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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-04-09

RIVER FALLS, WIS, APRIL ., 1896.
Entered at the post-Offee in Riesy fails assscOnS
class matter.
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
Tommy Tomlinson is moving into
the Perley house on Third street.
Geo. Dodge is putting plate glass
window in the front OF his dwelling.
F.M. Ulerich has built an extension
SIX 26 to the west end of his lumber
sheds.
Mrs. Curren is Shaking Improvements
in her house by putting in a bay
window.
John Burnett has been appointed
administrator Of the estate of b. n.
Strout, deceased.
The pasque-fiower, commonly called
the sand-flower, has appeared on
schedule time.
Prof L. III. Clark Is making extern
sive additions to his residence on
Fourth street.
Rev. T. ii. Haugan will hold service
in the Lutheran church next Sunday
evening at 7:30.
If you want a first-class Bicycle go
to 4. w. Lund and get the Imperial.
It has no superior.
Chas. Ensign has rented rooms in
Robert Johnson's house and will
move in the last of tie week.
It'sall thesame, slight cold, congested
lungs or a severe cough. One Minute
Cough Cure banishes them. Chapman
Brothers.
About thirty couples attended the
ball at Opera Hall Monday night. An
excellent supper was served by the
ladies of St. Bridget's church.
The members OF tho Juvenile
Temple furnished dinner Tuesday in
the building formerly occupied by f.
Muckenhausen. Proceeds, $40.
Fred Eastman had the misfortune
50 lose the ends of three fingers from
his right hand by contact with saw
in Putnam S mill last Saturday.
Rev. Walker of Prescott delivered a
very entertaining and convincing
temperance lecture to good audience
at Carrolrs Hall Monday evening.
Snow to the depth of four inches
was quietly deposited on the ground
last night, but is rapidly disappearing
to-day from a raising temperature.
There were thirty-five applicants for
certificates present at the examina-
tiOn held by Supt. Shaw in the
Normal School building last week.
The neck-tie sociable by the Good
Templars at Mrs. f. p. Hammond's
Friday evening was well attended
and much enjoyed. Receipts, $500.
Topic for Sunday April II: Morning,
The SOnship of Christ. Evening,
Christ's Last Command and the
ChUTch's First Duty. Baptist church.
+. NJ. Ulrich has bought of b. b.
Mitchell Of Pennsyly ania, the lots
opposite his lumber yard. He pro-
poses 10 grade and fix up the grounds
TO accommodate his lumber trade.
\ burning chimney in Chas. Rollins
house brought the fire department
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
Board of Education in Accord
With the Residents Of the
Mission.
REDUCED FARES ADVOCATED
Superintendent Babcock's Scheme for
Two.Cent Streetcar Rate
Favored.

The Board of Education declared itself
in favor OF high school for the Mission
district last evening, and as soon as the
necessary funds are available the lnstltu-
ton will be established. A resolution was
adopted declaring it to be the sense of the
board that the Mission district was in need
of the high school, and that it should be
established at the earliest possible oppor.
tunity. Director Clinton then introduced
a resolution providing that temporary
high school be established beginning with
the next school year. After some dis
cussion the matter was referred to SOM
mittee of the whole. Superintendent Bah
cocks old plan of providing cheap fares on
the street railway while going to and from
school was brought up again.
Director Henderson introduced resOlu-
ton providing for the appointment of a
special committee for the purpose of
waiting upon the officers of the City rail
road companies to ask on behalf of the
board that they make special rate of 2
cents on the streetcarS to school children
on their way to and from school. The
measure was adopted unanimously. This
is reform which has been agitated by the
department and the parents OF many
scholars for years past, and the matter
will be pressed now until the reduction Is
granted or the companies definitely refuse
to sanction it.
The complaint of John Blake, charging
Miss Soule, teacher in the Potrero
Primary School, with having abused his
daughter, was referred to the Committee
on Rules for investigation.
A resolution of thanks TO Professor
George A. Merrill, principal of the Cali
fornia School of Mechanical Arts, and also
to Professor Walter n. Bush, principal of
the Polytechnic High School, for their
kindness in delivering lectures before the
pupils and teachers of the public schools
was passed unanimously.
The following recommendations of the
Committee on Classification were adopted:
That the Dudley c. Stone Primary School
be opened on August 3; that Miss Lillian
T. O'Neil and Miss Marion E. Earle be as
signed to the Dudley G: Stone Primary
School, and that Miss Mary R. Carew be
appointed probationary teacher and as
signed to the same school.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

