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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-05-21

Every family should have a cur
few which should positively ring to-
night and if needed every night.
These curfews are inexpensive and
are homemade. Take piece of
siding about two feet long and
white one end down to handle.
Take the child that needs the cur
few over a barrel. Now take the
siding in hand and use it as a
clapper. Put it on hot, divide the
strokes evenly and see that none
miss. Good for boy or girl up to
the age of sixteen, and three appl1-
cations are warranted to cure the
most pronounced case of street loaf
ing that exists. The music is said
to be finer than "Where is my
Wandering Boy Tonight. "-Ex.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-05-21

The Methodist General Confer
ence which recently convened at
Baltimore was evidently made up Of
men who understand that all bless
ings which flow from the National
House of Representatives originate
at the fountain head - Speaker
Cannon. That is why committee
composed entirely of Bishops went
directly to "His Royal Highness"
to ask that he permit certain mea-
sure to pass. A group picture of
Bishops with Cannon in a swearing
mood as the central figure, would
make an interesting art study"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-05-21
LOOKS LIKE TAFT.

Another turn of the Presidential
Kaleidoscope has produced de-
cidedly Taft scene. Haunted by
the fear that through some unfore-
seen combination of circumstances
the Chicago convention might be
stampeded to President Roosevelt,
such Senatorial kickers as Aldrich
Allison, Hale and their adherents
have Joined the Taft boom, and this
practically assures his nomination
at Chicago. There now appears TO
be no reasonable doubt that Secre-
tary Taft will go into the convention
with considerably more than five
hundred delegates instructed to vote
for him, and as but four hundred
and ninety-one votes are required
his nomination will be reduced TO a
ratification of the already ex-
pressed will of the party. While
the Senators named are congratulate
ing themselves upon having headed
off" a denomination for President
Roosevelt, the people are tallying
another victory for him in the
almost certain nomination of the
candidate of his choice. 1t has
evidently been apparent to the OBJ
structionists in Congress that the
rank and file of the party are in
sympathy with the President, and
that continued efforts to thwart him
in everything could only lead TO
disaster to the party, and conse-
quently their own downfall.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-05-21
HIGHWAY DIVISION.
To Town Chairmen:

To Town Chairmen:
The Highway Division of the
Geological Survey is helping many
towns to get the best possible roads
and bridges for their money. This
letter is sent you in order that you
may have clear knowledge of what
we can do to help your town along
these lines.
In ROAD CONSTRUCTION we
can assist by making suggestions
and surveys for their Improvement,
relocation, grading or drainage. We
will inspect roads which are difficult
to maintain and give direction how
to remedy conditions as cheaply as
possible. If gravel or stone roads
are to be built we have a limited
number of outfits of road machinery
to loan to the towns. The only cost
to the town will be the freight on
the machinery and the cost of oper-
ating it while on the work. 1t is
possible that we may get the rail
roads to carry machinery and ma
terial for these roads which we build,
free of cost. On work built with
this machinery we will assist in the
supervision in order to assure the
best results for the money eX-
pended.
In regard to bridges we can also
be of assistance. Upon application
our engineer will visit the bridge
site, make examinations and surveys
if necessary, to determine the char
acter of abutments, span of bridge
and depth Of foundations. From
this information plans and specifica-
tions will be prepared and an estim-
ate of the cost furnished you. We
will also examine plans furnished
by bridge companies and give an
estimate of their proper cost.
We will do this for both steel and
concrete bridges free of charge for
your town, so there is no need of
using poor plans. All of this assist
ance in regard to roads and bridges
will be furnished you absolutely
free. 1t was at first thought, (and
town chairmen were so noti6ed),
that we would have to charge to the
towns travelling expenses incurred
in visiting bridges, but it has been
found possible to pay this expense
out of our state appropriation.
IN ORDER TO GET THIS HELP
all you need to do is to write in for
regular application blank, which
will be sent to you by return mail,
fill it out and send it in. If you
want help this summer it will be
we'll to get your application in soon
as we have an appropriation of only
$40 900 to do this work for about
1900 towns, and of course can reach
only small percentage of them.
The four pamphlets on roads and
bridges which were sent to all chair
men last winter will be forwarded
to chairmen who have not yet re-
ceived them on receipt of postal
card request. These will make
clearer our proposition in regard to
road and bridge matters, and the
assistance we can offer you.
Trusting we may be of service to
you this year, remain
Very truly yours,
Chief of Highway Division.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-05-21

