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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14

mail order house, the loss to the com.
munity would be greater than the gain
for himself. 1t is needless to point
out that as the amount of the mail or
der business from any community in
creases the amount of loss to the COM
munity also increases, until it is only
a question of time until the Individual
loss caused by the general depression
OF business will exceed the individual
saving.
In fact if everyone in the commun.
ity bought from the mail order houses.
local markets would disappear and
the farmer would be compelled to sell
as we'll as buy from the catalogue
concerns. The rural districts would
be devoid of business activity while
the wealth of the country would be
centered in one or two points. Buy
ing by mail may be attractive, but the
most pronounced mail order fiend
must look with apprehension on any
condition whereby he would be COM
PEELED to depned ON the mail order
man for market for his products.
But the idea of saving on individual
purchases is, to a great extent, a
fallacy. In spite of his boosted ability
to buy in large quantities, he is not
able to buy for much less, than the
country merchant. Competition in all
manufactured products is too keen for
that. And the small saving he is able
to make by large purchases is more
than Offset by his larger expenses.
These expenses must come out of the
purchaser so the mail order man is
compelled to make a larger profit than
the local dealer. 1t costs him more to
market his goods. He must maintain
a large and expensive Office force and
he must advertise. AS an example
Of what the mail order man expects
to make out of his customers, letter
written by a prominent mail order
man might be quoted. Writing to a
magazine he said: advertising in
your publication cost us II cents an
inquiry and we made sales at a cost
of only Sc cents each for advertising.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14

This is about half of our regular cost"
This man was selling "a complete out
| fit of clothes for $685." He was will
ing to pay dollar for each sale the
advertising brought him. Ask your
local dealer how long he could keep
the sheriff away from his doors If he
took a dollar out of every ten dollar
sale.
You can't buy the same class of
goods any cheaper from the catalogue
houses than from the local dealer.
though one may think he can after
reading the catalogues. The differ
ence comes in the quality Of the goods.
There is a particular class of goods
known as mail order goods" This
trade term Is applied to cheap but
snowy goods and novelties which can
be sold at large profit. 1t means
much the same thing as street fakir
goods" and, as is the case with street
fakir goods, mail order goods are not
handled by the regular jobbers and
wholesalers. They cannot afford to
handle them because their customers
want better merchandise. The street
fakir duplicates, in appearance, the
1ewelry carried by first class jew
elry house and makes large profits.
The catalogue merchant does the
same thing but does it on larger
scale and much more cleverly.
The country store is one of the
most valuable institutions OF any
community. In the order OF estaD-
lishment it is first and In the degree
of social Importance it is second only
to the church and the school In many
communities it is greater even than
these. 1t is here that the members or
the community meet and exchange
opinions, ideas and news. 1t Is here
that most political questions are
threshed out and decided. 1t Is the
center of the community and any
community without center or this
sort loses its first organization with
out which progress Is impossible. 1t
ia toward the local store that the
country boy looks as the first STEP
ping stone out Of the drudgery OF farm
life. Thousands Of successful men
have risen through a clerkship In a
country store. The country store Is
human. The mail order house Is
bloodless and soulless. The country
store has at heart the interests Of the
community. The mail order house has
no interests but It's own. In times OF
depression the country store gives
credit too liberal to be prompted by
mere purpose Of gain. The mail order
house demands cash with order. AS
with our fellow men, we will not real
ize how valuable the country store
is until it is taken away.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
HoRTIcULTURIsTs PICK coE.
Fort Atkinson Man Chosen President
of State Society.

