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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-23
Horace Huron, Musician,
Reader and Hurnorist.

Our humorist, Horace Huron, will
give an entertainment under the aus
pices of the M. w. A. at Opera Hall,
Tuesday evening, April %, common
cling at O. clock. Admission Is cts.
Reserved seats, cents extra, at
Taggart's drug store, from Satur-
day on. Turn out and spend a Jolly
evening in listening to this prince of
humorists. Below we copy few of
the numerous press notices COM
mending these splendid entertain
mentS.
Mr.. Huron made great hit as an entertain
er. Probably his best number was AN Even
ing at Home, in which he impersonates eight
different characters without costumes which
we have seldom seen eQualed.-M Morning Jour
nal, Providence, II. l.
The hall was packed with our best people
and Mr.. Huron kept his audience in a constant
roar of laughter during the entire program.
Portland (Me.) Eastern Argus.
The entertainment was given by Mr. Horace
Huron, celebrated reader, humorist and ban
joist, and was very good all through. His ban
10 solos were among the best ever heard in
Detroit.-Detrolt (Mich.) Free Press.
Take him all around he win be long remem-
bered for the good he did us last night.-Daily
Review, Lockport N. Y.
He is whole show in Observation-Disclosures,
banjoist,, character mpersonator and lectur-
er, and seems to have the ilnack of doing it all
well.-Kansas City (do) Star.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-23

We are getting along fairly we'll
with our new dam. We have exca
waited and are now ready for the
new timber. We are building the
new dam 26 feet high, the old dam
was IL feet. Our new timbers are
12x12, covered with a single thick
ness of 3-inch plank, about so
thousand feet will be required to
complete the job. A new iron fume
and iron pentstock will be installed.
The total head of the new plant will
be fifty feet which is capable of
developing considerably more than
100 horsepower during the busy
season or when desired. Temper
ari1y we are using a gasoline engine
to develop power for elevating
grain. We want your wheat, oats,
rye and barley now and at all times.
We have a stock of -four, bran and
shorts and hope the community
will appreciate our determination
to serve you to the best of our abil-
ity. Yours truly,
w. H. PUTNAM.
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GOES TO HAMMOND!
ANNUAL LEAGUE DECLAM-
ATORY CONTEST.

Late Tuesday evening Hammond
sent in a bid for the League De
clamatory Contest, to be held May
LIST, the contest which Ellsworth
had turned down and which had
been announced for this place. Yes
terday afternoon the committee of
arrangements met, and on Ham
mond's showing it's ability to take
care of the contest and visitors, and
because Hammond had never had
the contest, it was unanimously vot-
ed to take it there. 1t will be held
in the Congregational church at
Hammond next Friday, May l. Miss
Odell and Mr.. Rounsevell will rep
resent the River Falls High school.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-23
THE LOCAL CONTEST.

Saturday evening is a bad night
for an entertainment. Last Satur-
day night it rained, making it es-
pecially bad. Still, more than 800
people attended the High school
contest in M. E. church. The pro-
gram was presented in the order
printed in these columns last week,
and without a hitch. The people
expect something good when they
attend these contests. They got it.
The selections were all good and
were well rendered, very we'll. There
were eight speakers, and while
two of them won first and second
places, the feeling of the judges was
shown by the remark of one, that
where SO many were so marvellous
ly good, it was too bad to say that
any one was worse than others. "
All did credit to themselves and
their school, The judges, Mrs.
Truesdell, Miss Clark, Profs. Flet-
cher and Wilson and Rev. Spencer
gave first place to Miss Bessie Odell
and second to Mr.. Glenn Rounsevell,
and these will represent the school
in the league contest at Hammond
May l. In spite of the closeness of
the decision, the result gave very
satisfaction, and the local
school will be we'll represented this
wear at the league contest.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-23
Old Settlers Association.