The postal authorities at Wash
ington recognizing the liability of
postmasters to make mistakes in
getting letters in the wrong boxes,
have fixed penalty of 200 dollars
on persons taking mail out of the
Office other than their own and not
returning it at once. This law also
includes newspapers. The excuses
that it is the postmaster fault
"cuts no ice." If You have been
getting other peoples mail you had
better take warning or you may get
Yourself in trouble.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-05-21

One of the problems which the
county superintendent will attempt
to solve during the convention in
Oshkosh the latter part of May, is
that of the length of service Of
teachers and how to increase that
service, which is but another way
of putting the question, how to
keep teachers from marrying after
having taught two or three years. s"
In Marathon county the average
yearly drain Of teachers by reason
of marriage and other inducements
is in the neighborhood of forty and
the number that leave the profession
by reason of the former is by far
the larger. Over IS per cent Of
those that quit teaching each year,
do SO to get married.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-05-21

Press reports indicate that there
has been whole lot of fixing up"
done during the past ten days. 1t
is now limited that Senator Foraker
will make no further attempts to
ALLEVIATE the colored vote from Taft.
This looks like harbiuger of party
harmony in Ohio.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-05-21

Milwaukee has a candidate for
gubernatorial honors in the person
of ex-Mayor Sherburne M. Becker.
His New York biographer and gene
alogist gives him an excellent send
off," but his record as Mayor was
not one which would tend to enthuse
unfortunate wage-earners to rally
to his support. His environment
from birth has been one of wealth
and luxury, which does not appeal
to the toiling masses. Though
there is plenty Of money behind him
he has given notice that no "bar'l"
will be tapped for campaign pur-
poses,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-05-21

At an Interstate Normal school
oratorical contest recently held at
Macomb, Illinois, the first place was
awarded to Philippine student.
The fact that this native of the
Philippines sought and won so hon
orable a position among his fellow
students is indicative of a purpose
on the part of the more intelligent
portion of the Philippines to prepare
themselves for the duties and re-
sponsibilities which have come to
them with their freedom from the
yoke of Spanish oppression. In
spired by the civilizing influences of
education and industrial develop
ment which the new era has ushered
in, the natives there will doubtless
strive to fit themselves for local
self-government, with the hope of
ultimate in d epen dence, which
should be their portion when they
shall become capable of assuming it.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-03

able games of the year in the big
leaereG by score CT one TO nothing.
jess, pitching, not only shut out Chi.
.caGo without hit, but did not ALLOW.
Ona Of his opponents to reach first
base. jess was aidei by remarkable
support from L-aicp
{ On the other hand. Walsh, OF CIT
-cago, pitched sensational game.
striking out fifteen men in eight In
nines He struck cut Goode four
times Lajoie and Clarke twice each.
AM these three are Cleveland's best
batters The score made was the re-
sult of lsbell's error
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-03
At Philadelphia.
FOOTBALL GAMES TODAY.
Fact

1
pennsylvania IS. BuckneH az Phr
adclphia.
Yale IS Syracuse. at New Haven.
Harvard vs. Maine. at Cambridge.
Princeton VS.. Springfield T. s. al
Princeton.
Cornell vs. Hamilton. at lthica.
Carlisle Indians VS. Penn State. al
Wilkes-Barre
Navy rs. Rutgers. ar Annapolis.
Army rs. Tuns at West Point
Dartmouth ". Massachusetts Ayr.
cultural College. al Hanover y. a.
Holy Gross ". Vermont. AZ Burling
ton. W
Williams Vs.. Middiebury college. a.
Williamsiown. Mass
Wesleyan IS. Norwich University. ~
Middletosn. Conn.
Trinity IS Worcester Tech. al
Hartford. Conn.
Brown SIS. Colgate. az Providence.
New YORK University -. ST. Steph-
EMS college. a. New York.
Lehigh vs. Stevens Institute. &C
South Bethlehem. Ia.
Dickinson vs.. Franklin and Ma
shall. ~ Lancaster. Pa
PHILLIPS Andover IS. Worcester
academy. al And0ver. Mass.
swarthmore IS. F0rdham, al NeE
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-03
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing.
A, ST. Louis

81. Louis. Oct As . result Of a
double victory over ST. Louis today
Pittshurg Is In the lead in the Ma
tionai league pennant race by half a
point. The flrsi game was practically
a wslkover for the visitors IN III
second game Wagner made a home
ruu In the ninth
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-03

CConeluded on FIFTH PAeeJ
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-03


