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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-02-11
Executive CIemency.

However fragrant may have been
the abuse of the pardoning power,
executive clemency is a constitution
al prcrogative which cannot be
abrogated or abridged simply by
the creation of board of pardons.
While an advisory board of the
character proposed may do much to
restrict the number of pardons grant
ed, it can have no absolute power
opposed to that of the executive
unti, that officer shall have first been
shorn of his power to pardon
criminals by an amendment to the
constitution. No one knows this
fact any better than the members of
the Legislative Judiciary committees
who would pass upon bill creating
such board, yet they might report
favorably thereon as a temporary
makeshift in the hope that it would
never get into the hands of the SUI
preme Court, al least until after the
people had been given an opportunity
to vote upon proposition to amend
the constitution in this particular.
Constitutional amendments are
worked by very slow process
under our biennial system, but an
amendment could be put into a
course of incubation while the ad-
visory board project is being ex-
perimented upon, and thus some
time gained. OF the need of the
proposed reform there seems to us
to be no question, but there is only
one effectual way in which to secure
it, and that is by constitutional
amendment, as it so happens some
times that a man is elected to the
gubernatorial office who becomes
FESTIVE under Legislative restriction
of his constitutional powers which is
in fact no restriction at all when the
test of a Supreme Court decision is
applied.
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SPRING LAKE.

j. w. Biddle of Spring Valley was
calling on friends here Sunday.
James Mercer of Waverly was in
town Saturday.
Miss Lizzie Linda is stopping with
Herman Andrus' family this winter.
Mr.. Ofsta and daughter Bertha of
Gilman were calling on friends here
Saturday
Mrs. NJ. L. Maxgood of Gilman has
been visiting at her daughters, Mrs.
John Freeman S, for few days.
Walter Scott was visiting friends in
Gilman Saturday and Sunday.
The people of Spring Valley have
made a good choice in the appoint
ment of Frank Johnson for post
master to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of DR.. X. Il. Rostad.
Peter Vanasse is getting his mill
yard filled with logs and the teams
are still hauling. He expects to sta
his mill soon. He has men cutting
bolts and ccrdwood. As soon as the
hauling is finished the men will be set
to cutting bolts and will have work as
long as there is sleighing. This gives
employment to mum Der of poor men
who would have to do without great
many necessities, and well-to-dO men
who have all this worlds goods, are
also working for him, as they have
hired men to drive their teams. Mr..
Vanasse never has any difficulty in Sc
curing men to work for him.
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ST. PAUL,

Mrs. j. ID. Higgins formerly Mrs. L
S. Ravens of River Falls, is lying
dangerously i'll at her home in Mime.
apolis from a serious paralytic stroke
IG is her second attack.
1t is said that twenty-six inches of
snow more than usual have fallen in
the Northwest already. and it is still
coming. Unusually high water is
anticipated in the spring.
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly, formerly
mem Der Of congress, and known as a
lecturer upon general and political
topics in Wisconsin, is a member OF
the lower house of the legislature, and
a very useful one. Those who attack
him IN a debate once, rarely co it a
second time. His eloquence and
ready wit make him dangerous man
to meet in argument.
Another snow storm, blizzard and
blockade Of the railroads struck West
ern Minnesota and the Dakotas Feb
9.
The st. Paul churches are feeling
the hard times very much and some
of the stronger ones are likely tC
unite with others of their own de,
nomination, closing one house tC
reduce expenses.
A new special ungraded truant oil
reform school-select your own name
has been started TO relieve the
regular schools of very dull, very bad
or truant pupils.
Senator John c. Spooner of Wiscon
sin will address the Sons Of the Ameri
can Revolution at the Peoples church
on February %. A chorus Of children
from the public schools will render
patriotic songs.
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ONO,

The Ladies' Aid Society met at Mrs.
Chas. Bakers last Wednesday.
There was party at III. f. Davis
last Friday night.
Oren Harvey and family visited at
Farmhill Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Udel Van of Maiden
Rock spent Sunday with relatives In
this vicinity.
Jas McNeal and /. w. Hinkley
went TO Red Wing Thursday, return
ing home Friday.
There will be a surprise party for
Mrs. Jennie Betterly Tuesday.
Mr.. Mason of Rush River has moved
into the vacant house on Ed. Vans
farm.
j. w. Baker has purchased a new
cutter Of ]. NJ. Carmichael.
Miss Almena Rice OF Farmhill is
visiting her sister, Mrs. o. Harvey.
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Of the Congregational Church
ToPIC, FEB. IA.