AS has already been mentioned in
these columns an association Of the
Old Settlers of the St. Croix Valley
was organized at Hudson last year,
succeeding the ST. Croix County Old
Settlers Association, or rather be-
ing an expansion of that body.
The annual meeting of the associ-
alton will be held at River Falls
this year on the first Tuesday Of
June.
1t is very desirable that all who
wish to unite with the association
sign the constitution and pay the
fee for admission as early as pos
sib1e. The book containing the
constitution and signatures of mem
bers is at the office of Allen P. Weld,
ESQ. All persons are eligible who
resided in the St. Croix Valley in
Wisconsin on or prior to 1868. The
fee is fifty cents which covers the
membership of both husband and
wife and entities the member to an
engraved certificate of membership
and neat badge.
All persons eligible to member
ship who desire to unite with the
association are requested to call at
the Office of Mr.. Weld and sign their
names and leave the fee,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-23
w. H. PUTNAM.

The town of Spring Lake voted
on the license question but made a
middle of the vote. There were
131 ballots cast, all but SIS of which
were thrown out by the canvassing
board because of Irregularities.
The law says the ballots shall read
For License" or Against Lii
cense," and nothing else. The
most of the tickets voted in Spring
Lake had on them For License IN
Elmwood." The board decided
that so votes were legally cast
against license" and S for license.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-23

Secretary Kaler of the Masonic
Lodge of this city read the following
letter at the last communication Of
the lodge:
Waver1y Lodge, F. & A. M.
Appleton, Wis, April IS, '03.
We are all greatly shocked at
Brother Larkins sad end. He was
a young man held in the highest
esteem by every one in this COM
munity and greatly loved by his
brethren of Waverly Lodge. Con
vey to Mrs. Larkin our sincere sym
pathy in this her great bereavement
and let me assure you that any
kindness you can show the widow
and orphan will be fully appreciate
ed by Waverly Lodge.
Sincerely and fraternally yours,
GEO. S. SWEETIAN, Sec.
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Notice to Odd Fellows
and kahs.

All Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
are notified to be at Odd Fellows
Hall next Sunday morning at GAS,
preparatory to attending the Con-
gregationa1 church where the Rev.
D. B. Spencer will preach a sermon
on Gods Way of indicating
Human Brotherhood.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-23
Andrew L. Larkin.
From Stevens Point Daily Journal.


Mr.. Larkin came here from Tomah,
the home of his parents, in 1894 and
spent three years in attendance at
the Normal school, finishing the
complete course in June 1896. He
Immediately secured a position as
teacher of science and some Ian
guages in one of the Appleton High
schools, remaining there five years
and giving the highest satisfaction.
He resigned in June, 1902, intend
ing to enter Rush Medical college,
but his plans miscarried and he de-
cided to postpone his matricu1ation
there for one year, taking, mean
while, a position as travelling repre-
sentative of a school supply house.
He was still employed in that capac-
ity when he was taken Ill last week
and returned hurriedly to the home
of his wife's parents, where she and
their little daughter had been spend
ing the winter. The disease deve1-
oped rapidly and resulted fatally at
8 p. m. Saturday. On account of
the violence of the attack immedi-
ate interment was compulsory.
Mr.. Larkin was about 20 years of
age and besides his wife and babe
at River Falls, leaves his parents
and several brothers and sisters
who reside in or near Tomah. Mrs.
Larkin will be remembered by many
veryintimate friends lere as Miss
Isabelle Patterson, who for several
years filled very satisfactorily the
position of private secretary for
President Pray at the Normal, re-
signing to become Mrs. Larkin.
He was one of the figures at the
school that stood out prominently in
the mass of students and he be-
came quite widely known consider
ing his short residence here. He
was strong intellectually, ambitious
in his aspirations, possessing many
of the characteristics which denote
leaders among men. He was hon
orab1e and upright in all his deal
ings with his fellows and was gen
orally respected. His judgment
carried weight.
He was very successful in his
school work, standing we'll up to
the front in his classes and had
keen personal insight into the sub
iects in hand. He had considerable
literary ability, which if it had been
cultivated further would no doubt
have given him wide influence. He
was for two years prominently con-
nected with the school publication,
the Normal Pointer, and took deep
interest in all the affairs of the
school in which the student body
was concerned, literary societies,
athletics, rhetoricals, etc. He, on
one occasion, won the local oratori
cal contest and came out second
best in the state contest and was
the official delegate to the business
sessions of the Interstate Associa-
ton at Emporia, Kansas. He ap-
peared to be a man destined to
make his mark in the world, and
his seemingly untimely death will
be much regretted by his many
friends throughout this section of
the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-23

sPAPLEs-DAvIsoN.-At the home Of
Thomas Dawson, brother of the
bride, at Big River, April Is,
1908, by Rev. w. A. Ward, Mr..
Fred M. Staples and Miss Ida
Dawson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-23
1T WOULD BE ABSURD

to assert that no miller can make as
good -four as White Crest, but the
fact is, very few are doing so.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-23
or Sale.

