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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
NEWS OF Wisconsin
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST IN
THE VARIOUS TOWNS.
PREACHERS GET PULPlTS
United Brethren Assign Pastors to
the Churches of the State for the
Coming Year-Conferenc
Ended.

The Wisconsin annual conference
of the United Brethren Church of
Christ was in session at Lima Center
from October to Z, Bishop Mathews.
OF Chicago, presiding. The appoint
ments are as follows: l.. A. Mcintyre.
presiding elder; Auburn, A. G. Wag-
ner; Armenia, j. S. Durfee; Blanch-
ardville, George Becholt; Boomer. u.
A. Cook; Boaz, H. A. Smelcer: Burr.
{. b. Hoke; Cascade, F. E. Warren;
t'ennimore, r. G. Heddon: Ithaca.
Paul Palmer; GAINESVILLE, Lillian c..
Mcintyre; Lima, l.. w. Chapman:
Limeridge, S. E. Taylor; Mather, r.
N. York; Meeham to be supplied;
Monroe, to be supplied; Ontario, J. A.
richardson; Richland Center. C. ID.
Shoemaker; Rutland, II. Bender; Tur-
tie Lake, Ida Richards; E. Boree.
evangelist at large; Victoren Boree;
Grace Whitney and w. e. Thompson,
singing evangelists; j. d. Lewis and
Milton Frye, students at Leander
Clark college; G. f. Chapman. pro-
fessor at Leander Clark college; A. ID.
Whitney, and Mary E. Whitney, Viii
liam M. Smith, A. b. Becholt, confer
ence evangelists.
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t;gc It would give him would be Of
priceless value in his future work.
The wife watched his work with
the greatest solicitude and pride. She
encouraged him and gave him loving
and unstinted praise. She put her
own brush by to watch his. To her
his work afforded period of self-ab-
2egation in which all her being was
wrapped up in his.
Eventually the great painting was
finished. With the utmost care they
packed it and sent it off to the Paris
Salon.
Then followed a period of deep
anxiety in which two souls joined. I'm
patiently they awaited the issue. In a
month the answer came. The pic
ture had been accepted and would be
displayed ION the line"
Joy reigned in the Nichols house
hold. They would now paint with a
deep and strong foundation of success
under them. The Paris Salon had
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WIFE'S SUCCESS
KILLED LOVE
Discussions, Misery and Divorce the Result Of
Husbands Wounded Egotism.

artist colony around Fifty-seventh
street and Eighth avenue. She was
pretty and popular and good.
Miss Holmes was not only painter,
but even after she began to sell her
pictures she continued to be an en-
thusiastic student.
She went to France and Italy, where
she studied art in the best schools.
She was successful there, and event
ually went to South Africa and Asia
for landscapes.
Still heartfree and winning her own
way in the world, she settled down in
Florence, where the air is the very
breath of art, and where the sky is as
tender as the eyes of love.
Here in the course of her work she
met young painter named Burr rEich-
OILS. He, too, was a fine artist, and
their mutual tastes drew them much
together.
1t is strange that the very traits
and characteristics and the mutual
likes which give birth to love should
in the end be the means Of its death
and funeral. The young artists did
not dream of the truth of these things.
How could the art from which love
sprang be its murderer? Neither did
they reck of the future when they
became engaged. Was there not the
magic of love in their brushes? Were
they not bohemians enough to face
the future with light hearts? Could
they not paint the fearful eyes away
from the face of sorrow, and put the
cap and bells on the picture Of pov-
erty? On these fundamental beliefs
they were married.
Nichols, like his wife, was fine
painter. They lived an ideal life in
their studio. They painted together,
talked together, planned together, liv-
ing and dreaming for each other.
The Nichols artist family was in
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News OfWiscOnSin
Int Happenings n Various Cities and
Towns of the State.
Child Tries in Vain to Save.