Gettysburg VS.. Lebanon Valley Co!
lege, AZ Gettysburg. Pa.
Muhlenberg College VS.. Temple Uni
yersily. al Allentown, Pa.
Georgetown vs. Gallaudet At George
town h. e.
Washington and Jefferson rs. West
ern Reserve, at Washington. pa.
Rowdoin VS. New Hampshire State.
at Brunswick, Ne.
West
Chicago vs. Purdue. at Chicago
/ Michigan vs.. Case School. at Ann
ArbCf
Illinois IS. Monmouth College. at
Urbana. H.
Minnesota vs. Lawrence, at Minnea.
polis.
Iowa IS. Alumni. at Iowa city.
Nebraska ~ Doane College, at Lin
coin.
Nolre Dame vs.. Hillsdale College, at
Notre Dame. lad.
Ames ~. Coe College, at Ames. H.
Drake University VS.. Simpson Col
l"ee, al Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas vs.. Ottawa University, At.
Lawrence. Kas
Missouri Us. Warrcnsburg. at Coum.
bia Mo
Rolia School OF Mines vs.. St Louis
University at St Louis.
Kansas Agricultural rs. Bethany
College. At Manhattan. Kas.
Indiana ys, De Paw University. al
Bloomington Ind.
Wabash IS. Franklin College at
Charlottesville. Ind. ,
Ross Polytechnic vs.. Eastern Illinois |
Normal. al Teme Haute.
Earlham vs.. Antioch at Richmond. /
lad.
washburn vs. Kansas S.ate Normal
a. Topeka
lImline University IS. Parker Cot
lrge. ~ IIamlina. MINI.
William Jewell ". Missouri We
cyan. az Liberty. 40.
MiiliEen University IS Illinois state
Snumal al Decatur. IR
Washington State VS.. Gonzaga. ar
iullman. Wash
Leland stanford IS. Rarbarbarians.
4 Palo Alto. cal
California 81 0lympics. al Berkeley. ,
al
Ohio State g. Wooster. at Colum-
rs.
OberliH ~ Hiram. al Ob-rlin. o.
Kenyon - Ouerbein. "a Gambler.
lhio
Ohio Wesleyan vs. Wltenberg. ~
'elaWare. o.
Marietta vs. Muskingum. ~ New
(C0nclu3ed on FIFTH PaeeB
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-03
At Detroit


cleve,s1d. Oct z-Cleveiand d.
.asts'i Chicago in the most remark-
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-03

At phiiaoeiohis.

Philadelphia. Oct z-The visitors
won today's game BY scoring seven
runs Ir the FIRST inning
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-03
At Chicano.

Chicago, Oct. Brown held the
visitors safe AZ all times not.a stiugle
runner reaching third base aud only
ono reaching second.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-24
MUST COUNT VOTES.
Supreme Court Issues Order in Barber
County Contest.

The supreme court this morning
awarded a premptory writ of manda-
mus in the Barber county legislative
contest case. directing the contest
board of Barber county to proceed with
the hearing of the contest proceedings
brought by Samuel Griffin against
William Gesner. who were candidates
for the Republican nomination at the
recent primary. Mr.. Gesner is the pres
ent representative. and on the face of
the primary returns was nominated by
votes.
The supreme court heard the argu-
ments in the case last Tuesday. and
today the following notation was hand
ed to the clerk by Justice Burch, the
acting chief Justice:
THE court holds that section 2703,
statutes of 1901. applies to cOntrover-
sizes of this character and that pro-
ceedings before the contest court were
commenced in due time, therefore the
perenaptory writ is awarded directing
the contest court to proceed. The for
NAL opinion will be filed later"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-24
WOOD CASE GOES OVER.
Large Number of Witnesses Sub
pOenaed Are Excused.

The case of Belle Wood against
John Wood, for divorce. was sched-
uled for trial in district court today,
put the y witnesses on hand did not
get a chance to testify. The case was
postponed indefinitely, while the at
torneys on both sides are endeavoring
to get together in an agreement con-
corning division of property Any
settlement on this score will eliminate
many of the ugly charges made in the
bill and cross petition, which were
filed last March
The complaining witness. in her
petition, made charges against her
husband which were odorous, to say
the least. He came back at her in
equally strong terms, and the case
promised to be satisfactory to the
morbid seekers of disreputable situa-
tons The partial agreement of the
attorneys has probably spoiled the
really sensational case of the
September docket.
The grounds for continuance, Of
fered by the attorneys this morning,
was the serious illness of an import
ant witness. The court had little to
say, but was plainly debating the ex-
treme importance Of one witness
When u others were on hand and
more or less eager to tell what they
knew. One of the attorneys said this
morning that when the case was again
brought to light. it would be shorn of
its sensational features, and two wit
nesses would be sufficient to try the
case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-24
FIREMEN AT BELoIT.
In the Dry Hose Race Clay Center
Won First Prize.

