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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11

get crowd around they begin to go
to the places that struck them hard
est.
AS an honest, Woodworking man it
was my duty to put the boots to Ed
gerton and run him down the lane as
far as the eye could see.
So 1 framed up Clarence's finish
with much attention to detail.
I looked over Clara James dates
ahead and found that Clarence had
rented the house for a Wednesday
matinee, so I hired one of those horse
less carriage things and pulled up in
front of the windows just about the
time I thought His Feathers would
be playing the overture.
knew that Clara Jane you'd can
eel the contract with the mutt that
mixed in just as soon as she saw the
automobile snap.
/ figured that the picture entitled
"The True Lovers Departure in the
Dream Wagon" would put q crimp in
Clarence about the size of a barn
door.
1t was my third or fourth time be-
hind the lever of the busy barouche,
but l was wise that you pulled the
plug this way when you wanted it to
go ahead, and you showed it back
when you wanted it to stop.
When it came to benZine buggies
l felt that my education was complete.
l was George Gazazza, the real Ro-
lando, when / pulled up in front of
my lady friends front gate.
My market price was $4,000 a
square inch.
In six minutes by the watch Clara
Jane was down and in the kerosene
caravan.
Clarence hadn't arrived.
Somebody must have put him next,
but l knew where he lived and / fig
ured it out that after we came back
from Lonely Lane I'd send the landau
around and around the block he
camped in till / made him dizzy.
Clara Jane was the feature of the
game.
She was the limit in ladies' dress
goods.
For a chaser she wore one of those
feather boas that feel cool because
they look so warm.
Well, turned the horseless gag into
the shell road and cut loose.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
COULDN'T KEEP IT.
Kept 1t Hid from the Children.

I'VE cannot keep Grape-Nuts food in
the house. 1t goes so fast I have to
hide it, because the children love it So
1t is just the food l have been looking
for ever so long; something that l do
not have to stop to prepare and still is
nourishing."
Grape-Nuts is the most scientifically
made food on the market. 1t is per-
fectly and completely cooked at the
factory and can be served at an in
stant's notice, either with rich cold
cream, or with hot milk if hot dish
is desired. When milk or water is
used little sugar should be added,
but when cold cream is used alone
the natural grape-sugar, which can be
seen glistening on the granules, is SUI
ficiently sweet to satisfy the palate.
This grape-sugar is not poured over
the granules, as some people think,
but exudes from the granules in the
process of manufacture, when the
starch of the grains is changed from
starch to grape-sugar by the process
Of manufacture. This, in effect, is the
first act of digestion; therefore, Grape
Nuts food is pre-digested and is most
perfectly assimilated by the very
weakest stomach. There's a Rea-
son.
Made at the pure food factories of
the Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
Read the little health classic, 1.-THE
Road to Wellville.'' in pkgs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
REHEARSAL IN A CAR.
Professional Entertainer Was Almost
Too Successful.

1.-THE other night, coming home in
the car" said the professional enter
tainer, Il began to wonder if / could
bring tears to my own eyes as | do
to the eyes of the other people. |
tried. I thought of all the wrongs 1
had committed, and felt sorry for peo-
pie I had wronged. | thought Of all
the mistakes l had made that other
people had profited by and pretty soon
the tears began to gather in my eyes
and roll down my cheeks.
Il forgot there were other people
in the car who might notice me. Soon
a woman got up from across the car
and came to me.
81 see, sir said she, that you are
in some trouble. Can I do anything to
help your
Lord bless you, no, madam told
her, hastily wiping away my tears, 1
am professional entertainer and was
practicing on myself. That's ALL ;"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
LIFE INSURANCE A SACRED
TRUST.
Responsibilities of Officers and Di-
rectors.

