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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
fire Prevention Day Named.

Governor McGoVern will designate
Arbor day as fire prevention day. in
Wisconsin. Discussions relating to
fire prevention will be placed upon
the Arbor day programs in the
schools of the state.
George q. Gray, president, and w.
E. Mccullough, secretary Of the State
Fire Prevention association, met with
Governor McGovern and the legisia-
tive fire insurance investigating COM
mittee. In some other states October
0 has been set aside as fire proven
ton day." but in Wisconsin Arbor day
will be designated 30 that the general
school work will not be interfered
with.
State superintendent G. P. Cary
met with the committee and assured
the members that he was interested
in the educational campaign to pre-
vent fires.
Assemblyman Ii. J. Mortenson OF
New Lisbon and Assemblyman l.. l..
Johnson of the committee attended the
conference.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
NO FISH HATCHERY
FOR milwaukee
Commission Decides to Build at
Sheboygan and Sturgeon Bay.
M'KINLEY PARK LOSES OUT
Attorney General Declares That City
Could Not Donate to State What
State Gave city-LegisIature
Appropriated $4,000 Each.

Madison.-The state fish commits
sion at meeting made plans for two
hatcheries for the propagation OF lake
fish. One is to be established at Stur-
geon Bay and the other at Sheboygan.
The last legislature appropriated 3d.
900 for each.
The commission had planned to
build one of the hatcheries in McKtn-
ley park, Milwaukee, but the attorney
general ruled that inasmuch as the
park was donated by the state, the
city had no right to redonate it to the
commonwealth.
Protest was made against the ia
king of bass fry from the Mississippi
river by non-residents for shipment to
other states, by a delegation of La
Crosse citizens, and the commission
promised to take the matter up with
the game warden's department.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
HORTICULTURAL
SAs. aN@ NOTES

1t does not pay to crowd trees in
planting.
Encourage the boys to kill every
rabbit they can this winter.
The damage done by rabbits does
not stop with the trees they girdle.
The peach and plum are short
lived trees. The pear and apple are
long-lived
Grapes are still trodden under the
bare feet in many of the vineyards Of
Italy and Spain.
Young orchards are injured by bor-
ers. rabbits and mice and should be
protected against these pests.
Preparations should now be made
to protect the younger trees In the
orchard from rabbits and sunscald.
Wood ashes are alkaline and not
acid in any degree and are very good
for strawberry and other fruit plants
One secret of success in getting
CRAFTS is to have the scions entirely
dormant when they are placed In the
limbs.
good deal depends upon what
certain market prefers, in the matter
of fruit packages, as well as in fruit
varieties.
Experiments have shown that peach
growers should not wait until the
trees leaf out before they spray with
Bordeaux mixture.
The rabbit is carrier of several
parasitic diseases of animals. Like
some other things they look more In
nocent than they are.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
LITTLE SNOWBERRY is HARDY
Small Shrub Bears Fruit in Clusters
and is Easy of Propagation by
Seeds or Cuttings.

The snowberry is a small shrub
which bears fruit in clusters and is
easy of propagation by suckers, seeds
or cuttings.
These shrubs are excellent for GOV.
ering the ground under trees, or plant
ing in masses or in borders where
low-growing plant is desired.
They are very hardy and thrive well
in almost any soil, even in heavy clay
or dry gravelly banks. Their habit
of suckering enables them to cover
the ground rapidly and effectively
The snowberry is practically effect
i've because it retains it's fruit until it
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
Winter Protection of Strawberry.

In the northern states strawberries
need some protection in the winter
by a light covering, say two or three
inches, of straw, leaves or any litter
that will shade the ground and hold
the snow, says Matthew Crawford.
This should be put on late in the fall,
and removed from over the plants
about the time they start into growth
in the spring. 1t may be left between
them and in the paths as mulch.
The main want of the strawberry at
fruiting time is water, and this is an
excellent mode of keeping the ground
moist. 1t also keeps the fruit clean.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
BADGER Postmas+ers Named.

