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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-05

The game here last Sunday proved
the superiority of the River Falls
team over the Ellsworth ball tossers,
the locals having won two out of
the three games played with the
County Seat aggregation this sea-
son. The total score for the three
games is: Ellsworth IL, River Falls
IS.
Last Sundays game started out
the samesas seven out of the eleven
games this season have started
with the opponents two scores in
the lead. Vezina singled and Doc
little got to first on an error, both
scoring on Rolson's safe swat to
center. The locals went after
JohnSon's s1ants in the second
round like a bunch of coons in a
melon patch. Fat" Symes singled,
Hagg singled. "Putch" walked,
Jensen doubled, Deneen singled
and Boo singled, and every single
one of them but Boo scored. That
was all the scoring the locals were
guilty of but it was more than
enough. Nelson, who did the heavy
sticking for Ellsworth last week,
was out of the game this time, but
Mallon, who had Nelson's place on
the batting list, did the same batting
stunt getting two doubles. His
second two-bagger brought in Ellis
worth's last score in the eighth.
Robson was the big smoke with the
stick Sunday, the first sacker hitting
safely every time he came to bat.
Elertson made clever catch in the
fourth when he robbed manager
Brookshaw of hit and sure an be
dad if little Dinny didn't pull off
grandstand stunt in the seventh
when he nailed Johnson's grass
cutter and threw the pitcher out at
first. The Wild Irish Rose also got
two singles and brought in score.
"Putch" Syrnes was on the mound
again for the locals and his pitching
was the feature of the game.
The Score r H E
ELS. ...2 0 0 1904 O-3 7 2
r. F....O S 900 Ks 10 2
Batteries and Mallon;
Symes and Borrowman. Two-base
hits-Jenson, Ma1lon (2). Double
Plays-Elertson to Deneen to Jen-
son. Struck out-by Johnson 4; by
Symes IL. Umpires-Knowles and
Byrn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-05
THIRTY=SIX YEARS AGO
From the River Falls Journal,
August S, 1879

Weather very warm, mercury in
dicating 101 in the shade.
The weather for haying was never
better than it has been for two
weeks past.
w. D. Purves has the foundation
laid for one of the largest barns in
the town of Troy.
The races at the Driving Park
last Saturday were very exciting.
A large crowd was in attendance.
Samuel Wales sheared twelve
yearling sheep this spring, which
averaged over eleven pounds of wool
to the head. Who beats it?
Pref. A. H. Weld assures friends
of the Normal School enterprise that
the question of site and permanent
location of the school is definitely
settled.
In his sermon last Sunday Mr..
Gill said that twenty-six persons
had died, in this place. since the or
ganization of the Congregations
church, who were members thereof.
| The St. Croix Valley Driving Park
Association of River Falls offers
over $500 in premiums for exhibits
and races at their Fair in 1878. The
Journal of August 5th contained ar
itemized list of the premiums anc
the names of the Judges.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-05

Sundays game not only proved
River Falls better than Ellsworth
but it also counts them one more
game won than lost this season.
They have won 6 and lost 5 games.
They lost to Ellsworth, New Rich
mond, Millions, Pioneer Business
College and the Simonett Club, and
have won from Saltwater, Foley
Bros. & Kelly, North ST. Paul q
games), and Ellsworth, e games).
The total score, by innings, of the
locals and their opponents during
this season is as follws:
IL 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Op'ts. Is 7 8 6 S FL 8 5 0-62
R.F.. 8 II 0 8. 10 II 6 1-65
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-05

