River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-06-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
] NEWS OF THE :
! BADGER STATE !

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Milwaukee-The citizens republican
state conference at its meeting here
selected the following state ticket:
For u. S. senator, DR.. w. A. Garfield,
Waukesha; for governor, William J..
Morgan, Milwaukee; for lieutenant
governor, Riley Young, Darien; for
secretary of state, Martin R. Paulson,
Stevens Point; for state treasurer.
Henry Johnson, Madison; for attorney
general, John F. Baker. Madison. DR..
Garfield, president of Carroll college,
was Endorsed for U. S. senator by
reclamation, after Leathem Smith of
Sturgeon Bay withdrew his candidacy.
The first ballot on candidate for
governor gave Morgan 656 votes, more
than enough to elect, and his indorse-
ment was also made unanimous. Votes
received by other candidates for gov
ernor were: Roy p. Wilcox, 148;
Kreutzer, 113; scattering, 80. Martin
B. Paulson, Endorsed for secretary OF
state, was buck private in the world
war. The candidates Endorsed will op-
pose those having the Endorsement OF
Senator La Toilette in the primary
election contest for republican nomi-
nations. Senator La Toilette and Gov.
J. J. Blaine were bitterly scored by
speakers at the conference.
Madison-Motor busses operating as
bonded carriers in Wisconsin have in
creased nearly 100 per cent in the last
month, the railroad commission re-
ports. 1t has record of 126 lines car
rying passengers in the state. The
bus lines are largely in competition
with interurban lines and railroads be-
tween cities which have large pas
senger traffic. They are not subject
to any kind of regulation either re-
garding the use of the highways or
their operation. This fact is reported
to be giving considerable concern to
farmers, who assert their roads are
being torn up by the heavy busses.
IL 10 Sdlu W Uc CCIt dln tAidt tllC hOAS
legislature will be called on to deal
with the problem.
Menomonie-Dr. Lorenzo Dow Har-
vey, IA years old, president of Stout
institute since 1908 and nationally
known educator, died at his home in
Menomonie from heart trouble fol-
lowing an acute attack of angina
pectoris. He had been in poor
health for nearly two years but had
performed his usual duties until TWEEN
| ty-four hours before his death. DR..
| Harvey, leader in Wisconsin educa-
| tional circles for years, had been pres
ident Of the Normal school at Milwau.
kee and was state superintendent OF
| education before coming to Menomo-
| ME in 1903.
| Madison-Farmers of Wisconsin are
receiving an average price of S1.50
per hundredweight for their milk on
| the present market, the state crop re-
porting service estimates. This is less
| than half of the return which they
realized in December, 1919. when the
milk prices reached their peak of $3.28
per hundredweight. The yearly aver
age price for 1921 was $1.64, for 1920
it was s2.56 and for 1919, 1884, with
the lowest price in 1904 when it was
$1.14.
Wautoma-Fire destroyed the feed
and grist mill of Louis Chaimson. The
Masonic temple and several private
residences caught fire at different
times One-half of the business dis
trict of Wautoma was IN danger of
being completely destroyed and the
Red Granite fire department was call
ed on for assistance. The fire was
caused by the back-firing of a large
gasoline engine used in the mill.
Madison - Railroad properties in
Wisconsin are valued at $348, 900
by the tax commission in announce
ment of its preliminary assessment.
This is an increase from final assess
ment of s345,559,0 900 for 1921. Upon
this valuation the tax to the state
will be $7,381.114. an increase from
$7,27S,816 for 1921. The greatest value
was set upon property of the North
western road in Wisconsin. which was
assessed at s122,00O,0O0, followed by
the Milwaukee road at $S5,000,000.
Portage Twenty bands competed
in the state boys band convention at
Kilbourn. Five hundred musicians
played in unison in mass concert.
Lake Geneva, Richland Center, Bara-
boo, Reedsburg. Mansion, New Hol-
stein and Stevens Point bands were
among those contending for honors.