Evidently President Kingsley of the
New York Life Insurance company
has learned the great lesson of the
times with respect to the responsible
ity and duty of directors of corpora
tons. Speaking to the new board OF
trustees, on the occasion of his cleo
ton to the presidency, he emphasized
the fact that 'life insurance is more
than a private business, that life in
surance trustees are public servants,
charged at once with the obligations
of public service and with the respon-
sibilities that attach to a going bust
ness which at the same time must be
administered as a trust
He also realizes that similar respon-
sibilities rest upon the officers of the
company. Il understand" he says,
your anxiety in selecting the men
who are day by day to carry this bur-
den for you, who are to discharge this
trust in your behalf, who are to adj
minister for the benefit of the people
involved the multitudinous and exact
ing details to which it is impossible
for you to give personal attention. My
long connection with the New York
Life-covering nearly twenty years
my service in about every branch of
the company's working organization,
gives me, as 1 believe, a profound ap-
probation, not merely of the heavy
burden you have placed on my Shout
ders, but of the standards of efficiency,
the standards of faith, the standards
of integrity, which must be main
tanned at all times by the man who
serves you and the policyholders in
this high Office
Best of all, perhaps, he feels that
words are cheap, and that the public
will be satisfied with nothing short of
performance. "My thanks, therefore"
he continues, ''for an honor which out
ranks any distinction within the reach
of my ambition, cannot be expressed
in words; they must be read out Of
the record / make day by day."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
PUSHING A GOOD THING
Almost Too Much Eagerness for Re
ward of Virtue.

The general manager of a traction
system of western city recently re-
ceived the following communication,
together with a five-cent piece: Il
beg to advise you that week or two
ago / rode home on car No. 1899, OF
your Main street line The car was
very crowded, and the conductor,
through no fault Of his own, failed to
reach me. When l left the car he was
too far to the front to enable me to
get to him. I, therefore, now remit
you the amount of my fare, and beg to
say that / would have done so sooner
had it not been that 1 was out of
town. This unusual occurrence was
reported by the general manager to
the roads board of directors, with the
result that, by their instruction, an
annual pass was sent to the honest
patron, together with letter couched
in complimentary terms. The recip-
lent must have recounted his expert
ence to his neighbors, for in a little
while the manager received letter
from another patron, reading: I'm
view of the fact that yesterday I neg
lected to pay my fare on your line, /
herewith inclose a five-cent piece.
Kindly forward pass to address be-
low"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
Mother Not to Be Trusted.

John Alexander Dowie had a grand
knack of putting things quantity and
forcibly. At one of his last meetings
he attacked the modern mother of So
ciety, the mother who neglects her
children.
why" he said, Il overheard the
most remarkable conversation be-
tween two nursemaids on car yes
terday.
care you going to the picnic?' said
the first nursemaid.
"'No,' said the second, I'm afraid 1
shan't be there
"Why not?' cried the first. And
YOU SO fond, too, of picnics and dane
ing and young men and all that theren
ooh said the other nursemaid, I'd
dearly love to go; dearly. But, to tell
you the truth, I'm afraid to leave the
baby with it's mother
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11

We were doing about 43 miles an
hour and the brides were singing on
the way.
Clarence Edgerton Montrose was
working in shaft No. 3, back in the
mines-my lady friend told me so.
She was having the time of her life.
1 was her candy boy for sure.
Just then something snapped and
the machine started for Portland,
Maine, on the basis of mile in eight
seconds.
Clara Jane grabbed me around the
neck and I grabbed the lever.
1.-THE eccentric has buckled the
thingamajigi" I yelled, pushing the
lever over to stop the carryall.
The thing gave me the horse laugh,
Jumped over a telegraph pole, bit its
way through a barb-wire fence and
then started down the road at the rate
Of 2,OoQ 600 miles minute.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
Ballot Bill Goes TO Governor.

Ballot Bill Goes to Governor.
The senate amendment to the Peter
son ballot bill was concurred in and
the bill now goes to the governor for
lbs approval. This bill provides for
changing the form of notice of cleo
lions to be published in newspapers,
reduces the maximum compensation
that may be paid for publishing such
notices and materially reduces the
size of the ballot and changes the
form in which it shall be made up.
The compensation that can be paid
for the publication of general election
notices in weekly newspapers is linn
tied to SIS and in daily newspapers to
$780, judicial election notices in week
ly papers to $40 and in daily papers
to $40, and municipal election notices
in weekly papers to $25 and in daily
papers to $55. The circle is retained
at the top of the official ballot, but
the names of the candidates for state
Offices instead of those of the preSi-
Dental electors are placed immediate
ly under the circle. After the names
of the candidates for state offices come
those for congressional, legislative and
county offices. Next come the names
of the candidates for president and
vice president, followed by the names
of the candidates for presidential
electors. Next, and at the bottom of
the ballot, come constitutional ques-
lions to be voted on. The ballot is
considerably smaller than the old one.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
RELoIr MAN WINS HONOR.
William BauchIe Elected Department
Commander Spanish War Veterans.

