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Smyrna times., 1897-07-14
WANTED.

LIVE, ENERGETIC MEN of good adj
dress, for the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company, of New York.
Apply to ROBERT STOTT,
5t. Smyrna. Del.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

The highest price for wheat, and best
soft coal for threshing at the Office of
the Philadelphia & Smyrna Transpor-
tation Co. 2T
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that
I will attend to dispense licenses as
follows: Smyrna, Wednesday July
14th, at Benz. Hazell's office; Clayton,
Thursday July 18TH, at w. G. Hills
office; Frederick, Friday, July, 10th,
until 12 NJ. at hotel; FELTON,; Friday,
July 10th, 2 to P. NJ, at Bolden's
Hotel; Harrington, Wednesday, July
21st, at Newman's Hotel; Milford,
Thursday, July 22nd, at Central Hotel.
WIN. M. DICKSON,
4 Clerk of the Peace.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

The Standard Oil Company it is
stated, is building a stable and large
warehouse at Clayton with capacity
of $4,000 gallons, for merchantile sup
ply.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

The dedication of st. Joseph's In
dustrial School at Clayton, tomorrow
promises to be a notable affair. Be
sides the Bishop of Wilmington, some2O
clergymen will assist at the cere-
monies. Governor Tunnel will arrive
just a little before 10 o'clock and be
escorted to the school by battalion.
The Chief Justice, Secretary of State,
Hon. w. G. Spruence and many other
distinguished men will also be fn attend
ance. Only invited guests will be ad-
mitted.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

Harry b. Clark, on the farm of Hon.
James Williams, near Kenton, has
field Of wheat that attracts attention,
both from the fine shocks and their
number on the ground. A gentleman
of the vicinity, in speaking of the fine
shocking, said there was not one in the
field of 80 acres that would not split a
drop of rain.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

No-TO- a3ae for Fifty Cents.
Cuaranteed.t tobacco habit cure, makes weak
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

The Methodist Sunday School picnic
which was scheduled for tomorrow
will be pOstpond until after harvest.
The Clayton school will picnic Thurs
day, 22d.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

The rains of the summer that have
reached us, have only been moderate
in quantity and the shower that came
Monday evening was greatly needed in
most sections hereabouts. Our show
ers this summer have not been atten-
ded by heavy winds or electrical dis
plays, as reported in many places.
They have had more frequent and
heavier showers about Wilmington, than
we have had, and Sunday morning
when it was so hot and clear here, they
were having an hour and half OF rain
with lower temperature, in New York.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

AS an evidence of the consuming
qualities of the excursionists that were
here at the Celebration-they came
from Newark, Chestertown and other
places-was the fact that Main street
baker who had provided among other
things 600 pies, found early in the af-
ternOon that the stock would soon be
exhausted, and baked $50 more. All
the eatables of the bakers and others
were used up.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

1t is estimated that twenty-five mil
lion sheep have perished in Australia,
in consequence of the drought, causing
an unprecedented loss of flesh and
wool. As a consequence, wool will adj
vance in price in every part of the
world, and lead to an increase in the
price of clothing.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

Since Abel Taylor has been relieved
as one of the engineers of the Light
and Water plant because he refused
TO take decrease Of 80 a month from
his salary, and failing to get any con-
sideration from the Town Council, he
brought suit against superintendent
+. l.. Wright for the $40 balance
due him on two months salary. The
case came before Esquire H g. Budd
and was submitted to a referee trial,
Wilson I. Cavender, w. o. H,offecker
and j. Wesley Denney being the ref
erees. The decision of the majority
was in favor of giving Judgment to
Mr.. Taylor.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

The first ripening of tomatoes are
taking place, and few are finding
their way to market this week. Since
the multiplication of the canneries
blight has been introduced that has
considerably affected them in garden
productiveness.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

Plumns, along with grapes are suf-
fering from the effects of humid
weather. Geo. Reed Lofand, whose
trees are very full, says they are rot
ting as never before.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

The street crossings about the
"Four Corners" have been taken up
and relayed with the purpose of MAX
ing them high and dry, but there is
complaint made at theway the work was
done. They are neither straight nor
level and the present rain has proven
that the work needs to be done over
again. The rough material was bad to
handle.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14
Maryland College
And SCHOOL OF MUSIC.
FOR YOUNG LADIES.
MAR BALTIMORE.

