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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
To Deepen Yahara River.

The Yahara river between Lakes
Monona and Waubesa will be deep
ened and improved at a cost of about
5000, under the direction of the Mad
ison Park and Pleasure Drive associa-
tion. The work will probably be
started in a few weeks, as the surveys
have already been made and esti-
mates of the cost of the undertaking
computed. The length of the channel
between Second and Third lakes is
about 5000 feet and the La Crosse
dredging company, which has recent
ly made the surveys at the suggestion
of the Park and Pleasure Drive associ-
alton, proposed to deepen the present
channel to 80 feet wide at the bottom
and Az feet deep at low water. The
stream, as it is to be improved, will
maintain it's natural course and, it is
planned, some of the dirt eXcavated
will be used in improving, the islets
in the center of the river.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
Criticises Pure Food Law.

Dairy and Food Commissioner EN-
cry, in an interview, criticized the
feature of the national pure food law
known as the guaranty clause which
protects the dealer from prosecution
if he can produce a certificate from
the wholesaler, jobber or manufacturer
to the effect that the food sold is I'M
adulterated, IF it is the purpose of
food laws to protect merely dealers in
foods, then no laws are required"
said Mr.. Emery. "They were fully pro-
tected before food laws were enacted,
by the mere non-existence of such
laws. Food laws are enacted to cor
rect glazing abuses and wrongs that
have grown up in the manufacture
and sale of adulterated food products.
Attorney General Bonaparte was cor
rect in stating that the first object of
food law is the protection of the con-
Stunning public against adulteration
and misbranding of food products"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15

600 In the saddle this year. He COM
mands a high price, and owners are
as willing to pay it to him as they are
to Miller, for they know that they are
securing a competent boy and one
upon whom every reliance may be
placed.
Other Successful Jockeys.
Lucien Lyme, jockey much nd
mired in New York when he was in
the heydey of his success, is riding in
England. Possibly his earnings will
amount to $4,000. The English turf
men are willing to pay handsomely a
smart American boy.
Erred" TaraI, whom everybody
knows in America who knows about
race horses, has been riding in Austria
with remarkable success for the last
three or four years, and is over there
again.
"Skeets" Martin rides in Hungary
with a probable income of $4,000 for
the year, and Tommy" Burns has
been engaged by German stable and
is likely to receive not less than $15.-
900 for the seasons work.
France has a fine lot of American
jockeys, and all of them fairly sue
cessful. Spencer is one, Turner an
other, and then there are Rausch,
O'Connor, Johnny Reiff, Cormack,
Henry, Shields, Mcintyre and Wiley.
Prizes of Success.
The successful jockey who likes to
see his reflection in mirrors, who rev.
els in the girls and is fascinated by
the glare of the myriad lamps that
burn after dark, will not lack of hos
pitality. There will be hundred
hosts to entertain him every night if
he but says the word.
The bell of a well-known trainers
cottage at Sheepshead bay rang tim
orously, and the trainer went to the
door. A mite of boy with his cap
dangling from his fingers looked side
long at the man and said: I'D like to
see Mr.. Flanner."
''I'm Mr.. Flanner," was the reply
what is it, SOM"
"Please, sir, I'd like to get position
with you as jockey. My folks will let
me-"
do you know what you will have
to do?" said the trainer. You will
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
Spent Money to Fiqht Bill.

1t cost the Milwaukee Medical col.
lege $1,309.50 to make it's fight against
the bill in the legislature creating a
college of medicine in the University
of Wisconsin and appropriating $780,
900 for its maintenance This was
shown by statement filed by DR..
w. H. Earles of the Milwaukee col
lege in the office of the secretary of
state. OF this amount $3.50 was paid
to Attorney Fred M. Miner of Madison
and $500 to Attorney Robert Lus-
combe of Centerville, Mich, for serv-
ices as legislative council. The bill
as it becomes a law authorizes the es-
Enlistment Of a college Of medicine
in the university but does not carry
any specific appropriation for that
purpose
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15

some good opportunities in the race
to gain distance"
It was Tod Sloan who originated
the idea of riding forward. Possibly
Miller carries it more to an extreme
than some jockeys, but he is light,
strong and has perfect confidence in
himself.
For two years there has been
great rivalry between Miller and
Radtke The latter has been less sue
cessful, but is nevertheless considered
to be one of the best boys who ride
professionally in the United States.
Radtke is of different temperament
than Miller. He is somewhat fiery
little chap and rather self-willed. His
sharp replies earned him punishment
in 1906, but this year he has exer-
cised better control over himself and
fewer words of caution have had to be
administered to him. He is consid-
cred to be very clever in making
a strong finish. Like Miller, he is
possessed of much physical power in
his arms, and when a horse is firing
in the last strides Of a hard-fought
race, Radtke fairly lifts him along, as
he holds up his head and gives him
encouragement to make the three
or four final leaps that may win a
stake worth thousands of dollars.
Good Judges of Pace.
Koerner and E. Dugan are two
clever lghtweights who are skilful in
judging pace and placing their horses
to good advantage in field Of many
starters. Both are able to rate the
speed at which they are moving by
constant association of intervals of
time with the distance posts on the
track. There have been harness
horse drivers who were able to tell
almost to the fraction of a second
the speed at which they were driving.
So it is with some of the jockeys.
Constant devotion to their work has
enabled them to gather relative ideas
of time and motion, and it is great
aid to jockey to be able so to rate
his horse as to have some reserve
strength and power left for the finish.
Heavyweights Go Abroad.
Lightweight jockeys are so much
more in demand in the United States
than they are abroad that it is usually
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
-RAD7H

