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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08
FISHING TACKLE
NEW FLIES
FREEMAN'S DRUG STORE
four hundred dollars ($9400.00).
Respectfully submitted,
F. M. WHITE, Director,
GEO. TIL. SMITH, Treas.

L Z. M, WHITE, G1IGCIOI,
GEO. TIL. SMITH, Treas,
c. w. JENSoN, Clerk.
On motion the report was accept
ed and adopted. On motion of G.
w. Spence, the resolution fixing the
tax for the coming year at 100000
was then adopted. F. M. White
then read the customary recon-
mendations of the board providing
for nine months school, for free
text books, for power to borrow un-
til the tax comes in, and setting the
time of the next annual meeting at
s o'clock in the afternoon, and on
motion the recommendations were
adopted. Supt, j. w. Il. Ames then
presented a resolution giving the
board authority to provide COM
mercial course in the schools for
next year, supporting his resolution
with statement showing the need of
such course, and his belief that it
could be introduced next year with
out additional tax levy. On motion
of G. w, Spence, the resolution was
adopted, and the board given author
ity to provide such a course. The
meeting then proceeded to the
election of officers. F. w. Harris
and Geo. Skogmo were appointed
tellers. On first ballot for clerk, c.
w. JenSon received II votes out of
81 cast, and was declared elected for
the unexpired term of two years.
On first ballot for treasurer, Geo.
TIL. Smith received % votes out of %
cast, and was declared elected for the
term of three years. The chair then
appointed as auditing committee
for the coming year A. p. Forsyth,
G. w. Spence, and Geo. Skogmo.
On motion, the auditing committee
was instructed to destroy all can
celled vouchers, bills, etc., of the
district, one year old or more.
On motion, meeting adjourned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08
Howard Deans was home from St.

Howard Deans was home from St
Paul over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Swanson and
daughter of Norway, Mich, arrived
in the city this morning. Mr.. Swan.
son is the new proprietor of the
Parker House.
Mrs. Charles Ray returned Wed
nesday from a ten weeks visit to
her daughter, Mrs. John Abernathy
at Detroit City, Mimi. Her niece,
Miss Alice Ray, accompanied her
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman P. Weld and
their sister, Miss Dorothy Davis of
Longlnont, COL, arrived here last
evening for three weeks visit to
Mr.. Yields parents, Judge and Mrs.
Allen P. Weld.
Misses Dora, Hazel and Florence
Kidder, who have been visiting at
the home of their uncle, F. H. Craw-
ford, the past three weeks, left yes
terday afternoon for their home at
Holmquist, S. d.
Mrs. F. Engdahl left Tuesday
afternoon for Cambridge, Mimi, on
a months visit to her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Swanson. She
will also visit her sister in Cloquet,
Mimi, before she returns,
Mrs. ]. E. Dennis of Downing ar
rived here Friday evening for a two
weeks visit at the home of her
brother, George Stewart. Mr.. Den
mis- came down Saturday evening
and remained until Tuesday.
Mrs. ]. J.. Moody and Mrs. Swim,
accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
A. Baker and granddaughter, Miss
Dora Baker, were out from Ellis
worth last Thursday and spent the
day with Mrs. Henrietta Carroll.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Wright of
Pottsdam, N. Y, who have been
here visiting Mr.. Wright's sisters,
Mrs. r. S. Freeman and Mrs. A. B.
Rollins, for several weeks, left this
afternoon for Pueblo, Col, on visit
to their daughter.
A pie-plant stalk and leaf, of
mamoth proportions, from the
garden of Geo. Steel, 4th ward, was
on exhibition at Taggart's drugstore
yesterday. The leaf measured IA
feet in circumference and the stalk
was proportionally large.
Mrs. Louis Guinon and son Mark
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Parker,
Miss Katie Burns and Mark Milan
and sister, Miss Jennie, came down
from st. Paul Saturday and remained
until Monday evening, guests of Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Mallory.
Charlie o. Bergevin has opened a
tailor shop in the City Hotel and is
prepared to do all kinds of repair
ing and cleaning. New suits made
from selected quality of goods.
Prices reasonable, and all work
guaranteed. Suits sponged and
pressed, Csc.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
congregational church will meet
with Mrs. John McCue in the coun-
try, Thursday, July 16. The ladies
will meet at the Congregational
church at 9 o'clock. All those who
have no conveyance will please not
ify Mrs. Buck.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Swanson and
daughters, Faith and Belle, of ST.
Paul, Mr.. and Mrs. Severn Olson
and children and Miss Cora Dyson
of New Richmond we're guests of
Mrs. 0. H. Bang and daughter Prada
the first of the week.
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by the district to be as follows:-

