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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-05-14

Are you earning any Reward? Have
you the same mind that was in Christ:
In the wonderful 18th chapter of
Matthew God enlightens us as to the
rewards He is to bestow on the Judg-
ment Day for the deeds done in the
body. He tells US what TO do, what
we are to get and what we must give.
Charity coyereth a multitude of
sins. Love never faileth. Visiting
the sick, clothing the naked, feeding
the hungry is according to our lesson
the highest service.
1t is work which glorifies God. God
keeps nothing back from US; we must
not keep anything back from Gods
poor needy ones. HE that giveth to
the poor lends to the Lord"
Are you making deposits daily in
this bank? The account is called
Laying up treasures in Heaven"
There is so much to do, and in the
doing of 1t so much joy, present and
prospective. Make yourself happy
and strong in service for others.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-05-14

RIVER FALLS LODGE, 2. & A.M.-C. R. Morse
W. NJ: NJ. c. Pierce, S. W.; +. J. Burhyte, J. W.;
s. J. Rasmussen, Sec; n. 3. Bailey. Treas.
Regular meetings the LIST and Sd Tuesdays OF
each month at O'Clock Pm.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-05-14
RNER EALIs cnAPIER. R.A.M.-H.P..A.w

Kaler: X, F. P. Ainsworth; S.. NJ. e. Fierce;
Treas, NJ. Olson; Sec, s. J. Rasmussen. Regu-
lar meetings the "a and 4th Mondays of each
month at 8 O'Clock Pm
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-05-14

How Christ rewards those who do
his will.-Matt. 25:3l-46.
He makes them children of God.
''As many as receive Him TO them
gave He power to become the sons of
God. John l:12.
He makes them heirs of God.
The Spirit itself beareth witness
with our spirits, that we are the
children of God; and if children, then
heirs: heirs of God, and joint heirs
with Christ: He rewards them also by
giving them his fellowship.
IF We keep my commandments We
shall abide in My love; even as / have
kept My Fathers commandments,
and abide in his love John 1910.
He gives them eternal life, and the
promise Of eternal blessedness.
My sheep hear Ny voice, and L
know them and they follow Me; and
| give unto them eternal life: and
they shall never perish, neither shall
any man pluck them out of My hand. }"
John 1922, IS.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-05-14
County OmciaIs.
Rnsiuess Cards.
IfH TERS.

L4HYERs.
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~ p HAUGEN, Attorney at Law. Office In
~. fremont Block, River Falls. Wis.
ALLEN p. WELD, Attorney at Law. Ohiee
n in Braekett Block, River Falls, Wis.
II NJ WHITE, Attorney at Law. Collec-
It tons a Specially. Office over johnson *
Elerts0n's hardware store, River Falls, Wis.
PHYSICIANS.
Il A CLOUGH. Physician and Surgeon, Rock
81. Elm, Pierce county, Wis
II W. ASHLEY. Physician and Surgeon.
Y once in BOxmd Block. Residence cor
ner Fourth and Elm streets, River Falls. Wis.
II BALLARD, Physician and Surgeon. Office
II. at <. : FreemRn's drug store Residen ce
corner Second and Cedar streets, River Falls.
DR.A. f. GENDRoN. Oiice and residence
IL first door north az Gladstone Hotel, River
Falls. Wis. Office hours: 10 TO u A. NJ, and TO
and TO sP.N.
L A. TOBY & f. II. PARKER. Physicians
Il. and Surgeons. Office in fremont Block,
sS-Dr. Toby may be found during the night
at his residence, corner Pine end Second SITS.
Dir. Parker may be found at night at his
residence near corner of Maple ana ehird SITS.
DENTISTS.
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ID T. WEEKS. Dental Sll4 sseOn. Office I'm L. A.
ID. Brackets Block, River Falls. Wis.
III T. FOLLANSBEE. Surgeon Dentist. Grad
III. uafe ofChicago College OF Dental Surgery.
Office in smiths Block, River Fails, Wis.
NISCELI1NEOUS.
i EvINGS SISTERS. River Falls, Wis.
Il Keeps general Book Store. embracing School
and Miscellaneous Books, Periodicals and Maya
zines Curtains and Curtain Fixturgs. Wall
PAPER. Fancy Goods. A fun line Of Stationery
HUBER HOUSE. Ellsworth. Wis Louis Huber
III Proprietor. The house is In good cOndi-
ton throriE bout. and the travelling public viii
always find a good table and clean beds. The
bar is supplied with the choicest liquors
~ Y DENNIsTON. Ellsworth, Wis.
L. Abstract. Real Estate 4 Insurance Office.
Taxes paid and information given. full set
Of ABsrKACT Books for Pierce and ST. Croix
Counties.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-05-14
TOPIC. MAY IL.

