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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-11
DIR. E. c. ROBERTS
oPToMETRIST

Will be at Hotel Gladstone, River
Falls, Wis, Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday, March 16, IL and IS.
Glasses fitted that will POSITIVELY
relieve all eye-strain that causes
headache, dizziness, floating spots, ner-
vousness sore and inflamed eyes, cross
eyes, cataract, and many serious reflex
nerve disturbances, without drugs or pain.
Not excelled by ocular medical science.
All cases examined by electric skias-
copy, revealing the slightest errors of re-
fraction as well as any diseased or abnor-
NAL condition of the eyes.
Glasses made that WILL FIT the
most difficult case. New lenses put in
old frames if desired. Lenses replaced from
prescription number furnished to every
patient; complete record being kept OF
every case. Artificial Eyes furnished.
Special attention given to the relief of
all nervous troubles which come from ir-
ritation of the vital nerve and brain CEN
tiers caused from uncorrected eye-strain,
where the wearing of properly fitted glass
az will relieve the condition
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-11
Stain S and Furniture
Polish at
FREEMAN'S
The Value OF a Smile

The thing that gees the farthest toward max.
ing life worth while,
That costs the least and does the most is Just
pleasant smile.
That bubbles from a heart that loves its fellow
men,
Who drive away the clouds of gloom and coax
the sun again.
It's full of worth and goodness too, with many
kindness blent--
It's worth million dollars and dosent cost a
cent
There is no room for sadness when you see a
CHEEKY smile;
II always has the same good look-Its never
out of style,
1t nerves us on totry again when failure makes
us blue;
The dimples of encourag oment are good for
me and you;
1t pays the highest interest, for it's merely
lent
It's worth million dollars and dosent cost
cent
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Read Carischs' ad on opposite

Read Carischs ad on opposite
page.
Small seed potatoes for sale al
Prairie Mills.
Miss Ingeborg Holdahl of Spring
Valley visited here the past week
with her sister Isabel, student of
the Normal,
Thomas and Henry Richards
left to-day on visit to relatives
and friends at their former home at
Monticello, Wis.
Miss Prada Bangs returned Sat-
urday from Chicago where she pur-
chased fine line of new millinery
for the Spring trade.
Dawson's auctions are increasing
in popularity at every session, as is
attested by the unusually large num-
Der who attended last Saturday.
Miss Kate Carey of Ellnwood Wis
tied her niece, Miss Alice Carey,
student at the Normal, and other
friends in the city the latter part Of
last week.
Tickets on reserve at Freeman's
Drug Store for "One-Sided People. ;"
Admission twenty and twenty-five
cents. No extra charge for re-
served seats.
The Christian Endeavor society
of the Congregational church will
meet at $50 o'clock next Sunday
evening. Subject: "What are our
liquor laws, and how are they en-
forced?"
Miss Mary Fitzgerald, who has
been attending the Normal the past
eight weeks, returns to her home at
Maiden Rock tomorrow to resume
her duties as teacher in school
near there.
Mrs. A. D. Shepard and Mrs. P.
w. Ramer and their sisters, Mrs. E.
T. Ramer of Philadelphia and Mrs.
Wallace Shepard of Minneapolis,
visited relatives in Ellsworth the
first of the week.
DR.. James S. Montgomery will
give popular lecture at the Meth
odist church Friday evening, March
18th. DR.. Montgomery is one of
the most popular men of the day.
1t will pay you to hear him.
H. A. Campbell, the photograph
man, and his sister, Mrs. E. D. Ul-
rich, of ST. Paul spent last night
here with their mother, Mrs. Rhoda
Campbell, who left this morning for
Syracuse, N. Y, on an extended
visit to relatives and the scenes of
her early days.
The "Senior Blues" will entertain
the Senior Reds" at a chicken
pie dinner at the Congre2 ational
church next Saturday. The senior
class of the Congregational Sun
day School was divided into two
sections denominated as above, and
a contest of attendance and collec-
ton for the prize mentioned resulted
in a victory for the Reds"
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
REVEREND FRED w. HARRIS, Pastor
Regular services, both morning
and evening, the pastor will preach.
Our attendance has been somewhat
broken during the past stormy Sab
baths. Every one should make
special effort to be present next
Sabbath.
Sabbath School at 11:45. Lesson:
"Aeneas and Dorcas." Acts g: 31.41.
Epworth League devotional meet
ing at GAS Topic: "Our Pattern.
The pastor will lead the meeting.
Special song service. Come and
spend profitable half hour.
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At the RIVER FALLS DYE
WORKS opposite the Fire Hall in
the Wolff building, they do all kinds
of French and dry cleaning and dye
ing of ladies' and gentlemen's gar
ments. Call and get prices and in
spect our work.
AUGUST MENDEL, PROP.
Phone 3O6
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The Inter=NOrmal Contest