have to leave your home, come to the
track to live, and for long, long time
you will have to be just a stable boy.
getting up very early in the morning
and riding horses and doing other
things that are necessary about rae
ing stable"
Eyes, sir. I'll do it. I want to earn
a lot of money and be as rich as Wal
ter Miller
"All right, my boy; give me your
name and l will send for you at the
first vacancy"
Are there many such?" was asked
the trainer.
MANY? I'll bet that a day doesn't
go by that 1 don't have a call from
some youngster who wants to be a
second Miller. 1 get letters by almost
every mail asking for places in my
stable, and I know that lads run away
from school to come and loiter around
the horses. When I find the latter
kind l send them home with a little
good advice"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
BRIDGE DISPUTE Is Settled.

Racine.--The Main street bridge
muddle has been settled by the city
council. The structure cost about
$4,000 There were defects, and the
city held back $4,000, but the Mil
waukee Bridge company has now
agreed to throw off all extras and
remedy other defects, while the city
pays the balance of the contract price
and valves the collection of the PEN
alties of $25 per day for the overtime
in completion of the structure
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
Sixth Teacher Is Chosen.

Announcement was made at Ripon
college that the sixth new faculty po-
sition to be decided upon since the
close of the last school year has been
filled. The great increase in the size
of the faculty was made necessary by
the rapidly increasing number of stu
dents, and the demand for wider train
ing. The new position is in the math-
ematic department., and Titus e. Mer-
gendahl has been chosen for the chair.
Mr. Mergendahl is now in the Brom-
field school, Massachusetts. He will
rank as an instructor in the Ripon
college faculty, and will teach me-
chanical drawing, descriptive geome.
try and machine design.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
Progress of the Organized Assault
Upon tuberculosis.


The war which this country is
waging on the white plague grows
more vigorous ever year. When the
National Association for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis began
active work two years ago there were
only seven definite state societies in
existence.
Since that time eight new state
societies have been organized and in
eight other states provision for SIM
liar work has been made. The distri-
button of these societies is a matter
of interest. The east and the middle
west seem to be alive to the serious
ness of the problem.
By the census of 1900, there were
2S cities with population of more
than 100000 each. Fifteen of these
cities had organizations two years
ago for the prevention of tuberculosis.
During the past two years IL cities
have followed suit and four others
have provided for organized work.
In casting about for a method of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
His Long Career One of Unsparing
Ferocity and BIoodshed.

His Long career one or OnSparlnq
Ferocity and BIoodshed.
The latest important assassination
in Russia removes one of the most
striking and characteristic figures in
the modern history of that empire.
The world whom the man has COM
monty known as Colonel Alikhanoff
and has regarded as a Russian was in
reality a descendant of the ancient
and now almost extinct Avars, and
was properly known, before his name
Russianized, as Ali Khan. Nearly all
his life was devoted to the Russian
service, chiefly in the conquest and
annexation of Central Asia and the
futile advance upon British India, and
there was probably no other man who
achieved more in that than he.
1t was Ali Kahn, the absolutely
ruthless and unspaTing, who swept
through Turkestan with fire and
sword at the heels of Kaufman and
Skobeleff, to Khiva, to Merv, to Sa-
marcand and then, by the side Of
Komaroff, to Penjdeh, subduing the
Sarik Turcomans and threatening
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
For Betterment of Schools.

State Superintendent Cary has
sent to county superintendent Of
schools a letter giving his interpreta-
ton of chapters 80 and 600, laws Of
1907, relating to the betterment of
rural schools and the purchase of text
and reference books for public and
the installation of ventilating appa-
ratus in school houses. School dis
tricts of the first class which comply
with the provisions relating to the in
stallation of ventilating apparatus are
to be entitled. to special state aid Of
$50 each annually.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
Armour COMPANY Gets Contract.

+: The state board of control has
awarded a contract to Armour & Co.
of Chicago for meat for the ten state
charitable and penal institutions for
the ensuing three months. The prin-
cipal item is prime beef carcasses,
which cost the state $500 per 100
pounds delivered at the institutions.
The total sum carried by the contract
is $500.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
BRAKEMAN BECOMES A MANIAC.
GAINESVILLE Man in Pitiable Plight
from Accident.