We estimate receipts from state
and county tax and tuition at
$3705.00, leaving a balance of
100000 to be raised by taxation by
the district for the maintenance OF
the schools of the district for the
school year ending June 80, 1910.
We, therefore, recommend the adopt
ion of the following resolution
Resolved, that there be, and there
hereby is, levied upon the taxable
property of it. School Dist. No. /,
Towns of Troy, Kinnickinnic. River
Falls, and City of River Falls, for
the school year ending June 80,
1910, for the maintenance of the
schools of the district for said year,
a tax in the sum of nine thousand
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
REV. FRED W. HARRIS, Pastor

At the morning service, July 18th,
the pastor will speak on LIES
Storm" The sermon will be an ex-
PLANTATION of the trials and tempta-
tions of people.
Sabbath School at Has: "The
Philippian Jailer." Acts, 16:16-40.
Epworth League at 7 p. m. The
League will meet at 7 o'clock in
stead of us to allow time to go to
the union service.
The evening service will be
union service held at the Congrega-
tional church. All people are in
vited to attend
Preaching service at the South
Fork school house at 2:30 in the
afternoon.
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School Meeting

The annual school meeting of it.
Dist. No. / was called to order in
the high school room of the public
school building by director White
Tuesday evening at o'clock. On
motion, Alfred Stiles was elected
chairman. The minutes of the last
regular meeting were read by C. w.
Ienson, and approved. Geo. TIL.
Smith then read the treasurer's re-
port for the year as follows:-
TREAS. REPORT.
River Falls, Wis, July 6, 1909.
To the Voters of it. School Dist.
No. /, Towns of Troy, Kinnickin-
mic, River Falls and City of River
Falls:--
Your District Treasurer hereby
makes report of the moneys received
and disbursed by him in the name
of the district during the school
year ending June so, 1909.
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Rev. D. b. SPENCRR. Pastor

The Rev. Geo. H. Marsh of New
Richmond will preach at the Con-
gregational church next Sunday in
exchange with Mr.. Spencer. In the
evening at the union Service of the
Congregational and Metho dist
churches 1Ir. Marsh will speak
about "Our American Highlahders,"
having spent several years among
this interesting people in the noun
tains of eastern Tennessee and Ken
lucky.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH
The REV. WILLIAM CHESTER KIRK
Priest in charge

Services on July IL, the Fifth
Sunday after Trinity; Celebration of
the Holy Eucharist at 8 a. M; Morn
ing Prayer and Sermon at 1890 a.
m. A welcome to all at these SER
vipeS
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Giving Away Land.

It's good land, too, that Frank
Lowater Co. is giving away, land
worth at least 500 an acre.
OF course he hasn't great deal
Of it--the American immigration Co.
has allotted him just three lots.
They are building and garden sites
in the town of Round Lake, Sawyer
County, Wisconsin, and are to be
given absolutely free with the first
three orders for Round Lake coun-
try farms. Each lot is Sc of an acre
in extent, allowing for a good sized
yard and big garden. This town
is Just off Round Lake at the term
mus of the proposed extension OF
the Sioux Ste. Marie, r. r.
For full particulars regarding
these free town lots, and a booklet
about Wisconsin cut-over farm lands
address Frank Lowater, Spring
Valley, Wis.
Home Culture Club Program
JULY IA, 1909
Current observation-disclosures
Leader, Mrs. Cora E. Stiles
History Lesson:- The Drama. Aeschylus
Sophocles. Euripides
Leader, Mrs. Nancy Younggren.
Hostess, Miss Mollie Stevens.
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To THE HONORABLE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RIVER FALLS
The undersigned respectfully requests that
license be issued to him for the sale of strong,
spirituous, malt ardent and intoxicating liQ-
uors, at Parker House Saloon, situated on lot
one (D, block six (6), Original plat City of
River Falls, and that he win keep and maintain
an orderly and well regulated saloon. That
the names of his bondsmen are G. w. Chinook
and X. L. Lien. VICTOR swanson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08

On motion voted that the bills be allowed and
orders issued to pay the same,
Bill ofW d. Purves, amount 1888, disallowed,
Pritchett, Demulling and Dunn voting aye
Application of ChrStanson and Peterson for
license to run two pool and one billiard table
for City Hotel read, and on motion voted that
license be granted and issued on payment OF
license fee.
On motion voted to adjourn until $50 a. m.
Saturday, July 3d. 1902
F.. V. WILLIAMS, Clerk pro tenn.
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No. 212, A. published June II 1909
CHAPTER AT, LAWS OF 1908.


