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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14

and charitable institutions OF the
place and assisted in the hundred and
one benefciaries that go to make life
pleasant and profitable, and taken
therafrom the profits on those goods
they put into the Golfers of Saltwater
merchants, the wrong could not have
been greater or more ruthless. in
all probabilities these same shoppers
paid fully as much and perhaps more
for the goods than they would have
paid right at home, A merchant
that does not contribute literally to
the religious and social demands of
his city is soon spotted and becomes
despiseable in the eyes of the COM
munity, but what can besaid of those
same people who accept his many
donations and thenrush away to
the cities for their goods, thereby
helping to build up gigantic mo-
nopolies which eventually will squeeze
the life blood out of the country. Ii
we are to have lively and pleasant
city to live in we must stand by it
and it's institutions.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14

w j Bryan triumphantly entered
Mexico last week His train was
stopped as soon as it reached the
Mexican side and message of well
come from President Diaz was read.
The whole line of transit from the
border to the great Mexican capital
will be marked by vast crowds OF
people eager to see and listen to the
great advocate of bimetalism. The
Mexican people say she is our great
silver friend"
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14
Court Calendar.

Actions to be disposed of at the
December term of the Circuit Court
of Pierce county, to be held at the
court housein the village of Ellsworth,
com mencing on the 18th day OF De-
Gem Der, A. ID. 1897.
CRIMINAL CALENDER.
State VS.. Ben Leach and James
Floody. Charge: Burglary
State VS.. George Pingrey. Charge:
Assault with intent to kill.
CIVIL CALENDER-Jury Cases.
III. e. Perkins VS.. f. B. SaXtOn.
Jacob Turner VS.. Frank Kreiger.
Janette Rattary VS.. +. Hines, Jr.
John Mitchell VS.. City of Superior.
Peter Koppes VS.. Louisa Richert.
Adam Huber vs.. Peter j. Johnson.
FarWell, OZmun, Kirk & Company VS..
j. M. johnson and E. Leland.
Pat. Campbell VS.. Town of Tren ton.
w. r. Miller VS.. Michael McCue.
Clayton Payne VS.. S. Sampson.
Louisa Schwab VS.. George +. Miles.
Ferdinand Barr, Assignee, VS.. VIM. j.
Alexander ct al.
Chas. Boles VS.. Samuel Hannah, Jr
A. E. Huber VS.. The Estate of George
Fred. Freyer, deceased.
VIM. Jennings VS.. j. D.Fuller ct al.
Wallace Crownhart VS. John Engle,
Deft.. Henry HaunSchildt, Gar.
John Barrett vs. ChaS. BOleS.
Christ Scharfenberg VS. G. B. & N. r.
r. Co.
William Blackwood VS. Charles Huber.
The Spring Valley Spoke, Stave &
Heading Co. VS.. The Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Minnesota.
First National Bank OF Canton, Ohio,
VS.. G. j. Helmeke.
Athena Pellardis VS.. The Duluth
News Tribune Co.
CIVIL ISSUES-Fact and Law
for Court.
w. e. Geer VS.. William Hague.
Jane A. Fay vs. Peter Vanasse ct al.
Walter Fl. Wood ct al. VS.. Burt Lar
son ct al.
The Spring Valley Spoke, Stave &
Heading Co. VS.. The Mutual Fire
Insurance Co. of Minnesota.
Sarah NJ Hale VS.. Il. a. johnson.
j. M. Winterbotham VS.. T A. Johnson.
Eau Claire National Bank vs.. L. A..
Johnson.
Wick ham & FAIR VS. T. A. Johnson.
Ina Rodewald VS. William Rodewald.
Jason Downer. Petitioner. VS.. q. ST.
p. NJ. & O. Ry Co, Respls.
GUSTAV Anderson VS.. Ole j Lystad ct
al.
Hans Rolofson VS.. William Richards.
Anna Fitch vs.. w. E. NJ Fitch.
j. Mem ahon VS. NJ MeMahon.
L. L. RICHARDSON,
Clerk
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14

