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Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-05
IT'S PLACE OF BUSINESS

The child who defined a mountain
range as "a large-sized cook stove
had Imagination if not accurate in
formation. On a test paper at the
Sheffield scientific school, says
writer in "Everybody's Magazine"
an older student made a much worse
blunder.
The question read: What is the
office of the gastric juice?"
The answer, no doubt struck off
in the heat and hurry of the exami-
nation, was: "The stomach"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-05
GOT THE HITCH

The man was seated in an automo-
bile which was being towed behind a
bony horse and a dilapidated looking
wagon. A friend met him and said,
with a broad grin:
why so glum? It's not your ma
chine, is it?"
NO" replied the man in the auto
mobile, savagely. But 1 bet the
owner l could take the machine to
the city and back without a hitch,
and look at me!"-Yonkers States
man.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-05
AS TALL DOWNWARD

Dorothy (aged three, to her older
sister, I'm as tall as you.
Marjorie-No, you're not Stand
up and see. There, you only come to
my mouth.
Dorothy-Well. l don't care. I'm
as tall the other way: my feet go
down as far as yours! = Christian
Register.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-05

LOVER-If your dad is coming down
on Saturday. darling, don't you think
it would be a good opportunity for me
to speak to him?
SWEETHEART-Yes indeed For
when ma tells him how much we have
spent down here, he'll be glad to get
rid of any of us.-illustrated Bits.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-05
JOBS COMFORTER

Bill" said the invalid's friend.
I've come to cheer you up a bit,
like. I've brought yer a few fiahrs,
Bill. l fought if I was too late
they'd come in andy for a wreaf,
yer know. Don't get down earted,
Bill. Lummy, don't you look CASH
ly. But there, keep up yer spirits,
old sport; I've come to see yer an
cheer yer up a bit. Nice little room
you ave ere, but as l sez to meself
when 1 was a-comin' up, 'Wot a
orkard staircase to get a coffin
dahnu Answers.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-05
NO RACE SUICIDE

There are many anecdotes of act
ors and playwrights in the lately
published recollections of Sir Squire
and Lady Bancroft. Some of these,
of course, originate with the always
amusing H. j. Byron. To provin-
cial landlady he once bitterly COM
planned of having been attacked by
feas.
PLEAS, sir" was the retort. Il
am sure there is not single flea in
my house"
II am sure of it, too" was Byron's
reioinder "they are all married and
have large families. Judy.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-05
A MERRY HEART
GOES ALL the DAY
49,
TH
HARD ON THE LOCAL TALENT

The hoardings on the town hall
were covered with advertisements of
the forthcoming concert, which was
to be given by what was described
as the cream of local talent. Lower
down on the boarding was a smaller
placard, which announced, mo dogs
admitted"
Evidently wag must have passed
that way after the shades of night
had fallen, for next morning the no.
tice referring to the exclusion of
the canine species was found to be
amended as follows: by order of
the r.. S. p. c. A."
II was a nasty dig at the cream
of local talent, and it is reported
that one or two were quite upset
about it.-Punch.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08

Ohio has produced many finan-
ciers, but none equal to the minis
ter-fnancier of Cleveland, the Rev.
Caspar Stretch, of the United Breth-
rem Church who recently celebrated
the fftieth anniversary of his we'd
ding. He and his wife, on an income
that never exceeded $500 a year, and
was for most of their married life
only between $500 and $500, have
brought up and educated a family
of ten children. One Of the six sons
went through college, three were
graduates from school of phar-
macy and two from a business col
lege, while the four daughters were
trained in crafts that will enable
them to gain their own livelihood.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08

Secretary Wilson of the Depart
ment of Agriculture who recently
returned to Washington from the
west, made the statement that
throughout the west the farmers are
seeking in vain for laborers to cul-
tivate their farms, and that there
was not one of the great agricultur-
al states but could furnish employ
met to thousands of laborers on the
farms. If labor leaders seeking
work for the 100000 unemployed
members of their organizations could
induce an exodus from the cities,
they could not only supply the de-
mand in the agricultural sections,
but would accomplish an incalcula-
BILE good by relieving the congestion
in the cities.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08
Base Ball
River Fall, Team Takes Two
From North St. Paui===Wood=
men WaIlop Foresters
sUNDAY-R. F. IN. ST. PAUL 6