confined to instances of merchants and
others importing goods. The understand
ing was that no action could be taken, as
all business should be referred to the new
directors.
McMenomy, the wholesale butcher, dld
not see things that way. ut seems 10
me, he said, every one is speaking Tor ms
own interests. Then I'd like to know II
this association would not protect the meat
industry of California"
That's a matter for the board OF direct
ors," the chair remarked.
well, represent body of men who
have millions at stake and are deeply IN
terested in this thing. I see every body
airing mis- own grievances, and l think
should have an equal right to air mine.
mo, sir" said the chair.
''It seems to me that it is all about iron
business here, persisted McMenomy..
''The iron industry is very important
one, the chair answered.
"Well, can tell you that there is much
more money invested in the meat business
in California than in the iron trade"
There was something more about having
to eat California meat and giving it away,
and more about eating machines and CIV
ing them away, when the meeting ad-
journed.
The directors met and elected the follow
ing officers: President, Horace Davis |;
first vice president W. j. Keller; second
ce-president, w. T. Bowers; third vice
president, II. J. Crocker; treasurer, A
Sbarboro; secretary, l.. r. Mead; assistant
secretary, Fred H. Dingle; manager, S. H..
Tacy.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
NOW A MATTER OF HOURS.
Closing Day of the Notable Encyclo-
p@dic Dictionary Distribution.

p@dic Dictionary Distribution.
Some time during the day the last name
will have been added to the list of those
who will receive one of the 500 introduc-
tory sets of the New Encyclopedia Die
tionary, which the Pacific Coast Newspa-
per Syndicate has been distributing at an
Introductory price, in order to place the
work in cultured homes and communities
for the favorable publicity to be secured by
a comparison with other dictionaries and
encyclopedias.
1t has only been necessary to send 81 to
the Syndicate headquarters, SO Montgom-
cry street, and the full SET of four Volumes
numbering over 5000 pages, was delivered
as fast as facilities would permit.
I 1t is also provided in the announcement
of The Syndicate that the volumes may be
sent back and money will be refunded,
provided the work is not entirely as re pre-
sented
And in order that every one, whether
living in or out of the City, may have an
equal chance it has been decided to fill all
personal applications which may be regis
tered at Syndicate headquarters up to 10
o clock tonight, and also to enter, as above
limited, all orders by mail or telegraph
which are postmalked or dated any time
before that hour.
Tonight at 10 O'Clock, therefore, will be
the last moment for any one. in City or
country. to secure set of the work on the
Introductory terms. for hereafter the regu-
lar subscription price of $42 per set will
prevail. and the volumes are good value
even at this apparently high figure.
Remember, then. that if to-day you
bring or send 81 to the Pacific Coast News
paper Syndicate the entire set of four
superb volumes will be delivered to you,
and you have the use of them during the
year while paying for them at 81 25 per
month
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