The interest in the contest in
creases as the time decreases.
Many of the schools are planning to
send large delegations. Platteville
expects to send her band of twenty
five or thirty pieces. While this
promises to be a great event both
for the city of River Falls and for
the local Normal School, yet it is
eraught with much responsibility.
The local committee must pay the
necessary expenses. This sum will
be about $500. Then the visitors
must be entertained in such man
ner as to reflect credit on our hospi-
tally. Seven years ago it was Our
turn to entertain this contest, but
the local school authority, fearing
to assume the responsibility of SO
much expense when the seating ca
pacity of our largest hall was so
limited, waived it for that time. 1t
yet remains to be shown that River
Falls can meet all the demands of
this great contest. To do so it is
vitality necessary that we have a
pull and a pull altogether. The
Methodist church must be filled at
fifty cents a seat in order. to meet
the expense. This is one place
where all can help. Then you can
talk to others about the meeting.
Tell them we will have speakers
from Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Platte
vile, Stevens Point, Superior and
Whitewater. Tell them we will
have for judges prominent educators
of this and other states. Tell them
the winner in this contest will meet
the winners from five other states
in an interstate contest. Post up
one of the bills in conspicuous
place. There is work for all.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-11

A FRESH CUT
is what we always relish when it APP
plies to steaks, chops and .roasts.
We have them, and they're lucious
and appetizing enough to tempt
king.
WE PAY
the closest possible attention to our
business; work almost day and
night, and understand everything
from A to u that belongs to meats.
That's why everybody says, oh,
your steaks, etc., are SO good"
It's the reputation we've made.
Come and see us, we want you for
new customer.
MODEL MEAT MARKET
VINCENT FAT, PROPRIETOR.
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FOR SALE

Is room house, large lot, corner
Sd and Spring Sts.. one block from
Normal. Very desirable property.
A snap at $1,700.
LARSON BROS. LAND CO.
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Council Proceedings

COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY OF RIVER FALLS,
March 4th, 1909.
Regular meeting of the Common Council.
Council convened at eight clock p. M, mayor
Bailey in the chair.
Aldermen present, Bailey, Currier, Pritchett,
and Winn.
Minutes of meeting of February 18th re ad and
approved.
Finance Committee reported the folio wing
claims approved;
C. S. Dunbar, snow blowing ........ .....S 2.30
f. SchWelgel ............... 2|0
F. Chinook ............... 800
j. Mapes, work on water service ......... 800
j. Hicks, ..... -. 400
j. G. West, Street Commissioner -, -. 1900
A. Smith, .......... 100
c. Dunbar, .......... leo
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT.
E. Buck, salary OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1000
N. Rock, ''......................... $3.50
w. Campbell, ".......................... 20 co
Pierce County Telephone Co., messages. .55
O. Il. Ritchey, hardware. ..............,... I'D
WATER POWER BOND ACCOUNT
To take up bond and interest .....,..... 1891. 10
c. Carisch & Son, sundries...... .......... 1.S5
General Electric Co., electric supplies. 1890
Northwe stern Electric Equipment Co.,
SuppHeS... .....s's.''...'s'''s' XIV
Peter H. Schweigel, salary City Marshal. $500
F. l.. Baker, freight and drayage ......... 2.69
pauper aid Observation-Disclosures. 1.25
R. FL. Giles, blanks for election ;. 1.59
F. D. Ensign, wood for pauper aid. ........ 1000
Bills allowed, all voting aye.
On motion, voted, that Council approve the
action of the City Clerk in advertising for prop
sails for water works bonds.
A committee from the Civic League, being
present, were invited by the Mayor to present
their wishes to the Council. Brief addresses
were then made by different members of the
League in relation to abuses which have grown
up arising out of the sale of Intoxicating liz
uors in the city. Pending the examination OF
several questions involved action on the mat
ter was deferred until subsequent meeting
On motion adjourned
ALLEN p. WELD, City Clerk.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-11

