of the Indians, thereby securing
forever the preservation of this his
toric spot The Table is a mound
sixty feet high and ninety feet long
and is covered with q growth of elm
and oak trees.
Racine-Mrs. Marie Newell was
granted a divorce from DR.. Frank
Newell, a physician of Burlington,
Wis. The court ordered the defend
ant to pay Mrs. Newell $4,000 and $125
month alimony. Charges of cruel
and inhuman treatment and intoxica-
ton were alleged in the complaint A
Burlington woman also was men,
toned.
Kenosha-Love baked at the altar
here when Pasquale Pennoit, 80 years
old, failed to show up and left Julia
Paradice, comedy widow of AZ, yainly
waiting at the church, Now the po
lice are looking for Pennoit who is al
legged to taken with him $1,000, the
total savings of the couple during
what was believed an ideal romance.
Appleton - Increase in telephone
rates in every community in the
Appleton district will be sought by the
Wisconsin Telephone company before
the end of the summer. Application
for authority to increase charges in
Little Chute, near here, is the first of
a series of such applications to be
fled with the railroad commission.
Oshkosh-Judge A. L. Schmidt of
Manitowoc was elected president of
the Fraternal Order of Eagles, at the
state convention of that order here.
Other officers elected were: G. A.
Dittman, La Crosse, vice-president;
Murt Malone, Oshkosh, secretary; G.
H. Esser, GAINESVILLE, treasurer; A. f.
Nussbaumer, Milwaukee, chaplain.
La Crosse-The Landingslaget, an
organization of Norwegians coming
from Land, Norway, held its annual
convention in this city. One hundred
and fifty delegates from various parts
of Minnesota, North and South Da-
kota, Iowa and Wisconsin attended.
H. A. M. Steen, Mortified, Wis, is
president of the organization.
Barnes-Roy Kirk, 16, was shot and
almost instantly killed while out hunt
ing with a companion, Donald Treat,
10. Treat carried % rifle and was
taking aim at gopher when Kirk,
who was standing beside him, reached
for the gun and drew 1t towards him,
accidently discharging it. The bullet
pierced Kinks heart.
Darlington-The 3-year-old son of
William Ritter of Fayette township
fell into a pail of scalding water and
was so severely burned that he died.
The water had been heated to wash
the milk cans, and was set under the
reservoir for few moments while the
father turned to another task.
La Crosse-For the first time since
the spring of 1917, when the three La