The last five were defeated.
AS predicted it was fierce fight, but the
carpenters were beaten from the first. The
old contract system was the issue, and the
result of the election is a blow struck at
the old practice. In the past the carpen-
ter contractor would get the contract as
whole, ana after fixing up figures for the
subcontractors, would let the jobs out to
the painters, plumbers, masons, etc. This
peddling OF the subcontracts was not
always good for the owner OF the building,
especially when the original contractor
figured closely and sublet to cheap people.
II tell you,' said member OF the ex-
change yesterday, some of the building
jobs in this City under that system have
been turned out disgracefully. The whole
thing is rotten and needs doctoring. l
could stand here ali afternoon and tell you
OF the many ways the owner is cinched.
''In the first place, the architect, anxious
to have his plans accepted, puts the cost
of the proposed building too low. They
always do it, and during my life OF twenr
ty-five years as builder and contractor
have never found an exception. Then the
carpenter contractor gets those plans and
at glance sees that the figures are too
low. As he wants to make all he can he
goes ahead and suhlets on the cheapest
terms and the house goes up, but how?
Then there is another wrong to be
righted, and that is in the matter of pay
ments. Certain trades, especially the men
who supply the material, must get their
money last. / know people here who
have been waiting for their money for
years.
II could point you out fine large build
ings, credit to the City, that have not
been paid for and never will. On some
pretext or other there may be a lawsuit
hanging in the Supreme Court, that tomb
OF so many cases, and the thing goes on
unsettled.
However, the method is changing, as
the election to-day shows, and the car
penter contractor must step back for
the mason ana ironworker. The letting of
contracts will go along on other and better
lines, and we will see how that will work. /"
The Builders Exchange is in a good con-
dition, with $1,000 in the treasury and q
membership of 372.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
EFFORTS APPRECIATED,
Thanks Returned to the Traffic Associa-
tion by the Hum mboldt Chamber
of Commerce.

That the efforts of the Traffic Association
in securing terminal rates for Eureka on
shingles to points on the Missouri and
East are appreciated is shown by the re-
ceipt of the following letter by that body
from the Humboldt Chamber of Com
merce:
AT regular meeting OF the Humbold: Cham
Der of Commerce, held March 16, 1896, it was
unanimously ordered "that an official letter OF
congratulatiou over the result of their obtain
ing terminal rates on shingles from Eureka
East be sent to the California Traffic AssocIa-
ton, the San Francisco Chamber OF Commerce
and Board of Trade; also thanking them for
the good work in our behalf"
In accordance with this direction we hereby
congratulate you on the results already OBJ
tained in the reduction of freight rates to GER
tain Eastern points on shingles, and thank
you for your share in obtaining for us this con-
cession. We venture TO hope that you will not
relax your efforts in our behalf until all our
lumber products are included in the conces-
sion well shingles, and at rates definite
and fixed. In other words, that you will con-
tinue to assist US Until we secure terminal
rates on all of our shipments to all Eastern
points via San Francisco, something for which
we have been striving for a number of years,
but until now with little encouragement or
hope of success.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
THE CIVIC FEDERATION,
Discrimination in the Assessed
Valuation of Railroad
Property Shown.
Church Property and City Railroad
Taxes Compared by the Ex.
pert's Report.

The Civic Federation, though apparently
not making much noise, is actively en-
gagged in trying to correct some of the
many abuses that have existed in the
management of public affairs of this City.
at meeting held on Tuesday lengthy
report was received from Colonel R. Lam
bert on the assessed valuation of real
estate by the City Assessor. Among other
things Colonel Lambert reported that the
only determinations be found on the AS
SCISSORS books were in favor of the Southern
Pacific Company.
This was on the block upon which the
Southern Pacific buildings are located.
The railroad company owned th1rty-six
blocks of land, comprising eighty-nine
acres of streets, alleys and squares.
One block of this property was assessed
at $1SS. 800, while an adjoining block was
assessed at S1S6, GOO and still third block
for $18S, 500.
The railroad company's property formed
what might be termed an impregnable
barrier to the water front and its valuation
might be considered worth $500, ,00o, yet
its assessed valuation, as appears from the
Assessor books, shows it to be worth
$682, $50, and on this valuation taxes are
paid amounting TO S15, 356. This Colonel
Lambert considers political blur on the
official map of San Francisco.
The property holding of the Spring Val
ley Water Company and the Hibernia
Bank were considered to be far too low
and wholly inadequate to the rent revenue
derived from the same.
The 81 25-tax levy of last year was char
acterized as being nothing short of a
'"rob," which shonld be taken notice of
by property-owners when called upon to
cast their ballot in favor of the proposed
new charter.
An alarming discrimination in the as
sessed valuation of the properties owned
by the Pacific Mail Company and the
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company was
pointed out by producing the following
ngures:
The Mail Company's property is
fully worth $10,000,000, upon which
$417 72 is paid yearly in taxes, while on
the Oceanic line. which does not do one
| half the business. the tax paid is $11, 1888 38.
Huntington's network of street railroads
contributes the small sum of SIS, 7S0, while
| the church properties pay $56, ,154, segre-
! gateu thus: The Roman Catholic Church
| owns thlrty-five pieces upon which ST. 30l, :
| 334 is the fixed valuation, and the several
Protestant churches own eightyfour pieces
valued at 81, 1914 ,410.
| The federation is of the opinion that the
| Office of the Tax Collector could be abol-
! ished and its work consolidated with that
| of the Assessors Office.
| A committee was appointed to invite
Professor David Starr Jordan to address
the federation at the next meeting upon
Municipal Government"
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
WIDEN FOLSOM STREET.
Important Meeting Held by the South
Side Improvement
Clubs.

