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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20

- e. about 20 years old, has had
such varied career that
it seems refreshing to learn that one
wealthy farmer living not many miles
from New York has given the veteran
carte blanche to eat all the oats he
wants and live life of luxury and
equine Incidence at his stock farm.
Ben Hur used to be terror to his RI
walls at the county fairs. A decade
ago there were bulletins about his
many victories in all of the eastern
papers. Old Tom Higbie campaigned
him and cleaned up the pool boxes.
But Higbie would not keep an animal
very long after he ceased to be win
ner, and faithful old Ben Hur went
the way of many a horse--he was sold
to a liveryman and up to a short time
ago drew cabs, helped make time with
a Riverhead e.. ~ railway bus and
in general was trying to earn his daily
bread.
Was it sentiment that moved Charles
w. Smith, of Jamaica, to rescue the
veteran of better days from the dull
life he was leading? 1t might have
been. At any rate the wealthy club
man disliled to see the old PAGER work
ing hard, and automatically drove
bargain with the cabbie for Ben Hur,
paying $50 for the animal that had
once sidewheeled himself into public
favor on the half mile tracks.
"Bravo!" said the club friends of
Smith. ga good act. That old horse
ought to get life job on a farm eat
ing hay and romping in a ten-acre lot.
Turn him out just like old Virginia
Bradley did Robert Waddell, the win
ner of the American Derby of 1901"
But the sentimental club members
went further. They all wanted to own
the veteran harness racer, and each
declared he would find life easy and
sweet ct his summer home. Cant
split HIN up" replied Mr.. Smith, 'but
I'll rattle him, one cent up to two dol
lars a ticket, and give the proceeds to
charity
In an unguarded moment these in
teresting young men permitted
townspan, an eXpressman, to buy
ticket He drew No. SO, and of course
it happened that when the drawing
was made ticket No. SO drew Ben Hur.
"Worse and more of it, said Smiths
club friends. ''Think of an express
man getting him for 50 cents!"
But the man who delivered trunks
had a merry twinkle in his eye. He
was typical Yankee of the name of
Fraser, and saw chance for a bar
gain. III. w. Harris, another owner
of an elaborate summer home and
farm, let a few tears roll down his
cheeks when he discussed the fate of
the faithful old horse, and Fraser Of
fered to part with his bargain for $50.
Tt took Mr.. Harris just II seconds to
thrust the money into the express
mans hand, and he led off the old
horse in triumph. The days are long
and the managers are always full for
Ben Hur.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20
Man and Money Gone.

James M. Johnson, prominent cleo
trician employed by the La Crosse
Street Railway company, has disap-
peared from his home in La Crosse and
the authorities have been unable to
find any trace Of him. A bank account
of $1,000 has been drawn and is gone
and his family, consisting of a wife
and three small children, are in desti-
tute condition. Three weeks ago
Johnson left for Chicago on business,
1t is believed he met with foul play
there.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20
Mrs. Fiske in ''The Un-
me1oome Mrs. Hatch"
In 1t She Has Hdded Hnotner TO Her already
hong hist of Successes.

refusal, preferring to keep her mar
ital infelicities secret.
One day in the newspapers she sees
an account of the approaching mar
riage of her daughter, her little girl
grown to womanhood. The longing to
see her becomes overmastering. She
sells out her little business and travels
the weary miles to New York. She
meets her boorish husband and his
lawyer at hotel, and here stormy
interview takes place. On the prom
Use that she will not make known her
identity to the girl, they at last give
permission that the mother shall be
allowed to look upon her from dis
lance. The next day, in Central park,
the unconscious daughter is shown to
the mother that has been separated
from her for ten long years. The
glimpse makes the poor woman hun
cry for more, and she manages,
through an old servant that had known
her in bygone days, to gain entrance
to her husbands house. 1t is the eve
of the wedding, and she gets in as the
dressmaker bearing the wedding
gown. This scene is very dramatic;
the beautiful girl, ignorant that the
woman before her is her own mother,
while the ex-husband and the second
wife both recognize her.
In the death scene the sufferings Of
the unhappy Mrs. Hatch come to an
end; and no one can be sorry that the
poor woman's miseries are over. But
the play is not all narrowing, it is
frightened and lightened by not few
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20
Bic. Lumber Deal.

