River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-06-30

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the American Guernsey Breeders as
ISOLATION, told the Lincoln County
Breeders association that the farmer
who has put in the big crop this year
will reap his reward, and that, owing
to low prices, many are laying off. The
marketing division will be the farm
er's boon in teaching him how to feed
the market to his advantage instead OF
quitting it to his disadvantage, he
said. Guernsey cattle are in demand.
The disbursal sale at Fond du Lac
averaged $410 for 40 head and the re-
cent Minnesota state Guernsey sale
at st. Paul averaged 1886 for SO head.
Racine-Capt. Robert B. Long, n
years old, prominent Racine manufac-
turer and business man, died at his
home here following an illness of five
months. Capt. Long served through
the civil war, in New York regi-
ment, having run away from his home
in Canada to enlist. At the battle of
Cold Harbor he was seriously injured.
He was thirty-third degree Mason
and served as eminent commander of
the knights Templer of Wisconsin for
one term. He also commanded the
Wisconsin consistory and was mem
Der of Tripoli Temple of Milwaukee.
Washburn-Livestoc breeders OF
Washburn county will make a tour
of Barron county to visiting farms
stocked with the best cattle herds in
the county. The trip will be made
to study methods of Barron county
cattle men. The route includes Saro-
ma, Shell Lake, Spooner, Rice Lake,
Brill, Barron and Cumberland. w. A.
Duffy and r. HI. Rasmussen, county
agricultural agents of Barron and
Washburn counties, will accompany
the party.
Antigo-Charles Nicholson and AL
White, itinerant lumberjacks, armed
with revolvers, held up 10 persons in
house of ill-repute near this city and
obtained $184 and some jewelry. A
posse of five officers came upon them
in a railway cut near Kempster, and
covered by rifles the holdup men sur
rendered without a struggle. Both
entered pleas of guilty and each was
sentenced to fifteen years in states
/ prison.
Madison-A drive on violators of au-
tomobile laws has been started by in
spectors from the secretary of states
office. Results of the first thorough
cleanup at Monroe showed 20 arrests
and fines aggregating $500 for one
day. C. c. Bennett, inspector, who
caught the violators at Monroe, says
that apparently automobile owners are
attempting to evade the laws govern
ing licensing.
Antigo-Rudolph Goosela, a former
service man in search of farm home,
arrived in Amigo after travelling all
the way from Quincy, Ore, by bicycle,
The trip took two months. He carried
tent and complete camping outfit
and while on the trip did not spend
night under roof. AS soon as he
gets located he will send for his wife
and baby.
Juneau-Jose Vardenas, prominent
stockman of Mexico City, Mexico, was
in juneau a week buying Dodge coun-
ty Jersey cows. 1t was his fifteenth
visit to this district and each time he
returned with six carloads of cattle,
distributing them among farmers of
Mexico More than one thousand five
hundred head have been ssnt to Mex
leo.
Green Bay-The collection of photo
graphs of former Green Bay mayors
being made at Mayor Wenzel Wies-.
ner's office, has been increased by re-
ceipt of a framed picture of Burley
Follett, who served as city executive
for three terms, 1858 to 1868. The pic
ture was sent by Ward Follett, Mari
nette, a son, who had it framed for
the collection.
Marinette-Col. Theodore Roosevelt
and the Santa Maria, the large United
States cruiser plane, is expected to
visit Marinette this summer, as Mari
nette and Menominee are listed in the
ports of CALI" The party leaves De
troit for Chicago, thence to northern
lake points. Capt A. w. Moffet. di-
rector Of the United States naval avia-
ton, will accompany Col. Roosevelt.
La Crosse-Miss Myrtle Larson,
Strum, Trempealeau county. was ac-
quilted by a jury in circuit court at
Whitehall of the charge of numbering
her newly-born child, found smoth-
cred. The defense was that Miss Lar
son was temporarily insane at the
time.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS she could not
forget her mother, who died more
than a year ago. Violet Tortorello, Is.