Mrs. Sarah Tozer has for sale on
easy terms desirable city properties
dwelling houses and building lots.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-23
just Received

Another large invoice of Street
Hats and Children's School Hats at
the MILLINERY EMPORIUM.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-23

Well improved farm of 480 acres,
located in the Red River Valley, N.
D. ". E. BAILEY.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT (

DREssMAKING. BY Miss Susie
Rawson. South part of city.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-23
For Sale.

For SALE. One dozen Buff Leg
horn cockerels. N. A. THELANDER.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-23

Painting and paper hanging; also
as fine line of wall paper samples
as ever shown. Estimates cheer
fully furnished. Residence, Eaton
house, near Putnams' Mill.
VIM. f. KOHN.
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Closing Out Sale.

Until May LIST, 20 to SO per cent.
discount on yarns, lace materials,
stamped linens, pillows, pillow
tops, cords, embroidery silks, etc.
Ap Roberts Art Room in Levings
Sisters Book store.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-23
M. B. SIMON,
Express and Baggage Line.

EXPRESS ana baggage L1H6s
Leave orders at the Telephone Central or
private phone No. "a Special attention given
collecting Baggage from and delivering to all
parts ofthe city. All kinds of dray and team
work promptly attended to. Charges moderate
Wood for sale and delivered to all parts of city
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-20
DUPLICATES ACCOUNTS.

The report has come from the pay
master generals Office that Captain
John ". I. Phillips. Twenty
Infantry. has duplicated his pay ac-
counts. That officer is now in Brook
lyn. \. Y, on leave Of absence from
his station, Fort Sheridan, H. The re-
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-20
Alumni Dinner.

A dinner will be given by the Uni
versity of Michigan Club on Tuesday
at $50 o'clock at the California Hotel.
The club has 102 members. It's Off
GERS are: Warren Olney, president;
Charles Bush. vice president; Stuart
NJ. Kohn, secretary and treasurer; Ed
ward Mills Adams, William H Bar
rows, executive committee. A large
attendance is anticipated and the re-
union is expected to be very enjoya-
BILE one. Judge George E. Church of
Fresno will act as POSTMASTER. All
graduates and former students of the
University of Michigan who have not
received an invitation are requested to
send their names and addresses imme-
diately to the secretary, sos Call build
ing.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-20
TEACHERS WILL
HOLD SESSION
Prepare Interesting Exercises
for Annual Gathering of the
California State Association
O.W. ERLEWINE TO PRESIDE
S. H. Clark of Chicago Univer-
sity and Arnold TOmpl1inS
to Appear on the Programme

An excellent programme has been
prepared for the thirty annual
session Of the California State Teach
ers' Association. which viii convene IN
this city December 2S, 29, 80 and 81. The
Teachers Institute OF the city and
county OF San Francisco will be held
Jointly with the session of the State
association. The general sessions will
be held daily from 2 until 4:30 p. m.
at the Alhambra Theater, Jones and
Eddy streets. Two prominent stars
from the East, S. H Clark Of the Uni
versity CT Chicago and Arnold Tomp-
kins. president of the Chicago Normal
School, VIII appear on the programme.
The department sessions, comprising
miscellaneous school work, committee
work and the programmes of various
sub-associations, will be held daily
from a. N. to y m. at the Mission
High School. the Girls High School and
Steinway Hall.
The sessions will be presided over by
o. W. Erlewine, veteran City Superin-
tendent Of the Sacramento schools, and
president Of the California Teachers
Association.
The teachers of the city will tender
a strictly informal reception to the Wis
iting teachers at Maple and Marble
halls. Palace Hotel. Monday evening,
December %. Several hundred teachers
from the interior have signified their
intention to be present. A large and
enthusiastic reception committee has
been organized and has perfected plans
for a choice musical programme. An
orchestra has been engaged for the oc-
casiOn.
Tuesday evening there will be held
q reunion. and a banquet will be given
by the Alumni of the Young Mems
Normal Debating Society of the San
Jose State Normal School.
Wednesday evening there will be a
banquet given by the School Masters
Club Arrangements are being made
for a trip through Chinatown and an
automobile run to the Cliff House.
For Thursday evening several large
theater parties have been organized.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-20
FOOTBALL CAME.

