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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-03
Norwegians to Celebrate
Will Have Grand Celebration
May 18th at Hudson, Wis.
Splendid Program.

HUDSON, WIS, MAY 2.-The Sons
of Norway lodge Of this city will
celebrate the 18th of May on a grand
scale and are resolved to rival the
efforts of any city in the Northwest.
Neither money nor energy will be
spared to commemorate the heroic
events of 1914, when Norway won
it's constitution, and the heroic ev-
ents of 1905, when the glorious little
nation of the North achieved its
complete independence.
The Hon. August Severson, of De
Forest, Wis, one of the ablest Nor
wegian speakers in the country, will
deliver patriotic address in the
Norwegian language, and Martin
w. Odland, editor of the Hudson
Starr Times, will speak in English
on the services rendered by Norwe-
gians to.America.
The musical program will be most
excellent. One of the best orches-
tras in this section of the North
west will play. The Norwegian
glee club of Hudson, very popular
organization, will sing; and an effort
is being put forth to secure the SER
vices of Miss Eleonora Olson, of
of Chicago, everywhere recognized
as the leading Norwegian singer of
America. She will sing some of
the best loved Morse folksongs and
modern selections.
Dancing will follow the program,
and good supper will be served at
midnight. The festivities will be
held in DANA Hall from 8-4 o'clock
and Mr.. L. Blegan, the popular pres
ident of the Sons of Norway, will be
chairman of the evening.
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TAX SALE NOTICE.

STATE OF WISCONSIN. Z 90
given that 50 much Of each and every tract or par
Gel Of land situate, lying and being in the County
Pierce State Of Wisconsin, described in the follow
ing statement may be necessary therefor, viii be
sold at Public Auction for taxes, interest and
charges thereon for the year 1905 ON the
THIRD TUESDAY OF MAY, A. D. 1906
being the 18th day Of said month, and so much Of
the next succeeding days may be necessary tc
complete the sale, unless the taxes, interest and
charges shall be paid said land before said day Of
sale.
Sale to be held and continued at the office of the
County Treasurer in Ellsworth, county and state
aforesaid, and to commence at o'clock A NJ o.
each day.
Dated at the office Of the County Treasurer, April
Q, 1906.
FRED W. KENDALL, County Treasurer.
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Village Spring Valley
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range Is
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27 range 10
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Original plat

lot commencing "a and 24-100 rods Of the u
post the line between sections aud g. then rum
ming ~ rods, then rods, then % rods. then :
rods to place of beginning containing acia more
or less
lot commencing 81 and G3-10O rods n and 5K
rods of the II post between sections and run
ming then IS rods, then rods 10 fl then Is
rods, thence rods 10 # to place Of beginning.
Gig OF 5Rice1 Fails.
part of sec / I 27 4 ~ conn. rncing at sw cor
of block Village Of Greenwood Falls thence e
s rods thence II rods, thence W s rods, thence 4
rods to beginning
City IT Prescott.
part of lot sec IS Z 26 r 90 commencing at the
sw corner of block of the original plat Of the
City of Prescott. thence running 50 deg II rods.
y So deg 10 rods to said corner post 81 deg 40
rods 30 deg 10 rods 50 deg 40 rods to place
of beginning.
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Notice.

In view Of the fact that the Ma.
tional Encampment of the Grand
Army Of the Republic is held in
Minneapolis in August of this year,
the meeting of the st. Croix Valley
Veterans Association, announced
to be held at Prescott in June, 1906,
is postponed for one year-to June,
1907.
BY Order of the Executive Com
mittee. A. GRAY, President,
D. j. DILL, Secretary.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-03

have for sale three young work
horses, also several grade-shire
colts and registered Short hornbulls.
B. M. DOPKINS.
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Bran and Clover Seed.

We have large supply of bran
on hand; also some extra good c1o-
yer seed. Call on us if you are 60
ing to buy. ELLIOTT & WATSON.
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Statement Of Real Estate in Pierce County, Wiscon
sin, upon which the taxes remain unpaid April 2
1906.
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Try that Lily Flour at ]. P. Car
rolls
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WANTED rent, a good resi-
dence with seven or eight rooms.
F. w. STuRTEVANT,
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The elaborate showing Of muslin
A. l. A K y STEW ART c
For Sale.

