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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09
JULY FOURTH.
BY MINErrE NJ. LowArER.

The day we celebrate The day which saw a
nation born
The sun which shines above us now looked
down upon that morn;
The warm winds moved as now the grass and
bent the graceful trees,
And the, light -footed hours moved on, as fair
and bright as these.
And yet the course of empire changed on that
eyentful day
The words which made us free heneefortl.
earth's destinies shall sway.
Like lsrael's cloud and piilared fire, they guide
the nations on
Till each ON freedoms heights shall stand
the heights which we have won.
Bold men were they who took their lives in
hands both strong and true,
And on their countrys altar pledged them
selves TO her anew;
For freedoms sake they ventured all which
kindly fate had given,
Life, fortune honor-everything except their
trust in heaven.
handful 'gainst mighty host, they knew no
craven fear,
But vowed their flag should set them free, or
shrOud them on their bier.
They We're our fathers-in their dec DIS our loyal
hearts rejoice;
For them we proudly hail to-day the land S
uplifted voice;
Hear ye the booming roar of guns? he pealing
din OF bells?
From east TO west, from north to south, the
tumult grows and swells;
II met the laggard dawn before it touched the
Atlantic shore
II will follow day when he sets sail the broad
Pacific DER.
when first with burning eyes to-day the sun
looked on our land,
Wen might he deem it fair flower from some
ethereal strand,
With waving petals white and red, and heart
of heavens own blue,
Glorious alike in crowded street and praries
wet with dew.
All, never yet in other lands bloomed half so
o. one TO whom the fates have given so high
and proud "A dover.
The pleading hands which touch its folds for
Whose feet shall follow where 1t leads no more
slave shall be.
Q, rose of freedom! Set within our favored
Since first thou caught the hues of heaven, how
mighty thou hast grown
Float out upon the breeze, flag by Washing
o banner loved by Lincoln, claim the homage
of the world /!
Few are the years since first thou waved where
freemen met the fray,
Aud yet secure beneath thy folds "a nation
rests to-day.
There's not a star in thy blue fields but en-
bems some broad state,
Where, safe in happy homes. they fear no ty
rants frOWn or hate;
No stripe but tells of battlefelds where once
the turf was red
., safely guard the sacred soil where patriot
blood was shed
From tropic vale to northern hill, from ocean
rhe heritage TO US bequeathed, keep thou
foreIemOTe.
No alien horde or traitor hand shall ever hum
bic thee
Millions of hearts shall beat no more ere thou
shalt cease TO be
Liberty's offspring Heir of all the countless
ages past,
The martyr blood by tyrants shed has risen in
thee at last;
Hope of the future Were we false to free
doms holy name.
The stars of heaven would veil their eyes in
pity for thy shame.
In all the strife of wrong with right, of man
with tyrant man,
Where weakness wars with strength, thy place
is ever in the van.
o, Flag of Stars Float proudly on through
ages yet TO be.
And be thy name forever more the Banner of
the Free
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PRESCOTT.

Miss Alice McCray left last week
| for Europe. She was accompanied by
the Misses Allison.
Mrs. VIM. Dale Of Tacoma. Wash,
formerly of this place, who has been
visiting here for a few weeks, left
Thursday for Iowa where she will
remain with her mother until next
| spring.
Mrs. T. L. Nelson and children of
Ellsworth spent the 4th in this city.
Miss Mary Young of Minneapolis
was the guest of her parents the first
of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stafford and
their daughter, Mrs Lord, were in
from Ellsworth last Saturday.
The celebration here was very good.
Crowds of people came over from
Hastings, Cottage Grove and other
places TO enjoy the day with us.
l.. L. Clements of Minneapolis was
in the city the first of the week visit
| ing relatives.
Miss Minnie Voight is visiting her
parents in Hastings.
The annual school meeting was
held at the High School Monday
tfcuiuB.
Union services were held in the Park
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silver and children of
st. Paul are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Rice.
George Delmars is spending a few
days with his family.
George Williams of st. Paul Park
spent Sunday with relatives.
Mrs. Myers and son returned Mon
day to West Superior.
DR.. Harry Cotton came down from
Minneapolis to spend the 4th with his
father He returned Monday morn
| ing.
Mrs. Hardy and children of River
Falls are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Colby.
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There was no general celebration
here the Fourth.
Last Saturday large percentage of
our people went 10 Red Wing to hear
the eagle scream.
An unusually fine crop of hay is
being gathered in by the farmers of
this section.
Sunday afternoon last a boy about
ten years Of age was drowned here
while in bathing.
Mrs. Jennie Weldon, of Ellsworth,
who has been visiting here, started
for n. Oak. last week.
Quite a number of fine buildings
are in process of erection in this city
at the present time.
Mr.. Frank Spalding, of Esdaile, was
one of the seven students who COM
pleted the course in our commercial
college this spring and received a
diploma.
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La Toilette for Governor.

