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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09
Poor PerkinsI

There's Perkins-yo know Per-
kins-entered into an agreement
with his wife soon after their mar
riage twenty years ago that when
ever either lost temper or stormed
the other was to keep silence"
"And the scheme worked?"
Admirably. Perkins has kept ST.
lent for twenty years."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09
1T SAVES THE VOICE.

A storage battery illuminated cleo
trio sign has been invented to be
worn on the arm OF person selling
refreshments in theaters or other pub.
lie places, to save the labor Of crying
his wares.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09
HARTLAND.

Bates school closed Feb "a Num-
ber Of pupils enrolled Z, average
attendance 6 plus; absent three days
or less, Bernard Brown, Frank
Patch. Robert Patch, Wallace Patch.
Parents day was observed Feb e.
Essays OH the lives of Washington,
Lincoln, Whittier and Longfellow
and "1'he History OF Our Flag" were
read. After the close of the school
music and light refreshments were
enjoyed by all.
Ruth Lobdell, teacher.
Report of the Hartland Primary
school for term ending Feb %:
Pupils perfect in attendance, Car
olyn Hill, Aime Martin, Mildred
Paige, Thelma Merrill, Reba Nor
rill, Ailene Ransome, Hazel Bar
'bour, Harold Barbour, Elmer Nc
Kenzle. Absent ! day. Lawrence
Lobdell. Frank and Forrest Hurd.
Dora Thayer Penniman. teacher.
Report of Hartland Grammar
school, closed Feb. %:
Number Of pupils registered 81,
average attendance 28.6. perfect in
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09

Mwo horses belonging TO G. L.
McCrillis. of St Johnsbury. ran
away while they were being watered,
and were killed by freight train.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09
$4s,24o SO

The star indicates that no fires were
reported. Z
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09
WOODSTOCK NEWS
MANY VOTERS OUT.

The Town Meeting Leaves the
Matter Of School Accommoda-
tions to a Committee for Fur
ther Investigation - Medical
Inspection of Schools Voted
--.E. A. Fullerton Elected to
the School Board.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29

MANY Conventions Held in Madison.
Madison is a great convention city
During the past week six important
meetings have been going on here In
addition to numerous political con-
ferences and it is estimated that
there have been all of 1900 visitors
here either attending these meetings
as delegates or numbered among the
numerous exhibitors.
Among the meetings held here dur
ing the past few days are the follow
ing, together with the estimated at
tendance: City and Village Mutual
Fire Underwriters association of
Wisconsin, So; Wisconsin State Tele-
phone association, 200; first annual
road school under the auspices of the
Wisconsin highway commission. 70;
Engineering society of Wisconsin,
40 committee from the two branches
Of the Norwegian Lutheran churches,
10; Wisconsin Real Estate Brokers'
association, As.
In addition to the number Of dele
gates in attendance at these meetings,
the telephone mems convention and
the meeting Of the road school at
tracted large number of visitors and
representatives of supply house and
manufacturing concerns.
The hotels of the city have been
filled to the overlooking as result
of the meetings and many Of the dele
gates to the various meetings have
been forced to seek rooms at private
homes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29

President George E. Vincent of
the University of Minnesota will
be one of the speakers at the
twenty-second annual convention of
the Southern Wisconsin Teachers as
sociation to be held in Madison
March 8 and 9. Other prominent
speakers will be Mrs. Josephine
Turck Baker, editor of Correct Eng
lish and How to Use It." l.. d. Har-
vey, president of Stout institute, Me-
nomonie; III. W. Shryock, Carbonate
Normal, ILL.,; c. P. Cary, state super.
intendent; Miss Elizabeth Gregg, Nor
NAL university, Cape Girardeau, Mo-;
Charles e. McKenny, president of the
Milwaukee Normal school; Prof. w.
G. Bagley, department of education
University Of Illinois; H. L. Terry,
state high school inspector; and Dean
Louis E. Reber of the university ex-
tension department.
The convention starts with meet
ing at 9:45 o'clock, Friday morning,
March 8, in the high school assembly
hall, and closes at noon on Saturday.
Friday afternoon will be devoted to
sectional meetings. After the gen.
eral evening meeting on Friday, re.
ception to the visiting teachers will
be given in the high school gymnasi"
UNI by the Madison teachers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29
crltlclzes TubercuIin Test.

