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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
SHOWED PRESENCE OF MIND.
Merry Act of Well DriIIers AvOrteG
Fearful Disaster.

Two oil well drillers, Earl Sheets
and Frank Winks, near Carl Junction.
underwent an experience last week
that would make feature" for life
and death melodrama, says the Kan
sas City Star. The two men were SUI
perintending the shooting of a we'll.
Three hundred quarts of nitroglycerin
had been brought to the we'll to be-
used in the shot.
A shell" containing 30 quarts had
been lowered, but it stuck in the well.
The operators thought they could
shove the can on down in the we'll by
letting the baler down In the well on
top of 1t. The plan appeared to have
worked all right, and the baler was
drawn up out Of the well, and part
way up toward the top Of the derrick
before the Mortified spectators noticed
that the can Of deadly explosive had
caught in the baler and was then
dangling in the air, ready to fall
Just as Sheets and Winks looked up,
the shell came loose and started to-
ward the ground. Realizing that If It
ever hit the ground these 80 quarts OF
nitro would explode and kill everyone
in the vicinity the two men with pres
ence Of mind ran under it and caught
it in their hands. If they had failed
in this, not one of the spectators
would have 'lived to tell the story"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
HARD LUCK AT LAWRENCE.
Fatalities and Bad Weather Have In
terfered with Athletic Schedule.

Appleton.-Deaths and disagree
able weather have played havoc
with athletic schedules at Lawrence
university this spring, and out of an
aggregate of eight engagements for
baseball games and track meets up to
date, not single one has been pulled
off, Baseball games with Fond du
Lac, Oshkosh and Green Bay teams
of the Wisconsin state league have
been cancelled, the first two owing to
inclement weather, and the last on &C
count of the death of a member of the
faculty.
An outdoor interclass athletic meet
was postponed on account of wet
weather A field meet with Oshkosh
normal was put off because of low
temperature. The Marquette college
engagement was not pulled off for
similar reasons, and now the baseball
game scheduled with Ripon college
for Monday and a gymnastic exhibit
ton scheduled for Wednesday night
of this week have been postponed on
account of the death of the wife of a
member of the Lawrence faculty.
The baseball game with. Ripon took
place Sunday afternoon, while other
engagements with colleges of the
state booked for past dates have been
indefinitely postponed. Lawrence ath-
letes have been in training throughout
the entire season and all lament the
hard luck in which they have been
playing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
81 PERISH IN WRECK
SHRINERS' TRAIN is DITCHED BY
DEFECTIVE SWITCH.
WOMEN ARE DEAD
More Than a Score of Persons In
iurcS-Victims Are Hor-
ribly ScaIded and
Burned.

Santa Barbara, Cal-While hurry
Ing northward over the coast line of
the Southern Pacific railroad Satur-
day afternoon, homeward bound after
a week of fraternizing and fiesta in
Los Angeles, 145 Shriners of Ismalia
tanIple of Buffalo, and Rajah temple,
OF Reading, with their families and
friends, were hurled into the midst of
death
Their special train, running 80 miles
an hour, struck a defective switch at
Honda, a lonely station on the sand
wastes of the Pacific beach, derailing
the train, smashing the coaches into
flinders, killing 81 almost instantly
and injuring more than a score of 9th
ers. The bodies of q lie in the
morgues of Santa Barbara and ten
more are at San Luis Obispo.
The statement that the train was
making terrific speed when it struck
the defective track is borne out by
the fact that it covered the 81 miles
of curves and crooked track between
here and Honda in exactly 100 min
utes.
There was no warning of the i'm
pending calamity The special plunged
upon the defective switch, and in an
instant the big locomotive, baggage
car, diner and Pullman were hurled
together in huge heap of wreckage.
The engine shot forward on the
broken track, tearing up the rails and
ties and twisting the iron spans into
fish hooks. The baggage car half
buried itself in the sand on the right
side of the locomotive.
The dining car in which were 80
persons eating their MONDAY meal,
leaped into the air and was thrown
directly on top of the demolished
locomotive. Nearly every person in
this coach was instantly killed.
Scores were scalded by steam escap-
ing from disconnected pipes in the
kitchen of the diner.
The terror and turmoil of the scene
was indescribable. Many of those who
escaped instant death by the first i'm
pact were crushed by the rear coaches
hurled upon the wreckage. Others,
pinioned in the debris, were roasted
alive. The wreckage caught fire from
the Goals of the engine, but was eX-
tinguished in a few minutes by the
passengers who escaped injury.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16

