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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-23
Sentenced for Murder of Infant.

Washburn.- Gunderson, an
1S-year-old girl, who is charged with
numbering an infant at Bayfield, by
ramming a cork down its throat, after
ward throwing it in ravine, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to from one
to five years at the reformatory at
Green Bay.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-23

made his first speculation. He bought
a third interest in threshing ma
chine that came rafting across the
prairie after the harvest The old
farmers shook their heads at this, for
it was a tradition that the threshing
machine man usually came to finan-
cial grief. But it was a year of bump
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-23
PARK Falls sawniII Burned.

Park Falls-The Bean & Maxwell
sawmill was burned, the loss being
about $4,000, with no insurance. The
mill will be rebuilt This is the fourth
sawmill burned here inside of four
years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-23
Senate Proceeds Slowly.

With the idea of carefully scrutiniz-
ing all measures covering the grant
ing OF franchises on streams, the SEN
ate postponed consideration of the bill
giving Magnus Swenson and his asso-
ciates the power rights at Sank City
on the Wisconsin river.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-23
TWO Measures Killed.

The Scott resolution providing for
an amendment to the constitution en-
towering the state to appropriate
money for road building was killed in
the house, as was the Scott bill au-
thorizing towns to adopt the town sys-
tenn of roads by vote of the electors.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-23
Pleads Guilty to MansIauohter.

Chippewa Falls.-Ira Stewart, who
six years ago murdered his son-in-law,
Fred Miller, at his second trial was
allowed to plead guilty to manslaugh-
ter in the third degree.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-23
Child Drowned in Cistern.

Racine-Irene, the three-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. Casper
son, fell into a cistern in the rear of
the Nelson house at Corliss and was
drowned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-23
Prof. ROGER Made Inspector.

Platteville.-Prof H. M. Roger, for
two years a member of the Platteville
Normal faculty, has been appointed
institute conductor at the Superior
Normal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-23
Is Reelected Superintendent.

Kenosha-P. j. Zimmers has been
reelected superintendent of the Ken
osha schools at salary of $4,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-23
Killed Between Cars.

Spooner.-William Brakeman, who
gave up his position as village mar
shall three weeks ago to take job as
switchman in the Omaha yards, was
killed by falling between the cars.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-23
Too Slow for Him.

This is the notice the crossroads
postmaster tackled on the shutter the
other day:
"This here town bein' too slow to
call fer its mail, I've decided to close
up an go to the three days picnic at
Jenkinson's still There amt no mail
here fer nobody nohow! "-Atlanta
Constitution.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-23

and machinery. One commodity that
had a large sale was the newly in
vented barbed wire. The little hard
ware shop at the junction prospered,
but Gates wanted to do something big
ger. He saw that there was money
in barbed wire, and so he sold out his
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-23
Estabrook Measure Not Favored.

ESta0fOok measure NOT rdVOTeu'
The committee on education re-
ported for indefinite postponement the
Estabrook bill providing for consoli-
dating the school systems Of the city
and county of Milwaukee and placing
them under the control of board of
IA members.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-23
Not to Look Into Dietz Case.

The Weber resolution in the house
providing for the appointment of a
joint legislative committee to investi-
gate and report on the merits of the
case of John F. Dietz, of Sawyer
county, was recommended by the judi
ciary committee for indefinite post
ponement. Among prominent meas
ures adversely reported were the
Georgi resolution amending the state
constitution so as to enable municipal
tiles to issue bonds running for SO
years instead of 20, and the Weber
resolution memorializing congress to
pass the Pearre bill prohibiting fed
eral judges from issuing injunctions
against labor unions and their mem
bers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-23

Did you not think it was finished
discourse?"
Eyes. when you had done talking
Houston Post
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-23
old settler killed in Runaway.

Wheeler-John Lee, an old settler,
was instantly killed by being thrown
under the wheels of his wagon during
q runaway.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-28

PLEAS FOR PENSIONS.
Queer Letters Received BY Bureau
From All Sections.