Manitowoc.-Wi Bauchle of
Beloit was chosen department com
mander by the Spanish War Veterans.
Other officers elected were: Junior
vice commander, Otto A. Harris, Mil
waukee; department inspector, c. E.
Evans, Manitowoc; department SER
geant, j. Sutton, Oshkosh; judge adj
vocate, Peter Benfry, Sheboygan;
chaplain, Fl. B. Scherzinger, Fond du
Lac; marshal, Richard Gretzinger, Ap-
pleton. Council administration, A. c..
Munsen, La Crosse; Otto A. Wagner,
Madison; Henry Klein, Madison;
Fred Bergman, Milwaukee; J. Mont
gomery, Madison; p. Dettman, Mil
waukee; J. Pennell, Viroqua; A.
Steinhaus, Appleton. Delegates-at-
large to national encampment, John
A. Hartkopf, Milwaukee; James G.
Berenson, Oshkosh; ]. E. Swan, La
Crosse; Thomas E. Kingston, Madi-
son.
One of the peculiar features of the
convention was that there appeared
to be no city willing to take the next
convention of soldiers. When the
question came up at the morning SEES
sion no delegate put in bid for his
home city and the matter was left
over until the afternoon, when Ripon
asked for and was given the conven-
ton. The veterans had to rescind
their former action, and gave as one
of the dates, the fourth of July, Ripon
being unwilling to take the meet I'M
less the fourth was included.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
WOMAN AND THE CHECK.
She Thought 1t Was Bill That Had
to Be Paid.

A woman stepped up to the win
dow of the paying teller in a Denver
bank and pushed a check through the
grating. 1t was for four dollars.
"Put your name on the back,
please" said the teller.
She did so.
as this your name?" he asked.
The woman sighed. YES" she re.
piled, that's my name. 1t calls for
four dollars, doesn't it?"
ut does" said the teller.
While the man in the cage was
looking the check over the woman
fumbled in her hand bag and then
placed a five-dollar bill before him.
"Take it out of this, please" she
said. 1T seems to me I'll never get
through paying bills"
yor a moment the teller was puz-
died. Then he realized that the wom-
an didn't understand the check. "You
don't have to pay me-" he said; Il
have to pay you four dollars
He pushed back her five-dollar bill
and gave her four dollars in silver.
The woman was very much surprised.
"You have to pay me?" she said.
why, I thought it was bill and {
had TO pay il"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
Marinette Builds Temple.

Marinette.-Architect plans have
been adopted for the new Masonic
temple to be built here this summer
at a cost of about $4,000, of brick
and stone. The construction is to be
let to the lowest bidder. The building
is two stories in height and is 80 feet
frontage with depth of 80 feet. The
height is AZ feet. The first floor is
to be occupied by three stores and the
second floor entirely devoted to lodge
purposes. The Blue lodge, Royal Arch
chapter, Knights Templars and the
Eastern Star lodges will have their
quarters in this budding.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
QUEER FIRE COSTS $4,000.
University Gymnasium Set Ablaze by
Flame at Mouth of Conduit.