Beloit, Kan, Sept. 24.-The Kansas
Volunteer State Firemen's association
began its nineteenth annual session
here this week. An informal re-
ception and q band concert were
given for the visitors. In the parade
the following prizes were given: Best
appearing fire team, Solomon; hand
soonest chief, w. E. Sheriff of Ellis
worth; handsomest fireman. Walter
Libby of Marysville; homeliest fire.
man, Charles Marsh of Peabody. The
results of the races of the first day
follow:
Dry hose race-Clay Center, first;
Marysville. second; Beloit, third.
Time % seconds.
Hook and ladder race-Solomon,
first; Marysville, second: Clay Center,
third. Time, II rs seconds.
Fifty-foot run and couple-Beloit,
first; Galena, second; Solomon, third.
Time, seconds.
100 yards, speed race-Marysville
first; Solomon second Clay. Center,
third; Beloit, fourths Time. 1 L 2-5
seconds. aa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-24
TO INSTRUCT FARMERS.
Manhattan College Arranges a Series
of Meetings.

Manhattan. Kan, Sept. 24.-The
FARMERS institute department of the
kansas State. Agricultural college is
now arranging for farmers meetings
for the fall and winter. Until October
10, one day sessions will be held in the
various towns. The first meeting is to
be held in Lone Star today. The dates
OF other meetings on circuit No. l fol-
low:
Vinland, September "a: Ottawa, Sep
TENDER %; Wellsville, September %;
Rantoul, September %; Olivet, Septem-
Der 20; Williamsburg. September 80;
Waverly, October l; Colony, October 8,
5. and z; Indian Creek, October and
5.
These meetings have been arranged
for circuit No. 2; Inman, September 29;
Dole's Park, September 30; Tampa, Oc-
tober 1, 2 and 3.
On circuit No. the following dates
have been made: Wakefield, October 6
and I; Clyde, October 8; Clifton, Octo-
Der and 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-24
SEEM TO WANT ASPHALT.
People on West Eighth Avenue Sign
ing Petitions Rapidly.

The petitions for the West Eighth
street paving from Kansas avenue to
Harrison street. which was placed N
circulation yesterday, is being numer-
ously signed and it is believed that it
will have the required number of sig
natures before night. Most of the
signers at this time favor asphalt paw
ing instead of brick. City Attorney
Dreaming today telephoned a Kansas
City firm asking them if they would
come here and bid for only three blocks
of asphalt pavement. 10000 yards, and
their reply was that they would be glad
to bid for this small job. The city at
torney advances the excellent idea to
have the specifications for this paving
call for five foot guttering of granite
blocks. If this is put in the main OBJ
lection to asphalt paving, namely the
holes worn in it by horses being hitch
ed at the curling and stamping holes
in the asphalt, will be done away with.
If the Kansas avenue asphalt paving
had a five foot granite gutter on either
side the repairs on the paving would
be reduced to the minimum. Nothing
short of granite blocks will Withstand
the constant stamping of horses hitch
ed in one place for any length of time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-24
SENATOR HARRIS HERE.
He VIII Take Part -insth Kansas
Campaign.

