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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
A DISASTROUS FIRE.
Docks and Warehouses at Duluth
Burn-Loss, $780, 0O-Man
Is Drowned.

Duluth, Mimi, July 16.-Four hun
dred thousand dollars worth of prop
erty was destroyed Friday afternoon
at the Omaha docks and warehouses
owned by the Chicago, st. Paul, Mime
apolis & Omaha railway, and one man
cook named George Smith, on the tug
Abbott, was drowned in an attempt to
make his escape from the craft as the
flames swept over it with cyclonic rapid
ity from the docks. The fire started in
the northeast corner of the building
and swept through the long sheds like
a tornado, taking everything that stood
in it's path. In three minutes after the
flames were discovered almost the en-
tire length of the sheds was fiery fur
mace, belching forth volumes of dense,
black smoke that rolled away over the
city, crumbling the freight cars that
stood beside it like finder. The entire
Omaha shed, with all of it's contents, the
dock and nearly score of loaded freight
cars are complete loss, in addition 10
two of the tugs of the Great Lakes Tow
ing company, which were burned to the
waters edge, and another that is badly
damaged. The great freight shed, 1900
feet in length, and 80 feet in width. was
filled with merchandise of all kinds.
Sugar, coffee, flour, canned goods and
almost every conceivable kind of gen
eral merchandise made up the con-
tents. There were over 100 carloads of
sugar alone in the building.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
The News Condensed.

\The union evangelistic campaign con-
Quoted by Rev. Milford H. Lyon and
Prof. C. H. Coultes at BaraboO has
closed. Five hundred have professed
conversion, including many business
men. A feature of the series was the
programme of the great chorus.
A lawsuit involving the property
rights of Secretary Jerry Rusk, of Viro-
qua, long since dead, is being tried in La
Crosse, and involves about 100000.
The Maurer Glove company, of Mon
roe. is in difficulties, the assets being
placed at $4,000 and the liabilities be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, with some.
thing like $500 on the books unac-
counted for.
Leo Heck, blind music teacher o.
Sheboygan, went swimming in the She
boygan river. Not being able to see the
banks, he swan in circle until ex-
hausted, when he sank and was drowned.
Dr. Charles Gorst, of Baraboo, has
been elected superintendent of the state
hospital for the insane at Mendoza, ia
succeed DR.. e. l.. Billiard, of Wauke.
sha.
Milwaukee's present population is 1885,
500, being an increase of 1880 over the
figures of last year.
The list of Racine passengers lost on
the steamer Norge is now 16
Because she had been discharged from
her position as clerk at the bakery Of
Frank Lintner, at Racine, Miss Anna
Nimm, of Watertown, committed suicide
by taking four ounces of carbolic acid.
Judge Tarrant has granted writ of
mandamus, ordering Milwaukee officials
to issue licenses to Frank Hebard, of
Chicago, at the rate of $50 each for the
privilege of running Columbian coaches
in Milwaukee. An amendment was passed
by the common council last spring in.
ereasing the license fee from $50 to
$500.
During the severe wind and rainstorm
three big waterspouts formed on Green
ba-. They were seen short distance
or shore, and were about 40 feet high.
Chokeree Alegee Nathoo, a travelling
coniurer from Ind a, and Miss Hattie
Nav Godding, of Madison, were quietly
married at Quincy, Ill. The bride met
Nathoo some months ago and left home
to wed him unbeknown to her parents.
The will of former United States SEN
afor John l.. Mitchell creates trust of
$50 900 for the benefit of his widow,
Mrs. Harriet B. Mitchell, and their chill
dren. An exception is made in regard
to his son, David Ferguson Mitchell.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21

he was three years old. The family
was poor and the boy was compelled to
work for living when still a child. His
first work was in the oil fields of Titus
vile, Pa. Later he became an oil pro-
Queer himself in Pennsylvania, West
Virginia and Ohio. He invented inns
proved oil well appliances and estab-
lished factory in Toledo. He was four
times elected mayor of Toledo, first as
a republican and then as an Independent.
He was nonpartisan candidate for gov
ernor of Ohio in 1900. Mr.. Jones was
an advocate of municipal ownership,
direct legislation, the eight-hour day
and Of the doctrine that the people
should nominate their own candidate
for all offices by free petition without the
intervention of caucuses, primaries
delegates or parties.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21

