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


HurIey-An increase of more than
| 500 per cent in water rates will be
! charged here, it is believed, as re-
suit Of action of the board of water
commissioners of Ironwood. Mich, in
recommending that the city council
of 20 cents for each 1000 gallons dur
ing the next year. The rate being
paid in Hurley is 3 3/4 cents for each
1000 gallons. The water is pur-
chased by the Hurley Water Co., con-
trolled by the Ironwood and Besse-
mer Railway and Light Co., which in
turn sells it to consumers in Hurley.
Madison-The department of agri-
culture reports that there were 229
herds containing 5,795 cattle tubercu-
| lin tested during June. OF this num-
Der 1870 reacted and were slaughtered
| Wisconsin now has 2,454 herds, con-
tanning 62,417 cattle, under supervi-
| sion of the state and federal depart
ments of agriculture. OF these, 1906
herds, containing 30.S92 cattle, have
passed one test toward being accred-
| tied, while 1877 herds, containing 20
| 5O7 cattle, have received certificates
as being accredited.
Hayward-E L. Hill, farmer, is in
| Jail here charged with killing his
mother, four years ago and sinking
her body in Squaw bay, a part OF
Round lake. After the mother disap-
peared relatives and neighbors be-
| came suspicious. Many searching
/ parties were unable to find any clews
| and the affair was dropped. Last
week, however, Indians found bones
in boat sunk in Squaw bay which
! led to the arrest.
! Madison - The German language
will again be taught in the Madison
| high school starting this fall, IL
enough pupils register for the course.
/ The teaching of German was discon-
tinued during the war. At a meeting
of the board of education petition
! signed by Is people requested that
German be returned to the curriculum.
The board voted to instruct Principal
| Volney G.. Barnes and Assistant Supt.
| r. B. Dudgeon to offer the course this
| fall and to furnish German instructors
if there is sufficient enrolment.
Madison - Twenty four foreign
countries helped to swell the total OF
/ 1O.848 students at the University OF
Wisconsin during the last year and
the 1920 summer session by sending
h173 of their young men and women to
Madison. OF these China ranked
first with 54 men, Norway and the
Philippine Islands tied for second
place with % students each, and Can
ada third with IA students, nine men
and five women.
Racine - Racine county was COM
PEELED to suffer loss of $25,275 in the
sale of 1897, 900 highway Improvement
bonds, that amount being the discount
demanded by bond buyers. Because
of the bonds drawing but per cent
interest and a tightness in the money
market, the county was compelled to
accept the discount. The money was
needed for road work already con-
structed.
Oconto-Eight thousand persons at
tended the first Oconto county musical
festival, composed of the Oconto,
Oconto Falls, Gillett and Spruce
bands, numbering 100 pieces, an or
chestra of Is pieces and a mixed
chorus of nearly 800 voices in Marti-
neau's grove, at Kelly Brook, Oconto
county. The success of this first I'M
dertaking will make this an annual
event.
Sheboygan - Stanley Galley OF
Pittsburg, Pa, was held up and robbed
/ of $50 in broad daylight, he told Chief
of Police Robert C. Flood He said
that he had gone to the factory dis
trict with two strangers to search for
work and that as they approached the
lumber yards they stopped him, aimed
a revolver at him and took the money
/ from his pockets. They then told him
to ..beat it" and disappeared in the
lumber yards.
Green Bay-Work has been started
on a new Episcopal mission church
on the Oneida Indian reservation to
replace the building destroyed by ire.
| Funds were made available through
donations from every Episcopal
church in the Fond du Lac diocese.
A beautiful mode-n structure is to be
built. The building will take the
place of one which was in use more
than so years.
Madison = The railroad commission
announced an increase of gas rates
for the city of Hudson. For the first
1000 cubic feet the new rate viii be
$2.45, and over 10000, $2.10 per thou
| sand The commission also increased