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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16
WHAT CURED HIM OF HABIT.
Thinking Aloud a Thing of the Past
with This Man.

81 see," said the young man who
smokes, that a London doctor has
come to the front with some formula
warranted to cure the most confirmed
driveler of the habit of talking to him.
self"
''Humph," said the other, that is
nothing new. There are dozens OF
cures already on the market. Doubt
less all these specifics have some vir-
tue, but I'll wager none of them is so
effective as the one accidentally hit
upon several years ago. In my younger
days was a slave to the habit of
self-communion. No matter where
was, whether alone or in a crowd, my
mind was always busy, and involun-
tarily my thoughts ran to spoken
words. Among the various interests
that engrossed my attention at that
time was the profession of author
ship.
"One day, while out for stroll, l
met young woman whom I knew. /
turned and walked with her. We had
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16
Protests Result in Change.

AS result of protests made from
all over the state to the Wisconsin
railroad rate commission, the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad has agreed
to equalize the rate per 100 pounds on
dry wood so that it will be no more
than the present rate by the cord, and
also to defer the canceling of the old
cord rate from February 1, as first an
nounced, to April 1. This announce
ment was made recently, being learned
through the rate commission. Since
the railroad announced the cancela-
ton of the old rate short time ago,
both the road and the commission
have been flooded with protests from
all over the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16
r. M. Rashford.

can qualify. Jus ice Bashford will, of
course, be candidate for election for
the unexpired term, and will have the
prestige of already holding the posi-
ton. A year from next April he will
be candidate for the regular term of
ten years, beginning the first Monday
of January, 1910. The salary for the
unexpired term will be $4,000 year,
and for the regular term $4,000 year.
BY virtue of seniority of service JUS
tice John B. Winslow has succeeded
to the chief justiceship. Mr.. Bashford
is 63 years old, and is regarded as one
of the big lawyers of the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16
Delayed Message Cost $1,000.

The supreme court reversed the
case of Charles E. Barker versus the
Western Union Telegraph company.
Barker, who is a physician in Mad
ison, brought action for damages of
81 500 for delay in delivery of tele-
gram. A young Chicagoan, supposed
to be suffering from tuberculosis, was
about to leave for Arizona for his
health, when he was advised to seek
advice of DR.. Barker. A telegram was
not delivered and Barker lost the pa
tient. Judge Stevens sustained the
company's demurrer The physician ap-
pealed and the supreme court holds
the Western Union liable.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16
NEWS OF WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST IN
THE VARIOUS TOWNS.
MAKE LIQUOR AN ISSUE
Probability That Mayoralty Campaign
in Wausau Will Be Fought on
Enforcement of the Saloon
Closing Law.
MAKE LIQUOR AN ISSUE

Wausau.-The liquor question will
play an important part in the mayoral.
ty campaign next spring, and there is
talk among those who favor enforce
ment of the saloon-closing law of put
ting an Independent candidate in the
field on that issue. 1t is probable
that the Republican candidate will be
August Marquette, assemblyman from
this district, who introduced a bill in
to the legislature providing that the
common council should have the
option of revoking the license of any
saloonkeeper who violated the law.
w. A. Albers, prominent druggist. is
being spoken of for the Democratic
nomination.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget Gathered by Our
Special Correspondent at Madison.

Madison.-The railroad commission
OF Wisconsin have sent letters to the
Western Union Telegraph company
and the leading railroad companies of
the state, notifying them that during
the last few days it has received
large number of complaints to the eff
feet that telegraph service has been
discontinued at many places and
greatly lessened at many others in the
state, snd that in consequence of this
condition of affairs it has decided to
make thorough investigation of the
subject and take such action as the
circumstances may warrant. On &C
count of the Elver law, which prohib-
its railroads from requiring or permit
ting their telegraph operators to work
more than one period of eight consec-
utive hours in any "a, the railroad
companies have since the law went
into effect on January / taken many of
their operators away from small sta
lions and set them to work at more
important points, where it is absolute
ly necessary to have an increased
number of such workmen. The loss
of telegraph service at many of the
smaller places had brought a veri-
table flood of complaints to the rail
road commission regarding the mat
ter, and that body has determined to
see what it can do to relieve the stu
alton. The date of the hearing will
be late this month or early in Febru-
airy. Under the law the companies
have ten days in which to prepare and
file any communication they may wish
to make in the matter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16
BEFORE DEMOCRACY WAS BORN.
Country's Leanings to Aristocracy in
Washington's Time.

