River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-03-05

mated at $500.
w. G. Human, an old resident of
lMarshfield, has life insurance policy
that is 80 years old, having been taken
out in 1865. The number of the policy
is 9,407, the company's numbers now
being well above 100000.
The Rev. Lawrence Loerke, assls-
tant at ST. Johns Catholic church,
Amigo, for nearly two years, has been
appointed by Bishop Rhode assistant
pastor of Sacred Heart church at Osh-
kosh
Nordahl Peterson, 20, assistant
cashier in the State Bank of Soldiers
Grove, which was taken over by the
state banking commission n few days
ago, was arrested on warrant charg-
/ ing embezzlement. The amount is re-
ported to be about $4,000.
The title of champion breadmaker
of the Lincoln high school, Wisconsin
Rapids, belongs to Walter Patrick.
Walter won first prize in. competition
with the best feminine students of
the culinary art. His prize winning
loaf was pronounced 80 per cent per-
feet. He Is regularly enrolled stu
dent in the domestic science course.
The manager form of government
nosha was recommended to Wiscon-
sin Rapids citizens by Harold Hender-
son, director of the Citizens Bureau
of Economics and Efficiency of MIL
waukee He spoke at program in
the interests of the Better Cities con-
test.
Assembly J. A Cody of Langlade
county has introduced bill for the
establishment of fish hatchery on
the Prairie river to supply game fish
| fry for the northern section of the
state. An appropriation of $4,000 is
requested. The bill is supported by
sportsmen of Langlade, Lincoln and
| Oneida counties.
Charles Hudson, Appleton, was ar
rested by w. /. Boomer, state game
warden, charged with fishing on Lake
Winnebago at Neenah without a state
| license Hudson has been resident
| of Wisconsin for but 10 months and,
under state statutes, must have non
resident license to fish In Wisconsin
waters He was fined $50.
John Hoffren, Merrill, whose place
! of business was burglarized by four
youths, pleaded guilty to charge of
/ having moonshine in his possession
and was fined $3.50 The youths
claimed TO have purchased liquor at
Hoffren's place and after becoming in
toxicated robbed the place of about $45
during the night. The $40 was re-
turned to Hoffren.
Amigo fishermen returning from Ice
fishing claim that the female pike are
filled with spawn. They declare that
the taking of single pike now means
the loss of thousands In the future.
Many sportsmen are agitating for leg
/ islatlon to protect the fish during the
spawning season. Post lake Is the
only body of water in Langlade coun-
ty in which winter fishing is per-
mitted.
Permission has been given by Wis
consin authorities to the war depart
ment to use Camp Douglas for citi-
zens' military training camp If such
use is desired, Adjt Gen. Ralph M.
Immell has announced. If Camp
Douglas is used for the c. NJ. T. G.
men of Wisconsin, Gen. Immell said,
1t would Indicate decentralization OF
the camps. The 1925 camp of the
Sixth corps area will be held at Camp
Custer, Mich, July % to August q.
Refusal of the Belo!t city plan com
mission to authorize construction of
a 100000 vocational school on site
regarded as undesirable, has blocked
plans to start the school this spring
and rush 1t to completion before fall.
The proposed site, which the vocation
al board purchased, Is In district
that required considerable police ac-
tivity. A Joint committee of board
and commission member will seek a
new site.
/ George Murray and Carl Malysz-
eski, each "a, Of Washburn, miracu-
lousy escaped death, when they were
blown fifty feet by an explosion, which
entirely demolished No. 3 powder
dryer house Of the DUPONT Powder
company, at Barksdale, near Ashland.
Both men suffered severe burns, but
their recovery Is expected The cause
of the explosion is unknown, and the
two men injured were the only ones
in the building when the explosion
occurred.
The fate Of the Eau Claire county
fair, which has been held annually at
Augusta for many years, was left to
voters of the county, when the coun-
Ity board In session at Eau Claire,
adopted resolution providing for a
referendum April Of the question OF
appropriating $l4,50O this year for
continuance of the fair and appropri-