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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
In the Same Boat.

1--WE get some sad cases" said the
attendant at the Lumpton lunatic
asylum to the interested visitor, and
opened the door of the first cell.
Inside was man sitting on a three
legged stool, gazing vacantly at tho
wall.
His is an unhappy story" said the
attendant HE was in love with a
girl, but she married another man,
and he lost his reason from grief"
They stole out softly, closing the
door behind them, and proceeded to
the next inmate.
This cell was thickly padded, anc
the man within was stark. staring
mad.
who is this?" inquired the visitor.
"This?" repeated the attendant.
"This is the other man!"-Tatler.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
DISPENSER of Kisses.

A Frenchman, who apparently hae
been amusing himself by reckoning
up the number of kisses ne has given
his wife during the first 20 years OF
his married life.
He finds that in the first year he
dispensed about 100 kisses a day, or,
say, allowing for birthdays and lega.
and church holidays, about 36,70O in
the year.
In the second year this number was
reduced by half, and in the third
year to ten a day, while in the fifth
year his better half had to b, content
with two day, one in the morning
and one in the evening.
What happened after the fifth year
is wrapped in mystery" but at the
same rate of progression" he prob
ably arrived eventually at one kiss %
the first Of January every leap year
Chicago American.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
GERMAN OFFICERS WIFE INSANE
Mrs. Hedwig Presber Is Committed to
State Hospital at Mendoza.

Madison-Mrs. Hedwig Presber
aged IS years, wife of a German army
officer said to be military adviser
to the German emperor, has been
committed from this city to the State
Hospital for the Insane at Mendoza
The other day she tried to kill her ~
year-old daughter. Mrs. Presber came
here several years ago. 1t was said
that she was divorced from her hus
band. She set up luxuriant estab
lishment here and entertained the
local professors who had gone to
school in Germany as we'll as many
notables from that country who Wis
tied the state periodically. Her en-.
tertainments were the talk of the town
because of the extravaganza.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
THE FIRST TASTE
Learned to Drink Coffee When o
Baby.

If parents realized the fact that cof
fee contains drug-caffeine-whicE
is especially harmful to children, they
would doubtless hesitate before Civ.
ing the babies coffee to drink.
when / was a child in my mothers
arms and first began to nibble things
at the table, mother used to give me
coffee exclusively at meals ! never
knew there was anything to drink but
coffee and water.
"And so / contracted the coffee habit
early | remember when quite young,
the continual use of coffee so affected
my parents that they tried roasting
wheat and barley, then ground it in the
coffee-mill, as a substitute for coffee.
But it did not taste right and they
went back to coffee again. That was
long before Postum was ever heard OF.
| continued to use coffee until | was II,
and when l got into Office work, be-
gan to have nervous spells. Especially
after breakfast was so nervous /
could scarcely attend to my CORE
Spondence.
"At night, after having coffee for
supper, l could hardly sleep, and on
rising in the morning would feel weak
and nervous.
"A friend persuaded me to try Post
UNI. My wife and / did not like it
at first, but later when boiled good
and strong it was fine. Now we
would not give up Postum for the
best coffee we ever tasted.
Il can now get good sleep, am free
from nervousness and headaches.
recommend Postum to all coffee drink
ers.
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of kuEs&n
interest
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Cleveland at Home AGAIN.

Princeton, N. j., June Former
President Grover Cleveland, who had
been i'll at Lakewood for some time,
was brought to his home here Sunday
evening. Mr. Cleveland, accompanied
by Mrs Cleveland and a physician,
came from the Pines in an automobile.
The journey was made slowly. Mem
bers of the family said that Mr.. Cleve-
land stood the trip well and was very
little fatigued
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Officers, Not Burglars.

Observation-Disclosures Mason and
Brown are smoking some fine cigars
at the expense of M. G. Jeffris, the
lawyer. While passing the Jeffris'
residence the other night the officers
had their attention attracted by a
falling window. Wishing further to
investigate the mystery, Mason went
to the front door and aroused Mr..
Jeffris. The lawyer became suspicious
when he say two men carrying dark
lanterns. Believing that the two
strangers were robbers, the attorney,
in place of opening the door, fastened
ito the telephone and sent in a call to
the police station.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
"HeIpful Hints" That Hinder.