The president has sent to the SEN
ate the following Wisconsin postmas-
ter nominations: Henry Krutzer, Ath-
ems; John r. Davies, Cambria; Albert
c. Wagner, Edgar; George w. Bur-
chard, Fort Atkinson; John A. Kropp,
Hilbert; Benjamin t. Prideaux, Min
eral Point; Frank H. Smith, Pardee-
Vile; Duncan McLenran. Rib Lake;
Myra w. Blanding, Saint Croix Falls;
Daniel K. Frost, Stevens Point.
Eagle River, Hilbert and Palmyra
have been designated postal savings
repositories.
Clara B. Schmetz has been appoint
ed postmistress at st. Cloud, vice M.
Schmetz, resigned. The Marine Ma
tional bank has been approved as re-
serve agent for the First National
bank at Baldwin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
Many Gifts for State Museum.

Many Gifts for State Museum.
During November the collections of
the State Historical museum were en-
riched by numerous gifts Miss
Louise Claude, Devils Lake; Miss
Dora Haviland, Evansville; A. j. An
derson, DR.. J. F. Pritchard, and Emil
Baensch, Manitowoc; Capt. ]. F.
Schreiner, Dubuque; Halvor L. Skav.
ZEN, Evansville; Miss May N Rankin
Waukesha; George r. Fox, Appleton,
August Roden, Madison; H. N. Jack
son and Miss Marie P. Dickore, Gin
cinnati; and F. M. Gillian, Highland
Springs, Cal, are among the friends
who nave presented single specimens
or collections of greater or less val
ue
Especially attractive to school chill
dren is a miniature model of ma
tive Philippine house built of BAN
boo and nipa. An old and clumsy
Eastwood grain shovel, a plow of the
kind used by single splitters, a sau-
sage suffer or sausage gun, hick-
DRY broom, wooden pocket combs and
other articles revive memories of
pioneer days in Wisconsin. An old
Mississippi river sounding pole is sew
eral feet in length. 1t was used on
the steamer A j. Whitney.
To the collection of paper money
series of Missouri Defense bonds and
New Jersey colonial currency of va
rious denominations have been
added. The Indian history collec
tions have received a large number
of very attractive and instructive ar
ticles of dress, household utensils,
toys, ce: emonial articles, tools and
weapons collected among the Winnie
bago, Chippewa, Klamath, Pomo.
Apache, and the Upper Brule, Lower
Yanktonai and Ogal Also bands Of
Sioux.
To the stone age series have come
additional hammers, mauls, hatchets,
shell articles, and native copper i'm
plements erd ornaments. Mfscellane-
Gus gifts include Norwegian cow
strap. and policen1an's billy. old medi-
cal instruments, silhouette portraits,
and war of secession materials.
A number of Indian Clipped obsidi-
an implements of unusually large size
and great interest are being shown In
the Indian history hall. The arts and
crafts exhibit drew a large number of
townspeople and students to the mu-
scum.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
CONCRETE SAVES OLD TREE
Film Is Preserved by Construction Of
Concrete Wall, So That Entire
Trunk Was Free From Dirt.

G. L. Miller, in Suburban Life for
August, writes of the preservation OF
an old elm through the medium OF
concrete. The streetEon which this
particular elm was growing had been
filled up all of four feet, and in the
course of a few years this began to
affect the tree, which showed unmis-
taxable signs of dying. So, in order to
save it, the ground was dug away
from the tree to the streets's original
level, and concrete wall, together
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28

