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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-12
WARREN DOWNS PARKER, JR.

Warren Downs Parker, Jr., only
child of President and Mrs. w. D.
Parker of this city, died in hos
pital at New Orleans Sept. 6, 1907
A telegram to his parents last Fri
day summoned them to him. Mr..
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker left for New
Orleans by the first train from Hud-
son but failed to reach his bedside
before he expired, Downs was
about thirty-6ve years old. He
came to this city at the opening of
the Normal school and grew to
manhood here. He took a course
in civil engineering and had prac-
ticed his profession in the mining
regions of the Black Hills in South
Dakota and for several years past
had been in the mining business in
Nicaragua, where he had valuable
holdings. Mr.. Parker visited his
parents here for two weeks in the
early part of May. He was suffer
ing at that time from malaria con-
tracted in Central America and soon
after he left here he went to the
hospital in New Orleans. Recently
he submitted TO an operation for
the removal of assesses on the
liver from which he failed to rally.
He leaves a wife whom he married
the past summer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-12
OBITUARY.
THOMAS MCMILLAN.

Thomas Mcmillan died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. A. W..
Andrus, in this city Sept. 2, 1907,
aged IS years, months and l day.
He was born in County AntrEm,
near Belfast in Ireland, Feb. l, 1921.
In 1845 he came to America, locat-
ing at first in Philadelphia, Pa.
From there he moved TO Butler in
the same state and thence in 1871
he went to Kansas where he resided
for four years. From Kansas he
came to Pierce county, Wisconsin,
where he resided the remainder of
his life.
Mr.. Mcmillan joined the United
Presbyterian church in Ireland in
early manhood. After coming to
this country he united with the Pres
byterian church of America in which
he remained faithful and consist
ent member until death. He leaves
six children, three sons and three
daughters, to mourn his loss. His
wife died in 1868.
The funeral was held last Thurs
day, a service at the home of his
daughter in this city and from the
Presbyterian church at Big River,
where the remains were buried
Rev. VIM. A. Ward conducted the
services at the funeral.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-12
Pierce County Fair.
oath Annual Exhibition at
Ellsworth, Wisconsin.
September IS, 20, and 27.'O7.

Our Fair is distinctively a
Farmers Fair. Last year we paid
nearly $500 in premiums mostly
to farmers. Our speeding contests
are so financed as to make them
nearly or quite self sustaining
Our premiums are liberal, and it is
our boast that we have always paid
them in full. Everybody is bene-
flied by attending fair like ours.
1t is short course in agriculture
and stock-raising. It's material
benefits are great, but greater still
are its social advantages. In one
day at the Fair you can see more
old friends and neighbors, renew
more old acquaintanceS and visit
more than in all other days of the
toilful year. This alone is worth
more than all the cost and trouble.
The grounds are beautiful and there
are secluded hooks favorable for
family picnics. Come out and see
your friends and have day or two
of relaxation and pleasure. Your
material harvests are garnered,
come out and gather richer harvest
of pleasant memories. There will
be amusements galore.
We expect that three frst-class
Bands will furnish music.
Arrangements are being made for
a hot game of baseball each day.
There will be Free Vaudeville and
Acrobatic performances
There will be neat hoss-racing,
quickly pulled off.
The Midway will be filled with all
kinds of more or less moral shows.
The Soucy Merry-go-round will
be there
There will be Balloon Ascensions
and Parachute drops at exactly 4
o'clock each day.
There will be Singing Contests in
the hall.
On Friday Hon. C. A. Windle will
deliver an address under the aus
pieces of the American Society of
Equity.
There will be plenty to eat and
plenty to see.
A new feature this year will be
the Educational Department under
the leadership of. Prof. George
Weldon.
Something will be going on all
the time, and we promise that you
will not have a weary minute.
1t is your own Fair-everybody
else will be there, and we rather
expect you.
D. w. WooDWoRTH, Pres.
F. D. LORD, Sec'y.
Write for Cata1ooua \
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-12
A Slight Frost Corn Safe.