NJ h. =. Is. FlZER, Mt. Sterling, KY,
AVA writes:
81 have suffered with kidney and
bladder trouble for ten years past.
Last March l commenced using
Peruna and continued for three months.
have not used it since, nor have l felt
a pain.
" / believe that am we'll and there
fore give my highest communication to
the curative qualities of Peruna-"
Pe-ru-na For Kidney Trouble
Mrs. Geo. IL. Simser, Grant, Ontario,
Cam, writes:
=" i had not been well for about four
years. had kidney trouble, and, in
facf, felt badly nearly all the time.
"This summer l got so very bad
thought would try Peruna, SO / wrote
to you and began at once to take Peruna
and Manalin.
81 took only two bottles of Peruna
and one of Manalin, and now l feel
better than l have for some time.
81 feel that Peruna and Manalin cured
me and made different woman of me
altogether. l bless the day picked up
the little book and read of your Peruna. :"
1t is the business of the kidneys 10
remove from the blood all poisonous
materials. They must be active all the
time, else the system suffers. There are
times when they need little assistance.
Peruna is exactly this sort of a rem
edy. 1t has saved many people from
disaster by rendering the kidneys SER
vice at time when they were not able
to bear their own burdens.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
ZEAL THAT WAS UNSOLICITED.
Housekeeper Meant to Please EN-
pIoyer, but Alas!

"Such an article" said II. p. Jud-
Ron. the new head of the University
of Chicago, in declining rather I'M
usul interview, would be not only
futile but even in mild way harmful
1t would be like the work of the care
full housekeeper. There was an old
general who had brought home from
the war a splendid flag-a flag all
torn with bullets, faded with fierce
suns and stained with the dust and
blood of battle. This superb trophy
hung over the mantel in his library.
Well. one unlucky day he engaged
new housekeeper and the next week
missed his flag. He rang at once.
Where is that flag of mine? he said,
pointing anxiously to the empty
space on the wall.
at have been working on 1t, sir,
the housekeeper answered. I've
washed It thoroughly and sewed up
all the rents and darned all the holes
and when l bring it back to you, sir,
I'm sure you'll say it looks as good
as new"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
FORTUNE WAITS FOR HEIR.
Private Detective Searching for ReIa-
tives of Slain Millionaire.

Milwaukee-The modest sum of
$5,000,000 is waiting for the man or
woman who can prove relationship tc
Edward Derry, according to a private
detective here, who is trying to find
the heirs. Derry was Milwaukee
man years ago and went to South
Africa. Before he died recently he
is said to nave become Immensely
rich. He was murdered by an Eng
lish workman, who turned up $780,
600 diamond one day and slew his
employer, who was watching him.
The advices which the detective
received state that Derry was born in
Indiana and that he had a friend of
whom he often spoke as living in Chi
cago named William Laggatt, black
smith.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Eau Claire Made Clean.

Eau Claire.-"Clean city day" day
was successfully celebrated here
Saturday An organized campaign
against filth and uncleanliness had
been planned. Back of the movement
were the Woman's club Associated
Charities, city officials and the school
teachers. Nearly a thousand pupils
assisted in the work of cleaning the
river banks, each school taking charge
of a certain portion. The street COM
missioner had a hundred teams out
gathering rubbish and refuse in the
residence districts.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16

After a while curiosity led me back
to the sod house, and | saw for the
first time how the white woman pumps
SO much air into box that when she
presses on the top board it bowls con-
vulsively. ] forgot my bashfulness so
far as to listen openly and enjoy the
operation, wondering much bow the
white man puts a pair of lungs into a
box, which is furnished with o whole
set of black and white teeth, and
when he sings to it it appears to an
swer him. This is how the white peo-
pie teach their children to do things,
l thought.-From the Outlook-Dr.
Charles A. Eastman's "Schooldays OF
an Indian"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Dies on Fishing Trip.