What Our Denomination is Doing
Zach. Ala.
This topic is evidently designed to
stimulate Endeavorers to enquire
about and report upon activities OF
their respective denominations.
There is one point to which we
think special attention should be
called in connection with this topic,
and that is the necessity for more def
mite and aggressive activity on the
part of the individual churches in the
direction of evangelizing their own
parishes or neighborhoods.
1t would be found profitable in
most cases TO take at least some of the
time of the meeting for discussion
of the questions:-What is our own
church doing? What should it be do
ing? What am doing to hasten the
coming of Christ's kingdom? What
should be doing?
''Ye are the Light of the World, !"
Jesus said to his disciples, and it is
still true to-day that the church is
the Light of the World.
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Estate of L. NJ. kinnett. Hearing
upon application for final settlement.
Order entered allowing final account
and assigning residue.
Estate of James Ryan. Hearing
upon application for final settlement.
Order entered allowing final account
and assigning residue of estate.
Estate of G. o. Cone. Hearing up
on application for final settlement.
No parties appearing, matter held
over until March regular term.
Will of Casper CLIFFORD. Applica-
tion for final settlement. Order en-
tered allowing final account and as
signing residue of estate.
Will of Mary O'Brien. Application
for probate of will. Will submitted
to probate and order entered appoint
ing f. NJ. White executor on filing
bonds in sum of $500.
Estate of Geo. c. Loucks. Appli-
cation for final settlement. No one
appearing, matter held over until reg.
ular term in March.
Announcement made by County
Judge that will of NJ. c. Woodwork
is filed in this court.
SPECIAL TERM FEB. 9TH.
Estate of Joseph Graf. Applica.
tion for final settlement. Order en-
tered allowing final account and as
signing residue of estate.
Will of Bridget Casey. Application
for final settlement. Order entered
allowing final account and assigning
residue of estate.
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PLUM CITY.

Geo. Churchill, resident of this
town, died at his home last Thursday
morning. He had been a sufferer
from bilious fever for several weeks.
The funeral services were performed
by Elder Doughty. His family have
the sympathy of the community in
their bereavement.
Miss Carrie Moser is visiting her
friends at Lake City.
Mr.. b. Raab is in a very critical
condition at present.
DR.. Curtis little son is very low
with lung fever.
Mrs. Emma Moser, who has been
visiting her parents, returned home
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oberding and Mr.. and
Mrs. KaminietZ visited Rev. KluZa
last Saturday and Sunday.
Casper Moser made business trip
to Lake City last Thursday.
Miss Eberg is still visiting friends
at Alma.
Mrs. Menke who has been on the
sick list for some time is improving.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-02-11
Ticket BROKERAGE.