Meetings every Sunday evening, at
,felOck
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-05-14

How Christ rewards those who do
his wiu.-Matt. 25:3I-s6.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-12
Condition of Trade.

The Cuban resolutions and the ap-
pointment of receivers for the Baltimore
& Ohio were events of sufficient i'm
portance to effect almost any genuine
market, especially for securities. It,
therefore, argues either remarkable
strength of conditions or an entire want
of life and genuineness in the market
that the prices of the sixty most active
railroad stocks, which averaged $49.74
per share Feb. l, have never fallen
since that date lower than 1896, nor
risen above $50.S5 per share. The
market is largely under the control of
operators who cannot afford to see it
decline much, but it is also true that the
vote on Cuba and the receivership had
both been discounted. While the Bal
timore & Ohio and its feeder operated
2,417 miles Of railway, had $43, 800, 900
stock, and about $123, 100000 funded and
floating debt, it has not been a strong
corporation for long time, nor so man
aged as to win confidence. Yet the
transaction seems to have caused sur
prise abroad, and large selling of Amer
ican stocks by London. the net transac-
tons having been about 10000 shares
Dun'S Review.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-12
Visit to The Poor Farm.

Through the kindness of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. NJ. Hill, Mrs. Fontaine and the
writer were privileged to visit the Poor
Farm on the occasion of the Woman's
Relief Corps holding one of their popu
lar socials with Mr.. and Mrs. Abrams
who have charge Of this place. This
visit occurred on Friday evening, March
9th. We left here at five o'clock in
time to be shown through the buildings
and exchange cOurtesies with the guests.
At present the county has here twelve
gentlemen and four lady boarders.
They are cared for much better than
many residents of the county who are
able to care for themselves. We must
be permitted at this time to say to our
readers that the county has excellent
superintendent of the poor in the per-
SONS of Mr.. and Mrs. Abrams. The
house from cellar to garret is kept up
with that cleanliness and care that would
make any visitors heart glad. The bed
rooms are clean, bright and airy; the
tables and linen white, neat and invit-
ing, with every article Of furniture nee
essary to add to the comfort of the poor
unfortunates who are obliged to live
there. The meals are excellent, good
enough for anybody. 1t is gratifying to
know that the poor who are obliged to
be cared for by the county are so well
provided for All the inmates who are
able are obliged to work. This keeps
them out of mischief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-12

in the active pursuit of large interests
all of which are principally connected
with the paper industries.
Mr. Frank Garrison the new Secretary
and Treasurer of the John Edwards
Manufacturing Company taking the
place Of Mr.. Walter a. Scott is native
of Wood County and his whole busi-
ness life is well known TO our
community. In 1890, when it was
determined to enlarge the usefulness of
our first paper and pulp industry COM
bined on the Wisconsin river he was
placed at the head of the Centralia
Pulp & Water Power Companys' interest
and its uniform advancement is the
evidence of his singular ability in that
line of work he being President and
Manager of that company. He is
also President of the Wood County
National Bank and like Mr. Alexander
and Mr.. McNaughton is largely and
actively interested in various other
enterprises and the Nekoosa Paper
Company of this county besides general
merchandising and banking in other
parts of the state.
During the past season Mr.. Lewis NJ
Alexander has bought fine residence
located at 1925 Grand Avenue, Milwau-
kee, at which place his family will spend
winters and he with them a reasonable
portion of the time, but he retains his
home and rights of franchise with us
and will stay and keep identified with
us in every way for the present giving
his time and attention to the active
work Of construction Of the plant at
Port Edwards with whom Mr. Frank
Garrison has been appointed Associate
Manager. The Architects and engineers
are now actively engaged in making
the necessary measurements and plans
for commencing active operations at
once. There is a fall of over twenty
two feet Oh the property and it is
expected to develop an active working
head Of eighteen feet and develop the
same power as at the Nekoosa Paper
Companys plant three miles farther
down the river.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-12
Books For Public Library.