Many of the helpful hints" followed
by our mothers are now proved utterly
useless, IL not more harmful than
helpful. For instance, no one now
uses moist tea leaves to clean a carpet
or rug, because of the inevitable stain
ing. And salt used on carpet col
lects dampness and rusts the tacks.
Newspapers, dampened and torn, an
swer the purpose much more satisfac-
torily. Rugs should be shaken from
the sides, for the strain Of the weight
on the end is very apt to loosen the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
OVERRIDING a Fad.

Mrs. Graham is an estimah!a lady
whose hobby is house decoration. One
day the lady was careless enough to
drink a glass Of red ink, believing it
to be claret. She was good deal
scared when she discovered her mis-
take, but no harm came to her, The
doctor who was summoned, upon hear
ing what had happened, dryly re-
marked to her: Mrs. Graham, there's
such a thing as pushing this rage for
decorating interiors too far
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Smiled Coffee: Asks Divorces.

Superior-Alleging that his wife
whom he clandestinely married in
Cincinnati and who was formerly
Elizabeth Hannifin of Superior, spilled
a cup of coffee in Chicago cafe while
on her bridal trip, and was otherwise
unsophisticated in society's ways,
John w. Mcdonald, a wealthy lumber
man of Grand Rapids, Mich, sued for
divorce
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Dor Scare at Eau Claire.

Eau re-Excitement was caused
when a dog belonging to Alfred Cy-
preansen went mad and began attack
ing all the other dogs in sight A
number of men went after the crazed
animal with clubs and other weapons
and finally drove it into Mr.. Cyprean-
sens cellar, where it was corralled
with the assistance of some ropes
and tied up to await possible recov-
erV
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
MISTAKE COSTS $40, 900.
Error in Railroads Schedule Proves
Expensive to Shippers.

La Crosse.-It will cost La Crosse
shippers about $4,000 in a month to
be deprived of the lake and rail
freight rate schedule. AS result of
the representations of the Winona and
La Crosse boards of trade, the sched-
ule by which these cities were de-
prived of the rate, beginning June l,
will be revised SO as to restore the
rate by the establishment of a new
schedule to be published and in opera
ton July 1. The western roads made
it at ones plain that the schedule COM
planned Of had omitted these cities by
mistake.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
rwirled Wire: Shocked

Oconomowoc. = Thomas Finnerty
was injured in an odd manner. He
was standing on the bridge near the
Jones farm on Silver lake, twirling
some copper wire in his hands when
the wire came in contact with a live
wire of the electric road. The young
man was knocked down and stunned
by the shock of electricity and suf-
fered severe burns to his hand.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
OBITUARY..

J. F. Hanson. United States con-
sular agent at Nuevitas. was found
dead in his berth on a Pullman car in
the Union station at Pittsburg. Pa.
Emanuel Cedrino, the Italian auto
mobile driver. was instantly killed on
Pimlico track at Baltimore. His car
broke while he was making trial runs
and his brains were dashed out.
Lieut. Gen. Stephen D. Lee of Co
lumbus, Miss, commandments of
the United Confederate Veterans, dice
in Vicksburg.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Cant. Charlton Is Dead.

Madison.-Capt. William Charlton
aged 76, a well-known resident of
Madison, who has held several city
and county offices, died from COM
plication of ailments due to old age
During the civil war he was captain
of company B Eleventh Wisconsin
volunteers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04

There is more Catarrh in this section Of the countrv
Imam All other diseases put together and upt the last
lew years was supposed to be incurable. For great
many years doctors pronounced It local disease and
prescribed local remedies, and by constantly falling
70 cure with local treatment pronounced incurable
science mas proven Catarrh to be constitutional dis.
ease and therefore requires constitutional treatment
hairs Catarrh Cure, manufactured by L. j. Cheney
Co., Toledo, Ohio is the only Constitutional cure on
the market. 1t Is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to teaspoonful. 1t directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They ofTer one
hundred dollars for any case IT fails to cure. Send
TOR circulars and testimonials.
Address: F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constellation
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Was Saved Just in Time.

