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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27
At the regular communication OF
Hancock Lodge, No. 229, held at Els
worth Aug. %, 1896, the following reso-
buttons were nnanimouSlV adoDtpd.

At the regular communication OF
Hancock Lodge, No. 229, held at Els
worth Aug. %, 1896, the following reso-
buttons were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. 1t has pleased the Grand Master
the Celestial Lodge above, our worthy and
beloved brother Hans Il. Warner; and
WHEREAS, He has always walked in ouI
midst as an upright man and mason, true
exemplar of our excellent tenets of Friendship,
Morality, and BrOtherly Love; and
WHEREAS. We deeply deplore his untimely
death; now therefore, be II
RESOLVED, BY Hancock Lodge No. 229, that
the exalted character Of our beloved brother,
Hans ~ warner, talthiuliy illustrates that true
nobility of mind which all may hope for,
though few attain, aud, that his life has been
one which has surely not been in vain, and,
that, turning from Que another IN our mutual
grief we do hereby unite in an expression of
sincere sympathy Tor the mourning wife and
relatives; and be 1t also
RESOLVED, That our lodge room be suitably
drape d, and badges of mourning worn by each
member of this lodge for the period of thirty
days; and, that these resolutions be printed In
the several papers of this county; and, also,
chat two copies Of the same be engrOssed upon
parchment, one Of which shall be presented TO
the bereaved wife of our lamentec brother and
the other filed away among the archives Of
Masonry.
: y y, T % MSsSSsSSSSSSSSaoiarH, Committee.
A good stock of Drills and Seeders
for sale on next seasons terms.
A. L. CARROLL.
HOUSE FOR RENT--Inquire of E.
A. Boutwell,
Pure sweet cream for sale, by the
quart or gallon, at Smiths meat
market.
1896 packages of Rocky Mountain
Tea sold in Austin. Mimi, in twelve
months. Everybody uses it. Tag
CARTS drug store.
IcE.-Ice delivered to any part of
the city. Leave orders at either of
the meat markets.
For SALE.-A ten-room house, and
lot, in the city of River Falls Good
well. cistern, barn, etc. win be sold
cheap. Inquire of Mrs. J F. Currier
The Little Giants Are Here
and come to stay. G. r. Taggart your
popular druggist. has just received a
new supply. They are the only
guaranteed pill on the market. Be
sure you get Beggs' Little Giants.
Ask for sample.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

For all kinds of Farm Machinery
and Implements of the best makes
call on AT. Carroll. Good goods sold
cheap and not cheap goods cheap.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

A special train will leave River
Falls at $3.50 next Monday afternoon
for st. Paul, arriving in that city at
$50.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

Next week owing 70 the large pas
senger traffic TO twin cities it is
important that trains leave River
Falls on time, therefore people are
respectfully requested to obtain
tickets early. Remember leaving
time OF trains is as follows: 7:22 a. NJ
and 4:I5 P. VI. Trains will leave
promptly on time.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

The ministers OF the Wisconsin div
ision of the Missouri Lutheran synod
are to hold conference in the city of
Oshkosh, Aug. "a, % and 20. 1t is ex-
pected that over 200 ministers will
be present.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

Oscar Follansbee recently passed
the examination held by the State
Board Of Pharmacy at Stevens Point.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

F. W. Bliss formerly Of Big River
has moved onto the Strahl farm west
of this city, which he purchased a
year ago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

a little daughter of Willis Strout
lost an index finger while dallying
with the blade Of a feed cutter last
week
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

Send your address to III. +. Buctlen &
Co.. Chicago, and get free sample box
of DIR. Kings New Life Pills. A trial will
convince you of their merits. These pills
are easy in action and particularly effect
i've in the cure of constipation and sick
headache. For malaria and liver troubles
they have been proved invaluable. They
are guaranteed to be perfectly free from
every deleterious substance and to be
purely vegetable. They do not weaken
by their action, but by giving tone to the
stomach and bowels greatly invigorate
the system. Regular size % cts. per box
Sold by c. r, Taggart, Druggist.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