The Library Committee will hereafter
order books more frequently, but in
smaller lots than heretofore, and they
will be glad to have any patron Of the
Library recommend for purchase such
books as he may think desirable. The
following are a few of the principles
that will guide the committee in select
ing books:
1st. It must be book that not only
ought to be read but that will be read
by many of the patrons of the library.
End. Of books esteemed highly on
account of their literary merits the
committee will not without special
reasons put in more than two or three
books by the same author, because
most of the literary merits of an author
appear in each of his books and is for
the most part repeated in the rest of
his writings.
Sd. The books recommended should
be of good moral tone. The ''blood
and thunder" class of literature where
''the villain still pursued her" should
have no place in our library.
Any person recommending a book
for purchase should give the title of the
book, the name of the author, and the
publishing house, to the librarian, who
will place on it on the list recommended
for purchase.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-12
TERSELY TOLD.
lRY Z. Z. Petherick.N

(By E. r. Petherick)
Laughter with woman is generally
more of q physical than a mental
process. For proof, notice the cold
smile with which she will receive a
funny story, and then hear her cackle if
she happens to get into scuffie.
The proper way to praise the Al
mighty is to make the best use of the
gifts he has bestowed upon you, instead
of sending up wearying petitions for
more.
A man may succeed in making a fool
of himself without exciting envy, but
success in any other object always
brings some detractor to the front.
There is as much true honor in being
the best shoveler on the job as there is
in being the ablest advocate of the bar.
Each is at the head of his class.
The principal use of lawyers in i'm
portant cases is to prevent the jury from
getting correct conception of the facts,
and to distract the mind of the Judge
from the main issue to the consideration
of technicalities.
The man who lives beyond his means
is socially criminal and financially
suicide.
The most dangerous period in boys
life is when he begins to pay more at
tent1on to his fathers example than to
his advice or commands.
A woman should be very shy of a
man who tries to keep his acquaintance
with and attention to her a secret.
The man who imagines that he does
not care what people think is generally
the first to inquire what they say.
People who believe all they hear
come about as near being wise as a
sieve does to turning into cistern
when left out in rainstorm.
If man was as wise when drunk as
be thinks he is, he would not imagine
that onions can hide whisky.
Its mighty mean man who can get
down in the mud far enough to borrow
from those he hates.
A sure way to decide whether man
is drunk or not is to watch him on the
street until he meets policeman. If
he is intoxicated he will stop and talk.
This would be terrible world to live
in If nothing that was said or done in it
was ever forgotten.
Discomfort is one part laziness and
three parts envy.
The desire to appear smart causes p
great many persons to expose streaks Of
foolishness that otherwise would never
have been suspected of having an
abiding place in their makeup.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-12
Firemen's Relief Fund.

The Centralia Fire Company at its
last monthly meeting decided to pro-
vide for and appropriate a little side
store of cash to be known as a Relief
Fund for members. This deposit of
resources will be used to be drawn up
on for the assistance of the fremen in
cases where sickness or accident are
directly resultant from service rendered
while on duty at fires, etc. The relief
fund is to be kept up by money received
in connection with code Of fines for
non-attendance, off-duty, etc, which
fines are bound to accumulate to quite a
sum even in the best regulated com
panies. We believe the idea is a
worthy one and the Company has Fifty
dollars piled up in ready cash to start
with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-12
Band Organized.

The Twin City Band was reorganized
this week with sixteen instruments
listed. Mr. Carl Bandelin has been
selected as leader and at their first
rehearsal the beginning of the week
surprised the boys by the easy, able
manner in which he started out to
direct them. Carl has had considerable
experience in band work, is musician
Of more than passing worth, and the
previous record of our band boys
demonstrates that the field here offers
many opportunities to work up an
excellent organization. In April occurs
the O6dfellow celebration when they
can certainly be of much service, and
all through the summer months come
lines when the twin cities should not
be without such Il musical company.
We hope the boys will receive proper
encouragement in this latest move.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-12
LaVaque's Family Reunion.

