River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-09-21
BADGER STATE
HAPPENINGS

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Luxembourg - Five persons were
killed as the result of tragedy at
Luxembourg when Green Bay and
bile containing the family Of Frank
Ouradnik, a farmer of the town OF
Montpelier. The accident took place
at crossing and was witnessed by
hundreds of people who were leaving
the Kewaunee county fair grounds
after day of pleasure. The Ouradnik
family had spent the. day at the COM
munity fair and were on their way
home. When they reached the Second
st crossing the fiagman was at his
post, but apparently Ouradnik did not
see him or thought he had time to
cross ahead of the train.
Milwaukee 49, An important out
growth Of the 1922 State fair may be
the formation by leading dairy cattle
breeders of the state of a pure-bred
dairy cattle board for the purpose OF
standardizing prices Of several lead
ing breeds. The idea of such board
is to give dairying communities where
trading in cattle is not OF everyday
occurrence the benefit of the frequent
buying and selling of pure-bred stock
In communities where enough trading
is done to permit stablization or
values and the issuance of quotations.
Madison-For the first time in the
history of farming and Industrial de-
velopment in this country the farmers,
manufacturers, financial interests and
commercial organizations OF Wiscon-
sin have combined to show the other
states and each other, through the
medium of an exposition, the quality
and variety of Wisconsin products.
The project is to be known as the
Wisconsin Products exposition and
will be held at Milwaukee, Dec. IA to
20. It is actively supported by so
farming and industrial organizations.
Eau Claire-By unanimous vote, the
Eau Claire city council adopted res
olution publicly commencing and
honoring Alb. Thompson, custodian OF
the Eau Claire municipal bathing
beach, for his bravery in rescuing,
single-handed and with great danger
to his own life, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Arnesen and Mckinley Carton, VINO
were thrown into the water far out in
Half Moon lake by capsizing of their
canoe. The council pledged its efforts
to obtain for Mr.. Thompson Carnegie
hero medal.
Neenah-With an enrolment OF $50
in the Neenah high school, the largest
in history. and record breaking enroll
ments in graded schools. students and
faculties commenced the school year
under extreme difficulties. Conges-
ton is marked In every one OF the
1--WE institutions. Children from neigh
boring townships have been barred
admittance to the high school because
Of the lack Of seating and class room
facilities.
Madison-More than 2,400 acres OF
"Grown In Wisconsin" grains have
been inspected this season. Very
many of the fields stood the test and
viii be listed on the states honor roll.
More than twenty counties were visit
ed by the inspectors. In number OF
fields, Waukesha county leads with
ten. Burnett was next with seven and
Brown, st. Croix and Rock each had
five fields Brown and Jefferson coup
ties lead In the acreage inspection.
Stevens Point-R. G. Gibbs of Stock
ton. Portage county. is one of four
Wisconsin men to receive a govern
ment appointment as supervisor OF
potato grading, his territory including
majority Of counties in the north
half Of the state. For the last few
DAYS he worked under the department
OF markets as potato inspector.
Eau Claire-While bringing the body
of his brother, Robert Jacobs, lead
ing Eau Claire merchant, from New
York city. where he died while on
buying trip. Leopold Jacobs, an i'm
porter OF oriental goods In New York,
died of cerebral hemorrhage in the
North Western station in Chicago.
Neenah-A. W. Anderson and Atty.
George Kelley, both Of Neenah. for
the tenth and seventh respective times,
have been elected secretary and coun-
sci OF the American National Retail
Jewellers association, in convention at
Cincinnati, at which approximately
800 Of the country's leading jewelers.
were in attendance.