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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Wants the Market Value.

Secretary of State Walter l.. Hous-
er has filed a petition asking action
to ascertain the market value of the
Schandein estate at Milwaukee, with
reference to the amount of inheritance
tax due This means there will be
a contest between the state officials
and the attorneys for the estate of
the late Mrs. Lisette Schandein over
the amount due the state from the
huge property left by the brewers
widow. Mr.. Houser points out that
the clear market value is not known.
The only inventory made has been by
the attorneys and by appraisers ap-
pointed in the regular routine of pro-
bate matters. County Treasurer
Thuering believes the estate has been
undervalued This might make diff
ference of $1,000 taxable under the
inheritance law.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Wisconsin Troops Come Home.

The Second Wisconsin men occu-
pied shelter tents the night before
leaving Fort Benjamin Harrison, all
other equipage having been loaded
preparatory to the leaving of the first
section. The camp has been sue
cess in every way. Regular army Of
ficers pronounce this regiments work
equal to that of the regulars and far
above any of the state militia that has
been there The men have partak-
en- in five maneuvers and have at
tanned a decisive victory in four of
them. Their record of men at any
time in the hospital has not been
equaled. Brig. Gen. Charles King,
Adjt Gen. Charles r. Boardman and
Maj. Charles Williams, Wisconsin ma.
tional guard, were present in the camp
the entire week Their assistance has
done great deal toward placing the
Second regiment in the position it oc-
cupies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
News OfWi scOnsin
Ha In Vari and
Towns of the State.
PreIates Score lrreIiqion.

MISUNDERSTANDING at the state
university was severely condemned at
the sixtieth annual council of the Mil
waukee Episcopal diocese.
Canon st. George, of Nashotah. de-
clared that the spirit that prevailed in
the university was mere religious
veneer" that students had nothing to
encourage them to keep up with the
church, and that the temptations and
difficulties that confronted the stu
dents of the state institution were
such as required the most heroic
Christian principles to stand up
against them"
Following a spirited discussion a
substantial nucleus to fund was
raised, to be used for the salary of a
priest, whose duties shall be to de-
vote hts entire time and energies to
the spiritual welfare OF the students
of the university.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
HE ADVISES HIS DAUGHTER.
8 . GEN

Don't talk to me Nv that gazabo,"
interrupted Policeman Flynn, surmis-
ing at once who was meant. II don't
like his lallygaggin' ways. Why
don't he come here like ma-an an
sa-ay, is Maggie homer instid iv.
Will We be so kind as to ta-ake me
ca-ard in to Miss Flynn? Ohio! whin
| was coortin' ye-er mother things
was diff'rint. A felly had to be a ma-an
thin an talk fright out plain instid iv
sindin' bouquets with book tellin'
Nv what tn flowers shtand FIR. Oh. We
need MT sa-ay wor-rd. | saw tn
book an saw We shtudyin' Nv 1t tn
time he stint We thin r-roses an
things. IT is not tn honest wa-ay to
do
It's very pretty way insisted the
girl, land he is man of both courtesy
and courage. The trouble is you have
not been brought up in the same at
mosphere"
"I'Il thry him." said Policeman
Flynn, decisively.
please don't do anything rash,
father" urged the girl.
1T will not be r-rash," answered
the policeman. ct w'u'd be r-rash in
tn OF da-ays, but not with tn fellies
that go coortin' now"
Now, as q matter of fact, Policeman
Flynn's daughter was quite right. The
young man was a most estimable
youth, but Flynn did not understand
him. The latter thought he detected
weakness where there was none, be-
cause in his youthful surroundings
young man had been judged by a
rougher standard. So he acted in per-
feet good faith when he undertook to
show Maggie that her idol was made OF
an inferior article of clay. To do this he
deemed it necessary to take radical
action, SO he entered the room ono
evening when the young man was call
ing, and exclaimed, grufIiy:
"'T is time We stint tn young felly
home, Maggie. Ye ha-ave ye-er woI rlk
to do to-morry, and t is a sha-ame he
sh'u'd be keepin' We from ye-er rtst.
I'll not ha-ave it amy more"
Thereupon the young man rose up
suddenly, and before Policeman Flynn
fully realized what had happened he
found himself sitting on the ground
outside the window, where the despised
dude had dropped him. He got up,
shook himself and l1mped back into
the house. The girl was frightened
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Railroads in Fight.