When Washington took the oath
of office Democracy was only a name
in this country, and much-despised
name. Manhood suffrage was not seri-
ously considered. Properly cast, the
ballots held the offices, and only the
more daring agitators protested
against its domination. The aristo-
cratic wealth of the new nation openly
favored a monarchy with George
Washington for king, and the masses
were yet further affronted by the or
ganization of 1.-THE Society of Cincin-
natl" a federation of the officers of
the revolutionary army, in which it
was provided that representation
should descend through the eldest lin
cal male, thus preserving the hatred
rule of primogeniture. While the pop
ular suspicion of The Cincinnati was
unwarranted it still prevailed. and
was one of the factors which gave
impetus to Tammany and to the whole
Democratic and anti-Federalist move
ment.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16
AlIeoes Educational Trust.

Henry G. Duke of Madison, the stu.
dent who was expelled from the Uni
versity of Wisconsin in 1906, says that
there is an educational trust operating
through a comfy" obtaining among
colleges which shuts out students
who have been expelled from one in
stitution of learning from all Others
Mr.. Duke has brought mandamus pro
ceedings in the circuit court of Dane
county before Judge Stevens to com
pei the university authorities either to
admit him to the university so he can
complete his college course or give
him a fair trial and show good reason
for his expulsion from the univer
sity.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16

ured, including the elopement of .
prominent North side manufactures
to Hammond; a well known young
woman of Woodlawn avenue, and also
goodly number of weddings without
the sensation of an elopement. Among
these more quiet weddings in which
the "love boat" was used is that of
Herman Landfeld, better known as
Kid Herman in pugilistic circles. On
this occasion No. 1865 took Mr.. and
Mrs. Landfield on their honeymoon to
New Orleans.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16
Hatten Headquarters Opened.

Former State Senator w. H. Hat
ten of New London, candidate for the
Republican nomination for United
States senator 20 succeed Senator
Isaac Stephenson. has opened cam
paign bureau in Madison. The bu-
reau occupies two rooms in the Pho
neer block. The work of publicity is
under the direction of Charles K.
Lush, who was intimately connected
with Mr.. Hatten's campaign before the
legislature last spring in the contest
for the short senatorial term.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16
ErYsipeIas Not Spreading.

DIR. Charles P. Gorst, superintendent
of the Mendoza insane hospital, in an
interview declared that thus far there
had been no spreading Of the infectious
disease of erysipelas at the institll-
ton, as the result of it having broken
out on Ole Huestad, the insane pa
tient who suffered the fracture of
three ribs and a cut recently at the
hospital DR.. Gorst said the patient
was improving, but he would not let
him go until the erysipelas had disap-
peared. Huestad's relations say he
was abused at the hospital
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16