SUNDAY-R. F. IN. ST. PAUL 6
In a ninth inning batting rally
River Falls nosed out a victory over
the North Paul team here Sunday,
after having apparently handed it
to the visitors through errors. In
the opening round Flug and Crosse
witch made the circuit for the Saints
without hitting the ball out of the
diamond. Anderson tailed for the
locals IN this inning and F, Symes
got as far as third but was caught
mapping there and the visitors kept
the lead. The second spasm adj
ded a score for each team, Garry
getting around on a hit and two err
rors and Deneen got first on hit,
stole second and scored on single
by P. Symes. Two fumbles and a
wild throw scored Gates in the sixth
and put the visitors two ahead, but
Borrowman and Elertson tied the
score in that inning. Grafnitz lined
out a double in the seventh and
scored Flug, who had been advanced
to second by errors, and two hits
and an error tailed Grosewich in the
ninth. The locals were two be-
hind when they came up for their
last turn at bat. Then the bugs
came to with some timely roofing
and Teckler and his support scared
skyward and before they could de-
scend Deneen and Stewart had tied
the score and Borrowman won the
game with a liner over center field
which scored F. Symes from second.
The score:-
N. St. P. ..2100 / ] 0 1-6
River Falls. l 0 0 2 @ 0 81
Three base hits-Teckler. Two
base hits-Grafnitz, Anderson, Bor-
rowman. Struck out-by Quinot, IL;
by Teckler, 6.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08

A poultry department in the Col
lege of Agriculture of the University
of Wisconsin has been provided for
by the legislature in the appropr1-
alton bill just passed. The regents
of the university have appointed j..
C. Halpin, formerly in charge of
poultry husbandry work in the
Michigan Agricultural College, as
assistant professor of poultry hus-
bandry, in charge of the new work.
1t will be the purpose Of the college
to provide practical instruction IN
the breeding and management OF
poultry, particularly as raised under
farm conditions. instruction IN
poultry raising will be given IN the
short course next winter as we'll as
in the long and middle courses in
agriculture. The department will
be devoted to investigational work
as we'll as to instruction in poultry
raising, and the problems of Wis
consin poultry-men will be taken up
in the experiment station. Detailed
announcements of the course OF in
struction to be given will be made
later.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08

An international movement for
the practical SUPPRESSION of the pro-
duction of opium has spread con-
sternation among the Chinese and
others addicted to the opium habit
Large consignments of the drug
were recently "held up" at the San
Francisco Custom House, by order
of the government authorities at
Washington in line with the genera,
movement for a suppression of the
traffic in opium.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08

A law recently enacted by the leg
islature provides for fine of not
more than $50 on any saloonkeeper
who allows minor to enter or loiter
in his place of business unless &C.
companied by his guardian or par
ent or is a boarder in the place.
The law likewise provides for a fine
of $40 on the minor who is convicted
of entering a saloon unless as pro
ded.-Plymouth Reporter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08

According to a statement by Bert
Hall, chief truant officer os Milwau-
kee, more than eighty per cent. of
truancy is the result of Indifferent
or negligent pasenthood.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08

The so-called insurgents in the
United States Senate, who want a
square deal for the common people
in the matter of tariff duties, now
openly charge bad faith on the part
of President Taft in connection with
matters now under consideration by
Congress. We are reserving judg-
ment until the President either signs
or vetoes the pending tariff bill. 1t
is evident, however, that President
Taft cannot ride in the Aldrich auto
mobile and the common people S
platform wagon at the same time.
The Aldrich machine is altogether
two swift for the latter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08
wooDMEN 1O-FoREsTERs 2

The Woodmen took an awful fall
out of the Foresters in the base ball
game Monday morning. Jensen,
the Forester twirler, was knocked
out of the box, while Symes, for the
Woodmen, held his opponents help.
less. A new base ball organization
has been perfected and have gone
into training for the purpose of
breaking the Woodmen's winning
streak. The challenge has been
issued and accepted and the game
will probably be played the latter
part of next week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08
Feeding Stuffs Law
Effectively Amended

