River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-06-01

Rice Lake An appeal for funds
with which to rebuild the Indian Mia-
sion church and rectory at Reserve.
which were destroyed by fire last fall
has been issued by the pastor, the
Rev. Father Gordon. All of the church
property including church, rectory.
parish hail. organ. bells and vest
ments, besides much of the pastors
personal belongings were destroyed
Father Gordon is one Of the two In.
dian priests in the United States, and
so far as is known there are no men
OF Indian blood now in training for
the priesthood. Sixty young Indian
men left the parish for service in the
World war. and six returned soldier
dead bave since been buried in the
parish cemetery
Wisconsin livestock range
from ! per cent to 4 per cent below
normal healthfulress, the May report
of Joseph A. Becker of the Wisconsin
cooperative crop reporting service
estimates. The long winter combined
with a shortage of hay and small
grain and cold, wet spring are said
to have brought about this decline.
Condition of horses on May / is esti-
mated at "a per cent, compared to 81
per cent last May and 10-year aver
age of 97.2 per cent. The condition Of
cattle Is reported at SO per cent, COM
pared to 81 per cent last year and a
10-year average of 96.S per cent.
Madison-The loss of thousands OF
apple trees in southeastern Wisconsin
over an area extending as far as Osh-
kosh is forecast by G. p Norgord,
commissioner of agriculture, unless
the trees are sprayed as soon as the
blossoms fall. This condition is
brought about by the appearance OF
the canker worm In large numbers.
Mr.. Norgord said spraying cannot
safely be done until the blossoms have
dropped, but advises that steps be
taken to check tie pest Immediately
after.
Monticello The beautiful farm
home of John Warttenweiller jr., near
Monticello, was destroyed by fire at a
loss of $4,000 1t was one of the
finest farmhouses in Green county and
was equipped with electric lights. gas,
steam, baths and other modern i'm
provements. Only $500 insurance
was carried. Neighbors and citizens
of Monticello who rushed to assist the
Warttenweiller family saved the great
dairy barn and other buildings and
also cheese factory.
Madison unfiowers won't do for
silage as long as corn is available.
in cold districts of the United States.
such as Minnesota and northern Wis
consin, where Corn cannot be raised
successfully. sunfowers furnish
more or less satisfactory substitute"
These are the conclusions drawn by
the University of Wisconsin agricul-
tural experiment station after three
year period of testing in various parts
of Wisconsin.
Janesviile-Willetta Higgins, IL, of
the state school for the blind, James
vile, was filmed by Representatives Of
FIVE motion picture concerns that deal
in news pictures. This is the first
time she has been in movies since
her remarkable powers of hearing with
her fingers and seeing through her
sense of smell has been discovered.
It is estimated that 100000 900 people
will see the GAINESVILLE girl in the mo
ton pictures within the next few
weeks.
Madison-The 1922 graduating class
at the University of Wisconsin will
hold it's commencement exercises this
year from June II to IA, following the
close of the school year June 5. More
than 1000 students having completed
their four years of college work will
receive bachelor degrees at that time,
while additional hundreds are to be
awarded higher degrees.
Observation-Disclosures and sand gnats
are attacking cattle and horses in the
flooded districts Of the Fox river val
ley in such numbers as to make it
necessary for farmers to resort to
every possible means to protect them.
They swarm about them, 1t is reported,
in pastures in such numbers as to
make the cattle nearly frantic, at
lacking the eyes and nose principally.
Madison-The states concrete road
construction this year if stretched
across the state diagonally, would
reach from Beloit to within a few
miles of Superior. The 1922 building
program totals 425 miles, so miles
more than the record mark Of 345
miles set last year.
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