Don't forget Carischs' Big De-
livering Day Saturday, March 10th.
See add on opposite page.
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PROGRAMME
Song-"Whither ''-Shubert Ladies Chorus
Cration-William Mckinley Earle Whitcomb
River Falls
Oration-The Menace of Communicative lth
Elmer l.. Nygaard
Oshkosh
Solo-"The Gordons '-Needham Albert Brann
Oshkosh
Oration-The Union of Occident and Orient
James r. Wanen
Plattevile
Music-Selected
River Falls
Oration-The Real Webster Albert S. Wells
Stevens Point
Oration-Is Roosevelt a Truly Great Man?
Charles Anspach
Milwaukee
Solo-s'My Dear, Earnest Ball I'll. Halverson
Stevens Point
Oration-The Hope of American Democracy
Easton Johnson
Whitewater
Oration-The Man of the Ages Julia Vanklrk
Superior
Music Platteville Band
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Tuesday Club Program
MARCH Is, 1909

Current Topic:-Conservation of Our Natural
Resources. (Continued)
Lesson-King John Act 5. Sc. 8 to end
Leader and Hostess Mrs. Clark.
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The Local Market

CORRECTED EVERY THURSDAY.
Following are the prices paid by
River Falls merchants and dealers
for farm products, etc., to-day:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-11

House for sale, or will trade for
smaller house. Enquire on premises.
GEORGE PRATT.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-11

Entered at the Postonlce, River Falls, wiscon
sin, as Second-class Matter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-11

Sherwin- Williams
Paint and Varnish
for all kinds of
finishes at
FREEMAN'S
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HIOu1 OCPLs Il OO " mdlCA 1O1 W.
81 carloads of potatoes were shipped
from River Falls station. This is
less than was shipped in the month
of October 1907 when SO cars went
out. In last October only 90 cars
were shipped, go less than in 1907.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Armstrong,
with their daughters, Alva and Au-
drey, were down from Hudson from
Saturday to Monday on visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. William Armstrong.
Miss Francis Armstrong of Fletcher,
Ont, was guest of her brother AL
fred and accompanied him on this
visit.
River Falls Chapter R. A. M. en-
joyed sumptuous repast in the
banquet room at Masonic Hall at
the close of the meeting last Mon
day evening, with Companion NJ. C.
Pierce as the guest of honor. The
service was excellently rendered by
the culinary artists of the Gladstone
Hotel.
The local A. S. of E. will serve a
picnic supper, with oysters, at Odd
Fellows Hall tomorrow, (Friday)
evening, March II. The charge will
be Is cents plate. A cordial invi-
tation is extended to all, ard espec-
tally to the business men of the city.
Turn out and give the Society a
! generous patronage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-25
SERIES OF MIX UPS.
First in Number Of Fire Alarm Call and
Again When aJingIes" Took Fall.

The fire department was called out at
$3.50 o'clock last evening by an alarm
riug in from box I43 at the corner Of
Blackwell and Howard streets for a
blaze ii henhouse owned by $. Manera
on George street In their hustle to get
started with the apparatus they left the
station before the first round Of the long
box number had finished and only the
one and the four had registered en- the
board Consequently, they started for
box IA. at the corner Of North Main and
First streets. MTingles,p one Of the
horses on the chemical wagon, fell in
front al J. d. Ossola's house and was
dragged several feet by the other horse
and the momentum Of the wagon. The
driver, c. f. Wiley, stated that the
collar was too small and that 1t ehoked
the animal SO that ii fell. II was sey-
eral minutes before the horse was put
back onto its feet again and the hook
aud ladder truck continued on to box
II. Finding that the box had not been
opened the fremen concluded that il
had been either box l42 or l43 that had
been pulled in, but they could not Of
course tell which. 80 they first went 10
box l42 at the corner of Berlin and Foss
streets. They found this box had not
been opened and then started for box lab
Oh Blackwell street.
BY this time the chemical wagon team
had caught up with them and as they
reached Blackwell street they met Mr..
Manera coming to tell them that there
lad been fire in his henhouse, but that
he had Just succeeded IN getting 1t put
out. On reaching he station the firemen
found that III lis fall "Tingles" had
bruised both knees and had several
scratches on his head where the other
horse stepped on him when he fell
This morning the firemen state that
the last figure Of the box number did
not register on the first round OF the
alarm, and people who went into the
station after the fremen had left say
that il registered on the second round
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-25

But st. Aibans Oficers Were PrOmpa to
Drop Him.

