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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-24

bridge, IS feet above stream bed. would
cost about $4,000 without the filling.
Using this bridge site would involve; build
ing road south along the bluffs from the Gar
penter road to the bridge site, and a road soutn
rom the bridge site to a junction with the
present roads near the house OF Z. Patterson,
total distance of about two miles, at cost
of $500 a mile for reasonably good single
track.
These roads and bridges would accommodate
the whole of the north part OF the town; but
it seems to be also necessary to build Dridge
at the south part of the town. Here two very
600 feet north of the present bridge at Bras
ngton and about on the present site at
Carson's crossing. .
The former seems better as bridge site,
crossed to reach Carson's from the. east; but
possibly more of the travel would be accom-
modated by the Carson's bridge. This is a
question to be solved by local people alone
The cost of the bidge at Carsons would prob
ably be somewhat more than that of the one
at Brasingtons. -,
If the Brasington site is chosen, road will
have to be built north from Carsons to let
the north bound travel through Tins road
would be about one mile long, and should cost
not over $500 if the present private road is
followed :,
l would suggest building the north bridge
in a permanent manner first, and putting IN
the south bridge only in temporary manner
for few years, until the town can get around
to It again. A pile trestle bent bridge would
cost only about $500 at the Brasington site,
and little over for the three at the Carson S
site.
If we can be of any assistance to you in plan
ming your bridge or in setting grades for your
new roads we will be glad to do SO when you
decide what plan you are to follow.
With best wishes, | am,
A. r; H1rst'
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10.

a. m. Roll called. Fox and Chinook
excused. Journal read and approved.
Resolution providing for aid to build
new road in town of Salem was read
and referred to Committee on Roads
and Bridges.
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REPORT
of Committee to Settle with County CLERK

OF Committee to Settle with County Clerk
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors OF
Pierce County, Wisconsin:
Your committee to settle with the County
Clerk and to whom his report was referred,
do hereby represent that we have examined
the report books and vouchers of said clerk
and have carefully compared the same; and
that we find his report correct in all respects,
and recommend that it be adopted by the
Board. r
Respectfully submitted this 18th day OF
November A. d. 1903.
C. e. Fox,
w. II. Richards,
Beverly White,
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Exhibit A"

Mr.. H. E. Carpenter
Ellsworth, Wis.
Dear Sir
l beg to report as follows in regard to the
Rush River bridge problem in the town Of
Salem, recently examined by me:
You have had in the past FIVE bridges of
a temporary character over Rush River, all
of which washed out on August, 1907.
1t seems 70 me that, with proper arrangement
of the roads the east side two bridges would
be ample to accommodate the travel
One of these bridges should be placed about
midway between the old Carpenter and Wal
singhan crossings. just at the site of the old
mill. At this site the river has been stationary
for years and shows no indication of changing
its course. A 100 foot span bridge here would
be ample and with concrete abutments such
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

Board met according to adjournment.
Ali members answered to roll call, ex-
cept Sups. Fox and Chinook, who had
been excused. Journal read and
approved.
Resolution providing for Road Aid
to the town of Diamond Bluff was read
and referred to the Committee on Roads
and Bridges.
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OF the people thot it was Just bluff and that
no prosecutions would be made. Reports
TINS year indicate that the offenders have con-
GUIDED that we mean business. Only eight
violations OF the law have been reported so
far this year.
We have had attendance laws for number
of years but they haven't been enforced and
natural result the County Clerk. bank
cashiers and other business men report that
men raised here in Pierce County who are un
able to write their own names. In view of
these facts, shouldn't every person give every
possible assistance toward the enforcement
of the lawl
SCHOOL VISITATION
J inspected all but three schools in the county
at least once and many of them visited twice.
Since September first | have inspected about
was a pleasure to visit the schools last year
and note the results of the improved conditions.
had to make a complete inspection report
OF each first class school. which was attached
to their application for special state aid. In
most cases | made list of the apparatus and
other Improvements needed to meet require;
ments and either met the board and discussed
these matters or wrote them.
FAIR WORK
The Pierce County Fair Association requested
me to prepare another premium list for the
educational department and the interest taken
by teachers and pupils in preparing exhibits
fully, justified their action.
Three hundred hfty-four entries were made
IN thl9 department this year as compared with
two hundred three last year and one hundred
seventy-hve premiums were awarded as COM
pared with ninety last year. The exhibit
Of the graded and high schools was much better
than it was last year but the exhibit of the rural
schools did not come up to my expectations
and hope that more teachers will make
an effort to have their schools represented
this year. The exhibit of manual training
work from Prescott was worthy of special
mention.
Items of interest from my annual report
No. of male children over and under 20, 39sS
female children over and under 30, $3.50
children between and IA years, 3747
those who have attended over "a weeks
324o.
No. living over two miles from school, 900
between 4 and 40 who have attended school
sSoS.
Total days attendance, 6344oa Ia
Average daily attendance, go. S7os Ia
No. of male teachers employed. 80. a6
No of female teachers employed. .I7r
No. of volumes in the libraries. 1915
No of districts that have free text books
schools that observed Arbor Day, %
trees planted. .............. 35A
FINANCIAL
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RESOLUTION