Since our last issue Hon. Robert NJ.
La Toilette of Madison has announced
himself as a candidate for the Repdb-
lican nomination for governor. Mr..
La Toilette is still young man. He
was born i'm this state, spent his early
life on farm, was a student at the
state university, studied law at that
institution and, after graduating,
settled down to the practice of his
profession in Madison. where he still
resides. While yet a student at the
university he carried away the honOrs
i'm the interstate university 0ratori-
cal contest, being, we believe, the first
of the Wisconsin students TO win this
distinction for his alma mater. After
graduating he served Dane county as
its district attorney. and was elected
to represent the Third Congressional
District in Congress in 1884 and was
reelected in 1856 and 1888. During
the memorable Reed Congress he
served on the committee on ways and
means while Mckinley was its dis
tinguished chairman, and took an ac-
tive interest in the construction and
passage Of the Mckinley Bill. No
member of the committee had more
to do with the framing of the agricul-
tural sections of the biz than he, and
no member Of the House was a more
intelligent and firmer advocate of
thoSe interests on the floor. He has,
since his retirement from Congress in
1890. practiced law in Madison.
Mr.. La Toilette is an earnest and
forceful speaker and may we'll be
claSsed at the very head Of political
speakers in the state He is indie
pendent in thought and VIII brook no
interference with his honest cOnvic-
tions. This has cost him the friend
ship of such men as Sawyer and
Payne, who threatened him with re-
'rement while a member of Congress
because he would not fall in " n
their political schemes. He is the
man they dread above all others in
the gubernatorial chair, for they
know that nothing unsayory would
stand the least show Of becoming a
law with the veto power in his hands.
He Is exceptionally strong in his old
congressional district and the south
western portion Of the state where he
| is well known.
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First publication June p. 1896. J
SHrRirF'S SALT nm FYrcUTI0N.

NOTICE.-NOtice is hereby given that by
virtue OF an execution issued out of the Circuit
Count Of Pierce county, Wisconsin, upon a
Judgment rendered In an action in Justices
Court, for Pierce county, Wisconsin, on the
10Th day Of November 1883, before w. T..
Knowles, Justice of the Peace. between " &.
Nelson, plaintiff, aud Peter BOles. defendant,
in favor of said plaintiff and against said de-
PENDANT for the sum OF Twenty -four and 3I-lOO
Dollars damages and -Four and 92-l00 Dollars
costs, as appears by the said judgment and the
transcript thereof which was duly filed and
docketed in the Office of the Clerk Of the Cir
emit Court for the county of Pierce. on the 10th
day of November, l5oS, i. the undersigned.
Sheriff of Pierce county. have levied upon and
will on the 18th day of August, 1896 at one
O'Clock in the afternoon Of that day, at the
front door of the PoStoffice IN the city Of River
Falls In said county, offer for sale at public
All the right. title and interest which the said
Peter Boles had on the 10th day of November
1855, or which he has since acquired in and to
the following described real estate, situate,
living and being in the county of Pierce and
State OF Wisconsin, tO-wif:
The northeast quarter of section and the
south half OF the northeast quarter and the
north half Of the southeast quarter of section
10. aud all Of the south half of the south least
quarter of said section 10 lying north OF the
Prescott and Ellsworth highway, all OF said
premises living aud being in township % north
Of range 10 west in Pierce county. wisconsin,
isfy the amount due on said judgment and the
costs and expenses of said sale.
Dated this I'D day Of June, A. ID. 1896.
/. l.. NELSON, Sheriff
of Pierce county, Wisconsin.
II, NJ WHITE, Atty for Plaintiff live
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ONO.