Mrs. Sarah Tozer has tor sale on
easy terms desirable city properties
houses and building lots.
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Eavertised Letters.

Eavertised Letters.
List of unclaimed letters in the
Postofice at River Falls for the
week ending April %, 1906:
Miss Lettye O. Larsen.
Mrs. Susan Anderson.
Mrs. Francis O. Berg.
Geo. P. Stanton.
C. C. GLASS, P. M.
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Town rs Bange 10
Oak Grove
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Town 20 Range 10
SDrinp Lake
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-07

of the ship. Il asked them why they
did not come and work on shore, and
they said they would If they knew of
any, good Job. They asked me what
was doing, and told them was
painting RAILROAD bridges up In the
country. They asked me If Ifcould get
them jobs, and said didn't know.
butt would try. I told them to wait
few minutes, and / would take them
to see the boss
= d went to the man II was working g
for, did not shaye nyso place then
--and say sto him. Charlie you put
sor ayp ur.b best clothes and your plug hat
and gozand stand outside Of the PALACE
Hotel That Was where had told
them the railroad boss was staying:
: Istool1 the fellows ap there, and there
was Charlie standing in the door play
Ing with his heavy gold chain and
looking as IL he owned the place. !
walked UP to him as If was afraid
fof him. and took off my hat when
spoke to him..
r asked INN If he had work for the
three men, and he looked at them In
way as If she was so far above that
he could hardly see them. He said
perhaps he could use them. Did they
know how to paint?s Then l put IN
a. word real soft and said had seen
them painting on the ship. Every
sailor knows how to paint. you know.
Charlie told them he could. give them
work and took down their names.
Tfenshe asked If they had any place
{ to stay. and when they told him no.
they were staying .on board the SHIP
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-07
IWanted-A Good Boatmar.

Once went on board ship and
pulled my own boat. We are not al
lowed to board the ships now, but in
those days we always went on board
them. We used to fight for the men.
Lord what fun we had, pretty near
pulled them to pieces between US. Wei,
as was saying,-I went on board alone,
and made a great noise about the fell
low that was to pull the boat for me,
but lay around and got drunk instead.
said wanted a good steady man.
who pulled asgood oar, and so I hired
one of the sailors did the same thing
three times, and we didn't employ
more than one boatman. II thought 1
would like to have some fun, so / put
the two men in one room and the third
in the next room. In the evening went
outside to listen to what they were
saying, and heard one OF them telling
the other that he was hired to pull
the boat for the house; The other one
says so was he. The third one was on
the other side of the light partition,
and he hears them talking, SO he butts
IN and tells them that he, too, was
hired to pull the boat for the house.
Such racket when they found out
they were fooled. We shipped them
all. and got our bonus out of the ships.
You would be surprised to know how
many people have come to me for help.
troublesome relatives. Fine ladies think
1T would be good for their bad boys
to go to sea, and they all seem to think
can take the fellows and ship them
whether they want to or not. Judges
even don't know more about the law
than to suppose 1t can be done that
way. / shipped fellow once--no am
not going to have you put his name In
the paper, but 1t is one of the first in
the country. You may think a man
like me has not much kindness in him,
but don't want to hurt the fellow;
in case he should ever come here again.
1t might be unpleasant for him.
There came man to me one day and
said he wanted me to send a young
fellow to sea- I asked If he was will
ing, Well. no, he was not exactly will
ing, he said, but that would be all right
when he got ito sea. So I said. Now,
see hers, If you want me to. help. you.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-07