The President in his public state
ment declared that the very proof
of the correctness of the protective
principle consisted in the possibility
of gradually reducing the tariff
rates. 1t has been the proud boast
of protectionists that by erecting a
tariff wall American industries
would be rendered possible and that
once established American ingenuity
and American enterprise would
carry those industries on to point
where they could compete with all
the world. To argue now that after
twelve years of protection under the
Dingley law American industries
have made so little progress that
they will be ruined by any material
reduction of the rates is, in effect,
to declare that protection has failed
of the achievements claimed for it
and implies lack of faith in the
protective principle. 1t is this con-
fession of failure, this implication
of erroneous reasoning and unful-
filled pledges which President Taft
repudiates, not because he is lack
ing in loyalty to the protective policy
but because he believes in it and is
convinced there is no occasion what
eyer for the Republican party to go
before the country in position of
tacit confession that their faith has
been misplaced and the promises
they have made of the benefcent
results of protection have not been
fulfilled.
President Taft and his cabinet are
applying themselves to a problem
of the greatest Importance entirely
outside of politics. Republicans,
democrats, populists, socialists and
everybody is in sympathy with the
policy to reduce government ex-
penses and there never was, in this
sphere at least, richer field
for reduction. 1t is well known
that the government, in it's civil
branches could be conducted for
less than half the many millions it
now costs. The Government Print
ing Office for example is the largest
and most expensive printing estab-
lishment in the world. 1t will be
impracticable under present and
prospective political conditions to
accomplish it, but its expenses
could be reduced at least thirty
three per cent. The Post Office De-
partment has recently established
an ice plant by which ice is furnish
ed 10 the thousand clerks for less
than a dollar a ton. The other de-
partments are paying over seven
dollars per ton. These are only one
or two of hundreds of instances of
items and expenses where great
saving can be ACCOMPLISHED.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-05
Varsity Team Goes to Japan

The baseball team of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, which is to leave
August %, for Japan to play a
series of ten games with the Keio
University nine, will carry with it a
letter from President Taft to the
American Ambassador at Tokyo,
requesting the courtesies of the en-
bassy for the visitors.
II am glad such trip is to be
undertaken, says President Taft
in the letter, "as it can not but be
of advantage to the universities IN
the encouragement of manly sports
and athletics, and will lead to a
better understanding between the
universities of the two countries. :"
DR.. Charles Mccarthy, Phi. D. '01,
of the State Legislative Reference
Library, will be the official repre-
sentative of the university on the
trip. Genkwan Shibata, of Toyama,
who won special honors in po-
litical economy at the university
this June, will be the business man
ager, and Edwin c. Jones, '07, Por-
tage, will be the official reporter.
The members of the team, repre-
senting II Wisconsin cities, are as
follows: pitchers, D. S. Knight, '09,
Bayfield,, and c. M. Nash, 10,
Grand Rapids; catchers, E. E. Bar
low, '09, Arcadia, and Arthur Klein
pell, IL, Cassville; 1st baseman,
Michael Timbcrs, IL, Mauston; End
basemen, John Messmer, '09, Mil
waukee, and j. A. Simpson, 10,
Shullsburg; shortstops, K. E. Eel
lows, II, Lodi, and O. Lupinski,
10, Milwaukee; 3rd baseman, A. A.
Pergandi, 10, Cedarberg; right
fielder, Ralph Muckelstone, '09
Waukesha; center fielder, H. B.
Rogers, 100, Portage; left fielder, D.
]. Flanagan, IL, Welcome.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-05
Base Ball

Locals take rubber" game
from Ellsw orth===Usual bad
opening round===Game also
puts River Falls ahead in
this seasons playing,
having won six and
lost five
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-05
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of Hammond, will take position
on the faculty of the Superior nor
NAL school at the opening of the
coming school year. He will teach
manual training and normal art.
Mr.. Deneen, after graduating from
the River Falls normal school, taught
for year at MenaSha under Prof.
John Callahan, then he was princi-
pal of ward school in Hudson, fol-
lowing that with two years as princi-
pal of ward school in Eau Claire.
He was graduated from Pratt insti-
tute in Brooklyn in 1908, and in
June this year he completed year
of special work in that same institu-
tion.-New Richmond News and Re-
publican-Voice.
The Hudson Star-Observer is en-
gagged in very laudable attempt to
bring the people of Hudson to a
realization of the natural advantages
in the city's lake shore frontage and
the beauty of the surrounding
country which might be utilized in
to making Hudson the most attrac-
tive and popular lake resort in the
Northwest.
The gang of Italian laborers who
were quartered here and were work
ing for the railroad company went
on a strike Saturday afternoon.
Only a week before, while located
at Prescott this same gang struck
and won a raise from $1,40 to 81 so.
On Saturday they demanded fur
ther increase of pay 10 81 IS per day
and two Sundays month off. The
Burlington refused to grant the de-
mands and the whole gang, Is in
number, quit and shipped out for ST.
Paul on Sunday morning. The rail-
road companies further west are
having difficulty to secure laborers
and are paying good wages. It was
this that caused the strike here.
The boarding cars are still here and
another gang is expected to COM
plete the work on the track.-The
Pepin Herald.
The new game law is the cause of
a whole lot of trouble for the fisher
men. Game wardens P. P.
Rooth of St. Croix Falls and S. P.
Richtman of Fountain City are hard
after the violators of thstsaaw law.
patroling both the St. Croix and
Mississippi, and there's no telling
where they'll show up next. There
have been over dozen arrests made
for violations of this law along the
Mississippi and ST. Croix since it
went into effect. Prescott Tribune.
The water in the Mississippi river
in this section of the valley is lower
now than it has been at any time
during the season and with the con-
tinued dry spell promises to keep
on falling. This condition is favor
able to fishermen who contend that
the members of the fnny tribe bite
more frequently when the water is
low. Prescott Tribune.
Circuit Judge E. w. Helms has
appointed Atty. N. O. Varnum to
be divorce counsel" for st. Croix
county. Under this new law the
divorce counsel will have the oppor-
tunity TO patch up many family jars
and otherwise assist the Judge.
The compensation of the divorce
counsel shall be ten dollars for each
case to be paid by the county where
in the action is tried.-Hudson Star
Observer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-08-05