Appleton.-Fire caused about $4,000
damage to Alexander gymnasium at
Lawrence university. The origin of
the blaze was peculiar. The janitor
had built bonfire about 20 feet from
the big brick structure, oblivious of
the fact that he had built it on top of
the outlet of wooden water conduit
which carried rain from the roof of
the structure. The conduit furnished
a splendid draft and the blaze was
carried to the roof of the gymnasium,
this portion of the structure being en-
veloped in fire before it was noticed
The building was constructed eight
years ago at a cost of $4,000. Some
OF the apparatus was destroyed and
an entire new roof will have to be af-
fixed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11

heap and my market price had gone
down to three cents ton.
Don't jump" l yelled to my lady
friend, but the wind whisked the first
half of my sentence away.
Clara Jane gathered her skirts in
a bunch and did flying leap out of
the crazy cab.
She landed right in the middle of
that heap of fresh ashes-and she
made good.
All / could see was a great, gray
cloud as pushed on to the next stand.
About half mile further down the
road the machine concluded to turn
into farm yard and give the home
folks a treat.
1t went through a window in the
barn, out through a skylight, did the
hula dance over the lawn, and then fell
in the we'll and stayed there, painting
as though it's little gas-engine heart
would break
When / limped back to Clara Jane
the storm signals were flying.
She was away out on the ice.
The feather boa looked like the haw-
ser on a canal boat, and the ashes had
changed the pattern of her dress goods,
We were stingy takers on the road
home
1t will take me two years to square
myself.
Hereafter, me to the trolley!
Me to the saucy stage coach when
I'm due to gallop away and away!
No more benzine buggies for yours
sincerely!
Never again for the bughouTo barr
ouche! Not me.
1 have only one consolation: The
chap we pried off the bicycle was Clar-
ence Edgerton Montrose.
1t will take him about three years
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
Fire in La Crosse Store.

La Crosse.-The dry goods store OF
L. Coren, one of the largest in La
Crosse, was badly damaged by fire
Fire broke out in the basement and
before it was brought under control
two hours later, the stock in the base
ment had been ruined and that on the
first floor was injured by smoke. The
blaze was confined to the basement
The damage is believed to be $4,000
and is we'll protected by insurance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
To Extend Railroad Line.

The Wisconsin & Northern Railway
company filed an amendment to its
articles of incorporation authorizing
it to extend it's proposed line from
North Crandon, or some point near
there, to the northern boundary OF
the state, distance of "a miles. The
intention of the company evidently is
to build up into the Gogebic mining
country and connect with. the North
ern Pacific. The total length of the
road in Wisconsin is 155 miles. The
CONS any is capitalized at s1.000.000
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
why don't you stop it," screamed

"Why don't you stop it?" screamed
my lady friend.
"I'll be the goat: what's the an
swer?" I said, clawing the lever and
ducking the low bridges.
We met man on a bicycle and the
last saw of him as we whizzed by he
had found soft spot in a field about
four blocks away ard he was going
into it head first.
We kept his bicycle and carried it
along on our smoke stack.
/ couldn't stop the thing to save my
life.
Every time l yanbed the lever the
snap would let chortle out of his
puzzle department and fly 400 feet
straight through the air.
We were headed for an old ash
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
No More New Business.

Both houses of the legislature
adopted joint resolution which put a
stop to the introduction of new bus
mess after the session of June g.
1t also approved of a recess until Mon
day, July s, after the session of Sat-
urday The date of final adjourn
ment was not fixed, Speaker Ekern
declining to agree upon date with
the senate. It is believed, however,
that adjournment will be reached
soon after the recess, two or possibly
three days being sufficient to close
up business and permit the governor
to sign bills. The insurance measures
alone may interrupt the program.
There is much important legislation
left unfinished. 1t is conceded that
it will be a task to secure the attend
ance of members, but this, it is
claimed, will be done under calls of
both houses
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
Judge Ray S. Reid Named.

Gen. Davidson appointed Judge Ray
S. Reid, of La Crosse, as state water
ways commissioner. The position was
created by chapter 429 of the laws of
1907, recently enacted by the 1egisla-
ture. It carries a salary of $4,000 a
year and the term is for three years.
The commissioner has authority ever
the Mississippi river within the
boundaries of Wisconsin and the navi-
gable streams of the state as the
state railroad commissioners have
over the railroads in the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
Three Measures Vetoed.