Chippewa Falls.-Louis Staplen and
his son Felix saved John Weirden of
Detroit from drowning in Chetek lake
just as he was going down for the
third time. They were in launch a
considerable distance from the scene
of the accident By putting on all
possible speed they succeeded in get
ting to Weirden. Great difficulty was
experienced in getting Weirden's
bulky form from the lake.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
cLINGs TO FISH; DROWNED.
Oshkosh Carpenter Perishes While
Trying to Reach q Pike.

Oshkosh-William Baldwin, a car
penter, about 40 years of age, was
drowned the other evening while fish
ing. He fell off the paddle wheel of a
steamer tied up at a dock on the Fox
river, while trying to reach pike
which he had caught. He was in the
water only about ten minutes and is
believed to have been taken with a
cramp. He is survived by wife.
When the body was recovered it was
found that Baldwin had the fish
clutched in one hand
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Married on the STAGE.

Fond du Lac-A novelty in the
line of marriages took place at local
theater, when James Mathews,
colored, of this city, took as his bride
Miss Lulu Pennick of Terre Haute,
Ind, also colored. The couple was
married on the stage during the in
PERMISSION after the first part Of a
minstrel show
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Kino of Sweden Visits Kaiser.

Berlin, June liking Gustave, of
Sweden and the queen arrived here
Sunday afternoon and were met by
the emperor and other members of
the royal family. The route to the
castle was lined with troops and the
royal visitors were greeted enthusiast
tically all along the way.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Storm Scares Racine.

Racine.-A terrific windstorm ac-
companied by a heavy downpour of
rain passed through the north part of
the city. Fences were blown down,
trees broken off and some of the out
buildings leveled 1t was the section
that the cyclone occurred in % years
ago, wiping out 100 houses and kill
ing nine persons
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Home Run Is Fatal.

Grand Rapids.-Albert Parker of
Hancock, about 20 years of age,
dropped dead from heart disease, dur
ing game of baseball at Armenia.
ganic heart trouble and in spite of
repeated warnings against over exer-
ton joined the Armenia nine in a
game of baseball. He was making a
home run, when his heart failed and
he fell dead
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Found Dead in Sleeping Car.

Pittsburg, Pa, June il. F. HaE-
son, United States consular agent at
Nuevitas, was found dead in his
berth on a Pullman car in the Union
station here Sunday morning. Death
was due to heart disease. He was
about AZ years old and was on his way
to Washington from Chicago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
House Falls: Crushed to Death.

Eau Claire-A house which was
raised on jackscrews for the construc-
ton of new foundation fell down
while four men were working under
it. Ira ]. Ewartz, carpenter, was
crushed and instantly killed; G. R.
Johnson sustained severe internal in
juries and Frank and John Monarski
were slightly injured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
PoWWoW of Winnebaqoes.

Wausau-The Winnebago Indians
in this section held their spring pow
WOW or friendship dance at Pine park,
near Wausau, continuing for four
days. Guests from the Pottawato-
mics, Menominees and Chippewas
were present At the conclusion Of
the festival the Indians scattered to
various places in this state and
farther west, where the are variously
employed during the summer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04

/ was in misery, and had despaired of
ever getting cured when l decided to
try Doan's Kidney Pills One box helped
me so much that l kept on until en-
tirely cured"
Sold by all Dealers so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
lmnrouinn the Mind.

The best way to acquire elegant
English is to study the poets and best
essayists and to memorize idiomatic
and graceful phrases. We may store
the mind with beautiful thoughts as
we store our houses with lovely pic
lures.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Unkind ANALYSIS,

"He seems to be a very Thoughtful
and serious man." remarked one
statesman.
That's an optical Illusion" replied
the other. He's merely sitting down.
taking life easy and letting his mind
wander"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Love Launhs at Years.