In the annual business meeting OF
the Wisconsin State Veterinary so
ciety in the Republican house, Mil
waukee, a resolution was adopted con-
demning the action of the state board
for employing student of the uni
versity and others, not licensed vet
erinarians, to apply the tuberculin
test
1t was alleged that thousands of dol
lars worth of healthy cattle were
slaughtered from July 1, 1910, to July
/, 1911, because Of the work Of In
experienced men.
At the banquet DR.. ]. T. Hernshein,
Pleasant Prairie, said that politics
rules the state sanitary board, and its
members are subservient to the state
university.
The following officers were elected:
President, DR.. H. P. Clute, Milwaukee:
vice-president, DR. J. S. Atkinson, Mari
nette; secretary, DR.. W. w. Arzbor-
gen, Watertown;, treasurer, DR.. j. T.
Hernshein, Pleasant Prairie, and di-
rector, Dr. Charles Smith, Dodgeville
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29
STATE BEEKEEPERS
END CONVENTION
Wisconsin Association Names
Officers for Ensuing Year.
MONROE MAN ELECTED HEAD
~The Care of Bees for the Winter and
When to Extract Honey" Dis
cussed at Closing Meeting
In Madison.

Madison.-Adoption Of resolutions
which will be presented 10 the faculty
Of the college of agriculture asking
that beekeeping be made a part oil
the curriculum; the appointment o.
a committee to revise the premium
Iist at the state fair; the recon"
nendation Of a Judge of apiarian ex-
hibits at the fair; election OF oft1cers
and discussions pertaining to mat
ters of interest to beekeepers marked
the closing of the annual convention
of the Wisconsin Beekeepers' asso-
citation in Madison.
The following officers were elected:
President-Jacob Huffman, Monroe
Vice resident-F. Wilcox Mauston'
ecretary-Gustave Dittmer, Au'
gusta.
Treasurer-A. G. Allen, Portage.
The resolutions which were drawn
up by q committee composed OF N
e. France, chairman, PlatteVllle;
Herman Gloege, Monroe, and l.. W.
Parman. Madison, and which were
passed by the association:
Resolved That we, the Wisconsin
Beekeepers' association, request that
the College Of Agriculture introduce
and add Bookkeeping to It's regular
work as soon as possible; and that
we assure the college of our hearty
cooperation and support as an asso-
citation and as individual beekeepers;
and in the event said college shall
accept this resolution that said asso-
citation will gladly donate a few
colonies of bees and some supplies to
introduce same.
"Beekeepng is part of the pre-
scribed courses at several OF the agrl-
cultural colleges In the country and
we do not want to see the University
of Wisconsin lag behind in anything,
said N. f. France, chairman OF the
committee which drafted the resolu-
ton. with large number of own
ers of bees in the state, there is no
reason why such a course should not
be made part of the curriculum and
we will give our hearty support to
the movement"
The following committee was also
appointed to revise the premium list
at the state fair: e. D. Ochsner,
Prairie du Sac, chairman; F. Wilcox,
Mauston; and A. L. Kleever, Reeds
burg.
Mr.. Wilcox was recommended to
the state board of agriculture as the
man to be selected to do the Judging
at the next state fair.
About fifty beekeepers from all sec
lions of the state attended the meet
ing. The association is formed to
promote the honey industry in Wis
consin through the culture of more
bees and by Kidding the colonies OF
infections or diseases known as foul
broods.
Topics discussed at the meeting
were: 1.-THE Care of Bees for the
Winter and When to Extract the
Honey" e. D. Ochsner, Prairie du
Sac; Keep More Bees" H. H. Moe,
Oconomowoc, and Wisconsin Bee
keeping" and the "Wintering Prob
lem," Harry Lathrop, Bridgeport.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29
AKED EQUAL TO SITUATION
Example of the Soft Answer That
Turneth Away Wrath-Also
the Truth.

