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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-01-26
CURE CONSUMPTION.

r A. SIoCUM. NJ. C., THE GREAT 0ftf n ioi -, ;,
scIENTIsT, OFFERS 10 SEND FREE, 10 III r
! AFFLICTED, THKkE Eo1TI rs OF HIS NEW III
| DISCOVERED REMEDIES 1ot UkECoSS III i">
AND ALL LUNG TROUBLES.
Nothing could DC fairer, more rhllanthroplc.
or carry more Joy i'll its wake IMAM me ,.ntI
of r. A. Slocum, NJ. c., OF SO Pine street, New
York City.
Confident that lie has discovers an
absolute cure for consumption anG all pun.
m. nary complaints, ard TO make It's great
merits known, he will send, free, three
bot ties 1.-THE SlOcum new system 81 neua'Ihtl
to any reader OF the River Fails lines
who is suffering from chest, threat anu
lung troubles or consumption.
Heinvites those DESTROYS of obtaining the
remedies to simply send him their express
ard postoffice adreSs and receive In return
the three free bottles
Already this new scientific course ni
medicine has permantly cured thousands
of appai entlv hopeless cases.
He considers ii his rel gious duty-a duty
which he owes to hGmanity-to donate MS
infaEible cure.
Offered freely, apart from It's lnneren!
| strength, enough to commenu II, a tho
more so is the perfect confidence Of the
great chemist making the fer.
He has proved consumption to be a durable
DISEASE beyond any donbt.
There will re no mistake in sending-the
mistake will be in overlooking the Doctors
generous invitation. He has on file In MS
American and European laboratories thous-
nnds of testimonials of experience from
those cured, in all parts OF the word;
T. A. SlOcum. M. c., 98 PiEe street, New ! oTK,
and when writing the Doctor, please men
ton reading this article IN the River runs
TIMES
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-01-26

uncommon trick to take IA tray genuinely
hall marked on both center and border
and from it make up two pieces, work
Of modern manufacture being substi-
tuted for the old part removed. This is
usually done very cleverly but the
point of junction can be detected by
gently breathing over it, when thread
like line will appear. By the same test
one can detect the common imposition
of transferring hall mark from small
old object to large modern one. 1t is
not many years ago since one read i'll
the London papers how Hill, rich sill
versmith in Oxford street, was convicted
of selling to lady q complete solid sill
yer dinner service, fraudulently said to
be of the time of Qneen Anne.
Delighted with her purchase, which
cost her e1O, 900, she invited her friend.
Mr.. Charters, the famous expert, to dine
with her. Being pressed for his opinion,
he proved to her that the hall mark in
every piece of the service had been
transferred from some other object. Hill
was tried, found guilty, sent to prison
with hard labor, and also compelled to
make restitution. In England, tamper
ing with the hall mark is an offense
against the government. In America
there is no way to punish the fraudulent
dealer for this special form of imposi-
don. Considering this, it is wiser to
buy good American silverware, bearing
such trademark as is a guarantee of
it's purity, than to risk being swindled
In purchase of old European plate. -
Art Amateur
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-01-26
W.C.T.U u.
DRANK NO MORE EARS.
what Caused an Old Topper to Give Up
His FavOrite Beverage.