Baraboo.-County Clerk S. H. Wood
issued marriage licenses to two
couples whose combined ages aggre-
gate 302 years. The permits granted
were to Christopher Schluder CT Iowa,
II, and Elizabeth Fleske of Reeds
burg, 72; Rudolph Poltz, 70, and Miss
Unsular Hunger, 80, both of Prairie
du Sac.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Acid: Dies on a Porch.

Appleton.-The lifeless body of Miss
Mary Uhardy of Appleton was found
on the porch of the Henry Loessel-
young summer cottage near the
Stroebe resort Miss Uhardy ended
her life by taking carbolic acid.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Department store Demolished.

Three Lakes-A department store
building at Three Lakes was complete
ly demolished The explosion was felt
throughout the town and number of
windows in nearby business houses
were shattered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Green Bav Fiqhts Fires.

Green Bay.-Four fires is the record
in this city in "a hours. Fire dam
aged the Leclair building to the extent
of over $1,000 and the stock was dam
aged to the extent of about $500. The
cold storage house of Mic Bur was
burned and the loss is $1,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Gillette Man Drowned,

Gillette.-Otto Bublitz, aged %,
while out fishing at Klaus lake fell
out of his boat and was drowned. A
party of citizens from here went out
with grab hooks and pike poles to try
and recover the body.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Reion of Terror.

The reign OF terror is the period
between the fall of the Girondists and
the overthrow of Robespierre. 1t last
ed 420 days--from May 81. 1898. to
July q, 1874.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Thieves DEFY the Storm.

Portage.-During a violent electrical
storm the store of P. H. Shaver & Co.
was broken into and the desks and
tills ransacked The sum of $50 in
small change was stolen from the cash
register
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Abuse of ADVANTAGE.

Molly-When you spoke to father,
did you tell him you had $500 in the
bank?
George-Yes.
Molly-And what did he say?
George-He borrowed it-Sketchy
Bits.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
To Talk to Women's Clubs.

Grand Rapids. Horace McFar-
land, president of the Civic associa-
ton, will address the Federation of
Womens clubs on June on "The
Crusade Against Ugliness."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Eorsaken: She Would Die.

Sheboygan. - Despondent because
her lover is said to have forsaken her,
Edith Mike, aged 26 years, employed
as a domestic at the residence Of
Adolph Pfister, attempted suicide by
taking carbolic acid.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
To Remove SWITCHING Yards.

La Crosse-In an effort to abolish
the danger at the Milwaukee railroad
crossing on Mill street it has been
decided to remove the switching yards
from that point The Improvements
will cost 100000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Two Narrowly Escape Death

Appleton Clarence Rogers and AL
bert Schultz narrowly escaped death
in an acid vat at the plant of the
Interlake Pulp and Paper company.
Both we've seriously burned with the
acid and steam.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
! EaqIe's Lodge of Sorrow.

Kenosha.-The annual memorial
services of the Kenosha Aerie of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles was held
the eulogy being delivered by F. w
Herring, grand worthy treasurez Of thu
order.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
An Appropriate Combination.

1.-THE English ought to send baro-
net as representative at the court of
Algiers." why so?" Because then
they will strike the natural combina-
ton of knight and dey."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
"Tired of Life" He Said.

Sheboygan.-Tire of life, according
to his dying statement, Henry
Schram, Sr., aged so years, committed
suicide by taking paris green in a
glass of whisky at the home Of his
son.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04

ago l began to notice
sharp pain in the
kidneys and a bear
ing down sensation
through the hips,
dull headache and
Iizzy spells. Dropsy
appeared, and my
feet and ankle s
swelled so l could
not get nv shoes On
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
A KENTUCKY CASE.
That Will Interest All Suffering
Women.

Mrs. Della Meanes, S2S E. Front
St., Maysville, Ky. says: Seven years
The Marshall republican., 1908-05-15
GILLIAN
Intended for last week.

