River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-08-18

tol building and equipment whose cost
at time of purchase was 10,225,O00 led
the list of items contained in the re-
port. The university follows the CAPT
toll with a valuation of $9,460, 235
whose 1850 acres of land are said
to be worth $2,354,675, buildings and
fixtures $4,952,312, and equipment ST.
153,248. The 1925 acres of land on
which the state capitol sets, is valued
with improvements at s3,S36,31S, the
building itself at $6,120,4 93 and equip
ment at S26S,190. Property owned by
normal schools is estimated to be
worth $4,098,193 of which $2,7SS,11S
is in buildings and fixtures, $685., 454, in
equipment and so19,621 in land value.
The state prison at Waupun is valued
at $1,433, 900, the Wisconsin state fair
at Milwaukee at $1,045,172, the North
ern hospital at Winnebago at $1,021,-
665, and the home of feeble minded at
Chippewa Falls at $1,017,557.
Appleton-C Completion of Outagamie
county's 1921 road building program,
halted because money ran short, Yves
assured when the finance committee
of the county board authorized the
transfer of $70,500 from the county's
general fund to the highway Building
fund.- A recent survey of the county S
finances showed that the treasury con
tanned about $4,000 more than was
needed for county expense and that
money now is to be used to build
roads. Nearly 100 miles of concrete
road have been built in Outagamie
county since 1916.
Washington, d. C.-Despite the arri
val of the "horseless age" the Dob,
bins and Bucephaluses of Wisconsin
still outnumber their gasoline driven
competitors more than 2 to /. That,
of course, does not take into consider
alton the combined horsepower of all
the machines in the state, which
would leave horses sadly outclassed
Against more than 10000 motor cars,
census figures on Wisconsin live stock
given out show that there is a total
of 683,364 horses in the state. OF
this number 1920 or " of 1 per cent
are pure bred animals.
Madison-Hunting and trapping IL
censes are being sent out by the state
conservation commission to every
county clerk in the state. Though
the open season will not begin for six
weeks, many persons obtain licenses
in advance. Small game may be hunt
ed from Sept. 13 to April 80 and the
fee is 81. The deer license fee will
be SIPS for sportsmen in the state.
but the season has been shortened to
from Nov. IL to 20 inclusive. The
last session of the legislature changed
the trapper's license fee to $3.50.
Sheboygan-A big state wide cam
paign to raise funds for the relief OF
disabled veterans of the world war, the
money to be used exclusively for the
veterans benefit with no overhead ex-
penses, was planned by state officers
and the executive committee of the
Legion here The campaign for funds
is in line with the policy of the vet
Grams to be of service to each other.
Manitowoc-Fo Forging the name of
his army buddy" on five checks
amounting to $32, Bert Sickles, %,
said to be from Sturgeon Bay, was ar
rested here. He pleaded guilty. Sent
ence was withheld pending investiga-
ton of his record, which is believed
good. Sickles used the name of Will
ever, his roommate, with whom he
fought in France.
Sturgeon Bay-Jules Dubois, Stur
geon Bay, has been proclaimed cham
pion cherry picker as result OF a
record established during the season
Just closed. In one day he picked 4O8
quarts, for which he received a days
wage of $12.24. The day before Jules
picked 224 quarts in the morning,
working only half a day.
Wausau-The city of Wausau has
sold $4,000 of water works bonds at
51a per cent, securing premium of
$3.50. The city intended to issue 3
per cent bonds. Sale at the lower
rate of interest will save the city
S13,O50 in interest during the life OF
the bonds.
Neenah-Arthur Decker, Is years
old, of Kiel, former Neenah boy, is on
the road to vocalistic fame. Under ex-
pert tutelage his powerful baritone
voice is being wonderfully developed,
according to the critics who say he has
a very promising future.
Madison-The Chicago and North
western Railway Co. has filed petit
ton with the railroad commission ask
ing for the discontinuance of two
trains between Madison and Montfort.
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