River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-30

| tiers to succeed the late p. G. Torrey
at the annual meeting of directors.
Oct 10 has been set as the date fol
the dedication and formal opening of
the new government fish hatchery at
the north end Of Riverside park in ] |
Crosse.
A. L. Hougen was elected president
| of the Manitowoc Izaac Walton league
| at the charter meeting OF the organ
ization. Ross Wright was named vice
president and James Edick secretary
| treasurer.
L. G. Foster, Madison, assistant COM
missioner of markets since the organ
| ization Of the department In 1919, has
resigned and will accept a position
with the faculty of Ohio State univer-
sity.
Louis Pemma of Wabeno was In
jured when the pony which he was
riding became frightened at deer
near Otter lake and ran into barbed
wire fence The deer jumped up near
the horse and bounded into the woods
AS a result of too free use of a
liquid preparation to remove a corn,
Joseph Maunders Of Stevens Point
submitted to amputation of the small
toe of his left foot. The liquid poi
soned the foot.
An order for 650,000 automobile IL
cense plates for the year 1926 has
| been placed with the state prison plant
at Waupun by Secretary Of State Fred
r. Zimmerman. The colors of the
1926 plate will be black numerals on s
cream background
Skilled labor in the building and
metal trades is in great demand in
Wisconsin, according to the current
report Of the United States depart
ment of labor. An acute shortage Of
farm labor is felt In all sections. A
surplus of casual labor Is reported 10
most cities.
All of the money raised by the gaso-
line tax in Wisconsin is used for high
way purposes, Solomon Levitan, state
treasurer, has announced. His state
ment was issued in connection with
reports that money raised by tax
on motor -uel was being diverted to
other than highway purposes.
James H. MCCLELLAN, Green Bay at.
torney, has announced his candidacy
for the position Of @. S. senator made
vacant by the death of Senator Rob.
ert NJ La Toilette. His candidacy,
however, is contingent on Endorsement
by the state organization OF Coolidge
| republicans.
While he was at work In the woods
near Rhlnelander, Andrew Carlson, 60,
veteran lumberjack, was struck by
an enormous tree, which pinned him
to the ground. Fellow workmen ex-
pected to find him dead, or at least
seriously injured, but when they re-
moved the tree Carlson leaped to his
feet unhurt
Two thousand dollars in counterfeit
| $40 bills, inside a canvas money belt,
were found at Eau Claire under the
platform of the 500 line station, after
telegraphic information was received
from Denver that Milton Greer, q.
and his brother, Clifford, 20, had con-
fessed manufacturing and passing
counterfeit money and telling Of hid
ing some here last winter.
John Wishau, 63, known for many
years as the strawberry king of Ra-
cine county, fell dead on his farm at
Wind Point while working with his
two sons in a potato field. Heart dis.
ease was given as the cause Of death.
Mr.. Wishau was born on the farm
where he died. For 35 years he had
served as a member of the school
board of his district and recently wit
messed the completion of new school
More than $1,5OOOO0 in motor H.
cense fees have been returned to the
several counties in the state, accord
ing to figures on the apportionment Of
motor license fees made public by
State Treasurer Sol Levitan. The to-
tai is $1,859,8S7, of which Milwaukee
county receives the largest sum- 1t
will get $500, 1910. Dane county Is
second, with $50, 1928. Racine, comes
third, with $50, 51220.
Use Of credit card by a merchant
In connection with premium to be
given to his customers is violation
of the Wisconsin trading stamp law,
Atty. Gen. Herman l.. Ekern held in
an opinion given Dist Atty. w. z.
Atwell, Portage county. The credit
card was used by merchant who
promised premium If the customer
would "urchase to the extent OF 500
The merchant kept the card In his
possession.
Mystery attends succession of "a
fires which broke out within three
days at the farm Of Matthias Eden at
Ellis, 10 miles northeast of Stevens
Point, causing damage Of several hun
| dred dollars. There were 20 fires In
! the dwelling and eight In barn, sew
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