Superior advantages for studying the
Classics, Classics, Sciences, Modern Languagr,
grees. 45th year begins Sept. Is. Send for
Catalogue. ''' '0'
REV. J. H. TURNER, President.
IA Pm. IntbervilIa MI
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

The Hose Company will hold an i'm
portant meeting at 7.3O o'clock this eve
ing.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

Policeman Jones killed II dogs last
month found running without muz-
zle.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

The picnic of the Kings Daughter at
Belmont on Thursday, was attended by
by some 80 members who report an en-
jOyable time. The leading amusement
was "fagot" party.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

Several truckers had new corn in
market last week.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

Despite the hot weather the past few
Sunday evenings, Jerman Chapel has
been having large congregations. The
Twilight services on the lawn back Of
the Chapel, seems to draw and last
Sunday evening the pastor, l.. w.
Layfe.d, preached to an audience Of
200 or more, and in the Sunday School,
out Of membership OF 1T, one hun
dred and one attended the session in
the afternoon.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

The evening worship at the Metho-
dist Church Sunday evening was
song service-frOm to So'clOck. The
selections from "Unfading Treasures"
were sung with spirit, and we'll adap-
ted to such a service. A solo was sung
by W. w. Rich A similar service
will be held Sunday week.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

The piling for the Brady Steamboat
Wharves has been finished and the
carpenters are now running up thenew
warehouse which will be ready for oc-
cupancy in a few weeks.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

Why do you neglect your teeth?
The result will be that you will have
to have them extracted, and go through
life wearing false teeth, while the
same money spent now would save
those you have and prevent you from
ever wearing a plate. Have them ex-
amined free by DIR. johnson, HAZEL
Building, Smyrna. Grown and bridge
work specially. T
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

The best show for peaches is in the
vicinity of Brenford, but even here the
the farmers hardly expect an aggre-
gate of over 1000 baskets. The best
showing is on John Severson's trees of
the Alberta variety.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

The evening papers of Saturday
promised Sunday to be a much cooler
day, but until the middle of the
afternoon it was very warm. Clouds
formed in successive small thunder
showers on the east side Of the town,
but there was little more than a sprin-
kle in and west of the town, but some
heavy thunder.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

There will be a meeting on Friday
night, at quarter past eight o'clock
in the Hall of the Golden Eagles, for
all persons interested in the organiza-
ton of camp of the Sons of Veterans.
Addresses will be made by Rev. J. L.
Estlin, Alex G.. Cummins, A. E. Jar
dine and others.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

A bothering thought with many far
mers just now is, "shall I sell my wheat
or hold it for rise" Such thought
is naturally perplexing, and they are
acting both ways, but the showery
weather is delaying the threshing.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

The Women's Christian Temperance
Union wish to express their thanks to
Messers. Mannering and Williams,
who so kindly furnished the lettering
on their banners for the recent patri-
otic celebration. PRESIDENT
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

Go to Cummings, photographer,
Post Office building, for finely finished
cabinets, mantelles etc. Here every
Wednesday. T
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

Bishop Grant, with about sixty min
listers, are holding their District Con-
ference at Bethel A. NJ. L. Church
to-day. The Conference will be in
session two days and many interesting
matters will be disposed of.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

Lighting struck the fence at Bethel
Church near CheswOld Sunday after
noon, prostrating the horses of Samuel
G. Truax and r. M. Cooper, but other
wise damaging only the fence.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

The G.. B. Taylor property bought by
Gardiner Mariner has been undergo
ing important changes and is now pas
sing under the decorating hand of the
painter. 1t is to be occupied by the
family of Jos. L. Beckett.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

Speaking of cheap books, John B.
Cooper has them-Webster's Una
bridged Dictionary for seventy-fve
cents. Next to bible, dictionary is
the most necessary book in the house
hold, and Mr.. Cooper furnishes a big
book for 70 cents.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

Sixteen dogs, old and young, consti-
tute the kennel of colored man on the
south side of the town. The continued
yelping of dog on Pearl street would
indicate that there is need for the po-
liceman's gun in that quarter.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

The Str. Elizabeth Van Solver on
Monday carried the first peaches and
new wheat of this season. The peaches
were grown by NJ. NJ. P. Scout.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

Hancock Post, No. 80, G. A. R.,
will hold festival on the evening of
Tuesday, the Goth inst, either at the
Opera House or on the school grounds,
to commemorate the anniversary of
their organization.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

The hot spell that has hung over the
country at large, for the past two week
causing many prostrations and deaths
in the cities, was followed yesterday by
cooler weather.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

The Philadelphia & Smyrna Trans
portation Co. are preparing for large
coal trade and new bins 1913 feet long
are being built at the Smyrna Land
ing.
Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

