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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-01-15
The West WiscOnsin-That
Scape-GOat-The Future of
the ROad-D. A. Bald
win.

win.
What was but lately = rumor con-
corning the West Wisconsin Railroad,
is now a fact Of record, it having be.
come to all intents and purposes, the
property of the Chicago & Northwest
ern Railroad Company, to be hence
forth operated under its management.
We are not in possession of the imEe-
date facts or figures connected with
the transaction, and know not wheth.
er the lands belonging to the Company
pass with the road and rolling stock, or
not. In any event we see no immedi-
ate cause for alarm among those who
hold the Company's contracts. since
there is too much at stake to be sacri.
feed at single throw.
More than two years ago we were
advised of the fact that the West Wis.
consin was really at the mercy of the
Chicago & Northwestern Company, and
that its fate, eventually, was only a
question of time. Hence we are in no
way disappointed at the announcement of
the transfer. This fact we believe to
have been generally known and under.
stood by all the friends of the Company,
as we'll as by many who were indiffer-
ent as to its success or failure. 1t fol-
lows, therefore, that the pretext that
the Potter law caused this transfer, is
only scape-goat on which Mr.. Bald
wins friends would load the blame for
I'll his short comings. This, gentlemen,
5 sheer hypocrisy, and the veil is quite
too thin. The read was doomed years
before the Potter law had an existence,
and there is not a single man of sense
among you who now haunts this excuse,
who does not know the fact. No, gen
tlemen, you are not so ignorant Of
the real condition of affairs as you pre-
fess to be, and you have raised this
howl only to create an unjust pref udice
against an u0tried law.
That the future Of this road, under
the management of better men, or un.
der the better management of any men,
will be prosperous, Potter law, or no
Potter law, we have not the slightest
doubt. 1t was not in consequence Of
the Potter law, but in consequence Of
its own short comings that it sank.
Mark this and mark the result of this
transfer.
We ale not among Mr.. Baldwin's
personal admirers, nor is oar estimate
OF him either heightened or lessened by
this transaction, though this is the wisest
step we ever knew him to take. We
will freely accord to him all the credit
to which he is entitled, deducting moth
ing. As community this place is un.
der no obligations to him, or to the
Company. Our county is scarcely the
gamer, 10 any respect, by his efforts,
however well directed they may have
been. We do not regard him with any
less respect for having built the West
Wisconsin, and we certainly believe
that he is no poorer to day for having
done so.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-01-15
Pleasant Valley.

JAv. S,--0ur sleighs still lay idle
rusti 8 in the fence corners while our
wivs aud daughters sing of the beauti-
full snow.
-Sleighing parties were not numer-
GUS either Christmas or New Years.
William Rogers has returned from
Colorado, after an absence of three
months.
Married Jan. 9th, Mr.. Neils
Iendricks to Miss Annie Nelson.
Peter E. Lomo, Esq, oficiated.
There was a social dance at the
residence of Ole Harris, the evening
of the 9Th. A good time reported.
Although taxes are higher than
usual this year, our town Treasurer, A.
A. Gilstad, reports prompt payment.
The recent cold snap and bare
ground caused the frost to penetrate SO
deep as to dry up the shallow wells, max.
ing water for stock rather scarce in
some localities.
ALE Williams is home from Her
sey, and is now ready to repair your
old sleigh or build you a new one.
Adam wye still keeps his anvil ringing
from early morn till set Of sun.
Politics have been dull since cleo.
ton but now a cloud has arisen in con.
sequence of our County Board declar.
ing themselves in favor of returning to
the old town system of School Super.
intendents. There appears to be con-
siderable difference of opinion as to
which system is the best, but all agree
that little airing will do no harm.
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ter we are not any acquainted, but
take it for granted that this statement
is perfectly reliable, from the fact that
his name, with the subscription price
of the paper, was sent US by Thomas
Cleary, some weeks since. Besides
this, his consignment OF any relief sent
is certainly sufficient guaranty of good
faith on his part. We trust that his
appeal will awaken ready response
Fl ON the friends of those in this state
who are located tn ere, as well as from
philanthropists every where.
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FOREST MILLS.

