River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-16

Butter has been scarce article
of commodity in this city lately,
Grocerymen say it is hard to Sc
cure. Dairymen, at least those
keeping more than few cows, own
cream separators and sell their
cream instead of making it into
butter. In this way they are en-
abled to obtain a sure market and
more Uniform price summer and
winter than when they made butter.
In the summer while much butter
would be made to be sold in the
local market it would be low in
price, while in the winter when not
SO much would be made the price
would be high.
The campaign preceding the cleo
ton this spring is very quiet one.
There is an entire absence of politi-
cal feeling. Ali the candidates are
non-partizan and so each one
stands on his own bottom" The
newspapers, both Republican and
Democratic, give all an equal chance
in their columns. AS the candi-
dates are non-partizan Republican
paper cannot discriminate on the
ground of political sympathy, nei-
ther can the Democratic. And the
candidates for the several offices all
being fit persons for the Offices they
seek we cannot consistently oppose
one on the ground of his unfitness.
People will vote according to their
judgment or preference, considering
which, from their own way of think
ing, is thesbest fitted to perform the
duties of the Office to which he as
pires.
Next Tuesday, March 21st, is pri-
mary election day. We go to the
polls-if we are so inclined-and
vote on the nomination of persons
whose names are put on the prina-
ry election ballot by the city clerk.
The law requires the polls to be
open at o'clock in the morning
and to be kept open until 9 in the
evening, although a bill is before
the Legislature to modify the law so
that the polls in smaller cities need
not be opened until 8 o'clock in the
morning. Having voted on these
nominations at.the primary election,
the names of persons having a ma
jority or plurality of the votes cast
for a person for.a certain Office, his
name is put on another ballot which
is voted on al the regular election,
April 4. At this regular election,
April 4, we may vote for the persons
we voted for March 81, or if we
choose, can vote for some one else.
AS there is but one candidate for
any Office at the city election it may
be readily seen what farce the pri-
mary election is in this. case.
Some Of the people of Hudson
want an anti-spit ordinance but the
papers suggest that the people, if
their attention is called to the fact
that the habit of splitting on the
walks is displeasing to the sight,
will desist. That is about the sit
uation, and in fact that has been
the case here. The council, it is
true, passed an anti-spitting ordi-
nance, but no arrest for its non
observance has been made and
none was intended unless in aggra-
waited cases. The attention of the
people was called to the fact that
the walks, despatched with tobacco
juice, presented anything but a
pretty appearance. The suggestion
was enough TO deter most people
from splitting on the walks. Some
times, after great many people
have been in from the country, the
walks look pretty bad. We in the
city, who use the walks every day,
have become accustomed to notice
this careless habit of those who are
not accustomed to so frequently use
the sidewalks. The fact that these
others who are accustomed to the
open country are more careless
about splitting have more excuse
for the carelessness.
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