A few new walking hats received at
the River Falls Millinery Emporium.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

Camp Chinook has dissolved. All
bills against the institution will be
settled by a draft on the Sand Bank.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

Special prices will be given on either
the Flour City or Hay King Hay
Presses, to introduce them. Apply
to A. T. Carroll.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

A steam merry-gO-round arrived in
town Tuesday and to-day set up its
lively gallop on the lot opposite our
Office
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

FoUND.-A lady's tan colored cape
was picked up on Spring street last
Saturday and left at this office.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

Corn is safe from frOsts. To pre-
serve the fodder in best condition it
should re cut early.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

Fire broke out last Friday at mid
night in the Millinery store of Nelson
Sisters and did considerable damage.
The building was badly scorched,
the plate glass window demolished,
and the sash and doors quite destroyed.
The stock Of goods being of peculiar
" perishable nature suffered a hard
loss. Insurance on stock and personal
belongings 81 600: damage &c building
which is owned by A. I. Carroll, fully
! covered BY insurance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

Bills allowed, all voting aye.
Petition of X. L. Lien and others for
sewer On Maple street read and laid
over until next meeting.
On motion voted that the water rate
for the Public School and grounds be
liked at $40 per annum.
Adjourned
ALLEN P. WELD, City Clerk.
August 9th, 1896.
Special meeting of Common Council.
Council convened at 7:30 A. NJ. All
present.
On motion voted to change route OF
pipe line on water works extension SO as
to run as follows:
From present end of line at corner OF
Fremont and Elm streets, thence west
on Dallas street, thence south to Walnut
street.
Also, to put in 4-inch main from cor
ner of Fourth and Elm streets east 800
feet. On motion voted to put in two
finch gates, one near corner of Elm and
Fremont streets and one on corner of
Fourth and Spring streets.
Voted to lay 1-inch pipe from corner
of Fremont and Maple streets to point
near Pearl street, and that the City Clerk
order such supplies as may be required
Adjourned.
ALLEN p. WELD, City Clerk.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

Geo. Chinrock's brick farm house
is being improved by new porch.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

O. Strahl is re-shingling his small
tenement house on Main street.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27
Notice to Creditors

Anyone knowing himself indebted
to US is requested to call and settle
by Sept. 1st. G. E. PPATT & Son.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

The Normal School will open Tues
day Sept. /.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Council Chamber, City of River Falls.
August q, 1896.
Council convened at 7:30 P. NJ. Pres
ent-G. w. Chinook, Mayor; Aldermen
Glass, Thomson. Vannatta and Walker.
Minutes of regular meeting of August
9TH read and approved.
Finance Committee reported following
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

The fourth quarterly conference for
River Falls charge will be held at 1880
P. NJ. Saturday, Aug. %. by Rev. DR..
VI. Benson, p. E. The quarterly
meeting services will be held Sunday,
Aug. 3Oth. as follows: $50 A. NJ, love
feast: 1880 A. NJ. sermon by presiding
elder, and sacrament. Sermon by
paStOr at SPIN.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27
A. T. Carroll

has special prices OF near one-half cut
TO name on all Farm Engines, either
wood, coal or straw burners.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

DR. Mudeking will make his regular
professional visit to River Falls the latter
part Of next week, and take orders for bis
splendid white flint spectacles. The
Doctor makes a speciality of fitting astig.
matism and other difficult cases of re.
fraction. Office hours at the Gladstone
from u NJ. TO 2P.M. Examination free.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

The water is so low in the Mississip-
pi river at La Crosse that even light
draft boats find great difficulty in
landing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Junkman of ELS
worth visited H. r. Taylor and wife
the first of the week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

The bird-hunting season opened on
the twentieth, and many of our sports
men took advantage of the first days
cunning. a few chickens We're
bagged, but the game is reported
scarce and unusually wary. Part
ridges and quails are, however, rather
better hunting than in recent years,
The law against killing the game re.
sumes Sept. LIST.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