Il get about three or four hundred
for every one says Is..but just now 1
am not making anything, because my
partner is gone to Europe and have
not been able TO. find a good man in his
place." s-.sss
thinking, and then she71says, x. Say,
mahster, do you think l would do for
that l1oind of. work ?f' s Is +. - &
1 looked him soyer54lSind5 ofs.contenp-
tuous. and il says, Yod think you
would like to go out ins the sgrav eYard
at l o'clock in thes'nfg hit and eti 81 up
a corpse and run away With j Il With
nerve to do anything: like tlfat:o -.ssss,
Nerve, says he. IL K llaNep got nerve
like bloody iron bar ''-ssy7 - s.9afsss
"Well.D says l, sTfmfght Try you per-
haps. Where are You staying p y. 8
1 knew well enough We're he was
staying s-. ss.sa'.'
.Wny,' says he,v didn't I tell; You.
1 was a sailor? I have got my things
on board the ship Langdale.''
We'll, then, YOU go and get them
says l, land come with me-"
So he got his clothes. and came with
me to my clearinghouse, and I took
him in to the bar. II whispered to him
not to let the people IN the house know
what he was going toSdo, and Behind
his back l winked to my bartender
He was a smart man and caught on at
once. I2spent half. a dollar or so on
him-I am always real kind that way,
--and IAtold them to give him good
room Still he didsnotsknow where he
was until In the morning. when he
came. dewns and saw my partner sitting
on the. table, He knew him before. and
so he sings out and wants to know
where he was. My partner was hard.
rough, man. and he says. This is
sailors boarding house"
IS where is the blooming fellow that
told meaI was going to be bloody
body -slasher?" says the cockney.
He is one of my ..inen,D says my.
partner. Now you are here you had
better ship. i have got fine ship
here going ito Australia, and you could
not do better IS
Bother the bloody ship II don'tscare
where I co.: said the. cockney, and so
he went to Australia
Fishing for Suckers. as
About the same time was wal King
along the water bont with my eve
peeled for anything that might come
my way, when / saw three husky. sail
ors painting the outside Of a shin.
There is three hundred dollars, Thought
Counting my chickens before they
were Matched, I was. So L bought
some fishing tackle and a cigar box
full of bait same as the wharf fishers
use. and / sat down near them and
started to fish, After had sat there
while, and Il could see that they
were beginning to- pay attention, says
l. The sdern things Won't -bite'.
was speaking about the fish. you un-
derstand ~ S
SO l gotsto talking with them, and
they told me they were sick and tired
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-07
Has Made His Million.

I am well satisfied; life has brought
me many good things Do you know
how much I have made at this bust-
ness2 A million and a quarter. I have
made s25O0OO out OF one single COM
pany. Once I got. a thousand dollars
for one man. That sounds like a fish
story, does it not? You see. it was
when the steam whalers were begin
ming to compete with the sailing ves-
sells and each one was striving to out
do the others One whale was worth
$4,000, and. when a man had reputation
as a good whaler. who could perhaps
land his seven or eight whales in a
season. he was well worth thousand
dollars. I caught this one for the
New Bedford people. and brought him
on board one OF their bark hunters
after he had already gone on board an
other vessel. I sneaked past the watch
man sitting on the poop with guns. one
dark night, and persuaded the fellow
to come with me and go back to the
old dsconpany When I came TO the off1ce
with him they were sitting up waiting
for me and had made bets on. whether
1 would get him or not. When brought
him they set up howl, and we all went
up town and had dinner.
know that I am at the top Of my
profession. and it is better to be a
king among beggars than beggar
among kings What is that7 You
would rather be at the bottom OF a
good profession than at the top OF a
bad one? That is because you are
fool, my lady. 1t Is always best to be
first, no matter what you are But our
profession is not so bad as you good
people think. am always good to my
sailors, because I make my money orr
them. and the companies know that
always give them a square deal. II
they want my services they have to pay
me for it. that is all
I never do business with the unions
A man should always DO business with
some one that is not so smart as him
self, and the unions are too smart.
Must you go? Don't be IN such a hurry.
II. is not often I get any one to talk to.
Stay and have chicken dinner with me
and my sailors. We are not so very
polished, but we Will treat you well.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-07

he said they had better take their
chests and go with me- l brought
them to his place, and the rest was
his lookout. He shipped them for a
hundred dollars each and got twenty
out of each hundred.
That is where my science comes in,
Offering them work on shore. Most
runners tellsthe men they are going to
get them better ship, and sometimes
the sailors know enough not to be-
lieve them, but I promise them a good
job on shore and they jump at it
every time. When 1 see they are Nor
wegians. offer them the job of pulling
the boat for the house, because a Nor
wegian knows how to pull boat, and
that is sworkehe likes
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-07