Grand Rapids.-Mrs. A. Kopza and
her 14-year-old son Frank, of the town
of Sigel, near this city, took two of
the millhands to work at the Biron
mill, and, thinking it a fine opportu-
nifty for a days outing, took fishing
tackle with them. The boy went to
Mosquito creek and fell into the creek.
The dead body was found where the
creek was but three feet deep. 1t ap-
pears that he fell backward into the
water, and that death Immediately re-
suited from the shock, as the amount
of water in his lungs was small.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
NINETY MINERS ARE KILLED.
Fire in Mexican Mine Causes Terrible
Loss of Life.

Mexico City.-According to dis
patch which was received from the
city of Torreon, Coahuila, at late
hour Sunday, 80 lives were lost in a
fire which occurred in the Cornethas
shaft of the Ternera group of mines in
the town of Velardena, state of Du-
range.
The fire started Friday night in an
abandoned shaft. At the time there
were 107 men working in another part
of the mine and but II of them es-
capped. Thirty-five bodies have been
recovered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Militia Gets New Outfits.

Fort Atkinson.-Company B Of the
First infantry, Wisconsin National
guard, has received its new blue dress
uniforms. They are of the same style
and material as those used in the reg
ular army and were shipped direct
from Washington to Camp Douglas,
from which point they were distrib-
uted to the various companies through
out the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
MARRIAGE Became Known.

Ripon.-Miss Clara Crowther and
H. o. Nash were married at the home
of the brides father, the Rev. B. F.
Sanford officiating. The event was
carefully concealed from all but init
mate relatives and plans to leave un-
beknown to friends, including decoy
carriages, were laid, but the matter
became known and they were greeted
at the depot with showers Of rice and
other attentions.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
cedarsurq Woman Dies.

Cedarburg.-After a lingering i'll
ness extending over a period of 10
months, during which time she was
continually confined to her bed, Mrs.
A. r. Boerner, nee Hermine Connen-
berg, died here, aged 40 years. On
Feb. %, 1886, she was married to Ar
thur r. Boerner, president Of the
Boerner Bros. company and postmas-
ter of this city. She is survived by
her husband, seven sons and one
daughter, and five sisters.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
New Pewaukee Bank.

Pewaukee. = The new Pewaukee
state bank has opened it's doors. The
officers are: Franklin Ely, president;
J. I. Gates, vice president; John Nor
row, cashier, who with w. L. Lobdell,
H. Kuenzle and Otto C. Laabs, the lat
ter of Milwaukee, constitute the board
of directors. Mrs. Sarah Bolles, the
oldest resident, was the first depositor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
PASTOR in SERIOUS Condition.

Janesville.-Rev. James H. Tippett,
pastor of the Cargill Methodist church
i'll at the close of the Sunday morn
ing services in his church, is reported
to be in a critical condition. Mr.. Tip
petit has been pastor of the GAINESVILLE
church for five years and is promi-
nent in the Wisconsin conference. He
almost collapsed as he gave the bene-
diction Sunday morning and is under
tne constant care of two physicians.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
School Orators Selected.

Madison-The senior orators for
commencement week have been Sc
lected by the department of oratory as
follows: Miss Margaret Hamburger,
letters and science, Madison; Horace
F. Secrist, letters and science, Madi-
son; Augustus J. Rogers, Jr., agricul-
tural college, Milwaukee; Henry A.
Hirschberg, college of law, Milwau-
kee.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Worth Observing.

In a certain preparatory school In
Washington an instructor one day
made the statement that every year
a sheet of water IA feet thick is raised
to the clouds from the sea-"
"At what time of the year does that
occur, professor" asked freshman,
"It must be a sight worth going a
long way to see.'-Harper's.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Woman Beneficiary Under Will.

Kenosha.-Mrs. Beatrice /. Farr, of
Kenosha, who is mentioned in the will
of the late James Henry Smith, of
New York, and who received a legacy
of $4,000, is one of the best known
women of Kenosha. She was former
ly president of the Kenosha Woman's
club and is the wife of Col. William
M. Farr, former mayor. Mrs. Farr has
for several years been receiving an
annuity of $4,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Bioamist Wants Pardon.

Acknowledgements E. A. Morse
has gone-to Joliet, ILL.,, with Mrs. E. t.
Clegg to get a pardon for the latter's
husband who is now in prison. Big
amy was the charge against him caus-
ing a sensation a few months ago.
A brother of Clegg in New York is
supplying the funds.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
To Celebrate Swiss independence.