learn of their movements by reading
the numerous dairy papers, and by
joining the Buttermakers' association
or the Cheesemakers association, by
attending the local picnics in sum.
mer, and the annual conventions.
which are usually held in the winter,
He should also continue to improve
himself by studying the Experiment
Station Bulletins, and by sending his
products to the monthly scoring con
tests. While working for his own i'm
provement in all these ways, the but
termaker has the satisfaction of know
ing that he is also doing his share tc
advance the dairy industry and to i'm
prove the reputation of Wisconsin for
the production of the finest grade OF
butter and cheese.
A Demand for Experts.
College graduates who have OBJ
tanned a practical knowledge of dairy
ing, with thorough training in scien.
tific methods, are required in every
large city at commercial city milk
supply plants, in municipal inspection
laboratories, and in numerous posi-
tons in the large central creameries.
dairy farms and dairy supply houses,
or in the educational, inspection and
research work of the agricultural ex-
pertinent stations and the United
States department of agriculture.
Graduates of the University of Wis
constn. College of Agriculture, spe-
ciallzing in dairying, are now to be
found in nearly all civilized countries
Of the globe and the demand for them
is steadily increasing.
Some idea of the opportunities that
are constantly coming to the. attention
of the dairy department may be gained
from the following letter received by
Professor harrington recently from
one of his former students, who now
has charge of a large milk and butter
business, as we'll as several large
dairy farms:
October 2, 1911.
Dear Professor:
THE hand separator and gathero
cream we receive is the cause of our
butter not scoring as high at present
as it did when we operated under the
whole milk plan. In this secticS: OF
the country We have gravel roads,
and to control the age of the cream.
I buy it every other day at the pat.
ron's gate. We are operating four
creameries in this manner, but not
only have bad flavor, but often have
unlike color, salt and texture, ETC..
in their output.
To overcome this it is my plan to
run each plant by medium priced
buttermaker at, say $50 per month
and then employ managing butter
maker az a higher salary to take
charge of the entire make at the four
plants and CT the sales in the city.
This man should be thoroughly up in
the business in every way, from the
care of milk on the farm to the scor
ing OF the final product. He should
be a good manager of men and be
willing to dive into the work himself
in order to have things right, and at
the same time not get the swell head.
1--WE now have men who knew how
to make good butter at each plant,
but when / am away they will neglect
details and turn out IL per cent. over
run or ship in bad butter.
do you know of any man that |
can get to manage the four cream
cries and the city sales department
for me?"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
a Good Apple.

Stayman winesap as a commercial
apple is surpassed by no other. BY
some authorities it is called the most
successful apple grown. 1t is OF me-
dunn size, beautiful dark, rich red,
good eating as well as good keeping
fruit. It is far superior to and the
tree much stronger than the original
winesap; long lived, early bearer.
good yielder, later winter variety.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
Praises Wisconsin Pearls.

Many Wisconsin people are not
aware that right in the rivers of our
own state we have pearl beds rivaling
those of any other part of the world. ;"
So spoke L. w. Bundle, recognized as
one of the most expert pearl judges in
the country. Mr.. Bundle is a member
of the Milwaukee firm of Bundle & Up
meyer Co., manufacturing and retail
jewelers.. This house was foremost in
the development of the Wisconsin
pearl business. Some of the Wiscon-
sin pearls outclass any specimens
found in the salt waters
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
Plan for Varsity Growth.

First steps toward changing the To-
cation of the athletic field of the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin were taken at
the meeting of the regents when it
was decided to locate all new grounds
for general outdoor sports and to
make all permanent improvements
connected with athletics on the
ground between Mendoza drive and
the present dairy barn of the agricul-
tural group of university buildings.
1t is estimated that eventually over
100 acres will be devoted to the fields
for general outdoor athletics for all
the students. The fields at Camp
Randall are to be reserved for women
until more suitable plans are devel-
oped.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
New Wisconsin Incorporating.

Articles OF incorporation WEE filed
as follows: The John Ptingsten .eath-
er company, Milwaukee; capital, $751;
600: incorpo~ators, John H. Pfing4en.
Bernhard Il. Jeske and William Rfs
ner. The G. F. Sanborn compaIv.
Eagle River; an amendment increas
ing its capital from 100000 to $1,000.
600 The Thompson Mining company
Highland: capital, $4,000; incorpora
tors. John M. Delaney, H. Lewis and
r. M. Kennedy The Mondford PouI
try association. Mondtort; ne capital
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
Church Society Brings Suit.