To the Honorable Board of Pierce County.
Your committee appointed to examine into
spectfully recommend the following resolution,
to wit:
Resolved, that the County Examiner of
the blind be and hereby is ordered to go to
the residence of James Ross, in the town of
Salem, and examine a blind person by. name
Caster Taylor, and to the residence of Mrs
Charlotte Borst and Mrs. Francis Bowling,
in the town of Union. for their examination
and his bill be paid by the County.
II. E. Carpenter,
T. M. ManiOn,
L. N. Chicquette,
Special Committee
Sup. Larson moved to adjourn until
o'clock this afternoon. Motion
prevailed
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a matter of convenience and safety.
As to the poor house and farm, we believe
that the old porches are in such a decayed
state that they should at once be rebuilt and
a storm porch put up over the north porch
and steps. We also find that set of scales
should be provided for the poor farm. of about
three four tons capacity.
And recommend that the Improvements
and repairs mentioned be done as soon as
practicable the work at the poor farm to be
under the direction of the Poor Agents and
that on the County Buildings in the village
under the direction of the County Super1n-
tendent of Public Property.
Dated November I4th, 1908.
James McNaSsar,
T. M. Manion,
d. w. Kline,
Committee Buildings.
George w. Weldon, Supt. of Schools,
read his annual report, and the same
was on motion accepted and ordered
to be placed on file.
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RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION
Appropriating Money to Aid Town Of
Diamond Bluff in Constructing Highway


