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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-01
First publication Nov. II, 1881
pP0BATE NOTICE.

STATE OF wISCONSIN-County Court for
- Pierce County. In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at the special
term Of the County Court 10 be held in and for
said county. at the County Court room IN the
village of Ellsworth in said county on the
second Tuesday. being the thirteenth day OF
December, A. D. 1S9S. at 10 O'Clock 4. Nj. the
following matter Will be heard and con-
sidered:
The application Of Ernest GroSsert to admit
70 probate the last will and testament OF James
Pickard late Of the city OF River Falls, in said
county deceased, and for letters testamentary
thereon to be issued TO Ernest GrosSert Of the
eity Of River Falls
Dated Nov 18th, A. D. 1895
By the Court,
ALLEN P. WELD,
s2.ws County Judge.
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A cough is not like a fever. It does
not have to run certain course.
Cure il quickly and effectually with
One Minute Cough Cure, the bes.
remedy for all ages and for the mott
severe cases. We recommend it be-
cause IL IS good r. S. Freeman.
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Constipation prevents the body
from Riding itself Of waste matter,
DeWitt's Little Early Risers will re-
move the trouble and cure Sick Head
ache. Biliousness, Inactive Liver and
clean the Complexion. Small, sugar
coated, don't grippe or cause nausea.
Ri 8. freeman
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Speaking in the Highest Praise by Ex.Gov.
w. II. Upham.
Marshfeld, Wis, Oct 81, '97.
Prof. A. Strassman,
Dear Sir-I desire to say that the
glasses furnished by you for myself
and family gave great satisfaction in
quality The Professor is capable as
an oculist of relieving the most defec-
tive eyesight, with his skill in fitting
glasses and treating with success
the various diseases OF the eyes
Yours truly, w. H. Upham.
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a II RI We D.
GTVE YOU
NET EYES

GTVE YOU
NEW EYES
Is something we can't do, but we can make
your old ones as good as new with pair OF
our carefully fitted glasses. Thorough exsmin-
alton with opthaimoscope; no charge for same
II YOUR ewes are bothering you il any way,
come and see Us. All work guaranteed
SHOOTING
PAINS
IL the temples-dull aches across the tofe-
into one another-skippng Of words or letters
In reading-seeiug objects Notwithstanding
specks thai come and go-aTeTsion 70 bHghi
light-a confusion Of objects which can De re.
lieypd BY closing the eyes noEneutarly ~
tired feeling in and back Of the eyes-infiain
nation in the minute veins covering inc
awhIfes OF the ewes" are all symptoms OF optic
II defects that can remedy with q properly
adjusted glass. A $40 examination Tree.
W. W. TaggErt, opticiau, once next door to
Bank Of River Falls. River Failsi WIS
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From supt. Of schools }

Hayward, Wis. July, 26, '9S.
My daughter, Neva, has been suffer
ng with tonsilitis and catarrh pro.
ducing deafness, from which she has
fully recovered after taking a course
OF treatment from Prof. Strassman,
the eminent specialist.
J. G. Adams.
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OUTLAwFD COUNTY ORDERS.
The following is list Of County orders re
naming unealed for in County CLERKS once
Made pursuant See 6SS r. S. 1898.
% ...... An.. D. l..A

On motion accepted and orders
DESTROYED in the presence of the
whole board, except order No.
10. which was saved for Mrs.
Preston.
Sup's Stirratt, Spinney and
Murphy having been appointed
a special committee to consider
claim No. "A allowed in part by
the auditing committee, submit
ted the following, Sup. Murphy
dissinting, stated his reasons to
the Board for so doing.
To the honorable County Beard
yanY sreeiaI committee appointed TO work in
.,n;nnation With the auditing committee on
sisfrs NJ. ID respectfully report the same back
- ,ba Heard dseming the deliberations and re-
mi 81 ,ha auditing committee better than any
Rim W. eau recon mend in so short time as
j. ~ our oisp L. g. SrixxEY.
J. II. SrIRRATT.
On motion accepted and adopt
ed.
CONTINUED.
Don't cough your lungs up, but use
eur cosea cure. Barnard q ClousH.
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On motion the report of the
committee was accepted and
adopted, except as to claim No. A.
On motion a recess was taken
until s o'clock Saturday morning.
SATURDAY MORNING, Nov 10.
Board met at the usual hour;
roll called; a full board present;
journal of yesterday read and
approved
The following was then offered.
To the honorable County Board in and for
WHEREAs, Ellsworth Lodge No $50 of the l.
o, O. +. is the owner of certain real estate in
the village of Ellsworth, Pierce County, Wis
cousin. to-wit: Lot number three in block sew
en- of the original plat of the village of Ellis
WORTH together with the building standin g
thereon ard known as "0dd Fellows Hall;" and
WHEREAS, the said /. o. O. F. is an order or
ganized and existing solely for charitable and
benevolent purposes, aud the property OF said
order used for charitable and benevolent pur-
poses il by law exempt from taxation; and
WHEREAS, A tax was levied and collected on
said above described real estate for tA 1895;
Be IT RESOLVED, That the County Treasurer
be and hereby is authorized and instructed to
O. D. F., the state and county taxes collected
said real estate for the year 1896.
On motion accepted and adopt
ed
OUTLAwED COUNTY ORDERS.
The following is q list Of County orders re
manning unealled for in County Clerks office.
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On motion the Board took re
cess until one o'clock.