The Wisconsin Lumber q Bark com
pany, of Grand Rapids, Mich, has pur-
chased $4,000 acres of hard wood tim
Der land near Eagle River, Villas coun-
-ty, the consideration being 100000.
The sale was made by the Home Invest
ment company, in which A. w. and G.
F. Sanborn, of Ashland, own the con-
trolling interest. A large furniture
factory will be erected on the tract.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20
Siege Is Raised.

After IA years Of close and diligent
labor to save Oshkosh, the Saliva ton
Army has given it up and retired from
the field The last service has been
held and the army has packed bag and
baggage and departed for more i'm
questionable fields. The reason given
for the withdrawal is lack of financial
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20

tMNENM an. is the manner III WHICH
M9lH some one has well described
sMYE Mrs. Fiske. Her pictures do
not do her justice in her
pink and white beauty. In fact l have
not seen one of her photographs that
begins to do her justice; and those who
know her only by her pictures do not
know her at all.
Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske began
her stage career very early, and as
Minnie Madden made quite name for
herself in juvenile parts. Her mother
was an actress, and the child was
brought up with an early acquaintance
with things theatrical. As stage
romp she received applause in "Foggs'
Ferry" and Caprice" added to the
reputation the young girl was making
for herself. In 1890 she retired from
the stage, leaving in the hearts of many
theater-goers' memory of Minnie
Madden as a very pleasing actress Of
the Lolita stamp. A few years later
she returned to the stage, but not to
plays and roles of her former days.
She did not find all smooth sailing on
her return, had to fight her way over
many rough sea, in the teeth of
many a fierce gale. But finally she
came into port, and with all sails fly
ing.
To-day she holds an exalted place in
the theatrical field, and it is with mer-
tied pride we Americans compare the
art of visiting notables with that of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20
AN OLD TINE PAGER

T ISN'T much to brag about,
this record of 1928 as a
PAGER, but the animal that
gained the record, now
about 20 years old, has had
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-20

PHYSICALLY attractive
and mentally clever wom-
an" is the manner in which
some one has well described
Mrs. Fiske. Her pictures do
New-York tribune., 1902-01-30
ASK s2O,0OO,OOO FOR ROADS
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION WILL URGE
IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENT OF
MANY HIGHWAYS

Albany. Jan. % CSpeciaD.-State Engineer Bond.
in paper that he read before the delegates TO the
Good Roads Convention to-day. and which is en-
bodied in his annual report to the legislature con-
sidered length a proposition have the State
issue bonds the of s1O.0o0,0Oo for the i'm
provement of roads. He says that such an ex
penditure would construct upward of ,25o miles OF
improved macadam road The money raised by the
sale of the bonds would be Immediately available
and the imp ,ovement of the roads could be carried
on very expeditousy, and one-haf of the cost
could be repaid to the State by the counties, max
ing total expenditure by the State at large of
only $5OI0,000
He also urged that continuous roads could be
built connecting the extreme of the State and
also connecting the main cities and towns.
Before the convention adjourned W. Pierrepont
White, of Utica, introduced an amendment TO the
resolutions adopting Mr.. Bonds recommendations,
which increased the proposed amount of bonded in
debedness for the Improvement of the States roads
from S000.O0o to s2o,O000OO. The amendment was
adopted with only dissenting vote
The amendment provides that the standing COM
mittee of the convention draw up the necessary
bill to permit the question 10 go before the people
either next fall the following autumn. The
proposition which the people will then be asked
to consider is that the State shall issue bonds to
the amount of $50 100000 per cent interest-?O
per cent of the total 100000 being the states
share or the expense 30 per cent, or SlNnV DelnS
on the counties and 10 per cent or S3OOJVoo, oelnS
the towns share
When Mr. Bond was asked why the convention
had doubled his 100000 proposition he said:
II recommended 100000 One-half
OF plan for systematic system of roads through
out the State. and suppose the delegates thought
1t better to undertake the whole scheme at once"
New-York tribune., 1902-01-30
CITY DECORATION DISCUSSED
PROSPECT OF NEW STREET SIGNS SOON
HELD OUT AT DINNER OF MUNICH
PAL ORGANIZATIONS.

