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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
DISPUTE Over School Books.

Interference by school book compa-
MES in the school affairs of the city
of Milwaukee was given as the reason
for the split among the citizens of the
Cream city over the question of an
elective or an appointive school board
in that city at a hearing on the Poss
bill at joint sitting of the assembly
and senate committee on educa-
ton.
District Attorney Francis McGovern,
Attorney H F. Cochems and others
who spoke for the Poss bill charged
that the American Book company has
inspired the opposition to the bill.
Former Attorney General J. l.. O'Con-
nor, Jeremiah Quin, Principal d. H.
Schiller and others who spoke against
the bill Indignantly denied the charge,
and made the counter charge that the
measure was being pushed by the in
dependent book companies in opposi-
ton to the well defined sentiment of
the people in favor of an elective
board with a member from each
ward.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04

those in MS service, who from time to
time would carry there his choicest
art treasures. One at least, we'll
known fire insurance man, must have
known it-for the house and its con-
tents were insured for thousands of
dollars
Others who entered there were club.
men. like himself, Apostles of the I'm
usual. ever seeking new sensation;
young women of pleasure fiattered by
the notice of one in the front ranks of
wealth and fashion; little country
mice" like 16-year-old Evelyn Nesbit,
whose fresh beauty gratified him in
the splendid setting provided and
whose senses were Immediately dazed
by the unwonted, oriental luxury. Most
of the visits there were made at night
Many of the guests would have been
unable afterward to find their way
there. Enough, it was Stanford
Whites domain, held beneath the spell
of his genius How he first conceived
it, bought it, built it, threw his thick
mantle of secrecy over it, nobody
knew
Just why the house came to be dis
mantled, and when, remains a mys-
terry. Dinners were given there up to
within a very few weeks before the
night of June 25. Perhaps some rumor
reached the owner-who knows? Sc
crecy is ever on it's guard; to be in
vestigated" most trying to the artistic
nature. Whatever the motives, dis
mantled it now is. The great mirrors
rudely torn from their fixtures, the
priceless Bokhara rugs bundled up in
a hurry and struggled away. The oc-
cupants of the adjoining houses con-
tinue to go and come on their daily
rounds, with little thought of the grew
some house in their rear. What is
likely to become of it is hard to pre-
dict Stanford White is dead; and the
veil of secrecy he drew over this. his
pet haunt, has been rent from end to
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04

used to havin' her own somewhat. But
she'll answer to the bit if yell only be
a bit gentle with her at first an let
her have her head. I remember how
It was with her ma and me, an if I'd
been a derned fool like so many men
and tried to git rambunctious when we
first got spliced, wall thar'd be mil
lion and one divorces in this country
instid of only a million
81 will be good to her, SIR replied
Bob, the tears in his own eyes as he
noticed the glisten in the old mans.
I'll always be good to her"
And just then Samuel Hollowell
opened the door and handed the radi-
ant Susie over to her husband, say
ing:
81 guess I've about earned my board
and keep in pulling this thing of, even
if some folks around here do think
I'm an old sponger and a deadbeat.
Bob, you're a lucky man."
And ST Simpkins, Jr., having recov.
cred somewhat from his hitherto I'm.
known emotions, put his arms around
both of them, drawing them together,
as he said: "Bless you, my children.
bless you!"-St. Louis Republic
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
Those Foolish Questions.

No sooner did immortal George APP
pear with his little Ratchet than the
man who asks foolish questions" ar
rived on the scene.
Going to do some cuttings?" asked
the latter.
YES" replied George, losing his pa
tience, what did you suppose | was
going to do with the Ratchet, milk a
cow"
But the provoker blandly ignored
the thrust.
Going to cut down cherry tree?"
he chuckled.
YES" exploded George, "but | wish
it wasn't a cherry tree
What kind of a tree would you like
it to be?"
ga lemon tree, so could hand you
one"
And then the imam who asks fool
ish questions" took to the tall timbers:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
Committees Turned Down.

