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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
PLUM CITY

The "Hotel Plum City, is being
reprinted.
Vim. O'Connell left for his claim
in North Dakota last Monday.
Harvey Budewitz visited his par
ents here Saturday and Sunday.
DIR. 0 II. Anderson and L. Ka-
habka were Ellsworth visitors Fri
day.
Anton IIedburg and Gideon Aim
quist were home from Pipin over
Sunday.
Miss Alice Budewitz and Miss
Gertrude Sing were Durand visitors
Monday.
County Superintendent o. F.
Mattson was in town Monday and
Tuesday.
The district declamatory and
spelling contests for rural schools
which was held Friday evening at
Harmonic Hall was attended by a
fair sized audience. A good pro-
gram of recitations, dialogues and
music was given. In the speaking
contest Paul Hoffman received first
place and Alice Martin second.
The spelling contest was won by
Anna Staehli.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
MORTON CORNERS


Mrs. G. E. Patterson visited at
John Cudd's last Tuesday.
Lloyd Russ visited over Sunday
at the home of his parents.
Some from here attended the
funeral of Mrs. Thos. Martin of
Fargo last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smith OF
Elmwood visited her parents from
Saturday until Monday.
Arthur Nelson left last week for
North Dakota, where he has en-
ployment for the summer.
Victor and Gina Gilbertson were
confirmed in the Norwegian Luth-
eran church last Sunday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
KINNICKINNIC

Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Webster
have baby boy.
Carl Hansen began on the cream
cry route Monday.
Work has been commenced on
the Julius Everson house.
Mrs. Miner Of Hudson is a guest
at the Clint. Williams home.
Mrs. Wilcox and daughter, Miss
Blanche, spent Saturday in St. Paul
Many from here attended the
Glenn Sansburn funeral Thursday
at River Falls.
Mr. Fisher, formerly of Fargo, N
D., brother of Mrs. S. V. S. Fisher
attended church here Sunday. He
plans to join his wife in Los Angeles
soon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
WEST TRIMBELLE

Fred Nelson was through here
buying horses this week.
Joseph Baker and family of Pres
colt visited at VIM Summers Sun
day.
C. w. Bateman autoed through
Big River on his way to Prescott
Sunday.
Miss Louise Fasbender of St.
Paul was a recent visitor at the Fas-
bender home.
Quite few cattle from the Prairie
have been taken to the woods to
pasture this week.
The entertainment at St. Marv'>
school will be held next Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. A large
crowd is expected.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
Embarrassed Author.

James Payn, the English novelist
whom he did not know, praising his
works Il liked to hear my books
called works, said Payn, land | re-
piled. He wrote me again, and /
wrote in return jocose letter He
replied in like terms. l wrote again,
telling him a funny story. He sent
me a funny story l capped it, and
in a short time got Roland for my
Oliver. Finally, | got an indignant
letter, commanding: Sir-Are you
aware that l am woman? | often
blush under the bedclothes," he con-
Guided, when | think of the stories
| told that woman"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
FARGO

0. P. Wiggin is framing a barn
for c. Hawley.
R. S. Wilcox called at Nelson
Elliott's Sunday.
Mrs. Eastman of Hudson is spend
ing a few days at A. Does.
A rumber from here attended
church at Beldenville Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. Browell of River Falls
was among our last weeks callers.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Christensen
visited at Mr.. Carlson's in Kinnic-
kinnic last week.
Fred Knapp of Leavenworth,
Kan, arrived here recently and is
working for M. H. McCue.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Stewart and
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Stewart were
out from River Falls Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles D pkins
and two children visited at Add
Dopkins' in River Fails Sunday.
r. S. Wilcox and Mrs. Emil
Johnson and son Earl, visited at
Lewis Dopkins' in Gertrude Tues
day afternoon.
Mrs. Thomas Martin died at her
home in this place April n, after an
illness of several weeks with apo
plexy. The funeral was held Mon
day and interment made in the
Catholic cemetery near Hudson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
Men Who Do wom.n,s Work,

Among some Of the American III
dian tribes of the southwestern United
States, says q writer in the Wide
World Magazine, there is curious
custom of men occasionally assuming
the work of women as a life occupa-
ton. This, when it occurs is volun-
tarily undertaken, and seems to be
due to a preference for feminine la
bors, the man sinking his identity as
far as possible by assuming woman's
garb. Pueblo Indians of Zuni, New
Mexico, do their share of the regula-
ton woman's work In the household
OF which they happen to be members
grinding corn, making bread, carry.
ing water, etc.-and seem thoroughly
respected One would be quite de
ceived by their costumes into sup
posing them to be women, did rot
their deep-toned voices betray their
masculinity.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
THE PESKY FLIES

THE flies, the flies, the pesky flies
They crawl upon the bread and pies,
And on each bite of foodswe eat
They wipe their nasty, dirty feet,
And buzz around defying foes.
They dance upon your face and nose,
And then, without apparent fear
They light upon your hairless head
At early morn, when you're abed.
They fly and frolic everywhere,
And make the house, wife almost swear.
They fall down in the crock of cream,
Ana life to them is one sw eet dream.
They get mixed up in the raisin cake,
And all the house wife tries to bake.
They drop down in the coffee cup,
And in the 'lasses get mixed up.
With nimble feet and active wing,
They leave their germ on everything,
And then their presence they explain
With dots upon the window pane.
Then bring the swatter forth and swat,
And teach the fliesshey must not dot,
Bring out the sticky paper sheet,
That nabs the insects by their feet,
And holds them struggling for their breath
Until they die a lingering death.
But do not use the ancient trick,
And dope thef1ies and make them sick,
For this will cause them, so they say
To dot their little lives away"
printed at request of Improvement League
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
Pleasing Occupation.