A good stock of Drills and Seeders
for sale on next seasons terms.
A. Il. CARROLL.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

HOUSE FOR RENT.--Inquire of E
A. Boutwell,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

1896 packages of Rocky Mountain
Tea sold in Austin, Mimi, in twelve
months. Everybody uses it. Tag
CARTS drug store.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

Pure sweet cream for sale, by the
quart or gallon, at Smiths meat
market.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27

ICE.-Ice delivered TO any part of
the city. Leave orders at either of
the meat markets.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-11
BETS FOR FEEDING CATTLE.
Best Xareties-Plant by Eand and Use
Commercial FertiIizers-After Culture.

While sugar bects are relished ber2cr
than mangels by cattle, yet they arc -
much more expensive to raise, and yield
sn much less than mangels. that tbs
are not generally cultivated for cattle
food Here is what Country Gentleman
has to say on the subject:
The best variety. all things eonsid-
cred, is Norbitant's Giant or Long Rcd
for the main crop. \ few Yellow Globes
might be raised for late spring feeding,
as they IL not wilt 50 easily us the 9TH
ers Tie low land Will be best. Select
a clay loan or some other friable cool
soil, that can be easily worked, while
AT the same time the taproots will find
fairly compact and cool sub>oil.
The planting can be most successfully
performed by hand, covering the Sgd
with a garden rake. We have never yet
found drill, either large or small, that
was entirely satisfactory for planting
mangels. Heavy applications of fam
manures are likely to produce finger
and toe " Therefore fertilizc III the
drills, which may be 2S to. 30 inches
apart, by applying 400 to 500 pounds Of
commercial fertilizer, containing IA rel
ativcly high per cent of potash and
nitrogen and Il low per cent Of phos-
pholie acid Plant about enc week car
licr than corn, if tine land can be put IN
good condition at that tine. This viii
insure the termination Of the seeds,
which require Consid, rablc moisture
Il i al f5-
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-11
THOUGHT THE WORLD SMALL.
" hen Her Comment In Europe Found It's
Echo In America.

= have known for some time that
the world is small, " complained wom-
an recently, but l did suppose one
could make a comment i'll Europe that
would not echo III America On the
piazza Of little inn in the Swiss
mountains last summer | chatted with
~ ladies Of a party we had encounter
cS at two OF three places en- route till
we felt us If we had liISJe acquaint-
ance with them. When they discovered
we were from Minneapolis, one Of them
asked if we knew Mr. B. As he is
very intimate friend Of ours, we cor
daily assented and fell To discussing
his family. Incidentally | spoke of his
first wife and commented on the fact
that the present and second Mrs B. re-
fused to allow the picture Of her prede-
cessor to hang in the house. We never
knew the first Mrs. b.. | said, but we
do know and are very fond of the see
Ond wife. There must have been some
thing very peculiar about Mrs. b. No.
l to make Mrs B. No. , 50 persistent
III her determination II keep all men
ton and memory Of her cut Of the way.
My new found friend smiled little
oddly before she said There was some
thing peculiar about the first Mrs. b.,
which, l believe, cannot be attributed tn
the second. She was a rarely beautiful
woman, and her untimely death at .
was terrible blow to her husband. he
married again after aWhilr-be was too
young Il MAI to spend q lifetime alone
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-11

Tho mile.: Z the whole tree family
is the Greenland birch /, is a perfect
tree III every sanso Of that term and
lives its allotted number # years from
IS 70 $50 Just as other species Of the
great birch family do, although its
height under the most favorable condi-
lions seldom exceeds ten inches, Whole
bluffs of the east and southeast coast If
Greenland are covered with "thickets"
of this diminutive species of woody
plant, and i'll many places where the
soil is uncommonly poor and frozen
from eight to ten months year a
forest" of these trees will flourish for
half century without growing to a
height exceeding four inches.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-11
WAYSlDE DENTISTRY.
Teamster's Tooth Extracted With a Small
Hatchet and "a Big Nail.

