River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-03-11
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| County equalization work was the
principal topic discussed at the meet
| ing of the South Dakota county audi.
tors, assessors and county commission.
srs with the state tax commission at
| Pierre.
| The eastbound Columbian train on
| the Milwaukee railroad met with an
accident near Piedmont, Mont Sew
eral cars went over into shallow
ditch None of the passengers were
| injured.
| Operation of electric locomotives on
the coast end Of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & ST. Paul railway from Tacoma,
Wash, to Othello, Wash, has been in
| lugurated.
| p. r. Sherman, cashier of the Scan
dinavian-American bank of Fargo, ar
| rested several months ago. charged
| with violating the state banking laws,
has resigned Sherman's trial has not
yet taken place.
Deputy Sheriff L. B. Sorenson arrest
cd two Canadians near Noonan, N. D.,
| and found several cases of whisky in
| their automobile. The liquor was said
| TO be valued at more than $1,000. They
were taken to Crosby for preliminary
| hearing.
Andrew Powell aged %, alleged to be
| one of gang of check forgers, is in
Jail at Aberdeen. 1t is alleged he has
| passed $500 worth of forged checks in
amounts ranging from SIS to $40 at
Aberdeen, and at Watertown and 9TH
er cities in this vicinity.
| Warning that serious risk of re-
| duced food production impends be-
cause of high wages demanded by
| farm laborers, high cost of farm equip
ment and supplies, and pronounced
movements of people from farms to
cities, weer given by the department of
| agriculture
| Charles Stevens, 10 years old, bank
clerk, was found guilty of stealing a
money package containing $4,000 be-
longing to the Union Bank & Trust
company of Helena, Mont.
Residents of Wisconsin and North
Dakota have Joined in the formation
| at Valley City, N. D., of the Prairie In
dependent Oil company, with capital
stock of $4,000.
The Salem United Lutheran church
| of Aberdeen, S. D., will continue the
use of the Swedish language in church
services as the result of a vote of the
congregation on the question.
Tnh tot ~
Wisconsin received a check for $577,-
002 from the Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance company, Milwaukee,
as payment on income taxes.
Rev. ]. E. Booth, Evangelical pastor
Of Groton, s. D., who has been editor
Of the Groton Independent, a weekly
newspaper owned by Jay Reeves, state
auditor, has resigned owing to press
Of church work.
More than $4,000 will be awarded
In prizes In all departments of the
North Dakota state fair at Fargo this
year, according to an announcement
Just made by the board of directors.
It is expected the event will be the
greatest in the history of the state.
E. w. Henning, farmer near Cres-
bard, Faulk county, S. D., is in hos
pital at Aberdeen with a severely
wounded ankle as the result of the
discharge of loaded shotgun in his
home during a fire which destroyed
the house. Running back into the
house while it was ablaze Henning
tried to rescue his money and in doing
so stumbled over the gun. The entire
load entered his ankle.
Jack Carney, political extremist and
one of the leaders Of the communist
party In America, was sentenced to
two years in the federal penitentiary
at Leavenworth, Kan, by Judge Page
Morris in United States district court
at Duluth He was found guilty of
having willfully attempted to obstruct
enlistments during time of war and of
having willfully sought to encourage
disloyalty in the United States SER
vice during time of war.
Country girls were advised by Parry
Lippart, manager of the federal en-
ploye service Office at Milwaukee, not
to go to Milwaukee in search of en-
ployment on account of the moral
danger. eve feel that we have GER
tain responsibility to these girls from
up state" he said. at is more or less
moral problem. A girl coming here
In the hope of obtaining work would
be exposed to danger because of the
lack of housing facilities"
A. C. Lowery of Huron, S. D., sold
10 acres of land adjoining the city,
south of Huron college campus, for
$500 an acre, according to reports of
the Huron Commercial club. This is
the highest price pail for land in
Beadle county, if not the highest in
the state.
According to Bishop R. j. Cooke, the
Helena, Mont, area of the Methodist
church, which includes North Dakota,
Idaho and Montana, has raised for
schools, colleges and hospitals, total
Of $2,043, 900 in the last four years. In