Mrs. John Harris is visiting at her
fathers in Bay City.
A good many from here celebrated
the Fourth at Rcch Elm and some at
Maiden Rock.
Porter Smith was in Ellsworth
Sunday.
Lille Smith will attend the summer
school at Ellsworth this summer.
Married, at the residence of the
brides parents, July 3, 1896, by Rev.
McKibbon, Miss Helen Van and Mr..
Wood Ogilyie, both of Ono. The
many friends of the young couple
unite in wishing them much joy and
happiness in their journey through
life.
William Martin has purchased a
canopy buggy.
Mrs. John McCleary and daughter
Myrtle and the Misses Fuller visited
at N. 2. Smiths one day last week.
VIII O'Connel came home Friday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09
NEW CENTERYILLE.

Miss Diana Eastman of River Falls
visited here the last of the rTeek.
Melvin Kellogg and Joe .-ellogg and
wife of Ono are visiting relatives
here.
Alice Thoen went to Hudson the
first OF the week.
Lewis Phillips went to Prescott the
Fourth TO play ball. He played with
the Ellsworth nine.
Miss Lucy Hodge visited in Brook
vile the first of the week.
Miss Bertha Hampton has returned
from Downing after spending a
month with her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris of Hammond
spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. O. c. Ford of st. Paul has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Blake.
w. L. Hodge spent Thursday in
Olivet.
Mr.. Frear, district attorney, deliv-
cred very good speech here July 4.
Mr.. Leslie Woods and Addie Woods,
Gilbert Bowen and Miss Cummings
have been vising relatives in Prescott.
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TRIMRELIE.

Vet Gordon of Shell Lake came
down to spend the 4th.
Happy jim" and Mother Hail.
are in town holding salvation army
meetings.
The board of review spent two long
days this year trying TO equalize the
assessment.
Some low lived person set James
Winters barn on fire last Sunday
evening while the family were away
to church. The barn was destroyed
and Mrs. Winters best horse burned
to death.
Mrs. Mears and Mrs. Terry of Cum
berland are visiting at Moses Cornell.
sons.
Mr.. Jesse l.. Tabor and Miss Elsie
Keller of this place were married on
the I'd inst. at the residence of the
brides parents. The best wishes of
many friends go with them.
The berry pickers have returned
from Shell Lake country rather dis
gusted with their trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Cornelison of
Minneapolis spent the 4th with their
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Berry of st. Paul
visited in town the first of the week.
f. L. Moore is up from Diamond
Bluff repairing the barn and we'll on
the old homestead.
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Miss Lizzie Condit and George
o. Brien were married az Spring Valley
Saturday.
C.. c. Mcintyre Of Hudson is in town
visiting his old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Keyser were
down from St. Paul for the Fourth.
While f. r. Condit's family were
absent at the celebration, hen and
large brood of chickens in coop were
stung to death by bees.
The Summer School opened with a
fair attendance. More are expected
later.
Mrs. Chas. Hawn has been i'll. Mrs.
Springstead is seriously i'll.
Hayingis nearly over and very little
is injured Ov rain.
At the school meeting Monday night
A. BelsoutZ was elected clerk and
James Collett director.
The cheese factory is a success this
summer. Mr.. Falk makes good cheese
AID il meetsa ready sale. He receives
from three TO four thousand pounds
OF milk daily.
Eggs are &c and butter Sc.
The celebration of the Fourth was a
success. The speeches by j. f. Shaw
and ] E. Foley were good, the other
exercises were interesting, and the
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BELpENvILLE.
Haying is the order Of the day.

Haying is the order Of the day.
Elder Moulton was thrown from his
wagon and hurt quite badly one day
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Clonts and Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Goldsmith returned
from a camping tour last Wednesday
f. A. Severance was reelected clerk
of our district at the annual school
meeting.
The birthday party at Mr. Lock s
Tuesday evening was an enjoyable
affair.
Chas. Stewards family are recover
ing from the measles.
Joe Hall is enjoying visit from a
sister who lives in Minnesota.
Mrs. Geo. Reed of Alton, Ia, is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Locke.
Mrs. Emma Gould of Ellsworth
visited at c. A. Goldsmith's this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Doolittle are
spending the week in Stillgater.
Bert Thompson went to Saltwater
Tuesday.
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PLEASANT VALLEY.