One Of the most happy gatherings
which took place at Rudolph for some
time, was that of the annual family re-
union at the home of Mr.. Thomas
LaVaque Sunday March 1st. Many
preparations had been made for this
meeting and all the family responded to
the call. Mr.. LaVaque's family is
very large one and for some years past
it has been properly carried out each
year by the children to do honor to
their aged parents by such family
gatherings. There was glorious time
at the home Sunday. The boys all
interested in business their time is very
limited away from their work. Mr.. I.
A. LaVaque of La Crosse had to return
Monday to his business there: Among
those present was Mrs. Minnie
Laboytean of Chicago, Mrs. L. B.
Walsh of Eagle River, Thos., Louis and
Joseph LaVaque of Lacrosse, Arthur
LaVaque from Grand Rapids, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Daniels of Pittsville and
others from neighboring cities. Mr.. Jos.
and Louis LaVaque of Lacrosse spent
week III this vicinity shaking hands
with old friends in Rudolph, Grand
Rapids and Centralia. Mr.. L. a.
LaVaque with the help Of his brothers
Jos. and Louis is conducting a very
extensive and prosperous grocery busi
ness in Lacrosse. Mr.. LaVaque reports
trade very good in his line in Lacrosse.
The family in departing for their homes
resolved to meet again at some near
future time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-12
u. S. Official Postal Guide, 1896.
Just Issued

Just Issued)
Very few of our business men know
that the Post Office Department at
Washington Issues in January of each
wear, complete POSTAL GUIDE contain
ing 1000 pages. and complete lists Of
Post Offices in the U. S., arranged
alphabetically, all rules and regulations,
money order offices and rulings of the
department on postal matters, time of
arrival and departure of foreign mails,
and much valuable information for the
public on postal matters.
The book is exceedingly valuable to
those using the mails. 1t is the Guide
for every Postmaster in the country and
is sold to business men by the publisher
Geo. F. Lasher, 147 n. 10th St., Phila-
delphia, Pa, in cloth cover $3.50, in
paper cover $500. Can be ordered
through our Postmaster and every
business man should secure 2w
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-12
Bitten BY A Dog.

Mr.. Herb Beams four-year-old son in
the town of Seneca was badly bitten in
the face Sunday March Sth by their
large black Newfoundland dog. 1t
appears that while the dog was eating
his dinner the boy came up behind the
dog upon all fours in the act ofgoing to
take some of his dinner and the dog
turned upon the boy grabbing him in
the face lacerating the flesh of both
cheeks. DR.. 0. 7. Hougen was called
and dressed the wounds. 1t was
necessary to take several stitches to
close the Gaping wounds. Mr.. Bean
Immediately shot the dog, The boy at
this writing is getting along nicely.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-12
Grandrapids.

How would you like to spell and
write it in the above manner? Notice
from headquarters at Washington has
recently been received at various post
offices throughout the state, says an
exchange, changing the style of spell
ing the towns in which said post-offices
are located. The post-office department
has set its foot down that Eau Claire
has no capital C in it, and must be
written and printed Eauclaire, greatly
to the disgust Of the people of that city
and nearly every other. Lacrosse,
Saintpaul, Blackriyerfalls, Almacenter,
Sterenspoint, Grandrapids and thous-
ands Of other places are to follow suit.
Reference to the official postal guide
for February shows us that such changes
are actually being made in all the states.
Spring Green is found in the February
Guide spelled Springgreen. Stevens
Point and Grand Rapids have not yet
been molested but no doubt soon will
have the 'lowercase" p and substi-
tuted in places of leaps" and combined
for use as one word. There must be
some crank over in Washington looking
for prominence. Perhaps the innova-
ton is made with an idea to the
convenience Of the mail department,
but we don't catch the ''big' idea. Let
it be printed Grandrapids in the postal
guide, still We see no reason why we
should change from the good old style
which was so appropriately adopted
and has been so long in use. Grand
Rapids is good enough for US.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-12
Bald Heads Cured