DR.. Masasada Shiozawa, who took
his degree of doctor of philosophy,
the highest conferred by the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, in 1900, has
just been honored by the Japanese
government, which conferred upon
him the highest degree that a Jap
anese scholar can receive. He has
also Just been made dean of the de-
.partment of economics in Waseda
University, Tokyo, where he has
been a professor since leaving the
University of Wisconsin.
Douglas Island news., 1909-05-19
Notice of Special Election

Notice Is hereby given, that, in com pliance with the request of five or more residents and qualified voters of the City of Douglas, special school elec- tion will be held at the City Hall build ing, on Friday, May 2l, 1909, between the hours of 10 o'clock d. m. and s o'clock p. m. of said day, for the pur- pose of electing a Treasurer of the School Board of the District of Doug las, Alaska, to fill the unexpired term made vacant by the resignation of E. P. Refing.
 Those qualified to vote for member of the School Board are as follows: All adults who are citizens of the United States, or who have declared their in- tention to become such, who have been residents of the Douglas School Dis trict for six months next preceding the date of said election.
 Signed this lith day of May, 1909.
 H.G. D. HALL, Director. J. w. SToFT, Clerk.
Douglas Island news., 1909-05-19
Douglas Wins First Game

The first baseball game of the season was played on the Juneau grounds last Sunday afternoon between the Douglas and Juneau teams. The result was an easy victory for Douglas. The score was: Douglas l3, Juneau 6.
 The lineup was as follows:
 Douglas-.-Cook, catcher; Spence, pitcher; Doremus, first base; Stoft, sec ond base; Coughliu, short stop; Brick son, third base; Stedman, right field; Johnson, center field; Warren, left field.
 Juneau-Shepard, catcher; Museth and Benson, pitchers; Rapp, first base; Cole, second base; Keys, short stop; Pettigrove and Uren, third base; Colby right field; Fireman, center field; Gray, right field.
 In justice to both teams it should be said that they went into the game de- pendent more upon the natural ability of the players than any practice or or ganization.
 Douglas took the lead from the first and kept it, giving Juneau the goose egg in every inning but the third and fourth.
 "OId Man" Stoft, who loves the game like cat loves milk, made so much noise that the reporters for the Juneau papers took him for the captain of the team.
 The Douglas captain, Doremus, got tangled up with Juueau's second base man, but it was easy to see that he, as runner, was clearly entitled to the right of way.
 The game was umpired by Harry Fisher, whom the Douglas boys unite in praising for his just'and prompt de- cisions.
 In the lineup of the Douglas team there will probably be several changes. The team is backed by the strongest baseball organization ever effected on Douglas Island, the Douglas Island Fan club, of something like 400 members. The boys look hobby in their new suits. The Fan club also supports a second team, likewise provided with uniforms by the club.
Douglas Island news., 1909-05-19
Governor Hoggatt Resigns

Word comes from Washington that President Taft has received the resig nation of Governor Hoggatt, and the place has been offered to Walter E. Clark. Clark is known to Alaskans as the Washington correspondent of A syndicate of newspapers, among which are the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the New York Sun. The dispatches indicate that he is willing to accept the position, and, probably, that his ap- pointment will be confirmed by the senate
Douglas Island news., 1909-05-19

