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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-03-28
A Public Library?

Miss L. E. Stearns of the State
Library Board gave a lecture in the
Congregational church Tuesday
evening upon the subject Regulate
your Hurry" The proceeds of the
lecture go to fund to promote a
library for this city.
Wednesday evening number OF
the representative ladies and gen.
tlemen of the city met Miss Stearns
at the home of President Brier for a
conference on the question of pro
noting public library for the city
AS a result of this conference il
was determined to push the scheme
to successful conclusion. To this
end committee of nine was chosen
to present the claims of the measure
TO the people at large and ascerta ain
with some deiniteness what amount
of funds they are willing to pledge
toward the purchase of books.
Following are the members of the
committee: DR.. r. U. Cairns, Pres
ident w. ]. Brier, Prof. j. w. T.
Ames, Mrs. M. T. Field, Mrs. H. G.
Forsythe, F. D. Ensign, C. N. Wi
ger, DR.. G. D. Gallup, C. R. Morse.
A SNAP-A seven-room cottage
on Cascade Avenue. Good Barn
Plenty of shade trees Large lot
Must be taken at once. See?
r. S. WILLIAMS,
JAY H. GRIMM.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-03-28
A Beet Sugar Factory.

AS matter of fact it is generally
recognized that beet sugar factory
here would conserve the interests
of all classes of residents better
than any other industry that has
been suggested. The discouraging
feature seems to be the lack of faith
in our ability to secure such an in
stitution. But why should we hest
tate to put forth an effort to the ac.
complishment of such desirable
result?
1t has been said that as we are on
branch line of road we cannot Sc
cure the advantages in freight that
we could if on a main line. If there
is any force in this statement it is
necessarily of little account mas
much as we are but twelve miles
from the main line at Hudson and
the same distance from Prescott
where there is another main line
and water transportation facilities.
We have here in abundance one of
the principal materials used in the
refining of sugar-lime. Coke, an
other material used in large guam
titles in the process of manufacture
ing, can be imported to this place
from Superior as cheaply as it can
be secured at Janesyille or Chippe-
wa Falls, where factories are locat-
ed. We do not see why beets can
not be manufactured into sugar here
as economically as at either of the
places mentioned. So much for
the factory that makes sugar from
beets.
Now as to the question of the beet
supply. In this regard little need
be said. The soil about here speaks
more eloquently than words could
present the case.
The factory at Chippewa Falls
last season used $4,000 tons of
beets, averaging 200 pounds of sug-
ar to the ton and yielding 100000
pounds of refined sugar The fac
DRY paid the farmers $500 a ton
for beets. Farmers made from SOS
to $l02 an acre by raising beets, the
average being over $50 an acre. On
account of so much wet weather
last year the beets were poor in
saccharine matter.
We think the suggestion made
al the Mems Club on the 18th in
slant that the GAINESVILLE factory
management be consulted with a
view of having them look over the
situation here a good one.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-03-28
c. f. Putnam Promoted.

A letter from Chas. E. Putnam of
the Philippine Islands requests us
to change the address of the Jour
NAL from Bacolog, Negroes, p. l., to
Manila, p. l., care of Executive Blu
reau.
Mr.. Putnam has for several years
been the superintendent of schools
for the island of Occidental Negros,
but has recently secured appoint
ment to the Executive Bureau at
Manila where he receives an in
crease of salary. He is clerk of the
Law Division. The Director Of
Public instruction for the Philip
pines desired to retain Mr.. Putnam
in his department, as is seen by the
following letter he wrote, dissuad-
ing him from accepting the transfer;
my DEAR PUTNAM:--I have your letter OF
November 10th in which you urge me to help
you to secure transfer TO the Executive Blu
reau. l am very sorry indeed that you want to
leave the Bureau of Education. We have
wired authority for your securing transfer and
understand that you have fixed 1t up with the
Bureau but hope you may still see your way
clear to remain with us. 1t is fact that the
Executive Bureau is able to pay better salaries
for the same grade of work than the Bureau OF
Education, but there are very few positions in
that service which pay well as your own
and of course living expenses in Manila are far
higher than they are in the PROVINCES. or
course you might be able with the help OF
your friends in that Bureau to secure higher
salaried position in the course of time but /
doubt if you could do so soon.
want to tell you on my own account that I
have always had the utmost confidence in you
personally and officially doubt IL there is Ii
division where the work Is better organized
now than it is in Occidental Negros. You
one of three or four men whom I esteem as
the best of our Division Superintendents, and
for these reasons aside from our personal rela-
lions which have always been very cordial,
regret your proposed action 1 have long
wanted to see you Division Superintendent OF
Iloilo, and l am inclined to think it might have
been arranged by the end of this school year.
However, that would not necessarily mean an
increase in salary as there ara at present no
positions above you which are not filed. Can't
you delay your transfer until after our Super
intendents' Convention in January? Some
thing might come of our discussing the stu 4
ton at that time. Very cordially yours,
FRANK r. WHITE,
Second Assistant Director of Education
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-03-28
Patriotism.