p. j. Lewis and family have just re-
turned from camp meeting near Me-
nomonie.
Mrs. Jos. Leitner visited at Big
River last week.
Edwin Everson, our new mail car
rier, commenced his labors on the LIST
inst.
News has just reached us that Miss
Lucy Hawkins, formerly of this town
but now living in North Dakota, wa:
recently married TO prosperous
young farmer of that place. We con-
graduate.
Nearly everyone from here cele-
brated the 4th at the neighboring
towns and report very enjoyable day.
Quite a number from here attended
the Peters-Sutherland wedding at
Emerald a few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knyfhausen OF st.
Paul visited at their brothers, Joseph
Luthner's, last week.
Miss Nora Edwards visited in town
last week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09

The Democratic National Conven-
tion is on in Chicago and the enter
tainment promises to come fully up
to the advertisement. The irst act
witnessed the turning pown of lam
a-DemOcrat' Hill for temporary
chairman. Hill used TO be silver
man. but he has defended the admin
istration and now suffers defeat at
the hands of the silver element.
Richard II. Bland of Missouri and eX-
governor Boies of Iowa seem TO be in
the lead in the order named for the
nomiL alton. 1t does not seem posi-
BILE for the silver men to make NOM
ination without breaking away from
the time-honOred twO-thirds rule of
Democratic conventions.
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FARMHILL.

The 4th of July passed very pleasant
ly here. The program was carried out
as advertised and all were satisfied.
Ed. and James Campbell went fish
ing the first of the week up north of
here.
School meeting was held in district
No. ) Monday evening. William Rice
was elected for another term. The
officers are VIM. Rice, clerk; James
Rice, director; Leander Hammond,
treasurer.
VIM. Rice caught very large swarm
of bees the last Of the week. There
will be an abundance of honey this
year.
Lewis and Lester Miles and their
two cousins, sons of Will Rector, a
former resident of this place, spent
the 4th at Rock Elm. Their home is
in Minnesota.
Chester Keyser and wife of st. Paul
spent the 4th with their parents S. j.
Fox and T.. Keyser.
County Superintendent John Shaw
Grated at Rock Elm on the Fourth,
and acquitted himself with much
credit. All feel friendly interest in
the boy who has grown to manhood in
their midst.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09
First publication July ?, 1s9
NnTICE TN CREDIT0RS.

CTATE OF WISCONSIN = COUNTY COURT
- for Pierce county.
In the matter Of the estate Of Nathaniel +
Works, deceased. In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that letters of ad-
ministratiOn on the estate OF Nathaniel L.
Works deceased, late of the city of River Falls
in said county, having issued TO Mary Eta
Works OF the city OF River Falls in said county
the claims and demands Of all persons against
said Nathaniel f. Works, deceased. will be
received, examined and adjusted by tile county
court of SAID Pierce county, at the regular
terms thereof to be held at the county court
room In the village of Ellsworth, in said coun-
ty. Oh the first TUESDAY (being the first day. OF
September, a. %. 1896, and the first Tuesday
(being the fifth day of January, a. ID. 1897
and that until and including the fifth day oil
January, A ID. 1885,, is the time allowed and
limited by said county court for creditors OF
their claims for examination and allowance.
Dated June 18th, A. ID. 1896
BY order Of the Court,
ALLEN +. WELD,
12w4 County Judge.
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Ell PASO.

Fine baying weather and the work
is pretty we'll along. There is lot
of fine hay this year in this locality.
Our merchant, o. O. Steen, is TAX
ing the inside out of the old Rinkey
hotel building and is making a store
of it.
The 4th was not observed here; only
few picnics around. A good many
went elsewhere.
j. j. Nelson has his house about
completed and will soon move in. 1t
is one of the finest dwellings in the
country.
The roads and bridges are again
passable.
Winter wheat and rye are ready to
cut, and promise fair crop.
The cattle that strayed from here
went quite a distance. They were
found in western Dakota and will per-
haps be brought back sometime.
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Bills allowed, all voting aye.
On motion voted that the City Police
be directed to clear Walnut street from
Main to Second street for ordinary travel
during the forming of tue procession on
the Fourth of July.
On motion voted that Heman Hutch
ins, Z. Anderson, Herman Parsons and
Warren Cook be appointed Special Po-
hcemen to serve from July 81 at 9 O'Clock
p. NJ until July 9Th, and that the Mayor
be authorized to appoint special police
men to serve without pay on July 4th
whenever he shall deem it necessary.
On motion Council adjourned to July
10, 1896.
ALLEN p WELD, City Clerk.
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Some Mckinley Notices from his
Canton Speech.