ST. Albans, Oct % In city court Sat
urday, Mike Beaneo, an Italian employ
ed al foreman on the sewer construction
work here, was fined $40 and costs on
the charge Of drawing revolver on
Deputy Sheriffs Alfred and Billion. II
appears that the officers came upon
Beaneo in one Of the hack streets late
Friday night. All parties were going
the same direction and finally the ltal.
ian accused the officers OF following
him. They explained that they were
officers, but Beaneo grabbed revolver
from his hip pocket and then the officers
tackled him and put him in fail.
Beaneo claims that he carried the re-
voIver because he was "held up a few
nights avo and forced 70 pay over some
money. He said that he was afraid he
would be arrested and did not want 70
have a gun found on him and was simply
trying to throw the gun away. The
officers take different view Of the mat.
ter and thought he intended to use the
gan Il he had the chance. Beaneo's
friends paid his Hne and be was released
from custody.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-25
PAINTED, THEN AspHYx1ArED.
Roxbury Woman Pulls Gas Tube Of
While Falling to Floor.

Boston, Oct 25.- Mrs. Mary A. Leahy,
40 years old, was found dead on the
kitchen floor of her home at Quincy
terrace, Roxbury. about T.30 Saturday
night, death was due to accidental as.
phyxiation.
About 730 o'clock Mrs. John Mooney,
who lives on the second floor, smelled
gas and traced it to the Leahy apart
ment. She notified Patrolman Leonard
Of station O. He and the owner of the
house, P A. Kearns. forced the door
OF the Leahy suite and found the wo-
man dead upon the floor She had prob
ably been dead some time
The room was filled with gas, which
was escaping from one Of the gas Jets.
A rubber hose, which had evidently
been Knocked from the gas Jet was sus-
pended from a temporary gas stove
upon the kitchen range. It is sur-
missed that the woman, who is sub
ject to fainting spells. was seized with
one, and, ii trying to break her fall,
caught hold of the hose leading from
the gas stove TO the gas jet and pulled
it out Of place.
Her husband, George Leahy. Is em-
ployed IN the Fore River ship yards at
Quincy. and said that be was away from
home when the accident occurred
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-25
LITTLE GIRL SHOT
BY CHANGING BULLET
Catherine Dwyer Of West Rutland Bad
ly Hurt When Thomas Kelly
Was Exhibiting His New
Rife.

Rutland, Oct. 25.--Catherine, six
years old daughter Of Patrick B. Dwycr
is al che Proctor hospital, seriously
wounded BY a rifle shot which came
from gun In the hands Of Thomas Kel-
Nv, thirteen years old son Of Mrs Hn-
bert Kelly OF West Rutiend The little
girl has fractured Jaw, several teeth
wer knocked out and the bullet lodged
in her neck II is a 20 calibre bullet.
Young Kelly had just sent away and
got the rifle and had taken out q Ii
cense preparatory to going deer hunt
ING today. In his pleasure OF the new
weapon he was exhibiting II 70 his
friends In barn near his home in West
Rutland yesterday afternoon.
a cartridge became wedged 10 the
breech Of the rife and when Kelly tried
to fix it, the cartridge suddenly ex-
ploded, the bullet glanclng of the barn
door. The missile sped across the street,
striking The Dwyer girl. Who was stand
ing in front Of her home on the right
side Of tbe mouth, fractnring the lower
law and tearing out some uf her teeth,
and then lodged in The back Of her
neck.
The girl, with a hroan, sank to the
ground and tie boys ran over picked
her up and carried her into the house,
Dr. j. B. Guiitinan was summoned and
ordered the child removed to the Proc
tor hospital When she arrived there
the physicians probed for the bullet
,Fithessst success and an operation was
postponed until today. II is believed
that the child viii recover No action
has vet been taken BY the authorities
to place the blame for the accident.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-25
TALK OF THE TOWN