Madison.-The Wisconsin State
Horticultural society elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
President, r. J. Coe, Fort Atkinson;
vice president, William J. Hanchett,
Sparta; treasurer, l.. G. Kellogg, Rip
on; executive committee by districts,
William Longland, Lake Geneva;
Prof. E. P. Sandsten, Madison; Will
liam Toole, Baraboo; F. w. Harland,
Milwaukee; H. G. Melcher, Oconomo-
voc; L. A. Carpenter, Fond du Lac;
A. ]. Phillips, West Salem; M. E.
Henry, Oshkosh; d. E. Bingham,
Sturgeon Bay; A. E. Bennett, Grand
Rapids; G. L. Richardson, Chippewa
Falls. George J. Kellogg of Lake
Mills contested the election for presi-
dent with Mr.. Coe, but lost by an
overwhelming vote. Then he contest
ed the election for member of the ex-
ecutive committee from the Second
district with Prof. Sandsten of the ag-
ricultural college of the university, but
was defeated again. There was a
sharp contest over the election of
vice president, but Mr.. Hanchett final
ly won. The retiring president is T.
E. Loope of Eureka. Prof. Fred Crane
field of Madison is secretary, his term
of Office continuing for a period of
several years. The retiring officers
made their annual reports, showing
the affairs of the society to be in a
most fourishing condition. Dele
gates from local and other societies
also submitted reports. Two hundred
horticulturists from all parts Of the
state were in attendance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
city's Riohts Are Defined.

Janesville.-Judge Grimm has rem
dered decision in the suit of B. A.
Ralph ct al. VS.. the city of Fort At
kinson in which he decides that the
city has the right to grade it's streets
and repel water, but it can not collect
and discharge such water upon the
property of private individuals. Mr..
Ralph sued the city for damages to his
property from water which ran on
it owing to grading by the city.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
Members Favor $1,000 Sill.

Considerable favor is shown among
the members to the resolution intro
duced by Assemblyman, not Senator,
Stout, to authorize constitutional
amendment which will permit the in
crease of legislative compensation
from $500 to $1,000. The members
who have been going to their homes
during Sunday adjournment find that
the item of car fare cuts into their
meal ticket money to such an extent
that by the end of the session they
will be obliged to draw upon their re-
serve funds, or, in some instances,
upon their friends, for money enough
to pay expenses during the session.
The honor of it all and whatever else
can be found in being a member of
the legislature as matter of patriot
ism or sentiment, brushes up against
a plain matter of fact proposition, as
the $500, however economically dis
bursed dwindles down to nothing in
discharging necessary expenses.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
CHARGE PERJURY TO WOMAN.
Fond du Lac Prisoner, 1t Is Said, Knew
OF Alleged Brides to Chief.

Fond du Lac.-A new sensation in
the case of Chief of Police f. A. Nolan
was sprung by the grand jury when a
warrant was issued for the arrest of
Madge Petrie, of Waupun, on charge
of perjury in testimony before the
grand jury March 80, 1906.
1t is claimed Madge Petrie knew at
the time she testified that Cora Ed
wards, who is now held on a similar
charge, to be tried at Ripon, gave
Chief Nolan a $135 diamond ring and
also $100 christmas present" it be-
ing charged that this was given for
protection.
The grand jury adjourned and it is
expected it will make a report Feb
ruary IL before Judge Fowler.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
To Prevent Child Labor.

Among the joint resolutions pre-
scented in the legislature was one by
Assemblyman Brockhausen memorial
izing congress to enact at it's present
session an act laying tax of $1,000
a year upon any person or corporation
for each child employed under the age
of 10 years if such employment is
found to be harmful. 1t is proposed
that the tax be collected annually by
the internal revenue collector, and if
it is not paid on demand, the penalty
is seizure and sale of the property of
those from whom it is due.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
To SAFEGUARD Public Health.