One of DIR. Aked's most ardent sup
porters when that divine was pastor
OF Mr.. John D. Rockefeller's church
is fond of telling what he considers a
striking example of DR.. Aked's wit
DR.. Aked was fond of taking long
country walks, and one day, being far
in the country and wandering through
a field, he and his friends noticed a
sign nailed to a tree. mo trespassing
here
Hurrying to get out of the forbid
den ground they met a farmer who as
sailed them grimly with the remark:
''Trespassers in this field are prose
cuted.'
DR.. Aked smiled at the irate far
mer.
But we are not trespassers, my
good man." said he.
What be you them" demanded the
farmer.
1--WE are Presbyterians, my dear
sir" replied DR.. Aked and walked
away.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29
Lang Grand High Priest.

Grand chapter, Royal Arch Masons
of Wisconsin closed it's annual con-
vocation in Milwaukee with the cleo
ton of the following officers: Robert
b. Lang, Racine, grand high priest;
Homer G. Clark, Neillsville, deputy
grand high priest; Frank E. Noyes,
Marinette. grand king; Walter A.
Clark, MenomOnie, grand scribe;
David H. Wright, Madison, grand
treasurer; William w. Perry, Milwau-
kee, grand secretary; Rev. James E,
Garrett, Omro, grand chaplain; G. S.
Stockwell, NeiIlsviile, grand lecturer;
Aldro jerks, Dodgeville, grand cap
tain of the host; Michael Barry, Phil
lips, grand principal sojourner; w.
H. Carson, Kenosha, grand royal
archcaptain; Robert e. Parkinson,
Eau Claire, grand master of the third
veil; e. G. Stolte, Reedsburg, grand
master of the second veil; w. A.
Comstock, Oconto, grand master of
the first veil John B. Cromwell, Mil.
waukee, grand sentinel.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29
Turk Warship Sunk: 80 Die.

Constantinople, Turkey.-According
to the latest dispatches from Beirut,
the forts, the Corvette Avnillah and
a torpedo boat replied to the Italian
fire. The Avnillah was struck and
soon was in flames. The torpedo boat
was sunk. Thirty persons were killed.
About so persons were wounded Gov
eminent buildings were also shelled.
The Italian warships, ar the conclu-
sion of the bombardment, steamed
away. 1t is believed that the Italians
will continue their attacks on other
coast towns.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29
The Younq Housewife.

A quartet of market men had gath
cred in the Faneuil Hall market and
were discussing the probable famine
in butter, when a pretty young woman
whom they adjudged to be new
housewife, interrupted the converse
ton by statement that she had come
ito buy some butter"
Il wish to get three pounds" she
said.
Roll butter, ma am?" the individual
in charge of the butter and cheese
stall asked politely.
"No," answered the shopper prompt
ly, 1--WE wish to eat it on toast; we sell
dom have rolls."-Bostou Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29
FIremen to inspect RuiIdlnas.


At a meeting Of the executive coun-
ell of the Wisconsin State Fire Pre-
vention association at the headquar.
ters in the Caswell building, Milwau-
kee, plans were made for the most
active campaign in the organization S
history. E. A Rademacher, A. F. Heb
gen and ]. E. Florin was appointed to
draw up a bill giving members of the
fire department police power in secur.
ing the safety of buildings. Plans
were discussed for the proposed fire
prevention day." to be held at the
Auditorium on Arbor day.
The plan is to make the day one of
general observance throughout the
state Public meetings and exercises
in schools are among the features to
be inaugurated Twenty cities have
members of the fire department as
building inspectors, it was said. Among
them are Fox River Superior. La
Crosse and Madison. The following
were added to the membership list:
The First National bank and the Ham.
ilton Beach Manufacturing company
Racine: Coll and Frank, Milwaukee
Drug company; Pfster and Vogel
Leather company, and Atlas Bread
company. Milwaukee.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29
To Promote Fire Prevention.

