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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24
Help for Dairy Interests.

G.. H. Benkendorf, instructor in the
dairy school of the University Of Wis;
consin, has invented practical
method for the determination of
moisture in butter, which will prove
of great benefit to the dairy interests
of the state. The national pure food
law makes the sale of butter contain
ing more than 16 per cent. moisture a
penal offense, and dairymen for long
time have been experimenting with
various methods to quickly and cheap
ly determine the amount of moisture
contained in their products. The
method developed by Mr.. Benkendorf,
assisted by X. L. Hatch, superintend-
ent of the agricultural school Of Win
neconne, makes use of the principle
of the high pressure oven. BY its use
a butter maker in the smallest cream
cry can easily ascertain the amount of
moisture. No scientific training is re-
quired to understand the simple opera
lions nor are expensive reagents or
glass necessary. Any creamery can
be equipped with an outfit cheaply,
after which there will be no further
expense. Mr. Benkendorf will discuss
the Wisconsin high pressure oven be-
fore the National Dairymen's conven-
ton to be held at Chicago. A bulletin
on the subject will be issued by the
university authorities shortly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24
Arrangement Of Poultry House.

and door at end. Small opening
under middle window allows fowls to-
pass in and out.
The inside construction is the ideal
feature of the house, writes a cores
pondent of Farm and Home. To each
partition running across the house
is hinged a eft. wide door so that It
swings either way, making two laying
rooms, or closing the roosting apart
ment with the aid Of the two doors.
The roosting place at the rear OF
house is IL it. long by TT. wide. The
doors can be fastened to front wall
6 #. from each end of house, making
two laying rooms 6x10 IT. Or If doors
are swung farther around they will
make smaller laying rooms AXIS it.,
leaving the scratching and roosting
apartment together.
With eyelets and staples fasten a
10 inch board on bottom of each door.
This board may be raised up from
either side If the fowls are wanted
to pass to laying rooms from scratch
ing room.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24
Mrs. Evelyn Romadka.

Der IA, and on the same day she stole
$500 worth of jewelry and dress goods
from Mrs. H. Simons, 1439 Wilson
avenue. She told also of robbery at
4405 Wabash avenue in which Jones
had followed r. J. O'Connor to that
address late at night and stolen 5000
worth of clothing and jewelry.
A large quantity of jewelry and sill
verware that Jones had sold to H. /.
Goldsmith, pawnbroker at 81 Clark
street, was recovered by Capt.
O'Brien. The raid on the pawnshop
followed the questioning of Mrs. Ro-
madka. Goldsmith probably will be
charged with receiving stolen prop
erty. 1t was learned that Mrs. Ro-
madka had attempted to commit sui
eide last week at Milwaukee by turn
ing on the gas in her room at the Nu-
gent Sanitarium while the nurse was
asleep
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget Gathered by Our
Special Correspondent at Madison.

Madison.-"There is nothing in it,"
is Congressman Nelson's opinion on
the somewhat spectacular story sent
by Sumner from Washington to the
effect that if La Toilette gets the Wis
consin delegation for the presidential
nomination, the national Republican
convention may refuse to recognize
such delegation because of its selec-
ton under the new Wisconsin primary
law "The whole story as printed in
a Chicago morning paper is what you
newspaper fellows call "a pipe dream
he continued. "The Republican ma.
tional convention will do what is right.
The primary election is equivalent to
a convention. The party will not haz-
ard the loss of the state, which it
would do if it would refuse to recog-
nize the states legal method of choos-
ing delegates" The Sumner" story
was to the effect that there is move
ment on foot in Washington to throw
out La Toilette delegates which Wis
consin may send to the next national
Republican convention on the ground
that selection of such delegates under
a primary law will be irregular.
"Why, that is ridiculous" said Gov.
Davidson, when asked about the re-
port "It is probably fake story"
he added, because the national COM
mittee knows that it has no right to
say how this or any other state shall
elect its delegates. There is nothing
to the story-it is too ridiculous"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24