While getting some hay down from
his stable loft on Friday morning
last, John NJ. Wilkinson fell through
the hatchway and injured his shoulder.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-12-09
Historical Sketch of The Normal.
The Dedication of The Building.
How The $4,000 Was Raised
BY the Community.
THE SITE SELECTED AND PAID FOR.
Struggle and The Weary Interval that Brought The
Fourth Normal to River Falls

1t was on the second day of Septem-
Der 1875 that the fourth Normal
school building, which went up in so
startling a blaze on the night Of
November twenty-ninth, was formal
~ dedicated TO the public service.
The exercises took place at the Chapel
in great glory Of cut flowers and
summer foliage, with resembling
music by the Hosanua Chorus and
hopeful and Urbane addresses Dy
memb ers of the Board of Regents
and several of tue school officers. 1t
was perhaps the greatest day the
village had yet known, and the some
what stately ceremonies, in The new
and high-ceiled cham Der, were Wit
messed by the several hundred people
who has worked so faithfully and so
well to bring them to pass, with an
celebrating admiXture of awe and
suppressed personal joy. Two pianos
graced the hall and reinforced the
refreshing efforts of the HosanLa
Chorus, which sang, among other
things, the dedication ode composed
by the director, Prof. G.. w. Pratt. \
duet was sung by Mrs. f. j. Burhyte
and Mrs. O. 5. Powell, trio 10y Mrs
Golden, Mrs. W. p. Knowles and Miss
L. Wilcox. and finally, at the con
clusion of all the polite exercises, a
quartette and the Hosanna Chorus
rendered Hayden's Achieved Are
Thy Glorious Works with so seduc-
tive an art that the listeners found il
ineXpressibly sweet and unspeakably
lofty.
The formal address Of the
occasion was delivered by Supt
Soaring The presentation speech
was made by Regent Starr, and the
response, accepting the building and
its consequent duties, by Pres. w. ID.
Parker. He was not so gray then as
now, and time had not yet mellowed
the penetrating glance Of his eyes,
but he was already remarked for his
modest dignity and quiet reserve of
manner-traitS that still distinguish
the good President i'm his full day of
recognition. From this charming
Second of Septem Der till the evening
of the fire, a period of over twenty
two years, the school met regularly
without interruption, growing in
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yigor and range as the years went by.
But all this music and bright proph-
ecy, and the ensuing years of pros
perity scarcely suggested the
hard work that preceded the dedica
tion-work that quite oyershadows
the brisk efforts Of last week and may
well give pause to a dozen or more
ImpetuouS towns who seem to believe
that Normal schools are bought up
with the facility of cracker-jacks.
Even before the Regents had de-
termined the location of the third
Normal school, which was ultimately
built at Oshkosh in 1870 and opened
In 1871, committe was organized for
the purpose OF presenting the claims
Of the village as desirable en-
vironment for a Normal school.
On this committee were G.. w.
Pratt, o. 5 Powell, c. b. Cox, A. ID.
Andrews and A Morse. OF these, DR..
Andrews was selected as delegate TO
attend a meeting of the Board OF
Regents held at Whitewater late in
the sixties, when the question OF de-
termining on 2 site for the third Nor
al was to come up for its final decis-
ion Though the choice had already
gone to Oshkosh before the arrival Of
Or. Andrews, the Board of Regents
were so favorably impressed by the
enterprise of the plucky little town
he represented, and perhaps charmed
besides 10y the wealth of its miniature
grandeurs in the way Of dells and
waterfalls, that they gave him the most
positive assurances Of good will, and
even Of success, should the town enter
the field when the line arrived for
locating future Normals.
With this encouragement TO whet
their zeal, the committee went stead
ily at the double task OF mildly BOOM
ing the town in the state at large and
drumming up the community itself TO
a pitch Of enthusiasm such that liber-
al bonus might promptly be offered
| whence er the coca sion presented itself.
AT this time the telephone and tele-
graph were strangers to this part of
the country, and even the railroad
and daily paper had not yet acquired
| the com portable graces OF every day
callers. The weekly paper was the
voice best known in the land, and it
was principally through its occasional
! comments on River Falls, that bios
somed out like daisies in a pasture,
now in one county and now in another,
and with the apparent ease Of mush-
rooms, that the town grew in whole
some popularity. Such charming tri'
butes as the following. quite pastoral,
to be sure, but none the less fetching
on that account. were aimed at the
| village from various quarters.
The village of River Falls is situat
ed on the kiunickinnic river, six mile:
east Of Lake st. Croix. The river il
self after flowing gently through Z
dozen miles Of prairie highlands, her,
quickeHs its pace ard makes mill
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race run of half mile, and then
rusheS in a succession of cascades and
falls through a beautiful wooded glen.
studded with pines and cedars, till it
reaches the lowlands leading into the
st. CrOiX. 1t seems as if nature made
the cascades for beauty, and provided
the rapids above for mill sites, so as
to invite industry and population,
and insure cor itself perpetual admir-
alton: and surely there is no place
that better CONT ines business attrac-
tion with lovely scenery and the mu-
sic Of the wildwood river dells,"
Plenty of things not half so pleas
ant as this were flung at the town
from other quarters, but they seem to
have done little harm and at this dis
tant Gay are readily forgotten. Some
Of the most active champions Of the
village along this line were. S. S. FL
field of Polk county, Judge Clough of
Superior and w. Il. Price Of Black
River Fails.
Many of the earliest steps in this
movement for securing the Normal
school seem to be beyond the range of
any collected references. The pre- serv-
ed files of the JOURNAL donot 90 back
further than the winter of -. More
than that, the newspapers OF this
period were not so much a record of
passing events as budget of opinions.
1t was the day Of the editorial leader
and the didactic essay. Facts crept
in by accident and dates were purely
incidental. 1t is only by chance, then,
that much Of the more sober data in
the case-the figures, dates and so on
can be definitely stated. But thanks
TO this very custom of expressing an
opinion, a reminiscent editorial or
congratulatory communication now
and then recapitulates the entire
story, and we get an outline whose es-
sential points are beyond peradven-
ture.
At the suggestion of the Board Of
Regents, the committee already men,
toned, assisted by the efforts of Prof.
A. III. Weld and Hon. G. d. Parker.
set about to raise $4,000 to be placed
in the state treasury subject to the
order of the Board. OF this amount,
the town of River Falls gave $4,000,
the town Of Clifton, $4,000, the town
of Troy, 81 600 and the town of Kin
nickinnic, $4,000 In addition, a site
comprising at least ten acres was to be
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-12-09
Court Calendar.