Three bills killed had been recon-
mended for passage by commit
tees, which led Assemblyman w. r.
Turner, chairman of the committee on
state affairs, to declare, disgustedly,
that the house better go ahead and
kill everything on the calendar. One
of these bills was the Miller measure
requiring the filing of campaign ex-
pense statements within 80 days after
election on pain of Imprisonment in
jail from two to six months. An
other of these bills killed prevented
town, village or city treasurers from
serving more than two consecutive
terms, and the third of these bills
provided for annual state meetings of
county clerks.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
ON THEIR WEDDING DAY.
The Great Occasion for Sue Hopkins
and Bob Mcclure.

The glorious sunlight streamed
through the windows Of the Simpkins
parlor upon a little group of excited,
happy persons, their faces shining and
flushed, their eyes filed with the eag-
erness of the great occasion. For this
was Sue Simpkins' wedding day.
Bob Mcguire had not yet arrived,
but the old parson of the little church
on the outskirts Of Postoak was there
and Ma Simpkins, arrayed in her best
black, which Samuel Hollowell had
given her at Christmas, also ST Simp-
kins, too much fiustered to notice the
usual discomfort of starched shirt and
stiff collar, and young ST, wildly i'm
patient for things to begin. Sally Will
liams, on whom 81 was accused of
being sweet" sat on the sofa by the
side of that irrepressible heir to the
Simpkins acres, while Samuel Hollow
ell, the master of ceremonies, stood
before the fireplace conversing with
the grizzled old parson. who had bap-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
District Option Favored.

The Baker bill providing for dis
trict option was favorably reported by
the committee on state affairs. 1t is
similar to the Thayer bill of two years
ago, except that it provides that
blocks with one-third of their street
frontage used for business purposes
shall not be included in prohibited dis.
tricts.
At a session held March q the as
sembly concurred in the Husting res
olution providing that the balloting
for United States senator shall begin
at noon on April Is.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
Survey Route of Ship Canal.

The assembly adopted the Scott
resolution memorializing congress to
make survey of the Fox and Wis
consin rivers for the purpose of build
ing a ship canal from the Great Lakes
to the Mississippi by way of Portage.
Seven bills were passed by the as
sembly. One declares tuberculosis of
the throat or lungs to be a COM
municable disease, requires physi-
clans to report all such cases to the
local health department and requires
persons affected with the disease to
provide themselves with sputum
TASKS or receptacles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
To Amend Constitution.

The Schauer joint resolution provid-
ing for an amendment to the constitu-
ton to prohibit persons who are not
full citizens from voting after Deem
Der, 1912, was adopted, and after go,
ing through the senate will be sub
mitted to a vote of the electors OF
the state. 1t went through the legis.
lature two years ago. Under the con.
stitution at present persons who have
declared their intention of becoming
citizens and taken out their "first
papers" are permitted to vote.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
Accident Causes Students Death.

Madison-John A. Meyer, of Mil
waukee, a freshman in the University
of Wisconsin, who was injured while
diving off the pier into Lake Mendoza,
died. The ice went out of Lake Men
dota, and Meyer made the dive on
dare. He struck shallow water and
cut a long cash in his head. The
young man was member OF the Delta
Tau Delta fraternity. Meyers death
is the second fatality at the university
this spring, the first being the recent
death of a young woman student in
descending a fire escape on a dare.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04