There was slight frost Monday
morning but it did no damage ex-
cept on low grounds. Corn, about
here, is out of its reach, although if
a heavy frost comes before it is cut
it will damage the fodder. Farmers
generally make more of corn fodder
than they were formerly accustomed
to. In fact much more corn is
planted in this vicinity than when
wheat could be raised to advantage.
In connection with the raising of
corn hogs and cattle for market are
kept and fatted. No corn of conse-
quence is marketed here. Modern
appliances for the facility of hand
ling corn permit a farmer to plant
large fields of corn and harvest it with
comparative ease. The two-horse
corn planter, the harvester that cuts
and binds the stalks, the shredder,
that husks and drops the corn in
wagon box, and shreds and stacks
the fodder, allow the farmer to
raise corn to advantage. Again,
the soil and climate here are both
favorable for the corn crop. The
grain raised here is thoroughly &C.
climatized and as perfectly adapted
to the length of the season as that
planted in the corn belt" The
variety generally raised here is not
quite as large in stalk and ear as
that raised in Illinois and Iowa and
not quite as much from an acre is
averaged but the crop is as certain
as it is in those states further south.
AS far as we have observed corn is
good here this year. 1t certainly is
on other than clay lands.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-12
pIaalna for Stolen Wealth

For the past few nights, says Vir-
ginia City correspondence to the Sac
ramento Bee, three men, wearing
masks and dressed in dark clothes,
have been mysteriously digging
trenches in the yard surrounding the
home of the late Ben Carrick, who,
while treasurer of Storey county, dur
ing the early and prosperous days of
the Comstock, stole the funds of the
treasury, amounting to more than $780,
900.
The money stolen from the treasury
was never recovered, and 1t is thought
that these three mysterious men be-
lieve that it is buried in the yard sur
rounding Carrick's deserted home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-12
Write for Catalogue. J

The University of Wisconsin now
has a School of Journalism. This
school was organized two years ago.
1t has developed a good deal of inter
est and the number of students has
largely increased. The school has
four-year course. Some thirty
of the members of the faculty are
giving courses in this department
and a number of we1l-known news
paper men will deliver lectures 10
the students the coming year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-12
ANIMAL SUICIDES A MYTH.
Popular FaIIacy Regarding Seif-De-
struction Exposed.

FOpUldT dIldCy nCSdIOIhS
struction Exposed.
The supposed suicide OF animals
raises a subtle problem, and to deny
it is to fly in the face Of popular be.
lief It is just as much natural his
tory myth, however, as the hoary-
headed belief in the adder swallowing
it's young in time of peril, the toal
living in stone nodule for thousands
of years or the terminating powers
of mummy wheat The most ancient
felo de Sc verdict of the myth mong-
ers relates to the habit of scorpions
digging their stings into their heads
when unable to escape from fire.
Experiments have proved the fallacy
of the scorpions suicide. Scorpions
were once confined in an extremely
hot place, from which escape was i'm
possible, and their frantic gymnastics
were carefully studied with serene and
philOsophic complacency. AS in the
case of the tortured rattlesnake biting
it's own body the action of the scor-
pion in an apparent attempt to put
an end to its sufferings by singing it's
head was purely muscular, and can
only be compared to the action of bit
ing the dust attributed to men who
die in hand-tO-hand struggles or to the
biting of their own hand or arm by
unhealthy children in a paroxysm OF
anger
That animals bring about their own
death by violent and abnormal actions
IS certain, but if all the contributory
causes could be ascertained it would
probably be found that they did so
under the pressure of some torturing
pain producing hysterical madness.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-12
A Lucky Purchase.

We have placed on sale 200 pairs
of cotton blankets which we bought
nearly year ago, before the prices
advanced. We will give the people
of River Falls and vicinity the bene-
fit. Call and see them. Norseng
Bros.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-12

The weather at evening and morn
ing is suggestive of fall. For the
last three years frost held off unus-
ually. Last fall and the year before
we had no killing frost until along
in October. AS a rule we may eX-
pect frost that will kill corn, vines
and other tender vegetation from
the 18th to the Goth of September.
Corn, in general, shows a rank
growth of stalk and in fields about
here is we'll cared with a condition
that intimates that a week or ten
days of warm weather will put it
beyond the possibility of injury by
frost. In some fields on sandy soils
the crop is now safe. 1t is said
that on clay lands the crop is back
ward and a frost in the near future
would spoil it except for fodder.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-12

