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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-07-13
RIVER FALLS. July 6, 1897.
The district board makes the following eSti-

There is on hand as per Treasurer's, report
S13l8 40. II is estimated by the board that the
sum of $1,000 90 will be required to be raised by
taxes for the support of the school for the en-
suing year, and the board recommends that
that sum be raised by taxation. Judging by
the receipts received last year from other
sources the board estimates that for the en-
suing year such receipts will amount to about
$1,000 co. We recommend that there be niue
months school, that he r St term 6eg Sept
School Board: ". + II. S 51 CLERK
IN. Z. HAUGEN, Treasurer.
The proposition from the Normal
School printed in the last issue of the
JOURNAL was laid before the meet
ing, and on motion the following res
Olution was adopted:
''Resolved, That the Board of Joint School
District No. !, of the towns of Troy, Klnnlc-
kinmic River Falls and City of River Falls, is
hereby authorized and directed TO take neceS-
Sary steps to enable the Normal School au-
thorltleS to organize Snb,prlmary depaItme M
in conformity to the conditions proposed bE
Regent Lord and Pres. Parker in cOmmunl-
cation OF date June 30, 1897
1t is understood that this delegated anthOri-
ty shall not involve any expense during the
year of trial, to this school district, nor to the
parents of he-ehildrcn."
Proceeded to the election OF Treas
urer. n. P. Haugen reelected.
On motion it was ordered that the
practice of furnishing free text books
be con tinued for the ensuing year.
J. Grimm was elected librarian.
On motion, Resolved, that the
District Board be authorized to Dor
row sum Of money, not exceeding
$500. OO, to pay teachers wages, if there
shall be deficiency in the funds, on
hand before the taxes OF 1897 are col
lected."
Voted that the next annual meet
ing be held at o'clock p. NJ.
Adjourned.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-07-13

Heavens census taker is always
over-worked after a Fourth of July
Star & Times.
If it was only heavens census taker
that was over-worked it would not be
so bad, but we fear that this officer
has no jurisdiction over a very large
proportion of this class of emigrants.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-07-13

The cut on the lumber schedule
from two dollars to one dollar is 1.-THE
most cruel cut OF all" to Wisconsin
lumbermen, and they will soon begin
asking each other what Senator
Spooner is good for anyway.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-07-13

Those coal miners who are nov on
a strike for living wages fully believe
that something more than confidence
IS required to restore prosperity-at
least for them
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-07-13

The African elephant is hunted for
she ivory in is tusks, but he g. O.
p. elephant will be hunted from now
on for the sugar in its teeth,
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-07-13
Total, ............ $500!
On hand at beginning of year,. 215'
Making grand total,.. :.
EXPENDITURES.

The Board made the following esti-
mates and recon- lamentations which
were adopted:
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-07-13

The cool wave is very accept
able change.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-03
A Reception.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards gave a
reception last evening at their
comfortable home on North Mag
nolia street in honor of their son
John L., and his lovely bride,
who in company with w. j. and
Miss Lizzie Edwards, returned
yesterday afternoon from Old
Town where the marriage took
place Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwards will reside in their coZy
home in the northeastern portion
of the city. The Star joins with
their friends in wishing them a
long life of happiness and pros
perity.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-03
EpwOrth League Rally.

The Epworth League will have
an educational rally at the Meth
odist church tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock. DR.. A. L. Izlar will
lead the meeting and after the
opening exercises, Prof. j. T.
Nolen, president Of the Florida
Conference College at Leesburg,
will deliver an interesting address
on education. Prof. Nolen is an
eloquent and forcible speaker,
and being Thoroughly familiar with
his subject and all who are privi.
legged to hear him will be amply
repaid for coming. Everybody
is cordially invited.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-03


Mrs. E. G. Bird returned home
to Jacksonville yesterday accom-
panied by Miss Maud Reardon
who will visit her for a few
weeks.
Misses Gertrude and Alice
Christian and Mollie Gray, a
trio of our most popular young
ladies, made our sanctum a pleas
ant call today.
Hon. w. K. Zewadski and G..
L. Bittinger are attending the
picnic at Moss Bluff today. They
will both make rousipS speeches,
having been especially invited
there for that purpose.
H. B. Masters of New York,
proprietor of the great depart
ment store of his name, arrived
in town today to confer with his
able manager, B. A. Weathers.
Health means a perfect con-
dition of the whole system. Pure
blood is essential to perfect
health. Hoods Sarsaparilla
makes pure blood and thus gives
health and happiness.
Mrs. j. E. Bargannier has
rented the Baptist parsonage on
tOcklawaha avenue and will move
into it at once and continue to
run her popular and very success.
full boarding house.
Rev. j. G.. Porter left today
for Lakeland where he goes in
the interest of the Baptist state
board of missions and Stetsor
University, with both of which
institutions he holds responsible
positions.
! Misses Sarah and Violet Harris
have returned from Thomas
vile, Ga, to Monticello, Fla.
where they will visit for a few
days, returning to Ocala in tim'
for the celebration.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-03
Chief Carmichael's Treat.