purse you insisted upon buying
the day our finances were low. It
would serve you right if Just as I
thought, the clasp is not reliable!"
Lilly glanced down, and sure
enough, the treacherous little affair OF
silver was yawning open-empty.
1t wasn't the psychological moment
to relate the train incident, and to
her dismay the card of her unknown
friend in need had f1uttered out!
II think you have made a mistake!"
said lilly Googan, coolly studying the
young man who had come up SO eager.
ly. Of course she realized it was
some one who took her for Lilly, a
state of affairs that could often be
relied upon to furnish diversion for
the sprightly twins. 1t often led to
such amusing complications that the
girls wickedly refrained from clearing
up the mystery as quickly as they
should have done.
The young man in this case turned
deep crimson.
YES, 1 believe 1 have" he said,
cuttingly.
You imagined you have met me
somewhere" queried lilly guilelessly.
yes, I imagined So" he answered,
quietly. He certainly admired her
superb nerve" as he termed it. (The
young man was Robert Batchelder,
who had loaned lilly Googan a small
sum while that breezy young woman
was financially embarrasSed)
lilly, uncertain how to proceed with
the little comedy, opened the purse
in her hand. Batchelder, mistaking
the motive, said imperatively:
"Oh, pray don't think of that trifing
loan again! l assure you / had quite
forgotten it."
"O-h!" murmured Tilly. $50 that's
the cue!" Then aloud she fastened to
say: ooh, l recall you to mind now"
She extended a five-dollar bill
But it is not so much" he protest
ed II tell you it was a mere trifie."
"You will make me very uncomfort-
able unless you accept the amount
which you were kind enough to loan
me. 1t was SO stupid of me not to
recognize you at once!"
THAT is not so strange" smiled the
stranger conciliated by her sudden
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24
BLEACHING APPLES.
The Work Must Be Done Before Evap'
Grafton Begins.

In evaporating apples in order to
keep them from turning brown in
color during their preparation for dry
ing, it is necessary to pass them
through a furnace of sulphur. At Or
chard Farm, says a writer in Farm
and Home, we aim to run through
close to 100 bushels a day. AS the
apples are pared and trimmed they
roll down into a large box holding
several bushels underneath which
there is a small compartment in the
end of stove pipe. In this sulphur
is burned, the fumes of which pass
up through the pipe into the bleaching
box.
The apples are going in and being
taken out all day, so that they are
exposed but a short time to the fumi-
CATION. From the bleacher the apples
20 TO the slicer and when sufficient ar
obtained to cover the floor Of the dry
ing room they are spread over from
four to five inches deep. After the
drying there IS no evidence Of the
sulphur in the taste of the apples and
chemical analysis shows but very lit
tie of it when properly used.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24
THE HEN BUSINESS.
Forcing the Young Stock Not Profit.
able Business.

1t is possible to force winter eggs
with extra warm quarters and stimu-
lating food. have tried it and found
an increase in eggs, but in doing it
made invalids out of very promising
pullets. They were unbalanced or
out of season when spring came and
all told | always felt that my expert
ment cost me money instead of max
ing money. In many respects poultry
are like people. When a we'll man per-
sists in doctoring he will be pretty
sure to get sick. The detestable prize
fighter, for instance, can booze up ON
the inside until he is british and doc
tor up on the outside until his hide is
as tough as sole leather, or in other
words, he has stimulated until he Is
practically unhurtable, but how long
does he possess that great belt? Even
in my short remembrance several gen.
erations of belt winners have come
and gone and it is just that way with
poultry.
When we have our fiocks in per-
feet condition or bring them through
the winter in perfect health, we are
nearer the point of making money
than we would be by any other route.
Whenever comfortable quarters and
rational feed does not bring eggs we
had better just wait on nature. When
it comes to capital in the poultry bust
ness my observation is that hundreds
who undertake it on a big scale have
too much money. If they had less
money they would need to work the
business up and would finally come
out the big end of the horn instead OF
the little end. The first year in the
poultry business should be a sort of
students course; that Is, l mean IL
he has in view making it his entire
business. OF course, he would need
some money, but not to the extent OF
calling 1t capital. An able-bodied man
should be able to earn some money on
the side for the first year. To me he
would appear as on the right track
If he did so. / am sick and tired of the
idea prevalent in some quarters that
money, some machinery, a simple
twist of the wrist and wise look.
revolutionize the whole poultry busi-
ness in just few weeks.
I verify believe that the money
wasted in the poultry business would
comfortably house every hen on the
face of the earth, writes a correspond
ent of Field and Farm. If l can do no
other good than to encourage those
who have no capital and discourage
those who want to spend a lot of
money l have after all accomplished
considerable. There is nothing that
lives and walks that can beat hen
for paying her own way and ours as
we go along, but great capital to start
| the business would be an intimation
that hens are expensive to keep in
| stead of money earners. My candid
| belief is that too much stuff is writ
| ten to get money away from poultry
raisers and not enough to really help
them make money. OF course, hens
must have houses and feed and care
| but there is hardly a farmer in this
| country who has much more than
| taken the first step in poultry raising.
| On SO per cent of the farms the num-
! Der of hens should be doubled, and in
most instances it could be trebled and
| yet not to the end of the greatest
| profits.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24
NEWS OF WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST IN
THE VARIOUS TOWNS.
AAY APPEAL LIGHT CASE
Council Again Rejects Bids and the
City Gropes in Dark Pending
Outcome of Che Con-
troversy.