Monroe.-A celebration commemor-
ating the six hundred and sixteenth
anniversary of Swiss independence is
to be held in Monroe on July q, %,
and 20, 1907. There will be special
trains from New Glarus, Chicago, and
other, points.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Move For New School Building.

notwithstanding upon a petition
of two-thirds of the voters of the
Third ward, the city school board has
decided to have an expert architect
examine the Jefferson public school
with an idea of expanding $4,000 for
repairs or building an entirely new
structure This is the richest ward in
the city and has the poorest building.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Injured Bow Gets $1,000.

Milwaukee. = Damages Of $4,000
were awarded Francis Murphy against
the Herold Printing company by a
jury in Judge Halsey's court. Muir
ply was injured by falling through
scuttle hole in the sidewalk outside
the Herold building.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Wife of s5 Asks for Divorce.

Waukesha. - Cathrine Loughney
sued Anthony Loughney for divorce.
She is 65 years old and he is IA. Cru
city is the charge. Religious differ
ences are also ascribed. as a cause for
action.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Salvation Army Celebrates.

st. Louis. - Services commemorate
ing the twentieth anniversary of the
Inauguration of the Salvation Army of
st. Louis were conducted Sunday
night in the Olympic theater with
Commander Eva Booth presiding.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Murders Her Son-in-LaW.

Maysville, Ala.-Angered because
her son-in-law, Frank Albright, had
come home drunk and driven the fam
lily from home, Mrs. Matte Connally
murdered the man by shooting him
with a shot gun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Volcanoes Become More Violent.

Messina, Sicily-New craters have
opened in Mounts Aetna and Strom-.
boil, whose eruptions are increasing.
The observatories of Messina and Ca
tania continue to register earth
shocks. but they are very light.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Veteran Not DISCOURAGED.

Prairie du Chien.-Capt. F. t.
Hobbs, veteran of so years, was
showed from a walk by halfbreed
Indian and fractured his left hip. De-
spite his advanced age, he expects the
injury to heal and live to be 100 years
old
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Mauor to Be ousted.

Topeka, Kan.-The state supreme
court Saturday granted writ to GUST
Peter Everhardy, mayor of Leaven-
worth, from Office for failure to en-
force the laws against saloons and
other resorts.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Close Five-cent Theaters.

Milwaukee.-As the result of a cru
SADIE against fye-cent theaters and
slot-mackine pavilions, Building In
spector Koch and members of the fire
department closed several of these
places.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Man Sleeps Forty Days.

Kansas City.-T. c. Webster, who
was taken from an east-bound train
here on April 2 unconscious and re-
moved to the City hospital, has slept
constantly for the past 40 days and is
still asleep.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Strikers Let Cars Alone.

San Francisco.-Fifty street cars
were operated Sunday over two of the
20 odd lines composing the United
Railroads system. Most of the pas
sengers were women. There was lit
tie disorder
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Renuest for orphans, Home.

Madison-Among the requests Of
HaIvor Nereson Hauge, of Dane coun-
ty, was one of 81 1000 for the orphans
home that is to be. built in connection
with the United Norwegian Lutheran
church at Milwaukee.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Remarkable Family Gathering.

Janesville.-Five generations in one
family were present at the McBain
household at the arrival of a baby
daughter. The mother is 16 years
old, the grandmother 81, the great
grandmother Sc and her father 80.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Racine Pioneer Dies.

Recine. = Mrs. Elizabeth Kranz,
widow of John Kranz, a prominent
pioneer business man, died, aged rs
years. Mrs. Kranz had resided in
Racine over so years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16

It requires the same kind of pa
thence to teach pig to waltz that is
needed by the fisherman who can
angle all day without getting bite
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
Then She Takes the Lines.

The young girls air was pensive.
Tomorrow" she said, Reginald will
conduct me to the altar. There"
Smiling, she lighted another cigarette.
his leadership will end"
Live Oak daily Democrat., 1907-11-30
Drowned In Choctawahatchee.
(DeFuniak Breeze.

During theAorm last Friday after
noon Capt VIM. Sowell left Capt. H.
w. Reddick at FOuf-Mile Point in his
fishing boat in company with Hubert
Cohran and FranB Jones. They had
gone but a shorYdistance before the
mast was carried away and the boat
foundered. During the night Soweu
and Cohran attempted to reach the
shore on a hatch, and have not been
seen since. Jones remained on the
boat and Capt. Reddick could hear
him calling for help but had no boat
in which he could go TO the rescue
and it was Saturday morning before
he could get to him. 1t is quite Ger
tain that Sowell and Cohran were
drowned but so far as We have heard
the bodies have not been recovered.
Live Oak daily Democrat., 1907-11-30
Eyes Examined Free.