We elect man to office, assured
of his ability and honesty, of his in
terest in public affairs. AS soon as
he begins to perform the duties of
the office we begin to find fault with
him, to criticise his work, to ques-
ton his ability, suspect his honesty
and accuse him of neglect, and in
nine cases out of ten these suspi-
cions are unjust, the fault is not
in the act or intent of the official,
but in the absence of fairness in the
mind of the man making the accu-
sation. AS far as the official and
his work is concerned there is often
not the slightest reason for this sud-
den change of front.
We elect city council, selecting
men whom we know to be capable
and honest and having the public
good at heart. We know these men
must make sacrifices when they ac-
cept the office and devote their abil-
tiles and time TO its duties. The
salary is no inducement for man
to seek the office and the honor"
consists mostly in kicks" The
man who has the ability to conserve
the public interests and will give
his services for the general welfare
is to be commended as patriot and
to be encouraged by whole-hearted
support.
There are many men who cannot
appreciate the fact that many indi-
yiduals serve the country from pat
riotic motives, a sense of duty.
There is VIM. H. Taft who served
the nation for four years in the Phil
ippines, climate SO exacting that
the government does not allow its
soldiers to remain there but two
years, for a salary not sufficient to
pay his expenses, ana VINO now IS
acting as secretary of war at sala-
ry of So, 900 year when he has re-
peatedly been offered 100000 by a
private concern. Leslie M. Shaw,
late secretary of the treasury, could
also command 100000 year, and
John c. Spooner served the state
and nation for sixteen years at a fl
nancial loss, giving his time and
the full measure of his splendid
abilities to the nation for $4,000 q
year when as lawyer he could earn
from 500, 900 to 100000 a year
could EARN it. There are some men
so sordid and so utterly selfish that
they cannot understand that these
men served the country out of pure
patriotism.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-03-28
League Oratorical Contest
River Falls the Winner.

The annual league oratorical
contest, for the high schools oil
Pierce and St. Croix counties, was
held in the Baptist church at Hud.
son last Friday night. Nine schools
were Observation-Disclosures, Glen
wood, Ellsworth, Ga1ahad { a pri-
vate school at Hudson), Hammond,
Hudson, New Richmond, Spring
Valley and River Falls.
Large delegations were present
from most of the schools, special
train being run to accommodate
Ellsworth and River Falls. The
speaking was good and the enthu-
siasm was unconfined. The judges
in awarding merits gave first place
to Earl Whitcomb of the River Falls
school, second place to Wilder Pen
field of the Galahad, third place to
Harold Mason of the New Rich
mond school and fourth place to
Will Johnson of the Hudson high
school.
The principals of the several
schools represented acted as the
judges in the contest, each one
marking all the contestants except
the one from his own school. This
is an innovation in the method of
selecting judges for the league con-
test and it strikes US as a good one.
1t seems to have given satisfaction
in this case and might answer as
we'll in the district contest.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-03-28

Indications are that the sugar
beet industry in this locality the
coming season will be the largest
so far in the history of that business
as about all the farmers who had
acreage last season will plant again
the coming season and many who
did not plant last year will put in a
good large crop, so the output will
far exceed that of any previous
season. Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-03-28