A bill introduced by G. E. Estabrook
of Milwaukee, at the request of the
state board of health empowers the
state board to appoint local boards in
towns, villages and cities when the
governing authorities of these corpor-
atoms fail to appoint such boards, and
provides that local health boards shall
supply antitoxin free for INDECENT per-
sons suffering from diphtheria. Sec
rotary G. A. Harper of the state board
of health says that 587 deaths of chill
dren from diphtheria were reported
to the board during the last 81
months, and he believes that if anti
toxin were used freely in the early
stages of the disease the death rate
would be greatly reduced.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14

Madison.-The attorney generals
department has rendered an opin-
ion that Emmerson, who draws
$55 per month upon the labor
roll is also entitled to $35 per
month for clerical service rendered
to the railway rate commission, and
thus the practice of division of Ia
Dor in order to secure additional
compensation receives the sanction of
authority. The opinion given was not
in reply to the inquiry of Secretary of
State Frear, but was transmitted to
Secretary Doty Of the civil service
commission, who, upon a statement
of facts covering the employment of
Emmerson, asked for a decision. The
opinion in brief finds that in the EN-
merson case no law could be found
prohibiting his employment and pay
ment upon the rolls of two different
state departments.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
Referendum for Ordinances.

Elmore T. Elver of Madison wants
the principle Of the referendum ap-
piled to all ordinances passed by COM
mon councils. To this end he intro
duced a bill providing that "the com
mon council of every city, whether
organized under the general law or
special charter, is authorized, without
any petition being filed therefor, to
submit to direct vote of the people
at the next ensuing municipal election
any proposed ordinance which shall
have been introduced before such
council Any proposed ordinance be-
ing negative shall not be submitted
again in less than three years"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14

All of these cost him rs cents. He
was not experienced at putting spring
wagons together and he didn't do a
very good job of it, for one of the
seats refused to sit in the right place
and he had to get local blacksmith
to help him fix it. This cost him
another half dollar and delayed him
so much that he and the boy had to
go to the hotel for their dinners; an
additional expense of 70 cents. So
before he got his team hitched to the
wagon it cost him $3.50. allowing him
saving of $1.10, which was very
stingy pay for the time he had lost.
OF the amount he spent for the wagon,
only $1.95 remained in Boone county.
The railroads and the mail order
house got the rest of it.
In the meantime his neighbor, Mr..
Jones. bought the SIS wagon from the
local dealer, who made a profit OF
SIG on the sale. AS the vehicle was
already assembled and there were no
extra parts or tools to buy, the amount
paid for the wagon represented all OF
the cost to Mr.. Jones. The dealer
spent the SIG profit for new sign on
his building; the sign painter hired
carpenter to repair the roof on his
house: the carpenter paid his bill at
the butchers and the butcher bought
a hog from Mr.. Jones. And so the
SIG kept going in the county until a
farmer with the mail order habit got
RI Nhino0n and
it never came back.
But this wasn't the last Of the two
purchases. A few weeks after the
two wagons were bought, Mr.. Browns
how and Mr.. Jones boy, driving the
new vehicles, met on the country road
They drove too close to each other
and a smash-up resulted. The weak
est part of each wagon gave way; an
axle on the mail order product was
broken and a doubletree on the other
was smashed. Both breaks were plain
w because of defective construction.
Mr.. Jones took his broken doubletree
RI town the next day and the dealer
gave him a new one Mr.. Brown at
tempted to explain to the Chicago firm
that the axle would not have broken
If il had not been defective and
coupled this explanation with a re-
nuest for a new part, but after several
weeks of correspondence with the
niece as far away as at the begin
ming. he gave it up and bought the
axle himself. This experience told
Mr.. Brown why he should trade with
home merchants instead of patroniz-
ing the mail order houses.
I'm Boone county and in every other
county there are many who send thou
sands of dollars out of the county
every year, without ever considering
the fact that they are making their
community poorer, reducing the per
capita of wealth, and dwarfing local
business, only to enrich concern al
ready rich enough to buy several
counties. An extra thousand dollars
in any community will mean, during
the year, many thousands of dollars in
business transacted and increased in
come for practically every one in the
community. Often the amount sent
to the mail order houses is more than
enough to turn the balance the other
way and business depression exists
where prosperity would prevail under
normal conditions. Even If the coun-
try purchaser was able to save snug
sum by ordering his supplies from a
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
Poultry Men Pick Heads.