Actions TO be disposed of at the
December term Of the Circuit Court
Of PIERCE county. to be held at the
court house in the village of Ellsworth,
commencing on the 18th day OF De
cember, \. II. 1897.
CRIMINAL CALENDER.
State vs.. Ben Leach and James
Fl0ody. Charge: Burglary.
state vs.. George Pingrey. Charge:
Assault with intent to Kill.
CIVIL CALENDER-Jury Cases.
IT. T.. Perkins vs.. II. Il. SaXton.
Jacob Turner v. Frank kreiger.
Janette Rattary vs.. +. Hines, Jr.
John Mitchell v. City Of Superior
Peter kuppes V. Louisa Richert.
Adam Huber vs.. Peter J. Johnson.
Farweu. Ozmun, Kirk \ Company vs..
J. NJ. johnson and f. Leland.
Pat. Campbell vs.. Town Of Trenton.
W. II. Miller vs. Michael McCue.
Clayton Payne V. 5. Sampson
Louisa SchNab vs.. George 4. Miles.
Ferdinand Barr. Assignee. vs.. VIM, ..
Alexander CT al.
Chas Boles vs.. Samuel Hannah, Jr.
4. +. Huber vs.. The Estate OF Geo rye
Fred. Freyer. deceased
VIM Jennings vs.. }. ID. Fuller et al,
Deft.. Henry Haunschildt, Gar.
John Barrett vs.. Chas. Boles.
Christ Scharfenberg' vs. {. Is. x \. H.
r.. Co.
William Lakewood vs. Charles Huber.
The Spring Valley Spoke, Stave y
Heading Co. V. The Mutual FIRE
Insurance Company Of Minnesota.
First National Bank of Canton, ONO,
vs.. c. J. Hclmeke.
Athena PelldrdiS vs.. The Duluth
News Tribune Co.
Clvu. IssUES-Fact ana Law
for Court.
W f. Geer vs.. William Hague.
Jane \ Fay v. Peter Nanasse et al.
| Walter H. Wood ct al. vs.. Burt Lar
/ son ct al.
The Spring Valley Spoke, Stave !
Heading Co. vs.. The Mutual Fire
' Insurance Co. OF Minnesota.
1 sarah VI. Hale vs.. I. y. Johnson.
j. NJ. Wiuterbotham vs.. I. A. Johnson
Eau Claire National Bank vs.. L. y
Johnson.
Wickham s Farr vs.. T. A. Johnson
| Ina RUdewald V. William ROdewald
| Jason Downer, Petitioner. vs.. Z. 81
F.. NJ. x @. Ry. Co, Respls.
Gustaf Anderson vs.. Ole j. Lystad ell
al.
| Hans RolofsOn Is. William Richards
Anna Fitch V. w. E. NJ. Fitch.
LII. Mediation vs.. NJ. Mcmahon.
L. L. RICHARDSON,
4
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B,ptist Notes.

