River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-24
FROM THE EXCHANGE TABLE

/ FROM THE EXCHANGE TABLE
Two men, suspected of completely
| in the robbery of the First National
bank at Baldwin two weeks ago, are
held at Hudson. Their examination
is set for January Is.
The Durand city council has ar
ranged definite schedule of hours
when children will be permitted to
coast and other traffic will be barred
on inclined streets of that city.
John Dahl, former speaker of the
Wisconsin assembly, has been freed
at Chicago, where he was held on
larceny charges. No one appeared
against him, and, it is stated, rela
tives have advanced funds to settle
all claims. Another warrant has
been issued for his arrest, but, it is
reported, he has again disappeared.
Senator |. L. Lenroot has introduce
ed resolution to present Mrs. Belle
Case La Toilette, widow of the late
Senator Robt. NJ La Toilette, $10,-
600, the amount of one years sem
atorial salary 1t is customary to
make this donation to the widows of
senators.
Chas. P. Peterson has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Glenwood City
to succeed Henry H. Gleason, who
has served since his appointment
under the administration of the late
President Wilson. Mr.. Peterson was
| postmaster there before Mr.. Glea-
sons appointment.
An order of trout from the Star
Prairie hatcheries is to be sent to
Switzerland. The order is for 100,-
900 rainbow trout eggs. An airplane
will be engaged to take the eggs
from Star Prairie to New York, from
where they will be shipped to Harve,
France. From Harve they will again
be transferred to an airplane and
taken to the hatchery at Thun,
Switzerland.
The New Richmond News reports
that M. A. Strand who operates in
that city the largest ski factory in
the world has just completed a 1000
mile trip through six states in quest
Of proper material for his product
He located it at Canton, Miss +,
where hickory, yellow pine and mag
nolia lumber is prepared at monst-
er mill erected in 1914 and operated
by negro labor.
The Boyceville Press reports the
"frst oat robbery of the season" as
having been pulled off in that neigh
borhood last week. While the Oscar
Hendrickson family were visiting at
neighboring farm one evening
someone drove up to their farm,
sacked and loaded all of Hendrick-
sons oats, and hauled them off. The
Press suggests that farmers oil up
their goose guns or feed the dog
some raw meat.
The John Deitz farm, near Gamer
on, is to be logged this winter, but
there are no indications Of another
Cameron Dam battle such as thrilled
the nation several years ago, unless
the movies use it as the background
of a western" In that event there
is apt to be ten times more faction
than was seen in the original fracas
For this suggestion We should re-
ceive a press agent prize of at least
100000 which, in currency, usually
amounts to about $3.50, the SOC being
in cash and the So in company stock
The Chetek "Alert" reports that
the Ku Klux Klan is to make that
city its headquarters for northern
Wisconsin, and that Pat Malone
leading Khan organizer in this state
announced that the organization i.
to erect a monster tabernacle there
Malone has purchased residence pro.
perty in Chetek and stated that he
plans to make his home there. He
announced, according to the Alert
that upon his return to that com
munity the Khan would make z
thorough roundup of all the crook,
"and put them where Governor
Blaine could not pardon Them