River Falls has been unfortunate IN
many ways but more loyal set of
people to the interests of a city
never existed than those of River
Falls, aud, like the Phoenix of old,
we propose to rise triumphantly
from the ashes of our misfortune and
build up city of beauty and pros
perity. To do this we need the
united assistance OF all. The BUSH
ness men and the people must CO.
operate in this their common cause,
to bring about this worthy end.
Harmony and good feeling must pre-
vail among the various business
enterprises and the people, and every
aid possible must be extended to each
other. What little patronage we
have to bestow should be given home
enterprise. The merchants should
give their patronage to the local
papers and the people should in turn
give the patronage to the local mer-
chants. For it is to these we owe
many of the modern comforts and
blessings of life. One Of the most
pitiable sights we ever witnessed was
at Saltwater Junction where thirty
two Hudson ladies and half as many
more children changed cars from
Saltwater where they had been
shopping, and all were loaded with
packages of every description, having
the appearance of an Egyptian cara
van as they filed into the cars. If
these people had put the hand down
into the tills of the Hudson mer-
chants, who have contributed to the
building up OF that city, donated
large sums to the support OF churches
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14

Notwithstanding the protest OF the
United States, Germany forced little
Hayti, on threat of bombarding Port
Au Prince, to pay an indemnity of
$50, 600 for an alleged illegal i'm
prisonment of one of her subjects and
salute the German flag The old
country governments make short
w ork of collecting indemnities on this
side of the watsr.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14
Kinnickinnic.
Last weeks items.

There will be surprise party
on Hardy Kelly tonight.
John Annis took load OF pork
to Saltwater last Wednesday.
Rev. VIM. Gill will preach to
to us for three months longer.
Thompson Hurst and wife visit
ed at " alter Wilcox's Sunday.
Miss May Carley, who has been
quite sick, is slowly recovering.
Miss Edith Annis returned to
her school at Forest last Saturday.
H. Kelly goes to Red Wing
next week to attend the business
college.
C. D. Smith has sold one OF his
Jersey cows to r. N. Jenson OF
River Falls.
Mrs. Elva Pace was over from
South Fork visiting her sister
last Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. Carley is over from
South Fork taking care OF her
daughter who is dangerously sick.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14

The mistress-Be very careful,
Marie, when you give little Alger-
non a bath. He shrinks from itso.
The new nurse-Do he me m?
That's bad. Wild two or three
more shrinkin s there'Il be nothin
left of him.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14

Spain seems to be pleased with
that part OF the Presidents message
touching on Cuban affairs. The
Cubans also seem to be
pleased. Pres. Mckinley must have
known what both sides wanted and
shaped the message SO as to please
both WAYS.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14

The wages Of twenty-eight thousand
cotton weavers is to be cut down ten
per cent beginning Jan. /, in Fall
River, Mass. By the way, we thought
wages were to be raised instead of
being reduced. We wish the Pioneer
Press would explain
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14

The Suspension committee OF the
House has recommended an appro-
priation of $141,218. $50 for
D nsions. Our local pensioners will
not need to worry about their quar-
terly allowance, at least for the next
year, if this bill goes through.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14

TED-TRUSTWORTHY AND ACTIVE
WgentIemen or ladies to travel for respon-
sible, established house in Wisconsin.
Monthly $65.OO and expenses. Position
teady. Reference. Enclose self-ad dressed
ia mped envelope. The Dominion Com
any, Dept. Chicago.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14

For SALE.-One nice, seven
room house, with barn and shop,
on Main STREET. Also nice place
on Second Street. Apply to
j. A. Reed, southeast Of Public
school.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14

@. w. Newcomb Y Co. do ali
kinds of furniture repairing. A
few cents spent in time saves
dollars in the end.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14

President Mckinley has already
pardoned six bank wreckers out of
the penitentiary. We thought the
government was going out OF the
banking business.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14

If you are looking for bargain
in pair Of shoes, call and see us.
N. I'll. WIGER & Son.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14

Laundry left at Smith $ barber
shop comes home all mended-no
charge for mending.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14

Almanacs ready next week.
Reward offered for orange colored
sleigh cushion lost Friday night.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo @ uinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund the money if it fails to
Cure. %5c.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14

A choice line Of chamber suits
at O. w. Newcomb & Cos.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14