Oshkosh.-The Wisconsin State
Poultry association at it's annual
meeting elected the following officers:
President, Fred Badger of Oshkosh;
vice president, James H. Beirne of
Oakfield; general secretary, James F.
Irvine of Oshkosh; show secretary,
Frank A. Allen of Oshkosh; treasurer,
c. H. Krippene of Oshkosh; superin-
tendent, George M. Wells of Osh-
kosh; directors for three years, E. HI.
Orvis of Oakfield, w. E. Holmes of
Oshkosh, E. H. Korror of Fond du
Lac. The meeting of 1908 will be
held in this city as usual.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
Editors Meet March 13.

Secretary Ralph W. Cheever and
President Emil Baensch of the Wis
consin Press association have sched-
uled the midwinter meeting for Mad
ison on March Is and II, and are
now preparing a program. Secretary
Cheever received notice from the rail-
way companies of the state that a
rate of one fare and a third would be
granted for the round trip to all men,
bers of the association. 1t is the pur~
pose of the officers to make this meet
ing one of the best held in years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
Admit Selling coIored "oIeo."

Jefferson.-Thomas Brooks, George
Getterdam and j. G. Harrison, mer-
chants of Watertown, pleaded guilty
before Circuit Judge George Grimm
to charges of violating the oleomar-
garine law by selling oleomargarine
colored yellow. The pleas of guilty
were unexpected, as Swift e Co., Chi
cago, who sold the Watertown mer-
chants the 'oleo,' sent attorneys to
fight the case.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
Text Book on Government.

George F. Grassie of Milwaukee
presented a resolution directing the
state superintendent of public in
struction to prepare a bulletin or text
book on civil government for use in
the public schools. The cost of the
book is not to exceed 35 cents apiece.
The resolution sets forth that the
school children have an insufficient
knowledge of the local, state and ma
tional government of the United
States, and that they should receive
better instruction on this subject
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
Bid on Wisconsin Stone.

The executive committee of the
state capitol commission, decided to
advertise for bids for Wisconsin
granite for the approaches of the out
side steps and basement walls above
the ground of the new capitol. The
commission determined to do this for
the purpose of getting some informa-
ton regarding the cost of Wisconsin
granite and the willingness of con-
tractors to undertake to supply a suf-
ficient quantity of it. The commits
sion will open the bids on February
90.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
Move for Peace Parliament.

E. J. Berner of Milwaukee, social
democrat, introduced joint resolu-
ton memorializing congress to pro-
vide for an international parliament
for the settlement Of controversies
between different nations The res
olution asks congress to initiate pro-
ceedings to invite the nations OF the
world to send delegates to an inter-
parliamentary union for the purpose
of discussing and establishing sys-
tenn of international arbitration and
investigation of disputes between ma
lions, and to arrange for permanent
interparliamentary union to meet at
stated intervals" The resolution was
laid over. Another resolution intro
duced by Mr. Berner provides for
submitting the question of calling a
convention to revise the state consti-
tuition to the electors of the state. 1t
was laid over.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
To Amend Primary Law.

A bill introduced by r. j. Nye of
Douglas amends the primary election
law so as to provide that in case none
of the candidates for the nomination
for United States senator receives a
majority of the votes at the primaries
the names of the two receiving the
most shall have their names placed
in the party column of the ballot at
the general election and the one re-
ceiving the majority shall be the
nominee of his party and the nomi-
nation shall be binding on the party
members in the legislature.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
Fire Panic in Sanitariun,.

Oshkosh.-Fire in the basement of
Lakeside sanitarium caused a panic
among the 100 inmates, but was
eventually stopped without serious re-
suits by the nurses and other attend
ants. One woman insisted on taking
her boy, a week old, and carrying him
to a neighboring house. The temper
ature was 80 below zero.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
New LEAGUE for Wisconsin.