AN ACT to create sections 92a-- and
p2o--aoc Of the statutes. relating to the
letting Of contracts for public work ana
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin. repre-.
sented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
rs follows:
Section |. There is added to ths statutes
two new sections to read:
section a25--gob. Whenever in any city
Of the first class In this state however IN
G msni Of any KIND V whatsoever shall have
been ordered to be done. whether such work
IS chargeabie IN whole or In part TO such
to any lot or lots or parcels Of land therein,
such public work or improvement may De
done BY the use Of a patented article. ma
terial or process in whole or IN paf.}, or IN
processes not patented. and any MD &C.
repted or contract let Tor snrh "ntS or I'm,
proyement shaI he ns valid ana binding hs
If no patented article, mGteral or process
had been nssd provided, however, SAD
city shall have obtained from the owner OF
said patented article, materials OF process
ing agreement to furnish to any contractor.
desirinc to bid upon surh work as whole,
the right to use said patented article ma.
ter,als and processes n the construction OF
said work, and also to furnish to any CON
tractor said patented article Itself upon the
payment Of what the authorities OF said city
for such public work or Improvement, shall
determine TO be a reasonable price Therefor,
which price shall be publicly stated 6no
furnished npon application 70 any contrAS-
tor des ring to bid on said work,
Section 025---9o ANY such city at IN
option may In providing for any such pun
Iic work or Improvement to be done. and
before calling for bids thereon. through fs
proper Authorities adopt different plars ana
snpnlh rations requiring the Use of different
kinds Of materials Tor the proposed work or
improvements 70 be made, whether patented
or not thereby bringing one kind OF article
material or process In competition with one
or more other kinds Of articles. mat erials
or processes des gned to accomplish the
same general purpoSe and cell for bids ror
epcb such kind Of article. material or pro
cess and thereafter let contract Tor one
Kind 1T article material or process; pro
yided that before any contract Is let the
hds received Oh all the different Kinds or
articles materials or processes FOR Whicn
plans or specfc0 lions were prepared ana
npon which bids yer. He'd for shall be
received opened and considered before tue
kind Of article or process to be USED 70
such work or Improvement shall be decided
mon by the proper city autbori tics, and
tbpreupon the proper city authorities shali
nrst determine which kind Of article, ma
ter,aI or process shall be used IN the work
TO he done and thereafter and therenp0n
the contract shall be let 10 the lowest re-
snonsihla bidder for the kind of article. ma
| tarial or process so selected for use In the
propo~et hubble work or improvement,
0srt on 2 This act shall take erect aud
bp In force from sud after III passage and
publication.
Approved June 10 1909.
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No. 93S. A. Published June II. le'"
CHAPTER a13, LAWS OF 1909,