Ehicago.-Are you going to elope?
II you are, just hire the Gasoline Elop-
er, and you will live happily ever
afterward The Gasoline Eloper-it is
sailed the Love Boat" by some-is
the name given by the people of Mo-
torville to the 45-horsepower touring
car that plies between Single Blessed
ness and the land of Better or Worse.
MDtorvilIe is out Michigan avenue way,
where the homes of early Chicago
have been transformed into garages
and shops and where the streets and
alleys have been polished with oil
and rubbed down by million wheels.
Out there the honk-honk is the reveille
and the taps.
The Gasoline Eloper has carried
more happy twains into the land of
Better or Worse than any other auto
mobile in Motorville, where all the
automobiles come from. 1t has trav-
eled with the wind over boulevards
and country roads, across the state
line to the modifying place in Indiana
in the dead of night like specter set
on wheels; it has worn path to
Justice shops at rural crossroads, to
little white churches that speck the
countryside; it has borne bachelors
to church and brought them back
benedicts. and it has fled away with
girls in brown and men in gray and
brought them back to the parental roof
in time for the ice cream and cake
and congratulations 1t has put a
five dollars an hour price on romance,
and it has shattered every record set
down on the books of Cupid for max
ing two hearts beat as one.
Telegram Tells of Safety.
Every day in the week the Gasoline
Eloper makes the round trip between
Motorville and one of the stations on
the route to bliss Every once in
awhile it goes to the end of the line
down in Indiana or over in Michigan,
and it's safe arrival is always chron-
icled by a telegram to mother. Not
a day passes that it does not figure in
so1ne sort of a romance, budding or in
full bloom, but it's the record-breaking
trips it has made to the end of the
line LnaC mas u0du0 the GdSOIIu6 ElOpSf
famous
The Gasoline Eloper used to be red
until it set down the new record in
Cupids book. Now it's white, as
white as the ribbons that are stretched
along the aisles when the organ be-
gins to play, as white as the candles
on the altar, as white as the icing on
the cake. If there is anything else
out in Motorville it is appropriateness,
and that's why the Gasoline Eloper
was painted white not long ago.
Dangling behind the two rear wheels
Of this 45-horsepower car of Cupid is
a sign bearing the number 1865. No.
1865 is the license number of the Gas
oline Eloper, and the numerals are
painted in white letters on the front
of the car and they are painted on the
glass of the lamps, too, so that when
ever you see No. 1865 swinging along
the boulevards just look inside and
you will see more cooling and billing
than you ever read about in dime
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16
PAY Tribute to Judge cassoday.

Memorial exercises for the late
Chief Justice ]. B. Cassoday of the
Wisconsin supreme court were held
by the court January 7. The bar as
sociations of Milwaukee. Dane, Rock,
Sheboygan and several other coun-
ties presented memorials and Chief
Justice j. B. Winslow responded for
the court. Among those who presented
memorials and pronounced eulogies
were Attorneys Burr w. Jones of Mad
ison, C. F. Winkler of Milwaukee, L. J.
Nash of Sheboygan and e. Y. Carrep-
ter of GAINESVILLE.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16

novel-unless the shades are drawn
or a 40-mile-an-hour gait makes the
numbers look like a streak of paint.
Suspect Happy-Looking Man.
Every man who wears the kind OF
a smile that won't come off, new shoes,
and a gray suit, who wants to rent
an automobile in Motorville is at once
regarded with suspicion and sent over
to the garage of the Gasoline Eloper.
If the man with the everlasting smile,
the new shoes, and the gray suit is &C
companied by feminine figure done
in soft browns, the Gasoline Eloper
doesn't wait to be rubbed down. 1t
just wings out from it's stall, and 1t
doesn't come back again until it is
able to wear broad smile. The Gas
oline Eloper obeys the same code that
guided the Spartan warrior who was
instructed to come back either with
his shield or upon it, and so when
No. 1865 is on the job it doesn't ring
up the time clock until the worlds
supply of hearts has been reduced by
the merger of two into one.
Some say that Dan Cupid himself is
the carefully reckless driver of No.
1865. The driver wears Dan for
front name, anyhow, and perhaps his
last name is the Swedish for Cupid.
At any rate Dan knows how to drive,
and drive fast. He is not allowed to
answer any questions, either, and that
helps along the business of 1865. Dan
is always in a hurry. He goes over
the boulevards and the Gluecoe bumps
like a summary breeze, blowing up
the dust, making puddles look like
rain and telegraph poles like the bars
on the county Jail, and tanning the
cheeks Of sparrow cops.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16
Complaint Against Railroad.

Complaint was made to District At
torney Foley to the effect that the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
roads are not living up to the eight
hour law for telegraphers. He immedi-
ately communicated with Attorney
General Gilbert to see if he wants the
railroad commission to handle the
case. The complaint covers several
violations by the roads, and there is
no question but that. the circuit court
here will be made the test of the law
at once. The penalty is fine of from
$1,000 to $4,000 for each offense.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16
r. M. Bashford Is Justice.