La Crosse.-Standing helpless with
her foot caught in cattle guard at
the Indian Hill crossing, seven-year-
old Mamie Hunt watched the onrush-
ing freight train which killed her
while Dagna Senstad, her six-year-old
companion vainly tried to signal the
engineer.
Sitting upon brake wheel on top
of the train was John Hunt, the girls
father, brakeman, unconscious that
his child was being ground to death
beneath the wheels.
The girls were returning from
school when the Hunt child's foot be-
came caught. Dagna Senstad, unable
to release her friend, ran to meet the
train, waving her arms and scream
ing, but the engineer did not see her.
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Receiver Named for Lodqe.

Milwaukee.-Max Ascher was APP
pointed receiver for the United Work
men of Wisconsin by Circuit Judge
Halsey. This step is the beginning of
proceedings to wind up the affairs of
the organization, which has about $780,
900 of unpaid mortuary claims and
about $6,OOO,OOO of insurance policies
in effect. The assets are said to be
not over $4,000. The action was in
stituted against the trustees by the
officers, it being alleged that under the
present assessment system the society
cannot exist. There are 400 mem
bers in Wisconsin.
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Convicted of Fraud.

La Crosse.-E. M. Behr, a we'll
known musician and prominent local
citizen, was found guilty in the United
States court of using the mails with
intent to defraud Behr was accused
of securing victims on pretense of
selling them counterfeit money. He
sent patches of cheap pictures instead
and as his correspondence only prom
ised pictures, the victims were sup
posed to be in position to complain
because they had not received coun-
terfeit money. 1t was shown, how
ever, that in number of letters adj
vertising his goods Behr had inciosed
a one-dollar bill as sample. The
government made hard fight in the
case, witnesses being present from
every state in the union.
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Barker Heads Odd Fellows.

Oconto.-At the grand encampment
l. o. o. F. of Wisconsin the following
officers were elected: Grand patri-
arch, Charles Barker, of Milwaukee;
grand high priest, H. J. Suttle, Mil
waukee; grand senior warden, w. II.
Sherman, Beaver Dam; grand scribe,
James A. Feathers, GAINESVILLE; grand
treasurer, L. F. Thiesson, Oshkosh;
representative, Alex tombstone, Chip
pewa Falls; grand Junior warden,
John w. Salter, Unity; grand mar
shall, c. L. Grund, Durand, grand in
side sentinel, F. G. Langwell, Sparta;
grand outside sentinel, A. j. Caldwell,
Oconto; trustee, B. l. Dugdale, Platte
vile.
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Average Man Must Be the
Bread Winner and the
King or the Domestic
Structure Is liz Danger of
Collapse = The Case of
Burr Nichols and His
Gifted Wife.
Shattered Romance of TWo
Artists Seems to Prove
That a Woman Must
Reware of Be coming
More Famous Than Her
Husband, in His Chosen
Line of Work.

Jealousy, discussions, misery and di-
vorce Are these the inevitable cOnse-
quences when a wife is engaged in the
same life occupation as her husband,
when their lives move on parallel
Vines and with parallel ambitions, and
when it is possible that the work Of
the wife exceeds in merit that of the
husband?
So it would seem from the unhappy
marital history of Mrs. Rhoda Holmes
Nichols, a history in which art and
jealousy crept in at the door while
love flew out through the window.
Her divorce has just been recorded
Ia the New York supreme court.
1t is not an altogether unusual thing
nowadays for wife to Guido her hus-
band at his chosen occupation. In al
most every instance where this &C.
ours misery is the consequence.
Men do not like to have wives
smarter than themselves, or more ar
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Adds to TRAGEDY of Family.

Superior.-Thomas Dowd of this
city committed suicide by drinking
three ounces of carbolic acid. Dowd's
death is only one of long series of
tragic deaths in the family. About
nine years ago three of the children
died in one day of diphtheria and were
buried the same evening. About five
years ago the head of the family was
struck by a semaphore while getting
out of the way of train and killed,
and year later a brother of the sui
eide drowned while skating.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Mice Eat Greenbacks.