a series i. evaugelistic meetings
viii be held at JHe Baptist church.
beginning Thur>j3e evening. Evan
gelist Ro,tmann viii assist the pastor.
Rev. ]. II. Albert of saltwater,
MINI will preach i'll the Congrega-
tional eaTeu next sunday morning
and evening. iu exchange with Rev.
c. II Mcintosh. In the evening the
subject Will r- "CUr Brother the
Criminal. NJ. Albert has been
chaplain Of the Minnesota State
Prison for twelve years All are in
vlted 10 hear him on this subject.
The south Fork z. Z. meeting will
be omitted SO that Those who wish
can attend the service in town.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-12-09

In presenting a study in figures
to show that the success of Normal
schools is not dependent upon either
a central location or a dense popula-
ton, the Milwaukee Sentinel for
Monday, with the best of intentions,
fails to do justice to the subject.
Though it shows quite conclusively,
even with the figures employed, that
the two schools "most disadvant-
ageously locatod"-Plateyille and
River Falls-fulfill the end for which
they were designed-namely, to
provide graduates as teachers for
the common schools-flllly as well
as the Normals in the larger cities,
it falls short of doing justice because
its figures are not only badly mixed
but inaccurate. In one instance it
gives the total number of graduates
from the River Falls Normal as 2S7,
in a subsequent table it gives the
number of elementary graduates as
-, advanced graduates as 207,
making a total of $50. As a matter
Of fact these figures for elementary
and advanced graduates should be
practically reversed. Even exclud-
ing the graduates of last June, how
ever, the total number of elementary
graduates since the schools establish
ment is 2l1, the total number of
advanced graduates 81, the figures
given by the Sentinel for the
elementaries. Counting the gradu
ates of '97 these two totals are
respectively 231 and 81, making a
combined total of 322 graduates
since 1875.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-12-09
First publication Dec. ?, 1881
q q rE NnIInE

STATE OF WISCONSIN-County Court for
- Pierce County. In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at the special Term
Of the County Court to be held in and for said
county at the county court rooms in the village
of Ellsworth in said county, on the fourth Tues
dav, (being the 2sth day Of December, A. d.
1897 Al 10 o'clock A. NJ, the following matter viii
be heard and considered:
The application Of Theodore Bake for the
appointment OF himself OF the town OF Martell
In said county as administrator OF the estate Of
Andrew A. Bake late OF the town OF Marte!l
in said county, deceased.
Dated Nov. %, 1897
BY order Of the Court,
ALLEN p. WELD,
qi2 County Judge.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-12-09
RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER

Since the burning of the Normal
school building here, some of the
big Milwaukee papers have
started the suggestion that it would
be quite as well to wipe out the
fourth Normal-which ty some
curious shifting of fortune has come
to be called the seventh Normal
and get along with six schools
This has been echoed BY a half
hearted chorus in various towns
throughout the state To any one
reasonably informed on the Normal
school situation in Wisconsin, such
policy suggests at once an implied
defeat of the whole system. The
states Normal schools are easily her
best and most legitimate boast, and
to cut off one of them is to aim a
blow at the underlying idea Of
Normal education. Every school in
the state IS crowded 70 its full
capacity. The problem that puzzles
the regents so much is not to devise
means to bolster up the schools, as
some of our exchanges declare, but
to find accommodation for all the
students who apply for admission.
Each of the schools has q larger
territory from which to draw stu
dents and into which to send teach
ers, than il can adequately cover.
Ten counties, with a population of
2l6,000, depend directly upon the
River Falls Normal. Nor is the
fear, expressed in some quarters,
that we shall soon have more teach
ers than the state can employ, in the
least alarming; for the function of
Normal schools is not to provide
more teachers but better teachers.
In this respect the River Falls
Normal need offer no apologies: It's
professional work is as good rs the
best and has even been estimated
first in rank by a promi-
nent member of the examining com
mittee.