Ex-senator w. A. Harris spent a por-
tion of today in Topeka comforting
with Chairman Martin and ]. NJ. Lewis
of the speakers bureau at Democratic
headquarters. For many months SEN
ator Harris has been in poor health and
it was thought that it would be impos-
sible for him to actively participate in
campaign work.
He has but recently returned from a
trip to the northwest and his appear
-ance indicates that he has regained his
health and his announced determine
ton to make a few speeches for the
Democratic committee during the pres
ent campaign suggests that he is fas-
rounding into his old form. j. M.
Lewis of the Democratic speakers bu-
reau has not decided upon the dates or
where Senator Harris is to speak,
though he will only be available for
campaign work during the latter part
of October.
Senator Harris is the general repre-
sentative of the American Shorthorn
Breeders association and as sucn
travels almost continually throughout
the middle west states. Referring to
the general political conditions Senator
Harris said: "The complaint of apathy
is we'll taken as far as the Republican
party is concerned, but there is goou
reason for that asthe Republican party
and its candidates have been busily en-
gagged in lining up the party and get
ting a platform somewhat similar to
that of the Democrats so that they viii
have something on which to stand
1.-THE Republicans do not wish to ex-
pose the weakness of their platform
and their issues by discussing them
and this is in a measure responsible
for the apathy complained of. The
Bryan sentiment is growing stronger
every day. The peculiar conditions
which exist in a number of states
among the Republicans make 1t seem
almost certain that number of Re-
publican states and others classed as
doubtful will go Democratic this falL
1t is almost certain that Adlai Steven
son will be elected governor of I'LL
nois and this will help Democracy IN
that state.
THE high class men of the two par,
ties deprecate the attacks of personal
character which have been allowed ~
creep into this campaign: AS far as
Mr.. BRYAN or Mr.. Taft personally is
concerned the country can anord TO
chance either of them for they are
both good and talented men. 1t is
question of the issues of the two par
ties and not the two men who are at
the heads of the parties which should
govern the voters at the coming cleo
tion. 1t is a question of which of the
two party platforms represent the best
interests of the country that the voters
are called upon to decide and not the
personality of the candidates at the
heads of the tickets"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-24
KANSANS IN WRECK.
Partial List of Injured i'm Frisco Acct
dent Near Carthage, Mo.

Carthage, Mo-, Sept. 24.-Following
is partial. list of the injured in the
wreck of the Frisco train near here:
Mrs. Horace Woody, Bernard, Kan.
and baby, both cut on head and face.
Mrs. Jerry McKenna, Pogona, Okla.
cut and bruised
Sidney Brown, Ellsworth, Kan;
shoulder wrenched.
Mrs. L. L. Clind, Arnold, Kan, head
and shoulders hurt
H. f. Miller. baggageman, Monett
Mo-; head and shoulders bruised.
Uninjured men from the chair car
broke open the side door of the bag
gage car and dragged out the baggage
man, H. E. Miller of Monett He had
been crushed by trunks.
The bodies of the engineer and fire
men were recovered
When the rescuers made a thorough
search of the day coach and chair car
they found those most seriously in
jured in heap at one end of each car.
Those in the chair car We're damned
together. stove and other furniture
holding them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-24
ONLY SIX PERFECT SCORES.
Condition of the X c. Auto Endur-
ance Run at Fifth Days End.

Guthrie, Okla. Sept 24.-The fifth
day it was ''bumpty-bump' in the $780,
mile chase of the Kansas City automo-
bile endurance run. 1t was only half
a days run and forty miles. But that
forty miles of Oklahoma road present
ed to the tourists Thank you, ma'ams"
in punches. The hills and valleys in
the highway succeeded in making one
more of the perfect score cars lower
its colors.
The Moon. carrying the cup hopes of
Charles B. Merrill was the victim. II
struck hard against a soft hog back"
in the midle of the road and stuck. The
Ettwein Wonder paused to help, but
only succeeded in making its own score
suffer by a late arrival at the Guthrie
control. Every one of the twenty
three contesting cars that left Okla
homa City reached here on time except
those two.
Thus the end of the fifth days rum
ming leaves six cars in the 1000 class:
E. p Moriarty's Chalmers-D Detroit,
No. 80.
The E. H. Jones Maxwell, No. IL. r--
Fletcher aCowherd's Corbin, No. 13.
The Carl Simons Maxwell, No. p.
E. J. Anderson's Rambler, No. 81.
c. NJ Norris's Ford, No. SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-24

anything to me about it. 1 wasn't
going to play this year anyway but /
happened to be down at Tenth and
Lane and the Catholics wanted to
play somebody as the team they were
to play did not, come. 1 ran home
and put on my football clothes and
played full back for the Scrubs
When young Jones broke his leg
there was a general exodus of
youngsters from the football field and
not a soul was near by when the boy
was taken down the street in the
buggy. But when he arrived at his
home, ZOE Clay. every boy in the ward
was waiting to see him. Mrs. Jones
said she could not imagine what was
the matter when swarms of boys be-
gan to gather around the house.
Jones is one of the best athletes in
the Clay school district and played
half back for the Clay school team
all last year. He was fast on his feet
and was always considered a strong
football player. Last summer he
caught on the Clay street baseball
team, the champion amateurs in the
city. He has always taken an in
terest in athletics.
The game was not finished on ac-
count of the accident but was two to
nothing in favor of the Catholics at
the time.