Ed Carmichael. Ocala s gallant
fire chief, banquetted the firemen
at the station last night in royal
style. Everything go, d to eat
and cooling and refreshing drinks
adorned the spacious table, and
say! '"Those boys with Ed to set
the time, didn't do a thing to
that table, Mr.. Carmichael
felt very grateful to the brave
boys who fought so faithfully to
save his property, when his house
was burned during his absence.
The boys at eminent danger to
life and limb succeeded in saving
a great deal of his valuable house.
hold goods and would have saved
the house had they received the
alarm in time.
Mr.. Carmichael is proud of his
fire-boys and the chief is very
popular with the boys. He takes
a great deal of interest in them,
gives the department his person
al supervision and is not back
ward when time, advice or money
is needed. Ocala is well satis-
fed with the present excellent
condition Of her fire department.,
much of which is due to the ef-
forts Of our young chief. Last
nights feast will long be remem-
bered by the boys with uufeined
pleasure.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-03
FARMING IS PROFITABLE.
An Interesting Interview With Sever.
al Prosperous Marion County
Farmers Who are Satisfied
That Florida Has no Equal
In Soil and Climate.

It is really refreshing to hear
our farmers talk about their crop
prospects. The other day Mr..
Geo. Close, the extensive grower
Of vegetables, remarked: "Every
state has It's advantag ges and at
tractive features, but for. me,
give me Florida soil and climate
with health, and want can never
enter my door. If vegetables
fail me as a profit crop, l need
never fear that l can not supply
my table wants from Mother
earth. Yes, a good crop year;
you should have seen my so acres
of oats, and to look at my 10S
acres of corn would make your
eyes twinkle with delight and
your heart to swell with pride
nothing ever finer grown in Flor
ida. Florida is good enough for
me.'
Mr.. Abe Liddon, who is tiiling
the soil at the Mead place this
season, said: 81 an satisfied
with results on the farm. had
fifty acres of oats that turned
out we'll and corn promises an
equally abundant yield. l am
now preparing forty acres OF
grass for hay" To the question
how does Florida grown feed
compare with the imported pro-
duct in quality, said: Gully
equal to it if properly prepared
and cared for.''
Messrs. Will and John Ed
weeds, on their place, bought last
spring of D. S. Williams, have
made excellent crops, in fact,
think none finer were ever
grown in Marion county, while
| Cne Taylor DOyS, JOuH ana w Ill,
have a field of corn on land east
of town belonging to the Gary
estate that must prove pleas
ant sleep disturber to the stock
they employ around their saw
and planning mill.
The best of all this is that
these people claim they can
grow these crops at profit be-
sides keeping that much money
at home and in circulation here
instead of sending it abroad
Surely we are learning to live al
home and the more of it the bet.
ter for US.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-03

DR.. Walter Turner, of 1nver.
ness, grand dictator of the
Knights of Honor of the state OF
Florida, LETT Ocala this morning
for Nashville to meet in council
the grand dictators Of the order
Of the United States, where
measures to ,perpetuate and en-
hance the good of this noble fra
ternal organization will be de
vised.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-03
RECEPTION Committee
Met Yesterday Afternoon i'm Judge
HOcker's Office and Arranged for
Their Work on the Sth.

