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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-19
hETHODISTS IN
 CHINA ARE CALM Bishop Bashford Says There is No Danger of Outbreak CABLEGRAMS ARE RECEIVED Replies to Inquiries State That Chinese Are Quiet and a Recurrence of
 the Tragedies of 1900 is
 Not Probable.
CABLEGRAMS ARE RECEIVED

New York, February 1s.--In view of the many disturbing reports appearing in the public concerning the conditions in China and the possibility of further out breaks, such as those at Lien Chow and Shanghai, and the consequent anxiety of relatives and friends of missionaries in China, the secretaries of the missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church sent cablegrams of inquiry to Bishop Bashford at Shanghai and also to repre- sentatives of the several missions of that church at Tien Tsin, North China; Nank- Ing, Central China; Chung King, West China, and Foo Chow and Hinghua mis- sions.
 These cablegrams were sent on Thurs day and Friday, February 15 and 16. That to Bishop Bashford covered all the Methodist missions in China He recently returned from an official visit to the West China mission, coming down the river through the Central China mission, whose chief stations are on the Yangtse. In the late fall he spent some weeks In the Foo Chow and Hinghua missions in the south where there has been the most agi- taton among the Chinese people.
 "AIl Are Safe"
 The Bishops cablegram dated February 16 is reassuring. It is as follows
 Al safe in China No danger appar- ent. Bashford."
 The response from the mission treas urers in north, central, west and south China, dated February 1T, are of like tenor to that from the Bishop:
 'tTien Tsin, no disturbance Safe"
 'Nanking, no trouble anywhere
 Foo Chow and Hnghua quiet
 Chung King, all quiet
 Not a letter received recently at the missionary office from any Methodist mis- sionary in China speaks of any trouble or excitement among the Chinese, or ex- presses any apprehension of an outbreak. The secretaries of the missionary society add to the foregoing statement the fol- lowing:
 In Transition State.
 "As China is in transition state and the leaven of western Idea Is working in the mass, some ferment is to be expected, but general uprising such as the boxer movement Is in the opinion of the best informed persons not probable. The veter- an missionary, Dr. Arthur Smith. author of China in Convulsion' expects some trouble, and sporadic outbreaks, but does not believe that the awful tragedy of 1900 can be repeated The government of China knows that the vengeance of for eign nations would fall with terrific force not only upon the dynasty but upon the empire itself if the terrible scenes of 1900 were re-enacted
 The situation is delicate and calls for 
 and precautionary measures by the so- cieties. The missionaries are on the ground; many of them are men and wom- en of large experience, and know how to discern signs of coming danger. It is safe to rely on their Judgment. Bishop Bashford is in Shanghai keeping care ful watch over the safety of our mis- SiOnHries ''
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-09


Bills allowed all voting aye.
Petition of E. Clough, ct al, ask
ing that all screens be removed
from the front windows of saloons
presented and laid on the table.
Petition of Ladies Improvement
League requesting removal of steel
tower from the small park read.
On motion voted that the city Of
fer to sell to the Ladies I'm
provement League the steel tower
erected for flagstaff in the small
park, at the actual expense incurred
by the city in erecting the same and
that if this proposition is accepted
by the League that the city will
erect a suitable flagstaff in such
park.
Aldermen Williams and Freeman
voting aye; Elliott and Pratt voting
no; Mayor voted aye.
On motion bill of H. A. Wilson
was disallowed.
Adjourned.
ALLEN P. WELD, City Clerk.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-09
WATER POWERS
Plans to Develop Wisconsin
Water Powers.
Survey for Reservoirs.
Study of Northern Wis
conSin Rivers.