He was ready to rless me for the
scheme, and thought he could not get
on board fast enough. told MN nc
could not so in his fine clo1hes. pue
that would get him some from tne sls'
basga ge-reen despised him so Tor
his dirty talk and for being such a
cowardIy cur that logged him out IN
the worst old rags L could find Just 20
relieve my feelings
OF course, he was no more good as
a sailor than in any other walk OF ire.
se~he soon managed 70 run away. ana
came back with great yarn ABOUT
how he had been shanghaied- any
way. I got my $500. / only wish
had made it five thousand
Rescue of Austrian Count.
Another time there was an Austrian
count by name Maximiliau shipped from
this port. He had gone through Win
his money. same as the other 1slioM, oN'-'
and so Ire thought he would like 10 trS
the sea for a while. He shipped IN tne
whaling bark Rainbow. Captain Cog
han. and wrote home TO his folks that
he was going hunting at sea. and SO ne
was, of course. no mistake aoout tndt.
He told them he was going TO stop az
> Honolulu, and the family telegrapned
TO the Austrian consul there to supply
him with money and send him home.'
When the ship had anchored OUTSIDE OF
Honolulu the consul came on board IN
his boat and asked the mate II the
Count Maxfmilian was on board
I'VE have man by name MAXI
milian,'' said the mate, but he IS most
.uncommonly no count" Then he yelled
forward for them to send Max aft, and
the count came a his dirty togs, but
with all the fine manner Of a real count.
He had papers TO prove who he was, so
there was no doubt OF that, and the
consul sent him home
OF course. we have a trust Didn't
you see it I'm The Call2 1t said how the
smallest and newest trust made the
biggest trust in the world squeal. when
Rockefeller couldn't get men to man
his vessels without coming to the
boarding masters ana paying for II.
have got the piece cut out; 1t is here
in my. spectacle case. Here. you read 1t;
my eyes aren't so good as they used TO
: be. Yes, the captain of Rockefeller's
ship made an awful howl because he
had to pay me $35 for each man. told
him that when his master could make
half a million in minute by raising
the price of oil. he ought not to kick il
I wanted to make a hundred in half an
hour.
When there is man in the road
blocking it, and there is only one road.
what are you going to do about 1t? In
this case the boarding masters are the
road
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-07
NAN WHO HAS MADE
. AFORTUNE ASA
WATERFRONT SHARK
TELLS SOME OF TIE
SECRETS
By Hanna Astrup Larsen.

~ friend the boarding-naster'
otherwise known as the clever
est shanghaier on the water
front, unfolded this tale to me.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-06
LATE ARRIVALS
PROVE ANNOYING

The advance sale Of seats for this
weeks attractions at the Grand,
..The Runaways" and "What Hap
pened to Jones" opened Tuesday
morning and the prospects for a
crowded house at each performance
are very flattering. No seats will
be held after : p. m. on the night Of
the show The management request
patrons to kindly be seated by the
time the curtain rises on the first
act. Lately this rule has not been
observed rs il should. and those all
ready seated are considerably an
moved as well as made uncomfortable
by late arrivals. The audience i
.xpected to be seated by $50 at the
latest.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-06
BALL CLUB
HUNTS GROUNDS

The officers and directors Of the
new base ball club met Monday
night al Welch's barber shop. In
the absence of the president, Mr..
Sommers, the vice president, Mr..
Jay Refer, officiated.
Various ways and means were
Ediseussed by those present, in regard
to forming and supporting a win
lning team. II was the general opinion
that the most important steps to take
first would be the securing Of the
grounds and after that the erection
Of grand stand.
A committee was appointed to
wait upon the board of directors of
the New Fair grounds and to con-
fer with them regarding the use of
the grounds, and to secure, if pos
Isiblc signed contract from the Fair
Grounds company, setting forth
definitely Just what concessions the
fair company would make the base
bhll t1hAll anu NtNC NtIcu.
\ committe was also appointed to
wait upon the Street Railway com
pany and its instructions were the
same as those given to the ground
committee.
A committe was appointed to as
certain the cost of erecting a grand
stand and bleachers.
1t was decided to sell outright
any privileges and not dispose Of
them on a per cent.ibasis. One Of
the directors thought that for the
entire privilege, such as refresh-
ments Of all kinds, cigars, score
cards and advertising, that parties
would be found who would be will
ing to erect grand stand to secure
the privileges.
Altogether a most enthusiastic
meeting was held, and all seemed
very hopeful for the future of the
new team. The general opinion was
that no difficulties would be expert
enced in making satisfactory ar
rangcmcnts with both the fair
grounds company and also the street
railway company. In the event
that any misunderstanding should
arisc, the base ball people have two
very desirable locations for ball
park in view, but it is more than
likely that matters will 80 ahead as
they were first proposed.
The next meeting was called for
Monday night, Feb. II. at Welch's
shop. at which time the committees
will report in full. After this meet
ing and the reports of the commit
tes arc all in. it was decided to call
for an assessment of 90 per cent. Of
the subscribed stock. 1t is. thought
that once the stockholders have their
money invested there win be a more
General interest taken in the club
md that matters can be hurried for
ward to successful completion,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-06
GOOD MONEY
MADE BY ATHLETES