The Wisconsin Universalist conven-
ton of Oshkosh filed suit in the Dane
county circuit court against the Union
Unitarian Universalist society of Prai-
RE Du Sac. praying that money rea-
Ized from the sele of the church at
Prairie Du Sac b delivered to it.
Complaint sets forh that the Prairie
Du Sac congregatio, affiliated with
the Universalist contention in 1871
and that when dissolution threatened
the congregation the plaintiff widened
the breach by furnishing pastors at
its own expense.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
Get State Commission Jobs.

Working fellowship appointments in
conjunction with the university and
state commissions at salaries of $500
a year have been made to the insur-
ance and railroad commission
Fred H. Esch, nephew of Congress
man ]. :. Esch, was appointed to the
railroad commission with George G.
Taylor. Mr.. Taylor was graduated
from the University of Illinois in 1904
and from the John Marshall Law
school Of Chicago. He practiced law
but soon accepted position of prin-
cipal of the Polo, ILL.,, high school. He
served two years as mathematical in
structor at Freeport, Ill.,, high school
Mr.. Esch is Wisconsin 1907 gradu-
ate and law school graduate of 1911
He has practiced law at Milwaukee
after year spent in Berlin, Germany,
in study.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
Name State Fair Dates.

The state board of agriculture,
meeting here, was called upon to ac-
cept the following dates for fairs and
expositions In the middle west, con-
tanned in report made to the Ameri-
can Association of Fairs and EXPOSE
tons by the committee on dates at a
recent meeting. The dates given are
the first Mondays on which the fairs
will be held, or, when they do not
last full week, the Monday OF the
week in which the fair Is held:
August 26-IoWa state fair, Les
Moines; Ohio state fair, Columbus.
September 2-Minnesota state fair,
Hamline; Nebraska state fair, Lin
coin; Indiana state fair, indianapolis.
September 9-South Dakota state
fair, Huron; Wisconsin state fair, MIL
waukee; Kansas state fair, Topeka;
Kentucky state fair, Louisville; west
ern Michigan state fair, Grand Rap
ids.
October Northwestern live stock
exposition, South st. Paul, Mimi.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
Flrst Beneficiary Dies.

John w. Dougherty of Minocqua,
whose claim for benefit as a state
employee under the operation of the
workman's compensation law was first
allowed, died shortly after the order
of the industrial commission directing
that warrants be payable to him was
Issued. Now his mother, who was de-
pendent upon him, will be entitled to
the full compensation under the law,
which is $4,000.
Dougherty, who was twenty-three
years Of age, was a ranger in the en-
ploy of the forest service. While fell
ing 8 tree he was struck by limb
and several ribs were broken and two
vertebrae dislocated
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
Protect Fruit Bushes

Currant and other bushes that are
liable to be broken down by heavy
SHOWS, may often be protected from
such damage by simply tying them
together in an upright position SO that
the snowdrifts cannot bend and break
the canes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
Big Cattle Show Planned.

If the plans submitted by Secretary
R. w. Rowland of the state board OF
agriculture are approved by the com
mittee of the respective organizations
concerned, the cattle show at the 1912
Wisconsin state fair will probably be
the largest ever seen upon the Mil
waukee grounds.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
A Handy Diagram.

Where different varieties of apples
are stored together in the same pit,
or, if several sorts of vegetables are
buried together, keep diagram OF
the pit, something like this:
Ben Jonathan. Willow Pippin.
Davis Twig.
BY this plan when fruit is wanted
in the winter, one may now exactly
what part of the pit to open to secure
the varieties desired.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
oId-Fashioned Rabbit Trap.

to hold up the trap-door When the
rabbit gnaws at the bait he pushes the
trigger back, which slides through the
hole and let's the slide-door fall. This
can be made out of any strong box by
a boy who is handy with tools in half
an hour and it never fails to work.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
OLD-FASHIONED RABBIT TRAP
Can Be Made by Any Boy Handy
With Tools Inside Half an Hour
and 1t Never Fails to Work.

Make box with sliding door to
work up and down easily. Run
stringer over the center peg and~fas-
ten the trigger which has a little notch
in it to hook behind the top board and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
Sensible.