In the football game between the
Twenty-fourth Field Battery and the
Point Bonita team from Fort Baker the
former won out with a score Of Il TO O..
II was hard fought game.
The Ninth Cavalry football team
came out victorious yesterday against
the Fort Mney team with a score of 5
10 o.
Nothing has been heard from the
Philippines in regard TO the result of
the examination Of candidates for
places on the eligible list Of post quar-
termaster sergeant Of the army. There
are thirty names on the list at present
and AT the rate of appointment which
has prevailed during the last year it
viii take two years TO make all these
appointments. i is doubtful il ap-
pOintments during the next year VIII
be made as rapidly as they have been
IN the last twelve months owing to the
reduction Of the military force in the
Philippines.
Lieutenant James n. Graham Of the
Nineteenth Infantry arrived from Van
couver Barracks yesterday with nine
prisoners destined for the military
prison at Alcatraz Island.
General Arson Mills. L. s. Army. re-
tired, and Mrs. Mills have gone to New
York from Washington. Previous TO
their transcontinental trip they win
spend several months at the Preside
with their daughter. Mrs. Overton. wife
Of Captain ". S. OyertOn, artillery
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-20
CEMENT
IN THE MARSH
Fred Reichert Believes That
Deposit of Building Material
: Lies Close to Point Richmond
DREDGING REVEALS IT
Investigation Will Follow to
Determine Worth Of Sub
stance That Is in Easy Reach

Fred Reichert, agent for the Tewks
mond. believes that in a marsh that
belongs to the estate there is a vast
deposit of cement. He is led to this
conclusion by some experiments re-
Gently tried in connection with the pro-
posed dredging of a channel across the
marsh to make it possible to float light
draft vessels up to the railway depot
of. the Santa Fe, near Richmond ave-
nue.. Mr.. Sheldon, president OF the
Glencove Transportation Company, was
engaged in making soundings and
traversed a distance of about mile,
so Mr.. Reichert says. The purpose
was to discover whether it was feast
BILE to dredge out a channel 200 feet
wide of sufficient depth to permit YES
sells to be used by the Glencove Trans
portation Company TO pass in and out
freely.
While the experts were testing the
land" says Mr.. ReIchert, Ito ascer-
tain the depth of the sand and to get
at the cost of making a canal, using a
tube to make soundings, they discov-
cred that the sand continued down
from six to eight feet over the whole
length Of the proposed channel and
that the bottom material would be
more difficult to work out. Upon
closer examination the material at the
bottom proved to be a soft cement"
Reichert took some of the soft ma
! terial. 1t hardened after a little, until
1t became like stone. He advised
with Sheldon, who insisted that he
/ knew cement when he saw it and that
this was the real thing. Now Reich
ert says that the nature of the soft
substance material in question will be
carefully investigated. If 1t proves to
| be cement, 1t will be worth a fortune
! of great size. He has been informed
that 500 barrels per day can be dredged
out by an ordinary dredger. and that
the cost of such work will be but SIS
| per day. AS cement is worth 81 65 per
barrel, there would be a large profit if
there is no mistake in the nature and
extent of the discovery.
Il think" said Reichert, that con-
servative estimate of the extent OF the
deposit would be 100000 900 barrels"
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-20

port has been referred TO the officer for
reply No further action will be taken
pending an explanation from Captain
Phillips.
The transport Sherman will sail for
Manila on February I.
The adjutant generals Office is busily
engaged in preparing the official Army
Register for 1904 Much Of the material
is already in the hands of the printer.
bat the complete volume will not be
ready for distribution before Febru-
airy /
There are eighteen vacancies in the
army medical corps. Two candidates
are now being examined in San Fran
cisco and the next examination to be
held here viii be about the 1st OF April.
although it is possible a small class will
be examined within a few weeks.
Great preparations are being made
for field day on next Tuesday. Sports
will begin for enlisted men at a. m.
and last until 1 o'clock. At p. m. the
officers of the Fifteenth Infantry from
Ord Barracks viii cross bats with the
officers Of the post. The festivities will
wind up with a grand ball in the post
hoprOOm.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-20
ise of important economics in opera
ton.
FOREIGN DEMAND FOR COPPER