WI Ou IuC ctus
AT meeting of the commit
tee on arrangements for our
grand celebration on the Sth,
held yesterday afternoon in
Judge Hocker's office. the follow
ing arrangements were made:
Major Campbell as chairman Of
the executive committee stated
the object of the meeting and
told of what had already been
done. He has arranged with
hotels, boarding houses and pri-
vate individuals for the reception
of probably all who will stay over.
He stated that speakers stand
would be erected in front of the
Ocala House and that through
the kindness of Mr.. Rogers the
verandas of the house would be
at the disposition of the guests
and the awnings spread in a way
to give protectien from the suns
rays.
The committee was told that
our generous livery men, Messrs.
Vogt and Liddon Bros, had do
mated the use of a carriage and
two saddle horses from each barn.
The former it was decided to
place with the reception commit
tee and give the latter to the
marshal Of the day and his aides.
Upon q motion it was decided
that the parade should be headed
by a carriage containing our dis
tinguished guest and orator, the
Hon. Senator Mallory, our new
q. S. senator, and Hon. Judge
w. A. Hooker, chairman of the
committee, Hon. r. A. Burford
and Judge w. S. Bullock, mayor
of Ocala. The second one to
contain Congressman Robt. w.
Davis, Hon. w. K. Zewadski,
Judge Robt. Bullock and Hon. G..
P. Raney. The following com
mittee was appointed to meet
Senator Mallory at his train,
which arrives at 3:05 a. IN. on the
8th: Judge Hooker, Jno. Dozier,
w. x. Zewadski, r. A. Burford
and f. D. Pooser. Senator Nal.
ory will be the guest of Judge
Hooker and Mr.. Davis of Col.
Burford.
An invitation was extended
through Maj. Campbell from the
band to the distinguished guests
to attend their concert at the
opera house.
Some time during the evening
Senator Mallory and Congress.
man Davis will hold a reception
at the Ocala House. The recep-
tion committee is as follows
Chairman, Judge Hooker; Mayor
Bullock, Col. Burford, Messrs. F
E. Harris, r. L. Anderson, g.
II. Campbell, w. K. Zewadski.
Robt. Bullock, D. A. Miller, r.
McConathy, B. A. Weather, F
D. Pooser, D. E. McIver, Capt
r. E. Davidson, Col. j. M. Mar
tin, John Dozier, Robt. Taylor
G. L. Bittinger, L. j. Brumby
; j. q, Reardon and @. Rheinauer
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-03

A. E. Burnett has re-arranCed
and made some additions to his
fine and complete stock of optical
goods. He has one of the finest
assortments in the country and
can fit anyones eyes and pocket
book too.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-03
The Band RehearSalS.

The Metropolitan band met last
night and did some sharp practic-
ing. They will also practice Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights of next week to be in the
best of trim for their grand con-
cert at the Opera House the
night Of the Sth.
The herald., 1897-05-22
BRAZILIAN AFFAIRS
The Navy to Be Increased-The Horse
Market

NEW YORK. May 21-The Herald's s
correspondent in Rio Janeiro says: Bra
zil Is taking steps to strengthen her
navy. The President will ask Congress
to Immediately appropriate money for
the purchase of one ironclad, two cruis-
ers and eight torpedo boats.
A treaty has been signed by Brazil and
Peru to place the boundary landmarks.
Reports have reached Rio Janeiro that
the government troops have again met
defeat at the hands of the fanatics near
Canudo. 1t is, reported that Juan Bran
das, one of the leaders Of the fanatics, is
dead. 1t is stated that the vanguard
|of the government troops has been de-
stroyed.
A bill has been offered in the Chamber
OF Deputies offering ar award of 500
'centos for some method of protecting citi-
zens Of Brazil from yellow fever.
A special to the Herald from Buenos
Ayres says: The British commission
which came to Argentina to buy a great
quantity of horses for use at Cape Colony
has made several big purchases. Two
steamers loaded with horses have al
ready sailed for Cape Colony, and nego-
tiations for still further purchases are
under way.
The herald., 1897-05-22
LOPEZ DEATH
THE PENALTY FOR KILLING
WASHBURN
A Calaveras County Murder Is Ex-
plated by the Hanging Of an
Aged Paralytic

