River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-05-13
Big Happenings Of the Week
Condensed for Benefit of
Busy Readers.
TOLD IN A FEW WORDS
Kernels cuIIed From New OF Moment
In All Parts of the World
OF Interest to All the Pee
pie Everywhere.
Northwest

from all parts OF the state were here
to attend the South Dakota Laundry
Owners associations annual conyen-
ton.
Barron, Wis.--Archie J. Spencer, IS,
was convicted in circuit court here of
stealing horse valued at $50 He
was sentenced to six months in state
prison.
Grand Forks, n. D-Delegates to
the North Dakota Federation of Labor
in annual meeting here, passed reso-
luton condemning the overall club
movement.
Turtle Lake, N. D.--McLean county
officials in charge of the investigation
of the Staying of seven members of the
Jacob Wolf family and chore boy, Jake
Hofer, say no arrests are impending
In connection with the case.
Mitchell, S. DIARY Lift, 90 year
old cripple, Who has earned his living
several months by washing dishes in
a lunchroom, has left for Oakland,
Calf, to receive his share of a large
estate left by a relative of his father.
Des Moines- In an attempt to lessen
unnecessary selling of sugar to initiate
the price, dealers, with certain excep-
tions, must obtain licenses from the
government to sell sugar, HI. G. Lari-
mer, fair price commissioners for Iowa,
has announced.
Winnipeg, Man-Personal applica-
ton to the judicial committee of the
privy council at London in behalf of
the convicted labor leaders will be
made by w. III. Trueman, K c., coun-
sci for the defense, for leave to appeal
their convictions.
Flandreap, S. D.-Orrie Gillette, re-
turned service man, was awarded a
jury verdict in his case in district
court here. brought to break his faith
er's will. The will was made while
the son was overseas and virtually cut
him off from his Inheritance.
La Crosse, Wis.-The baby of Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Praff was smothered
to death while the parents were driv-
ing to their home. The mother placed
a blanket over the baby to protect it
from the chill of the air and when they
arrived home it was found that the in
FAINT was dead
Winnipeg, Man. Carrying the first
aerial mail from the United States to
Canada, Lieutenant A. e. Bingham,
Winnipeg, Man., arrived here from
Grand Forks, N. d. Bingham had the
wind in his favor throughout the trip,
covering the 165 miles in two hours
and ten minutes.
Gettysburg, s. Dali public gath
erings in Gettysburg are under ban
for two weeks upon orders of DR.. S. B.
Stegeman, county health officer, be-
cause of an incipient epidemic of scar
let fever. The schools, churches. the
aters and all other gatherings are af-
fected by the order.
Washington-The bureau of mines
notified Senator A. j. Gronna of North
Dakota that 100000 station to ex-
pertinent in the development OF Ignite
coal mines will be built at New Salem,
N. d. Work will be started at once.
Money for this purpose was appropri-
ated by congress several months ago.
Bismarck, N. D-The tax on oils,
created by the state legislature in 1919
as means of increasing the income of
the state general funds and which, has
operated to increase the price of gaso-
line to the consumers, netted the state
1857, 143 the first IL months it was in
effect, while in the 13 months period
the state has collected 1865, III 80 from
gas consumers
Helena, Mont.-Caught in Priests
pass, on the crest of the Great Divide,
and unable either to come forward or
turn back, three automobile parties,
two from Los Angeles and one from
Seattle, including in the personnel two
women and one child, were obliged to
spend the night in the wilds. Two
highway commission cars made a
futile effort to shovel path out for
the marooned tourists, who came in
via Ellistcr.
Sioux Falls, S. D.-Mrs. William
Felix of Huron, has been brought to
Sioux Falls and lodged in jail pending
trial on a charge of conspiring with
Albert Latham, of Des Moines, Iowa,
anu dUOtHST man 10 U6dJ up anu TOD
her husband. 1t is alleged the hus-
band for a week was in a serious con-
dition as result of the attack, during
which he is said to have been robbed
of $1,700. When the two men refused
to turn the money over to the woman,
she is said to have confessed to the
authorities.
Minneapolis-The district office of
the Federal board for vocational edu-
cation, which has jurisdiction over the
states of Minnesota, North and South
Dakota and Montana, has been accept
ing handicapped service men for train
ing at the rate of fifty men week for
the last two months, according to G. A.
Zuppann, district director. In the
four states, 1896 disabled soldiers,
sailors and marines are receiving the |
government vocational training.
Huron, S. D-Governor Peter Nor
beck will address the meeting of the