what Caused an Old Topper to Give Up
His FavOrite Beverage.
In several places in the Psalms the
metaphor is used CT the beverage OF
tears, but how often i'll real life is the
custom of drinking the tears of their
wives and children fulfilled in the lives
of Incorporate husbands and fathers:
In 1885, in Arkansas, this scene was en-
acted:
Josh Speeler, an old topper of long
standing and capacity, on being invited
by some of his boon companions ia
"take drink, replied, Boys, won 7
drink without you take what ! do. "
The boys were surprised.
''The idea,'' said one of them, THAT
you should prescribe for us. Perhaps
you want us to drink enc Of your mix
lures. You are boss mixer and won t
agree to it. =
Perhaps he wants torun some castor
oil in on us" said another.
'No, I'm square-honor bright.
Take my drink, boys, and | am with
you.
They agreed, and ranged themselves
along the bar. All locked at Speeler.
''Mr Bartender, said he, give NE
O glass Of water"
"What? Wat -e-r?''
eyes. water. It's new drink to me,
boys, / admit, and it's scarce article
around here, | expect. But let me tell
you about it, A few days ago a party
20 Gel, VN0 t01Iy 11Y>n cf, no
Of whisky along and had a Jolly time
Along toward evenin got powerful
drunk and crawled eff under a tree and
went to sleep. The boys drank up al
the whisky ard came back to town.
They thought it a good joke cause they
left me out there drunk and told it
around the town with Zig laugh. My
son got Lold Of the report and told it at
home. | lay under that tree all night,
and when | woke in the mCrEin Il y
wife SGT right there SIDE Ct me- She said
nothin when | " oke up, but turned her
head away, and could see was a-cryin.
7 wish | had suthin to drink, says |.
Then she took a cup wet she had fetched
with her and went to d spring that was
near and fetched it full.
'Jest as she was handin ! + to me she
1eant over TO hide her eyes, and ] saw a
tear drop inter the cup. l TUX and
drank, and raisin my hands to heaven
vowed, God helpin me, | d never drink
my wife's tears again, as l had been
dom fer the last 20 years, and that l
was goin to stop. You boys know who
it was that left me. You all as i'll the
gang. Give ME another glass = water,
MIR. Bartender. ''-Unicn Signal
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-01-26
WORK OF FATHER MATHEW.
Nm Three Years He Reduced the Consump-
ton Of Spirits 100000 Gallons.

I'm Three Years He Reduced the Consump-
ton Of Spirits 100000 Gallons.
The accounts of Father Mathew s
mission from 1888 to 1S42 read like a
fable Hc made teetotalers as the great
powers make soldiers, by the million,
only much faster, and if there had been
any staying power in the business tho
liqnor question would have been settled
out Ct hand. Wherever he went veri-
table fuzzy of sacrifice appears to have
seized the people Of Ireland, though the
estimated number Of converts must be
discounted by the equal fury Ct oxag-
geration which seized the choniclers Of
his progress. Thus, i'll 1889, he is said
to have ADM Mustered 10000 pledges IL
one day at Clonmel and from 100 900
to $50, GOO in two days at Lin erick.
Unless pledges were taken by acclama-
tion it would be physically impossible
to administer one-Quarter the number
stated.
In 1910 he is said to have added 748, :
600 TO the ranks, CT an average CT over
2,000 per diem for every cay in the
year, and by 1841 the number Of total
abstainers i'll Ireland was reckoned at
4,647, 900, or considerably more than
the entire adult population. Any ole
may believe it who likes, but whatever
the exact truth may be it is certain that
the homely village priest did fer time
meet with a success beside which the
united efforts of all the otht advocates
of temperance, before and after him,
fade into insigniicance. In three years
he actually reduced the CT assumption Of
spirits in Ireland from 10,8l5. 0O0 gal
Ions to 5000, 900 gallons and practical
~ abolished drunkenness. An elderly
lady described to ne the other day how
she travelled through Ireland about that
time without seeing a single drunken
man and how striking was tie contrast
between the perfect sobriety Of CcIk
and the rating intoxicaticn Of Bristol,
which net her eyes Oh laLaing. Ma
tional Leviow.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-01-26

The legislative committees have
besn appointed and we are pleased 10
note among the chairmanshlps the
name OF orr old friend, Lester b
Dresser. of Polk County. Mr.. Ores
ser is young man with a bright
future before him, and Polk County
is to be congratulated upon the
success of it's able representative.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-01-26
Local option In minnesota.