The proposed reservoirs for the
St. Croix, Chippewa, and Wiscon-
sin rivers, for which the United
States Geological Survey engineers
have completed the survey, are to
have total storage capacity of near
ly $4,000, 900 cubic feet. The intelli-
gent operation of even part of
these thirty-two large reservoirs
would have a marked effect in
steadying the river discharge which
in the past was made ex eedingly ir-
regular by the use and control of
rivers largely for logging purposes.
This and other aspects of the extent
and possible development of north
ern Wisconsin water powers form
large part of the study made recent
ly for the United States Geological
Survey by Leonard Sewall Smith,
professor of topographic and geo.
detic engineering at the University
of Wisconsin. The Department of
the Interior at Washington has just
published the results of Prof. Smiths
work.
So far as is known, not a single
important river in the state has yet
been made fully to produce its avail
able power. The lower Fox comes
the nearest, with total of & ,8o8
actual horse power, all produced in
the thirty-five miles between Lake
Winnebago and Green Bay. This
large water power has caused the
district to take high rank as paper
and pulp manufacturing center.
Wisconsin, Chippewa, and St.
Croix rivers can each be made to
produce power equaling and even
exceeding that of the lower Fox.
Growth in the development of Wis
consin water powers has been rapid,
being gain of seventy-fve per cent
in the decade preceding 1900. In
the past thirty years the increase has
been from $1,000 to 10000 horse
power, representing an annual saw
ing over the cost of an equivalent
amount of steam power, computed
at $40 per horse power, of nearly
$2,ooo,ooo.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-09

Neighborhood News.


The railroad company is having a
larger freight room built on the
west end of the depot.
Fred Heacock is threshing for
Mr.. Scruton, having started his ma
chine Monday morning.
Mrs. Chadwick of Souix City,
Iowa, and Mrs. Edwards of Hudson
visited at L. D. Edwards last Fri
day.
Mrs. Griggs, accompanied by her
granddaughter from Ellsworth, Wis
tied friends in Clifton and Prescott
Sunday.
H. H. Greenside from West I'm
ion, Iowa, is here with show. His
tent is near F. A. Severance's store.
We understand he shows among his
pictures the San Francisco ruins.
He goes from here to Ell Paso.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-09
TRIM BELLE.

]. O. Mclaughlin is quite sick
with heart trouble, and is under the
doctors care.
H. H. Greenside of West Union,
Iowa, was in town Tuesday night
with his tented show.
Alfred Hall who has been work
ing near here all summer, went to
his home in Joel, Wis, last week.
Joseph Potvin and daughter Elsa,
spent last Sunday visiting relatives
in Minnesota, four miles below
Hastings.
Ed. Blodget and Perry Otis of
Burnett county came down last
week and will spend the fall work
ing in this vicinity.
Frank Blodget was thrown from
a horse he was riding last Sunday
and his right arm badly injured, but
not broken as was first supposed.
An 8-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Mann, cut the tip
of her left index finger off one day
last week, while playing with a
Ratchet.
The school census for this whole
town this year shows 47S school chill
dren in the town, against 48I for
last year, a loss Of three. There
are four less boys and more girls
than last year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-09
BIG RIVER.

Artie Barrett visited his sister and
other friends in Spring Valley last
week.
George Hyatt IS spending a few
days here with his nephew, Bert
Barrett.
Miss Ethel Caldwell of Clifton
visited recently at the home of
Miss Effie Boals.
Miss Eliza Winn of River Falls
spent Tuesday here, guest of Miss
Henrietta Teare.
Miss Edith Morrow of River
Falls visited at the home of Effie
Boals day the past week.
Will Kocher of South ST. Paul
visited over Saturday and Sunday
here with his friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Barrett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Staples of
Hager, Wis, accompanied by their
neices, Myrtle Gallagher of Thorn
son, N. D., and Mary Davidson of
Tintah, Mimi, spent Saturday and
Sunday here, and the latter are
spending week at the home of
Will and Thomas Davidson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-09
FARGO.

Melvin Russ is on the sick list.
Miss Bertha Hunt left Monday
for Idaho.
Vernon Reynolds drove down
from Grantsburg last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Green Wis
tied friends here last Sunday.
Mrs. Lee Stewart and son of
River Falls visited friends here last
week.
Steven Browell and Wesley
Green made trip to Somerset
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike McCue of
Prescott are here visiting their son
Mike McCue.
Doctor M. L. Robey of Grants
burg is here helping care for his
mother who is reported no better.
Mr.. Sherwood Freeman, who has
been visiting there, has returned to
River Falls to visit his brother, r
S. Freeman.
William Doe, John Ellis, Chas.
Hawley, Mike McCue and Thos.
Martin each have "phones" in their
dwellings now.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-09
RefrigeratOrs

We have some Refrigerators
left which we will sell at CUT
PRICES. 1t is just the time
to use them but is getting late
to sell them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-09
FORESTVlLLE.