"While travelling in southern Geor.
gia, :" said Attorney V w. McNair to-
a reporter, Il saw a beautiful piece OF
dentalsurgery. \ teamster developed a
toothache while on the road He thought
it would soon be better but it kept get
ting worse and worse till he could hard
ly handle the reins. He put a chew of
tobacco ON it, but it only jumped the
harder. Then he stopped his team, built
little fire, heated needle redhot and
had another teamster jam it down into
the cavity to Kill the nerve. Still it
jumped and thumped till the poor fel.
low was pretty near insane.
Boys, she's got To come out he
shouted to his companions as he pulled
up his team.
"Thcy all stopped, wound their lines
around their brakes and climbed down
How can we get her out% asked
one Of them
3" 1 don't know, groaned the victim,
but She 5 got to come.
He opened the jockey box on his
seat and lummaged around in it, final
ly producing a small Ratchet and big
nail.
Il guess You'll have to drive her
out with this, said he, and he sat down
on the ground and hung on to buck
eye bush with both hands, while one of
his companions placed the end of the
nail against the side Of the tooth and hit
it with the Ratchet. The first lick made
the tfHlu.ter hmm and veil Int he set
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-11
He CAUGHT At A STRAW.
And Found "A Bulwark of
Strength and Safety.

c. B. Downs, of the freight depart
ment of the Boston d Maine Railroad
at Portsmouth, knows what it is to
suffer from hunger with food within
reach, which he could eat, but not
digest. lie lives at 30 Daniel Street.
and tells his experience in the follow
ing words:
When l was IA years old l began to
be troubled with Indigestion, which
as | grew up became worse instead OF
better, until | found it hard to keep
any food on my stomach. Everything
! ate caused me pain and distress, but
l did not look like a dyspeptic and 50
did not get much sympathy.
l tried as many as a dozen different
things, but they all failed To cure nae,
and like a drowning man | was ready
TO catch at any straw Offering the
least hope Of rescue Then | tricd
Puritana and was not only relieved by
it from the pain, but in a short time
completely cured Of my indigestion.
| could eat sausages without thcir
hurting me, and found that Puri-
tana had given me new stomach
that would digest any food. l believe
r., that was the first person in
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-11

Mrs TIonstonn, | remember, when
Wordsworth, Rogers and Hallam once
dmed with her father at Hampton
Court was, womanlike somewhat dis
appointed by the poets appearance.
considering him the ugliest of the par
ty and well nigh weeping over his big
nose and what She rather uncharitably
called the general coarseness" of his
appearance. But she was much f1atter
ed and touched when Wordsworth i'll
sisted that her little fatherless baby
should be brought to him, although,
when the mite put up his lip as chill
dren Will, the poet said gently, i'll slow.
reproachful accents; What! Make such
a face rs that at an old man and Il
Rtn'-Londou Gentlewoman.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-11

In developing cathodograph picture
1t Is noticeable that the development
goes on all through the film, back as
well as front. This is not the case with
ordinary camera exposures, which de-
velop from the front toward the back of
the plate. The behavior noted is with
the catho1ograph an Indication Of the
fact that the sensitive film itself is
largely transparent to the cathode rays.
and therefore lets them through without
fully utilizing them. If they could all
be absorbed and made 10 do chemical
work, our time for making an impress
sion would be much abbreviated Eli
hu Thompson in Century
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-11
PAINT AROUND THE FARM.
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The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-11

