River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-08-05
ALL AROUND
WISCONSIN
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in having suffered no damage from in
sects or weather There is present
certainty of large corn crop. The
rye harvest is in progress with big
yield assured. Haying is about at an
end and the crop shows only slight
falling off, contrary to the outlook OF
month ago. Oats will be a good
crop this year, one reason being ex-
tensive treatment of seed last winter.
Soy beans, buckwheat and sugar beets.
particularly the latter, offer most
encouraging outlook.
Stevens Point-Four prominent bust
ness men of Stevens Point have been
named captains for the Chamber of
Commerce membership drive and at
its close the losing captain will give
the winning captain a wheelbarrow
ride down Main-st as a public amuse-
ment feature. This plan has been de-
cided upon by the campaign managers
and agreed to by all four leaders. Each
is confident of victory. The four are
A. H. Skies, c. S. Orthman, M. Z.
Bruce and james Z. Delzell.
Eau Claire--John Horrigan, head Of
a mercantile tailoring establishment,
dropped dead of heart failure while
fishing in a, boat on Little Rice lake.
James r. Monahan and Henry Clutch
of Eau Claire were in the boat with
him when he died. A widow, brother
and two sisters survive. He was 60
years old and probably was the best
known Elk in the northwest. He led
the Eau Claire delegation to the re-
cent convention at Chicago.
Merrill-Mrs. Herman Schuman re-
ceived two deep gashes below the chin
and an injury to her skull as the re-
suit Of being thrown Is feet from al
railroad .pede. Mr.. Schumall received
minor injuries They were returning
from a berry picking trip. The acct
dent was due to the derailment OF the
car which was going at rate of Is
to 20 miles per hour. The mishap oc-
Cured on the Kenwood branch of the
Milwaukee road.
Monroe-Lester Wright, Is, en-
ployed on the Glanvile farm farm near
Liberty, was gored by a bull and near
ly killed. He was in pen with the
bull when suddenly attacked. He was
knocked down but had the presence
of mind to seize the ring in the en-
ragged bovine's nose holding on and
attempting to rise and climb over the
fence. Upon reaching the top of the
fence Wright tainted and happened to
fall outside.
Stevens Point - A baby deer was
born during the street parade of cir
Gus which visited Stevens Point Dis
covery was made by the animal man
after he opened the cage at the close
Of the parade. 1t is believed that this
is the only specimen of the South
American spotted and silver tipped
deer ever born in this country.
Madison - When twenty contractor
painters answered the appeal of a
home building company for help, as
the union painters strike entered it's
seventh week, and took up brushes
themselves, union carpenters and
plumbers employed on the jobs, walked
out. Work on twenty-four new Madi-
son homes is again at a standstill.
Kaukauna-John Loderbauer, II,
pioneer resident of this city, died at
st. Elizabeth's hospital, Appleton, from
No. 131 struck him while he was walk
ing on the track east of the city. Mr..
Loderbauer was deaf and did not hear
the whistle. He is survived by three
sons and five daughters.
Manitowoc-Th city council is tax
ing no chances on having the new
bridge, in course of construction at
feminist, damaged by passing craft. as
was the old bridge. At a special meet
ing the aldermen recommended the
sinking of additional cribs as strong
hold for the structure, at a cost of
$4,000.
Kenosha-Andrew Green, SO years
old, paid with his life for drink of
moonshine whisky, which he had pur-
chased at Kenosha on the Fourth of
July Doctors declare that he died
from fusel oil poisoning due to the
fact that the 'moonshine liquor" had
not been properly made.
Plainfield-The fifth annual agricul-
tural meeting of the College of Agri-
culture of the University of Wisconsin
was held at the experiment station at
Hancock, six miles south of this city
and hundreds of people were present.
Congressman E. E, Brown gave talk.
Eau Claire-The Eau Claire Paper
Manufacturing company, with capital
stock of 100000. has been organized