River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-04-07
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Eau Claire Representatives Of sew
eral fair associations, meeting here, ar
ranged a fair circuit which promises
to be one of the best in the state. The
fairs included are: Augusta, Sept. 90;
Neillsville, Sept. 1916; Menomonie
Sept. 1923; Durand, Sept. 27-30, and
Mondovi, Oct. At. From $4,000 te
$4,000 will be put up in purses fol
the racing and the five fairs will work
together to secure strong attractions
The change of dates in the Eau Claire
county fair at Augusta to Sept. o.
brings it a week ahead of the Northern
Wisconsin fair at Chippewa.
Fond du Lac-Fond du Lac Rotar.
ians, attending the Rotary convention
at Fargo, N. d., stepped into the lime
light of the district conference when
DR.. S. e. Gavin, president of the local
Rotary club, was rendered the district
governorship. Dr. Gavin declined the
honor on account of the press OF pri-
vate business. The local delegation
was also awarded a silver loving cup
for having the largest delegation in
percentage of club membership in the
conference.
Sheboygan Efficiency" was the
magic word which was carried through
one of the most important county road
schools ever held in Sheboygan. All
officials and prominent state speakers
who were in attendance insisted that
there be the maximum efficiency in the
road work of this county during this
year. More than $4,000 will be spent
at the rate of 100000 per month for
the biggest road program in the his
tory of the county, twice that of last
year.
Madison-The conservation commits
sion has insufficient funds to trans
port the 160, 900, 900 fish fry this spring,
according to Commissioner w. e. Bar
Der. 1--WE will have some 100000
trout fry; 150,0OO,00O pike fry, and
about 100000 bass fry and we only
have limited funds to run the commits
sion to June g." Mr.. Barber said. Last
year it cost the commission $4,000 to
transport these fry" A club in Lang
lade county has offered to pay express
charges for that county.
Sparta-State Humane officer A. E.
Frederick has requested the observ-
ance of the week of April 18th to 18th
as Humane Week in both schools and
churches of the state. DR.. Frederick
recommends humane programs, read
ings, or stories in the schools on Fri.
day afternoon of that week, and the
discussion of humane subjects in the
pulpits on Humane Sunday, April 18th,
touching the prevention of cruelty to
both animals and human beings.
Hurley-Ruth Brown of the Spring
stead school, Iron county, entering in
competition against state graded and
rural school pupils of practically every
county in Wisconsin, has been award
ed first prize of SIS for making the best
hot lunch poster in the state. The
girl won the prize OF $40 several weeks
ago for the best essay on prevention
of tuberculosis.
La Crosse - Former Congressman
John J. Esch, appointed by President
Harding as interstate commerce COM
missioner, took his oath of office be-
fore his former private secretary,
Clarence J. Weber, notary public here.
and left for Washington to assume his
official duties. He was appointed for
a seven year term dating from Jan. l,
1921, according to his commission
signed by President Harding.
heboygan-According to Miss Car
RE McTaggert, superintendent of the
government employment office in this
city, the demand for farm labor in
Sheboygan county and about the state
is much in excess of the number OF
applications for that kind of work, al
though there is a great shortage of
other Jobs in comparison with the
number of men registered as wanting
work.
Fond du Lac-Raleigh A. Ives, con-
yicted slayer of Herbert P. Loehr, is
again a free man. Ives was released
from the state prison and paroled to
his father, A. B. Ives, Oshkosh. He is
planning to work for his father until
the parole expires. Ives had served a
year and four months of two-year
term. His parole will expire in
August.
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