floors are reached by an arrangement
of separate staircases, each of which
gives access only to one particular
floor or set of rooms. Thus Whites
friends passed up a staircase which
gave them no hint that there were any
rooms on the basement floor at all,
and, by closing a door here and open
ing another there-all the doors being
operated by system of secret springs,
which could be worked from key
boards on each floor known practically
to White alone-the visitor could be
led straight to any part of the house
White wished without being taken
through any other part. But for gen
eral purposes it was the first floor
the one above the basement-that was
used as the main reception room and
for the big supper parties, like that in
which "the Pie Girl" figured.
Here Luxury Unrestrained.
Here the artist was in his own king
dom; here was luxury unrestrained.
There were glowing antiques in bronze
and marble; tapestries in wonderful,
subdued tones, softened by centuries;
one White had pillaged himself from
an Italian shrine by paying an enor-
nous bride to the gray-haired priest
who burned candles before it. Jeweled
chandeliers hung from the painted
ceiling-a wild riot of color blended
with consummate art-and electrical
devices that startled and enchanted
and charmed the eye. The electrician
who furnished the house tells how he
worked with the architect for a solid
week on the fairy-tale scheme. 1T
cannot be DONE" was his own appalled,
objection when the plan first was I'M
folded. eve will do it, said Stanford
White; and no conception proved too
novel, no price too high, for his fancy
and genius to overcome. 1t was in
this room that the great white bear
skin was spread on which Evelyn Mes
bit posed for some Of her best known
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
Favors Gothenburo Plan.

The committee on state affairs ia
vorably reported the Mains bill provid-
ing for the adoption of the Gothen-
burg system for the sale of the en-
tire saloon privilege of a city to one
person or firm. 1t also favorably re-
ported the bill providing that the pos
session of a federal government IL
cense for the sale of intoxicants shall
be prima facie evidence that the hold
er is selling such liquors. This is aim
ed at blind pigs" The committee
recommended for indefinite postpone
ment the Irvine bill permitting ho
tel within two and half miles of the
old soldiers home at Waupaca to sell
intoxicants, and the Bancroft bill pro
viding that not more than one saloon
license shall be granted for every 25C
residents of a license city or dis
trict.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
Minnesota Men at Madison.

A delegation of 10, including many
of the prominent members of the Min
nesota legislature, visited Madison,
coming in a special car to confer with
the fish and game committee of the
Wisconsin legislature. In the Mime
sofa delegation were men interested
in a uniform system of game laws be-
tween the states. At the conference
all matters relating to the fish and
game laws of Wisconsin and Minneso
ia were fully discussed, the plan being
to introduce uniform bills covering
any possible conflict in the execution
of the protective laws of both states.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
Assembly sIauqhters Bills.

Seized with slaughtering streak
the assembly ruthlessly killed IL bills
Then it took the bit in its mouth and
passed the Cleary bill, making it an
offense punishable by heavy fine OF
Jail Imprisonment for anyone to step
on the grass or explode firecracker
in the capitol park. A fierce fight on
the so-called Gothenburg bill, empow-
ering cities to dispose Of their entire
saloon license privilege to one corpor-
alton, was avoided by the friends OF
the measure consenting to have it laid
over until April 9.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
SUGGEST Scholar for Senator.

Prof. Paul S. Reinsch, E. A. Ross, F.
E. Turner, and c. H. Meyer, all of the
University of Wisconsin, are mentioned
as possible clark horses" to settle the
deadlock in the legislature over the
United States senatorship. Their names
were suggested in communication to
the Cardinal signed classical" 1t is
understood that the communication is
the result of conference held by sew
eral faculty members who are anxious
to see a practical scholar" succeed
Senator Spooner.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
SAY SHOT WAS NO ACCIDENT.
Witnesses in Case of La Crosse Kill
ing Accuse Man.