Every ailmcnt known to medical
appear the stories contained in these
original, if not imaginary, are included
in the category If affections which
seek amclnration through the pension
commissioner.
No matter how unreasonable may
appear the stories contained in these
Applications for pensions, each re-
CclvcS Il thorough investigation by the
secret service of the bureau, an organ
iZati"n which shrinkS from advertising
its exploits, although it's members
could tell hundreds of tales Of interest
ing variety. Not infrcqucntly the APP
plicatiun3 show clearly the CarmarkS of
fraud, and sometimes Il ShrcWd dctcc-
tive is sent thousands Of miles to
gather facts as to the claim. often
both men ana women stretch their
ina gination as WrlI as conscience in
their persistent efforts to be placed on
Uncle Sans pension rolls. Some of the
cases are as odd as they are interest
ing. Here's Il fellow who wants d PEN
sion for Il total wreck"
81 fust got to nc a total wreck fruIn
liver and kidney trubblcS and then
WIS totally wrecked by conSumtion
which come on nc suddenly like. and
now | am more totally wrecked by
army troubles. sprains and hard
marching"
An cX-Snldicr in Ohio wrote: 81 don't
exactly known what disease | am suf-
fcring with, but I do know that |
deserve Il pension as | am suffering the
pains If death all over my body and
legs and feet. Make it a good one for
/ fought hard for the flag"
A veteran in West Virginia thinks he
should receive a pension because he fell
Off q ;hrty-foot bridge during the war.
which resulted in general breaking
up Of my entire system" and a veteran
of he 4th Wisconsin Infantry was sail
waited by reason of excessive use of salt
pork during his army career. and APP
plies for a pension on the grounds that
he got salvation in the army"
The following extract is an excellent
example of an injury which made itself
known after an interval of more than
forty years: THE way | got my war
iniery WIS kctchin' a hog, which was
Il SOW hog. Our captain wanted hcr
for forge, an he was chasin' the sow,
an She crawled through a hnale in q
raIc fence. 1t was a big hoale, an
thot 1 WAS about the SIZE 81 the hog.
an / tried To crawl thrO, but I stuk,
an tryin' to wigglc out I throde the
rales off, an one hit me on the he'd an
Knocked me scnSeless. l don't think
the ketchin' of the SOW hog had any
thing to do with my line of duty. an
I wants q ncrsion. The SOW hog was
never ketchcd.'
4 veteran in Howard county. Md.
sent the testimony of q neighbor, who
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-28
Friday, June %, 1907.
immigration in Canada.

Canada, too, Is getting a great tide
Of immigration in these times. no such
tide as rolls upon the shore of our nHn
country to be sure, but still in pro-
lions and the opportunities it affords.
a great and increasing army is seek
ing it annually. During last year. 50
IT X announced. there were 1903 i'm
migrants to the Dominion Of Canada
and little inspection Of these figures
shows that practically all Of these
newcomers were of highly desirable
nationalities so that Canada has II"
immigration problem in any sucn
sense AZ this country has one. OF the
1903 immigrants to Canada last
year no fewer than 1853 came from
the United States, practically all from
the northwestern portion. This was
the second largest group furnished By
any one country, England with 1855
standing in next place. Scotland
stood third with 1879. Thus $1,000 Of
Canadas 1893 immigrants last year
came from countries speaking the
same language as prevails in Canada
and accustomed to the political insti-
tutions existing there. Thus Canada
haa no problem 10 a+simiIatc strange
people. such as face; this country as a
great and growing menace to It's well
fare OF the other Canadian immi-
grants 5000 were Italians. 800 from
ireland and smaller numbers from
dozen other countries Of III" cd
World. Curiously enough the last
includes 2,12t Hind""3 and one can
hardly help wondering what they ar"
doing in country whose climate and
oondi;ions arc $" utterly dissinilar t.
their own.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-28
Canal Lock Displaced.