An attempt Is now Delng maze &c
wipe out, by Congressional action,
that somewhat questionable class OF
industry known as brokerage in
railway tickets handled by so-called
ticket scalpers. Those who are
urging the measure argue that all
railway companies provide convent
ent places for the purchase of tickets
of their own authorized agents; the
scalper is a middle man for whom
there is absolutely no need; that his
business is wholly illegitimate, and
that there is not single offense in
the entire gamut of fraud and decep-
ION of which he is not guilty. 1t is
claimed the entire business is
founded upon deception and fraud,
and that by it the railroad companies
and the people are annually robbed
of millions of dollars. The brokers
claim, on the other hand, that they
are the beneficent source from which
flows blessings to the travelling
public, while enabling them to turn
a few honest pennies without de-
frauding the railway companies,
whom they assume have once
received pay for all tickets sold by
scalpers. AT first thought it would
seem that the scalpers are a SUI
perfluous lot of middle men, as
tickets are on sale at most railway
stations where passengers get onto
the cars, in fact at all stations where
scalpers are to be found. But, from
the arguments employed it appears
to us that the railroad companies
themselves are in a great measure
responsible for the conditions which
make possible the continued existence
of the brokerage system. These
scalpers are not engaged in scalping
for their health, but for what money
there is in it, and as the railway
companies are making a common
cause against them, by combinations
which railway corporations are
capable of making and which it is
within their power to make, they
could render it impossible for a
scalper to obtain tickets at a less rate
per mile than that charged by the
companies. This would cut off the
source of revenue to The scalper, and
effectually freeze him out. To do
this, the companies would have to
provide themselves with tickets not
easily counterfeited and counterfeit
of which would be detected by eX-
pert conductors as a spurious bank
bill is detected by a bank teller,
then place them only in the hands
of duly authorized station and city
ticket agents for sale, and redeem all
or any part of ticket unused, pay
ing therefor sum equal to the
amount which the purchaser had
paid for it, thus removing all in
centive on the part of the holder to
offer the same to ticket broker.
BY combination, and the universal
adoption of methods similar to those
which we have briefly outlined,
which seems to us to be practicable,
the scalper could be overcome with
out the aid of legislation which
would be of doubtful constitutional
ity. Under the proposition we have
advanced the danger to be appre-
hended from counterfeit and stolen
tickets would remain, but not in an
increased degree.
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First publication Feb. IL, 1897
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
CTATE OF wIsCoNsIN-County Court for
= Pierce County.

STATE OF WISCONSlN-County Court for
- Pierce County.
In the matter of the will of Mary OBrien,
deceased. In Probate.
Notice Is hereby given that letters tesla
mentary on the win Of Mary O'Brien, de-
ceased, late Of the city OF River Falls, in said
city of River Falls in said county. the claims and
demands of all persons against said Mary
O'Brien deceased. will be received, exam
ined and adjusted by the county court of said
Pierce county, at the regular terms thereof, TO
be held at the county court room IL he village
of Ellsworth, in said county, on the hrst Tues
day (being the 4th day. OF May, A. ID. 1897,
and the first Tuesday lbeing the 9TH day OF
Sept, A. d. 1897. and that until and including
the 18th day OF Sept, A. ID. 1897, is the time
allowed and limited by said county court for
creditors OF said Mary O'Brien, deceased,
to. present their claims for examination and
allowance.
Dated February 9, 1897.
By order of the Court,
ALLEN Z. WELD,
44-wi County judge.
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First publication Feb. 4. 1897 }
NOTICE or SALE.

CTATE OF wIsCoNsIN,-County Court for
y Pierce County.
In the matter Of the guardianship OF Alfred
G. Hall and LottIe Mann. In Probate.
Notice Is hereby given that by virtue and in
matter on the 10th day OF January A. ID. 1897.
the undersigned AlZada Bennett, Guardian of
said minors, Will on the 9th day of February
A. ID. 1897, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, at the residence
OF Alzada Bennett in the town OF Trimbelle in
Pierce County, offer for sale at public auction,
the following described land situated in the
County OF Pierce, to-witt: The West half OF
the North west quarter of Southwest quarter
Of Section nine l9l, Township twenty-six (26),
North Of Range eighteen (ls) West. The terms
deed.
Dated January 2sth, A. d. 1897.
ALZADA BENNETT,
Guardian Of above named minors.
4a-ws
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-02-11

caught fire last Tuesday and would
have been destroyed but for the heroic
action of Pearl Hartshorn, a boy of
10, sho Immediately climbed to the
roof and smothered. the flames with
snow until water could be brought TO
quench the rapidly advancing fire.
Isaac Mohanna of Minneapolis spent
Sunday with Allen Rudesill.
Mrs. j. Gatten is on the sick list.
John Gatten of Glenwood spent
Friday with his sister, Mrs. VIM.
HartshOrn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-02-11
Treaty-Makinu Power.

Though it may occasionally
happen that the assent of the United
States Senate to treaty made with
a foreign power by the President is
but matter of form, Cleveland has
proved the wisdom of the constitu-
tional provision which makes the
Senate a part of the treaty-rnaking
power by subiecting all treaties to
the approval ofthat body. \ British
minister at Washington once became
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-02-11
BENNETT DISTRICT.