In Minnesota the law making it il
legal ic sell, barter CT give IVY iltox
icating liquors at retail CT wholesale,
in any quantity whatever, where ihe
people Of village CT town have voted
against the issuance Of license, passed
both houses almost ~ unanimous vote,
and was signed by tie governor. -Ex.
chance
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-01-26
County Court Proceedings.
ALLEN P. WELD, County Judge.


Regular term, Jan. 5, 1897.
Estate of John Watson. Last
hearing Oh claims. Adjourned un-
til the regular term in February.
Will of Lucy E. Gray. Last
hearing on claims. Further con-
sidpration adjourned until the
February regular term.
Estate Of Lena G. Peterson.
Last hearing on claims. No claims
filed against estate.
Estate of n. f. Works. Ad-
ministrator not being present ad-
journed until the regular term in
February.
v i'll Of Isaac Wickard. Hear
ing on claims. No appearances
Will OF Mary Russ. Hearing
on claims. All claims filed acted
upon.
Will of John Coggin. Witness
es to will not being present mat
ter held over to take testimony.
Estate of Bern Zimmerman. Hear
ing upon application for final set
Element. Order entered allowing
final account and ass gning residue.
Estate of Margaret Kane. Hear
ing upon application for admins
tration letter issued to VIM. Kane.
Estate of Silas Poster. Hear
ing on application for final
settlement account allowed and
judgment entered assigning resi-
due of estate.
SPECIAL TERM JANUARY -.
Guardianship of Alfred Hall and
bottle Mann.
License granted to sell real
estate.
Estate of Andrew Ramsey.
Hearing upon application for final
settlement accounts Of adminis-
traitor allowed and judgment
assigning residue entered.
Estate of Joseph Barret. Hear
ing upen application for admins
tration granted to J. w. Gray.
Bond $1,000.
state of Eliza j. Meacham.
Hearing upon application for
administration. E. l.. Meacham
appointed administrator. Bond
$4,000.
Will of James Hagen. Hearing
upon application to admit will to
probate. Will admitted TO pro-
bate. Letter IF administration
with will annexed to issue to j. j.
Hagar.
Estate of Richard Posten. APP
plication to admit will to probate.
Order entered admitting will to
probate. Letters testamonary to
issue to executors named In will.
Bond $500.
Estate of Elsie Wheeler. No
appearance. No proof of publ
cation filed.
In matter of Axel Peterson.
Application for order committing
to poor house. Order entered
making commitment as prayed
for.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-01-26
shan Hall Marks.

Judging from the story that is told
me of a recent imposition on a buyer OF
"old'' English silver, few words oI
caution may not be amiss. 1t is not al
The herald., 1897-04-16
POMONA