Smoke the Red Snapper.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14

The K. .. T. NJ. Lodge of this city,
at their last meeting, Dec. lst, 1897.
elected the following officers for the
ensuing term:
P. Com C f. Winter
Com. Earnest Whitehead.
Lieut.. Com Victor Scott.
Chaplain.-Frank Howe.
Physician A. e. Gendron.
Sergeant.-Frank Carroll.
Rec Keeper.-H. w. Radcliff.
Finance Keeper Fred Williams.
NJ at Aloe Muckenhausen.
1st NJ. of Cray Follansbee.
I'd NJ of Cesar Halvorson.
Sen tinel-AnSon Lovely.
Picket.-Peter Simon.
Captain of Degree Team. r. G
Peterson.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-14
UIIICP
YEAR:

The M. w. A. elected the following
officers last evening for the coming
year:
V,C.-Geo J. Dodge.
w. A.-Howard Pratt
CO. W. Newcomb.
E. B IS. j, Rasmussen.
Ell. Platt.
W.-R. Taylor.
Sc. S. Willard.
MI. w. Ensign.
@. F.-Clarence S. Dodge.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-18
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Dominion Savings bank at Var
mouth, n. s., has been closed by order
of the government. Depositors will
suffer no loss.
Western roads have agreed that after
Feb. 1 they will abolish the sale of set
tiers tickets and through rates based
thereon to all southern and southeast
ern territory.
Net earnings of the Erie during 1896
were IS. 500 600 The fixed charges UNI
der the reorganization plan were $780,
GOO, leaving a surplus Of $l,OOO,OOO.
William Robinson, a Missouri colored
man, has been sentenced to prison for
1O2 years-ninety- mine years for killing
his sweetheart and three years for
stealing a horse.
George w. GoetZiene, one of the best
known analytical chemists and metal
lurgists in this country is dead at Mil
waukee.
The Vulture mine in Arizona, that
has proudced more than $1O,OOO,OOO In
gold, was sold a few days ago under a
trust deed given as security for a loan
of $24 900.
Cecil Rhodes is a hearty supporter or
the Salvation Army, and he has made
General Booth an offer Of land In Rho
desia for the army's use
BENJAMIN Candy, aged 55 years, and
Seabright Berry, aged As. both OF
Gloucester, N. J., were instantly killed
by an express train on the Philadelphia
and Reading railway at Philadelphia.
The Jury in the Noble county, Ind,
circuit court acquitted Patterson and
Matthew Stewart Of Avilla of receiving
deposits after insolvency.
The Louis Brames bottling works at
Fort Wayne, Ind. filed a chattel mort
gage for So. 57229 in favor Of Herman
Tebbets ct al, preferred creditors. The
Court Royal cigar mandatory mace
an assignment and A. A. Purman was
appointed trustee. Liabilities, $500,
which will be fully met by assets.
James Turpin, a negro, about % years
of age. was killed by an Ohio Valley
passenger train at Naperville, Ills.
The strike in the Jackson Wellston
district CO.. Is broken. Sentiment OF
the miners is overwhelmingly in favor
of resuming work
Thomas Burns. n diver, leaped from
the Firth of Forth bridge, Scotland, a
distance of $50 feet, into the sea, and
was picked up uninjured.
Frank Willis, deaf mute, was struck
and killed by a Wabash train, and AL
bert Sea was killed by Chicago and
Alton train at Springfield, Ills.
The clothing store OF Hedge, Shep-
ard &, Co. at Alexandria, Ind, has been
nlaced i'm the hands of a receiver. La
bilities. $4,000: assets about $4,000. 1t
"a likely criminal proceedings will be
instituted.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-18
WHAT A DOLLAR DID.
A RICH cYNlc RECEIVES AN osJecT
LESSON IN CHARITY.