FOLSOM, May 21.-Benito Lopez, who
murdered George 8. washBurn in Gala
veras county on April 4. 1896, was hanged
In the State prison here this morning.
The crime for which Benito Lopez was
hanged in the State prison here this
morning was the murder of George s.
Washburn In Calaveras county on April
4. 1896. Lopez was tried and convicted
of his crime III February Of this year
and no appeal was made to the Su-
preme Court in his behalf The con-
demned mans daughter had written the
Governor asking him to advise her If
anything could be done to save her
fathers life, but aside from this no ef-
fort was made to stay the execution. Lo-
pez was 10 years Of age.
The testimony on file in the Gov.
ernor's Office shows that Lopez and
George S. Washburn were adjoining
landowners in the town Of San Andreas
Calaveras county. There was a we'll in
the Lopez lot which was continually
overf1owing and flooding the Washburn
lot. The two men quarreled frequently
over the lot and on the morning of April
4. 1896, Washburn went over to the Lopez
lot and shut off the water He then
walked back to his own place and be-
gan digging ditch with hoe to drain
the water off. Lopez saw the transac-
ton and. approaching Washburn
called him thief and swore at him.
Lopez then turned and walked to his
cabin, a few hundred feet distant. A
minute or two later he reappeared with
a pistol in his hand and without warn
ing shot and killed Washburn, firing
twice. The second shot was fired as
Washburn was falling to the ground
Other evidence was introduced to the
effect that for several days previous
to the killing Lopez had been threaten
ing Washhurn's life. Lopez. in his own
behalf, tried to make out case of self
defense, claiming that Washburn was
coming at him with an uplif. ID hoe
when he fired. There werer hosever.
a number Of witnesses to the trag-
sdy and these all testified that there was
q stone wall between the two men and
that Washbu-n made no attempt to raise
his hoe to strike Lopez and could not
have struck him had he tried.
The evidence for the defense showed
that Lopez had twice been confined In
the County Hospital, that he was q
partial paralytic and was very feeble
The herald., 1897-05-22
INDEX
TO TELEGRAPH NEWS

Proceedings of the Presbyterian
general assembly in session at Eagle
Lake, Ind.
A st. Louis woman used gasoline for
kindling. She is dead with two others
and three more are likely to die.
Benito Lopez, paralytic and 80
years old, hanged at Folsom for the
murder of G. s. Washburn at San An
dreas.
An exciting episode in the Trans
vaal inquiry in progress in London;
Harris asserts that Labouchere lies
maliciously.
A lone highwayman holds up a
street car at Tacoma. Two employees
wounded, but the robber is dead. He
looks like Dunham.
The San Francisco police, press and
people agree that the Bryant story of
the murder Of Blanche Lamont is a
fake of the first water.
A paper produced which is claimed
to be the will, Of millionaire Davis of
San Francisco; the document declared
forgery by the heirs at law.
Cleveland's attitude toward Cuba
set forth in De Lomes reply to the offer
of mediation. Action by the present
administration said to be imminent.
The last defeat of the Greeks causes
panic at Athens and people are max
ing ready to leave the city for the ISL
ands. Anarchy rules Crete, which still
refuses to accept autonomy.
John Ginzberg, an American citi-
zen, claims to have been arrested, rob-
bed, beaten and starved while on a
visit to his parents in Russia. He
asks the state department to assist
him in securing financial balm for his
injuries.
The herald., 1897-05-22
MILLIONAIRE DAVIS
WAITED TOO LONG TO MAKE A
WILL
A Paper Produced Which Is Declared
Forgery by the Heirs at
Law