A beautiful new diamond ring proves that Cupid is still busy.
Douglas Island news., 1909-05-19
The Town Croaker

In every town you find some men who always croak and Growli their chief amusement seems to be to snarl and whine and howl Of coarse they do not prosper well--such people sell dom do-aud so they strive to make themselves and all their neighbors blue. If strangers come these men endeavor to get them off alone, and while they speak in doleful tones, tell them bow the town is dead and passed away, and hasn't any enterprise that half h~-ius 70 pay; how real estate Is very iu,v and taxes very high, and every improvement scheme is sure to waue and die. The good book says a day will come when all must pass away and swap for wings and golden harps this tenement of clay, the earth will burn with fervent heat, the sun go out in gloom and every living, breathing thing shall find real tomb. When that time comes the croaker who drives against his town-and tries to drive good men away and breaks their efforts down-will be declared victim for a special dose of ftame-ten thou. sand years and he will be roasting just the same. Meantime the energetic man who labors for, his town, always works to build it up instead of tearing down, will ride from earth 10 heaven in q Pullman palace car, and will dwell iS peace forever where frst.cla angels are.
Douglas Island news., 1909-05-19
Baseball Sunday

Weather permitting, there will be game of baseball on the Douglas grounds Sunday afternoon next be- tween Douglas and Juneau.
 All Douglas Island fans are requested to gather at the Douglas ball grounds this Wednesday, evening to assist iu completing the improvements there under way.
Douglas Island news., 1909-05-19
School Notes

The Gastiueau society met last Fri day and rendered the following pro-
Douglas Island news., 1909-05-19

Is it not about time some steps were taken looking to the observance of Memorial Day in Douglas? Nature is doing her best to provide wild flowers for the occasion, and already a few blue and yellow violets are sticking up their pretty heads.
Douglas Island news., 1909-05-19
Notice
J. w. SToFT, Clerk.

To whom it may concern:- All persons are hereby warned not to give credit to my wife, Mrs. Estelle M. Fenster, on my account, as will not be responsible for debts incurred by her. Dated at Douglas, Alaska, this 18th day of February, 1909.
 CHAS. FENSTER.
Douglas Island news., 1909-05-19
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMIN
 ISTRATOR AND TO CREDITORS

ISTRATOR AND TO CREDITORS Tn the Commissioners Court for Juneau
 Precint, Alaska.
 In the matter of the estate of Perko
 Zecavich, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that the under above entitled estate by the above entitled Court on the 10th day of April, 1909; and further notice is given to the creditors of said estate to present their claims to said ad- miniStrator, with the proper vouchers within six months from the date hereof, at his place of business in the city oi Douglas Alaska, to-wit: at Front street. Douglas Alaska. JOHN HENSON, Administrator of the above entitled estate Dated at Douglas, Alaska, this 22nd day of April, 1909.
 Date of first publication, April 2S, 1909. Last publication, May 26, 1909
Douglas Island news., 1909-05-19

A reward of several hundred dollars it is said will be offered for the capture of the Rake Indian murderer. A Ju- neau paper suggests that when that is done the deputies will probably catch him
Douglas Island news., 1909-05-19

If President Taft waits until fall to visit Alaska, it might not be out of place to suggest that he bring aloug an extra pair of sox and suit of winter underwear.
Douglas Island news., 1909-05-19

One, two and three dollars per week buys the new style Edison and Victor machines at Heubner's, the general Alaska agent.
Douglas Island news., 1909-05-19

The news of the resignation of Gov ernor Hoggatt and the appointment of his successor comes as a surprise to many of the residents of Alaska, al- though they are becoming used to rapid and frequent changes in the fed eral officers of the territory. As bus mess man and a citizen there is noth- ing to be said against Governor Hog gait. However, he has failed to get close to the people, and in the main has been regarded simply as an expression the law, rather than worker for the general good. He perhaps has his own personal reasons for not wishing to continue longer in the position. When it comes to the appointment of his suc- cessor, Alaskans are not surprised that they are not consulted. They seldom are. There are many Alaskans who would have preferred that a resident of the territory be chosen, but they are not surprised that he should not be. Mr. Clark is reputed to be man of considerable ability, and from his in- timate connection with the workings of the departments, he should have good long range knowledge of Aalska. There will be some opposition, but perhaps not as much as there would be in the case of bona fide Alaskan. Alaskans have fallen into the habit of fighting each other on any and all occasions.
Douglas Island news., 1909-05-19