On motion the Board took re
cess until one o'clock
FRIDAY Noon, Nov. 18.
Board met at the usual hour;
roll called: a full Board present.
Petition from town of Martell
for alteration OF county road.
To the County Board Of Supervisors of Pierce
County, Wis:
The undersigned residents and freeholders Of
said county of Pierce residing in the towns
therein, az stated hereunder opposite to our re-
spectye names do hereby petition you to dis
continue a highway extending through tbh
town of Martel in said county of Pierce laid oy
tie County Board on the 9th day OF September,
| 1876 and described as follows, in the record Of
| highways;
| Commencing at the point where said county
road meets the quarter line in section No 25,
| thence north on the quarter line 20 chains 70
| quarter post in north line Of section No. 2,
thence east on section line 1880 chains 10 right
| bank of Rush River. thence north l3o east "
| chains TO a stake, thence north 70 west lou
chains across Rush River to post set in left
| bank of Rush River at end Of bridge.
Dated this 18th day of Nov, 1898.
Signed by Il residents of Martell and OF the
town Of Gilman.
Referred to Committee on
Roads
The following was offered.
Resolved That committee of three mem
bers Of this Board be appointed to take into
consideration the requirements of the county
in regard to its public buildings on the Court
House grounds
That such committee shall at the next session
Of this Board report whether or not i is adyis-
ibie to make tenn porary repairs and chances
on Is or to procure suggestive plans and esti-
mates looking to more permanent IearrahEeI-
ment and reftting of the county buildings, sueh
plans to be reported to the County Board ut
some subsequent meeting,
That such committee shall consist Of the fol
lowing membe Of this Board: Fl. n. Baseom'
L. G.. Spnney. T. A. Severance.
On motion the same was laid
on the table.
Report of County Clerk and
the report of committee to settle
with that officer.
J B. Jensen, County Clerk, in account with
Pierce county, from November l. 1897, to No
vembeT !, 1898
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ARRIVED.
Marvellous cures.

hearing the
equaed failing
mposby saved
specialist formerly Germany;
highly endorsed by noted Wisconsin
Lose opportunity consult the Professor
Falls carefully
illustrated pamphlets well known and be convinced
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1895 and that the sum Of one hundred dollars
per annum be fixed as full compensation for
his services as such agent, and that he be re
quired TO render an itemized statement OF his
! expenditures as such agent TO the County
Board each year at an early day Of the annual
session
On motion the resolution was
laid over for action until to-mor-
row morning.
On motion the Board took a re
cess until tomorrow morning at
s 0 clock.
FRIDAY MORNING, Nov IS.
Board met at the usual hour;
roll called; full Board present;
journal read and approved.
The report Of the Building
Committee, presented yesterday
and laid over until this morn
ing's session for action, was now
called up, and motion was
made to accept the report. The
motion carried.
The resolution presented yes
terday for the election of l.. c..
Spinney as Purchasing Agent
and laid over until this morn
ing session, was taken up and
on motion laid on the table.
The following was then offered
RESOLVED, That the Offices Of Janitor. Pur
chasing Agent and Superintendent OF Public
Property be and the same are hereby abolished
from and after the first Monday in January,
1850
That there be elected by this board an officer
to be designated as County Agent, whose term
OF Office shall commence the first Monday IN
January. 1852, ana expire the first Monday in
January, 1900.
That said County Agent shall perform all the
duties heretofore performed by the Super'n,
tendent OF Public Property; have the general
superintendent of the public buildings and
purchase all the needed supplies for the various
county ofleers heretofore purchased by the
Purchasing Agent.
ri at payment for all expenditures herein
authorized shall be made by written order OF
said County Agent to the County Treasurer,
who upon presentation Of said orders shall
audit and ray the same.
That said county Agent shall render an item
lied account OF all moneys expended by his
order at each annual meeting Of this board.
That the sal larry of said County Agent shall be
the sum of seventy five dollars per year.
On motion accepted and adopt
ed.
On motion the Board now pro
ceeded to the election Of a county
agent by ballot Sup's Gilmore
and Buettner were appointed
tellers. The ballot resulted in
the election of L. G. Spinney as
County Agent for one yei.
The following was accepted
and adopted
To the honorable County Board of Super
visors of Pierce County:
Your committee to whom was referred the
application of Larson Bros, of Beidenville. to
purchase a part of the County Poor Farm, beg
leave to say that we have carefully considered
said application and all reasons offered for and
against the same, and respectfully report to
your honorable body that we consider il unwise
and again s; the interest Of the county TO sell
that or any part of the County Poor Farm at
the present time, and recommend the re-
lection of said application.
MARTIN MURPHY,
WV. A. KAY,
IL. n. BAsCOM,
Committee,
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THE LOCAL MARKET.