60 bushels per acre, but the average of
the entire United States for the past
ten years (231a bushels per acre.
shows that many are annually harvest
ing less than half of this quantity,
Since the average crop in the states
best adapted to corn growing is but
little above the general average OF the
entire country, it is evident that the
average is not lowered to any great ex-
tent by the poor crops in sections UNI
suited to corn growing. Moreover, the
yield per acre in the New England
states, with their poor soil and short
growing season.. is greater than in any
other part of the country. This clearly
indicates the possibility of greatly in
creasing the yield per acre in the corn
belt. This is especially easy of &C
complishment in the southern states,
where the present average is low and
where the growing season is not short
ened by frosts.
The most valuable information re-
garding the growing of corn in any
particular section can be obtained
from unprejudiced observant corn
growers of many years experience;
and the writer wishes to thank the
hundreds who have so kindly given
him such information. The fact that
the experiences of growers in different
localities and the reports of expert
ments from the various state expert
ment stations do not agree should not
lower the estimation of the value OF
either. Such disagreement follows nee
essarily from the different soils, alti-
tudes, ATTITUDES and seasons. Conflict
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
A Ira gedv in Iowa.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, July 15.-Quarrel-
ing with the wife who had left him over
a picture of dead daughter, Sam Bald
win, maddened by drink, struck the
woman several blows with his fist and
then grabbed razor and cut her throat
from ear to ear. Her life blood spurted
all over him as he ran past her to the
door of the kitchen, and then he made a
fearful slash at his own throat with the
razor. He managed to reach the front OF
the house and then fell upon the lawn
dying before he could be taken to the
hospital.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
Keen Scent.
c. P. HARTLEY.

The neighbor had been requested by
Eddie's mother to no longer furnish
him with candy, as had been her GUS
tom. So it happened that on the oc-
casion of the next neighborly call Ed
dies disappointment was great.
At last he remarked: 1T seems to-
me I smell candy"
Importuned so directly Mrs. A
presented him with a diminutive por-
ton.
Looking at it long and earnestly.
Eddie was heard to say: could 1t be-
possible smelled so small piece?"-
Lfppincott's Magazine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21

he would perceive the economy Of
growing a soil-enriching, leguminous
plant between the corn rows. On the
broad prairies of the western states
he would learn methods of curtailing
expenses by the use of plows, planters,
cultivators and CON harvesters, de-
signed so that one man can work
large number of horses and thereby ac-
complish a maximum of work. With
such implements one man can, without
help, plant and care for 40 or 60 acres
of corn in addition t" his other crops.
The same methods and implements are
suitable for many farms where more
tedious and laborious methods are now
followed.
While it is true that proper attention
to seed selection and methods of cul-
tivation will greatly increase the aver
age production per acre for all land
now devoted to corn growing, it is
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
Decisive Step by Mill Owners.

A decisive step has been taken by the
mill owners. After waiting, as they said
they would, until the strikers had been
given a fair chance TO return to work
the owners of the Atlas paper mill at APP
pIeton opened with full force of non
union men. The strike began good
while ago and the manufacturers have
shown no signs of weakening. They re-
fuse to recognize the union. The action
taken by the mill owners in hiring nom
union men at the Atlas mill seems to be
final and serious trouble can be ex-
pected
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Morgan Rewards Heroism.