Iron RIVERA pocketbook contains
ing So in silver and $50 in currency
was lost three weeks ago by home
steader named Smith, who lives at
Pine Lake He spent great deal Of
time in looking for the missing wallet,
and his persistency was rewarded by
finding what is left of his treasure.
Field mice, however, had found it
first, and apparently the SIS and $40
bills suited their tastes first rate, for
about all that was left of the bills
was little strips of ragged-edged paper.
Smith probably will recover about SIC
out of his $52
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Child Burned to Death.

Chippewa Falls.-Myrtle Harp, aged
ten years, was burned to death while
her mother was bringing home the
cow, leaving the girl to attend to the
breakfast. The girls cotton dress
caught fire and resulted in her death.
When the mother returned she found
hex daughter enveloped in flames, and
before the fire was extinguished the
girl was dead.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Srarrh fur pnlr
Anprnt1tahlr
By JOHN RICHIE. JR.,
of Boston Scientific Society.

years could hardly be of possible for trading
vessels parties while from what known of the
ca products of the be little prospect
exploration this purely business
of polar research therefore, to the very best of present knowledge
in other than the commercial
of the
like other matters which SPENT lies
3nmaon knowledge and satisfaction Practically all the
value of the science of astronomy lies apart from any help that
business 1t that depend upon
for tme for great help the navigation of vessels the
ability apart two places be the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Minister in LIQUOR Crusade.

Chippewa Falls-Rev. B. H. Reed,
of thesMethodist Episcopal church at
Cadott, has commenced crusade
against the selling of liquor to minors
in his village. For many months past
boys have been getting drunk from
some mysterious source, and finally
Reed decided to do some detective
work, and swore out warrant for
the arrest of Joseph Priyott
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18

of the earth But is also that enough known of the
the EARTH and planets demand that made
An observation perhaps and few
computations commercially. But
consider the large spent astronomical research
because they add largely the knowledge that has
about his surroundings.
In the way intelligent do not bgrudge the cost in
time the search for the pole demands The most of
the and discussion this sub
ject about the way accomplish ii, and on ~ A-P
point there to be nearly gh@S V"c~<< IN
opinions there individuals.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
More Houses for Reloit

Beloit.-A mems meeting was held
to organize a movement to provide
500 or more houses to meet the de-
mands for homes for several hundred
more workmen to be employed by
Fairbanks Morse and other shops
The factories planning enlargement
cannot go forward until more houses
are built in Beloit
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Increase in Insanity.

Automatically. Richard Dewey, for
Is years head of the Illinois state asy
lum for the insane at Kankakee, and
at one time at the head of large New
York asylum, and who is now chief of
the Dewey sanitarium at Wauwotosa,
declared that while insanity is increas-
ing at an alarming rate there is no
need for fear that the entire world
will go mad. However, he added, ex-
traordinary provisions will have to be
made in 80 years to care for all the in
sane if the present increase continues
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Refund Money to Railway.

Manitowoc-A refund of $4S2.15,
with interest at six per cent. since
1902. making a total of nearly 5000, is
awarded the Wisconsin Central Rail
way company by Judge Baensch, as
referee in circuit court in an action
brought by the company against the
county to recover taxes alleged to
have been collected illegally. The ac-
ton was for recovery of taxes paid
locally on which the company had
been taxed by the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Ready for Teachers' Meetinn-

Superior.-President McCaskill OF
the North Wisconsin Teachers associ-
alton, has practically completed the
general programme for the annual
meeting which will be held at Eau
Claire on October 10 and 20. The fea-
ture of the programme will be an adj
dress on Citizenship" by Senator
George B. Hudnall There will be two
lectures by Dr. George L. Vincent of
the University of Chicago, and an adj
dress by State Superintendent Cary.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Corn-Fed Fish for CHICAGO.

Kenosha.-Inhabi tants of Wilmot
village have opened up new industry
in fattening fish for the Chicago mar
ket. German carp, which are plentiful
in Fox river, are scooped up in nets
and placed in big pen fenced off in
small stream. They are fed on corn
and grain, the same as hogs. 1t is
claimed the fish take on flesh rapidly,
and it is not uncommon to take carp
from the pen weighing from 80 to so
pounds.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18

Chippewa Falls.-The case of Ira
Stewart charged with numbering his
son-ln-law, Fred Miller, at Stanley, on
January 20, 1901, was postponed until
the next spring term of court on ac-
count of the non-arrival of important
witnesses for the defense About 40
witnesses were here, some from as far
away as New Mexico.
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kiIbourn Fair a Bio Success.