The South Side improvement clubs held
joint meeting last night at the hall on
the corner of Folsom and Eighth streets
to take steps toward reducing the width of
the sidewalks between Ninth and Third
streets; also concerted action toward
overlooking all gas, sewer and, water con-
nections previous to bituminizing Folsom
street.
The question of having the Wilmerding
school Of mechanical arts located in the
Mission was advocated in strong terms by
DIR. T. a. Rottanzi, president of the club.
A. B. Mcguire explained that from
Ninth street to Army or Twenty-sixth the
sidewalks on Folsom street were fifteen
feet wide. From Ninth street 10 the wharf
they were nineteen and half feet. The
present proposition was to decrease the
width of the walks, from Ninth street to
Third, four feet six inches, thus making
the street proper nine inches wider.
Captain George A. Rea said:
"The only way to improve our part of
town is to improve our streets. Then rents
will come UP and we will be benefited in
many ways. Let us make Folsom street
suitable for business as we'll as beautiful. )"
Epes Ellery concurred with the previous
speakers.
1t was resolved that the names of all
property owners favoring the proposition
be taken, and one member owning prop
erty from each block between Third and
Ninth was chosen to act as chairmen of
committees to agitate the matter in the
several blocks
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

looking into the education of the Indians.
He visited the different reservations,
spending considerable time at all OF them.
The Indians everywhere, he says. are
getting along surprisingly well. he says
the children in some ways are brighter
even than white children. They show su-
periority, especially with the use OF tools
and in the execution of all kinds OF me-
chanical work. He thinks the genius OF the
red man is shown even in the superiority
of the mud pies which he makes in child
hood.
The best Indian school of all that he
visited was the non reservation school near
Salem. There the Indian boys and girls
were progressing with great rapidity.
However, throughout the country, the
Indian schools are prospering and Mr..
Heinemann expects that in few years
many Indians will be numbered among
the most useful citizens of the country.
Mr.. Heinemann will visit the Napa and
Round Valley Indians and note their
progress in education in few days.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

The Board reserves the right OF rejecting any %
all bids. Payments TO be made monthly In csso
when there is money in the treasury for such pay
ments. and when there Is no money in the treas
ury payment to be made ou5 of the first money In
the treasury applicable for such purpose.
Bids to be addressed to w. w. CUNNINGHAM,
Secretary of the Board Of Directors of the Mendo-
cino Asylum, at Ukiah, CAL, and Endorsed or the
envelope Proposals for Furnishing Supplies
Samples of articles showing the character ana
quality thereof required except such as are perlsn
able may be seen at the storeroom of the asylum.
The attention of bidders is called to the ioow-
ing section from the Political Code of this safe;
Section 3235. mo supplies of any kind or cnar-
acter for the benefit of the State, to bepald oy
any moneys appropriated or TO be appropriated oy
the State, manufactured or grown in this state,
which are in whole or In part the produc OF MOD.
golian labor, shall be purchased by the odciais OF
this state having control of any public instituton
under the control of the state or Of Any county,
city and county. city or town thereof
In order to preserve uniformity and factltate the
award it has been resolved to receive 40 Dids I'M
less made upon blank forms Furnished Dy the SEQ
retary.
Parties will please carry out the sam total for
each article and add up the same ttat tne gross
amount may be seen at a glance; enerwise DID
will not be considered.
By order of the Board of DIrectos OF the Men
docino Asylum at Ukiah.
Dated Ukiah, March 8, 1896.
]. II. SEAWELs President.
Attest:
NY wv
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