To the Honorable County Board of Pierce
County, Wisconsin.
Whereas, the Trimbelle Creek has washed
away and is now running the full length OF
one-fourth of a mile of highway in Section
s. of the town of Diamond Bluff; and,
Whereas it will be necessary not only TO
lay out a road, but also to build a new
iron bridge across said Creek, which would put
the town and county to considerable expense,
and the further fact is that a permanent road
bridge site cannot be located at said place;
and,
Whereas there is a chance to build a road
along the hillside distance of one mile, which
would make it possible to vacate said piece OF
road and cut out two bridges on SAID creek,
and as the cost of constructing said highway
and procuring right of way would be considerable;
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that there
be and is hereby appropriated the sum OF -Four
Hundred Dollars lS4oo), for the express Pur-
pose of aiding the said town of Diamond Bluff
said sum to be expended under the supervision
of the Town Board and committee appointed
by the County Board.
Introduced by Supervisor Larson.
Sup. Guiser presented the report of
the Committee on Roads and Bridges
on the petitions for bridge aid, together
with resolutions appropriating such aid,
and the same were on motion accepted
and adopted.
REPORT
Of Committee on Roads and Bridges
To the Honorable. the County Board of
Pierce County:
Your committee on roads and bridges, to
whom were referred the petitions OF the several
towns asking for county aid for. the purpose
of building bridges in the several towns
toned, do respectfully report:
That the following named towns in said
county have each set forth in their petitions
filed proper grounds for county aid in building
the respective bridges hereinafter mentioned
and that, under the provisions of the statutes
such bridge aid it is mandatory
upon the County Board to make appropriations
for county aid in building bridges as therein
requested, to-wit:
70 the town of Martell, for the building
Of bridge across Rush River the public
highway near the Northwest corner of the
Southwest quarter of the Northwest quarter
Of section thirteen. in said town, the same
site as the present wooden bridge, the sum
Of Fifteen. Hundred Dollars (sI,soo. oo)i
To the town of Trimbelle, for the build
ing of a bridge across the Trimbelle Greek
1t a point where said Creek crosses what is
known as the road leading from Trinbelle
70 Red Wing on the Southwest quarter of
the Northwest quarter of section twenty
eight in said town. the sum OF One Thousand
Dollars (SIooo.oo)
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To the town of Rock Elm, for the. build
ing of bridge across the west branch of Plum
creek on the section line between sections
eighteen and nineteen in said town, on the
highway between Rock Elm and WaveIy
near the site of Ed Johnson, the sum OF Five
hundred Dollars (Ssoo.ool;
To the town of Spring Lake, for the build
ing of a bridge across Cady Creek on the public
highway on the Northwest quartz OF the North
the sum of One Thousand Dollars Isl. o.ool.
Each of the sums above specified being one
half OF the estimated cost OF such bridges
respectively.
And your committee recommend the ad-
option of the resolution herewith submitted.
Dated November 49, 1908.
w. II. GuiSer,
o. T. BergSeng,
G.. F. Giebler.
Committee
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lHNuAL RE q II cttI CLLPS
Of Surervisors 81 County Wisconsin:
November @ 1907 70 Oc 3Is i9o0
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ana duOpL6u
RESOLUTION
Ellsworth, Wis, Nov. "a, 1908.
Resolved, that the sum of Two Hundred
Dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated
for printing postage and stationery in the office
of the County Superintendent of Schools for
the coming year, in accordance with Section
7o4, Revised Statutes of Wisconsin, the same
to be paid to the Superintendent quarterly.
e. J. Fitzgerald.
Resolution presented by the special
committee was on motion accepted and
adopted.
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During the past year two institutes were
held: two days institute at Ellsworth, Feb
ruary IA and Is and the annual institute of
two weeks duration, July 20 to 81, 1908.
Prof. F. NJ Jack. of River Falls, and Mary
D. Bradford of Menomonie were engaged for
the institute in February Considering the
almost impossible condition of the roads, the
enrolment of 70 was all that could be expected
an interesting address on The Citizen a Product
of the Schools and Mrs. Bradford held their
undivided attention for an hour narrating
her experiences in Europe.
The summer institute was conducted by
c. E Patzer. supervisor of practice in the Mil
waukee Normal, R H. Burns, principal of
the Ladysmith Training School, Lottie Deneen
of New Richmond and Glen Junkman of Pitts
vile. The enrolment was 100 and the average
attendance 90. As large number of teachers
were attending Normal Summer Schools, the
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RESOLUTION
Submitting to Popular Vote Matter G
Soldiers Monument

4
The County Board of Supervisors of the
County of Pierce do ordain follows:
That the question whether a suitable mon
ument. to commemorate, the death and mem ns
ory of soldiers and sailors who served their
nation in the late War OF the Rebellion be
! erected on the Court House grounds in the
Village of Ellis worth, in said County and wheth-
er tax therefore in the sum OF -Four Thousand
Dollars, shall be levied and collected be sub
mitted to the election of said County, or an
election to be held in the several towns, cities
and villages in said County, on the hrst Tuesday
in April, 1909, and that notice thereof be given
IN the manner provided by law
The report of the Committee on
Buildings was accepted and the recon-
mendations therein contained adopted.
REPORT
OF the Committee on Public Buildings
To the Honorable the County Board of
Supervisors Of Pierce County
Your Committee on Public Buildings re-
spectfuly report:
of the grounds of county buildings and find
That the court house grounds have been
kept IN good condition, and that little remains
TO be done to them, and that there IS no need
OF action OF the Board at this time regarding
the same;
That the Court House needs attention
by the Board, other than such as can be given
to II by the Superintendent OF Public Property;
That the sheriff's house and jail is in good
condition, but would recommend that a
small closet be put in under the stairway IN
the Sheriff ottlce for storage OF OIL and other
material, for which there IS now no closet pro-
vided That we also recommend that room
be htted up for insane people. where they can
be cared tor without putting them INTO the
JAIL, as the law tOrbidS committing SUCH u1l-
fortunates to the jail except IN certain extreme
cases;
That the county stable should be provided
with electric lights and water service, both
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-02
Fontinelle is coming soon.
LAST DAY
!. :. .aILI.sl