The breach Of peace case against Paul
Scampini which was set for hearing in
city court this morning viii be heard
tomorrow morning on account Of the
respondents counsel, ], Ward Carver,
not being able to attend to the case
today. It is expected that the case
will be tried before jury.
G. J. FERGUSON Of Burlington, super
intendent 81 the anti-saloon league, was
the speaker at the regular service at
the Presbyterian church yesterday
morning. He gave an interesting talk
on the work Of the league Col. Z. G.
Osgood Of Bellows Falls spoke at the
evening service on Temperance.
Among arrivals at the City hotel yes
terday and today we're A. Laing, Burl-
ington; George Lafounsaine, John Jul
ian, Boston; Mrs. A. Ryerson, New
York; Mr. and Mrs. J. W Brown, Provi-
dence, r. e; @. +. Butterick, T. A. Wal.
lace, r. ". Fowle. H. w Burnham, A.
+ Tolander, Bostoaj /. Z. Donahue,
Manchester, N. II.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-25
POLICE SUSPECT HIM
OF NUMBERING WIVES
Otto Mueller Admits Having Married
Eight Women and Is to Be Charged
Wdth Numbering One Of the
Recent Ones.

New York, Oct. 25.-Coroner Savage
and the Suffolk county authorities are
prepared place charge OF murder
against Otto Mueller, who is suspected
of decoying his bride, Anna, 10 the
woods Of Ishp and numbering her. Muel.
Ter was arrested last night in Astoria,
where he was living with his new wife,
and he saws that she is the eighth wo-
man he has married The police suspect
that Mueller murdered number Of them
in the same way as the Islip victim.
Mueller was 'mugged" at the police
headquarters here to-day.
Mueller is 3S years Of age and was
living with his wife and two children.
He is a German mechanic. The skeleton
Of Anna Latter, former wife, was
found near Islip recently.
Mueller is supposed to have married
the girl in Newark, N. j., February 6,
1905 He will be asked 10 explain her
disappearance and what appears to be
his subsequent marriage.
The Latter girl was identified through
scraps Of paper bearing the name Of q
firm in Germany With the aid OF Ham-
buik ponce ~ was ceidDiirNtQ Nistl Sut
had lived in Altoona, suburb Of that
city. She apparently met death more
than a year ago.
Late last night, the police say, they
confession from Mueller in
which he admitted that he married An.
ma Latter in this country, went to
Germany with her and returned with
her here. In New York he left her and
they never met again, he says, although
according to the confession he admits
they planned to meet in New Jersey.
When arrested four notes were found
in his poskets which indicated that he
intended either to fee or to kill himself.
There was also letter which shows
that he intended while yet in Germany
to bring to America Anna Latter's
trunks, the contents of which are found
in his home last night.
Sheets, he'd linen, table cloths and
wearing apparel were all marked with
Anna Latter's initials.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-25
On Woodbury. Granite Co.'s
Job at Madison, Wis.
DANIEL LOGAN KILLED
Three Hundred Tons Of Granite Fell
When Overbalanced by Four-ton Block
and Loss to Woodbury. Co. Is
Estimated at s25,ooo

Madison, Wis, Oct. 5.-OverbaIanced
by granite stone Weighing four tons,
the entire corniee over the west portico
Of the new west wing Of the state capt
tol fell to the ground yesterday after
noon. Daniel Logan, who was foreman
for the Woodbury. Granite company Of
Hardwiek, VT, which has the contract
for the granite work, lost bis life and
Frank Bliss. fellow workman, mar
rowly escaped death It is estimated
that the loss win reach $4,000 This
loss must be borne by the Woodbury.
Granite company
Practically none OF the three hundred
tons Of stone that fell can be used again.
II viii be six months before the Wood
bury company can send another ship
ment from It's quarry, and consequently
a serious delay in the completion Of the
work viii result.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-25
BURNED FIGHTING FIRE.
Edwin Plummer Injured in Auburn, NJ
H-House Destroyed

Auburn, NJ H., Oct. Is The residence
of Edwin Plummer who il one Of the
best known residents Of the town, situ-
ated on the Bunker Hill road about a
mile from the village Of Auburn, was
burned to the ground yesterday after-
noon. entailing loss in excess Of $4,000.
There was an insurance Of 81 200.
The FIRE was discovered at 3 o'clock
and had made such headway that its
progress could not be stopped by the
help at hand Mr. Plummer had his
face. beard eyebrows ana hair burned
ii fighting the flames With Mr. and
Mrs pnmmer at the time were Mr.. and
Mrs Martin Z. Piper and both families
lost heavily
Mr. Plummer's loss besides the build
ings included barn filled with hay and
cellar filed with apples aud vegeta.
bles The livestock and a part Of the
furniture were saved. The origin Of the
FIRE cannot be accounted for. The build
iugs destroyed included house, ell and
barn.