CORRECTED EVERY THURSDAY.
Following are the prices paid by River
Falls merchants and dealers for farm
Y.rodrcfs etc to-day.
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Endorsements for Prof strassman, who
IS in River Falls.
Shell Lake. Wis, Aug. 8. ,9s.
| to 5 and 7 to 8 p. m.

oLtII Lttht, " 49, mug . 20.
For ten years l have suffered from
a chronic catarrh, and only sue
ceeded in being entirely cured by the
sklllful treatment of Prof Strassman,
the specialist. My head clerk who
also suffered has received like benefit
Yours truly,
2. n. Burg.
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EDWARD ELOSE,
J z BROWN,
JOAN CARLSON
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recommendation FOR repairs by inserting al the end
Of The 18Th recommendation the following words
provided that the total expense Of rehtting said
rooEls must not exceed the sum Of three hundred
dollars
Moved and seconded to lay the
report over until s o'clock to-
morrow morning. Carried.
On motion the Board proceed
ed to the election Of an Agent of
Poor by ballot in place of II. n.
Bascom whose term had now ex-
PRED. Sup's Gilman and Buett-
ner were appointed tellers. The
ballot resulted in the election of
II. n. Bascom to the Office of
Agent of Poor for a term of
three years.
The County Superintendent Of
Schools now read his report TO
the County Board and on motion
the report was accepted.
The following was offered;
Be Ii Resolved Ey the Comfy Board 81 Sa-
pervisars ST Pierce Conaly;- That y e. Sp5u q
ney be, an8 he Is hereby appointed purchasing
/ Agent fnr said county for the term of Two years
| esrEHrsaesng On she nrss Monday "a JAREsTyg
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ITEMS. TOTAL.
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RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY. DECEMBER |, 1885,

To the Honorable County Board of Pierce
county:
Your County Poor Agents report following
expenditures for support OF poor in Pierce
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,gi,latiNe authority for

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things that puhlic officers, cHtrg"' with
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surrender and destroy the very properly
and RIGHTS which they are elected t. foster
and preserve. ANY other rule would ..
the interests Of the public at the mercy
of it, sworn agents. with un limitation,
eN'r1t personal honor, no restraint, eN-
cent ,,uhiic sentiments. Eypnricnrr has
demonstrated that THESE are insufficient.
"~\Eholrh these prjnrirlp~ are ancient.
inHnr,nt II, ,ir form, of oaynrrmcIt and Z
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-12-13

ION on I10 TTlV 60 M. NHT'N NF'T@T''T M
the main We Civ" h"la" aud a'.it It AS
the opinion nt his Cs'Ir. "u -. "rrC='t
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payment of which it thea received SIi230
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law. thi< sal" ana doliroYy. Icing uncou-
ditioual, vested the title and ownership
Of tn property T." thu Cou'tv Of WtSH">.
! That the uiaiuiiiT has not heretofore re-
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-12-13
SUPREME COURT DECISION.

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OF AVA
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NPP l.
" ASHDN COUNTY,

RESPONDENT.
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THE OFFICE SPECIALITY
RANUFACTURING company,
f. C0RP0RATION),
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
H. d. Griffith.

Hayden d. Griffith, who was
we'll known in the city, died at
st. Joseph, Dec. Ord. His re-
mains were brought to this city
and then inferred at Andrew
Chapel Sunday. The funeral
services conducted by the pas
tor. Three years ago Mr.. Grit
fifth was partially paralyzed aud
at times was better but never
fully recover. He was 4S years
old, left one son. William. and
a daughter, Cora. His broth
ers, r. j, aud Price Griffith re-
side in this city and his sister,
Mrs. Ellen Williams, near Mt.
Zion.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
Elected Officers.