Jacob Killian is hauling logs fof q
new barn.
p. NJ. Terry has some fine horses
for sale cheap for cash.
A. d. Killian has a good second
hand seeder for sale.
Any one who wishes to buy 20 acres
of timber should attend the Bennett
sale Feb. q, 1897.
A young stranger has come to stay
with Mr.. and Mrs. p. ". Terry.
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QQWNING-

Mrs. S. Wheeler OF Glenwood was
here visiting friends the first of the
week.
Lilly Clair of Glenwood is here Wis
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Harris
horn.
Joe Fahey has been very i'll for over
week. DR.. Parks is attending him.
The residence Of VIM. Hartshern
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PRESCOTT.

Miss Mary Young Of Minneapolis
spent Sunday with her parents.
Rev. Mcintosh of River Falls
lectured in the Congregational and
NJ. T.. churches Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday afternoons and evenings OF
this week. The lectures were very
we'll attended.
j. S. Field went out to Ellsworth
this week.
Miss Minnie Voigt is visiting her
sister at st. Paul.
Frank McGray OF Saltwater was in
the city last week.
The members Of the Eastern Star
Chapter surprised Mr.. and Mrs. James
Stirratt of Oak Grove Thursday eve
ming of last week.
Bishop Nicholson occupied the
pulpit at the Episcopal church Sunday
morning.
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GERTRUDE.

There was a birthday party at G. E.
Hanson's a week ago Tuesday.
There will be a social at the school
house Friday, Feb. 10. Every family
that can, will bring cake.
G. Z. Hanson and family visited In
Viking last Sunday.
Christ Nelson OF Pleasant Valley
got the lucky num- Der on Oscar Sven
sons accordion.
Joe Jills is better.
Agnes Halvorson is improving.
Theodore Thompson has returned
from the northern part of the state.
where he has been hunting.
Willie Halvorson has a very sore
eve
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COUNTY COURT. PROCEEDINGS.
ALLEN P. WELD. County Judge.
REGULAR TEaM, FEBRUARY ID, 1897.

REGULAR TERN, FEBRUARY I'd, lssI.
Estate of VIM. Linda. License
granted to sell real estate.
VIII of Susan NJ. Childs. Hearing
on claims. None filed.
Estate OF b. S. Austin. Hearing on
claims. None filed.
Estate of Archie Raphael. Hear.
ing on claims. No claimants being
present. matter adjourned until next
day fixed for hearing claims, Sept. It'll
Estate Of A. M. Youells. Hearing
upon application for final settlement
Order entered allowing account and
assigning residue.
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MARTELI,

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Bake,
Feb. I'd, daughter.
Gerhart Forseth came home from
the Normal on account of sickness
last week, but he will soon be able to
resume his studies.
Rod and George Williams visited
their parents in Kinnickinnic last
Sunday.
Mrs. c. A. Sorenson spent a couple
days in River Falls the first of the
week.
Wanted: 500 ladies and gentlemen
in costumes to attend the masque ball
at Bonsness' hall Saturday evening,
February Goth.
Mrs. j. +. Johnson was out from
River Falls last Tuesday.
DIR. and Mrs. Thorson of Baldwin
were guests at DIR. Fjelde's last
Sunday.
The Town Treasurer says that taxes
are coming in unusually slow this
winter.
Ed. Elertson of River Falls was out
Sunday.
Christ Meyer of North Dakota is
spending the week with III. S. Herum.
The Ladies' Sewing Society OF the
Lutheran church met with Mrs. o.
III. Ruud last Tuesday.
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First publication Feb. II, 1919
Notice of judicial Election.
PIERCE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE, l.,
EnhrrlarNt i -

PIERCE COUNTY CLERk : UFFICEf -
February 6. 1897. %
Notice is hereby given that at the Judicia
Election to be held In the several towns, wards
villages, and election districts of the County OF
Pierce, on the first Tuesday of April, A ID. 1897
being the 9th day of said month, the following
officers are to be elected, to-wit:
A Justice of the Supreme Court in place OF
Hon. ROujet ID. Marshall, whose term of Office
will expire on the first Monday in January, A
ID. 1898.
A County Judge in place of Hon. Allen z
Weld, appointed TO fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of Hon. Hans &. Warner
who was elected for the full term ending on
the first Monday of January, 1898.
Said election to be held and conducted, votes
canvassed, and returns made in accordance
with law
Given under my hand and Official seal at my
day of February, A. d. 1897.
IsEALl j. B. JENS0N. County Clerk.
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BELDENVILLE.