The Municipal Art Society. the City History Club.
the American Scenic and Historic Preservation So
ciety. the League for Social Service and the
Women's Municipal League gave their annual din
ner last night at the National Arts Club. No. 81
West Thirty-fourth-st. CITY Establishment from
a Practical Standpoint discussed.
Addresses made by Bruce Price The
Hunt Memorial; D. C. French. Past Work OF the
Society; Frederick Crowinshield. THE Artist
What He Can and What He Should Do for Munich
pal Art and What He Cannot and Moreover What
He Should Not Be Called Upon to Do for It.; Jacob
A. Cantor. Street Signs and Markings: the Rev
Percy S. Grant. Church Architecture as an Ele-
ment in Municipal Art" and Gustav Lindenthal.
Bridge Architecture" John De Witt Warner pre-
sided He said in part:
dctlNely at work FOR some months past. 1t is now
IN conference with the city authorities expects
soon 10 report results in the shape OF acceptable
street signs actually adopted by the city.
Among those present were Leslie w. Miller secre-
tary OF the Fairmount Park Association Philadel-
phia; Theodore Marburg. president of the Municipal
Art Society of Baltimore; Mrs. Robert Abbe of the
city History Club: John La Fargo president of the
National Society of Mural Painters and Society of
American Artists: Spencer Trask of the National
Arts Club; John G. Agar. Of the Reform Club; Cor
MENUS Mitchell. of the Tree Planting Association.
Robert w, De Forest. DR.. E R L. Gould, NIr and
Mrs Franklin Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs Louis 4 Teb
maler and William II. Frost.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-30
OBITUARY..
MARSHALL o. WEST.

Word received in Port Chester yesterday Of
the death of Marshall o. West. of the firm OF West
& Smons, cotton and linen manufacturers. who
have offices at No. 256 Church-st. Mr.. West died
in the Pennsylvania Hospital. Philadelphia. The
message containing the news of his ceath. which
was received by his son, Edward NJ. West said
that the dead man had been stricken with apo
plexy the street.
On Tuesday afternoon, when at his Office In this
city, Mr. West received call requiring him TO go
TO Philadelphia business. and left here for
that city at This the last heard OF him
by his family until they received the message that
he was dead. He native of East Brookheld
Mass. and fifty-four years old He conducted
a drygoods store in Danbury, Conn., for several
years, and was subsequently IN business in Spring
field. Mass.
In 1879 he went to Port Chester and with his uncle
the late Nathan c. Pond. established the firm of
Pond West e. Simons for the manufacture OF
cotton and linen goods. Mr.. Pond died in 1895 and
the firm has since been known West & Simons
In the Spanish the firm had large contracts
with the government for the manufacture of tents
He leaves a widow, two sons and one daughter.
He a member OF the congregational church,
in Greenwich Conn.,, and also Of the Harry Howard
Hook and Ladder Company, of Port Chester
New-York tribune., 1902-01-30
CHANGES IN CITY HALL PARK.

Mayor Low yesterday received the following
letter from William Barclay Parsons regarding
the arranging of City Hall Park for the recep
ton Of Prince Henry:
AS requested by you few days since. / have
taken UP the matter of arranging City Hall Park
TO permit official reception to H. r. II.
Prince Henry.
Immediately in front Of the City Hall steps
work is already completed and back filled. The
is finished from this point to the Hall of
Records, and the backhlling of this will be com
menced promptly. In like manner. the structure at
the south side of the park, passing part way under
Mail-st. has been completed and this Will also be
backflled shortly. permitting the bridge at that
point TO be taken away and the sidewalk restored
Crossing the park there is now large open excava
ton where the station IS TO be- A delay has been
caused at this point owing TO difficulty In making
some arrangements for construction of the decora,
part of the station Sub-contracts have now all
the weather permits, will begin next week the
turning of the arch for the station itself Should
favorable weather continue. we will get a large
part of this arch turned and backilled and. as we
are to begin the north end of the station, inn
mediately in front of your office window, hope
o get IL completed. TO have backhlled the
most important part OF the station. But whatever
portion OF this excavation is not backhlled- the
contractors have been directed 70 roof over with
planks All piles of stone and sand and all the
construction material will be removed, and the
park restored a fairly normal condition. When
the ARRANGEMENTS finished for the reception or
the Prince, will you be good enough TO ADVISE me
as to the dates and the programme TO be followedF
New-York tribune., 1902-01-30
PLANS FOR THE LAUNCHING.
STORMS WILL NOT PREVENT THE COMPILE
TIoN OF THE METEOR ON TIME