he Saw For Himself Glow the Other
Half Lives" and Learned That All Who
Ask Tor Help are Not Humbuss-The
Experience EIade New Man of Him.
Ono good woman, who has devoted
much of her time for several years TO
tho relief Of distress among the very
poor people of this city, succeeded in
opening the eyes, and likewise the pock-
etbook, of cynical rich man not many
days ago. She solicited financial aid
from him, and doubtless would have
met with brusque rebuff had it not
been that her position in society COM
manded polite consideration. AS it was.
the rich man essayed to be patronizing
and said: my dear madam, 1 know
that you try to do good among these
poor people, but 1 can assure you that
your efforts are practically wasted
They take your money and such cloth
ing and food as you can give them and
then chuckle over your gullibility. :"
eff / can induce starving creature
20 chuckle, shall consider the time
and money we'll SPENT" replied the
woman, with mild tinge of reproof.
"Oh, well, I suppose that you are
bound to keep on wasting your time, "
retorted the rich cynic. After brief
pause he continued, IF you will DEM
onstrate to me that you can actually re-
lieye distress with dollar, will give
it to you just as often as you can dem
ppstrate its usefulness in that direc-
ton.
"Will you come with me?" said the
woman thus challenged. The rich man
assented and accompanied his philan-
thropic caller to her coupe. Both enter
ed the conveyance and were driven to
the neighborhood of Eleventh avenue
and Fiftieth street. The coupe stopped
in front of an unsightly tenement. In
silence the man followed his companion
M two or three flights of stairs, and he
soon was standing in cherries room
about 10 feet square. The floor and the
walls were absolutely barren, and there
were not more than four pieces of furni-
ture in sight. One was a small stove,
in which scant fire was burning.
A middle aged man lay helpless on a
cot. and kneeling by him were q boy
and q girl so raggedly clad that their
white skin was visible through more
than one rent. A few empty dishes and
cooking utensils lying on the floor near
the stove told their mute story OF desti-
tuition.
The pathetic eagerness with which
the three emaciated occupants OF the
room turned their glances upon the Wis
itors touched long dormant chord OF
the rich mans heart. He involuntarily
thrust his fingers into his vest pocket,
hut his COMPANION. laying q restraining
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-18
One Trait of American Character.

There is one trait of our national
character which foreigners can never
comprehend and that is our unshakable
faith in our ability to ''come out all
right in the end We stand idly and
MORE or less indifferently by and allow
a country to be pushed to the verge of
financial or political precipice under
the impulse of some kind of popular
craze or another, entirely confident that
just before it slips over we can take
hold of it and pull it back. We have
done this again and again, and nothing
seems to shake our faith in our ability
to repeat the operation whenever occa-
sion arises. 1t costs us enormously, not
only in reputation, but also in money,
and retards our growth and progress in
O thousand ways, but nothing seems
likely to cure us Of the habit, unless it
be great national calamity due to our
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-18
Makeshifts For Disabled Wheels.

A veteran of the road suggests thes
makeshifts for disabled wheels to sa,
walking: If several spokes of the hin
wheel break, replace them with two q
three taken at wide intervals from q
front wheel, on which there is relative
little pressure (this is a simple oper'
ton TO one provided with a spoil
wrench). When you cannot find a pun
ture or cannot repair it, take your whe.
to a brook or pond-anything that h
enough water in it for you to get yo
wheel in-and fill the tire with wats
Then get on and make the best you ea
for home. The water will last almC
an hour. If there is no water or
puncture is such that the water won
leak out too fast, 60 TO the first farm
you can reach and ask him for sm
bran. Then loosen your tire, draw c
the inner tube-if you have n doul
tire-and fill the outer tire through
opening with the bran, stuff it as f.
as you can, lace it up, put ON the {
and fasten it, and you will be able
ride home slowly. If you can't get brs
take middlings or wheat, or, if that is !
at hand and you happen to run acr
n sand pit, take that, using care To Ia
1t free from stones. Milwaukee Ser
mel.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-18
Red Jacket.
failing in some crisis to take alarm
quickly enough. Century.
Mica RegiOna.