The anti-smoking law affects all
kids under sixteen years of age.
These are forbidden to smoke tobac-
co in any shape. The penalty for
the first offenSe is ten dollars or
thirty days in jail, and for the
second twenty-five dollars or ninety
days in jail. The law applies TO
smoking in. public places and
owners of establishments are liable
to fine for permitting boys under
sixteen to smoke on their premises.
Boys over sixteen can smoke coffin
nails if they choose to, as far as
this law is concerned although there
is another law intended for prevent
ing the sale of cigarettes and cigar
cite papers. The law would save
the small boy. After he gets to the
sensible age the law presumes that
he knows enough to let these things
alone. and if he does not he is not
of much consequence. Sooner or
later persistent use of cigarettes
will make it necessary that he
should be buried out of sight. Be-
fore cigarette smoking was in vogue
among the kids heart failure with
boys was practically an unheard of
thing. Now we frequently read of
a boys dying with heart failure.
Impure blood runs you down
makes you an easy victim for organ
ic Diseases. ). Burdock Blood Bitters
purifies the blood-cures the cause
builds you up.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-12

FARM For RENT. The j. S. Cop
ley farm in Clifton, six miles south
west of this city, is COR rent. En-
quire on the place.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-12

Losr-Between the farm of Frank
Bliss and Lund's, a pocket-book.
Leave same at this office and re-
ceive reward.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-12

LosT.-Last Monday, between the
Normal school and Pleasant Valley,
a silver watch. Finder please leave
same at this office.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-12
Card of Thanks.

The undersigned desire through
the JOURNAL to express their thanks
10 the friends and neighbors who
manifested their sympathy and kind
ness to us during the sickness and
at the funeral of our father and
brother. LIZZIE MCMILLAN.
F. F. MCMILLAN.
MRS. A. w. ANDRUS.
ROBERT MCMILLAN.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-12
Mrs. Cream.

Miss Maud Elliott of Sheldon, Ia,
who is attending the Normal, spent
Saturday and Sunday with her aunt,
Mrs. 7. p. Elliott.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-12

Meetings every Sunday evening
at $50 o'clock in the parlors of the
Congregational church.
Topic for Sept. Is, Gods Omni-
science" lisa. 40: 1921. Leader.
Miss Mary Hutton. Everybody in
yited.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-12

The United States Treasury Off
Gals know the amount of money
issued by the government-$3, 170,-
81, 756 They also know how much
of each kind of money, gold, silver,
subsidiary coins and paper, there
is outstanding, and the weight of
each coin. Figuring on this basis
it has been determined that it would
take 800 cars TO hold this money
for transportation. There are 442
cars of silver; 68 of gold; SO of sub
sidiary silver; paper %; minor coins
259. These deductions are based
on 10 tons to the car of metal money
and 20 tons of paper.
President Roosevelt TO the inter
viewers: Once for all, let me say
that as far as l am concerned and
for the eighteen months of my adj
ministration that remain, there will
be no change in the policy we have
steadily pursued. | wish there to
be no mistake on this point. 1t is
idle to ask me not to prosecute
criminals, rich or poor" Il regard
this contest as one to determine
who shall rule this government-the
people through their governmental
agents, or few ruthless and de-
termined men whose wealth makes
them particularly formidable, be-
cause they are behind the breast
work of corporate organization"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-12

WANrED-A girl at New City Ho'
tel.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-11

The Eiler show people, here
Wednesday night with Down
Mobile, " fully maintained the
good reputation gained by two
former visits TO Canyon City and
we shall be glad to see them
again next season. They have a
good show and are nice, clever
folks as well.
Packery plants must have an
abundant water supply and this
Canyon City can furnish and to
spare. No other town on the
Plains is better equipped other
wise for the packery business
and we might get it by going
after it. Suppose we try? It's
worth the effort.
A. b. AXtell, as soon as he can
leave his wife. who is still sick,
will enter upon his duties as
chief engineer of Il projected
railroad which will begin, per-
haps at Quanah, and thence west
through Floyd crossing the Pc
cos Valley between Hereford and
TeXico and on to a Rock Island
point.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McCord
left us last week for their HON
in Missouri. Mack is a secure
victim of the white plague he
was badly touched with it when
he came here over a year ago
and ere another summer rolls
around thirty" will have been
called for him and one more
print, a good one and a very
agreeable fellow too, will have
been called in to cash his "Slugs. ="
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-11
Al The Christian Church.