AT the regular meeting of Mon.
roe City Camp M. w. A. held
Friday evening, the following
officers were elected; Peter
Werner, V. c.; G. E. Wesley,
w. A.; w. j. Rouse, Clerk; j,
D. Elliott, A. Clerk; f. w.
Meyer, Banker; ]. D. Rohr, Es-
oort; DR.. A. W, Ely, Physician;
James Kennedy, Watchman;
W. r, Newell, Sentry; A..
Grimm, Manager for 3 years;
Peter Werner snd w. j. Rouse
were elected delegates to the
County Convention which meets
at Paris Jan. 10th. W. N. Mad
doX and j. d. Elliott were
elected alternates.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
Notice to Tax Payers.

I wish to call attention of tax
payers to the fact that taxes
for 1893 are now due, and will
ask you to please cone forward
and pay before Jan. 1st as the
law requires a penalty to be
added after that date.
Any one remitting by mail
will lear in mind that no check
can be received for taxes unless
the revenue stamp is attached.
Resp.
G. w. WALLER, Coll.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
Let it In.

1t is here, do you want it,
will you let it in? One of the
most complete and perfect har-
vesting implements ever made
is the jackson Hay Loader.
Practical men and expert trdv,
cling statesmen pronounce it
"The thing for the purpose, "
There is money, big money i'll it
for the men who will put up a
few dollars and manufacture it
in this city and place it on the
market. From a money stand
point, from a labor employing
stand point, in fact from any
point of view it is just wha;
this city needs and it means a
fortune to the men who will
handle it right. Form a stock
company and go ahead say We
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
Bows and Girls.

We will cheerfully publish
Santa Claus letters from the
little boys aud girls next Thurs
day, Dec. Nth and DIST. But
we stipulate that they must be
short and either mailed by
8 o'clock each Monday morning
before the 14th and DIST or
brought to the DEMOCRAT Office.
Now little friends write your
letters and they will be placed
where Old Kris Krinkle, the
friend of all good boys and
girls will see them.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
Market Report.

Shipments for the week end
ing Wednesday 9TH, were, over
the Burlington r. r: Sharp &
Gray, 3 cars of hogs and 1 of
cattle. Yates, Barger & Nc
Chntic, ; cars OF cattle and Z Of
hogs. Frank Proctor, ! car of
cattle, Handley & Willis. l car
of horses and mules. j. G.. Flu.
qua. l car Of mules. A. H..
Green.e l car baled hay. Over
the NJ. K. & r., Scott & Tooly.
3 cars ofhogs. S. F. Hornback,
> cars of cattle. A total for
the week Of 81 cars.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
City Dads.

The gentlemen who have the
care of the city's welfare met
in regular session Friday, Dec.
., 1898. Mayor S. North filled
the chair and Aldermen J. r.
Grady, D, d. Nelson, J. S.
Scott, a. Boulware aud W. w.
Handley were present.
Minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
Claims committee reported
and on motion OF j. II. Grady
all bills were allowed and war
rants ordered drawn.
On motion of j. S. Scott, fees
in Police Court in the Bell and
Turner cases, with the excep-
tion of the Marshals mileage
in serving subpoenies on wit
nesses in Rails county were al.
lowed and warrants for same
ordered.
On motion OF Alderman Boul-
ware, Jno. S. Jarman was ap-
pointed to oversee the wind
mills (there are six of them) at
4 salary of 81, 90 per month.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
School Board.

The School Beard met in
regular session at 9 4. IN. yester-
day. Warrants were sordered
drawn for the tea acherS salaries
and for the janitor, The semi
annual interest on the old
bonds. The incidentals and
physical labratory were also.
Bids for stolm doors on the
south and west sides of the
building was asked for. The
schools will close for the
Christmas holidays, Thursday
Dec. 22nd. and open Tuesday
January 3rd.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08


stock interests at Ely Monday,
1. p. Stephens was looking
after his business interests ia
Ely Monday.
Mr.. Finley, of Atchison Co,
Mo, is the guest of Mrs. G. w.
Green and their parents.
Misses Ida Clayton and Ell a
Kestner were the guests of F.,
M, Bower and wife, of near
Warren Saturday and Sunday,
Geo. FL. Davis, of Quincy,
was looking after the Burling-
tons interests in this city Mon
day.
DIR. Coriey, Of Indian Creek,
passed through the city Tues.
day enroute to Slick, Mo-, to
pay a visit TO the homefolk.
Edward Lake aud wife, of
Ely, were the guests of his par
ents, Labon Lake and wife, the
first of the week.
w. A. Sullivan, the Safety
Fund Life Association sales,
man, was looking after the in,
terests of his company at Pal
nyra Monday.
Thos. Donaldson and family
and James Lewellen and family
have concluded that Welch, l.
T., is not in it with Monroe
County Of the Grand Old State
Of Missouri, SO have returned
The DEMOCRAT welcomes then
back to their first love.