River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-06
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
: NEWS OF THE :
! BADGER STATE
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Commissioner A d. S. Gillett has
resigned as a member of the Superior
city commission, to become president
of the Superior Normal school.
Theodore Nockerts, 80, father of six
children, was killed at Oneida, near
Green Bay, when he was caught in the
belt of a stone crusher., His body was
crushed.
Chiropractors were forbidden to use
the title of doctor" in connection with
their names, in an opinion sent by
Atty. Gen. Ekern to Lewis w. Powell,
district attorney of Kenosha county.
The resignation of DR.. Carleton Hen
ningsen of the chemical division of the
United States forest products labora-
tory, Madison, was announced. He an
nounced that he will join the Du Pont
Fibersilk Co. of Buffalo. He Is an ex-
pert In wood preservatives.
Women drivers were given fairly
clean bill Of health at Kenosha when
the accident report for June, prepared
by the traffic division Of the police
department, revealed that of the 102
automobile accidents reported during
the month 80 involved men and only
10 women drivers figured.
Poisonous berries eaten at Iron
River, Wis, were held responsible for
the death at Superior of Irene Holm,
10. The girl had been picking blue
berries and it is believed she picked
and ate some other fruit which she
mistook for blueberries and which
poisoned her.
Charged with operating IN automo-
bile while intoxicated, warrant has
been issued for the arrest of Charles
Hathaway, Juneau, former sheriff. A
gallon of alleged liquor, said to have
been found in the car, was the basis
of the warrant for the former officials
arrest.
A new senior high school at Stur-
geon Bay and an addition to the Junior
high on the West side, are recommend
ed by the state department of educa-
ton. This recommendation follows a
survey made several weeks ago by
state school inspectors and covers fu-
ture growth of the city for five years.
Four Oshkosh golfers on the links
of the Oshkosh Country club caused
the arrest of August Wilke, Milwau-
kee, and Jacob and Arthur Gilbert,
both of Fonda, when the trio used
abusive language as they passed the
players on Highway 10. The trio was
fined $25 and costs each after part
of day and night in Jail.
| Three small children of Walter
Gnewikow, Tomah, suffered painful in
juries from a dynamite cap. The cap
was found in the attic and when 1t
exploded one child lost three fingers
and a thumb, another had two fingers
badly lacerated, face cut and eye in
jured, while baby received slight
face burns.
Thirteen girls, who have served at
| least IL months in the state Industrial
home for women at Taycheedah, were
granted paroles by the state board of
control. None of the applicants were
refused paroles. The group paroled
from Taycheedah was one of the larg-
est in the history of the institution.
1t was occasioned by the fact that the
buildings are Overcrowded, it is said
State deposits have been recovered
In full from 10 of the ID depository
banks which have closed their doors
during the last two and one-half years,
and will be recovered from the other
three, Solomon Levitan, state treas
urer, reported to the state board of
deposits. The report shows that to-
| tai of $142,243.19 was on deposit In
these banks at the time they closed.
Robert M. La Toilette, jr., has an
nouneed that he is a progressive candi-
date for United States senator at the
| special election to be called by Gov.
the death of Mr.. La Follette's father.
Mr.. La Toilette Is one Of the youngest
men ever to seek a seat In the United
States senate, having just become 30
last February.
Ben BENIN, "a, superintendent Of
the New Holstein water works, and
George Schildhauer, 63, his assistant,
were killed when a box containing 30
pounds Of dynamite was exploded by
the exhaust of a gasoline engine. The
two men, with four others, were con-
sructing an overflow for septic tank
on the farm Of George Brill, at the
edge of town.
The 1925 Wisconsin potato tour will
start from Oconto, Aug. lotto move, by
automobile, through Oconto, Marinette,
Forest, Langlade, Oneida and Villas
counties AS these counties form one
Of Wisconsin's principal seed potato
producing districts, the inspection tour,
at this time, will permit growers to
view the work with mosaic control
and with tuber indexing, while out
of-state buyers will see Wisconsina GER
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