La Crosse.-The coroner's jury, in
investigating the death of Hjalmer
Johnson, found that the young man
came to his death by reason of a pis-
toll shot wound caused by shot from
a revolver in the hands OF Albert Lin
hart on the morning of March II.
The shooting occurred during a party
at the home Of Wenzel Brosig, and
witnesses during the examination tes-
titled that Linhart deliberately point
ed and fired the revolver at Johnson,
and that, in their opinion, the shoot
ing was not accidental, although pre-
vious to this there had been a SQUAD
BILE for possession of the revolver.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04

pictures, and here were gorgeous rose
Du Barry portieres, curiOusly carved
pieces of teakwOOd and Japanese
furniture, rare lace curtains, screens
inlaid with ivory, and huge old cedar
chests carved deep with elephants
heads, with ivory tusks set in. Price
less rugs were on the floor, from
Khorassan and Serrebend, from Box
hara and Tabriz, and on the walls
were paintings by Rubens and Gerome
and Millais and Bourgiono.
Whites Most Private Studio.
On the floor above was smaller
studio, fitted up with the same royal
magnificence. This was the room with
the red velvet swing and the big Japa
nese umbrella in the ceiling through
which the feet of the swinger crashed
when strong arms pushed her high
Here White had his ordinary living
rooms, bedrooms and dressing rooms
On the floor above, reached by a tiny
back stairway, of which few indeed
knew the secret, was a studio-almost
a boudoir-smaller and daintier' still
Back of this, separated by curtains Of
heavy gold-crusted tapestries, was the
exquisitely furnished little bedroom
where, they tell, champagne was
poured for those whom the king of this
palace of art most delighted to honor
with ruin.
Few Knew of the Place.
Very few persons ever dreamed Of
the existence of this Twenty-fourth
street studio" Some of these were
workmen, who constructed it under
the architects own direction; others
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
WeII-Known Instructor Who Was Re.
Gently Elected President of the Nor
NAL School at Superior.
Coincidence in Deaths.

Appleton.-A peculiar coincidence is
noted in Appleton when two town
characters who have been here for
years and who, because of their Pc
culiar lives, were known throughout
the city, came to sudden deaths. Leo
pold Wend's mangled body was found
on the Northwestern right of way in
the heart of the city, and Phillip Klar
horst was found dead in chair in
the county poorhouse. Wend for 30
years has been city chimney sweeper.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
Plans of Senatorial Candidates.

Efforts for the next two weeks will
be centered to bring local pres
sure to bear upon members of
the legislature, all senatorial can
didates doing as much work Salong
this line as possible. The can
didates and their lieutenants are seek
ing to analyze the situation to ascer-
tain just how the long recess will
affect the situation. All the candi-
dates and many of their lieutenants
left for their homes. Stephenson, as
reported, will not be back until after
Easter recess and will keep in touch
with the situation through his Mil
waukee and Madison lieutenants. The
plans of Lenroot could not be ascer-
tanned. Hatten, Esch and Cooper will
return soon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
Divided Over Liquor Traffic.

Racine-Union Grove is having a
lively agitation over the question OF
license or no license, and it will be
voted on at the coming election. Resi-
dents are divided, but the wet" crowd
is confident of winning. Recent reli-
gious agitation stirred up the con-
verted to action and they want to
abolish the liquor traffic.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
More Power for Commission.


In the assembly the committee on
transportation favorably reported bill
No. S10A, extending the authority
of the railroad commission of Wis
consin over all street and inter
urban railroads of the state, re-
quiring all corporations, both foreign
and domestic, operating in this state,
to report to the commission on its
request a full list of the names of
Its stockholders and the amount OF
stock held by each and authorizes the
commission to employ as much cler-
ical and expert assistance as it may
need. The bill also slightly amends
the present law requiring railroad
companies to make an annual report
of all it's free and reduced transporta-
ton issued. The purpose, of the bill
is to make more definite and certain
the control of the commission over
street and interurban roads and to
prevent any big trusts or holding COM
panies from operating in this state.
The bill was drafted and introduced
by the committee on transportation
and is understood to have the ap-
prevail of the railroad commission.
The committee on transportation
also favorably reported the Burke bill
authorizing the railroad commission
to make and enforce reasonable regu-
lations for the furnishing of freight
cars to shippers and to appoint ex-
pert weighmasters to weight cars and
shipments of freight. The committee
adversely reported the Cernahan bill
requiring railroad companies to equip
their locomotives with electric head
lights.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
Fish and Game Bills.

