River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-24
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Observation-Disclosures

Madison-Employes of Wisconsin's
charitable and penal institutions are
the poorest paid state employees, while
the best salaries go to the state normal
school employees, according to Henry
Johnson, state treasurer. The poor
showing of institutional workers is
offset, however, by the fact that the
majority are lodged and fed by the
state The average monthly wage OF
the 5,575 state employees is SllS.
Capitol employees get an average OF
$140.61, as compared to S164.O5 Tor
normal school employees. University
employees are third on the list with an
average monthly income of 1880,
and the charitable and penal employees
fourth with $74.39.
Antigo-Two strangers, working the
money press" game, swindled a re-
tired farmer here out of $1,000 in S.
and $40 bills. The strangers told the
farmer they had a machine that would
duplicate currency so perfectly that it
could not be detected. He was per.
suaded to draw $1,000 out of the bank,
and they took the machine to his
house where bills were inserted be-
tween sheets of paper. These were
put in a press. A liquid was then ap-
piled. In twenty-four hours the $1,000
was to be converted into $4,000 But
when the press was opened the money
was gone. The "get-rich-quick" ar
lists fed
Madison-The cafeteria has pushed
the college boarding house into the
background at the University of Wis
consin, according to survey OF
where students eat and what they
pay for food" recently made by fac
ulty committee. Thirty-nine per cent
of the students eat at cafeterias, and
the average weekly cost of meals is
between 81 and So. About 1000 stu
dents stand in line at least thirty min
utes each day as part of the new
cafeteria system, the report estimates.
The survey was based upon reports
of about eight hundred students.
Madison-The Wisconsin National
guard will be recruited to strength
of 10,400 Immediately, according to
Adjt. Gen. Orlando Holway. Camp
Douglas will be enlarged to accommo-
date the increased number, more mill
tary equipment will be purchased, and
several new armories constructed, if
appropriations are forthcoming, the
adjutant general said. The national
guard seeks an appropriation of $50
a man and $214,761 of the national
guard money, to be paid by the fed
eral government.
Stevens Point Arrangements for a
demonstration small fruit plantation
to be located in Portage county have
been made with the Wisconsin Horti-
cultural society through the efforts OF
w. w. Clark, county agent. The plot
will be on the Fred G. Halliday farm
near Plover and will consist of one
acre, half of which will be used for
raising red raspberries, fourth for
strawberries, and the remainder for
blackberries, gooseberries and cur
rants.
Fennimore-Fire broke out in lum-
Der yard here and for several hours
ragged uncontrolled, threatening the
entire business district. A special
train brought fire equipment from Ian
caster and Montford. A fifty mile gale
made the fire fighters work hazardous.
The loss is placed at 100000, partly
covered by insurance.
Green Bay-This is the first winter
since 1881 that Green Bay has not
been frozen over. Open water is Wis
ible from the shores, and veteran navi-
gators don't think it likely that a cold
snap will blow in the coat over the
outer channels. Ice harvesters have
had to cut twice as much space as in
past years. Usually the crop will aver
age from II to Is inches, but this year
to 8 inches is the usual cut.
GI6Cn 6Ai1dhSCiuCiito Aoi PAD
curing two cars of dynamite for farm
ers of Brown and adjacent counties in
an effort to stimulate interest in land
clearing, thus increasing crop produc-
ton, are being made, j. N. Kavanaugh,
Brown county agricultural agent. The
dynamite will be sold at cost, accord
ing to the agricultural agent.
Fond du Lac-For the first time in
Wisconsin, women will be privileged
to vote to decide whether community
shall incorporate as village, when a
special election is held at Fairwater,
Fond du Lac county, March s. Should
the vote be favorable, Fairwaterr
through an order given out by court,
will automatically become village.
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