River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-01-06


victor over Ed. Stecher, who has
thrown practically every serious con-
tender for the wrestling title. The
victory over Stecher was a pleasing
one. Bob said, as he had held Stecher
to draw previously, once the match
lasting five hours with neither winning
victory.
Baraboo-The Sank County Demo
crat of this city will suspend publica-
ton at the close of the year, according
to r. ]. Osborne, manager of the Sank
County Publishing Co.. which has con-
Quoted the paper for the last six years.
The company will continue it's general
printing business, and is expanding its
plant. The Democrat expires on its
forty-second birthday. 1t has been the
only Democratic newspaper in Sank
county.
Jefferson-Roy Reul, manager of the
Jefferson Auto company, was all fixed
up to play Santa Claus, except that
he had loaded his stock of gifts into
a coupe instead of having them hauled
by team of reindeer. The presents
were worth $780, Just as he was to
start out. he discovered that the coupe
and gifts had been stolen. The auto
was found abandoned west of Fort At
kinson, but the presents were gone.
Darlington Following a quarrel
over card game in which it is said
Christmas festivity and home brew
largely figured, Ernest Stalder was
shot at the Oak Grove cheese factory,
near Darlington. Two bullets pene-
trated Stalder's heart, killing him in
stantly. Herman Blauser was arrest
ed and brought to Darlington for
preliminary hearing. He stated that
he would plead self-defense.
Oshkosh-The Oshkosh lodge OF
Elks made 260 boys and girls happy
Christmas by having big tree at the
lodge room and giving all gifts of good
things to eat and useful articles. Santa
Claus did the distributing. Elks pres
emit raised $67 for a widow and seven
children The Commercial Travellers
and Salvation Army distributed large
numbers of Christmas baskets to needy
families.
Ladysmith-Ernest Webb, II, son OF
MIR. and Mrs Abraham Webb of this
city, was seriously burned about the
face and hands while taking the part
of Santa Claus at Christmas cele-
bration in one of the grades of the
West Side school, The children
crowded him against the tree, the
lighted candles setting fire to his cos
TUNE.
Marshfield-An American Legion
meeting of statewide Importance will
be held here during January. The
William J. Lesselyoung post, No. 81,
will act as host to delegates from all
the posts in Wisconsin, with National
Commander Galbraith, Glaudius G.
Pendill, state commander, and prob
ably Maj Gen. Wood, as guests of
honor.
Green Bay-Christmas bonuses have
been conspicuous by their absence
here. In former years, business houses
and manufacturing plants opened their
pocketbooks and spread a bit of
Christmas cheer among their en-
ployes However, this year, due to
financial conditions only three estab-
lishments cut a slice Of their profits
in Christmas pie.
Manitowoc-Over 5000 employees of
the five plants of the. Aluminium Goods
Manufacturing company here, at Two
Rivers, ST. Louis and Newark, received
holiday gifts of cash, aggregating sew
eral thousand dollars. Every employee
of the company, in wlAteyer capacity,
shares in the distribution.
Sturgeon Bay-Work will be started
shortly on a large municipal coal dock.
The piling will be placed this winter
and the other construction work start
ed in the spring, and the structure
w Ill NC SO VI COcsA'
can be unloaded there by big coal
freighters during the season of navi
cation.
Madison-A new Madison bank
formed by the merging of the First
National, the Central Wisconsin Trust
company and the Merchants and Saw
ings bank, is to have resources of $780,
100000. A corporation has been
formed to manage the building of a
new banking house on the capitol
square.
Marinette-O. J. Bentley, Wausau.
kee, Marinette county, claims the
state potato championship. He raised
LOO bushels of Rural New Workers
on two acres of land this year. The
land had been in pasture for several
years. Last year it was planted to
peas.