Joe Hall visited in Minneapolis re-
Gently.
The |. o. G.. II. lodge will attend
the quarterly session held at Olivet
next Saturday.
Harry Kendall q on the sick list.
Mr.. Griggs rides in fine new cutter.
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The Milwaukee Sentinel of last
week makes very bad "expose" OF
the condition of the state treasury,
In former years the tax from rail-
road companies and other corpora
tons have been more than suf-
ficient to pay all the expenses of the
state administration and have left a
considerable surplus besides. But it
seems that the administration of the
last two years has changed the GUS
tomary surplus to a deficit. What
the Democratic administration has
been guilty of in national financial
affairs, it seems the Republicans will
have to answer for in our state fl
nances. The Sentinel truly re-
marks that the Republican party
can i'll afford to go into the state
campaign two years hence on the
record as it stands at present. 1t is
to be hoped that the Scofield admin
istration will check some Of the ex-
travagances of its predecessor. 1t is
predicted that a direct tax will have
to be levied during the current year.
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DR.. ID. Eea.

l am alwaysin the market for wheat,
oats, rye, barley, corn and buckwheat.
The handiest place to unload. Best
weights ard the best atten ton posi-
BILE. Call at the Cascade Mills.
w. Fl. PUTNAM.
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First publication Feb. 4, 1897. J
nIpnulr cnupI elIAnnNe

CTATE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT COURT,
= Pierce County.
Anna P. johnson, Plaintiff,
vs..
John F. johnson, Defendant
The State OF Wisconsin TO the sad named
defendant:
YOu are hereby summoned 20 appear within
twenty DAYS after service If this summons
exclusive of the day 81 service, and defend the
above entitled action in the court aforesaid:
and in case Of your failure so to do Judgment
will be rendered against ron according TO the
demand of the complaint, of which copy is
herewith served upon you.
N. z. HAUGEN,
p. O. address. a.. Plaintiffs ATTORNEY.
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An Insult.

If the United States government
has either "sand" or pride, it should
promptly resent the shameful
indignity to which it was recently
subjected by the Spanish authorities
in breaking open and reading pri-
vate dispatches sent to its representa-
tive before permitting them to
be delivered. An apology for the
outrage was rendered, but as there
were no extenuating circumstances
in defence of it an apology should
not be accepted as sufficient repara-
ton, as under such a rule all private
dispatches sent there could be first
inspected by representatives of a
government whose relations with
the United States are liable at any
time to become "strained," to use
no harsher term. We can conceive
ofno code of ethics of an information.
al character which would require
the United States to remain entirely
passive under this insult in the
absence of a sufficient guarantee
that it shall not be repeated. The
Spaniards are becoming altogether
too insolent.
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THE LOCAL MARKET.

CORRECTED EVERY THURSDAY.
Following are the prices paid by River
Falls merchants and dealers for farm
products, ETC., TODAY:
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The ingratitude of the world can
never deprive US of the conscious
happiness of having acted with hu-
manity.-Goldsmi
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MISCELLANEOUS.

HUBER HOUSE, Ellsworth. Wis. Louis Huber
IL Proprietor. The house is in good condi-
ton throughout. and the travelling public will
always find a good table and clean beds. The
bar IS supplied with the choicest LIQUORS
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w VI. COOK. Express aud Baggage Line
w. Headquarters at &. J. HenTikssn's Store.
Leave orders fsf baggage. and draying of all
kinds. Prompt service; living rates
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n u. DENNIsTON, Ellsworth, Wis.
Ss Abstract Real Estate & Insurance Office.
Taxes paid and information given. full set
Of AHsTRAcT Books for Pierce and ST. Croix
Counties.
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EXPRESS IND B4GGAGE.

ID Z. WEEKS, Dental Surgeon. Office N n,
ID. Smith Block. Ellsworth, Wis.