POMONA, April 15.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) Solomon Gates, who died
at Lordsburg yesterday was one Of the
earliest settlers in this vicinity and is
said to have suggested the name Pomona
for this town when first settled. Mr..
Gates was one of the early nurserymen
in this valley.
Ben Y. Havner and family have re-
turned from Los Angeles and Ben is
sufficiently recovered from the injuries
received in East Los Angeles last Sun
day to be walking around on the streets
looking all right except az to head
bandages.
U. e. White and bride took the train
at Lordsburg yesterday for few days
in Los Angeles. On their return they
will occupy a home already furnished
for housekeeping on the corner Of Towne
avenue and Seventh street. The groom
has just been appointed to fill the unex-
pired term of Justice of the Peace H. s
Finney.
Rev. l.. H. Frary and L. T. Bishop from
the Pilgrim Congregational church OF
this city went to Compton Wednesday to
attend the dedication services of the new
Congregational church there.
The third in the series of entertain
ments under the auspices of the fruit and
flower mission will be given Thursday
night, April goth, by Miss Olof Krarer
the little Eskimo woman, with her lec-
ture on Greenland, in native costume.
The herald., 1897-04-16
SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, April 15-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The appointments made
by Governor Budd of trustees for the
San Diego Normal school give general
satisfaction, and within the next sixty
days the selection of q site must be
made The trustees appointed are
Thomas c. Yoland Of Ventura, John G.
North of Riverside, ]. L. Dryden OF
National City and w. K. Guy and Victor
E. Shaw of San Diego. The first busi-
ness will be the selection of site for
the proposed school, and so far the choice
rests between Pacific Beach and Univer-
sity Heights At the former place large
buildings and a sufficient acreage of land
is offered free to the state, but its dis
tance from the city is a great obstacle
in the way of it's acceptance. The site
offered for the school on University
Heights is an admirable one. and is
available for all parts of the city by
means of the electric cars. In the boom
days of s7 the site now offered was set
apart by the College Hill company as
q college campus, comprising thirteen
and one-half acres. Plans for an elab-
crate college building were prepared and
the foundations laid. There the work
stopped, ana now IL ID pIopoSCu ~ CIV
a free title to the state for the location OF
the Normal school building. Petitions
have been circulated throughout the city
and generally signed, asking that the
school be located at. this point, and at
the first meeting of the trustees it will
be presented.
The two local boards of civil service
examiners have been consolidated into
one board Of three members, who will
in future conduct examinations for all
branches of the government civil SER
vice of this city. The officers of the new
board are J. E. Coulthurst, chairman;
C. H. Bartholomew, secretary for the
postal service, and E.. w. Mansfield,
secretary for customs service. At the
first meeting of the board there were
thirteen applicants up for examina-
tion, and at the meeting yesterday for
the railway mail service there was only
one applicant.
The herald., 1897-04-16
Notice

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. Los
Angeles, Cal, Feb %, 1897.
To Whom 1t May Concern-Nottce iSi
hereby given that the state Of CaiifDrnia
has filed in this office a list of lands em-
bracing 1,211.36 acres, selected under the
acts of March g. 1858, July %, 1855. and
February IS, 1891, and situated in the town
ships mentioned below; the said list Is
open to the public for. inspection. and :
COPY thereof by descriptive subdivisions
has been posted in a conspicuous place in
the United States Land Office for the in
spection of all persons interested and the
public generally.
Ell Of NEH, sec. IS. T. N. r. 6 w. 8.
B. M.
SWN of SEA, sec. Il, T. an. R. q W.
NWH of NWA, sec. 10, T. IS R w.
Lots and 5, sec IA, T. Q r. II w.
S1a sec. T. 2 N. r. E.
Eh of NEA, sec. 8. and
Fri. sh of SWil, sec. 20, t. AN. r. lSW.
Lots 1 and (W1s of NWA), sec. Z, T. q
8. R. E.
N1a of SWH.
.sWA of NWA. sec. s, T. AN. R. 10 W.
'SWi4 of NEH.
SWZ of SEA, sec. Is, T. An. r. W.
Lot 4, sec. 80, II N. r. Is W.
SWA of NEA. sec. %. T. N. R. 10 w.
sWNA Of sE1l, sec. 8. TAN. R. 1sw.
All in S. 3. Nj.
Within the next sixty days following the
date of this notice, protests or contests
against the claim of the state to any tract
| or subdivision described in this list on the
ground that the same is more valuable for
| will be received and noted for report to the
| General Land Office at Washington, d. c.
| T. ]. BOLTON, Register.
| ENOCH KNIGHT, Receiver. 40
The herald., 1897-04-16
SAN DIEGO COUNTY