KilbOurn.-The Kilbourn inter
county fair closed with record of at
tendance, receipts and attractions
that puts it in line with the big fairs
of the state Some of the fastest
horses in the racing circuit were there
and people were present from points
as far as WATERFOWL and La Crosse
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Monroe auxn Waterworks.

Monroe-The city of Monroe has
purchased the local waterworks plant,
closing up an option held since the re-
cent appraisal. The city paid $4,000
for the plant The plant has been
leased to the present company until
January 1, when the city will assume
management.
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Heirs Had Gone Before.

AppletOn.-When the will of Mrs
Abbie Nickerson, who died recently
at the age of 80 years, was admitted
to probate it was found that nearly
every heir of more than two dozen
mentioned in the instrument had pass
ed away.
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Head CAUGHT Between Cars.

Racine.-Charles King of Milwau.
kee, 35 years old, brakeman on the
Milwaukee road, was killed at Corliss.
King went between two freight cars
to make a coupling. He stopped to
connect the air brakes and his head
was caught between the angle cock of
the air hose and bumpers of the next
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w. C. T. U. Picks Delegates.

Fond du Lac.-The attendance at the
w. G. T. u. state convention was the
largest in the history of the associa4
ton. The delegates elected to the
worlds convention at Boston are: Mrs.
Fl. V. Campbell, Evansville; Mrs w.
A. Lawson, Madison; Mrs. Edith d. S.
Davis, Milwaukee.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18

MISUNDERSTANDING trundlng
wheelbarrow of clay on the top Of
clay cutting machine at the Standard
Brick company's plant August Giese,
"A years of age, lost his balance and
fell between the revolving crushers.
Before fellow employees could stop the
machine, he was whirled beneath the
immense wheels and crushed to death.
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Charges AGAINST Chief Of Police.

Kenosha-Owen O'Hare, Kenosha's
chief of police, is under fire, formal
charges having been filed with the po-
lice and fire commission by Justice
George B. McCarron, who alleges that
O'Hare used language to him unbecom-
ing to an officer. O'Hare says McCar-
ron desired to get the majority of the
police cases in his court.
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Good Sample of "New Woman"

Quite a versatile young woman is
Frances Zerby, daughter of Potts
vile (Pa) newspaper man. She has
just passed hire law examinations and
is now licensed to practice in the
Pennsylvania courts. She is also To-
cally famous as pedestrian, eques-
trian and camper out, is handy with
rod and rifle, has tanned bucking
bronchos. has written pieces that have
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Woman and child FATALLY burned.

Mrs. r. o. Buise, wife and child
of Marathon man, were frightfully
burned. They cannot recover. The
child pulled a kerosene can from a
shelf onto the stove, the contents COW
ering the victims. The room immedi-
ately was in flames. The mother i'm
mediately plunged the child into tub
of water. The latter ran out of doors,
was caught and wrapped in blankets,
but was terribly burned.
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Fined for Selling Impure Pepper.

Kenosha.-Two prominent Kenosha
merchants were brought into court to-
plead guilty to violations of the pure
food law by selling impure pepper
The fines, $25 and costs in each case.
were paid by representatives of tho
Chicago wholesale houses.
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Hunter Will Lose Sight of Eye.

Chippewa Falls.-Walter Strong,
while hunting near Gilman, tripped
crossing over log, and in falling the
gun was discharged, shooting off one
of his thumbs and tearing away one
side of his face. Strong will lose the
sight of one eye, but will recover.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-18
Bio Gain for Wisconsin Central.

