River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-06-22

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Madison-!The care of dependent tu-
hercular and mentally deranged per-
sons in Wisconsin Is shown to be a
growing problem with which the
county and state governments are
faced by the report of the state board
Of control on operation of public
charities and state asylums during
1921. Operation costs to maintain
| these institutions were $5,044.247, the
public charities costing s1,S47.061; in
sane asylums, $1.920.680; tubercular
sanatoriums, s694.079. and poorhouses,
| S582,427. The number Of persons in
| insane asylums during the year was
6,95S. an average of 173 over the pre-
yious year, with 500 in tuberculosis
sanatoriums, an increase of log over
1920, and 1,7S4 in county and city
poorhouses, an increase Of 153 over
the previous year.
Unity - Suspicion that Charles
Rindquist, wealthy bachelor, whose
charred body was taken from the
ruins of his beautiful farm home near
Unity, was murdered and the house
then fired to cover evidences Of the
crime, is entertained by Marathon
county officials from Wausau, who
visited the scene of the tragedy, seek
ing in the debris OF the burned build
ing clews that might solve a well con-
cealed crime.
Menomonie-There Is loss for
Wisconsin schools of over 5000 teach
ers yearly, according to officials OF
the Wisconsin Teachers association,
who must be replaced by new re-
cruits. About 300 more teachers are
needed each year to take care of the
increased number of school children.
1t was said According to the associa-
ton, it was conservative estimate to
say that at least 1850 Of these new
teachers are needed for the country
schools.
Couderay-Jasper Cross, Indian
farmer on the Couderay reservation
near Couderay, is the first one in this
locality to install radio telephone
receiving set. Mr.. Cross has charge of
the Chippewa Indians on the reser-
walton acting under Supt. Craige of
the Indian school at Hayward. The
radio is a mystery to the Chippewa
Indians who marvel at the music and
speeches coming out of the air. They
Just shake their heads and smile.
Fond du Lac-Cyril Alters, 10, liv-
ing at PEBBLES, near Fond du Lac, dur
ing a storm, strapped his radiophone
headpiece on and waited for concert
waves A bolt of lightning struck the
antena which topped Cyril's home. II
travelled down the copper wire and
knocked Cyril unconscious. When he
regained consciousness he found be
was uninjured with the exception that
the filings were knocked from his
teeth.
Waupun-The Irvine plant at the
state prison at Waupun is putting in
overtime this month to manufacture
Irvine for what is now promising to
be Wisconsin's largest crop in years,
The plant is running until 5 p. m
each day and means, with short
time out for supper, over two hours
over time daily. About 100000 lbs
will be the years output, and it is all
sold and more.
Appleton-Fifty-five bachelor de-
grees and five special degrees of Doc
tors of Law and Doctors of Divinity,
were granted to students of the
graduating class of Lawrence college
by the president of the college, DR.
Samuel Plantz, at the final exercises
of commencement in combination
with the 18th birthday anniversary
celebration of Lawrence college.
Superior-George Kramer, alias
Gagnon. 80. was sentenced to serve q
year and day In the federal prison
at Leavenworth, Kas.. by Judge c. q
Luse in federal district court al
Superior. Gagnon pleaded guilty tc
charge of counterfeiting. It is
charged that he raised 81 federal bills
to $40.
Madison-The Wisconsin Tent and