River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-06-16


Brentwood Washburn county's TO-
/ 900 acre schedule land clearing cam
paign will add $2,00O,000 to the value
Of Washburn county farm land prop
| erty according to announcements OF
officials of the county clearing comTc.t-
tee More than 900 farmers have
joined the clearing campaign and each
has agreed to clear at least ten acres
of wild land. 1t is expected that 1000
farmers of this county will soon be en-
rolled Officials predict that the 10000
acre schedule will be more than
achieved. The campaign this year will
be the means of clearing more land
than in any ten years previously.
Fond du Lac--Fond du Lac school
children gained 20 per cent in weight
as result of milk being served each
morning in the public graded schools.
A total of $4,000 half-pints have been
served. The serving Of milk in the
public schools was begun three years
| ago by the Associated Charities. The
milk is served to those children whose
parents cannot afford to buy it for
them. The effort by the Fond du Lac !,
organization met with such marked
success that the work has been con-
tinued. Each child is given one of the
half-pint bottles of milk each morning
at recess time.
| Green Bay-A canvass of '1ost ar
ticles" departments of stores and Of
fees indicates that in Green Bay at
least women are more forgetful than
men. Nearly every store was holding
at least one hat, owned by some
women who had rushed out without
her millinery Street car company
officials also claimed that women were
more forgetful. Umbrellas are most
often forgotten but the list of articles
awaiting owners at the street car com
pany's office included everything from
baby shoes to overcoats and even one
baby carriage.
Algoma-Pr the largest fun
eral ever held in Kewaunee county
was that of Capt Ralph Perry, who
was killed in France. Soldiers and
sailors from three counties accom-
panied. the body to the grave. Perry.
who was %, was one of the youngest
captains from this state in the serv-
ice He was shot Nov. 10, 1918, the
day before hostilities ceased. and lived
IL days in French hospital He was
son of Melvin Perry, former state
senator, a manufacturer here.
Green Bay-Agreement by which
the strike at the Northern Paper mills
here was called off and work resumed
was reached after a conference be-
tween officials Of the mill and COM
mittee of strikers In the compromise
the strikers agreed to accept the wage
reduction of 1914 per cent, which
caused the walkout Mar. Is, and the
company officials agreed to give every
former employee his job and abandon
the intended open shop policy.
La Crosse-Unable to earn operat-
/ ing expenses and meet other obliga-
tions with the present revenue, the
Wisconsin Railway, Light and Power
company proposes to equip all its
street car lines here with one man
cars. Unless the common council per-
mits the change from double truck
cars the company claims 1t will have
to ask for an increase in fare from
to 10 cents.
Madison-Increase in the contribu-
lions for the relief of famine sufferers
in China has been reported to the Wis
consin branch of the American COM
mittee for China famine fund. Up to
this time. S4,106,877 has been received,
it is reported, of which $83,748.13 was
raised by the sale of China life-saving
stamps. The increase is attributed to
the national activities during China
famine week.
Menasha-With record of having
raised nearly 100000 for parish pur-
poses within the last few years, st.
Patrick's church here has started a
drive for $4,000 as its contribution to
the 81, 100000 fund to be raised through
the united Catholic campaign for edu-
cational and charitable purposes in the
Green Bay diocese.
Menasha-The largest convention of
young people in the history of the city
will be held here when the Wiscon-
sin Endeavorers meet June % to rs.
The convention will mark the fortieth
anniversary of the founding of the
Wisconsin Endeavor society. Speak
ers of wide reputation are on the pro-
gram.
Antigo-The Rev. 1. G. Gruenwald,
As years old, of st. Boniface's church,
Aniwa, died at hospital here as the
result of injuries when his automobile
stopped on the railway crossing at
Whitcomb and was hit by train.