In the meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Wisconsin State Fire
Prevention association, E. A. Rade.
macher, A F. Helgen and J. E. Florin
were appointed to draft a bill giving
members of the fire and police depart
ments authority to assure the safety
of buildings Plans for the most ac-
tive fire prevention campaign in the
history Of the organization were
made Arbor day will be observed
throughout the state, and in the exer-
cises of public schools and meetings.
demonstration of methods of fire pre-
vention will be one of the features.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29
To Settle LANGUAGE Query.

Whether medical graduates of Ger
man universities desiring to establish
themselves in Wisconsin will be al
lowed to take their examinations for
admittance to practice in the German
language instead of the English Ian
guage will be decided on May %,
when the state board of medical ex-
aminers will hold its quarterly meet
Ing. President Leo Stern of the Ger
man-American alliance filed a letter OF
protest against the alleged discrimina-
ton against the German physicians.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29
COLUMBIAN LEAGUE MADE OVER
President Powers Announces Rear.
ranged Circuit of Clubs.

St. Louis, Mo--John Powert,
president of tie proposed Columbian
baseball league, says the proposed cir.
cuit of cities where teams wiz be 10.
Gated has been arranged. The rear
anged circuit, according to Powers,
includes Pittsburg, Cincinnati. Cleve
and, Louisville, st. Louis, Chicago.
Kansas City and either Milwaukee OF
Indianapolis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29
Library Association Opens Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Wiscon-
sin Library association was informally
opened in GAINESVILLE with addresses
given by Miss L. E. Stems and Miss
Mary Hazeltine of the state library
school. Dramatic readings of the
poems of William Butler Yeats were
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Rubin G..
Thwaites of the State Historical So
ciety, Madison, and the program was
concluded with musical numbers.
The first formal session of the con.
vention was held, when the address
of welcome will be given by Mayor
J. G. Nichols of GAINESVILLE. The an"
nual address of the president, Judge
Charles Fifield of GAINESVILLE was also
delivered
Closer relation between the library
and the school was the keynote of
the convention
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29
Corporations File Reports.

More than half the corporations in
the western district of Wisconsin
have FLED their 1911 net income re-
ports, according to Collector of In
ternal Revenue F. L. Gilbert. March
/ is the last day for filing. Last year
over ESQ corporations failed to file and
were fined
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29
elect COMPENSATION Act

The election of ffty-seven master
plumbers Of Milwaukee to come I'M
der the workmen's compensation act
was announced to the state industrial
commission by c. Pelunak, secretary
of the Master Plumbers association
of Milwaukee. The applicants repre-
sent 491 employees. All are policy
holders in the Master Plumbers Mu-
tual Benefit company of Milwaukee.
The II. P. Schmidt company of Osh-
kosh and two building contractors of
Stoughton have also notified the COM
sion Of tbeie election to como under
the law.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29
Wonderful Control,

"Do you believe in hypnotism?"
eyes," replied Mr.. Cumrox, there
must be some such thing. Every now
and then l hear Of some one who man
ages to get cook to stay in the coun-
try"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29

Temperance is reasons girdle and
passions bride, the strength of the
soul, and the foundation of virtue
Jeremy Taylor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29
Married 70 Years.