BY FRANZ Huor.-One mile below the
village Of Trimbelle. A fair share Of pat
ronage is respectfully solicited. 1888 ly
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"TO he, or Not to BE-"

A decision Of the Supreme Court,
lately rendered, is to the effect that the
act of the West Wisconsin Railway
Company in disseminating and taking
up its road from TomlA to Warren's
Mills, is such an offense against the
provisions Of its charter, and such q
violation Of public law, as to work a
forfeiture Of its charter.
Now it is a wonder that some Of the
apologists of the Company do not lay
that miscarriage to the charge Of the
Potter law.
But the natural questions that arise 10
view Of this decision, are these: What
is to become of the road and its frsn.
chises? With ITS charter forfeit, where
are its lands? Where arc the guarantees
Of the Company, aud what are they
good for? No "vile Potter law" had any
thing to do with tearing up that track
to Tomah, aud running that roal to
Elroy, sure.
But VIC would not create any unaec.
essary alarm, since we certainly hope
for some favorable solution Of these now
voxed questions. There may be a
chasce Of redemption yet, and We trust
that that chance may Be ftly taken.
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River g.I. aE Hudson

FROM and after July lst, 1874, the sub
scriber would say to the travelling public,
that be will run a line Of Stages daily be-
tween Ellsworth and Hudson, as follows:
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witt care, for the accommodation Of the
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prompt attention. Errands a speciality.
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One OF the sweet words that hung
upon the lips Of the gentle Fowler as
he explained TO the Northwestern boys
why he could not let the girls attend
their literary societies was Protection, "
virtue insurance Of the maids against
eyil.minded men. Verify the ghost o;
bic Bauauo, aitas fither.in lay. will
not down, Il oVd huH
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TO BUILDERS.

We are agents for H. W Johns
Asbestos Roofing for st. Croix and
Pierce Counties and keep a good
stock on hand. People that are
building and want a good and cheap
Roof, will use the Asbestos Roofing.
Inquire about it.
1888 BURHYTE Bros.
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READY MADE CoFFINs

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scar his residence 1895
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-04-17
Martin Epsomhammer's Prayer.

twill Brother Martin EPSON
hammer lead us in prayer?"
The name in full was necessary,
for the reason that the principal
praying members at Baker 'sGrove
Church, were EpsOmhammers,
male and female, old and young,
rich and poor. Through the be-
seaching cries that were now lift
ed from all parts of the house, the
clear, strong tones Of Martin Ep-
somhammer's voice arose like
diapasons from and organ, as en-
phasizing each brief sentence by
a stroke of his clenched fist upon
the pew, he said:
30, Lord, we thank Thee for
what Thou art done. Thou has
convarted many, many souls-a.
0, Lord, convart more. Convart
heap more-a. Covart all the
sinners in Owl Run-a- Convart
the PresbyterianS. Convart the
CampbelliteS-a. COnvart every
body about Bakers Grove. And
then, o, Lord, start up Willow
Creek, and clean the holler-a.
Stop two weeks at HenderSon's
still-house, and convart the grind
ers and the bilers, the coOperS and
the haulers, the sellers and the
miserable drinkers-a. And then,
., Lord, go on up the crefk-a and
climb the hill TO ReistertOWn and
convart the Bonds and RiptOns
who raise the barley-a, Amen-a."
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-04-17
Something Like a Cat.