Definite details of a gigantic COM
bination of three Wisconsin railroads,
in an effort to fight the Chicago &
Northwestern railroad came to light
in special dispatches received from
several cities in Wisconsin. What
most vitality affects Madison and vi
cinity is the news that the Illinois
Central, using Madison as junction
point, is to use the tracks of the
Chicago, Milwaukee e st. Paul rail-
road to go to Ripon, where it can
connect with Oshkosh, and in this
manner be able to run its trains over
the lines of the Wisconsin & North
ern railroad, which is now building,
and the ownership of which is COM
monty credited to the Illinois Central.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Old Soldier Takes Poison.

notwithstanding over his i'll
health and poverty, T. ]. Medoff, of
this city, who had been Lying with his
sister, Mrs. Eleanor Fem, took suf-
ficient morphine to cause his death at
the Shafer house in Orfordville.
Medoff was GA years of age and is
supposed to have been veteran of the
civil war. When he arrived in Oxford
vile and the marshal expostulated
with him regarding his avowed intent
of going to the cemetery to visit the
graves of his parents, saying it was
too late, Medoff remarked significantly
that it was not too late to die.
The marshal found lodging for him
and supposed that was the end of the
incident. Medoff left letter stating
that he had led an honest life and
hoped that the next world held more
happiness for him than this one
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27

Madison.-The practical character
which college courses are now taking
on is nowhere better illustrated than
in the development of the recently es-
tablished department of business ad
ministration at the University of Wis
consin. The new department, which
is a part of the course in commerce,
is being extended to cover all phases
of commercial activities from the
point of view of the business man.
The courses supplemented by practi-
cal laboratory work, are designed to
give the student all the available in
formation regarding the latest and
best methods of business manage
ment. A commercial museum is being
developed and already contains a
large collection of office appliances OF
all kinds, and examples of advertising
material, as well as a large collec-
ton consisting of thousands OF for
eign and domestic products. The
course in business organization be-
gins with comparative study of per-
sonal partnership and corporation
ownership, followed by considera-
ton of wholesale, jobbing and broker
age concerns, banks ard trust com
panies@ Lantern slides are used to
show charts of various schemes of or
ganization, bringing out their charac-
teristics and comparative values.
Cost of production and factory account
ing constitute another important
branch of the work After a quick an
alysis Of the cost of labor and mate
rial, much time is devoted to up-keep,
overhead charges, burden, general
expense, joint costs, scientific ma
chine rate, piece rate, premium plan,
depreciation, reserves, sinking and
other funds, capital and revenue.
There is probably no phase of the
course that brings the student nearer
to the real questions which are to-
day battling the best accountants and
experienced men in every business.
Under the subject of cost accounting
are studied collective and triplicate
systems; production and shop orders;
job tickets; bills of material; plant,
standing and running, orders, stores,
1edgers and cost ledgers To keep
up-to-date in these lines of work the
department maintains extensive cor
respondence with many large firms,
and here students get experience in
practical correspondence.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Goes Easy on Waupaca Home.

Gov. Davidson said that he had no
present intention of ordering another
investigation of the Wisconsin vet
Grams home, at Waupaca. In re-
spouse to repeated requests he re-
Gently ordered the state board of con-
troll to investigate the institution,
which investigation was recently fin
ished. The board found that there
were no grounds whatever to bear
out the charges of inefficiency and
misconduct on the part of the man
agement of the home. The board of
control was assisted in it's investiga-
ton by Frank T. Tucker, second as
sistant attorney general. An old sol
der named Joseph Montieth, a for
mer inmate of the home, is said to
have inspired the former charges
against the management of stEe insti-
tuition. Charges were made by Capt.
A c. Smith against the management
of the home They are being consid-
cred by Gov. Davidson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Old Soldier Attempts Murder.