The third annual meeting of the San
The annual sermon was preached by the
Rev. S. A. Norton, and at the roll call
Rev. Norton was elected moderator
and Rev. c. H. Abernethey of Poway was
elected secretary.
The spring wool clip Of this county
will exceed in weight that of any year
during the past decade, and it is esti-
Diego Association of Congregational
Churches COMMENCED at Chula Vista
on Monday and adjourned yesterday.
mated that $4,000 head of sheep will
average five pounds to the fleece
Mayor Carlson has appointed the fol-
lowing citizens to represent San Diego
at the pure food congress to be held
shortly in San Francisco: D. c. Reed.
Philip Morse, S. Levi, G. H. Ballon, c..
S. Hamilton, John H. Gay, M. Klauber,
J. E. O'Brien, P. Wilcox and Charles S.
Wardy.
The formal opening of the San Diego
brewery has been arranged to take place
next Saturday afternoon. A number Of
visitors are expected down from Los
Angeles.
The United States monitors Monterey
and Monadnock have instructions to
sail from the harbor on Saturday, the
point Of destination being San Pedro.
The herald., 1897-04-16

The county convention of the W. G. T.
u, which has been in session in this
city, last evening and today was we'll
attended A business meeting was held
yesterday afternoon and public meet
ing last evening, at which Mrs. L. D.
More of Iamosa presided. Addresses of
welcome to the visiting delegates were
given by Mayor Fowler and Rev. ]. H.
Williams, and response was made by
Mrs. Carson of Chino. Mrs. e. T. Scott
delivered the principal address of the
evening upon the phases of temperance
work. j. B. Breed, representing the law
and order league, spoke in reference to
its work. Miss Vista Gates gave an ex-
cellent recitation and Miss Inch an ORR
ginal poem. There was also vocal solo
by Mr.. Lienau, a well-known tenor re-
Gently from st. Paul, MINI.
Officers were elected this morning for
the ensuing year as follows: President,
Mrs. L. L. Wilkinson of Rialto; corre-
spending secretary, Mrs. Price of High
lands; recording secretary, Mrs. Ada f..
Moffett of Rialto; treasurer, Mrs. Wad-
bingham of Ontario.
A number of interesting reports were
received from the superintendents of the
various departments in the work of the
assocition. Major E. T. Scott was in
troduced by the president and made a
short address. The delegates are busy
this afternoon in executive session plan
ming their work for the coming year.
About forty visiting delegates are in
attendance, among whom are Miss Mar
garet A. Sudduth, recently editor of the
Union Signal, Chicago, and Miss Jennie
Stewart, also of Chicago, and Mrs. S. o.
Webber, president of the Riverside w.
c. T. U.
The herald., 1897-04-16
AVALON

AVALON, April 15.-(Regular Cores
pondence.) The streets of Avalon pre-
sent almost a metropolitan appearance
just now, and one has to be almost as
careful in crossing them as though he
were in a city. The earth excavated in
order to level the hill, to make a founda-
tion for the new wing to the Metropole
is being used to great advantage in fill
ing in and grading the streets, and the
visitor to Avalon will scarcely recognize
the town this summer as he knew it in
previous years. The front part Of the
framework Of the addition to the hotel
is already sufficiently advanced to give
an idea of the immense improvement
which will result when completed.
There are more guests at the various
hotels than ever before at this stage
OF the season. The Metropole alone has
some 65 on its register.
A large party enjoyed trip on the
Fleetwing yesterday to Church rock and
the fishing banks. Forty rock cod were
caught on the grouper banks, and on the
return trip a barracuda and yellowtail
were hauled on board.
The herald., 1897-04-16
LOS ANGELES COUNTY

