River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-09-22

WAS duuGQ 10 Tie luldl ia 1hhhAsc"SS
county when the big modern barn on
the Louis Delsman farm, five miles
northwest of Manitowoc, was destroy
ed, the loss including ESQ chickens,
four pigs, IL shoates, one pure bred
bull calf and a large quantity of grain
and machinery. The home and near.
by sheds were saved The fire is be.
liered to have been due to spontan'
co.'s combustion in clover hay which
was stored in the barn. This is the
ninth loss in the county in three
weeks. The grand total now reaches
$4,000, the Delsman loss being well
UP over the $4,000 mark.
Baraboo-Edward l.. LuckOw, prom
inent Wisconsin democrat, who was
appointed auditor of the navy depart
ment during the Wilson administra'
ton, former mayor of Baraboo and
for many years editor and publisher
of the Sank County Democrat, died
following an operation in hospital
at Battle Creek, Mich, according to
word received in Baraboo. He was
about so. Mr.. Luckow was born IN
Washington county. He attended
school in West Bend and chose news
paper work as a career. He was edi-
tor Of the Sank County Democrat four
teen years and later purchased the
paper and became publisher.
Sheboygan-Ca Caroline Arnold, ID
year-old daughter of August Arnoldl,
a farmer living one mile west OF she
boygan Falls, had both feet mangled
in a grain cutter and died less than
an hour later from loss of blood ana
shock. The cutter was being used to
fill silo. Arnold was about to put
on top layer of marsh grass. the
silo had been filled and the girl be-
lieving the work ended ran up the
travelling belt of the cutter to the silo.
When the engine was started, to cut
the marsh grass, she was drawn back
into the knives of the cutter.
is notifying all physicians and health
officers in the state to comply strictly
with state rules for prevention and
control of diphtheria,. Increase IN the
death rate from the disease is attrib-
uted to neglect Of precautions pre-
scribed by the state. The rules re-
uuire the quarantine of diphtheria pa
tients or carriers until two negative
cultures, taken not less than "a hours
apart, have been obtained from the
nose and throat, and quarantine of all
exposed persons until one negative
culture has been obtained.
Milwaukee, falling off of about
Is per cent in the receipts of the 1921
State fair, as compared with those OF
last years fair, is shown by official
figures given out by Oliver e. Remey,
secretary. The receipts this year were
$163,721.36, and in 1920, $223,S79.75.
The attendance this year was 237,014,
while year ago it was 327,394. The
operating cost of the 1921 fair was
S226, 204.64, of which $94,953.36 was
spent for premiums. The operating
cost of last years fair was $226,321.42.
Superior-The Superior city com,
mission has asked the state railroad
commission to return the scent car.
fare in Superior until the traction
company builds a new line, ordered
by the commission at the time it in.
creased the fares to cents. A week
after the company raised the fares,
Herbert Warren, vice president and
general manager of the company, de-
clared he hadn't read the order re-
lating to the new line and, conse'
quently, did not know when it would
be built.
Hancock-What is thought to be the
largest fish ever caught in Hancock
lake. Waushara county, and the larg
est ever taken from there by WON.
an. was hooked and pulled into boat
by Mrs. Nels Nelson. The fish, ~
pound pickerel, measured AZ inches In
length and it's back teeth were nearly
an inch long. Mr.. Nelson, who IS
blind, assisted his wife in pulling the
fish into the boat.
Neenah-No more tuition pupils will
be accepted in the public schools OF
the city of Neenah. That was the
decision reached by the board of edu-
cation in special session at the high
school offices following a considera-
ton of public school capacity for en-
rollment. Tuition students now en-
rolled will be allowed to remain in
school, but no more can be accepted
the board held.
Manitowoc-After lapse of seven
years, during which time the family
believed her dead, letter was re-
ceived by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bic
haritz ManitowOc. from their daugh'