River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-05-19
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GAINESVILLE - Soldier memorials liz
both this city and in Rock county is
proposed in resolutions pending before
the council and the board of super.
visors. Citizens desire the erection OF
bronze tablet in concrete for the city
The Richard Ellis Post of the Amer.
lean Legion appeared before the SUI
pervisors to request fund for the
planting of trees along the main high.
ways as a memory of those whc
fought.
Superior-Three members of the
federal grand jury which met hers
March 81, returning scores OF indict.
ments against alleged VolsIead law
violators, may themselves be indicted
for violating the prohibition law when
a new jury session is called shortly.
1t was reported that federal prohibi,
tion agents had evidence against the
three men during the past jury session
but could not present it because OF
their presence on the jury.
Ripon-Dr. Silas Evans, San Diego
Calf, resumed Office as president OF
Ripon college. DIR. Evans was prest
dent of Ripon college for seven years
prior to 1917, when he went to Los
Angeles as head of Occidental college.
He recently was acting pastor OF the
First Presbyterian church at San
Diego. Faculty members, alumni and
students signed petition asking his
return. Dr. Henry Cole Culbertson, re-
firing president, is at present engaged
in lecture work.
GAINESVILLE - Judge Samuel Clarke
Burnham, "a, Civil war veteran and
clerk of the board of education twenty
five years, is recovering from seri'
Gus illness following a TRANSMISSION OF
blood from the veins of comrade OF
the Civil war. w. H. Chesbrough, 76,
Beloit Mr.. Chesbrough suffered no
ill effects following his loss of a quart
of blood injected into the veins OF his
old comrade and tent mate of fifty-siS
years before.
Green Bay-Tlie valuation of Rrow.b
county farm lanls and buildings has
increased about s10,000,000 in the past
ten years, according To figures an
nounced by the county bureau OF farm
statistics. In 1910, the valuation was
$23, 154,940 while the 1920 assessment
was $33,117,6 sos. This is net gain
of AZ per cent. According to agricul
tural land experts here.
Madison-Sta armories are beins
built by local communities at Gillett
Stevens Point and Spooner, according
to H. C. Hengels, state military archi-
tect and engineer. The largest of
these armories will be at Stevens
Point and will cost $4,000. The ap-
proximate cost of the Gillett armory
is $500.
Fond du Lac--Seventy-three years
young, with hand steady enough to
repair the tiniest section of a Swiss
wrist watch, Herman G. DeSombre, a
jeweler for so years, has retired from
down town business. Sixty years ago
Mr.. DeSombre started his trade and
FIVE years later owned his store. Mr..
DeSombre will not remain idle. He
will operate q repair shop in his home.
Beaver Dam-The rent condition in
Beaver Dam is not any better than it
was last fall Houses with no modern
improvements such as bathroom, fur
mace or water are renting for $50 a
month The same house six years ago
rented for So per month Many houses
are bringing in rent as high as $50 a
month. There are few vacant places
but all OF them are for sale
Racine -Racine's noted male singing
society, the Elberg Male chorus of 40
voices, will make II week tour of
Denmark, appearing in 27 cities of that
country. The society will leave Racine
June A, for New York, sailing from
there June 8.
Madison - Wisconsin is now the
greatest hemp producing state in the
union, having about $500 acres, an in
crease of 1000 over last year, accord
ing to reports of the College Of Agri-
culture.
Neenah-For the first time in three
years, the price of bread was reduced
here. Neenah and Menasha bakers
made a cut of cent loaf and bread
will now retail at and IA cents loaf.
Sweet goods was also lowered in price.
Shawano-,rnfs city is experiencing
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