Where the roots of the hair are not
wholly destroyed. Dandruff cured !;
falling hair cured; itching scalp cured f.;
dry, brittle hair cured; all skin and
scalp eruptions cured by the use of
Dietz's hair tonic and liquid petrolatum.
Mr.. Geo. Dietz, the eminent specialist
on scalp, skin and hair diseases, will be
at the Witter House Friday and Satur-
day March 18th and 14th. You are
cordially invited to call upon him while
here if you are troubled with your hair
in any way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-12
School Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that on the 3rd
Monday, being the 10th day Of March,
1896, at the hour of 7 O'Clock p. m. a
meeting of the legal voters Of this city
will be held at the usual place in the
High School Building for the purpose Of
electing school commissioners, and tran
saction of such other business as may
properly come before such meeting.
Commissioners to be elected are as
follows:
1st Ward-One Commissioner in place
Of Henry Rablin.
2nd Ward.-One Commissioner in
place of l. E. Philleo.
3rd Ward-One Commissioner in place
of Geo. r. Gardner.
18th Ward.-One Commissioner in
place Of NJ. S. Pratt
Dated Grand Rapids, Wis, March
3rd, 1896.
GEO. L. WILLIAMS,
2w. Clerk and Supt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-12
Easier Monday Ball.

The order of Catholic Knights are
preparing to give one of their popular
balls at the close of lent for the benefit
of their order. They have decided up
on Monday April 9th as the date for
said dance. The best of music has been
engaged and fine time is promised.
They extend a cordial invitation to all
lovers of dancing to participate in the
festivities of this occasion. Further
particulars will be given later.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-12
Highest of all III Leavening Power-Lae U. S Govt Report
I[>>!!aI q! Rs%asSz RskiRS
ABSOLUTELY PURE
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.

Teachers examinations will be held
at the following times and places:
Pittsville, March q and 2S.
Marshfeld, March so and 81 and
April l, a. m.
Centralia, April ,, and s. m.
No Teachers Institute will be held in
this county this spring, but we shall
endeavor to have one or two during the
summer.
Dated March 6, 1896, Centralis, Wis.
2W. r. A. HAvENoR, Co Supt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-12
THE PERFECT OINTMENT.

The virtue of Beggs German Salve is
its quick healing power. Else 1t would
not have earned its world wide reputa-
ton. Your popular druggist John E.
Daly has it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-12

Buy Bicycle now. DAILY the Druggist
has - that he would be pleased to show
you. Prices from S25 to 500.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-25
A NIysterious Rondheh.

An interesting story is told by the Will
mington On. CO Messenger about a mys-
FERROUS phenomenon of a certain distance
of railroad track in that vicinity.
Between the 40 and 55 mile posts on the
Carolina Central railroad there is a piece
OF track for distance of nearly six miles
that presents singular condition that so
rar amounts to an ineXplicable mystery
All trains going and coming. go to grind
ing and start terrible squeaking when
they get on this six miles of track The
noise comes not only from one car but
every locomotive, every coach and every
car OF whatever kind sets up a grinding
The noise is something like the screeching
or an OK cart that has no grease on it, and
1t IS made by every truck in a train. The
track is perfectly straight, and as there
is no curve at all, the cause of the grind
ing and squeaking has mystified the rail-
road people.
Every effort has been made to ascertain
the cause of the difficulty. The locomo-
tives have been examined. the coaches and
cars have been scruunlzed, every cross-ti lie
and every rail has been inspected, every
joint has been looked at, and every foot
of the track has been regauged but no
explanation could be found. The section
master has almost crawled over the six
miles on his knees in search of the cause:
the road master has tried his best to fer
ret out the matter, and the superintendent
has been over the track and inspected
it-all of them making repeated efforts
time and again to find out what is the
matter-but they have given ii up as a bad
job. They have not only not been able to
discover the cause of the noise, but have
been unable to discover any theory to ex-
plain the mystery.
1t is one of the railroad mysteries of the
age. and has been going on for twenty
and rails have been replaced several times
with new ones, but without effect.