Mprgantown, w. Va, Feb, g.
The report Of the treasurer Of the
athletic association ofthe State Uni
yersify shows the association To- be in
excellent financial condition. There
| i a balance on hand of $302.5I.
Heretofore the association has hcen.
in debt at the endof each year. The
receipts for the baseball games were
S., ,D7S.20, and the fotball gaines
Welded $999, so. OF the total sum
$60.10 was for admission to basket
ball gaines.
The association also wiped out the
debt due Coach Trout, the man WHO
coached the footballS team for the
season of 1908 by paying him
$355.24; $466.36 was expended in
buying equipment and supplies. The
total income for the year amounted
to $5,S93.O2.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-06
TAKEN SUDDENLY Ill
AT THE B. & 0. STATION

Miss Lettio Barnes, OF Meadow
brook, coming to this city this
morning on the Short Line train,
was taken suddenly and violently iil
lust as she alighted from the train
at the B. & 0. station. For time
luite little excitement was caus-
ed at the station, as many reports
were circulated as to the seriousness
af her illness.
Kind and willing hands bore Miss
Barnes to tile ladies waiting room
where everything was done to re-
iieyc her suffering. DR.. j. B. Payne
vas huriredly summoned. He came
promptly and diagnosed the case
as an attack Of nervous prostration.
The doctor administered TO the lady
md after a short rest she was able
to continue on her way to the city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-06
CUPID GETS
COACH YOST

Nashville Tenn, Feb. 6-Anl
.nouncenaentis made here OF the en-.
gagenient Of Miss Ennice Fife ID
Fielding Harris Yost, Of Ann Arbor,
Mich, the football coach of The
Michigan team, popularity known as
Hurry Up
The prospective bride is The
daughter of Mr.. L. B. Fite. a well
known Nashville citizen, and the
Fite family is an old one and highly
connected.
Miss Virginia Fite, sister of the
'bride-to-be, was married in Noyeln-
her to Dan McGuin, coach Of tfe
Vanderbilt team, formerly from
Michigan, and Yost was his hest
man. 1t was in this way the prin-
cipals in the coming wedding became
acquainted.
Mr.. Yost's family resides in West
Virginia, and he has business inter-
ests there. The wedding viii take
place in March, at the Fite family
home in this city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-06
'BIM Boo
STOLE TROUSERS

'Bim Boo" late bell boy al The
Traders, will be tried on the charge
of stealing pair Of trousers valued
at $lS and belonging to james Wal
ton, colored, waiter at the hotel.
''Bim Boo" without warrant or au-
thority, deliberately, maliciousIy and
unlawfully confscated Waltnn's
only pair of Sunday trousers and
was strutting through the lobby of
the hotel like a gobbler in chestnut
season. Walton spied "Bim Boo
and recognized his trousers easily as
there are none Others like them here
+abouts, and Walton proceeded 10
strip him in the back yard. 1t is
stated that he reprimanded him
with his fists. After all that some.
thing else occurred, Of which men
tion need not be made here. and as
the"sequcl "Bim Boo has an non
bar future staring him in the face.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-06
MINERS
TO BE EFFECTED.

If the strike order is sent ont by
the president Of the United Mine
Workers Of America, and the strike
goes into effect April / this state
will only be partially involved.
Nearly all of the miners III the Fair
mont and eastern regain, including
all the mines on the Baltimore q
Ohio from Fairmont to T,innelton.
are not organized. This same con
dition exists in the region south Of
Fairmont through the Clarksblirg
and Lewis county fields. Every
thing that is controlled by the Fair
mont Coal Co, the Clarksburg
Fuel Co, and nearly every independ-
ent mine in the central district is
operated by non-union miners.
The regions around Wheeling and
il the southern part Of the state are
Iorganized and would naturally be
affected BY the strike order The
strike, il it comes, win affect about
!, 900 miners in the state Of West
Virginia.