River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-07-28

20, 1,406 between 80 and "a, 6S3 be-
tween 35 and 80, 800 between 40 and
A, 277 between As and 40, lat be-
tween As and 49, lat between SO and
81, 100 between Sc and SO, and 106 be-
tween 60 and rs. Two bridegrooms
were reported as over 80, with Wau-
paca county reporting marriages OF
10 brides and IA grooms over 70. They
were at the Wisconsin Veterans
home.
Madison The potato trail through
upper Wisconsin is to be the scene of
an automobile trip by potato growers
and authorities, Aug to 6. The dates
of this annual trip through the certi-
fed potato fields of Wisconsin are
announced by j. G.. Milward of the
horticultural department of the Uni
.versity of Wisconsin and secretary of
the Wisconsin Potato Growers asso-
citation. The itinerary Of the excur-
sion is: Oconto county, Aug. Il; Mari
nette county, Aug. o: Forest and
Oneida counties, Aug. 8: Price and
Rusk counties, Aug. 4; Barron county,
Aug. 5; Washburn at the Spooner
branch station, Aug. 6.
La Crosse-Louis Lindberg is dead
and Oliver Hanson is in a hospital
here seriously wounded as a result OF
quarrel at farm near Melrose, Wis.
where both were employed, over
money that Hanson had lost. Hanson,
it is alleged, accused Lindberg. In
the quarrel that ensued Lindberg shot
Hanson twice. Two hours later sher-
ifs posse that was hunting for Lind
berg, found his body in cornfeld.
He had shot himself through the head,
dying instantly.
Manitowoc-W. f. Neisend, for nine
years principal of the Mckinley
school here, has been appointed SUI
perintendent of schools at Nampa,
Idaho. Mr.. Weisend taught at Mani
towoc from 1911 to 1920, leaving last
year to become assistant superinten-
dent at Boise City, Idaho, at the school
headed by p. j. Zimmers, formerly OF
this city. Nampa high school has an
enrolment of about 500 and among its
other schools has the largest elemen-
tary and junior high schools in the
northwest.
Madison - The records of sickness
and death kept by the Wisconsin state
board of health clearly indicate that
whooping cough ranks high as child
killer. During 1920 281 lives in Wis
consin were sacrificed to this pre-
ventable affection. At the same time
| $3.50 cases were reported to the state
health authorities, though this number
represents but fraction of the cases
that actually occurred.
Wisconsin Rapids Miss Emma Cor
by, Is, GAINESVILLE, Wis, was instantly
killed when she was struck by light
ming bolt which glanced off the screen
door at the home of Christ Yost, Ar
pin, near here The girl was seated at
i the table when the accident occurred.
Mr.. Yost, who was sitting next to her,
holding baby in his arms. was unin-
jured.
La Crosse-In 1920 and 1921 there
was expended or will be spent total
of SIT 100000 for new school buildings
in Wisconsin, according to figures
compiled by C. S. Van Auken, La
| Crosse, president of the state board
of normal regents. Of this amount
over $11 100000 was appropriated for
new schools in cities of the state and
over 100000 for schools in the vii
lagos and townships.
Neillsville-Alyin and Edward Gar.
| busch, 8 and II, were drowned while
swimming in O'Neill's creek. They
went into the water without their par
ents' knowledge, and ventured out
too far. Three small girls drowned in
| the same place four years ago.
Madison - The return to normalcy
has finally reached Little Italy, sub
urb of Madison. Moonshine whisky,
which has sold for 81 a half pint for
many months, has dropped in price to
10 Genus, anu Tic IcQuCtlOh 10 6CitSAoA-
Single drinks now sell for 20 cents, a
decrease of cents.
WATERFOWL The William Hartig
| brewery is to be used to manufacture
ice cream here, according to an an
nouncement of officials of the COM
pany. Machinery is being installed
for the new work and the plant will
be put in operation at the earliest pos
sible time.
Neenah-R Railroad men here say
that passenger traffic to northern
Wisconsin Fairgrounds was never
heavier than at the present time. In
addition, thousands of automobile
tourists are passing down the Fox
River valley, northward bound.