Never sit in damp shoes, saya
Health. AS a matter of fact foa
years we have made 1t rule never
to sit in a shoe of any sort il there
is a chair handy.-Punch
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28

mo Special Session to be Held.
Gov. McGovern denied the report
Tat he is considering calling special
session of the legislature to apprr,
! priae money for Black River Falls
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
avn Goodness Throunh Woman.

A man is a great thing upon til.
earth, and through eternity-bus
every jot of the greatness OF man Il
unfolded out of woman.-Walt WHIT
man.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28
Snowberry in Fruit.

Is forced off and one species retains
its foliage through the winter. For
these reasons they are pleasing addi-
tons to the winter landscape
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28

at Algoma has evidence that a
letter directed to it from Seattle by
one of it's customers did not arrive
until it had taken a globe trotting
iaunt A note written on the back
says: This letter has been in Sweden.
Please gif my best regards to all the
sweet girls in U. s. A. K. Thun,
postman."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28

Fond du Lac.-Engfneer J. M.
Dowd, this city, had his right arm
and nose broken, and Fireman Edward
Blaney, North Fond du Lac. was badly
bruised in rear end collision be-
tween the 500 line Velvet special and
an extra freight half mile north OF
Rugby Junction. The wreck was due
to the heavy fog.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28

Stevens Point. - Because she
could not "stand the disgrace of
having her wedding postponed" Alice
Meyers committed suicide in the Office
of her fiance here by drinking acid.
Her mother made public note to this
effect, written by Miss Meyers before
she took her life.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28

Green Bay.-Thomas McCabe of
the town of Lawrence, while hunt
ing on his farm recently killed a
badger. The animal is a fine specimen
and weighs about sixty pounds. This
is the first time that a badger has
been killed in Brown county for a
number of years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28

Madison.-Dr. e. A. Deadman
has discovered an uncommon dis
ease which results in the partial par
alysis of horses, among horses owned
by George Gill, east of Madison. Two
of the four horses afflicted already are
dead The disease is caused by a
worm and sometimes spreads rapidly
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28

Waukesha-Mayor G. S. Love
eceived word from the civil
ervice commission at Madison that
II OF the candidates who took the
Examination for the Office of sealer
+ weights and measures of this city
allied to pass the test. The letter to
Mayor Love was accompanied by
pamphlets containing instructions TO
candidates who contemplate taking
he examination for that office. The
instructions can be obtained by mott
flying Mayor Love. Another axamin
alton will be held the latter part OF
January.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28

Fond du Lac-Frank L. Gro
foot, q former resident of this city
and a son of Mrs. Ruth Croroot. has
been elected member of the first
legislature of the new state of Ari-
IONA from the city OF Tucson. where
he has resided for the last five years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28

Madison.-Attorney General Ban
croft has returned from New
York, where he settled two Inheritance
tax cases Of long standing One was
for $7,71664 against the estate OF
Christian Bors and the other was
$341.78 against the estate of Charles
H. Farnam. Both owned stock in Wis
consin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28

Elkhorn.-Thomas W. Morefield,
who enlisted in the Union army
when only fourteen years old and
served throughout the war in the For
tieth Wisconsin heavy artillery, is
dead, aged sixty-one years. In add.
ton to being well known in G. A. K.
circles he served as postmaster in this
city for 10 years. Among the surviv
ing children is Deputy United States
Marshal c. P. McAffey of Madison.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28

Milwaukee.-In a communication
o Governor McGovern, Walter
Schinz. chairman of the Milwaukee
ounty Democratic committee, re-
uests a special session of the Wiscon-
in legislature to enact such legisla-
ion as may more effectively permit
he selection of municipal officials on
non-partisan basis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28

Madison.-The body of Henry p.
Howe, Clayton, Barron county. the
University freshman who was drowned
while skating, was recovered from
Lake Monona
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-28

Madison-Attorney E. H. Bot
tom of Milwaukee appeared before
the state tax commission and pro.
tested against the proposed increase
in the assessment of the property OF
the Grand Trunk Car Ferry company
of Milwaukee from S435.000 to $780,
900. The final assessment of the
property of railroads in Wisconsin
will probably be announced by the
commission next week.