Subjects of j. G.. Mason $ ser
mons at the Christian Church
next Sunday: At II a. m, The
Church Of Christ, it's origin, or.
ganization and purposes; at 7;30
p. M, 'Paul's defense before
Agrippa."
Elder Mason is one of the best
informed men in the state on re
ligious matters and a very enter
tanning speaker and he should,
upon each of these occasions,
have a full house.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-11
Commercial Club Notice.

A special meeting is called for
Tuesday night at the courthouse
to take up the question of the eX-
cursion to Dallas on Panhandle
Day; to arrange to push the Ma
tional Park matter and to consid-
er some other matters of impor.
lance to Canyon City and Randall
county. Several speeches are
promised. BE on hand at 7:30 p.
m. and let us have Il rousing
good meeting.
GEO. A. BRANDON,
President.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-11
san francisco.

Serene, Indifferent to fate,
Thou sittest at the western gate:
Upon thy heights so lately won
Still slant the banners OF the sun;
tents.
o warder of two contlnents
And. scornful of the peace that flies,
Thy angry winds and sullen skies.
Thou drawest all things. small or great.
To thee beside the western gate.
o lions whelp. that hldest fast
In jungle growth of spire and mast
l know thy cunning and thy greed,
Thy hard. high lust and wlllful deed.
And all thy glory loves to tell
or specious gifts material.
Drop down. o fieecy fog, and hide
Her skcptic sneer and all her pride!
Wrap her, o fog, in gown and hood
or her Franciscan brotherhood
Hide me her faults, her sin and blame:
With thy gray mantle cloak her shame!
So shall she, cowled, sit and pray
Till morning bears her sins away.
Then rise, o fleecy fog, and raise
The glory of her coming days;
BE as the cloud that fecks the seas
Above her smoky argosies.
When forms familiar shall give place
To stranger speech and newer face:
When all her throes and anxious fears
Lie hushcd in the repose of years;
When art shall raise and culture lift
The sensual joys and meaner thrift,
And all fulfilled the vision. we
Who watch and wait shall never see
Who, IN the morning Of her race
Toicd fair or meanly in our place.
But, yielding to the common lot.
Lie unrecorded and forgot.
Bret Harte.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-11

The leading weather feature Of
the week ending today was the
white frost and thin ice Tuesday
morning our first taste of win
ter. AT first it was thought the
Kaftir corn would be materially
injured by it but it only scorch-
ed the fodder a little. Melons
and other vine crops and all gar
den stuff, barring lettuce and
other semi-winter growths, are
mix" With the exception of
one cloudy day, Monday, when
it spit snow and sleeted a trille,
the days have been clear, cool
and nice enough for anybody.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-11
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BUSINESS LOCALS !


aGM@AHHA #aHa#HwA
BE a News subscriber.
Rooms For Rent-A Eakman
residence. Apply on premises
or to ~. d. Smith.
For Sale-Cedar fence posts;
also corral posts. r. III. San
ford, Canyon, Texas. III
Buy your Coles Hot Blast
Heating Stove from THOMPSON
HARDWARE Co.
Fresh vegetables, beef, veal,
pork, bread and butter, dressed
hens at Canyon Market. Phone
172.
If you want anything out of
the ordinary phone Canyon Mar
ket. Phone 172.
For Sale AT bargains less
than cost some Steel Star Wind
mills at Thompson Hardware
Co.
Lost In town Sept. DIST by
Mrs. b. II. Johnson, a black
plush cape. Finder please bring
to this Office.
Thompson Hardware Co. has
some special bargains in some
Sulkey and Disc Flows which
they do not want to carry over.
Housekeeper Wanted Not under
Is. Fair salary to right person.
Mrs. J. A. EDWARDS,
% BIS Canyon City, Texas.
For Sale "A dresser, 3 tables,
four chairs, mating for rooms,
and several other things. Mrs.
Edith Flint, or apply to this
Office.
For SaIe-33 pigs and shoats,
buggies, one heavy two-horse
ranch buggy the other a light
single buggy both almost new
with harness for each.
% It r. f.. FOSTER.
Just received Il new line of
spectacles. Call and see me. |
can fit you
a. H. THOMPSON,
Leading Druggist.
The oyster season opens Sep
TENDER LIST. You can get them
at the Canyon Market; also fresh
fish, Goldfish, mackerel, mince
meat and vegetables. Phone 112.
+ For Sale One section patented
land ! miles from Canyon City,
Texas; $3.50 per acre, l3 cash,
balance and , years at per
cent interest.
n. THOMPSON, Owner,
Canyon City, Texas.
Lock Box POI,
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-11
THOMAS BROS.
The Quality House.
News Roll of Honor.