Joe white has his high
hceled boots on-it's a seven
pound boy.
John Mckinney, E. j. Dun
lap, Z. T. Cheetham, DR..
Dalton and Will Willis are on
a fishing trip on the Usage
river this week.
There are several cases of
measles In Gillian at present.
Mrs. j. b. Friemonth OF
the Vendome Hotel at Mar.
shall was in Gillian last week
visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. f. Cross.
Capt. Joe Smith and wife
are still on the sick list.
The Marshall republican., 1908-05-15
WAVERLY BOTTOMS
"HONKY TONK"

Mr.. and Mrs. N. b. Pate
aud Mr.and Mrs. Willard a, d
children spent Sunday with
Mrs. Mary Arnold and Sam
Winrrey.
Mrs. Annie Argood and
Mrs. Jane carp and JaEie De-
moss and Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Drew and Mr.. and Mrs. John
carp and children spent Sun.
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Brack
carp near Mt. Leonard.
jamie Demoss and Silvia
spent Sunday until Wednes.
day with their cousin, Edith
carp.
Jimmie Demoss spent Sat.
urday until Monday with his
cousins, Enos and Roy carp.
Mrs. William Ford called
on her daughter, Mrs. Win.
frey and family Sunday.
Misses Mollie Demoss,
Bessie Knott, Craze McRue
Messrs. Ed Allen, Charley
Demoss and Mrs. Jane carp
and John carp and family
| went to Whites Island and
spent the day in fishing and
boat riding.
Mrs. Jennie Keanke and
son, Willie, visited her sister
and family, Mrs. Annie Ar.
good from Friday until Sun.
day. -
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lowrey
spent Friday in Malta Bend
with her sister, Mrs. Will
Downs and family.
The Marshall republican., 1908-05-15

here is a story of q man de.
termined TO commit suicide.
He went to the store and
bought a rope, can oil, a box
of matches, a dose Of arsenic
and a revolver. He went
down and pushed his boat
from the shore and padded
down TO where a limb hung
over and he got up in the bow
of the boat and tied one end
of the rope TO the limb and
the other around his neck,
saturated his clothing With
coal oil, lighted q match and
set his clothing a6re, took a
a dose Of arsenic, put the
muzzle of the revolver TO his
temple, pulled the trigger.
But the bullet glanced and
cut the rope above him and
he fell ker wallop into the
river and the water put out
the fire, and he got strangled
and coughed up the arsenic,
and rose up and waded out
and declared himself a candi.
date for Office on the Demo.
cratic ticket. tt
The Marshall republican., 1908-05-15
SLATER

Miss Ella McG inness Is in
Kansas City with friends.
She last week attended the
wedding there OF Miss Hazel
Wood worth and DR.. Ruth,
both. well known here.
Miss Eggleston and Mrs.
Percy visited Gillian friends
Sunday.
Miss Blanch Nunies enter.
tanned the Sans Souci Club
Friday evening.
Mesdames Louis Reisacher
and Jno. Schmidt we're here
from New Frankfort shopping
Monday.
DR.. Il. j. Sullivan and son,
Moreil wenttO Marshall Mon
day where the doctor went to
push his suit for $1,000
against the Geo. A. Adams
Grain Co. OF Kansas City who
he claims defrauded him OF
that amount.
The Marshall republican., 1908-05-15

L. Feis was at Nelson Sum
day and just escaped . good
d%renching that night.
K. A. Leisure and Ben Cot
trell we're in Marshall Sunday
and since then have been
singing the praises of Mar.
shall's pretty girls. The
livery bill to Wilton Springs
seemed high but they paid it
cbeerfully-who wouldn'n
Mrs. Leo Ruffel aud daught-
er, Of Glasgow spent several
days at Dr.. Snoddy's this
week. They left for their
new home at Minneapolis
Wednesday where Mr.. Ruffel
has purchased a grocery
store.
Dr.. Ross residence had a
narrow escape Monday morn
ing. A large poplar tree was
blown over and narrowly
missed. the corner of the
house.
Miss Mabel Price, of In.
dependence is the guest of
Miss Ona Snoddy and other
Slater friends this week.