Milwaukee.-After an unsuccessful
attempt to secure admittance to Sol
diers' home, William McCauley, a for
mer inmate, attempted the life of Gen.
Cornelius Wheeler, governor of the
institution. He fired two shots, both
missing their mark.
After a short struggle McCauley
was overpowered and the revolver
taken from him. He was then placed
under arrest and taken to the county
Jail.
McCauley had been hanging around
the Soldiers home for several days,
and during that time had made three
applications for admittance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27


Charges which may result in an
investigation of the Wisconsin veter-
ans home at Waupaca have been
brought to the attention of Gov. Dav-
idson in a telegram from Capt. A. g.
Smith, of Waupaca, general manager
and treasurer of the Veterans Voice
and former inms tie of the Waupaca
home Capt Smi 1 says in his tele-
gram, which comes from Oshkosh:
This is an appeal to our patriotic cit
liens and more particularly to his
honor, Gov J. G.. Davidson, for relief
from the worst tyranny that exists in
this or any other state, where we are
forbidden the most precious of an
American citizens rights. Then it
is time to do as we did from 81 to
'65-fight our enemies, or the board
of trustees We demand that the gov
ernor appoint committee to meet at
Waupaca at the earliest moment, said
committee to be composed of one Re-
publican, one Democrat and one So
cialist, and no member of the G. A. R.,
as they partiescepts criminue before
the fact. IhlS is our ultlmatum. IL
is because of alleged i'll treatment of
inmates Capt. Smith is on the war
path. He was dismissed from the
home by the commandant, Col. J. HI.
Woodnorth. He represents what ap-
pears to be an affidavit from Henrietta
Cordes, whose husband was an inmate
of the home, dying November 30, 1905,
alleging that for her two children, one
of whom is a cripple, she had received
an order for four loaves of bread a
week and an order for half ton of
coal and that this is all she has re-
ceived from the home since the death
of her husband with the exception OF
broom, although the home receives
from the state three dollars a week
for her two children.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Lovesick Boy Shoots Himself.

Unable to find his rival in love,
Henry Bernhard shot himself through
the breast with a revolver he had
Bernard is 10 years old. His 16-year-
old sweetheart, May Ennis, told him
that she could not marry him. Henry
knew why, and secured weapon and
began an unavailing search for Miss
Ennis new suitor He could not find
him, so he shot himself. The bullet
narrowly missed the young mans
heart. He has slight chance to re-
covery.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27

''How's tn kids, Maggie?" asked Po-
iiceman Barney Flynn, as he settled
himself for his regular smoke one
evening.
Il wish, father" replied his daugh-
ter, with that dignity that year or
so as a school-teacher. always gives to
a young woman, that you would not
call mao Maggie. 1t is so plebeian.
My name is Marguerite
"Oho! listen to that, now!" ex-
claimed Policeman Flynn. "Ye was
chr-ristened Maggie, but ye-er na-ame
is Margaret. M-m-m, now, / Won
dher whin tn Frinch crep' into tn
family an how t was done. I niver
hear-rd iv wan iv ye-er ANCESTORS that
w'u'd Fave Frinchman near with
out cr-rackin' him on tn head. I'd
as soon hear We calm ye-er-siif
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Fails to Select Material.

Owing to the absence OF some OF
its members. the capitol commission
did not take any action with respect
to the character of the material to be
used for the exterior of the proposed
building. 1t seems to be the general
impression, however, that Georgia
white marble viii be used. Some
slight notifications in the plans were
agreed on and Supervising Architect
Porter was instructed to advertise for
bids for the laying of the foundation
for the west wing, the first part OF
the building to be constructed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Believes in Football.