Janesville.-J. e. Karn, a brakeman
who was injured while switching four
weeks ago. has regained conscious
ness only to become an idiot. He is
now at the Mendoza hospital and an
operation will be performed there to-
relieve him. The doctors will try to
dig out the blood clot on the brain.
The operation will be notable one,
and will be watched with interest by
physicians all over the state
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
All Should Attend State Fair.

The Wisconsin state fair is the great
event of the year for the entire COM
monwealth of Wisconsin and should
be attended by the greatest number of
people possible from all sections of
the state, particularly the farming
communities, as the fair is the annual
exhibit of their efforts on the farm and
displays all their output of the cereals,
fruits, vegetables, cattle, horses, hogs,
sheep, the dairy, cheese factories and
every product identified with agricul-
ture.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
Give un War on Athletics.

The University of Wisconsin, after
a war on athletics which resulted in
the gymnasium being labeled with a
huge sign, ping Pong Hail." has
given up, and the school will have a
football team in the field the coming
year. The faculty has come to the
conclusion that the course it has pur-
sued was damaging the university,
and, though the faculty and regents
announce that they are as strongly
opposed to athletics as ever, they
have decided that surrender is nee
essary
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15

The Wisconsin State fair, the great
est Of all great state fairs, will be held
at Milwaukee September to IL, open
ing on Monday and closing on Friday.
Wisconsin people have wonderful
:reat in store for them at the fair
this year. They will be amazed at the
improvements and additions that have
been made on the grounds since the
last fair. Among the buildings that
will attract attention is the new cattle
barn, which will be the largest and
finest on any fair grounds in the un3t-
ed States.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
School for undertakers.

Naturalization August q to
September a, school for undertakers
will be held here under the auspices
of the Wisconsin and Northern Michi-
gan Embalmers' association. The an
nual convention of undertakers will
be held at the Blatz hotel September
to 6. A little metallic coffin will
form the badge of the delegates.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
Post Office Not Robbed.

Kenosha-Post Office Inspector
Swain A. McSwain, of Appleton, in
vestigating an alleged burglary at Sill
yer Lake, found that the post Office
had not been robbed, but the general
store in which the Office was located
had been burglarized
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
Gets Cash from Perkins.

Racine.-Mrs. Mary e. Judson, of
this city, is richer by $4,000; money
she never dreamed of getting. 1t was
part of a life insurance policy, carried
by L. H. Perkins, of Kansas City, who
was said to have committed suicide.
Mr. Perkins was relative of Mrs.
Judson He was found dead in his
room
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
Countess Is Wisconsin Woman.

Peshtigo.-It is not generally known
that the countess Of Rosslyn, who has
just obtained divorce from her hus-
band, was born here. Her maiden
name was Robinson. After the terri
BILE fire of 1871 her parents moved TO
MINNEAPOLIS.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
Roemer Takes Oath of Office.

John H. Roemer, chairman of the
Wisconsin railroad rate commission,
attended his first executive session of
the commission. Before calling the
commission to order he took the re-
quired oath of Office before Secretary
of State Frear and was placed on the
states pay roll.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
cranberrv cron TO Be LARGE,

Grand Rapids-From all the cram
berry marshes in this section of the
state comes the encouraging report
that the crop this year will be as large
if not larger than that of any previous
year, unless some unforeseen setback
should take place
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
Official Court Appointment.

Judge w. G. Silverthorn, of the Six
teenth judicial circuit, has filed with
the secretary of state a certificate of
appointment of George Hart of Wau-
sau, as official Photographic reporter
of his court
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
LEAGUE of Municipalities.

Prof. S. E. Sparkling, of Madison,
secretary of the League of Wisconsin
Municipalities, has announced the
program of the ninth annual confer
ence of the league to be held at La
Crosse on August IA, Is and 16. The
delegates will include the officers of
most of the cities IN the state, and it
is expected that they will number
about ESQ,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
CAUGHT in Shaft and Killed.

Oconto-John Hollihan, aged IS
years, was killed at the Oconto com
pany's mill. His clothing caught in a
shaft, which whirled him, breaking
nearly every bone in his body.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
VIII Rebuild Paper Mill.

Marinette.-Augustus Spies, presi-
dent of the Marinette & Menominee
Paper company, states that a COM
plete rebuilding of the Park paper
mills will take place, requiring the
shutting down of the plant for an in
definite period.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
Fear Conductor viii Die.

GAINESVILLE. Conductor George
Kleeb, of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul road, fell under his train at
Ladd, ILL.,, and both his legs were cut
off. Mr.. Kleeb is one of the oldest
conductors on the freight run out of
the city. 1t is not expected he will
live
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
Bank Stock CHANCES Hands.