J. Pierpont Morgan's protege, Louis
M Gardner, young trapeze performer,
whose home is in Milwaukee, arrived in
New York from London with a large
corps of physicians and nurses. hired by
Mr.. Morgan to attend him through his
illness. Gardner mas had the best care
the Morgans could lavish on him since
he received his severe injuries while
performing in London theater. The
cause for the millionaire's interest in
the young acrobat is that Gardner once
saved the life of Mr.. Morgan's youngest
child, in runaway at New York. At
the time of the occurrence Gardner could
not be induced to accept a reward.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21

equally true that the cultivation OF
corn will never be found profitable on
very poor land. Some growers, from
force of habit, perhaps, every spring
plant corn on land which they know Is
too poor to produce profitable corn.
The blowing and cultivating of poor
soil is as expensive as the blowing and
cultivating of fertile soil. Corn grow
ing should not be attempted on such
land until it is brought into a fertile
condition by the growing and blowing
under of leguminous crops, the appli-
cation of manures, etc. In the mean
time some of the crops that require
less fertility than corn may be grown.
1t should be remembered that the ma
ture of the corn plant is such that 1t
will not produce grain unless the sell
is rich enough to afford a considerable
growth of stalk, and that the belt yield
of ears is not obtained unless the
stalks have made maximum growth.
For this reason some other plants will
produce small or fair crops on soil too
poor to produce corn. A cotton plant
adjusts its yield of lint to the fertility
of the coil, small plant producing
small number of bolls containing lint
of as good a quality as that from
larger plant bearing many more bolls-
A hay crop is also quite regular in
proportion to the fertility of the soil.
This is not true, however, of corn.
When poor soil dwarfs grass to half its
normal size, the crop of hay is reduced
by about one-half, but when poor soil
dwarfs the corn plants to half their
normal size it is probable that there
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
MAYOR JONES is DEAD.
Loses Brave Fight for Life
His Career.

Toledo, July 13.-Samuel M. Jones,
mayor of Toledo, died at his home Tues
day evening at 5:07 o'clock as the result
of complication of diseases. The i'm
mediate cause of his death was an alb
scess on his lungs. When this abscess
broke the mayor was not strong enough
to throw off the poison from his system
and death resulted. The mayor had suf-
fered for years from asthma, and this
was the primary cause of his fatal ILL
ness.
Samuel Milton Jones, widely known as
Golden Rule" Jones, was Welshman
by birth, having first seen the light in
Beddgelert, Wales, in 1876. He came to
the United States with his parents when
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
Preparing His Speech.

Oyster Bay L. l., July 14.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Loeb
were engaged Wednesday for several
hours in the transaction of official
business at Sycamore Hill. A part
of the time was devoted by the presi
dent to work in preparation Of his
speech to be delivered on the 9th
inst, when he receives his notifica-
ton of nomination. The president is
preparing this speech with great care,
and it promises to be very impor-
tant utterance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
What They Called the Dog.

Not long since, in a Mississippi coun.
ty, a colored man sued a neighbor fol
damages for killing his dog. Col. M.
DEPENDENTS lawyer, called Sam" Park
er, a negro, to prove that the dog was
a worthless cur, for whose destruction
no damage ought to be recovered.
"Sam, do you know this dog?" Col
M. asked.
eyes, sab; wer' pussonally &C.
quainted wild dat dog"
well, tell the jury what sort of g
dog he was" said Col M.
''He wer' big yaller dog"
what was he good for?" Col. M
asked.
"Well, he wouldn't hunt; he would
MT do gyard duty; he JUS lay round
an eat Dat make 'em call him wal
dey did"
"Well, sir, what did they call him?'
asked Col. M
''Dey called him Lawyer sab. y
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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Receiver Is Appointed.

DR.. Ralph Elmergreen, of Milwaukee,
was appointed receiver of the Hadden-
Rodee Commission company by Judge
Seaman in the United States court, upon
petition of several creditors, who allege
that the company had committed acts
of bankruptcy in various ways, among
others in inviting compromise with
creditors. Besides appointing a receiv-
er the court has ordered the company to
show cause why it should not be adj
judged bankrupt. The Hadden-Rodee
company, it is claimed, suffered through
the Woodend failure in New York. 1t is
believed the company will shortly be
reorganized.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
BRYAN States His Position