Football-the game-is one of the
finest, if not absolutely the finest
sport for the development of young
men to their best powers said DR..
c. P Hutchins, the new athletic di-
rector at the University of Wisconsin,
who has just arrived at Madison,
ready to assume his new duties at the
opening of the fall semester. "The
best physical development, he said,
"does not mean merely the greatest
accumulation of Drawn. 1t means the
development of the muscles to answer
promptly and accurately to the dictate
of the mind, just as the best mental
development is that which fits the
mind to respond to the will, and the
highest moral development is that in
which the will responds to the prompt
ings of conscience Football develops
in young man all of the best quail
ties-strength, speed, the right sort
of courage, quick thinking, the abso-
lutte obliteration of self, and the CO.
ordination of muscular effort"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27

It is not often that class OF school,
children is. permitted to examine its
teacher, but the New York Tribune
tells of Glasgow pedagogue who was
so pleased at the way his pupils an
swered his questions in an examina-
ton lat he told them they could ask
any question they liked. No one took
advantage of the offer, and the teach
er was about to dismiss the class
when he noticed one little chap in
deep thought. ''Well, what is it?" he
asked. "I was just about to ask yo1,
SIR" replied the youth, whether. If
you were In soft mud neap up to
your neck and wac to throw brick
at you. would you duck2"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Holds County JUDGES Liable.

Commissioner ]. d. Beck, of the de-
partment of labor and industrial sta
tistics, has received a complaint
against county judges making charges
for issuing permits to children to
work. In reply to the question of the
county judges right to make such
charges, submitted to the attorney
general, he received a reply. The at
torney general says: IF any county
Judge should charge such fees will
fully, believe he is guilty of official
malfeasance under section 1850 of the
Wisconsin statutes of 1885,"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Farr Must Pay Suit Money.

The supreme court issued an or
der requiring Joseph r. Farr, of Chip.
pewa Falls, a federal timber inspect
or, to pay his wife SIS as suit money
pending the disposal of her appeal
from the judgment of the lower court
refusing her a divorce. Farr is also
required to pay the fee for the tran
scription of the stenographer's notes
of the trial. Mrs. Fairs petition for
custody of her two children is de
MED The appeal in the case will
probably be heard by the supreme
court in December.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
State Fair Makes Record.

Milwaukee.-The state fair closed
with the snug sum of $4,000 to the
good. This is the most money the fair
has ever made in it's history Last
year, which was exceptionally good,
yielded $4,000. The agricultural
board will ask the legislature for an
appropriation of 100000 for new
buildings, the excess receipts for this
year going into improvements about
the grounds and preparations for a
better fair next year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Nav Get Carnenie Medal.

Jefferson.-John P. Cowan, special
agent of the Carnegie Hero Fund COM
mission, came here to investigate the
circumstances surrounding the rescue
of little Carl Siefert, son of Frank Sic
fert, by DR.. L. N. largo on December
5, 1905. The boy broke through the
ice on Rock river, and was saved with
difficulty by DR.. largo, assisted by
Otto Heimerl.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Settled by ATTORNEY General.

Attorney General Sturdevant has
just issued an official opinion, in an
swer to an inquiry, to the effect that
court clerks and the secretary of state
should issue to nominees certificates
of nomination upon the application of
nominee therefor, and that such GER
tificates would serve, as credentials for
such nominees to act as members of
the platform conventions of the parties
upon whose tickets they were nom
mated in the primary election.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
nietz Host of Manv.

Chippewa Falls.-Two hundred per-
sons attended the harvest dance given
by John F. Dietz, the outlaw of Cam
eron DAM All of the guests were
carefully examined before they were
taken across Thornapple river by
Clarence Dietz, the boy who was
wounded in the recent encounter with
the sheriff's posse, it being feared that
officers might be among them. Dietz
says he is not afraid the state authori-
ties will attempt to capture him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
woman's suffraqists Active.

Racine.-The local branch of the
Wisconsin Woman's Suffragist associ-
alton decided to make a study of the
primary election laws of Wisconsin.
and also to ascertain how the attitude
of the Wisconsin congressman is to-
ward the woman suffrage problem.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Prevented a Train Wreck.