Green Bay.-The lighting contro-
versy in this city is fast approaching
the stage where an appeal to the rate
commission will be necessary. The
council has again rejected bids of
the Minahan Building company and
the Green Bay Gas & Electric COM
pany asserting that the figures OF
both for lighting the city streets are
too high. The Minahan company is a
new arrival in the field and agrees to
furnish light for the city at the rate
of 500 a light per annum. This is one
dollar lower than the Green Bay Gas
company's figures yet is considered
too high by the council 1t is under
stood that price of SOS would be
acceptable.
Bids have been rejected three times
within the last year and half and the
city, as a result, is now, perhaps, one
of the most poorly lighted, in the res
idence district, of any in the state.
The Green Bay Gas & Electric COM
franchise, stands ready to install new
light throughout the city and remedy
the existing defects If given the fran
chise. In the meantime it is not fur
nishing service in the residence por.
tions as a result of the council re-
fusing to pay in full bill for illumin-
alton presented early in the season.
Travel by the light of lanterns at
night has brought conditions to seri-
GUS turn and the citizens are demand
ing that an appeal be made to the
rate commission for an adjustment of
the present difficulty.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24
Unveil Shaft to Veterans.

The soldiers monument, erected by
the county in the courthouse park at
Jefferson, was unveiled with impress
sive ceremonies. A reunion of the old
soldiers was held with an informal
programme and after that a business
meeting took place. In the afternoon
the dedication exercises commenced
with. the following programme: Music
by the Arion Military Music band, in
vocation by DR.. E. l.. Eaton, presenta-
ton of the monument by Chairman
o. F. Roessler, response by former
Gov. Hoard, unwilling by Majorie
Lane, address in behalf of the G. A.
R., by Bishop Samuel Fallows of Chi
cago; address, wisconsin in the
Civil War;" by Col. A. ]. Watrous of
Milwaukee; address in behalf of the
s. o. V. by Senator E. T. Fairchild,
addresses by Capt. Holmes, Past Com
mander J. P. Rumble, Comrades Bur
ton, Haselwood, Dickinson and others.
Address by Gov. J. O. Davidson, adj
dress by G. A. r. Department Com
mander J. G. Martin. Vocal and in
strumental music. At night a camp
fire was held in the courthouse.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24
Ask for River Improvement.

Cities along the Rock river are
starting a movement to ask congress
for a big appropriation to develop the
Rock into a commercial stream. The
development work will start at Jeffer-
son. as the Crawfish river joins the
Rock in the center of that city. Years
ago before there were any dams at
GAINESVILLE, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson,
WATERFOWL and cities in Illinois, Mis-
sissippi river steamboat navigated the
Rock I'D to the Main street bridge in
Jefferson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24
Bulletins for Farmers.