Robert Mckee Bashford of Madison,
a leading attorney of the state bar,
professor in the college of law of the
state university, and former state SEN
ator from the Madison district, has
been appointed by Gov. Davidson as
associate justice of the Wisconsin SUI
preme court to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Justice J. B. Cassoday.
The appointment is for such indefinite
period as shall elapse before sue
cessor to Justice Cassoday can be
elected next April for the remaining
two years of his unexpired term, and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16
RICH MANS WIFE is FOUND.
Mrs. C. L. Stewart and "Hal" Whits
Run to Earth in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee.-The climax to a whirl-
wind episode in the life of Mrs. c. l..
Stewart, wife of millionaire retired
lumberman, came when Detectives
Pergande and Sullivan visited the
apartments of Mrs. Stewart and took
Hal White, a bartender, to police
headquarters. No charge has been
made against either Mrs. Stewart or
White, but conference was held be-
tween Stewart, White, the detectives
and Alex. W. Crandall, a Chicago
lawyer. The visit of the detectives
ended search for the couple begun
December 20
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Forces All to Obey Law.

Dodge.-After he was refused a
license to open saloon, J. j. Bloom
worked to have the saloon closing law
enforced, and as result all the saloons
IL o'clock week days and all day Sun
day. Blooms application was refused
on the ground that the law limits the
number of saloons to one for every
ESQ inhabitants, and there are already.
enough to make this ratio.
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Political Tongues Waq.

The presence of Senator Isaac
Stephenson, Gov. James o. Davidson
and Speaker H. L. Ekern in Milwau-
kee recently set the tongues of politi-
clans wagging. Their friends denied
that any particular significance at
tached to their being in Milwaukee at
the same time, but the denials were
not accepted in full, owing to the we'll
known efforts which have been made
to induce Gov. Davidson to come over
into Senator La Follette's camp as a
fuil-fledged follower of the La Fol-
lette banner.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16
Girl is Fatally Burned.

Viroqua.-Miss Helen Munson, aged
%, student at the University of Wis
consin and a daughter of Col. o. G..
Munson, private secretary to Gov.
Davidson, state senator, and one Of
the best known public officials in Wis
consin, was fatally burned while start
ing a fire in the furnace at her ia
theirs home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16
REV. WARDEN is BISHOP.
Racine College Man to Preside Over
Nevada District.

Racine.-Official announcement was
made by Rev. Henry ID. Robinson
Warden of Racine college that he
would accept the position of bishop OF
the missionary district of Nevada, to
which he was elected by the house of
bishops in convention at Richmond,
Va, several weeks ago, and that he
would leave the college, but not for a
number of months. Rev. Robinson
stated he will remain in the local in
stitution until his successor could be
appointed, installed and become ia
miliar with the work
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Coppers kno,y When Dan Is Out.


Dan never gets pinched. Every cop
per from Motorpille north to Wauke-
gan, south to the Indiana state line,
and west to the nearest crossroads
justice shop knows. that when No.
1865 rips off the miles like a wire
less message it's ION the job" and not
a hand is raised. Dan doesn't mind
speeding-he's married hilaself and he
says it's all for the cause. He says
he keeps his engine in pace with the
heart beats inside the limousine, and
that means broken speed laws every
mile from post to wire.
Most of the clipping couples carried
to their goal in No. 1855 live happily
ever afterwards, but of course there
are some exceptions to the rule. Even
before 1865 left the factory down in
Buffalo where it was built it fastened
its first two scalps to its belt. 1t was
bright spring day with all the set
tings found in the love songs of the
poets when Genevieve Taylor of Buff
falo, together with her father, visited
the factory where the Gasoline Eloper
was being put together. Papa Taylor
wanted to buy car in which he was
to make a tour of the west with
Genevieve and her mother.
The finishing touches were being put
on No. 1865 when Mr. Taylor and his
daughter reached the testing room of
the great factory-the room to which
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16
Married in Gasoline EIoper.