I1ON OF THE METEOR ON TINE.
Ihe Townsend & Downey Shipbuilding and Re-
pair Company has its plans now well in hand
Tor the launching Of the German Emperor's new
yacht Meteor on February Is. The snowstornn de-
layed the work on the yacht, but Wallace Downey
said that the company had guarded against such
delays by working overtime and Sundays. and that
unless extraordinary storms the vessel would
be ready to slide into the long before the
appointed date.
The yacht is building under good storrnproof
shed and the only hindrance the work suffers from
heaXy tals or snow is in the handling OF material
1t has been rumored that part Of Shooters ISL
and will be aside for the of the public
on the day OF the launching and that the privilege
OF putting up stands and selling seats handing
a view OF the affair sold. This Mr. DoWney
says is not true. The island Is private property,
and on the day of the launching boats except
government craft will be allowed land there,
and none will be allowed the island except
those TO whom the firm sends Invitations. Between
2O0 and 5000 invitations will be to special
guests exclusive OF the official visitors. Beside
into the water will be a stand covered to protect
the Prince and officials in of rain. Seats for
the invited guests will be arranged in amphitheatre
form, that all will have unobstructed view
of the ceremonies The yards and buildings will be
profusely decorated. The German royal standard
and the Stars and Stripes will have special prom-
nence in the decorations.
The German Marine Band and the United States
Marine Band from Washington will furnish music.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-30
MAY ASK FOR $1,000, 900.
AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE BAPTIST on
WARD MOVEMENT PLANS TO BUILD
MISSION AT CHATHAM SQUARE

The Ba ptsts OF New-York will soon be asked
probably within a few weeks to contribute TO a
large fund to carry out the new plans Of the
Baptist City Mission Society. A fund perhaps
which had its inception at a meeting OF the ex-
ecutive committee of the City Mission OF Janu-
ary T. will be known as the Onward Move
ment"
The Rev. DR.. Henry NJ. Sanders Is the chair
OF the executive committee. and at a meet
ing last Tuesday night. he read a report which
summarized the work 10 be attempted. Certain
features of the report were referred back to sub
committees, but DR.. Sanders says that the plans
about ready 70 be put before the churches
OF the city, and assistance to be asked for.
The Onward Movement" will take several
directions. In the first place. II is planned to
build fine modern mission building Chatham
Square, TO carry on the work DR.. Judson started
there. This building may cost $250000. An
other plan is to raise money to pay of the mort
gage Indebtedness on Baptist Church property
in the city and also TO endow poorer churches.
Another is TO found a Baptist headquarters in
the city. Still another is to enlarge the work
OF the so-called Central Park" churches And.
finally, to build up the churches and missions
work is rapidly growing. and where the facil-
tiles felt to be Inadequate
Before asking the cooperation Of the churches
in this onward movement" said DIR. Sanders
yesterday. we felt that the plans should be we'll
defined not vague in the air. They will be
finally ready for presentation to our friends in
few weeks now, I expect"
New-York tribune., 1902-01-30

oisease He was engaged for many years In the
cooperage business. He left wife and four
daughters-Mrs. r. z. Chemendia, OF New-York;
MRS John Geissendaner and Mrs. Jacob McCeney.
OF Saltlmore. and Mrs. Charles Emerson, of New
YORK. Mrs Emerson is an actress and played last
year in When We Were Twenty-one." Her stage
name Is Virginia Reeves. The late Mrs. Lillian
Gruoo Hayman. who prma donna in light
opera, was another daughter.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-30
MAY SEE CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
[nY TELEGRAPH 10 zee TRIbUNE.l

tBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNEl
Ithaca. n. Y. Jan. 29.-President Schurman OF
Cornell University sent invitation to-day to
Prince Henry of Prussia visit Cornell on his
coming tour this country. The invitation was
sent through United States Ambassador Whlte,
who was Cornelrs first president and substan-
tial benefactor of the institution and who stiii
owns and occupies residence on the cornell
II is thought that DR.. Whites intimate con-
nectfon with the university and his favor at the
German court will give the invitation particularly
good chance for acceptance.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-30

The expectation, therefore of those closely CON-
Mected with the manufacture and sale of these
highly finished products, is for demand even
larger than that of 1901, and UP to the linhS Of
production.
After this year the annual meeting will be hold
the third Monday of April instead of on the
third Monday Of February; the change being made
in consequence of the decision of the directors TO
make the fiscal year in future correspond with the
calendar wear.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-30
ROBERT J. COLLIER HURT.