The lock on Il canal is usually th'
most expensive part OF the o"il"ti -
ton requiring. as il does deep 'tilu
heavy foundations, protecting Si".
wallis ana constant supervision ana
irsrcction to guard against leaks aitcr
il has been opened. The use IT the m
cIincd :,lanc is old ami has been |ldr'Y
usad both in this country ard h5rn3h
with success and SatiSiaCtl"n lh'
adventures of the inclined plane are
that heights may be overcome 'hd'
,you1d bc impractiCable with Slhgie
locks. so that the whole drop may be
constructed at a single point.
A fine example Of this has recently
hccu installed at FoXton on me 'Irdh"
Junction Canal in LciccSt"r%hlre' f-hS
land. whc:c Il single incline IS mao" !"
take the place Of tw"lV" l""k;- ~
other advantages are that h"a'S h''N
no raised and lowered by an expendl-
tire of only about ten per cent. OF tiie
water REQUIRED for locks, and that there
l.; a great saving in time OF opcrali"'i'
I'm this instance a boat may be put
from one level to the next in hiteen
minutes while one and a quarter hours
would he required with locks. and three
mon arc able to do the work.
There are two basins at the incline;
one at the top and the other at the bot
tom. where every facility is provided
for passing the boats from one ieVel 10
the other, and these are twenty-five
feet apart.
The cars or cradles are run upon the
rails. one of which is going up while
the other is going down. the connec-
ton between them being made with
wire cables. The machinery driving
the cables and the drums over which
they pass are set upon solid masonry
at the head Of the incline. The cradles
arc really large tanks into which the
boats are hoatcd and as both are filled
the weight of one balances that of the
other with a result that Il minimum
amount of power is required to effect
the movement. Boats of fifty-three
tons can he accommodated and these
can be handled at the rate of from
fourteen to sixteen an hour.-TeChniCal
World Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-28
An Iowa Experiment.

The cntcrprisiuE city of Dcs MoincS,
Iowa. after a spirited campaign, mas
decided Ia adopt the so called Calves
ton plan Of municipal government.
This step was made possible by the
action last winter Of the Iowa Lcgi$la-
turc I'm passing an enabling act for
the establishment of government by
commission" in TN" larger cities of the
state. The largest city in Iowa that
came under the provisions of this act
was Dcs Moincs. and the other day
the people Of that municipality. after a
lively campaign in which it IL said the
professional politicians and the spoils-
men bitterly opposed the proposed de-
parture. voted by an impressive major
ity tn try the so-called Galveston plan
as modified by the state act to suit
local sentiments and ideas.
The Iowa enabling act provides for
the concentration of all municipal
powers in board consisting Of
mayor and four large.
These officials must be elected on a
ballot which has no party dcsigna-
tons The city government is divided
into five administrative branches, and
each of the officials is given charge Of
one Of these branches, to administer it
In, La A i,n S.rthn linn IN
officials are appointed. The board as Il
body exercises legislative power. its
meetings hcing public So much for
the features that make for unifcHtion
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-28
Patents Issued in 1906.

More patents were issued during 1909
and molc money collected by the
United states Patent Office than in
any single year previous, with the OK
ccption of 1906. since the establishment
Of tire Patent Office in 1886.
II is shown that the receipts reached
a total Of $1,790, 9213S for the twelve
mnnth$, while the expenditures of the
office were $1,55i. S91 30. making net
gain for the year of $3.50, 0301S.
The Patent Office is one of the very
few Sclf-Supporting departments of the
government. The amount of the patent
fund to the credit of the Office in the
United States Treasury is now $6,i27,-
OF Sc.
During the past year there were
56,iS2 applications for patents for in
v"ntions. designs. and reissues. AMI 4
total of 81 ,965 patents were issued The
residents of New York State proved
the most active inventors, submitting
4,Gi2 applications. or one for every
800 persons. Illinois was second, with
3,1OI patents. Patents granted to for
eigncrs numbered SAL Of whoch eight
were to Cuban inventors. The total
number Of natents issued between 1895
and 1907 is 40,553.-Technical World
Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-28
The Eating of Unripe Fruit.

II Is quite n while yet to the green
docs arrive the small boy will proceed
10 Inako his own experiments with the
unripe fruit. regardless Of the warn
ings or guidance Of men Of science.
His parents. however. will he interest
ed in Investigations which the aEri-
cultural department at Washington has
been making into the alleged unwh@le-
someone's Of Green fruits. Tn" results
are puhlighcd in a recent bulletin and
from them it appear that Will" I'M
ripe fruit Is sometimes harmful. "%-
ptriaIly 10 children tn" danger there
from IS loss than ordinarily supposed
especially with respect to g"oSrb"rri"S
plums. pears AMI apples when eaten
raw. aud the effect depends largely
upon Individual pcculiariti":'.
The green fruit is found to contain
the same chemical compound as the
ripe. hut these constituents ar" differ
emily distributed. The unrlpc fruh
has a large percentage of hard cell
Tissue which IL impcrf"ctly ma5ti"atcd
is likely 10 cause digestive dcrangc-
ment. Thia Is true Of most foods in
q greater or less degree. Some fruits
in the unripc stages also have an eX-
rca; of acid Unfortunately they O."
rot all have the clf-protcCting quality
of the pcrSimmon which IS always ahl"
to make an cfcctual protest If plurk"d
before maturity. In spit" Of the aS-
xl,ranccs Of the government scientists
most people will prefer ripe fruit {"
unripc. and mothers Will continue to
be nervous when the green apple sea
son approaches.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-28
The Tomb Of Walter Scott.