Gillett.-The state bank of Gillett
has sold its stock to the German-Amer-
lean bank of Shawano and N. A. John
son, of Ogdensburg.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
EaIIs from Tree: Dead.

Janesville.-Paul Iverson, former
employee of the Northwestern railroad,
fell from a tree in his yard. He died
next day. He was n years old.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
Bio Plant Burns.

Milwaukee.-The plant of the Fred.
erick Westphal file works on the
West side was damaged by fire, caus-
ing a loss of $4,000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
HIS FOOT ON THE TREAoMILL.
Mr.. Joacker Tells of One Sentenced to
Hard Labor for Life.

Said Mr.. Joacker, who was reading
the paper: Another poor wretch has
been given a life sentence at hard Ia
Dor"
Said Mrs. Joacker, who was en-
bordering blue roses: Probably he
deserves it. What is he guilty Of
Fraud and no visible means OF sup
port. He obtained clothes and tlne
turnout with no money and nothing
collectible. He seems to be larger ana
stronger than most of that class, yet II
is plain that he has never done tap
of work, though he has managed TO
live well, so far. But the poor tello"
takes his sentence hard and crleS
piteously, protesting his innocence.
The wretch. He must have dealt
with perfect fools"
mo, his victim is our own friend
Jack Smith"
That clever lawyer! Do read to me
all about it,"
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith
12-pound boy Bohemian.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
nenends on the Docs.

Asa Goddard, of the American Auto
mobile association, was recOunting in
Worcester some Of his touring adVen-
lures.
Zone summer morning, he said,
4tbe approach Of a great flock of sheep
obliged me to pull off the narrow coun-
try road. / halted my car, and watch
ed with interest the passage OF the
sheep, the intelligent dogs and the
shepherd
q had a short talk with the shep-
herd about his odd and difficult trade.
"Look here said, what do you do
driving sheep like this on narrow
road, when you meet another flock
coming in the opposite direction"
"'Well,' said the shepherd, we just
drive straight on, both of We, and the
one that has the best dogs gets the
most sheep"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
In Extremis.

The yacht was heavily becaln&d'
There were but ten bottles of cham
pagne in the lockers. Their last signal
of distress had been sent up, without
bringing any response.
"Gentlemen," exclaimed the commo-
dore, in a quavering voice, Il can no
longer conceal the hideous truth from
you. Sobriety stares us in the face! -
It was a wildly various scene which
ensued. Some blasphemed, some
prayed some, in an access of frenzled
Wantonness. sang songs, while some
sat stoically by, awaiting their 1ate
with at least an outward calm.-Puck'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
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Copyright: 1867: By Byron Williams.
Longing.


! am faded and cloyed with the struggle
In the fetid den of slaves.
And my heart is a-thirst for the wood
land
Where the pulsng river Iaves.
l am sick for the tide of the grasses,
For the peace of the soughng elm,
For the joys Of cruise in the clover,
For drift with an unnamed helm
All! My heart, in the depth of the valleys
Where the rivulet sings along,
Is as glad as the world that is bursting
With the JOY of a Nature song.
And the thrushes are trilling their love
songs.
While the kingfsher shreks with glee,
And the skater bugs skip on the pillows
While enroute to a far off sea.
See the cardinal flash in the bushes
And the taniger fit on high.
From a monarch dethrOned by the light
ming,
Hear the red-head vent his cry
All. A mudturtle creeps up the pathway
For a jog at his turtle pace.
See him hide in his shell when the bare
foot.
With a whoop meets him face to face!
And the swimming hole, deep in the
bayou
Is a-pulse with a cooling strain.
To the boy it is calling and calling
To its cooling depths again,
| am jaGed and weary OF striving
| In the fetid den of slaves
| would yield to the call of the river
Where the pulsing billow laves
1 would go to the elm and the clover
And forget all the woes | feel;
l would sink into rest in the grasses:
All a-thirst at the spring Ia kneel
I am jaded and cloyed with the struggle
With the lusts and the ire of men;
l would like to so back to the country
To the land that HE made, again.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
Evidently Frank Has a Cinch.

The following letter was picked up
in the streets of Longmont the other
day, says the San Francisco Call:
"My Darling Frank: | swallowed the
postage stamp that was on your last
letter, because l knew that your lips
had touched it, and, oh, Frank, l felt
so happy afterward. Put two stamps
on your next letter"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
II Will STAY There.

In my family medicine chest no
remedy is permitted to remain unless
it proves beyond a doubt the best TO
be obtained for its particular purpose
For treating all manner of skin trou'
bles. such as Eczema, letter Ring
worm, etc, Hunts Cure has held its
place for many years. l have failed
to find a surer remedy. 1t cures itch
ing instantly"
R. NJ. SWAMI, Franklin, La.