The above-named articles are all to be of the best
qualities, subject to the approval of the Medical
Superintendent, and TO be delivered at the asylum
at such times and in such quantities as ne may de-
sire. And 1t is expressly understood that IL q
greater or less quantity of any article above men,
TONED shall be required by the Medical Superin-
tendent, the same shall be furnished by the con-
tractor at the contract price.
The contracts will be awarded to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder. and no bid will be received or
considered unless accompanied by certified check
in an amount equal TO 10 per cent of the bid bids
presented, which amount shall be forfeited to the
people of the State of California settled, fixed
ana liquidated dam ages in the bidder to whom
the award of contracts is made shall fail or refuse
to enter into such contract and furnish such bonds
for the faithful performance OF the same as the
Board of Directors may require within five days
after such award. Separate bids will be received for
GROCERIES,
FLOUR, FEED AND MEAL,
CANNED FRUITS. ETC,
SOAP, LYE AND SODA,
BROOMS AND BRUSHES,
SMOKING TOBACCO AND PIPES
CHEWING TOBACCO,
HAMS, BACON AND LARD,
BUTTER,
FRESH FISH,
FRESH BEEF, MUTTON AND VEAL
EGGS
POTATOES,
OILS AND PAINTS,
LAUNDRY SUPPLIES,
CLOTHING,
DRY GOODS,
SHOES AND SLIPPERS.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
First Annual. Session of Their
Prosperous Association Is
Held.
HORACE DAVIS is PRESIDENT.
New Directors Are Elected and Dues
Raised to $40 a Year-Informal
Talk.

The first annual meeting of the Manu-
facturers and Producers Association was
held yesterday afternoon in the rooms OF
the Chamber of Commerce. There was
large attendance, and among those present
were several representative members OF
the manufacturing community. Henry
7. Scott, president of the association, oc-
cupied the chair.
In calling the meeting to order Mr.. Scott
said that after year the association was
gathered together to review the work ac-
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
SEEING INDIAN SCHOOLS.

United States Supervisor Heinemann
on the Progress of the Red Children.
A. Heinemann of Washington, D. c.,
United States Supervisor of Indian Edu-
cation, is at the Russ, having arrived from
Oregon. Washington and others OF the
Northwestern States, where he has been
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
Wonders of California.

James w. Erwin will give an interesting
illustrated lecture on eThe Wonders and Glo-
ries of California" in which will be shown 200
beautiful pictures, carefully selected from one
Of the largest collections, at Young Mems
views to be presented will illustrate: The his
toric missions, the wonderful sea Of SALT the
sunny southland, the grandeur of the Yo-
semitic, beautiful Del Monte, majestic Shasta,
the sublimity of the lake region of the higher
Sierras, the marvellous geysers, the stately red
woods, and the glories OF the Golden State. The
admission Is % cents.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

station j. He was yesterday reduced to a
clerkship in the mailing department. and w.
M. Joseph was made superintendent in his
stead. d. f. Supple was transferred from sta
ton to station D. Mannix was reduced in
rank because of his inability to explain his
entire satisfaction of Postmaster McCoppin.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
THE BUILDERS ELECTION
In the Choice of Directors Yes.
terday the Carpenters Were
Defeated.
A Change Will Probably Take Place
in the Old Building Contract
System.

Yesterday new board of eleven direc-
tors was elected in the Builders Exchange
in which the old dominating craft, the
carpenters, were defeated. Four out of
their eight candidates lost, and of the rest
of the board three are bricklayers, one a
foundryman, one a plasterer and one a
painter. The foundryman is President
Lewis.
The following is the result of the 312
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
Railex,s Perjury Case.

Charles A. Bailey, the druggist, was ar
raigned in Judge Lows court yesterday on the
charge of perjury. Attorney Long, for the de-
fendant. objected to the com plant, arguing
that it was defective, but the Judge ordered it
amended and continued the case till Saturday.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
Judge McKenna's Illness.

Owing to the continued indisposition OF
Judge MeKenna the case of the Southern Pa
cifc Company against the State Board of Rail-
road Commissioners will not go on in the
United States Circuit Court before next week.