River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-11-03

He claims that his CONCESSION was the
result of third degree" methods and
fear of mob violence.
Madison-There are rs boards, COM
missions and departments in the Wis
consin state government, having BIG
members, a report of the secretary
of state shows. These figures do not
include the employees of the commits
sions and departments, who total sew
eral thousand. Four of these depart
ments and boards were created by
the last legislature, the annuity board,
state bureau for the care of the blind,
the wisconsin memorial hospital COM
mission, and the state department OF
markets. AS a result of this action
the state now has greater number of
separate administrative bodies than
before the 1921 legislature.
Green Bay-C. H. Hubbard, superin-
tendent of the Twelfth district, United
States lighthouse service, has COM
pleted survey of the Fox river be-
tween Green Bay and Neenah and will
recommend the expenditure of $4,000
by the government for proper lighting
of the river channel as an aid to navl-
CATION. Fox river tug captains some
time ago filed a protest with the
government, stating that the channel
was improperly lighted and navigation
at night dangerous.
Madison-Gov. Blaine has granted
an absolute pardon to Roy Allen, Sank
county, serving five-year sentence
in the Green Bay reformatory for
larceny. The governor said that his
penalty was too severe. Allen, while
employed by the Ringing Bros. circus,
had taken SIG. The governor said
that his offense was not such as TO
warrant a five-year sentence.
Milwaukee, Miss Agnes Reid, Madi-
son, is the newly elected president
of the wisconsin Association OF Grad
uate Nurses, who held their twelfth
annual convention in Milwaukee.
Other officers are: First vice presl-
dent. Miss Ella Ingerson, La Crosse;
second vice president, Bertha Schultz,
Appleton; secretary, Minnie Gettes,
Milwaukee; treasurer, Margaret Tack
enham, Milwaukee.
Stevens Point-The plant of the
Whiting-Power Paper company here
has resumed full production, doubling
it's output and returning 100 men and
women to employment. Two paper
machines are now in operation and
the concern is six weeks behind in its
orders. Three hundred men and wo-
men are employed in all.
Oconto-Joseph Domniska, town OF
Chase. Oconto county, was bound over
to circuit court, after a preliminary
hearing on charge of acting as
real estate broker without procuring
a license from the Wisconsin real
estate board, as required by law.'
Chippewa Falls-Frederick Behnke,
owner of threshing rig, is in a
hospital at Durand, suffering from
gunshot wounds received when gun
fire was opened on the machine from
ambush. others with Behnke escaped
injury.
Birchwood-Alpha Hanson, II,
daughter of H. o. Hanson of Dallas,
died of conclusion of the brain which
resulted when the girl and younger
sister collided while at play.
Beloit-Dr. Ernest C. Helm, SO years
old, physician in Beloit for forty
years and member of the Beloit High
school board for thirty years, is dead,
after a protracted illness.
Baraboo-The Rev. william Rich
ards Irish, for sixty years Meth
odist preacher and presiding elder IN
wisconsin, died recently at Baraboo.
Green Bay-The annual meeting Oh
the Northern Wisconsin School
Teachers association will be held in
Green Bay, Oct. % and %. At least
600 instructors are expected to attend
the conference. Gov. Blaine and John
Callahan, state superintendent OF
schools, are scheduled TO deliver adj
dresses on the opening day.
Fond du Lace. L. Hill, Rosendale
cattle breeder, has been selected as
one of two Guernsey cattle judges for
49, Nro4;,,,oI hairy Shou-