Janesville-C. H. Phillips, operator
at the interlocking tower on the st.
Paul road, by narrow margin avert
ed wreck which would have caused
serious loss of life. A train entering
the yards broke just outside the city
and six cars started down grade to-
wards an oncoming passenger train.
Phillips saw the runaway coming just
in time to turn on the derailing switch
throwing them into a ditch. The pas
senger train passed safely
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
EoIk COMING to Wisconsin.

Attorney John A. Alyward, Demo
cratic nominee for governor, has re-
ceived letter from Gov. Folk, of Mis-
souri,, saying that the latter would
take part in the Wisconsin campaign
if his health permitted. 1t is proba-
BILE that Gov. Folk will be able to
make a number of campaign speeches
in the state this fall.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27

and in tears, but the young man
promptly squared himself for another
encounter. Policeman Flynn, however
extended his hand conciliatorily.
81 wr-ronged ye," he said. "Ye
ha-ave tn fright shtuff in We f'r to
ma-ake amy woman happy. II was me
intintion to ma-ake small sacrifice on
th' althar iv me july to Maggie, an III
sa-ay this to we as ma-an to ma-an:
Ye're all fright, an If We had tn
strength FIR to ma-atch ye-er pluck,
t is family martyr I'd be now, with
tn wake comm off to-morry, If we've
won tn gir-rl t is all fixed, FIR we've
won tn OF ma-an."
Copyright, 1906, by Joseph B. BowIes)
copyright, by the Century Coz
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
MAY Settle Dietz Trouble.

Black River Falls-Oliver Darwin,
who failed recently to settle the Dietz
controversy, has been called by the
Chippewa Boom company, which will
make enough concessions to Dietz so
that the latter will call off the trouble.
Gov. Davidson is believed to be behind
the move.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Saves Three by Swimming.

Chippewa Falls.-Charles Young
rescued John Tusle, James Walker
and Joseph Moreau from drowning.
The men were taking an airship across
the river in a rowboat and when in
the center of the river the boat cap
sized Young went to their rescue
and saved them all
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Bride Taker Is Pardoned.

Observation-Disclosures Dunn, former
building inspector private secretary to
former Mayor Rose, who was convict
ed and sentenced to Is months in the
house of correction on the charge of
receiving a bride from the Pabst Brew
ing company, was pardoned by Gov.
Davidson
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Lawrence Universitv Opens.

Appleton.-The formal opening of
Lawrence university took place Sep
TENDER IA, when DR.. J. Beverage Lee,
of Milwaukee, delivered the opening
address on students Temptations. !"
The total registration at Lawrence,
exclusive of the school of music and
school of commerce, but including the
academic department, is a tri1e less
than 500, and this number will prob
ably be increased by at least 25.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Wheat Pours In at Superior.

Superior.-The receipts of wheat at
the head of the lakes for the last week
were 100000 bushels, and the ship
ments 100000 bushels. Wheat stocks
have shown an increase for the week
of $4,000 bushels. The wheat re-
ceipts of the new crop are already
100000 bushels ahead of the receipts
for the same period of last year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
LOST Arm in Libby Prison.

Beloit.-Capt. w. R. Newton, vet
eran of the Twenty-fifth Wisconsin
infantry, died here, aged 80 years.
Capt. Newton was wounded in the
arm at the battle of Cold Harbor, and
was taken prisoner by the confede-
rates. While in Libby prison his arm
was amputated.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
EarIey Estate Is Settled.

Chippewa Falls.-The estate of
Henry W. Farley has been settled aft
er having been in the courts for over
IL years. 1t consists of about H.
900 acres of land in Chippewa, Taylor,
Rusk and Sawyer counties, and also
lots in Elizabeth, N. j., and is equally
divided between the two surviving
children, George B. Farley and Miss
Maud A. Farley, now of Long Beach,
Cal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-27
Women Swept to Death.

La Crosse.-Mrs. Carl Klawitter and
Mrs. Stephen Yohe were run down by
a Burlington train on the railroad
bridge over the La Crosse river and
hurled into the river Mrs. Yohe sank
beneath the water and her body was
swept into the Mississippi river. Mrs.
Klawitter was thrown on some piling
and suffered injuries from which she
died.