River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-08-11

Racine--A municipal work project
was put into operation here when 800
iobless men reported to the various
department heads, who will keep them
employed on street. cemetery and
park improvements as long as the
$3.50 900 bond issue, created by the
city for that purpose. holds out. A
widespread interest is being taken IN
Racine's plan to help many unem-
ployed. From 200 to 800 laboring men
are to be given employment. Many
of them have been on the city's cnar.
ity list.
Eau Claire.-M Mrs. Anna X. Vein.
stock, 83 years old, resident OF Eau
Claire since 1852. died at her home
here. She was not only one OF the
earliest pioneers here, but 1t is be-
lieyed her marriage to the late Chris
tan Weinstock of Bracket in 1856
was the first marriage of which Eau
Claire county has a record. Her mai
den name was Anna K. Adams and she
was born in Germany. The Weln-
stock farm in Bracket is one OF the
earliest farms opened in this section.
Sheboygan-Ex-serv men of Wis
consin will get 60-day priority con-
sideration on claims for homestead
rights when 10000 acres of the North
Platte irrigation project are to be
opened Sept. 8, according to word re-
ceived by the state headquarters OF
the American Legion here from the
department of the interior. Only vet
Grams of the World war will receive
| this consideration, it was announced.
Green Bay-The flock of brown leg
horn chickens belonging to l.. c. Meul-
mans, Wrightstown farmer, continues
| in second place in the egg laying con-
| test being conducted by Prof. J. B.
Hayes of the University of Wisconsin.
Meulmans' chickens averaged 1896
eggs for each hen during June, accord
ing to statistics. They are led by only
one flick, that of George G.. Huser OF
Wood county, whose hens had an aver
age of POTS.
| Ashland-Two new farm co-opera-
| tive creameries and cheese factories
have been built in the 1hequemegan
bay territory at Barksdale and Beloit.
The Beloit factory building is practi-
cally complete and represents an out
| lay of over $4,000. The upper portion
of the two story brick building will be
used as a hall for farmers meetings.
The Barksdale farmers have united as
the Farm and Labor Cooperative as
ISOLATION.
Madison-Infantile paralysis, dread
/ disease of children, has prevailed IN
! Wisconsin to a considerable extent
during the month of July. Up to July
/ 28,136 cases had been reported from
% scattered localities. So far there
has been to marked grouping Of cases
except in the vicinity of Mosinee.
Here a number of cases have been
discovered and action is being taken
to limit the spread of the malady.
Hurley Miss Jennie Sharpless.
| field secretary of the Worlds Purity
league, spoke to between 400 and 500
people in the heart of the saloon dis
trict here. Although annoyed from
the beginning by boys with tin pans
and automobiles passing through the
crowd blowing their horns, Mrs.
Sharpless managed to outlast efforts
of the hecklers and spoke for nearly
/ two hours on vice.
Madison - The last session OF the
| Legislature cost the state S232 ,53655,
according to official figures that have
been announced by Secretary of State
Elmer S. Hall. Printing was the larg-
est item, amounting to $65,715.SS. The
salaries of senators aggregated $4,000,
and the mileage of senators, Sl,05l.
The salaries of assemblymen aggre-
gated $50,500 and the mileage $3.50.
Barron-Barron county is the first
county and the largest area in the
world to have all the cattle III the
county freed from bovine tuberculo-
sis. Over $1,000 head of cattle were
tested and only six-tenths OF one per
cent reacted. The affected cattle
were slaughtered. No cattle may be
admitted to Barron county which have
not been tested for tuberculosis.
Port Washington-H. i. Riordan OF
this city has received the appointment
of professor in the department OF bust
mess and administration in the Imper-
ial university of Toxic and will leave
Aug. % to assume his new duties. Mr..
Riordan is at present attending the
summer school of the University OF
Wisconsin.
Madison - Gov. Blaine has directed
that all pardon hearings be postponed