drill the company as whole was nignly
complimented by Major Bangham, who
made a short address. On next Monday
afternoon Major Bangham will be In
command. Tomorrog evening there will
be a battalion drill
Miss Green, daughter of G. H. Green
of this city, was driving from Los An
geles last night when her horse became
frightened near Lincoln Park at the
Santa Fe train and became unmanage-
able. He ran for home and when near
home overturned the buggy, throwing
Miss Green out and leaving her some
what bruised, but not seriously hurt.
The buggy was dragged and completely
demolished.
Mrs. Martha o. Smith of Adella avenue
died this morning. She was AZ years of
age and came to this city nine years ago
from Indiana. She leaves a son in Ros-
well, Ariz. The funeral takes place to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock from Rey-
nolds & vany's parlors.
A warrant has been sworn out against
Mrs. S. r. Brown of the North Pasadena
saloon, charging her with selling liquor
to minors.
A large number of spectators attended
the Dimond musicale at G. A. r. hall last
evening. The Mandolin and Guitar club
played the Manhattan Beach march.
Piano solos were given by a number of
young ladies and songs were sung. The
entertainment closed with a comedy,
Finished Coquette'
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Claypool, parents
of Mr.. Newton Claypool of Terrace Drive
leave tomorrow for their home in Indian
apolis.
Mrs H. H. Goodrich of South Pasadena
avenue is seriously ILL.,.
DR.. and Mrs. H. w. Ballard have re-
moved from their home on South Maren-
go avenue to Kensington place.
Messrs. F. L. Jones, Oscar Freeman
and c. ]. Willett leave on Monday for San
Francisco to attend the Masonic lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Herney Of Chicago
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. p. Mitch
ell yesterday.
Dr. Randall and fanny of South Ma
rengo avenue. will remove to their ranch
about the first Of next month.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Fisher, formerly Of
this city, arrived today from Kern
county.
MISS McGee, VINO mas peen the guest OIL
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Loughery of Waver-
ly Drive, has returned to her home In
Los Angeles.
Miss Hitchcock entertained this even
ing at her home on Marengo place.
Miss Randall gave a moonlight eques-
trian party last evening.
Mr.. Hamilton Hunt leaves tomorrow
for Arizona in the interests of a Los
Angeles firm.
John P. Allison Of South Los Robles
avenue is celebrating his S0th birthday
today.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. L. Crilly and Miss Tay-
lor went to Mount Wilson today.
The herald., 1897-04-16
SANTA ANA

SANTA ANA, April 15.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) Up to o'clock this after
noon eight candidates for the two posi-
tione on the city night patrol had filed
applications with the city clerk, and it
is said there are several others who are
working for the two places. The eight
candidates who have already placed
themselves in evidence are Sam Wilson,
Charles Prebele, o. P. Litten, N. L. Gal
braith Ed Mosbaugh. The salary paid
night watchmen is $50 per month.
There are three other positions which
are subject to evacuation by the newly
elected trustees, those of street superin-
tendent, health officer and waterworks
engineer, but as yet there are no aspir-
ants and it is likely that Superintendent
Nash, DR.. Ferguson and Engineer At
wood will be retained.
A lively fight between two Celestials
and a war of words among a dozen 9TH
ers, occurred in Chinatown this after
noon. After a rapid exchange of vigor-
Gus slaps the combatants ran in oppo-
site directions, each followed by half
dozen or more of his cousins
Chas. Yost, who was over from Ala
mitos yesterday, says the late hot spell
worked no injury to the growing beets
in that section. The crop of tubers is
said to be in flourishing condition, and
an exceptionally large yield is promised.
Walter r. Worthen of Los Angeles,
aged %, and Edith H. Jennings of Ana
helm, aged IS, were today licensed to
wed. Miss Jennings is a sister of Mrs.
Opie Reid, formerly of this city.
c. e. Randall and wife of Lyttor
Springs, Sonoma county, have sold a
The herald., 1897-04-16
ETIWANDA

ETIwANDA, April 15.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The Ladies's Aid society
will give a dime social Friday evening
at the Etfwanda school house. Every
body is cordially invited and admission
ie free.
The Mexican who was shot in the arm
and left side last Saturday is UP and
about.
The boys from Etiwanda took in the
Gentry-Perdew prize fight at Grapeland
last night and claim 1t was draw.
DR.. Shepherd went to Riverside on
business Wednesday.
Constable Murphy of Ontario was ir
town today looking after some of our
citizens as witnesses to shooting af-
fray which occurred last Saturday.
N. Armstrong of this place hae taken
charge Of G. B. F. Perdew's nursery at
Grapeland.