River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-01-18
BADGER STATE.
| HAPPENINGS.

Fond du Lac--A renewal of vandal
Ism in rural district schools that
earlier in the school year resulted II
the destruction of one building and
the ransacking Of others, was seen by
Fond du Lac county officials in the
/ burning under mysterious circum
stances. of the rural school In the
Town of Byron, Dist. No. IL. This IL
the second school in this township tC
be destroyed by fire since September
the building in Dist. No. having
/ been burned In October. During the
earlier part Of the rural school year
there was strong evidence that ar
organized gang of vandals was com
hitting depredations In the rural
schools in several sections of the
| county.
Green Bay-Thirty-seven head OF
pure bred cattle, valued at $9,065
were clipped from Green Bay to be
slaughtered at Chicago after tuber
culin test showed the animals to be
afflicted with the dread disease. Or
q percentage basis this represents q
| trifiing proportion as 1t Is estimated
| that there are a total of los, 900 head
of pure bred stock In Brown county
bringing II In actual figures to .03t
tubercular by test. The anims are
slaughtered at state expense and the
owner receives one-half Of the ap
praisal value Of the animal plus sal
wage for hide and useful fats.
| Xenosha-Driving scores of young
| girl students from their rooms into
the snow, fire or unknown origin
swept the main dormitory Of Kemper
hall. Kenosha. The fashionable school
for girls, located along the lake
shore, was damaged to the extent OF
about $4,000. George Mortified, a
fireman, was badly burned when
caught beneath falling wall and sew
eral others suffered burns. About
eirhty-fve girls, ranging in age from
IL to 20 years, live at the school and
practically all Of them were In the
dormitory when the hre broke out.
Eau Claire-Fire loss in Eau Claire
during 1924 was the greatest in ten
years. Destruction Of the Northwest
ern Steel and Iron Works raised the
total By $4,000 to its estimated
amount Of $4,000. The amount OF
uninsured property loss was $4,000
The preceding year the fire loss
scarcely reached $4,000. There were
one hundred eighty-six calls that year
while In 1929 there were two hundred
thirty-nine.
Green Bay-Ira Smith, district con
servation warden, has announced that
plans for the formation of sports
mems game protection association fol
the Green Bay district is taking def
mite shape and declared that the move
ment is receiving enthusiastic support
from large majority of local hunters
and fishermen as well as persons
merely interested In the conservation
Of game in abstract principle.
Appleton-Because Louis Peterson
whose term as Outagamie county
treasurer expired Dec. 81, will no,
surrender the county books and funds
until his accounts are audited, Miss
Marie Ziegenhagen, new treasurer. has
not seen the inside of the county safe
In her office. Mr.. Peterson has the
combination of the safe and he has
refused to divulge 1t to his successor
His books probably will be audited
this month.
Madison-The search for Clyde
Stephens. missing Montford bank cash
Ter. alleged to have absconded with
more than 100000, took a new direc
ton when Marshall Cousins, state
banking commissioner, directed the
mailing out Of circulars to banks
throughout Wisconsin and the United
States. The circulars contain infor
nation which 1t Ia hoped will lead to
Stephens arrest.
Fond du Lac-Building operations
In Fond du Lac in 1929 involved more
than 100000, according to records
compiled by city officials. More than
one hundred sixty new business and
residential structures were erected
during the year, while sixty-six build
ings were remodeled. The 1922 rec
ord for building activities exceeded
any in the city's history.
Naturalization had 538 more
births than deaths during 1922, &C
cordlng to a report of the city board
of health. There were LOLA births
an increase OF rs over 1921, and 476
deaths, which was 80 more than the
previous year.
Ripon - Misses Anna Klein and