The roast handed the captain of the Douglas ball team by one of the Juneau dailies was not a surprise. Donglas al- ways gets something from that source.
Douglas Island news., 1909-05-19

The Juneau Transcript will no longer announce in it's advertising columns that there is strike at Treadwell and warn all working men to stay away. We are glad that the Transcript has taken this stand. Not that it makes any difference to the Treadwell com pany, because the mines are now and have been running full handed and ap- plicants for work are turned away every day. But it is an injustice to the worker who needs the employment and may desire to come to Douglas Island and take his chances of getting on when someone quits. Many of the employees of TreadweI have mines of their own in the surrounding hills and after having accumulated grub stake devote part of the year to work on their own claims.
Douglas Island news., 1909-05-19

FRIENDS CHURCH SERVICES Regular Sunday services: Sunday school at 10 o'clock a. m. Preaching at o'clock D. m. A cottage prayer meeting is held each Wednesday evening at o'clock at the Mission Home.
 J. P. HADLEY, Pastor.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-19
Joy Of Living.

AS the years multiply and the emu
draws nearer each day, our thoughts
are apt to turn often to questions as
to what part of our present being shall
exist in that other life beyond the
veil; and we anxiously ask ourselves
whether we are doing anything to pre-
pare ourselves for that change, which
will be so infinitely greater than any
transformation through which we have
hitherto passed, and We can but won
der whether any of our past expert
ences shall have their counterpart In
the world to come. And yet we can
not help feeling that some OF our
earthly joys have been SO pure. and
havecome so directly from the hand
of kind and loving father. that 1t
seems but reasonable we should ex-
pect to find their counterpart In the
future; and we think with Bradford
Torrey: 1T is good to have lived our
day and taken our peep at the mighty
show. Ten thousand things we may
have come so directly from the hand
of a kind and loving Father, that it
sun, to have loved natural beauty. to
have felt the majesty of the trees. to
have enjoyed the sweetness and beau
ty of the flowers, and the music OF
birds-so much at least has not been
vanity nor vexation of spirit. -
Charleston News and Courier.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-19
WRITE LETTERS TO YOURSELF
Advice for Getting Grip on Feelings,
Adapted for the Quick
Tempered.

Fuzzy-mindedness Is Just as likely
to attack our feelings as it is our
brains. Feelings tend all the time to
be vague and Irresponsible: they must
be subjected to the same clearing pro
cess as our thoughts: they must be
sifted. judged. criticised. The thing
I must try for Is the ability TO "exter
nalize" my feelings and Judge them
squarely. The best rule l know for
getting a grip on them is this: Put
them on paper" Make q written
statement of your feelings-not for
the literary benefit of posterity. but
for your own profit right here and
now. Take the case of sudden anger
The stimuli toward shutting the Jaws
tight and closing the hands go out
instantly from the lower brain. But
remember the formula. Get q sheet
of paper, take a pencil. and write
down the cause of your anger. wheth-
er It be justified or not. and what
appears to be the best way of treating
it.-From DR.. Luther H. Gulick's
mind and Work"
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-19
Passing Of the Drum.

The dispatch from Russia to the ef-
feet that Emperor Nicholas has signed
an order abolishing the use of drums
in the army in time of war will serve
to call attention to the fact that the
drum has been rapidly passing out Of
use in the armies of the world. 1t was
long a picturesque feature of all mill
tary movements, and had its recog-
nized place not only in parade and on
marches, but on the battlefield itself. 1t
is still little more than half century
since Daniel Webster. describing Eng
lands greatness. declared that her
drumbeats never ceased. 1t was at that
time almost, If not literally, true. But
England's drumbeats are ceasing, and
have, indeed, almost wholly ceased.
There is no use for drum on firing
line of modern warfare, and the move
ments of bodies of men on the march
or on parade can be much better d.
rected by the bugle. In Russia, 1t ap-
pears, the drummers are to be taught
to shoot, which will doubtless appeal
to military men everywhere as the
most practical use to make of them.
The drum and the drummer boy are
passing away along with many other
features of the old-time pomp and cir.
cumstance of war.