Farmers of the state will be told
how to solve many social problems
existing in rural communities in a
series of bulletins on farmers clubs,
which is being prepared by the au-
thorities of the University of Wiscon-
sin. They will be ready for distribu-
ton about December 1. A discussion
of economic and agricultural prob
lens, how to get travelling library,
free textbooks, f1reless stoves, and
similar subjects will be taken up also.
The work is to be carried on by the
university extension division.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24

Lilly Was IN a Dilemma Which Hac
Nothing to Do with Motors.
Rod that remained before the jour
ney's end.
SHOULD l miss you at the station,
where may l send the repair to the
pUncture' in my pocketbook?" asked
Lilly, lapsing into her motor dia-
lect
Batchelder FASTENED to present his
card.
In TIE interval before they reached
their destination, Batchelder, in the
smoker, waxed impatient. What if
by some stupid chance he was to miss
her at the station? For so small a
sum, Mr.. Batchelder was much con-
cerned!
As for Lilly, in the prospect OF See
ing Tilly, from whom she had been
separated several days, she forgot all
about the good looking and kind young
man who should have been settled
with at the station. 1t was not until
she was whizzing along beside Tilly
il the Googans' smart runabout, that
she gave him a thought. A remark of
Tilly's recalled her Indebtedness to
the stranger in the train.
Il see you are carrying that silly
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24
Boozinq Indians Denied Gold.

Disbursing Agent Bost,. assistant to
the Indian agent at Black River Falls,
is receiving numerous inquiries from
other Indian agents in the northwest
regarding his plan of Withholding gov
eminent funds from intoxicated In
dams at the regular payment time.
Mr.. Bost is determined to stop intox-
ication among the red men. Saloon
men are no longer responsible for sell
ing liquor to Indians under the fed
eral court ruling, which places red and
white men on a par as far as saloons
go.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24
Points On Class Pushes.

With the purpose Of gathering lnfor>
nation regarding the regulation of
class rules at other universities, the
students conference committee of the
University of Wisconsin has appointed
a committee to prepare a report for
the next meeting of the conference.
The committee consists of two stu
dents, Obert Sletten, of La Crosse,
chairman. and John Colignon, Of Stur-
geon Bay, and one member of The
faculty. r. Hess, assistant in the de-
partment of political economy. The
report is awaited with great interest
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24

To be sure, they could not know that
Lilly, with her twin sister, was too &C.
customed to helping others out of pre-
dicaments to take this embarrassing
situation as tragically as the average
young woman. She considered it
merely a favor rendered one good fell
low to another.
Robert Batchelder welcomed it as
an opportunity to speak to his fac
cinating luncheon companion. Yet he
dared not presume upon the incident
to chat with her during the short pc
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24
Sentence Seems Severe.

Chippewa Falls.-The people in
Boyd and vicinity are much wrought
up because of the sentencing of Con-
stable John Peterschick to S45 and
costs and so days in the cornty jail,
because he shot a mink, which had
killed so chickens and nine geese in
his coop, when he had no license in
his rocket.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24