Miss Eta Hanson is home from
her work in River Falls.
Izzy Reed and Dan Greedy have
gone up north to hunt ginseng.
Mr.. Allen has been in the neigh
borhood buying lambs this week.
Martin Bredahl is at present Wis
iting with Joe Severance and family
in Washington.
Miss Constance Gilbertson is
spending the week with her aunt,
Mrs. Ross Bredahl.
Mrs. Jude Bredahl and children
spent Saturday and Sunday with
her brother Joseph Howe, near
Trimbelle.
Mr.. Franks and son-in-law and
Mr.. Estergreen and son of Hastings
made couple of days stay at G. M.
Bredahl's. Mr.. Franks made the
trip with his automobile.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-09
OLIVET.

Rev. WEIGH is improving slowly.
Mrs. Emma Leach is on the sick
list.
Chas. Youch is able to be about
again.
Miss Agnes Donelly is improv-
ing slowly.
Pete Arnold has finished haying
for Carl Cooke in Rock Elm.
Miss Lizzie Fullerton arrived last
week from Milwaukee to spend the
summer with her mother.
The Misses Dora Smith and Ha-
eel Coon passed the examinations
and received second grade certifi-
Gates.
Miss Angie Yates entertained
nine of her little friends Saturday,
the occasion being her 9Th birthday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-09
BEl-DENVILLE.

Sadie Hopper returned from Pine
City, Mimi, last Friday.
John Price and family have re-
turned to their home in Prescott.
Mrs. Tam and Mrs. Chas. Stew
art made another trip to Somerset
last week.
Raymond and Edna Larson visit
ed their aunt at Little Falls several
days last week.
Will Severance and wife of Min
neapolis are spending the week al
F. A. Severance's.
Jno. Reed, ST., has returned from
River Falls to stay. He is boarding
at Dan Greeley's.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-09

Consistency is jewel" we
would rather see some one else wear
than to wear ourselves. A few
years ago La Toilette protested Wig
orously against the interference of
our United States Senators in state
politics. But Senator La Toilette
can conduct state campaign while
United States Senator as well as he
could spend his time in giving pub
lie lectures while Governor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-09

The opinions expressed by many
newspapers throughout the state and
by individual voters, are definitely in
favor of Hon. ]. 0. Davidson to sue
coed himself as Governor. The quail
fication of candidate Lenroot for
Governor, seems to rest chiefly upon
the neutral importance of his speak
ership of the assembly. The place
in real politics and in law, ascrihed
to him by the Junior United States
senator, is scarcely adequate qualifi-
cation, even if wholly true,- but es-
pecially does the voter notice the
undenied assertion of Mr.. J. B.
Castle, that Mr.. Lenroot is scarcely
a lawyer through his operation in a
mere clerkship of local court. 1t
is scarcely sufficient for equipping a
teacher, that a janitor shall have no.
ted the covers of the text books in
sweeping a school house,-so re-
porter of court scarcely qualities
as an attorney, by recording the
serial events near the wool sack.
1t is hoped that the model, official
acts of Mr.. Davidson, in the impor-
tant relations to which his Milwau-
kee speech fearlessly refers, will ap-
peal to all thoughtful voters, as as
surance of worthiness for all Cen
dorsement'' at the September Pri-
mary election milne of reforms ac-
complished and proposed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-09
Council Proceedings.
Council Chamber,
City of River Falls, Wis. J
Aug. 8, 100

Aug. 3, 1906.
Regular meeting of Common
Council. Council convened at $3.50
o'clock p. m. Mayor White in the
chair.
Aldermen present: Williams, FL
liott, Freeman and Pratt.
Minutes of meeting of July goth
read and approved.
Finance Committee reported fol-
lowing bills approved:
American Ell. Co. Supplies for Ell.
LgnI Dept.,...... ............. ......'. .S2So.oS
G. f. Heinrich, Supplies, 185
Westinghouse Electric and Mfg.
20, MOUOrS,.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2oI.SU
The Plumbing and Steam Fitting
Supplies Co., cast iron pipe, .......... 464 IL
F. j. Savage. salary st. Commissioner. 25 90
street work, ................ 81 81
s' sidewalks work, ...... 26 A
i" trimming trees. ....... 81 81
g g labor of w. w. system,.... 20
i" ST. work, labor in quarry
ing rock ...................... D 70
Ray Hyatt, city marshal, ................. % %
Z. Buck. Supt Ell Light 50 90
L. Chinook Ass mt FL Light, . % so
N. Rock, '' :" ............ 20 90
w. Campbell, .... II so
W. Patterson, labor Ell light Dep't.,..... AZ 90
F. Beers, g g 2 90
L. Chinook, extra labor. so
N. Rock. ... 8 90
H. w. Morrow, Freight Ell Lit. Dept. So
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-09
Fly Blankets