The state law relating to the in.
spection of concentrated feeding
stuffs was amended by the legisla-
ture just adjourned in several ways
to make it's provisions more effec-
tive. This law, which is admins
tered by the department of feed and
fertilizer inspection of the College of
Agriculture of the University of Wis
consin, under the direction of Prof.
F. w. Woll, is changed in several
important details.
The following feeds are included
under the term concentrated COM
mercial feeding stuffs molasses
feeds, alfalfa meal, dried beet pulp
and barley feeds. The law provides
that the feeds shall be sold under
guarantees of the minimum percent
ages of protein and fat and maxi
mum guarantee of crude fbres in
stead of guarantees of protein and
fat only as heretofore. This change
will aid in the detection of adulter-
ants, since adulterated or low grade
feeds usually have an abnormally
high fibre content.
The amended law provides pen
atty for the sale of feeds deficient in
protein or fat, of not less than SIS
or more than 500 for the first
offense, and not more than 5000 for
each subsequent offense. The sale
of feeding stuff under a mislead-
ing or false name is made subject
to a fine.
An important provision is that
which makes it the duty of the dis
trict attorney of the county in which
the violation occurs to prosecute Of
tenders on being notified of the vio-
lation by the director of the expert
ment station, the thirty-day notice
to comply with the provisions OF the
law having been omitted. The
license fee remains unchanged, be-
ing SIS annually per manufacturer.
The amended law may not prevent
the sale of low grade feeds in the
markets of the state, but will cause
these to be sold under guarantees
that will disclose their true qualities.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08

C. C. GLASS, P. M.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08
Deep Waterways

The deep waterways" agitators
do not propose to be blufed by the
unsolicited opinion of any army en-
gineer that a 9-foot channel from
St. Louis to New Orleans would be
sufficient for the needs of commerce.
They know that the opinion of an
army officer concerning the CONNER
cial requirements of the country is
of no more value than would be that
of an ordinarily intelligent dock
hand or section man on a railroad.
An Improvement Congress recent
1y held in the West passed resolu-
tons calling upon the government
for appropriations amounting to five
billions of dollars for internal i'm
provements, one billion of which
was designated for the improvement
of waterways. This project appears
to be growing in favor among states
men, business men, and polictical
economists who seem to realize not
only that the railroads will soon be
unable to handle the increasing
commerce, but that the proposed
improvements would save to the
people of the country millions of
dollars annually in the cost of trans
portation, besides having tendency
to secure more prompt service by
the railways.
Although public opinion appears
to have little or no weight with
Congress upon some subjects, it
now looks as though the improve
ment of internal waterways may be
commenced on an extensive scale
within the next five years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08

The War Department has had its
attention called recently to an un-
usual citizenship case. It is that of
an enlisted man of the coast artil-
lery corps. He came to this coun-
try in 1908, at which time he declar-
ed his intention of becoming citi-
zen of the United States and gave
his residence as Brooklyn, N. Y.
He enlisted in the army and since
1904 has been employed on vessel
engaged in planting mines. The
vessel is now at San Francisco,
where he applied for completion of his
naturalization, but the application
was denied on the ground that SER
vice on a mine planter could not be
considered residence IN the United
States. AS the War Department
has no jurisdiction in naturalization
cases it will be up to the courts of
New York to decide this interesting
case.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08

From the Business College to the
White House tells the story of more
than one poor young man. The
Brandrup & Nettleton Business Col
lepe, Winona, Mimi, teaches young
men to step from drudgery to pro-
fessional career. Send now fol
large, fine, interesting book-nowi
not tomorrow.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08

President Charles Van Hise of the
University of Wisconsin gave the
principal address at the laying of
the cornerstone of the new $262, 900
high school at Superior July 2,
speaking on The Function of the
High School in the Community"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08
Advertised L etters

List of unclaimed letters for the
week ending July 8, 1909.
Mr.. Otto Soderborg
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08
MONDAY-R. F. On. ST. PAUL