SAN FRANCISCO, May 21.-A will
in the urn containing the ashes Of the
testator's dead wife Is one of the sensa-
tional features that will be presented in
| the contest over the estate of the late
lionaire philanthropist and patron of
arts and sciences.
| Davis was born in Philadelphia and
was man of hobbies. Not the least of
of his relatives in the Dunkard church.
yard at Germantown, near Philadel-
phia, where he expended over $4,000 in
erecting white marble headstones over
an addition to the old church, and it was
during a visit to Philadelphia to attend
to the completion of the structure that
he died in October last It the Continen-
tai Hotel. Davis was at one time Presi-
dent of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children, an active member
of the Academy of Sciences, and took a
deep interest in the State Mining Bu
reau. During his life he not only gave
| them a great deal of money, but made
them presents of statuary and rare min
| erals
On the night of his death, it is stated,
Davis sent for John Senderling, a rela-
! tive, and requested him to write at his
dictation what he intended to be his
will. Senderling had nearly completed
| tho document uhan navis s,ddpn1v n Ia
clared that his pulse had stopped beat
ing. A few minutes later he died.
| This uncompleted document Sender
ling submitted to the American Trust
Company and to a lawyer in Philadel-
phia. He was advised that while there
was no signature to the paper such doc
uments had been construed by courts
to be Wills, and he accordingly filed Il
with the trust company.
About three weeks after Davis death,
and after Alexander Boyd. his partner,
and E. b. Mastick, his lifelong friend
and attorney, had searched high and low
for a will without avail, the document
now before the Probate Court, making
Lizzie Muir and Mrs. Belle Curtis the
sole legatees of the dead millionaire,
mysteriously disappeared. 1t is alleged
to have been found in the urn contain
ing his wife's ashes. The document was
filed. for probate and Is now being con-
tested by the nephew and niece at the
East, Catherine Stead and Joseph Will
son, who set up that the paper is for
gerry, is not the last will of Davis, or If it
is, that 1t was made at a date when he
was of weak mind and under undue in
dt1euco
The herald., 1897-05-22
IA LONELY
FOOTPAD
Holds up a Street Car at
Tacoma
TWO MEN BADLY WOUNDED
SUPERINTENDENT DAME PLUGS
THE RoBBER
The Dead Man q Giant in Stature.
Answers the Description Of Mur-
derer Dunham
TWO MEN BADLY WOUNDED
SUPERINTENDENT DAME PLUGS
THE RoBBER
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
TACOMA, WASH, May 21.-A single
robber late this afternoon held UP and
attempted to rob an incoming car on the
Steilacoom electric line. About four
miles and a half out of the city tall
man roughly dressed, hailed the car.
which stopped to take him aboard. He
got on the platform and pulled blue
dotted calico mask. having holes cut
through for eyes. down over his face,
produced revolver and ordered Super
intendent Dame of the motor line and
Motorman Wellman to the rear end of
the car. They complied slowly and he
followed, ordering the men and the pas
sengers to hold up their hands and the
ladies to sit still. Dame and Wellman
had entered rear compartment used
for carrying baggage and freight. The
robber evidently thought them safely
disposed of, for he paid no more atten-
tion to them, but commenced relieving
George Bevan, contractor, OF his VAL
uables. This done, he commanded Will
liam E. Hacker. broker, to stand up
and be searched. In the meantime Su-
perintendent Dame had taken out his
gun and came in behind Hacker, where
he waited an opportunity for firing. A
moment later he placed his arm on
Hackers shoulder and fired at the rob-
Der, who returned the fire. Dame fired
two shots and the robber three. Two
minutes later the robber was ly-
ing beeide the car dead, while
Superintendent Dame had been shot
in the arm and Jewett Smith. a passen-
ger, in the leg. One Of Danes bullets
passed through the right arm of the rob-
Der and the other through the left arm,
both entering at what seems to be ex-
actly the same spot. They entered his
body, striking the lungs or heart. Groan-
ing heavily, he staggered backyard to
the front platform and fell off the steps,
head downward. His feet were resting
on the track. - -
The bones in Danes left forearm are
shattered and he will always carry a
stiff arm. Jewett has a serious injury
in his leg. The robber'c third bullet
passed through the door of the baggage
compartment and struck Motorman
Wellman on hts left breast, but inflicted
no injury.
The robbers body was placed on the
car and brought to town, where it lies
at the morgue awaiting Identification.
In general appearance he seems to re-
semble Durham, the California murder
er. He has very dark hair, dark blue
eyes and a dark brown mustache. He
was six feet two inches tall and appar-
emily So years old, well built. Beneath
an old coat and trousers and blue fan
mel shirt he wore pair of finely made
tailor trousers and a fine woollen and
silk mixed underwear. The only distin-
gushing mark is heavy dent or ecar,
apparently an old bullet wound, which
commences in the center Of his forehead
at the roots Of the hair and extends up
ward an inch and, half
The herald., 1897-05-22
Evidence Against Luetrert

CHICAGO, May H.-In sewer leading
from the vat in which Mrs. Luetgert's 5
body is supposed to have been DESTROYED
the police today found q clot of matted
hair, similar in color and appearance to
that found last Wednesday. Part of the
hair Is eight inches long and of a light
color, but the most of it is only four inches
in length. DR.. Karl Klein. Mrs. Luet-
gert's dentist. reported that he was unable
to identify the porcelain tooth found by
the police. If the plate is found. which he
says would withstand the action of acids,
DR.. Klein will be able to say whether 1t is
the one he had made for Mrs. Luetrert.
The herald., 1897-05-22
The Downey Estate

SAN FRANCISCO. May 21.-In the case
of j. Downey Harvey, administrator of the
estate of John G. Downey. deceased,
against Samuel Meyers and others to re-
cover the possession of tract of land In
Los Angeles city, the supreme court today
reversed the decision of the lower court,
which awarded the land to the adminis-
traitor. The question hinged on whether the
assessment had been paid by Meyer and
the testimony showed that the assessor did
not give the size of the lot nor make clear
boundary.