Good Fly Blankets at SOC and
45c each, the horses appreci-
ate them now. We still have a
few CARPENTERS APRONS
FREE, as long as they last.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-09
Consumption Cure Warmers White
Wine of Tar Syrup,

the best cough remedy on earth,
cures cold in one day if taken in
time. Is and SO cents. For sale at
Taggart's drug store.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-09
DONEGAL.

7. ]. Driscoll is laid up with a
sprained knee.
Mrs. J. P. Adams is entertaining
cousin from Wichita, Kansas.
Mrs. J. c. Yocum and Miss Tenia
Kusilek called on friends Sunday.
Miss Lizzie and Maggie Carlson
visited friends in Ellsworth Sunday.
I. Hall of Oak Grove spent Mon
day with hir daughter, Mrs. Van
Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Engle of Big
River were callers at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Matzek Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Tingvall Wis
tied their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Peterson in Clifton over Sun
day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-09

New York furnished 467,o47
men for service in the civil war;
Pennsylvania furnished 366,Io7;
Ohio 3Io,659; Illinois 259,I47; In
diana 1o7,147; Massachusetts 15a,-
o4S; Missouri Ioo,III; Wisconsin
96,424.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-07-14
RAILROAD GOSSIP !

One-million dollars has been
appropriated by the A. B. & A.
solely for use in building their
shops in this city. A srailroad
official wife mentioned the fact
that the shops here would far
eclipse those at Waycross.
Mr.. Rubin a representative of
the Mobile and Baltimore rail-
road called upon the A. B. & A.
officials yesterday soliciting our
freight
H. C. McFadden, of Waycross,
General passenger agent of the
A. B. & A., Paul Rogers, of At
lanta. travelling passenger agent
of Atchipson, Topeka and Sante
Fee, J. C. Vo1z, of Atlanta, south
eastern agent, all came in on No.
20 on Thursday.
]. Nelson Norris who has been
out on his vacation for thirty
days is expected home any day
now to take his old position as
agent for the A. B. & A. B. P.
Quarre1s, who has relieved Mr..
Norris is ordered to other sta
tions as relief agent while others
go out on their vacations.
Jos. c. Ligeour, of Brunswick,
com mercial agent for the A. B.
& A. was in this city Tuesday.
Conductor O. J. McCrary's
wife and three children passed
thro Fitzgerald yesterday, on
their way to Thomasville from
Ta1bottop, where they have pass
ed the last two months.
Conductor Newton returned
Thursday, from Hamilton, and
White Springs much improved in
health and took his train out yes
terday morning and began his
regular works.
Rev. ]. S. King, who has been
holding meetings at Rhine, re-
turned to his home inGuysie, yes
terday.
Mrs. F. Land is spending a
week with her husband who is
an en- ploye OF the A. B. & A. at
Brunswick.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-07-14
DEMING TALKS
ON FITZGERALD
Is Studying Conditions Here
and Telling the Outside
World what a Progressive
Community We Are.

Fitzgerald is just now enter
tanning three of the livest real es-
tate specialist in the South and
their work is attracting favorable
attention to Fitzgerald from all
over the country.
They are Mr.. Louis Fendig,
representing the Glynn Develop
nc ment Co., Mr.. W. I. Phillips,
sales manager for Brobston
Fendig & Co.. and C. w. Deming,
field manager for the Georgia &
Alabama Realty Co. All hail
from Brunswick and are connect
ed with Brobston Fendig & Co /,
and their allied interests. They
will be joined next week by Mr..
Jos. H. Phillips, premier auction
eer of the National Realty I'm
prcvement Co., who bears the
distinction of having sold more
city lots at auction than any one
man in the United States.
The gathering of his galaxy OF
bright real estate experts is due
to the heavy investments made
in Fitzgerald property by the
Glynn Development Co., and the
big auction sale Of lots at Vino
ma Heights which they expect to
put on next Wednesday and
Thursday July 18th, and 10Th,
Mr.. Deming, who is acting as ad-
ve.tssing manager for this sale
is actively at work sending out
matter to the various state pa
pers relative to the wonderful
growth aud the future prospects
of Fitzgerald. He is an old news
pa per man with al experience of
some 19 odd years, over a terri
tory from the Canadian border
on the north to Cuba and adjac-
ent Isles. on the south. He is
accustomed to working in places
only that are worth while. AS an
illustration of his accomplish
ments it is but necessary to cite
his management of the Havana
Cuba Post, when as press repre-
sentative of the military admins
tratio1 he was largely instru
mental in securing the passage
of the PlatYAmendment, freeing
Cuba, through the Constitutions
Convention. AS right hand mar
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-07-14
and Editorial Confdant of Gener-