No. o si1 .is, si LAWS ' SF isos s'
AN AIT 10 amend section e42c and sub
section b OF section 943 OF the statutes
relating 10 the fefunuiDg OF debts iAcA'
,ns the constitutional levy.
The people Of the State OF Wisconsin. repre-
scntod in Senate and Assembly 40 anar
section /. Section Gaze and subsection s
OF SECTION 9l3 OF the statutes are emende5
to read Section pl2c. Whenever any
county. town, city. village or school diatrict
has heretofore contracted or may hereafter
contract any general indebtedness, within
the prov .sions OF section 3, article II OF
the cOuettution. aud within the I'VE per
contracted by any such county. town, city
or yliage or school district prior to the
amendment to section ;, article y Of The
constitution adopted November lss
Dor improvements. and has inadvertently
failed to provide Or has not sufficiently pro,
yided for the collection OF direct annual
tax, sufficient to pay such Indebtedness,
principal and interest, or may hereafter 40
Tail, but such municipality has received or
shall receive the consideration OF such IN
debtedness. and the same has been or sinai
b. applied to Its use and benefit, II mag re-
fund any such Indebtedness, or such portion
thereof as may remain UNPAID, by the lssue
OF new evidences thereof. at the same or
less rate of Interest and exchange the SANE
for evidences for such former iudeAtedness /;
Or may Issue negotiable bonds therefor at
the snine or smaller rnte OF interest run
ming not to exceed twenty years, and maY
substitute said bonds for said !ndeht-dnrsA
' SEE ion S s4ap 5 fhis section shall not
"a Or retund,ns Of existing indebtedness. Or
LIABILITY under ssctious e2b--lAa.
a9e~ii and ss2c of the statutes
Section q. This act snail take .nect sn1
''s soprovsa June 10. LAOS.
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No $40, Al Published Juno 10. 1909
CHATTER 3o9. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to create section 460ls OF the stat.
utes to protect and promote the pubic
Health to prevent fraud and deception IN
the sale OF artices OF food and providing
penalty
The people Of the state OF Wisconsin, repre-
sented In Senate and Assembly. do enact
as follows:
section /. There Ia added to the statutes
a new section to read Section A6olR. 1t
shall be unlawful to sell otter or expose
for sale or have Ia possession with intent
TO sell for use or consumption In this state
any -four that has been artihciaIls bl.aehed
It shall be unlawful to sell. o'fer or ex-
pose for sale or have In possession with In
tent to sell for use or consumption 10 ms
statc any article OF food IA defined ID sec
ton 4GtS, Of the statutes which contains
added beuzoic acid or hen2oates provided
products for shipment they are preserved
BY any external application OF bcnzoic acid
or hnnzostcs IN such manner that the
presnrvattve is necessarily removed mechan
{cally, or BY maceratiOD IN water, or other-
wise and directions for the removal OF snld
Ing or the package, the provislons OF thss
Act shall be construed applying only
when said products are ready for cousnnp
ton.
Any person who by himself his servant
or agent, or as the servant or agent OF any
other person or as the servant or agent or
any hrm or corporation shall violate any
Of tha provisions Of th,s act sha,! upon
conviction thereof be punished by dne OF
not less than twenty-five dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars or by unprsuu
uent I'm the county jail not less than thirty
Section q THIS act shall take effect and
b. In force from and after January trst
one Thousand nine hundred and ten.
Approved june 10, 100,
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CHA prEu as. JAWS OF leha