Lincoln, Neb., July 13.-W. J. Bryan
announces that he will vote for Parker
and Davis because on some issues the
democratic platform and nominees are
preferable to the republican, but he
charges that the nomination of the jurist
was secured by crooked methods" and
that Wall street is in temporary con-
troll OF the party, and declares that i'm
mediately after the election he will be-
gin a movement for reorganization in
preparation for the campaign of 1903.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
Three Die in Fire

Fire on the Nelson Peterson farm at
Sharon Corners, five miles northeast of
Sharon, resulted in the death of two
children of Christian Holt, aged respec-
lively five and eight, and Mary Sor-
renson, his 19-year-old niece. The fire
was caused by the explosion of a can
containing two gallons of kerosene,
which was being used by Miss Sorren-
son in starting fire in the kitchen stove.
The building and contents were de-
stroyed. A coroner's jury impaneled by
Justice Hamline brought in verdict of
accidental death.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21

There's a mint Of money waiting
for the manor the woman-who will
invent a sock that won't wear out"
said the man with an economical turn
of mind, to a N. Y. Herald man. Il
can't afford to buy new pair OF socks
every time my toes poke hole
through a sock, and | hate to have my
wife spend most of her time darning
for me-"
sI'm worse off than you," declared
the economical mans unmarried friend,
s'for I've got no wife to darn for me.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
Big Shipment of Canned Meat.

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 14.-Advices
received at Northern Pacific headquar-
tiers state that the heaviest order Of can
ned meat to cross the Pacific has been
successfully delivered on the Pacific
coast and loaded aboard the huge ship
Shawmut for transportation from Puget
Sound to Yokohama. The shipment
consists of rush order for 1,000,0 900
pounds of canned beef for the subsist-
ence department of the japanese army.
1t was handled from Chicago by the
Northern Pacific in special trains of 40
refrigerator cars.
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BIT OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY

But" he went on, "I've found way
to make socks last more than what you
might call their normal life. It's sim
pie enough Don't wear the same sock
on the same foot more than one day
at a time. Put to-day's left sock on
the right foot tomorrow, and so on.
GIVE been astonished at the amount
of extra wear I've got out of my socks
by this easy method. 1t has saved me
many darning bill at the laundry.
and If you will try it, your wife will
have less darning to do"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
Injured While Saving Life.

In an effort to save the life of five-year-
old Annie Larson, of Milwaukee county,
Charles Johnson, farmland, was
gored by bull on farm eight miles
north of Racine. The Larson girl had
strayed into the fields and was walking
toward a bull. The beast lowered it's
head and started for the child. Johnson
rescued her by throwing her over fence,
but before he could get over himself the
bull struck and knocked him over and
gOred him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
Pleads GUILTY of CHARGE.

Former Supervisor Joseph A. Schunk,
of Milwaukee, against whom indict-
ments charging bribery in connection
with the awarding of county contracts
were returned by the last grand jury,
returned from Colorado and delivered
himself up to the sheriff Schunk en-
tered plea of guilty to the two indiCt-
ments in the municipal court, and was
sentenced to pay a fine of $1,000 and
costs, or serve one year in prison. He
paid the fine
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
In After Years.

'Why, what's the matter, Nellie?'
asked the elderly spinster of her ia
vorite niece.
ooh, auntie," sobbed the bride OF
three short weeks, "it's too p-provok-
ing for anything. George treats me
Just as if were c-child.."
"Well, don't let little thing like
that worry you, my dear" said her
aunt. when you get to be as old as
I am you will remember it with pleas
ure. Cincinnati Enquirer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
COON PAUL" KRUGER

his death. He had been out only once
since his arrival here, at the begiR-
ming of last month. The express
ident's body was embalmed, and the
remains were placed in vault pend
ing funeral arrangements. Applica-
ton will be made to the British gov
eminent for authority to transport the
remains to the Transvaal. In the
meantime they will be temporarily in
tered here.
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Milwaukee School Census.