Under this heading will be found
the amounts received on subScript-
ion to the News since last re.
port, and names of the parties
paying. This will serve as re-
ceipt to those of our subscribers for
warding money by mail.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-11

d. w. Wallace returned from
his San Angelo trip last week.
Very, very dry in the Concho
country, he says.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-11
Without a SCavenger.

Our city scayenger has quit
his job and moved to Amarillo.
Who wants the job with good
pay? All he can make. Apply
quick.
JASPER n. HANEY, Mayor.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-11

Died-ThiS morning at her
home in town Mrs. j f. Coleman.
She had consumption and her
death was not unexpected.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-11

S. V. Writ and Howell. The
jeweler, have moved all their be
longings to the old Supply cor
ner.
w. j. Redfearn will move his
Racket store into town sometime
next week occupying the build
ing recently vacated by the Can
yon Market.
FL. Y. Evans was on our streets
again Saturday. He is able to
get about with the aid of a crutch
and is well on the way to com
plete recovery.
Mrs. NJ. S. Park came in Sun
day to stay this week with her
daughter-in law, Mrs. d. A..
Park, who is still confined to the
house with sickness.
r. G.. Oldham and j. G. Pipkin
visited Amarillo Tuesday. Moth
ing unusual for many of our peo-
pie to do, but rather so for them
and both at one time.
Rather dull in town this week
Farmers all at work, or should
be, gathering the crops and the
land agents gone up North after
another lot of prospectors.
Travis Shaw left on Tuesday
for TeXico where he will be en-
gagged for several days in the
First National Bank of that town,
Mrs. Shaw went with him.
Mrs. Hortense Lester left on
Monday evening to visit an uncle
at Denver, Colorado. Her moth
er, Mrs. r.. l.. Faulkner, accom-
panied her as far as Amarillo.
Hon. ALT f. Rector of Marshall,
Mo-, was here several days of
last and the first of this week to
visit his son, b. j., going from
here to see the Texas coast cOun-
try.
W. II. Moreland, getting word
of sickness in his brother 5 fami-
ly at Plainview, went there We'd
nesday, Geo. Reynolds taking
ing his place with the Supply
Co. until he returns.
w. II. Garrett of near Umbar-
ger, in town Tuesday said that
he thought the light freeze of
tne preceding night had killed
everything growing except the
small grain and the grass.
The Rife Land Company or
dered 800 extra copies of last
weeks News, Mr.. Rife leaving
with them Monday for the North
where he will scatter them in the
fields his company is working.
n. Thompson has sold his $40,
the Faulkner section No. 125, )
miles S. E., to l.. A. Lawrence
and G.. h. Gibson, the first named
recently from Illinois and the
last from Missouri, at $3.50 per
acre.
l.. r. Lester and Travis Shaw
went to Texico Tuesday to at
tend a meeting Of the directors
of the First National Bank there
of which Mr.. Lester is president
and MIR. Shaw director. They
expect to return today.
DR.. Latham was gone several
days this week, somewhere north
OF Amarillo, maybe Kansas City,
a friend denies this, suggesting
that he went to sleep on his claim
in New Mexico a night or two
and is ashamed to own it.
Oscar Hunt has received the
appointment as postmaster and
when his bond is approved. it
has already been forwarded, will
assume his duties. Just where
the Office will be is not settled,
but from present indications 1t
is likely to remain on the east
side as the west side people, in
Guiding The News, of course,