River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-05-05
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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started in the barn Of the Union hotel
and destroyed the warehouse OF the
Farmer store April 10, have been COM
puted at 100000, of which 35 per cent
is covered by insurance. Ten carloads
of various sorts of agricultural 1mple-
ments valued at $4,000 had been
stored along with stock of $4,000 to
! $4,000. The net loss of $4,000 will
be allotted to the chain of Farmers
stores, which do thriving business.
The store at Boomer has always been
one of the most prosperous of the
Farmer stores.
Winter wheat and rye
are showing exceptionally well in
Marinette county A big acreage OF
oats is insured, and $500 bushels of
seed have been treated by the county
agent A small amount of spring wheat
has been planted. Peas are going in,
to be raised for feed. Seed potatoes
| to the amount of 14,250 bushels are be-
ing treated. An unusual amount OF
| soybeans will be planted this year in
response to Raise your own feed
campaign.
Rice Lake-A few hours following
receipt of news of the death of their
| sister and her four children in a fire
which destroyed their home in Conrad,
Mont. the garage of the Clough
| Brothers Automobile company at
Boyceville, near here, was damaged to
the extent of $4,000 by fire. Shortly
afterward the 16 year old son of T. M.
| Clough. one of the brothers, suffered
| a broken arm, when the crank he was
using to start an automobile struck
/ him.
Tomahawk-Two camping sites for
autoists will be provided in Tomahawk
by the Civic and Commercial club.
/ One of the sites will be at Mirror lake
in Bradley park and the other on the
north side of the Fourth street bridge.
i Signs will be erected at the principal
crossroads and functions of highways
In this vicinity advising tourists OF the
distance to this city and the free camp
/ ing facilities.
Eau Claire-Earl P. Mann, "a, and
his wife of two months, aged 20,
spurned their own child when ar
raigned before Judge Jenkins in Chip
pewa Falls on charge of child. aban-
donment. They admitted leaving their
tiny baby boy on the porch of DR.. L.
G. Harris home the night of April Il,
and facing charge that spelled prison
for three years, they refused to take
the youngster
i In Crossed. C. Brown, owner OF a
theater at Viroqua, arrested on a
charge of violating the blue laws by
keeping his movie house open on Sun
day, was found not guilty by jury in
Judge Mahoney's court Business was
suspended in Viroqua during the trial.
The complaint was based on a petit
| toned circular by the w. C. T.. U. and
which was signed by about two hun
dred persons.
| Footville-This village has a taxa.
| ton problem to settle with the town
| of Center. William Barnes, farmer,
has a house and several buildings
within the limits of Footville village in
Plymouth township and his barn and
stock is across the line in Center town.
| ship. Assessors in both townships
claim the jurisdiction to tax the barn
and pure bred cattle.
Green Bay-A campaign for clean
milk is being waged here by Food In
spector G. A. Servais. Samples OF
milk from sources supplying the city
will be tested for cleanliness, bacteria.
butterfat content, and general purity.
According to the inspector, dairy con
| ditions within the city limits are the
equal of any throughout the state.
La Crosse-An estate of $4,000 was
left by the late James Thompson, La
Crosse, candidate for United States
senator last fall against Senator l. L.
Lenroot. One-third of the estate is be
Gena Thompson, Madison, sister, and
the remaining third is divided among
five brothers and sisters.
Superior Federal court for the
western district of Wisconsin will con-
vene in Superior on May 10, the new
district judge, Claude 2. LUXE, presid-
ing. There are 479 criminal cases and
hundreds of civil cases on the docket.
If the lawyers of the district prepare
cases, court will continue without in,
terruption until June Z.
Appleton-Arrangements have been
started to take care of at least 1000
visitors at the district saengerfest OF
the Wisconsin Saengerbund here July
16 and IL. About 20 singing societies
with at least 500 members will par
e. l.