An interesting geological fact is that
the wild and apparently worthless
mountain region around Bakersville.
western North Carolina, is the main
source of mica supply for the United
States Mica mining is one of the great
est industries in North Carolina and has
yielded fortunes TO those Engaged in 1T
M lea is found in all sorts Of blocks of
various thiCInesSes and shapes and can
be split and resplit almost al infinitnm.
or until it becomes the thin, transpar-
ent, flexible wafer of commerce. The
material is by nature imbedded IN O.
scattered through the feldspar in MASSES
large or small, close together or far
apart, and is blasted from the rocks BY
means of dynamite, the purer veins be
ing found between walls of slate. From
the mines it is taken to the shops, wher'
it is split into thin sheets, trimmed int
regular forms and made ready for tn"
market, the price varying with the si1
and color of the sheets The averag
size is about by 6, though rare sheet
Of "a by Is inches are sometimes found
Occasionally a mine is found where tn
mica is too much scattered in the bee
rock to make its operation profitable
but it is said that the expert mountain
eer can determine its value by the ind
cations
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-18
BUSINESS PROGRESS.
Nations Trade Steadily Moving
Toward Prosperity.
BEEN GOING on FOR TWO MONTHS.

So Say II. G.. Dun s. Co. i'm Their weekly
Review Of Trade Comparison Made of
the Present business Era with That Fol-
lowing the Resumption of Specie Pay
ment-Gain in the Output of zig Iron
Business Reyerses.
New York, Jan. 1S.-R. G.. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review Of trade says: The
greatest growth and prosperity the coun-
try had ever seen came suddenly in
1873, after several months of disappoint-
ment because specie resumption had not
yet brought the benefits expected. 1t
is not the largest and most powerful
vessel that can be started most quick
ly, and 1t takes time for new confidence
70 reach, through easier money mar
kets, larger orders, resuming mills, ex-
pending employment, and larger distri-
button, to the results which makes still
greater and lasting gain possible. Such
gradual and steady improvement has
been In progress for more than two
months. The output Of pig iron has
gained 1913 per cent. in December and
4l.6 per cent. since Oct. 1. The output
OF coke has increased 1877 per cent. since
oct. /. Sales of wool have again be-
come large, though not very fully re-
ported. Money markets feel a steady
increase in demand for CONNER
cal and manufacturing loans.
Little Crazy Excitement.
Additional works have gone into OPP
Grafton each week in January, and the
working force is larger than at any 9TH
er time for six months. Best of all,
there Is so little crazy excitement that
the gain may be ascribed to the delib-
crate Judgment of the ablest and most
prudent men in business. 1t IL not
time of high prices. Many who are anx-
lous to get early hold on the market
are making for the moment lower prices
than they could afford to maintain.
some have secured orders enough for
months to come and begin to be less
Keen in competition. With the Increase
IN the output of pig iron TO 1853, 72O tons
weekly. against 1929 last month, the
price Is a shade lower at the east ana
AT Chicago, but heavy purchases have
already advanced Bessemer shade at
flttsburg. A sale OF 10000 tons Tennes-
see NO. for export will yield only
so.sIh at the mill, and the shipment OF
-,Wo tons of billets TO Manchester VIII
yieid only SIS at Pittsburg. Steel bars
nave been reduced cent and some 9TH
er finished products 81 per ton. but the
demand on the whole, Is steadily grow
ing. The coke output has risen from
ooooo to 1892 tons weekly, and minor
metals are shade stronger
lower Prices Expected.
The textile manufacturers are not en-
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-18

hand upon his arm, advanced to the
cot, and in delicate and sympathetic
manner questioned the sick man regard
ing himself and his children. She ex-
planned that their needs had been called
to her attention only "a few hours be-
fore. She soon ascortained that there
was urgent need Of nourishment, and,
bidding her cynical friend TO accompa-
ny her, she FASTENED to the nearest gro
Gerry. From long experience the good
woman knew just what to purchase for
temporary relief in a case of this kind,
and within quarter Of an hour bulky
basket was borne up TO the desolate
room by the grocer's boy. Speedily the
fire in the little stove began TO throw
out comforting heat, and by and by the
grateful odors of cooking were diffused.
Then, with the assurance of another
visit and more substantial aid, the dis
pensers Of good cheer left the poor fam.
lily to their unexpected enjoyment.
"Do you think that charity was we'll
bestowed?' asked the woman, as the
coupe bore them swiftly away from the
tenement district.
Eyes, indeed, do, " replied the man.
with suspicious tremor in his voice.
well, there is a list Of what /
bought, together with the prices" con-
tinued the woman, handing bit of
paper to her companion. He took it and
n.