Continued from page ~
es Of celery, cabbage ofa immense
size. ground cherries. picking toma-
toes.a c,ucumbers, parsnips. beans
peas pumpkins, squashes. melons,
citrons, etc. etc. 1t is claimed that
the vegetables in Quantity and quality
exceIIed any Of the state fairs.
a Corn State. I slas1
There were about forty different
entries Of corn, ana not an inferior
sample in the entire lot.
M The corn display proves beyond
doubt the possibilities Of corn grow
ing In the slope country. and this
proof should add enough to the In
creased value OF the land in Morton
county alone to equal the entire cost
of the fair. '.ls
The wheat, oats, flax and other
cereals were Of the same high quality
as that grown in this part OF the state,
and were In the various farms used
in exhibition.
The display Of dairy products was
.creditable, but the dairy COW was not
enough In evidence,
The breads. cakes, preserves, pick
les, ETC. etc. IN the domestic arts
81
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-02
sMsER OF. ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE HASKELL BIOGRAPHY.


New York Globe: Even though 1t
was another Haskell who tried to
bride Attorney General Monnett of
Ohio, Bryan's friend and close adj
wiser has no reason to feel joyful
over the attention recently drawn to
him. The full biography OF the man
has not been published, yet the bits
that have come out strongly suggest
an extremely active and variegated
career. 1t is not seemingly without
reason that he has jumped from
state to state as he has pursued his
business of all-round promoter.
Before Judge Lacombe he was ad-
judged to have come into possession
of large block of railway stock
that he denied ever having received:
He was made to give up by a cruel
and unfeeling court. Then came a
telephone promotion In Texas, follow.
ed in due time by receivership and
move to pastures new. Next the
enterprising young man became pres
ident of a contracting company, and
again receivership proceedings be
gun. There are. suits for board
bills, for drawing salaries too large
from his companies, and so on.
Haskell In himself amounts to
nothing, but he is valuable as show.
ing with what kind Of men Mr..
Bryan IS willing to surround him.
self. s5. Il q
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-02

In his recent Minneapolis address
Mr.. Taft devoted his attention to the
question of guaranteeing bank de-
posts and the difference between the
Democratic and Republican conten-
ton. He showed why a postal saw
ings bank system as proposed by the
Republican national platform and In
dorsed as an alternative by the Re
publfcans of North Dakota, is nee
.essary. Mr.. Taft's objection to the
Democratic proposed guaranty is
that it proposes to make the con-
seryatiye banker pay for the negli-
gence. eareIessness, lack of conf
dence or dishonesty Of the falling
banker Mr.. Taft makes the strong.
point that the guaranty tax would
ultimately fall upon the depositors
and not upon the stockholders. I'm
der the proposed Bryan plan the de-
posftors in bank with "a capital OF
$25, 900 and no surplus and with Of
fcers of little banking experience
and with Indifferent reputation can
offer to the public exactly the same
security for the payment of deposits
as a bank having $500, 900 capital,
with S25o,0o surplus, with officers
known to be honest and able. Mr..
Taft's arguments appear in another
column, this subject being made one
OF the most prominent in Mr.. Bryan's
appeals for support.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-02