The fish and game committee intro
duced six new bills. The most impor-
tant prohibits the taking Of pike
weighing less than one pound or black
bass measuring less than ten inches
long. The other bills permit the TAX
ing of trough" nongame fish with nets
and reclassifies some of the waters
of the state. The committee favorably
reported the Ainsworth bill appropri-
ating $4,000 fer the establishing of
additional state batcheries at various
points.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
Money for Normal S chooI.

One of the bills favorably reported
by the committee on education ap-
propriates $4,000 for improvements
to the state normal school buildings
at Oshkosh, River Falls and Superior.
Several bills providing for free text
books for pupils and limiting the mini
mum salary of school teachers to $40
a month were recommended for indefi-
mite postponement.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
Ten Bills Killed.

Among the ten bills killed were
those limiting the Office of tenure of
the adjutant general and heads OF
the different organizations of the Wis
consin national guard; providing that
persons committed to Jail may be
compelled to work on public highways,
authorizing the state board of control
to employ convicts in the work OF
crushing stone for road building, and
empowering school boards to provide
names for school houses.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
Delay Action on Meat Markets.

The Hebron bill empowering COM
mon councils to license meat markets
was on the calendar for advancement
to engrossment and third reading, but
it was laid over till April g..
Two bills providing for an eight
hour day on municipal and state pub
lie works and permitting peaceable
picketing by labor unions during
strikes were referred to the commit
tee on judiciary. Assemblyman Fred
Brockhausen and E. J. Berner, Social
Democratic members of Milwaukee,
who introduced them, tried to prevent
their reference, but were unsuccess'
full
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
Among the Bills Killed.

The most important of tie
bills killed provided for limiting
the minimum salaries CT school teach
ers to $40 q month, providing for free
text books for common schools, linn
tied the number of saloon licenses to
one to every ESQ inhabitants in a city
or license district, prohibited advertis-
ing matter in text books, exempted
from taxation all land used for county
asylum purposes, and removing some
of the restrictions governing the vot-
ing of nonregistered electors.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
Remarry After 20 Years.

Baraboo-James w. Dibble and his
former wife, from whom he was di-
vorced in 1887, met at funeral here,
talked over matters and an hour later
were again legally husband and wife.
They were married the first time in
1866.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget Gathered by Special CORES.
pendent at Madison.

Madison.-The senate adopted a
resolution to begin balloting for Unit
ed States senator April is.
The assembly adopted resolution
petitioning congress to make survey
relative to establishing deep WAFER
way between the Great Lakes and the
gulf by way of the Fox and Wisconsin
rivers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
Bolt Victim Nav Survive.

Barron-The 16-year-old son OF
Swan Palmberg, farmer near Joel,
20 miles west of Barron, was struck
by lightning during the first rain
storm of the season. He was thought
to be dead, but an hour later was re-
suscitated and is now expected to live.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
Escapes from Deputy Sheriff.

Waupaca.- Jones, who was
serving 60-day sentence at the coun-
ty Jail here on charge of stealing
from his fathers farm, while walking
along a side street with the deputy
sheriff made break and escaped.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
Jews May Build Temple.

Eau Claire.-The Jews of this city,
who are members of the B'nai Birth.
are taking steps toward the building
of temple in this city. The cost as
figured would be between $4,000 and
SIS, 000
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04
Condemns currants as Food.

An English physician, James Can
tile, speaks in strong terms of con-
demnation of the growing custom OF
using currants in bread and cake. The
baking, he says, makes them wholly
impervious to any digestive fluid,
wherefore they result in serious in
testinal disturbances, especially in
children.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04

end. But the house is still there and
still his. No other occupant seems
likely to hold it. 1t remains a monu-
ment to the Genius, Art and Ruthless
ness of one man.