River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-06


appointed judge for the Municipal
court of 0utagaInie county to succeed
Judge Albert M. Spencer, deceased,
Gov. Blaine has announced.
The Wisconsin Public Service com.
pany entered the motor bus field when
it began operation between Green Bay
and Re Pere under the name Of the
Riverside Notor Bus company.
Six persons were injured at Spooner
! when the whole section of reserved
seats occupied by more than 800 per-
sons collapsed during matinee cir
Gus performance.
The Milwaukee Ku Klux Khan,
which once boosted membership OF
5000, has dropped to less than 600,
according to f. F. Creole, attorney
for the organization, who resigned.
More than million and a quarter
dollars have been collected under Wis
consins new gasoline tax law, State
Treasurer Solomon Levitan has an
nounced. June brought nearly $780,
00O The gasoline tax has been col
lected since April /. All the gasoline
taxes will be used for highway con-
struction.
License to operate in Wisconsin was
refused the Western Catholic union,
an insurance society, by w. Stanley
Smith, insurance commissioner, on the
grounds that the society was violating
the Wisconsin statute providing that
no more than 20 per cent of the total
assets Of the company may be invested
In home office building.
Damages of $4,000 are asked of
Sturgeon Bay as the result of the
cyclone which wrecked the superstruc-
ture of the Sturgeon Bay toll bridge
July IL. The bill of liability alleges
that the bridge was not kept In good
repair and that the walk for pedestri-
ans and shelter house were INSULT
GENTLY fastened.
Martin Schubert, foreman in the
sewage department, is the third Mil
waukee city employee to be arrested
In connection with pay roll padding
in that department He admitted that
while working as timekeeper he had
forged Endorsements on four checks.
Seymour Bonnet is charged with hay-
ing embezzled more than $4,000.
If bank deposits in Kewaunee coun-
ty were pro-rated each person In the
county taken into consideration by the
1920 government census would have
checking account of $460.2S, according
to a statement published at Luxem-
burg. There Is total of 81, 406,359.77
in the banks and the population Is
1901.
One of the finest stocks Of brook
trout in the country has been acquired
by the state of Wisconsin at 0sceola,
Polk county, where it has leased
fish hatchery for 10 years at cost Of
$1,000 a year. The state has been
purchasing from $1,000 to $4,000 worth
Of trout eggs year, and 1t expected
the hatchery to yield more than
enough eggs to pay for its rental.
Disregarding the recommendation OF
coroner's jury that Jay I. Holland,
well to do farmer of the town of Ar
pin, northwest of Wisconsin Rapids,
be exonerated Of the killing of Andrew
Smith, Dist Atty. Marvin S. King or
dered the arrest of Holland on
charge of first degree murder. Hol-
land killed Smith with shotgun, July
II, when, it is alleged, the latter was
caught attempting to steal can OF
oil from Hollands garage.
Gov. Blaine has announced from
Madison that an election to fill the I'M
expired term Of Senator La Toilette
will be called at time as will best
accommodate the largest number of
voters" which probably means the
election will be held this fall when
the farmers will have time to turn
out The governor said he made his
| announcement to give the people time
for the consideration of issues and
candidates. The statement was made
public as Gov. Blaine left the capital
for vacation in northern Wisconsin.
Mrs. Belle Case La Toilette, widow
of "Fighting Bob" In recent state
ment definitely refused to enter the
field as a candidate for the United
States senate, announcing her inten-
ton to devote herself to completing
the second volume of La Follette's
autobiography, and to carrying on La
Follette's magazine. Mrs. La Fol-,
lette's decision is generally regarded
as a withdrawal in favor of her son,
Robert, Jr., the private secretary and
trusted lieutenant Of the late senator,
as the logical successor of his father
In leadership Of the progressive move
ment.
Building Of a $2,0O0,000 power plant
at Green Bay, half way point in
100000 electrical development prof.
ect of the North American company,
was announced at Milwaukee by COM
pany officials. The power line will
have Milwaukee and Iron Mountain,