) VI Ill T. SEst
At Dallas, South Dakota, the lot
terry for the Trip county lands will
soon be held, under the supervision
of Judge James W. Witten. The
registration extends from October
at 8 a. M. to October IL at 4 p m.
The numerous inquiries received at
the United States land Offices in
North and South Dakota regarding
this land opening only emphasizes
the fact that land is land now and
henceforth and that the settler who
has succeeded IN securing patent to
100 acres Of public domain, no mat
ter If the crop conditions are not al,
ways the best, is mighty lucky cit.
izen. So IL
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-02

merry IN existence IN lSIranQ FORKS,
was filed in Cass county by Wright,
Barrett & stilwel in the sum of
$502.S2.
Most of the judicial EDITORIAL as,
sociations formed recently WiIls sbes
continued after election. III! il I !
There was a daring ho1dup at Val
ley City the other day when one man
had his skull crushed and was rob
bed of $40 by pair Of ruffians.
Editor Grant Hager has not had
the Grafton Record long enough TO
become acquainted with the big cyl
inder press In that shop and called
in Editor Townsend, Of the News
and Times to pull the old machine
out Of its troublesome condition. )!
Herolz. defeated Editor Streeteri in
securing the nomination for the leg
islature from Emmpns county but
Editor streeter Is showing up Her
olz' record now as county treasurer
and between the two there is some
interesting reading in the Emmons
county papers. 4e
"a There will be a term Of federal
court at Minot October is. and the
United States marshal Is summoning
the jury. There will be several
smuggling and liquor cases to come
before the court but it is not
thought the session will be long
one. .3
The fact that the Grand Forks
Times is for M. N. Johnson for Unit
ed States senator does not necessar-
lily signify where Senator Hans
brough stands in the matter for 1t
was announced some time ago that
he no longer had any financial in
terest in the Times. .s.5s
The fact that the Grand Forks
Times has announced itself in favor
of M. N. Johnson for United States
senator has caused some comment
by the press. The Herald is sup
porting Marshall sand undoubtedly
the Times eouldn, i consistently do
anything else but take the other
side Of the street.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-02

ID The Walsh County Record spokeof
a new standard for land values in
Walsh and Pembina counties, a full
section ri, land lying lying partly in in
enc county and partly in oF the
other tcounty selling ofor s32, 0Oo-or
$50 an acre -land that; is assessed on
a valuationttof 81 so to $4.75 an'iacre,
which would ind the railroad
assessment is not SO Tow after ill.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-02
SURF, Thing
TAFT Finds That Local 1fOl..
bles in Western States
DO Not Affect His Vote.
Says lie Will Be Elected

& Omaha, Neb., Oct. I TT am going
to be elected" This statement made
tonight by William HI. Taft, sums up.
in word what the candidate thinks
of his speech making tour this fall.
Tie belief is based, MI: Taft explain.
ed. on The manner of his reception
in states SO far traversed in which
there was reported sto be defections
in the republ lcan ranks to theF nation
alEticket.a Mr.. Taft nov. believes that
there isl 40 reason to doubt but that
the Republican party win hold its own
and should this prove the case, Mr.,
Taft says there lis no doubt that he
will get the slee.o.ial vote Of wis,
consin, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Iowa.
and Nebraska the states In which
the disaffection was supposed to exist
Il have been in real touch with the.
people, 4 continued Mr.. Taft. y.
5 They have come to see and hear
me in immense numbers, and what
seems even more important they re-
ssslisondcd TO what have had to say iii
a way that / could feel their sympa-
thy. The desire Of my audiences to-.
day to get into personal contact with
me has been marked, and shows more
than a passing interest
Thirteen speeches were made by
the candidate today in and around
the southeastern part of Nebraska
and terminating at Omaha tonight
were two big meetings, one for the
benefit Of the stock yard employees in
South Omaha, and the other in the
Auditorium Al Fl Il.
Throughout the day the crowds
were larger than usual at short stops.
At Crete. Beatrice, Table Rock and
/ Nebraska City, the voice Of the can
didate was entirely inadequate to
reach the limit Of the crowds. n
Throughout the day Mr.. Taft con-
fined his speeches to picturing CON.
ditions under the last Democratic adj
minfstration and contrasting them
with Republican rule. As ne has done
during his two days in Nebraska, he
did not fail to pay his respects to.
Bryan Whenever he spoke on sew
eral occasions he declared to be a
lie the statement that she had ever
declared that one dollar a day was
enough for any laboring man.
The Taft speech at the Auditorium
tonight was q repetition be what he
has frequently said about the tariff,
the trusts and general records Of the
Republican and Democratic parties.