River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-08-04
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sane in state and county institutions
July of this year, monthly report
of the state board of control made pub
lie shows. OF these 1881 were in the
State hospital, 100 in the Hospital for
the Criminal Insane, Sos in the Mil
waukee Hospital and 6,385 in county
asylurs. This is an increase OF $50
over last year at this time, the report
indicates. The number of feeble
minded likewise increased from LILO
in July, 1920. to 1,164 in July of this
year Among the insane 4,742 were
men and 1851 women, and among the
feeble minded, 502 were men and 55S
women. The total number of all
classes in state institutions and county
institutions on July ! was 12,515, an
increase of sos over year ago.
Madison-Immigran continue to
flock to upper Wisconsin in numbers
far exceeding those going to surround
ing states, figures reported to the
state bureau of immigration by the
500 Railroad Co., show. A total of
As immigrant cars were scheduled for
Wisconsin during June, with two go
ing to Minnesota and one to Michi-
gan. The largest number of imm1-
grants are Scandinavians and Ger
mans, with a somewhat smaller num-
Der of Slavonians and Danes. Rus
slams, Italians, Irish and other nation
alities are scattered among those who
take land in the northern part of the
state
Madison - Large increase in the
number of heifers is said by the crop
reporting service to be the outstand-
ing feature of the livestock situation
in Wisconsin. An extensive inquiry
of individual farms indicated that
there are IL per cent more helfers
now than in 1920. No change is indi-
Gated in the number of milk cows.
with falling off of per cent in the
number of others. Bulls increased 4
per cent, the report shows, with steers
falling off Is per cent. All other live
stock than cattle decreased in number
during the year, swine dropping 4 per
cent, sheep and horses 6.
Eau Claire Elmer Sundby, 48, chief
of police, died here as a result OF bull
let wounds received during gun fight
with robber who escaped with S1,036
after holding up a messenger of the
Minnesota-W Wisconsin Light and Power
Co. Chief Sundby was leading posse
at the time he was shot. He was ap
pointed to the police force in 1908 anc
in 1916 was made chief. The robber,
occurred at the car barns here wher
the highwayman forced Evan Evans
a messenger, and two guards into the
barns as they were leaving for the
bank. and took the satchel containing
the money.
Kenosha-Judge Frank S. Sym
monds, recently appointed district
attorney at Kenosha county by Gov
Blaine, issued a statement in which he
declared that the law was going to be
enforced in Kenosha county If 1t
were necessary to call troops to en-
force the prohibition statutes. In his
formal statement, Mr.. Symmonds de-
clared that the governor had promised
to him the full cooperation OF the
state to aid in this cleanup of the
county.
Green Bay. N. Kavanaugh, coun
ty agent of Brown county, has organ
lied a cow-testing association al
Greenleaf and formed a Duroc-Jersey
Hog Breeders association in the same
community. The farmers subscribed
for $1,000 in stock in the latter asso
citation, with the understanding that
the money raised by this subscription
would be used exclusively for the cree
ton of live stock judging sales pa.
vilion.
Green Bay-Two public markets will
be opened here in few days, much to
the delight of housewives, who find II
cheaper to buy direct from the farm
ers and carry their purchases home
than to trade at the corner grocery
store. Both the markets will be under
city supervision. Farmers and truck
gardeners must file application to
leave their wagons in the market
space. Two hundred applications
have already been received for selling
rights.
Madison-Ca brought under the
new prohibition enforcement law can
not be tried by justice of peace courts
opinion of the attorney general given
to District Attorney H. B. Schmidt
West Bend, holds. Penalties involved
are in excess of those which justice
courts can deal with under Wisconsin
statutes.
Laona-Roy Doran, who says he is a
resident of Oconto, is being held here
on a charge of passing worthless