"Our home market must be restored
10 its proud rank of first in the world,
and our foreign trade, SO precipitately
cut off by adverse national legislation,
reopened on fair and equitable terms
for our surplus agricultural and
manufacturing products"
Protection and reciprocity, twin
measures of a true American policy,
should again command the earnest
encouragement of the government at
Washington"
'"The national credit, which has
thus far fortunately resisted every
assault upon it, must and will be up
held and strengthened"
1.-THE government of United States
must raise enough money to meet both
us current expenses and increasing
needs. Its revenues should be so
raised as to protect the material
interests of our people with the
lightest possible drain upon the re-
sources"
1.-THE honor of our government is as
sacred as our flag, and we can be re-
lied upon to guard it with the same
sleepless vigilance. We hold its safety
above party fealty and have often
demonstrated that party ties avail
nothing when the spotless credit of
our country is threatened"
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Republican County Convention.

The Republicans Of Pierce county will meet
in convention by their delegates on Monday,
July p. 1886, at one O'Clock P. NJ, at the Court
House in the village of Ellsworth. TO elect nine
80 delegates TO the State Convention 10 be held
at Milwaukee, August 5. 1856. for the purpose
of nominating State Ticket, and thirteen u3)
delegates 70 the 10th Congressional Convention
yet to be called.
Tie SCI sral cities, villages aud towns are en-
titled to representation in the convention as
follows:
Clifton ?, Diamond Bluff 3 Village Ellsworth
4, Town Ellsworth 1, Fl Paso p Gilman 4, Hart
land =, Isabelle l, Martel 5, Village Maiden
Rock !, Town Maiden Rock 4, Oak Grove o City
Prescott ., City River Falls :, Town River Falls
sOck Elm 8 Spring Lake 5, Salem 2. Trenton
4, -rimbelle ), Union ,. Total II.
Dated Ellsworth, June %. 1896
L. ). DoOLIrTLE,
A. &. BUETTNER,
w. L. CHURCHILL,
A II. LORD,
G.. G.. PPICE.
Republican County Committee.
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The free coinage of all the silver
presented, whether coming from the
United States or elsewhere, is what
the mine owners demand. Yet how
would this benefit any one not the
owner of a silver mine? The laboring
man would still have to earn all he
got and would get less wages, because
wages would be the last thing TO raise
as the money declined in value.
For the National Encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic, to
be held at st. Paul Sept. ?, and 4,
the Western Passenger Association
and the Central Traffic Association
have named a 1-cent a-mile-rate for
their territory. The half-fare rate
east of Buffalo will be about equiva-
lent to cent a mile. The rate for
the territory of the Southern Passen-
ger Association and from the Pacific
coast will be half-fare.
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FALLS, THURSDAY, JULY

procession the best ever known here.
Among the ioats were those repre-
senting E. r. Condit s. Son, mer-
chants, John Muller, harness-maker,
Fred w. Kendall and Frank Lowater,
druggist and jeweler, Julius Melchor,
blacksmith and Otto Miller, wagon
maker. The road grader brought up
the rear with pennant inscribed
GOOD Road" Among the children
taking prizes were the Misses RAIDS
claug and Rogers, of this village. The
music was good and the solo by Prof.
Sopp very fine. The dance was a
SucPpSS
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FARGO.

The recent social held at the school
house was we'll attended, and netted
the organ fund the sum of SS.45.
At our annual school meeting Chas.
Dopkins was reelected treasurer.
The GLORIOUS Fourth was well
celebrated by the Fargoites, and now
some of the young folks are celebrat-
ing With measles.
Officers elected at Sunday school
last Sunday: Vary Reynolds, superin-
tendent: Mabel Hawley, treasurer,
and Matte McCue, secretary.
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In the vicinity of Boquet, Westmore-
land Co., Pa, almost any one can tell you
how to cure a lame back or stiff neck.
They dampen a piece of flannel with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bind it on
the affected parts and in one or two days
the trouble disappeared. This
same treatment will promptly cure a
pain in the side or chest. Mr.. +. NJ.
FRYE. a prominent merchant of Boquet,
speaks very highly of Pain Balm, and
his recommendations have had much to
do with making it popular there. For
sale by r. 5. Freeman, druggist.