gan1zlng, and receiving propo-
sition from a Representative of a
canning factory wishing to locate
here.
w. P. Knowles left this afternoon
on trip to Russell, Kansas.
The 5000 club holds an adjourned
meeting in Odd Fellows Hall this
evening.
The Ladies of the Sociability Club
will meet with Mrs. Vince Fait
Thursday, Apr. 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Jennings Of
Ono and Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell of
Ellsworth visited Mrs. o. P. Whipp
the first of the week.
Rev. John Peterson has bought
the Thos. Foster brick house on
the West Side. The sale was made
through the Wis. Land Co.
The Ladies of Ezekiel Lutheran
church will hold a Rummage and
Home Baking sale in the vacant
Bradshaw store building on Main
street April II and Is.
Two members of the Normal
Board of Visitors-Miss Smith of
Bayfield, county and Mr.. Frawley of
Eau Claire-are inspecting the work
of the school this week.
Some scientific prophet is going
to have the earth destroyed by a
comet this month. Wish he could
have been induced to put off the
catastrophe until after election.
This office has just got out re-
vised edition of the Twin City Tele-
phone company's patrons. We
printed $3.50 copies, each contain
ing nearly one thousand names.
Among the visitors at the Normal
this week are Oscar Aasterud of
Wilson, Glenn Junkman of Pittsville,
Lloyd Tombleson of Grantsburg,
Warren Clark of Hammond and
Frank Otis of Colorado.
Produce buyers say there are
large quantities of potatoes in this
locality yet. 1t has been impossi-
bic to get cars for shipping last
years crop. Potatoes are pretty
low now-about Is cents a bushel.
Farmers will lose heavily on pota-
toes as the price was much higher
last fall than it is now.
Holy Communion and sermon
next Sunday, 1880 a. m. Make your
communion at this time. The Rev.
I. Houlgate will be here. All mite
boxes are to be brought to this SER
vice. The children should be pres
ent at this, the highest service OF
the church. Watch service on
Good Friday from IL m. to 3 p. m,
in the Church.
A court in California gave out
this most rational decision: 1t
should be borne in mind that the
law requiring municipalities to ad-
vertise their notices or intentions to
do certain things, or bids for sup
plies, ETC., is to give the widest pos
sible publicity. If the council ad-
vertises in all the newspapers of
the city, we'll and good. If it ad-
vertises in but one it should be in
that one having the widest circula-
ton"
The first regular meeting of the
Improvement League for the season
will be held next Monday at $3.50 P.
M, in the English Lutheran church
north of the M. E. parsonage. 1t is
hoped that all new members will as
sumo responsibility in being pres
ent, 1t is also confidently expected
that no old member will fail to be
in her place. There will be election
of officers and the work of the sum
mer will be largely planned. Hence
the voice and vote of every member
is desired. SEC.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-03-28

Mrs. Louis Oakley, of River Falls,
was visiting in the city over Sun
day with the family of Mr.. and Mrs
C. j. Booth. She has also been Wis
iting with her sister Mrs. Cora Cur
tbs, of Downing. who is very i'll, and
also with her sister Mrs. German,
in this city.-Glenwood Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-03-28

Your presence is urgently request
ed at a meeting of the 5000 Club
Friday, the 29th, at 1880 p. m. at Odd
Fellows Hall for the purpose of or
ganizing, and receiving a propo-
sition from Representative of a
canning factory wishing to locate
here.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-03-28
Home Made Candies.

The Altar Guild will hold an Eas-
ter candy sale at Johnson's ten
cent store on Saturday afternoon
b efore Easter, March 30.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-03-28
Auction.

Homer Levings will hold an auc-
ton Saturday, March 80, at 2 D. M,
three doors south of the JOURNAL
Office. House and lot and few
household goods for sale.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-03-28

We must sell at once a 7-room
cottage on Cascade Avenue. See
the place and get the price.
r. S. WILLIAMS,
Jay H. GRIMM.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-03
c. c. & |. GENERAL
OFFICES TO CHICAGO
Cincinnati Will Not Be Head
quarters After May Is.

The general offices of the Chicago
Cincinnati aud Louisville. will be re.
moved to Chicago. Active prepare
lions for the change are being made al
Cincinnati. and it is expected that the
business of the road will all be trans
acted from Chicago by May 10. Of
ficial announcement will be made be.
fore the end of this week, by which
time the work of dismantling the com
pany's offices in the Carew building
will be we'll under way.
The company has taken a long-term
lease on the commodious offices in the
Ellsworth building and these are now
being put in shape for occupancy by
the new tenant.
All that will be left for Cincinnati
is the office of District Passenger
Agent Frank Landmier, Commercial
Freight Agent j. J. Johnson and the
city ticket office.
1t is said the establishment of the
general offices of the c. c. x L., IN
Chicago, will in no wise tend to estab-
lish closer relations between that road
and the Wisconsin Central, as has sew
eral times been suggested, but that the
two roads will be operated absolutely
independent of each other.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-03
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given to the citi-
zens of the First Ward of the City of
Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana
that /, the undersigned, a male person
over the age of twenty-one years, and
being of good moral character, and
having been continuous resident of
Wayne Township in said County for
more than ninety days next, before
this date, will apply to the Board of
Commissioners of said County at their
next regular term, commencing on the
first Monday of June, 1907, for IL
ense to sell Intoxicating, spirituous,
vinous and malt liquors in less guam
tity than 5 gallons at a time with per.
mission for the same to be drank on
the premises where sold, in accord.
ance with the provisions of an act of
the general assembly of the State of
Indiana, approved March 18th, 1875
and all other laws regulating and re-
stricting the sale of such liquors.
further state that l am and will be
actual and sole owner and proprietor
OF the said business should a license
be granted to me, and that l am not
acting and will not act as the agent or
partner of another in the conduct of
the same
The precise location of the room
and premises where l propose to sell
said intoxicating liquors is as follows:
Being a certain room on the ground
floor of certain two-story brick
building, situated on the north half
of Lot No. los in that part of the city
of Richmond laid out by John Smith.
Said room is situated in the northeast
corner of said building and is about
(4S) feet, east and west,
by about fourteen 14) feet, north and
south, and which room fronts on the
west side of South Sixth street in said
city which is public highway, and is
No. 20 thereon, and is in the First
Ward of said city, in Wayne town.
ship, Wayne county and State of In
diana EDWARD p. MUEY.
HOLY
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-03