Various Chicago couples have been
married on railroad trains, on boats,
on housetops, on roller skates and on
ice skates, in the water, and as many
more unusual places; but not long ago
DIR. G. r. Churchill, a Chicago dentist,
was married to Miss Lottie Andrews
while riding in an automobile, and has
attained the distinction of having
been the originator of this latest
unique place of marriage.
1t happened year or so ago on a
crisp day in October. DR.. Churchill
had planned a 4diet marriage 1T the
home of his favorite preacher. The
owner of 1865 was cast in the role of
best man. A run was made to the
clergymans house, but to the chagrin
of the couple the minister was not at
home and would not be back for half
an hour. A spin over the boulevards
was taken, and when the wedding
party rumbled up to the curb in front
of the clergymans house it was found
they would not have time to go in.
So the clergyman was called out to the
machine and the knot was tied from
the curb.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16
Hold Annual Hen Shows.

The annual exhibition of the East
ern Wisconsin Poultry and Pet Stock
association was held at Chiffon in the
opera house. The show is considered
the largest and most comprehensive
yet held by the association. Besides
liberal cash premiums two brewing
companies and IL other firms have of
fered cups and business men of this
city offer special merchandise prizes.
The greatest show that the Wisconsin
Poultry association has ever undertake
en- was held at Poynette.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16
Gives Official Notice.

The Minnesota Mutual Life Insur-
ance company of ST. Paul notified
State Insurance Commissioner Beedle
that it had decided to withdraw from
Wisconsin The withdrawal of the
company is due to the restrictive legis-
lation passed by the last legislature.
The company has 600 policy holders
in Wisconsin, carrying a total of
S1,600,000 of insurance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-16

held in reserve in Motorville for men
In gray and girls in soft browns.
Although it was one of the elope.
ments which failed to end happily,
No. 1865 carried George Van Sands
and Grace Cochrane on their wild ride
to the modifying place.
Only a few days after the dash of
1865 to Milwaukee with Van Sands
and his promised bride a large party
of Evanstonians went on a camping
expedition to Momence, Ill. Among
these were Miss Vera Grace Moore
and Mr.. Robert P. Sheppard. This en-
gagged couple were missed from camp
one whole evening and a search was
made for them. They had slipped
away from camp and had walked to
the railroad station, where, while wait
ing for a train to Chicago, Mr.. Shep-
pard telephoned a Chicago garage to
meet the train at the La Sale street
station. The love boat was sent,
and again carefully served to convey
an clipping couple to the parsonage.
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Shep-
pard returned to the station, and the
'love boat" had cut another notch in
it's rapidly growing record.
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Will Contest Settled.

La Crosse.-After about ten months
of litigation the Ensel will contest has
been settled, Frank La Sale, who be-
gan the contest, being awarded one
third of the property, amounting to
about $4,000, and the rest, amounting
to about $4,000, going to Miss Bionda
Ensel, a sister of the decedent.
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Makes Even Prize Fighter Woody.

During the summers of 1906 and
1907 the love boat" figured in dozens
of elopments. Joseph Howard, the
composer of tuneful ditties which
have made several musical comedies
successful, was the principal in one
of these. Immediately after Mr.. How
ard was granted divorce from his
former wife, Ida Emerson Howard, he
rushed from the courtroom to an auto
mobile which stood waiting for him,
in which was Miss Mabel Barrison of
capt Careless" fame. A breathless
trip to Hammond, Ind, was made in
No. 1865.
After this elopement there success
sively followed a score of weddings
and Opponents in which No. 1865 fig
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jury Unable to Decide.

Janesville.-With the verdict of the
coroner's jury that Mrs. Madelyn OdelI
Clayton was found dead in Rock river
on December q, and that they, the
jury, were unable to decide the means,
persons, weapons, or instruments by
which she died, ends one of the most
mysterious cases that has occurred in
Rock county since the Search murder
case 16 years ago.