Money.
ing this said Lilly, extending the
money.
Batchelder 4 shook his head, bS2
even as he did so Lilly placed the note
in his hand and left him abruptly She
had sighted Tilly coming up the drive
For some reason she didn't want
Tilly to know about Mr.. Batchelder
and the loan.
Batchelder, leaning over the rail
watching some approaching golfers
with gloomy preoccupation, was aston
ished to find the girl back again with
another lapse of memory.
"Oh here you are!" 1t was Tilly,
relieved to find that Lilly had not APP
here ever since, and with that bill
still in your hand? How fond Of
| money you must be?"
But you gave it to me only Sec
ond ago." he said in a dazed confu-
sion.
"A half hour ago, you meant" con-
tradicted Miss Tilly Googan. Does
Batchelder became angry. 1t was
well enough to render strange young
woman a slight favor, but when she
tried to make a monkey of one it was
going too far, he concluded.
II cannot possibly imagine what
your object may be-" he began, but"
Lilly Googan was coming up the piaz-
crin ri cr1o
about anXiOusly for lilly. Batchelder
drew his hand across his eyes. His
surprise was no more complete than
Lilly's when she saw her friend of
the train episode with her sister
Tilly.
Il begin to see light" said Mr..
Batchelder, relief struggling with sur
prise. For a few seconds he studied
the twins closely.
"Will the lady of the train please
raise her right hand?" he asked, visit
fully. II should like to straighten out
this tangle. why, I've accepted pay
ment from both of you! Lend to a
twin, and you double your money!"
Lilly and lilly stood with their
right hands raised demurely.
"Oh, I say, girls!" he begged, earn
estly. "This isn't fair! Why, have
two dollars that doesn't belong to me
now whom does it belong to? The
owner will please raise the left hand"
Up went both of the Googans left
hands.
I'm not a hold-up man." he said,
Tor in #
appraised hands of his charming tor
mentors. ''You refuse to tell? Very
we'll, I have an idea" Mr. Batchelder
took the crisp new bill, which was
still crushed in his hand, and very
neatly divided it in two pieces. He
extended one to each girl.
With keen appreciation for this So
luton the Googans gravely put the
fragments into their purses, in ex.
change for which they each gave him
card.
After reading the names Mr.. Batch
elder glanced up.
WAS it Lilly or Tilly that had the
pleasure of meeting on the train?" he
asked.
hAC1 0csAO ChO 0OOSdAS, ID SOIuG@
thing you must find out for yourself!
That is, if you care to know!"
"Will you give me the opportunity
to devote some close study to the
subject?" he asked eagerly.
1t was perfectly exasperating the
precise manner in which the Googans
nodded their saucy heads
Robert Batchelder decided to find
out which girl it was who had stolen
more than she had borrowed that day
on the train! The other twin was
equally delighted, but he would be
loyal to the one who had filled his
thoughts from the moment he had
glanced at her across the little table
in the dining carl
Copyright, 1907, by w. G. Chapman.)
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24
THE STORY OF AN EMPTY PURSE
BY Helena Smith Dayton.
Picture hY Annie Rreakspear.

FIXTURE ny angie DTSdhSPCaT'
From the moment Lilly Googan en-
tered the dining car, Robert BATCH
elder rejoiced that the only vacancy
was at his table During the meal he
vcntured sly glimpses over the top of
his paper. He regretted the closing
OF the incident when the waiter pre-
scented her check.
"Out Of gasolene!" calculated Lilly
gazing into an empty purse, where
she had every reason to expect re-
posed a crisp bill you can of course
wait until"
But already the dining car waiter
was looking at her frankly suspicious
ALLOW me-" the young man seat
ed opposite fastened to offer.
IF you will" smiled Lilly. II will
repay you at the station, where my
sister will meet me-" Lilly's manner
appeared almost off-hand to several in
terested onlookers at immediate tables.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24
What Is Needed.

Mr.. Chips Cooking up from the
paper)-The doctors have discovered
another new disease.
Mrs. Chipps-Well, I wish they'd
stop looking for new diseases long
enough to find cure for my old rheu-
matism.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24
LIN TO the President.

Racine-Former Mayor M. M. Sc
cor has made an offer to President
Roosevelt. Up on Milwaukee avenue
Mr.. Secor has a fine garden and many
rare animals. Among the number is
a bear weighing $50 pounds, which he
has offered to present to the presi-
dent If he will come and get It.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24
A Hot one.

Wife, don't know where that child
got his vile temper from-not from
me, I'm sure.
Husband (sadly)-No, my dear;
you certainly haven't lost any of
yours.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24
MRS. RoMADKA's CRIME GROWS.
Tells of Other BurgIaries and Aids Re-
covery of Loot.

Chicago, Ill-Mrs Evelyn Romadka,
of Milwaukee, the notorious woman
Rallies, has made further revelations
to the police regarding burglaries COM
mitted by her and her negro accom-
plice, Abraham Jones. She confessed
to having robbed the home of Mrs.
Grace Wilmarth, 1435 Wilson avenue.
of jewelry valued at $3.50, on Septem-