and Editorial Confdant of Gener-
al Leonard A Wood. Military
Governor, he yet so fairly con-
Quoted the handling Of the Unit
ed States Government affair,
through The Post, that he was
publicaly commended by Civil
Governor Nupez, of the Cuban
government, as one who could be
depended upon at all times to
give a square deal to anvman.
In speaking of his presence
here Mr.. Deming says: MIR.
Phillips and myself we're called
to Fitzgerald by Mr.. Fendig, at
our own solicitation, to work in
this live field. Like thousands
of other people we have been
watching the marvellous growth
Of the Magic City and when the
enterprising people here secured
the new A. B. &. A. r. r. shops
we decided that a community
that had such progressiveness as
that stroke of enterprise indica-
ted, was we'll worth studying.
We therefore arranged to
spend at least a week here study
ing conditions and attending the
big Auction Sale of lots next
Wednesday and Thursday.
Neither Mr.. Phillips or myself
have had the pleasure Of listen
ing to Mr.. Jos. Phillips auction
eer for mum ber of months and
as he is one Of the best in the
country that alone was worth a
trip to Fitzgerald. We are
mingliug with your people free
1y, being received cordially and
altogether are enjoying our stay
very much"
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-07-14

The assistant Attorney Gener-
al of Kansas has notified owners
Of buildings where b1ind-tigers
have been running that if they
continue to rent their buildings
for the sale of liquors the build
ings will be destroyed. Kansas
see ms to have law with officers
back of it-then it is enforced.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-07-14

Mr.. John B. Paulk is quite III
at his country home.
Mr.. L. F. Thompson took a
business trip to Ambrose this
morning.
Miss Onie Booker is visiting iG
Jacksonville.
H. W. T. Bundick will speak
at the Baptist church on Thurs
day evening under the auspices
of the &C. T. q. The Atlanta
Constitution says, HE is not
only lecture but he is an orator"
Rev. C. E. Lambert of Muncie,
Ind, who is visiting his brother
inlaw, Rev. O. FL. Johnson, is
touring in Florida, taking in
Jacksonville and St. Augustine.
Mrs. o. H. Johnson will not
be able to fill her ministerial ap-
pointments tomorrow on account
of i'll health.
Bert Mosher has built six
houses and promises to build six
more. He will start for Co1ora-
da next week to meet his wife.
They will take in Denver and
other points in the Rocky Mou'I- I
tains and Yellowstone Park.
Mrs. E. H. Moore of Broxton,
returned home this morning
after a visit with her relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Moore. She
expects to make this her home in
the future.
Mrs. Pearl Davis of Ft. Nc
Pherson is visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. B. Sackett.
Mrs. Lobingeer and daughter
Mary have returned from Penn
sylvania. We are sorry to re-
port Mrs. Lobingeer not so we'll
as when she left.
Mr.. E. K Farmer is taking
his two weeks vacation in his
auto and will take in Warrenton,
Ashburn, Corde1e and Macon.
His family preceded him on the
train.
The international Correspon'
dence School car laid over in the
A. B. & A. yards yesterday and
today.
In my opinion Fitz-
gerald real estate will
more than double in
next IL months.
D. B. Jay,
Lawyer.
The safest investment on earth :
| is earth itself. Buy lots at the
Auction Sale, Wednesday 10
ThursdsT 18th, and 18th.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-07-14
WITH THE PROCESSION

Considering the es-
tablishment here of the
largest railroad shops
south of Richmond, all
of which may be taken
in connection with the
rapid growth and devel-
opment of the entire
southern country, there
is no doubt that our city
will double in popula-
ton in two or three
years and many new
lines of business on
large scale may be look
ed for.