The same two twirlers were used
in Mondays game as in Sundays
and both were pretty much all in.
Teckler being in better condition
than Ouinot. The locals started off
with a rush, Deneen and Borrow
man both scoring in the first. They
got generous in the second and the
Saints only needed one hit to score
four runs. In the fifth Deneen
scored again and Jensen raped out
double and tied the score when
Anderson singled. McGarry FUN
bled throw to second and heaved
the ball over Grafnitz, letting Quinot
clear around in the sixth. Hits by
Deneen and Anderson scored Ebert
son in the 9TH. The visitors scored
one in the eight but were unable to
duplicate the trick in the ninth and
the game ended with the score to
in favor of River Falls. Quinot
was decidedly off color, and but for
the excellent support he received
would have been badly beaten.
Elertson had ten chances at short
and made but one skip. P. Symes
accepted five chances, and his
throwing from first to third was
perfect. F. Symes, in the left gar
den, carried off the honors for SEN
sational plays when he robbed Graf
nitz of home run in the third in
ming bya spectacular running catch,
and again in the fourth when he
chased down McGarry's lire drive
and converted what looked perfectly
good for at least a three Dagger in
to put-out.
The scorer
N. St. P. 90 Oo01 O-5
River Falls..2 90 0 x-6
The lineup, which was practical
ly the same for both games, was as
follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07
Continued

~ As stated last Sundays article, two horses we're needed from the beginning to
draw each car of the Omaha Horse Railway. The steep hills on FMnam street ad Cap
il avenue and later on other lines made onehore operation impossible In the hope
of reducing both investment and operating expenses repeated experiments were made
to determine if howes could not be found capable of single duty, butt no hanhmal was
discovered
The horses had bells suspended from their neks as warning to the public t.. keep
OUT fthew way of their fvemiea hour maximum gait The cars had no stoves for the
first decade There we're but TWO kerosene lamps in each car One asp placed high up
in front and served for semiilumnatn of the interior and for a buDseye which look
ed out in front The other lamp was a little one in the fare box In winter straw or
hay was scattered over the car floors to lessen the rgos of te.t temperature
Drivers worked fourteen hours day. with % minutes relic. for meals at noon
and night They we're paid $3.50 per day.
In the early days, service usually ceased at 10 O'Clock at night If there vas
a party at the old Grand Central Hotel Paxton Hotel ste] or show in thee Opera House
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07
CAR PERIOD

were known thereafter as the Red Line and the Green Line, comed glass ds being
used in the buneys at night for indicators.
The Green Line cars we're IL feet lMg and had rear as well as a front plat
fom About this tine a fifth car also 12footr was added to the Red Line max
ing He equipment seven cars in ALL The trip on the Green Line from the Union Station
to the northern terminus required AZ minutes In 1876 a third Greer Line car was put
on and the Roadway shortened to 2S minutes
Service was greatly at the mercy of the weather Lack of pvements and billy
streets we're sometimes enough to tie up traffic completely, hard rains doing severe dam
age to the road bed Car horses had to learn to walk the ties when the brckbati and
cndr ballast was washed out
Omaha grew slowly. By 1878 it had only about $4,000 population. Times we're
hard. Drouth destroyed the crops The grashopper plague descended in the summer
of 1876 ad devastated al the growing green things except tomato vines Yet in 1875
the Horse Railway built an extension IN lizard stree from Eighteenth Sixtentha and
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07