30 c Ill as LAWS Of ieoa:
AN ACT to as!ach certain territory from
and to Great, the town Of L~nr,ot
.cnted IN senate and Assembly. do enact
Sort ION i Al that part and portion Of ..
county. state Of wisconsin, described a
, ,"Gssi 'e Numbered forty n nor,h also
the entire township numbered forty-two
north all Of range numbered -igh. west
siso the north oncha!f OF township nun
bored Afteen and also tho entire townsh p
Numbered torty-two north. all Of range mum
sn,s Of a"s ssi IN Is de,aehea from the
aforesaid and "a crested and organized -
.vssPpaG s i"~p town. to of Pe ana
Sect on 2. The assets and liabilities OF
tie town Of Hayward sssi.tlnE a the time
this aet snsl 60 nto eject saa, n % ~ sppahr
town OF Lsnroot hereby greater out or me
territory detaehed from tha said town or
sS 9 q Se .st II s ard the nses
II any go apporiiaa and The credits Or
assets II any. 80 apport.oref shall re paid
acco sdlne to said Section 81. OF the star
Section 3. on the 18th day Of ssptem.
her A. II 1910 nj two q CLOCK IN thf ater.
noon, the towns uonrns OF IN" toWns OF
school housp In tho tosn of Hayward and
shall pursuant to the preccding sec, on de
terfnine ghat portion Of the indshtednese
leraly Incurred by the old town Of hns'
gnrd shali he ehargeabe TO the new town
Of Ienroot and shei also determine. what
portion OF the credits o. ne town o. Hay.
entitled to- copy Of such arrortonnsnt
s1al be filed with the clarke Of the towns
of HAYWARD and Lenroot.
aectton 4 The unal.aed electors of the
topu of Ienroot hereby created shall meet
AZ phlDus school house In the town nf HAy
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CHAPTER 42O, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT TO create section li558 OF the
statutes relating to cemeteries.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin. repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly. do enact
M follows:
Section ! There ia added to the STA tutes
g new section 70 read
Section l455a l. Any cemetery asso
citation or religious society lnrorpora rated
under the laws of this state and owning o.
una intaning a cemetery or burial ground In OF
near to q city having,,hy the last preceding
state or United States census, population
Of over 100. 900 Ia hereby authorized and
empowered subject to the provisions OF sec.
ton 1854 to acquire by gift, devise or pur.
chase such additional lands for cemetery
purposes adjoining Its cemetery or burial
ground then held, as the trustees or such
pesoc alton or society shall from time to
time deem requisite or expedient.
2. Such additional land 80 from time to
time acquired shall. In addition to the isnds
previously held by such association or so
all thirty acres. Any such association or
society lay pay the purchase price Of such
additional land in whole or In part out Of
the proceeds of the sales Of lots 10 the Gem
ptery or burial ground main talned by ii:
snch additional land shall be added to and
administered with the cemetery or burial
ground for the enlargement Of which the
same Ia required
Section q All acts and parts Of acts In
conflict or Inconsistent with the provtsl0na
Of this act are repealed
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after tts paseAEe and
publication.
Approved June IS. 1909.
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CHAPTER AL. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend cnaptet II laws OF
1878 relating 10 the discipline OF prison
,rs in the Houss of Correction OF MI
Naukee County.
The people OF the State OF Wisconsin, repre-
sented In Senate and Assembly do enact
rs follows:
Section /. Chapter l74. avs of 1875, Is
duty Of the inspector of the house OF COT
rection Of Milwaukee county to heep true
record Of the conduct OF each prisoner,
specifying each intraction OF the rules OF
discipline At the end Of each mouth SAID
Inspector shall give certificate of good
conduct to earh prisoner who shall require
H. against y hom Is recorded 10 !ufraCtfoD
Of the rules of d discipline and upon each SAID
cert .ficate the inspector may at his discre
ton ditanish the term of any prisoner sen
teneed for less than one year but
such diminut.on shall not be more than five
days All such certificates shall remain on
die ia the Office Of the said house OF correc
ton subject AT any time to be annul ed by
the governor for SUBSEQUENT misconduct or
the prisoner, This act shall apply only TO
such prisoners confined In said house OF cor
rection MS have been convicted Of IN. SIDE
meanor = Section 1925 of the stat.
utcs Of Wisconsin for the determination OF
the diminution of tlme from the term OF
sentence to be allowed to each prisoner for
good conduct la hereby rendered applicable
TO the prisoners convicted of telony and
confined In the house Of correction of any
county which has been established under
the laws of the state OF WISCONSIN.
Section z This act shah take effect and
be IN force from and after its passage and
pubiica ton.
Approved June is, 1900.
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No 0la. Al Published June g. 1900.
CHAPTER 400. LAWS or 1909

AN ACT 10 amend section 20 Of the stat.
utes. relating to registration OF v"tsrS
sna asgp fs'99f h 81 stste p VIE repre-
sentcd in Senate and Assembly. DO shAos
aoct,on /. Section 90 Of the alta tutes II
amended TO read Section 20. l Said IN.
ypectpra before doing my business, shAil
severally take aud subscribe the oath OF ~
spectors NJ general election and snail.
Al their br.t meeting, make reg'Stry OF All
placing thereon the full names alphabetl-
raIly arranged according to snrnaines, IN
one column, and In another the residence ey
humber pnd came Of street or Other 'o"n.
ton II Known. II any electors residence 10
at any hotel or publlr board NC house. the
namp Of III. same shAu be stst'-a IN the
Z They shall pu, thereon the names Of
all persons residing 10 their election DIS
trlct appearing on the poll Hate kept nj ths
list proceed ne general ana mnn n , s,en
the Office where Kept, emitting tasr"from
the nc NEE or such ~ have Died or removed
from the dstrict and adding the names Of
all prrsoR known to thsm to b. electors
therein.
In ease Of the formation Of - new elec
ton district since such election, The SAID
the besi means at their command and may,
u necessary procure thsfcfx e~rtined
copes 81 the las, poll lists
They shall complete s"id registry, AZ
fnr as pract tcahss IT their Arsr meeting,
anh msto four copies thereof and certify
the original and each copy to b. true
list Of the electors 10 their diAtrict, 50 far
ss the same ar" known to them and one
OF said copIea shalt oe irnnrd ate!y posted
In a conspicuous place IN tha room 10 which
their tasrtins was held and be Accessible 20
any elcror FOR examination or maanE
t,I"Sd ~ ss1h inspector tnr ,~,taiou an..
correction ~ tho .crond meeting
r I'tey shall within two iayr after
ttp.. Tia tta rri yfn al yrtrSa r