Dr. R Goldstein. the Tampa eye
specialist, who was in our city
short time ago, and treated as well
as fitted glasses TO many of our best
citizens, will be in Live Oak Friday,
and Saturday, November 29th and
3Oth Ctwo days only, with Office at
Hotel Ethel. Take advantage of his
skill, and consult him in regard to
your eyes. Dr. GOldstein is we'll
known throughout the state Of Flor
ida, and We do not hesitate TO re-
commend him to the public. II
Live Oak daily Democrat., 1907-11-30
A Hard Debt to Pay.

4 owe a debt of gratitude that can
never be paid on writes G. S. Clark,
of Westfield, Iowa, for my rescue
from death, by DR.. Kings New Dis
cOyeTy. Both lungs were so serious
ly affected that death seemed immin-
ent, when l commenced taking New
Discovery. The ominOus dry. hack
ing cough quit before the first bottle
was used, and two more bottles made
equaled New Discovery for coughs,
colds and all throat and lung COM
plants Guaranteed by Barclay &
Groover druggist. soc and 500.
Trial bottle free. nov-dwF
Live Oak daily Democrat., 1907-11-30

J. y. Conner, County Judge.
J. w. Bryson, Clerk Circuit Court.
J. II. Rickerson, Sheriff.
G. B. Lord, Treasurer.
]. y. Meeks, Tax Collector.
A. ID. Hemming, Tax Assessor.
Public instruction.
H. E. Carter, Judge Criminal Court
of Record.
o. o. McCOllom, Solicitor Criminal
Court.
NJ. NJ Hawkins, Clerk Criminal Court
Live Oak daily Democrat., 1907-11-30
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
STATE OFFICERS.

Y. 3. Broward, Governor.
II. Clay Crawford, Secretary OF State.
VIM. V Knott, Treasurer.
A. c. Groom, Comptroller.
w. H Ellis, Attorney General
B. z. McLin, Commissioner of Agri-
culture.
". VI. Holloway. State Superintend-
ent Public Instruction.
Ernest Amos, State Auditor.
w B. Saddler, Assistant Auditor.
Live Oak daily Democrat., 1907-11-30
BE Charitable

to vour horses as we'll as to yourself.
You need not suffer from pains OF
any sort-your horse need not suf1er-
TRY a bottle of Ballard's Snow Linl-
ment. 1t cures all pains. ]. NJ. Ro-
berts. Bakersfield. Mo, writes: l
have used your Liniment for ten
wears and find it to be the best l
have ever used for man or beast.
Sold by Srwannee Drug Co. noV-dw
Live Oak daily Democrat., 1907-11-30

KODOL is offered on a guarantee
plan for the relief of heart burn,
latulence, sour stomach, belching OF
gas. nausea, and all stomach trou-
bIes. 1t digests what you eat. 1t
will make you healthy. Sold by Live
Oak Drug Co. nov-d
Live Oak daily Democrat., 1907-11-30
SUPREME COURT.

A. w. CockrelI, ]. B. Whitfield,
Etuwick Taylor, r. c. Parkhill, w.
A. Hooker, Associate Justices.as
Live Oak daily Democrat., 1907-11-30

RAILROAD COMMISSION.
R. Hudson Burr, Chairman; n. H.
Bitch, J. l.. Morgan. Royal c
Dunn, Secretary.
Live Oak daily Democrat., 1907-11-30

DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salye is healing and soothing. Good
for piles. Sold by Live Oak Drug
Company. nov-d
Live Oak daily Democrat., 1907-11-30
whaNHsTamented.

Why so DETECTED. Baron?"
Hard luck VIE ran away with
chauffeur-TH never get such a good
man again.-FHegande Blater.
Live Oak daily Democrat., 1907-11-30
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

w. A. Tison, Chairman; NJ l..
Burnett, J. J. Dempsey. J. H
Grant, II. II. Davis.
Live Oak daily Democrat., 1907-11-30

w. II. Lyle. superintendent City
Water Works.
r. H HaddOck, City Marshal and
Sanitary Inspector.
w. ID. Wright, Police.