RUN DOWN BY AN AUTOMOBILE IN FRONT
OF HIS HOUSE.
Robert ]. Collier, the publisher, was run down
by an automobile yesterday in front Of his home.
No. II West sixteenth-st., and injured enough to
keep him in bed preventing him from speaking at
the dinner of the Association of American Adver-
tisers last evening. He is not severely hurt and
was able to write out speech, which read by
Conde AIcNast. Mr.. Collier was about to get into
his own automobile when he knocked down
He does not know the name OF the owner or driver
Of the machine that struck him.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-30
THE HoHENzoLLERN's VOYAGE

St Thomas, d. w. l., Jan. 29.-The German
imperial yacht Hohenzollern. which left Kiel on
January is for New-York. and touched at
Gibraltar on January %. is expected to arrive
here on February 8. from the Cape Verde ISL
auds.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-30
COLUMBIA WANTS THE PRINCE

Columbia University has extended an invitation 10
Prince Henry TO visit the university in the course
of his four days stay In this city. 1t is expected
that he Will be Colunba's guest the same after
noon that he visits Grants Tomb. Nothing definite
is yet known however.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-30
ALEXANDER WILDMAN.

Danbury Conn, Jan 2e.-Alexander Wildman.
seventy years old, perhaps one of the best known
men in Connecticut found dead in the Turner
House here this afternoon. Heart disease the
cause OF death Mr. Wildman prominent in
Democratic politics. and had spent much time in the
interest OF hts party in Washington.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-30
on PRACTICALLY A CASH BASIS.
The report continues:

practically cash basis. The losses actually in
CURED through bad debts have been very small
and notes receivable is anticipated About 70 per
cent Of the total current monthly accounts due
within thirty days, and II is the effort of the
eral nanagenaents TO maintain the business on a
II was expected that by harmonious cooperation
of the several companies great economies in manu-
pectations have been fully realized. Diversified
Management has been dispensed with far pos
70 adopt similar methods far is suited TO
their respective businesses Great departments like
lake transportation have been thoroughly system
stized and the managements Of the manufacture
ing plants in the same locality have been brought
mo closer relations.
The companies have endeavored TO concentrate
point most favorable 10 their production. thus
suring 10 each ultimate economy in manufacturing
also is made BY the different companies to regulate
their manufacture Of various products so that the
fullest advantage can be taken or the economical
production OF any special article and it's cheapest
distribution 10 the consumer.
quite remarkable, but the end Is not nearly
reached is it likely soon TO be- for through the
about the best results al each plant 1t is certain
that even more favorable results ultimately will
be accomplished.
Discussing the business outlook the report
says:
The outlook for the year, 1872 Is very bright.
each subsidiary company will be taxed 10 their
Utmost 10 supply the demand that is being made
shipment is being called for faster than IL be
supplied, amounts TO more than half the total
The heavier products like rails. bets. plates and
structural material are sold up 10 the productive
year in the more highly finished products the
ifSsssGmpton iSs IN each case is greater now than at
oe remembered, was abnormally heavy year.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-30
GEORGE w. GRUBB.

Baltimore. Jan. % (SpeciaD.-George W. Grubo'
aged seventy-fve, died last night from Bright
New-York tribune., 1902-01-30
MISS STONE RELEASED i?
A REPORT IN SOFIA THAT SHE WAS
LIBERATED ON TURKISH SOIL

LIBERATED ON TURKISH SOIL
London. JAN 3o.-The Sonia correspondent ot
The Times" telesraphing under date of Janu-
ary %. says:
1T is reported that Miss Stone and Nine.
Tsilka we're liberated this morning on Turkish
territory
COLUMBIA GETS CLINTON LETTERS.
William c. Schermerhorn yesterday presented CO.
Iumbia University with a collection of the
spondence of De Witt Clinton The collection
tains about 1.1Oo letters and will be exhibition
in a few weeks.