Milwaukee has los, 1853 school children,
according to the annual census of the
school board taken by Secretary Henry
E. Legler, and reported to that body last
night. This is an increase of 1000 over
last years figures, and is the largest in
crease the city has made in several years.
From this showing, Secretary Legler es-
Inmates the population of the city at be-
tween 800, 900 and $4,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
loom PAUL" KRUGER DIES.
Exiled Leader of the Transvaal Repub-
lie Passes Away in Clarens,
Switzerland.

Clarens. Switzerland, July 15.-Paul
Kruger, former president of the
Transvaal Republic, died here at
three o'clock Thursday morning from
pneumonia and supervening heart
weakness. Mr.. Kruger lost conscious
ness Monday. His daughter and SON
in-law were with him at the time of
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Explaining It.

ellis great contention is that all men
are born equal"
That's all right"
'.But he seems to think he's better
than most men,"
''Well, he means all men are born
equal, but some are equal to hundred
Others. "-Philadelphia Press.
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Hotel in A sh eS

Mount Holly, N. J., July 13.-The
Berkeley Arms hotel, at Berkeley, near
Seaside Park, N. j., was destroyed by
fire Tuesday. 1t was formerly op-
Grated by George G. Boldt, of New
York. Loss, 5000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
Cheated the GaIlows

Omaha, Neb., July 14.-Michael Eel
Ter, who last Saturday killed his wife
and her father, w. NJ. Burkamp and at
tempted to take his own life while being
captured, died Wednesday night of peri
tonitis induced by the self-infiicted stab
wounds.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
Clothing Factory Burned.

Portsmouth, o., July 14-Over SIS 900
is the loss estimated from fire which
destroyed ]. Eisman & Co.'s clothing
factory and damaged number of ad-
Joining business houses early Wednes-
day. The insurance carried amounts
to $4,000.
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The Reply Unhappy.

Edwin, am / the first woman you
have ever loved?" she suddenly asked
him when he was measuring her finger
for the ring.
Eyes, Mamie" he blurted out, being
somewhat disconnected; "the others
were only girls. Woman Home Com
Uanion
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Offer Declined

Raleigh, N. c., July 13.-Dr. C. A. Al
fonso Smith. associate professor of the
chair of English at the University of
North Carolina. has declined the offer
of the presidency Of the University OF
Tennessee.
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Lives Lost in Cloudburs+

Portland, Ore, July ia special to
the Telegram gives meagre particulars of
a cloudburst accompanied by loss of
life and great damage to property near
Mitchell, in Wheeler county. Mrs.
Bethune, aged 80 years, and Martin
Smith, 81 years, were drowned,
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Dies After Long Illness.

Colorado Springs, Col, July 13-Petel
R. Dolman, of Butte, Mont, is dead here
after an illness Of many months. The
remains were taken to Louisiana, Mo-,
for burial. COL Dolman served several
terms in the legislature of Montana and
Idaho.
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Billions of Fares.

The city of New York in the IL
months ending with February, for tbs
first time in it's history, passed the bill
lion mark in the number of five-cenl
fares paid to local transit companies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21

Waukesha, Wis, July 14.-Charles
Hintz, of Milwaukee, was sentenced to
IA years in states prison at hard labor
for killing Mrs. Augusta Piskie at Mus
kego last August.
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Death of Baptist Divine.

New York, July 14.-Rev. DR.. Lemuel
Moss, d. D., LII. D., one of the foremost
Baptist educators and divines, is dead
at his home here after an illness Of more
than one year. He was born in Ken
lucky Is yeats ago.
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More in It.

'Does your daughter play Mozart?'
inquired the young man with gold
trimmed glasses.
81 believe she does" answered Mrs.
Sanders, affably. But / think She
prefers bridge. STRAY Stories.
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feels certain that it is pos
sible within a few years to double the
average production of corn per acre in
the United States, and to accomplish
it withou- any increase in work or
expense. 1t is not to be understood
from this that it is desirable to double
the present corn crop, but that it is
desirable to produce the same yield on
a smaller number of acres and with
less labor. IT 60 bushels are raised on
labor of blowing. narrowing, planting
cultivating and harvesting is greatly
reduced Some farmers produce from
year to year an average of more than