"TaIking about cats" said
Uncle Tim, a regular Yankee,
''puts me in mind Of a cat once
owned. Let me tell you about
her: She was a Malice, and
what that cat didn't know wasn't
worth knowin'. Here's one
thing she did: In the spring OF
'46 I moved into the little old
house on the Crooked River.
We put our provisions down in
the cellar, and the first night we
made our beds on the floors. But
we didn't sleep. No sooner had
it come dark than we heard a
tearnin' and a squeakin' in the
collar that was awful. lit the
candle and went down. Jeru.
salem! Talk about rats! I never
saw such a.sight in my born days.
Every inch of the cellar bottom
was covered with them. They
ran up on to me, and all over
me. / Jumped back into the room
and called the cat She came
down and looked. I guess she
sat there about ten minutes, look
ing at the rats, and | was waitin'
to see what she would do. BY
and by she shook her head, and
turned, and went upstairs. She
didn't care to tackle 'em. That
night, I tell YOU there wasn't
much sleep. In the mOrnin' |
couldt not find her, She'd gone.
l guess the rats had frightened
her; and to tell the plain truth,
l didn't wonder much. Night
came again, and the old cat hadn't
Gomez says Betsy Ann CHATS
my wife) to me, Tim, if that old
cat don't come back, We'll have
to leave this place; the rats III eat
US up. Says I, Just let the old
cat be- I didn't believe she had
left us for good and all. Just as
Betsy Ann was putin the chill
dren to bed we heard a scratchin'
and wauIin' at the outside door.
l went and opened il; and there
stood our Malice on the doOrsteps,
and behind her a whole army of
cats, all paraded as regularly as
any soldiers! [ let our old eat
in, and the others followed her
She went right to the cellar door
and scratched there. | began to
understand. Old Maltee had been
out for help. l opened the way
to the cellar; she marched down;
and the other cats tramped after
in regular order-and as they
went past I counted Sc of 'em! if
there wasn't a row and a rumpus
in that 'ere cellar that night, then
Pm mistaken! The next morn
ing the old cat came up and
caught hold of my trousers, leg,
and pulled me towards the door
l went down to see the sight.
Talk about yer Bunker Hill and
Boston massacres! Mercyi l nev-
er saw such a sight before nor
since. Betsy Ann and me, with
my boy Sammy, were all day as
hard at work as we could be,
clearing the dead rats out of that
.ere cellar. It's a fact every
word of it."
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-04-17
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The Arizona sentinel., 1875-04-17

A Kansas farmer purchased a
revolver for his wife and insisted
on target practice, so that she
could defend her house in case of
his absence. After the bullet was
dug out of his leg, and the cow
buried, he said he guessed she'd
better shoot with an axe.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-04-17

A youngster, while warming
his hands over the kitchen fire,
was demonstrated with by his
father, who said, $50 way from
the stove; the weather is not
cold" The little fellow, looking
up at his stern parent demurely,
replied, II amt heatin' the
weather; I'm warmin' my hands,"
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-04-17

Harriet Beecher never knew
what it was to bend over the chill
dren's little white bed, softly pat
their curly heads and hear one
of them growl out: Snow, then,
Sam, keep your paws off'n me or
I'll bat you once ~
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-04-17
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The Arizona sentinel., 1875-04-17
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Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-09-29

The manifest advantage to A1essrs. Tilden
and Bayard of having Allen defeated in Ohio,
leads to the belief that they hope he will be,
and this causes the Cincinnati Eagvirer to rave
in the following manner -:
"To Mr.. Tilden and his supporters We have
a little speech to make Sam. rilden, you are
the servile, sneaking, selfish tool OF the bond
holders of the East you value your personal
preferment more highly than you do the possess
sion OF the National Government by the Demo-
cratic party. You aware that if William AL
len is reelected to the Governorship OF Ohio you
can never be nominated for tho Presidency, and
for this reason you have chosen to become the
enemy Of the National Democratic party. If
you cannot rule, you are determined to ruin.
We do not mistake the temper Of the Democrats
OF the Vest and South when we whisper
in your car that il your name is lift
ed up in the next National Democratic Con-
vention, no Western or Southern delegate will
dare to give you his vote and return to his con-
stituents, whatever be the fate OF the Democra-
racy Of Ohio this year. He would be hooted
from his home. The selfish sin by which the
gels fell you have committed, snd it is the un-
pardonable one. Whatever becomes of William
Allen, your political doom is sealed"
This is delightful appearance Of Democratic
harmony. 1t sounds we'll, and must give much
encouragement to the prospect of electing
Democratic President in 1876.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-09-29
Political Notes.