Kaukauna.-A four-team baseball
league is being agitated for next sea-
son, Fond du Lac being dropped for
Green Bay. The cities mentioned are
Kaukauna, Green Bay, Appleton,
Neenah and Menasha. The reason
for dropping Fond du Lac is because
it's team has always been money
loser both at home and abroad.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
Is Years WEEDS 30 Years.

La Crosse.-Adella Fluffy, Is years
old. and Abraham Asfoor, 40 years
old, eloped to st. Paul and were mar
ried. Asfoor's offer of $500 to the
girls father for her hand stirred the
police The couple were refused
license here, exposing the scheme.
The authorities will prosecute.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
Gives $4,000 for Y. M. c. A.

La Crosse-The initial gift toward
the construction of a new modern Y.
M c. A. building, which is to cost
100000, was made by w. w. Cargill,
who made a donation of $4,000 for
that purpose. With one-quarter of the
sum needed already provided for, Off
GERS of the local association are con-
fident of success in raising the re-
mainder of the funds. 1t is proposed
to devote one month to collecting
money for the building fund under
the leadership of competent persons.
S. G. Ward of Chicago, one of the
greatest international workers of the
association, will be here to direct eff
forts of the local workers. Options
are being secured on desirable cor
ners in the down town district.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
Favors Devils Lake Park.

The commission appointed to inves-
tigate a plan of establishing state
parks at Devils lake and the dells
of the Wisconsin has made a report
favoring a park at Devils lake and
recommending legislative investiga-
ton of the proposal as it affects the
dells
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
To pomestIcate a Cat.

+ is said that an unfailing remedy
for a cat that will not accustom itself
TO a new home is to grease It's feet
thoroughly with butter and put It
down the cellar. When it has licked
its feet clean it will be thoroughly
domiciled and will cause no further
trouble by running away.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
Trolley Across Line.

La Crosse-The La Crosse and Wi
mona Traction company, in applying
for a franchise, has officially an
nounced that it intends to build an
electric line from La Crosse to Wi
mona within two years. The company
is controlled by Chicago capitalists,
headed by the insult interests.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
Gets 600 600 Fish Erv.

Madison.-The bureau of fisheries
at Washington has notified the COM
missioners of fisheries of Wisconsin
that 100000 whitefish eggs and A.
100000 lake trout eggs will be deliv-
cred to be Matched in the state fish
hatcheries and planted in the Wis
consin waters of the great lakes.
This large number of eggs in bulk
would amount to about 80 bushels.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
Licenses For Veterinarians.

The veterinarians of the state have
had introduced bill providing for a
state board to examine veterinarians
and license them. All reputable vet
erinarians now practicing are to be
registered on payment of a fee of
five dollars, and all new applicants
are to pay fee of So The expenses
of the board and the per diem of it's
members are to be paid out of the
receipts for examination and regis
tration. The bill was presented by
WILDER Cahoon of Sank
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
Provides for Woman Suffrage.

A bill bearing Senator Stout's naINe
is of great Importance to the, voters
of the state, for it provides women's
suffrage under a plan of referendum,
the question whether women should
be allowed to vote being submitted to
the votes of the people.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
Man Proves His Insanity.

Chippewa Falls.-Fred Hammann,
an old settler, was found in cell in
the county Jail with his throat badly
cut. He came here with a view of
getting friends to sign a petition for
his admission to an asylum, but was
told that he was rational. His deed
seems to prove him insane and he
will be committed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-14
instantly Killed by Fall,

Platteville-Louis Aide fell from the
top of the shaft of the Kennedy mine
near Hazel Green. He had charge of
the hoist and was just hooking on the
tub when he fell. He dropped about
100 feet and was instantly killed. He
was young man of about IL years. His
father Thomas Aide, has been the
foreman of the mine for some time
and is well known throughout the dis
trict