IN Dryhurgh Abbey, standing among
the ruins Of the ancient choir. with the
afternoon sun shining upon 1t, we saw
the toinb Of Walter Scott in st. Mary'S
aisle A noble block of Aberdeen
granite marks the last resting place of
Sir Walter and Lady Scott. The sim
pie inscriptions record the dates of
birth and death of the husband and
wife. Here also are the mortal re-
mains of the novcliSt's children, and
Of his son-in-law and biographcr. John
Gibson LoCkhart Of whom Scott wrote
affectionatcly, "Lockhart is Lockhart,
to whom | can most willingly coniide
the happiness Of the daughter who
choS" him. and whom he has chosen
AS we turned from the grave Of Wal
rooflc@s and grass grown refcCtory, we
recall his last connected words to
1.oCkha1t: MY dear. be q good man
be VirtuouS-be rCliCiouS-be good
man; nothing else will give you any
comfort when you come to lie here"
When we drove back to Mclrogc to
take the train for New Castle AMI Dur
ham, at which latter place we were to
sleep that night. we Contidod to each
other that the hours spent among the
familiar haunts of Walter Scott were
altogether the sweetest hours of our So
j"urn in SCotland.-The Book News
Monthly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-28

no doubt meant we'll enough, but Gid
not know how to express himself. Inc
latter sworc to the statement that ne
had known the claimant Tor lWeiEe
wears. and that "h1 would not work I'M
Iees compclled to-" The witness meant
10 saw mat the claimant, while really
unable 10 work by reason of hi" phySl-
an iutirmitieS, VAS frequently com
pe1Ied to attempt labor in order to SI5-
tain himself AS companion piece
this will do: II am u native II MIS-
snuri. [ want a job in your Office, thelt
7 wont ask for no more raise in pen
sion. l can clerk o. *, but can't
labor | could boss the other CLERKS
aud make them stand around and raise
duIv entitled pensions; keep them from
loafinE ana whispering in office hours,
ava 4.e that things worked right. l
could show them how"
A r;kher remarkable declaration was
made by Michigan veteran. lie
stated under oath that he picked UP
smell ON the battlefield of the Wider
ness and took it into his tent Nillie
holding the missile between MS khct9
examining it the she'll exploded pauiy
SCATTERING my nervous system, but
mirdrulnuSlN CAUSING III olhCA iiiJUiJ
An cx-cannonier OF one Of the regular
batteries cIains that nc stopped can
non bali with his abdomen, ana mas
since been badly troubled with stom-
acI,ic disorders. The ball, he says, was
:, gpent on" and came bounding along
striking him squarely on the exterior
or the inner man and nearly KNOCKING
him into the middle of next year.
4 member of the well-known Carl
baldi Guard recitod in his application
for pension that he was "prohcd by
rebel hayonet at the Bull Kun fisht'
ana a Jersey cavalryman says he was
severed" By rebel saber at Spottsyi-
vania Court House.
But there are stories of broken
hearts, assertions. double hVeS anu
family troubles of all kinds. me Sdu
side Of life is given as well as 'he
bum,ro,Is-an interesting mixture OF
the Iudicrous blended with pathetlc
fact.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-28
BORN.
ARCOSr.DOI\.

