River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-08-26
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DEFINE are on the first lap of a 10000
mile journey to Sydney. Australia, to
bring back Ed. Pooler, wanted here
in connection with a daylight holdup
perpetrated by Pooler and his son,
Calvin when they lured young Canisi-
US. of this city, into hallway on the
main street here on March /, and
robbed the youth Of $500 in cash. The
son is serving a six-year sentence in
Waupun for his participation in this
crime. The elder Pooler succeeded in
evading the officers of the law and
made his escape to Australia, where
he was apprehended by the authorities
and is being held.
Brentwood - Barron county has
again come to the front as a fruit
raising section, worthy of note. Dur
ing the cherry season, the Sullivan
farm near Barron, was one of many to
produce excellent cherries. Now the
apple crop of that county seems to oc-
cupy the center of the stage. Apples
from last years crop, produced on the
Perry Wicklow farm at West Dallas,
are nearly as perfect now, both as to
firmness and flavor, as the day they
were picked. These apples were of
the Malinda variety
La Crosse-Charging that he was
without cause or provocation, taken to
the common Jail in the city hall and
held incommunicado for nearly forty
eight hours, despite his requests for
counsel or the use of the telephone,
H. L. Brown. railroad employee, has
brought suit for $4,000 against Patrol
man Blain Thompson and Night Desk
Sergt. John p. Vending, alleging false
Imprisonment. Brown was arrested
as "peeper" suspect, according to
the police.
Sheboygan-According to the Amer
lean Contractors resume of building
statistics from large cities for July,
compared with the same month for the
previous year, Sheboygan took first
place in the state in the gain in build
ing construction and is second only
to Milwaukee in the total amount OF
construction work authorized. The
total amount is $500,824 against ST.
S19 for July, 1919, or gain of 60.4
per cent.
Merrill-The Rev. Oscar Montan,
Ironwood, was elected president of the
Ogema district of the Luther league
at the business session held here
John Burman, Bessemer, was elected
vice-president; Miss Eva Swedberg,
Rhinelander, secretary; Miss Esther
Johnson, Wausau, treasurer, and Miss
Emma Worland. Wisconsin Rapids,
clerk, to prepare and file the Stats
teal report.
Eau Claire-Harry Zimmerman,
machinist in the Omaha shops at AL
toona, remembers Ponzi, the coupon
fnancier, when he was prisoner in
the federal prison at Atlanta where
Zimmerman was then a guard. Ponzi
went by another name, 'or several, at
that time, Zimmerman said, but he
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called him as being "shrewd but
crooked"
Madison--In the last issue of its
market news letter, the market divi-
sion says that in spite of the increased
yield of apples this year, prices will
not differ much from those of last
year. This is partly accounted for by
the fact that supplies of all kinds cost
more this year. Barrels, for example,
are selling at $1.25 to $3.50 apiece,
and hard to get at that.
Tomah-Virgil Gustin, 10, of Tunnel
City, Monroe county, is hunter of
proves and accuracy of aim. He shot
and killed large fox which had, dur
ing the season, killed more than 100
young chickens from his fathers
coops. The youthful hunter not only
saved the family flock of chickens, but
has received the state bounty of $40.
Rhinelander-The $1,000 pound al
lotment of T. N. T. for Oneida county
has been sold to farmers and snip
ments will be made Sept. /. Thou
sands of acres of cut-over land have
been cleared in Oneida county this
summer as result of the government
T. N. T. being issued to the new set
tiers at 10 cents a pound.
Manitowoc-Miss Lillian Chloupek
has been appointed county superin-
tendent of schools to fill the unexpired
term of Joseph w. Voboril, resigned.
The appointment was made by State
Superintendent Cary. Miss Chloupek
is one of two women holding county
superintendencies in Wisconsin.
Eau Claire-Prof. A. Blume, who
lives on farm near Chetek, was
brought to Eau Claire with his lower
jaw fractured in three places as the
yac,1It of kick from a horse The