gallons at time and permit the Same
to be drunk on the premises where
sold, as hereinafter described, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of an act
of the General Assembly of the State
of Indiana, approved March II, 1875,
and all other laws of said State now
in force in relation to said business.
l hereby state that / am the actual
owner and proprietor of said business
and am not acting as it's agent or part
ner of any other person.
The precise location of the room
and premises where / propose to sell
and will sell said Intoxicating liquors,
should license be granted me, is as
follows, to-wit:
Being the front room on the ground
floor of a certain three-story brick
building fronting on Main street, on
the south side thereof. between Fourth
and Fifth streets, and being numbered
400 Main street and being on lot
number in that part of the city of
Richmond laid out by John Smith.
Said premises being the same former
1y occupied by VIM. Boesch as a sa-
loon, being in the First Ward of the
City of Richmond, Wayne county, In
diana.
BENJAMIN BOWLING.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-03
Notice.

Notice is hereby given to the citi-
zens of the First Ward of the city of
Richmond, Wayne township, Wayne
county, and State of Indiana, and to
all others concerned, that l, the I'M
dersigned. a male inhabitant of said
State, and being continuous reside MT
of and within said township more
than ninety days prior to the time of
filing this application, and a person ov-
er the age of twentyone years and of
good moral character, intend to apply
to the Board of Commissioners of said
county and State, at their next regular
sc ssion commencing on the first Mon
day in June, 1907, for a license to sell
intoxicating, spirituous, vinous and
malt liquors in less quantity than five
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-03
MAY MAKE THE TAX
FERRET LAW USELESS
Ruling by the Supreme Court
On This Subject.

Indianapolis, May 3.-The action OF
the supreme court in deciding that
county commissioners must not en-
ploy tax ferrets'' for an undetermin-
ed compensation, to be based on per
centage of the taxes collected, cripples
the tax ferret law, it is thought, in
such way as to make it useless.
More than this, the decision paves
the way, it is said, for suits to recover
moneys paid to county treasurers as a
result of operations by tax ferrets,'
working under contracts now held to
be illegal. If this Interpretation is
correct, scores of persons, who nave
been compelled to pay by the ferrets
will be able to go into court and sue
for the money that they had been
forced to surrender.
The decision relates that all con.
tracts of the kind made between coun-
ty commissioners and tax ferretS"
are subject to the provisions of the
county reform law, and that the COM
missioners must not bind the county to
pay any more money for the services
of a tax ferret than has already
been appropriated for that purpose by
the county council. The act of 1905,
il is asserted, which provides for a
of the expense of hiring
'taX ferrets'' does not affect this rule.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-03

their next regular term, commencing
on the First Monday of June. 1907. for
license to sell Intoxicating, spiritu-
Gus. vinous and malt liquors In a less
quantity than gallons at time with
permission for the same to be drank
on the premises where sold. in accord
ance with the provisions OF an act of
the general assembly of the State of
Indiana, approved March 18th, 1875,
and all other laws regulating and re-
stricting the sale of such liquors
/ further state that I am and will
be the actual and sole owner and
proprietor of the said business should
a license be granted to me, and that
am not acting and will not act as the
agent or partner of another in the con-
duct of the same.
The precise location of the room
and premises where ! propose to sell
said intoxicating liquors, is az fol
lows:
Being certain room on the east
side of the building, and on the
ground floor thereof, and fronting i'm
mediately upon Ninth street, in GER
tain twO-story brick building and be-
ing house numbered IA South 9Th
street, and being part OF lot num-
bered 159 in that part of the city of
Richmond laid out by John Smith. and
bounded as follows, to-wit: Beginning
at the southeast corner of said lot.
running thence west along an alley
fifty feet more or less to west line of
Parry's lot, which is also Thomas Ma
sons east line: thence north eighteen
feet, thence east fifty feet more or less
to west side of South Ninth street,
thence south eighteen feet TO the place
of beginning in the Fourth ward, in
the city of Richmond, Wayne town
ship, Wayne county, Indiana.
JOHN II. SULLIVAN.
3-1O-17
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-03
nay3-10-17
Notice.

Notice is hereby given to the citi-
zens of the Fourth Ward in the City of
Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana,
that /, the undersigned, a male person
over the age of twenty-one years, and
being of good moral character, and
having been continuous resident of
Wayne Township in said County for
more than Ninety Days next before
this date, will apply to the Board of
Commissioners of said County at