AIfCOSI'D Ok.
SpraElIcG Mills FriI3y, Jurc Il, to the
wife of /. J. Dewitt. a daughter.
PresuIc IsIo-Junc s. to the wife OF Will
lari Chas" a daughter.
Folt Fairfl"ld-June Q. n the wife of
Fred Thomas. daughter.
CUMI3EELAND.
C;,-co-Jnnc 1G. to the wife of Cyrus 4.
Leach, o daughter.
KNOX
RncklanI- June ~ to the wife Of Dr.
James a. RichaE. a daughter. June =. to
the wife OF Joseph DUfiGan. a daughter.
So Warrcn-Jmc 49, 70 the wife OF
George L"rmo nd a daughter
Aiplctor-June IS, to the wife Of A. II.
Warren June II, to the wife of H. D.
SAWYER. a daughter. June Ii. to the wife
of Charles McFaI lard. d son
SOMERSET.
Pitt@ficll June Il, to the wife Of Frank
Hunter. Il daughter.
BWmnam June Is. to the wife of Went
worth Pc+sc. q daughter.
Pahryra-J:ne ~ to the wife Of " i.
Thcmpson q sou: June Il. to TIL" wife of
Walter Small. q daughter: June IS. to the
wifi. If GaIcn Maxim. q son.
SLnwheEan-J June 10. to the wife Of John
TrovcncH1 y son: June l.. to the wife Of
oscar tEl"rS"r, n daughter: June Is. to
the wife nf J Albert RoIerick. i son.
S'arEs-IUnc II, to the wife of Chls
Sn"il, Il son.
y j
Fairfield Fcnlag"n, daughter.
Rclf1at- May =. to the wife Of Amos f.
Simpson, Il daughter
OXFORD
Iaris-Jnne Il. to the wife Of Albion
Hatch. a daughter.
North Frris-.une Q. to the wife of Lc-
Hartford June IL. to the wife OF Madi-
son Ford a son.
Ncrwav- June - to tie wife Of John G.
McEav. = daughter. June 10. to the wife
of l.. w Nurdock. I son.
Porter Juro !. to the wife OF Daniel
Weeks. Sor.
FRANKLIN.
R:,nCcle.-Junp s. to the wife Of Ara
Ross. . daughter; Junc l, to the Wife of
Ed Spencer. daughter.
Wcld-June 4. to tie wife of L. VI. New
mar. q daUChtcr
Nlton-Iurc II. to the wife OF W d.
New Whey ard-June 6. to the wife of
Elliott Whitney. I, son
RieeIow Township. June s. to the wife
of Ecrtice Hcald son.
West FarmInCt"n-JlIn" T. to the wife of
| Howard i Gould, a daughter.
IIANCOCk.
Brook evile- June :, t" the wife of Har-
| ~ I. Austin. a daughter.
R!hehill- June r. t" the wifa of Frank
| wife Of NrtcmaS Chamberlain. :. son
Stonireton- June =. to the wife Of Au-
| Custus Homer T'owns. daughter
| F,lrWorth-JUuc r. to the wife Of James
F Focr. son: Junc y. I" the wife OF
| Dr. Harry W. HayreS. a son.
ScfcwiCl< June II. t. the wife Of Ro-
land u Cray, N"r; June 9 to tie wife
| Of Oscar J. Hooper q daughter
P;noIrscpt- Jun" II, 10 the wife of Ho-
mer Lowell a son.
Southwest IIarlor-June II. to The wife
of Everett Colt. a daughter
| C,Ct TItrtg "a - Charles
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-28

and concentration Of power and re-
sronsibility.
The Iowa plan is. however. more
radical than that Of the Texas
cities. II gives the voters greater CON
troll over the local commission. The
recall Of any commissioner may be de
manded by 25 per cent Of the voters.
and a ajority may GUST him from
Office at a special election. There are
liberal provisions for the initiative and
referendum. 50 that the people may
legislate without the help or even the
consent Of the commission. Finally,
all franchise grants must be submitted
to The peoI le FIR approval or rejection.
Des Moincs has taken an important
step and will enter upon a most inter-
eSting and instructive experiment. Her
leading paper. the Iowa Register and
Leader, declared during the campaign
that the city that solved the very
serious problem of good local govern
m"nt would be- as famous in the new
world as Athens was in the ancient
world. and Dies M"ines is cut in earn
est after this distinction
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-28

Samuel w. Pcnnypacker, former
governor of Pennsylvania, and ardent
dislik"r of the newspaper fraternity.
has made new bid for fame. Incl
dcnthlly. he cannot refrain from air
ing his rather acid views with regard
e. writer's. At the recent com
meme "m"nt exercises Of the Washing.
ton Central Manual Training School.
Mr.. Pennypacker set about the task
Of removing the historical stigma from
the memory of the late lalnented
Richard III, who for quite a number
of years now has been regarded as one
of the wickcdest and Cruslest rulers
England ever had. The former gov
crnnr Of the keystone state told the
graduates that the monarch was "a
kind, well-ncaning and reputable
monarch. but the writer's of his day
got a-hold Of him and now he is
looked on as a monster of iniquty"
It would not he surprising were Mr.
Pennypackcr to attempt to vindicatc
Tia" character of Bluebcard or Capt.
Kidd next.