Milwaukee.-The annual report Of
the Wisconsin Central Railway com
pany shows a large increase of earn
ings over 1905. The gross earnings
were $7,118,576; expenses, $4,542, 7475
net earnings, $2,576,O99, the total in
crease of all business over last year
being So, COZ. 1929.
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DECIDE AMERICA

DECIDE AMERICA
is BETTER FIELD.
While they were prosperous and
contented in Florence they at last de-
cided that they. could better them
selves in this country.
They came accordingly and settled
down in the studio quarter in New
York They continued their successful
career, disposing of their pictures as
fast as they could paint them. They
were happier than most married peo-
ple They made friendly criticisms of
each others work, adopted each 9TH
er's suggestions, were forbearing and
forgiving, as men and wives should be.
In 1897 Mr.. Nichols began picture
which, as it developed and the. inspira-
ton took wings within him, he re-
solved to send to the Paris Salon. AS
the idea grew his work became more
painstaking. Should he succeed, the
added incentive as well as the pres
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ceIehrafe Golden Weddlnu.

Interchangeable. and Mrs. Andrew
]. Boss celebrated their golden we'd
ding in this village. They were mar
ried in Coldwater, Mich, on October 2.
1856, and moved to this county, where
they have resided ever since. Mr..
Boss has been secretary of the Farm
ers' Insurance company for 81 years.
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tistic, or wiser in business way, or
who win praise for doing things for
which praise is usually accorded a
man, declares a writer in the New
York World.
He is the bread-winner and the king.
Those IN his kingdom must be weaker
than himself and dependent upon him,
or the whole domestic structure falls
and there is no more happiness in the
world.
ARTISTIC JEALOUSY
CAUSES SEPARATION.
So it was with Mrs. Rhoda Holmes
Nichols, who now has her own studio,
her own children, and her own lonely
course in life, separate and distinct
from that of her divorced husband
Before Rhoda Holmes married she
was known as now as a water-color
painter of much merit. Her pictures
were sought by dealers and connois-
seurs, who paid good prices for them.
Being an artist, she naturally be-
came we'll known in the New York
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From the commercial
standpoint it is difficult
to see any cash value to
the discovery of a pole,
the north pole, for exam
pie. The route through
the frozen seas from
Nova Zembla to Green
land, requiring, as it
might, from two to three
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Aoc;sen. Leaves Boy Cripple.

Fort Atkinson.-While out hunting,
Clarence Romig, a 12-year-old boy,
met with an accident that will cripple
him for life. The trigger of the gun
caught in a fence wire and the con-
tents of the weapon struck him in
the right arm
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Bun Down bY Train.

CHARLOTTESVILLE John Bailey of Ly-
ons was crossing the Northwestern
track he was struck by passenger
train. The wagon was demolished and
Bailey was thrown so feet, sustaining
a fractured hip and internal injuries,
from which he will die.
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Since Birth.

you say you haven't been able to
find work in 46 years?' asked the kind
lady of Prayed Franklyn.
Oats right, num-.
Goodness! How old are your"
''Forty-six, mum. milwaukee, Sen,
tinel.
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Suicide by carboIic Acid.

Chippewa Falls.-Paul E. Nickel
committed suicide by taking carbolic
acid. He quit work earlier than usual
and went home, where, without giving
a hint of his intentions, retired to
bedroom and drank the contents of
small bottle of acid.
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John A. AIyward to Teachers.

Appleton. A. Aylyard, Demo
cratic nominee for governor, will de-
liver an address in Appleton Satur-
day. October 20, at the close of the
annual convention of the Northeast
ern Teachers association.
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Dead Man Is Identified.

Watertown.-Th identity of the
man shot and killed at Kilbourn has
been discovered here. His name is
Harry Gorney. aged 81 years. He
leaves a wife in this city.
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CHICAGO Woman FIoos Spouse

Kenosha.-Mrs. Fannie Morris, of
Chicago, gave her husband, Charles
Morris, severe flogging with buggy
whip when she found him in the com
pany of another woman.
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Child Killed by Train.

La Crosse.-On her way home from
school Maude Hunt, aged eight years,
was run down by Northwestern
train and received injuries from which
she died an hour later.