New Orleans paper of Democratic antece-
dents wants to know which Of the Democratic
Parties is tile national one-whether it is the in
fatonists Of Ohio the hard money men Of Cali
fornia, or the protectionists of New York. Every
Democratic State, il says, where an election has
been held up to this time, or is pending, has
agreed to disagree on some material plank of
their platform, 80 that there really cannot be
any national, united Democratic Party just at
this time.
The Chairman Of tho Ohio Democratic State
Committee, in his appeal to ex-Gov. Walker, of
Virginia, to come and speak for Allen, eaid
ave need not only the sympathy, but the active
work OF our prominent friends in other States. "
The Allen men are beginning to be frightened,
The Conservatives of Petersburg, Va, are
troubled by numerous deserters from their
ranks. At mass-meeting on Friday night their
Chairman, Hon. Chas. +. Collier said "But
felow-citizens this occasion is not unmxed
with shade of SORROW Familiar faces and
many forms, to which we are accustomed to look
for cheer, are withheld from this council of
braves, Can it be that these of our own house,
hold are to be arrayed against us? Perhaps the
struggle, If persisted in, may issue in tho death
of Conservatism in the midst of US"
Three of the women candidates for County
School Superintendents in California were sue
cessful.
1t is intlmated that Gen. Butter has it in mind
to offer a soft-money resolution in the Msssa-
chusetts Republican State Convention in Wor-
cester to-day.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-09-29
Financial DIscOrd.

THE DLMooRATe OF DELAWARE COUNTY IN A MUD
DLE-THEY DO NOT ENDORSE THE ERIE PLAT.
FORM.
The Democrats OF Delaware county attempted
to hold mass meeting on Thursday, after nom
mating county ticket, but the financial plank
OF the Erie Convention was too much for the
farmers Of Delaware county to swallow, and the
diversity of opinion caused much confusion.
Mr.. John Il. Rhodes, who q delegate to the
convention at Erie earnestly opposed the ratiti-
cation of the soft-money plank. He expressed
the hope that the Democrats OF Delaware county
would not thus stutify themselves and violate
the traditions Of their party. The greenback
plank was the Objectionable feature, and ho
could not and would not accept it. Platforms
were OF no use any how, they were never carried
out. Let us go home, vote tue whole ticket, and
let tho Erie platform go to thunder.
Maurice James said Mr. Rhodes was in the mi
nority in the Erie Convention, and was defeat
ed, and he had no right to protest here. Nsth-
anlel Pratt also spoke in condemnation of the
platform Geo. w. Weaver said the platform OF
the Erie Convention was adopted unanimously
and was good one that it meant benefit to
the laboriDg mass, that its policy was to take
money out Of the hands of the money lenders,
let the government issue the money, and thus
break up the National bank system,
Amid cries for an adjourDmont tile meeting
ended in much confusion, without any action
being taken towards drafting separate resolu-
tions, or adopting these Of the Erie Convention.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-09-29
Secretary DeIano,s Successor.

THE SUCCESSION STILL AN UNSETTLED QUESTION
MAcvEAdH, ARMSTRONG, AND EX-SENATOR SCOTT
MENTIONED.
Special Dispatch 10 the -Nels York Times.
WAsHINoroN,s Sept. 28.-Who will succeed Sec
rotary Dolano remains an unsettled question:
Speculation is still INDUCED but nothing definite
or reliable Can be learned. The opinion still
prevails that the new Secretary will come from
Pennsylvania, and the names OF number OF
prominent gentlemen from that State are can
vassed, MacVeagh, Armstrong and ex-senator
Scott being presented in the order named The
members of the Cabinet now here profess to
know nothing concerning the choice of the
President for the succession, and deny that a
formal consultation was recently held here by
some OF them upon the subject. Certain officials
of the Interior Department who claim to know
the choice the President has made, express some
surprise that the name of the new Secretary has
not been officially announced.
Special TO tbs PHILADELPHIA TiDes.
WAsnINoToN, Sept 2S.-It is privately stated
in official circles tonight that the President has
decided to call an eminent citizen of Pennsyl-
vania to the Interior Department, viz, Hon,
Geo Dawson Coleman, of Lebanon. 1t is known
that he has been strongly urged for the position.
Whether Dir. Coleman will accept is not yet
known.
Special 10 the baltimore american.
WAsuINaTos, Sept. 28.-To-night there are
strong views expressed In usually well posted
circles that ex-senator Pratt, Oh Indiana, is tue
coming man. 1t is said that Assistant Secretary
Cowan knows the name of tho successor of Mr..
Delano, and that he says it is not Wayne
McNeipI,