New York, N. Y.-Mr. and Mrs.
Matthias Shalek, SO, today celebrated
seventy-nine years of welded life.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29

FOUR YEARS AGO.
Nov. 8, 19o3.-"On the fourth of
March next, | shall have served
three and half years and this
three and half years constitute
my first term. The wise custom
3 which limits the president to TWO
terms regards the substance and
e not the form and under no cir
cumstances will be candidate
for or accept another nomina-
tion."
4 4 Il Il 4 4 4 x & 4 y = i y + y
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29

Madison.-The Wisconsin Advance
ment association will be represent
ed on the live stock special OF
the Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders
association which will make q tour OF
the state the last of March. The spe-
cial will consist of two cars, one to
cary the live stock exhibit and one to
be used for lecture purposes. The OBJ
ject of the tour is to acquaint the
farmers with the most approved meth
DDS of raising pedigreed and high
grade stock.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29

Black River Falls. - Work on
tie new retaining wall, which I'M
der contract is to be finished ON
March Is, is being carried forward as
rapidly as possible under present con-
ditions. Two shifts, working day and
night, are engaged In filling the super
structure with cement and if the
weather continues favorable the city
will be placed beyond danger of the
spring freshets. The channel torn by
the flood across Main street will be
filled and the pontoon bridge now
used discarded.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29
ROOSE WELT ACCEPTS
THE COLONEL DECLARES tiE
WILL ADHERE TO DECISION
UNTIL CONVENTION.
REPLIES TO Z GOVERNORS
FORMER Executive Reiterates Desire
to Have People of Each State Sig
nifty by a Primary Election
Their Choice of President.
FOUR YEARS AGO.

q = 3 = 3 $ > : >
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29

Eau Claire. - Miss Ella Groin,
aged nineteen, died at Fall Creek
while receiving the sacrament at
the communion rail. Those beside her
thought she had tainted and rushed
here of the church to neighboring
house. A doctor was called, but life
was extinct.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29

Oshkosh.-Bert Seager, who broke
into the resident of ex-Congress-
man S. A. Cook at Neenah. plead
ed guilty and was given three years al
Waupun-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29

Sparta. - Two freight trains,
both extras, collided head-on at
Mccoy station on the new Milwaukee,
Sparta & Northwestern road. Both
crews jumped to safety, but other men
were slightly injured Both engines
and half-dozen box cars were demol-
ished.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29

Madison.-Louis P. Lochner, for
three years editor of the Wiscon-
sin Alumni magazine and secre-
tary of the Association Of Cosmopoli-
tan clubs, has been appointed to as
sumo charge of the department for
colleges and universities of the worlds
peace foundation, and will take up his
work at Boston at the close of the
school year. He will reside at Cam
bridge and take up postgraduate work
at Harvard.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29

Neenah.-Albert Hildebrand was
discovered by Humane Agent F,
]. Willkie living in wretched hove
as a hermit. He was eating boiled
oats and middlings and several dogs
ate out of the same dish. He was in
duced to give UP his solitary quarters
and go to the county poorhouse tc
live.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29

Madison.-When Miss Marguerite
Hinckley, a Junior coed at the
University of Wisconsin, whose home
is in Stevens Point, gazed at herself
in mirror at the Chi Omega sorority
house she was Mortified to discover
that her hair had been cropped at the
neck during the night. One of the sor-
ority members remembered that a
girl had told them how she had once
dreamed that she had cut off her hair
in her sleep. Investigation showed
that Miss Hinckley had followed the
suggestion of the dreamer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29

Neenah.-The executive committee
If the Northeast Wisconsin Teachers
has decided to hold the
1913 annual meeting at Green Bay.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29

Madison.-Cats will be the only
animals allowed In Wisconsin
bakeries hereafter, according to the
rules of bakery sanitation adopted at
a conference between the Industrial
commission and committees represent
ing the State Federation of Women's
clubs and the bakery industry.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-29

Marinette. = Chester Noyes OF
Florence was attacked by a wolf
which he managed to drive into the
deep snow and kill with canthook
He collected a bounty of $40.
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