These we're tmesl let it be remembered, when tef future of the West was lis
ped ad very town AM city had a host of rivals swapping at its heels The an
nouncementh that the street railway had been abandoned would haved lone untold injury
to the community.
From ISIS to 1888 Captain Marsh operated the road as an individual owner t
the corporate entity was kept Up, Frank Murphy ad W. A. Smith serving as nominal
1882S9 HORSE Railway stock was worth from 5 to 10 cents the OHara md couldn't
be sold for that
Captain Marh secured money on his Owl responsibility ad built a twomI ex-
tendon to Hanscom Park via ST. Mays avenue This line vas put through in $780,
1t began at Famam street. ran south on Fifteenth to Howard, west to Sixteenth and ST.
Marys Avenue VI the avenue to Twentyseenh street. south on Tweny@Venth to
Leawnworh, west on Leavnworh to Park avenue and south. on Park avenue to Wool
worth, where the second car barr, shateng 80 horses was built
Theg greater part of the anscom Park Line was built through a corn field. 1t
wash hoped that's summer traffic to HanscOm Park would keep down losses while. the dis
tct vas being settled Up. The steep grades on ST. Mays avenue nceSdthed the use
of a chill horse" an interesting aceeertor in charge of a boy, the horse pulling from
a hook on a forward corner of the car
The equipment of the new Park Line consisted of the four old 1ofoot cars from
the. original Red Line six new 12fot cars with the latest improvements of the time,
having ben purchased and put on the latter" Ahmt this time canary was adopted as
the color for all cars AM. the designations reduced to cobopd signs The color of the
Park Line was yellow.
The Park Ineb brought about the first transfer station in Omaha-at Fifteenth
and Fanan. Here a. man was stationed to personally transfer passengers between the
were no transfer slips these convenience not having come into general use on street
railways .~. G. W. WATTLES, President
Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway CO.
N%rt Sunday tho story Of the Horse Car Period will be COmpA"sd)
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07

By the lose of 1872 despite the vigorous measures of reendhment the Horse
Railway Company was stl playing a osng anne Stockholders we're willing to dispose
of their certificates for very little A j Hanscom quietly bought up a controlling in
te@t in the. stock, was elected president of the Company and took charge of affairs
about Japmy l. 1873
President Hamcm Immediately deposed E. B. Chandler as Superintendent and
placed Mr. Smith in the position. He also gave Their road its first regular bookkeeper ad
cashier in thu. person of his son. Wade Hanson1b but the addition to the payroll proved
too expensive and was. cut off after few months fiscal duties falling on the Swein-
tendHt
Mr. Hmomsr regime did not kth long He sold his entire holdings in hi prop
ey to Captain W. w. Marsh, who became President July l. 1873. Captain Marsh was
a Black Hills stage line proprietor and alter .opGated a ferry on the Missouri River
between Omaha and Council Bluffs prior to the construction of tn Union Pacific
bridge He was a prominent stakeholder, officer and force in Omaha street railways
from the date he became President until he died.
Captain Marsh srwe Puckiy to make the Horse Railway a success He sue
ceded in extending it three times it's original length, and almost naded, carried 1T
through its most ppcarous period
In 1874 an extension was built from the terminus at Twetyfrt street west on
Cunning to TwenyfOuth and north on Twentyfourh to Hamilton street. a distance of
Onehaf mile A one and onehaf mile line was constructed on Eighteenth street from
Cs street north to Ohio ~
ad frequent and inssent demands were made on the Company for extern
sons When the Eighteenth stree line asb built there were no people living north of
Ohio street and very few North Of Paul The existence of the Did Baumsmn Brewery
ad beer garden, however gave ONE promise of the Financial success to this line As
a matter of fact hbmey paid the horse feed and drivers wages for a number of years.
The cars of the original line had been painted red The cars of the Eighteenth
street ine of which there were only two at FIRST were painted ge@n The two lines
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07

track was built on Tenth street from the
Union Station to Farnam, forming a terminal
loop.
To finance the construction and equip
ment needs of the period 1878 it had been
necessary to issue $4,000 bonds. The road
was forced to sell these bonds at heavy dis
count. No dividends had been paid on stock,
nor was the Company able to meet the inter
est on this first bond issue, and it defaulted
repeatedly.
In 1873 the bondholders foreclosed
under the usual security mortgage. The
property was sold at a sheriff's sale and was
bid in and purchased by Captain Marsh for
less than the face of the bonds and accrued
interest. Captain Marsh offered to prorate
the purchase price among the stockholders
and let them retain their proportionate own
ership, but not one of them accepted. Cap
tain Marsh alone appeared to have kept
alive his faith in the enterprise and in the
town. One stakeholder remarked that he did
not see why Captain Marsh wanted to pay
good money for two streaks Of rust down
streets where there would be nothing in 100
years.