Gov. Davidson sent three vetoes to
the assembly. The bills vetoed are
No. 1016A, providing that hereafter in
Milwaukee the signature and consent
of one instead of two aldermen shall
be required in condemnation proceed
ings; No. 1029A, providing that no
act of the legislature shall apply to or
affect any suit, action or proceeding
pending at the time the act takes
effect, and No. 914A, requiring side
walks to be laid on all streets open to
public travel upon which the grade for
sidewalks has been established.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
Electrical Company Aided.

The bills which Mr.. Cernahan sue.
ceeded in getting through the assem-
bly, were Nos. 408S and 410S, giving
street and electric railway, telegraph,
telephone, power, heat and light COM
panies the power of eminent domain
to condemn land for poles to carry
electric wires. Mr.. Cernahan said
that the purpose of the bills was to
enable a company at Eau Claire to
carry electric power from it's dam at
Menomonie to Eau Claire. 1t has Sc
cured the right of way for it's lines
through all the territory, but a short
piece of which the owner refuses to
let it have. The bills will enable it
to condemn the right to set it's poles
on this land.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
Buell. Is SparIing's Successor.

Gov. Davidson appointed Attorney
c. e. Buell. of Madison as a member
of the Wisconsin state civil service
commission to succeed Prof. Samuel
E. Sparkling, also of Madison. The
appointment is for term of siy years
and the compensation is SO a day for
time actually devoted to the duties
OF the Office. The appointment must
be confirmed by the senate. Mr.
Buell. Is practicing attorney of Madi-
son, graduate of the academic de-
partment of the university in 1878
and of the law department in1S83.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
So Common.

"Was no one injured in the railway
collision, count?'
mo, but nevertheless it was a most
painful situation. First, second, third
and fourth-class passengers all min.
gled together! Simply unheard of"
Translated for Transatlantic Tales
from Fliegende Batter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
GIRL ATTACKED AND MURDERED
Neighbors of Wisconsin Farmer Talk
of Lynching Suspects.

Marshfield.-The body of Jennie
Richler, a farmers daughter, was
found near her home, Is miles north
of here. She had been attacked and
murdered.
Two suspects, John Mckay and Joe
Bartlett, have been arrested. A button
found near the girls body is identical
with those on the shirt of one of them.
The girls neighbors made strong
talk of lynching the men.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
DRUGGISTS End Meetinu.

Elllhart Lake.-The twenty-seventn
annual meeting of the Wisconsin
Pharmaceutical association ended.
About 100 members were in attend
ance. The following officers were cleo
ted: President, P N. Sharp, Oconto
Falls; secretary, Henry Rollman, Chill
ton; treasurer, w. P. Clark, Milton;
local secretary, w. H. Barr, Milwau-
kee. The next meeting will be held
at Elkhart Lake.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
Youth Drowned al PIatteviIIe.

Platteville.-Richard K McGregor,
son of Duncan McGregor, member of
assembly, normal school regent and
former president of the PlattevilIe
normal school, was drowned in the
Little Platte river The young man
was graduated last month from the
normal school here, and enjoyed great
popularity in school and town circles
of Platteville. The city is greatly
shocked by the accident.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
Law GiIIett Cornerstone.

Gillett.-The cornerstone of the
new $4,000 church was laid by the
Rev. Mr.. Miller of Appleton. The
Rev $. Paul and Mr.. Triggs preached
sermons and Prof. Plamke of Law
renee university preached an evening
sermon The church is of New Lon
don white brick, and has a tower 16O
feet high
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
Boy Gets $4,000 for Hand.

Racine.-The case of Edward Stell-
berg against the American Seating
company for $4,000 damages, on ac-
count of having lost hand in a pick
ing machine while in the employ of
the corporation, came to an end. The
jury, after being out a short time,
brought in a special verdict for the
plaintiff for $4,000 damages. Stell-
berg is only Is years old.
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Woman Wounds BURGLAR.

Kenosha.-Mrs. Edward Blush, a
woman we'll known in Kenosha
society, fought off a man who at
tempted to enter her home, and
wounded him with a Ratchet While
the man escaped, he left a bloody trail
behind him. The police believe he
was hurt so badly that he will be
forced to seek the services of a sur
geon, and that his capture will be
effected in this way.