One Of the most poisonous snakes ut
the London zoo, kug cobra. recently
became nearly blind Whom it shed its
skin, ii threw of evrY part except the
transparent plate which covers the eye
After each change f SKIN this plate re
manned uneast, and The successive lay
crs became Opaque and projected over
the eye in horny boss The keeper
used the snake habit Of creeping through
any aperture which it can find in the
wall of its cage 10 rid itself of the
growth over the eye He drew back the
iron shutter which separates one com
partment from the other, leaving mar
row space open. The cobra soon discoy-
cred this, and pushed its nose into the
crack. This was slightly widencd and
the snake squeezed through, rubbing off
one of the scales as 1t did so 1t was
then induced to 20 back by the way it
had come, and after this had been re-
peated once or twice it cleared the scale
from the other eye Since then it has
cast its skin completely and its eyes are
apparently none the worse for its tenn
porary blindness. Snakes naturally drag
themselves through rough grass and
holes to get rid Of the old skin which
clings to them London Public Opin-
ion
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-11

Wild barlfY has but little value as =
forage plant when II is in tho towering
stage and later, but during tic fall ard
early spring, when the plants are small.
they are eaten and afford considerable
pasturage II comes up SO ammdantly
from the old cut off stems that il hns
the appearance Of being perennial.
The succulent leaves in October cover
the ground III many cases, and in this
condition are eaten by stock of all kinds.
In considering its nutritiyo value one
must consider its noxious qualities, and
these SO outweigh its good qualities that
it should be kept down. Bulletin Iowa
Station
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-11
ROAD PETITION.
70 the Honorable Boards OF County Comm
sIoners of the counties OF Franklin
Somerset, in the state OF Maine.

To the Honorable Boards OF County Commas
sIoners of the counties OF frankllu tld
somerset in the state OF Name.
Respectfully represe cent the Seiectmen Of ne
towns OF Freeman, in said County OF Frank.
lin, aud the SeleCtmen of the town of View
Portland, in said County of Somerset, duly
instructed and authorized by their respective
t owns, that st elton OF the county road LEAD.
ing from point near the dWt ling house If
NJ. Y. Lander, in said Freeman. over Freeman
Ridge, 10 the road extending from West New
Portland village To kingield village, aud
being partly in said Freeman and part III
said New Portland is not in safe and con-
verient condition for travel on account OF lis
steep grades and the repeated damage done
by water, and that ii is not thought advisable
to attempt to repair and maintain said sec.
ton of road as now located, and they there.
fore respectfully petition that said section
may be altered or discontinued in whole or
in part and IA new section or new sections
between said points may be located and the
grades established as may seem best.
May l8, 1896.
Y. &. WEYMOUTH, selectmen Of the
JOHN w. OLIVER, Town OF
BENZ. DODGE. Freem
j. KNowLroN, JR., Selectmen of the Town
+. l.. EMERY of New Portland
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-11
A LITTLE PINK SHOE.


Only little PINK DaDY snoe
That is stained and wrinkled and torn,
With a tiny hole where the little pink toe
Peeped out in tho days that are gone.
TIL little pink toe was tho "big little pig
That to market 50 often would 20,
And over and over the legend vas told
As kissed the little pink toe
"Pisgie some more " the red lips would lisp,
AID the story All kiss were gwen
Again ana again. - happy We're we
IL motherhoud's forctaste Of heaven.
But there enc a night, with de5olate blight,
Nhtu death bore my idol awaY,
And TO litilp to- ever peeps from the shoe
t. be kissed in the sweet old way
But my taars have deluged the little pink
shoe
And stained 1t a deeper stain,
And ! l9as for the touch that would chill me
ID death
II it tsve NE my darling again.
So. when am dad, lay the little pink shoe
Near M heart that Is silent and cold,
And perhaps up above, in the sunlight Of love
l shall kiss the pink toe - Of old
kate Thyson Mari in New York Journal
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-11
To Keep Crows From Corn.

To keep crows from corn and at the
same time be able to plant the seeds
with corn rlanter, Orange Judd Farm
er advises lows: put the seed in
a box, pou ooiling water to heat it.
and then Sprinkle on small quantity of
liquid coal tar. Shovel the whole mass
over until the tar is we'll distributed
upon every kernel, then dry it off thor
oughly by sprinkling on some fine dry
plaster or dirt, working the mass over
until each kernel is well covered Then
spread ont to dry, and it will go through
any planting machine without trouble. "