FOREIGN DEMAND FOR COPPER.
The iron and steel and tin and cop
per trades We're inclined to react upon
each other and the important growth
of foreign demand for copper which
was reported helped the improved sent
iment over the steel outlook The de-
tailed reports of the arguments in. the
Northern Securities case were studied
with great attention in the financial
world, and the bearing of the points
at issue in that case upon a great mass
Of corporate securities and upon the
organization of corporations was re-
peated with renewed force. This in
fiuence was only mitigated by the prob
ability of the final decision of the case
being still deferred for several months.
The approach Of the end of the year
brings with it a sense Of securitv in
the ability of the money market to meet
all year-end requirements without dis
turbance. The free return of currency
from the interior and the large inflow
Of imported gold have so fortified the
banking reserves as TO afford appar-
emily ample margin for the temporary
requirements Incident to the disburse-
ment of dividend and interest and the
meeting of maturing obligations.
ENGLISH DISCOUNT ADVANCES.
The Bank of England was constrained
to advance it's discount rate from to
per cent in the first week of the year,
and it was estimated that American
securities were being sent home to the
New York market at the rate of $1,000,
600 a day. 1t will be remembered that
the foreign money markets became so
dependent upon American resources
during the following months that one
half of the total issue of G60,000,000 of
British consols was placed with Amer
lean bankers in April, and there was
an important, American participation
during the spring in an imperial Ger
man loan and in other German and
Russian loans 1t is pointed out as a
possible analogy between that season
and this that gold went out in large
volume from New York in January.
Notwithstanding the unprecedented
trade balances piled up In our favor.
Returns Of railroad gross earnings for
the first week in December show a
growth in the ratio of increase over
last year compared with those for the
fourth week of November, thus con-
tributing to the undertone of f1rmness
in the stock market
The bond market has failed to reflect
any investment demand in anticipation
of January disbursements of funds, and
has been dull and irregular. United
States bonds were unchanged on call.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-20
sherwood,s Christmas.

Sherwood Circle, Companions of the
Forest, A. o. F., will have Christ
mas tree and an at home in its hall in
the Alaczar building on Wednesday
evening next. There will be a pleas
ing programme and at the proper
time the members and their children
will be remembered by Santa Claus.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-20
CURRENT NEWS
OF ARMY LIFE
Holiday Season Brings to Sol
diers and Officers a Rest
From Their ArduOus Duties
FIELD DAY NEXT TUESDAY
New Register That Is Being
Compiled by Adiutant Gene
raj is Now Nearly Completed

The holiday season in army circles is
being largely devoted 10 athletics. not
only here at the Presidio, but also
throughout the different posts Of the
country. Uncle Sam is a thorough be-
liever in the fact that "all work and no
play makes Jack a dull boy" and so he
is encouraging athletics from every
standpoint.
While the drills are kept up daily.
more time during the holiday season is
given over TO outdoor sports. At the
post yesterday there were three games
going on at almost the same time. and
they were witnessed b. crowds Of
something over 1000 people. which in
cIuded officers and enlisted men from
all the different posts about the bay,
besides a big delegation from town.
The weather was good and the
grounds We're in fair shape. considering
the heavy d0wnpour Of rain during the
preceding twenty-four hours. The base
ball grounds. on the lower parade, were
sprinkled with sawdust, which was a
great assistance to the players.
The baseball game yesterday between
the Fifteenth Infantry team, from ord
Barracks. and the PresidiO post team
resulted in a victory for the latter with
2 score Of 10 70 3. The visitors put up
p fine. careful, steady game and worked
hard 10 win out. but II was evident
from the start that they We're out
classed