"Slithers made pile of money in
that gold-mine OF his, didn't hep"
asked Willoughby. 'Yes-about five
Million said Hickenlooper. whats
he doing now?" asked Willoughby.
"Oh, he's resting on his ore, said
Hickenlooper. 1t was upon presenta.
ton of the above under oath that the
court acquitted Willoughby OF assault
and battery on the ground OF extreme
ovocation.-Harpers Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02

Miss Nettie Madison is working
for Mrs. Carl Swenson.
Nels Nelson of Gilman visited
at the home of Ed. Hanson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonnie Gilstad at
tended a wedding in Emerald We'd
nesday.
Ole Thompson of New Center
vile was a visitor at John Matti-
sons Saturday.
Misses Della and Nora Halvorson
and Ella Hanson visited at Carl
Swenson's Sunday.
A number from here attended
the High School play at Baldwin,
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Hanson and
daughter Ella called on John
Smokes Saturday evening.
Misses Thora and Title Olson at
tended the confirmation the
North Rush River church Sunday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
BarberouS!

The laundrymen of Germany-ac
receiving courteous invitation to
come over and fraternize with their
British brothers of the trade, hoped to
go to London and wash the heads OF
the Englishmen"-a truly barberous
aspiration, says the London World
Eventually they passed a resolution to
go over at their own time as part OF
an invading force-landing, no doubt
in the Wash.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
PLEASANT VALLEY

Mrs. Neal Reardon has installed
a telephone.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
O'Brien, April II, daughter.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Evenson, April 90, daughter.
c. P. Christensen, travelling sales
man for McConnon Remedies,
made his trip through this neighbor-
hood this week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
Renefft in Aduersitv.

Adversely frequently develops beau
ties of the heart just as the night
brings out the stars. The pilot could
not steer his ship without the pres
sure of the waves upon the rudder;
the bird could not fly but for the re-
sistance of the air against its wings;
thus we often seem retarded by what
in truth helps us on Trouble, to good
heart, is like fermentation to the juice
of the grape. 1t works itself clear and
leaves nothing but the pure wine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
.Iananese Have Fresh Air.

Different from other nations we
Japanese are accustomed to keep the
rooms freely opened in order to facil
itate the cool breeze to invade Thus
the blind is generally hanged down
from the porch capable to protect
those who occasionally peep in. The
blind or shade is made of split BAN
boo. 1t is so fixed that one who Is
behind the blind only could look
at one who is in front place, or, in 9th
er words, those who sit in darker side
could only recognize one in lighter
side, but never wise versa.-From To-
kio Life, the International Review.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
A riioh Explosive.

These dime museum jokes are aW
fully old stuff, but every now and then
the active disciples of Joe Miller may
extract nearly-new wheeze from the
old situation. For instance: DO you
mean to infer that | use cosmetics?
asked the Fat Woman of the Living
Skeleton in the next chair. Far be
it from me-" answered the skinny one.
airly Nothing but giant powder
would be any use to you."-Boston
Traveller.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02

The promise that the hoop skirt
was on the way again with the coming
fashions appears to have been lit
tie premature, if not altogether false
alarm. This is a good thing. The
country is more crowded now than 1t
was when the hool skirt was here be-
fore, and it may not be so easy as
then to find room for it. Still, if it
should return it would be necessary to
get out of the way of it
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
-----N-------
Monitor for Business Men.

Telautograph machines, which re-
produce a written message at more or
less distant stations, have been intro
duced into desk drawers, for use by
bank presidents and public men, en-
aiding the latter to make inquiries OF
clerks and secretaries without the
knowledge of the caller, says the
Scientific American 1t is possible to
write a message under these condi
tons and receive an answer concern
ing the personality or business of the
individual seated at ones elbow.
without leaving the desk or seeming
to make any inquiries.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
SOUTH MARTELL

Mrs. Karen Moen is staying with
Mrs. Ness.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Christ
Ness, April 27th, daughter.
Rev. Mr.. Ulsaker from Baldwin
spent couple of days at Rev.
Aaberg's last week.
Those confirmed in the Synod
church on Sunday were Carl Olson,
Victor Giibertson, Ernest Erickson,
Gina Gilbertson, Stella Aasterud,
Inga Quale and Emily Peterson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
Children and the Stage.

Blanche Bates, the actress, says that
if one must choose between sending
child to the factory or the stage.
choose the stage by all means. How
ever, she thinks the work is very hard
for a child, making trains, travelling by
night and so on, and she would not
have children on the stage t-nless they
must earn bread for the family.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
Unkind Insinuation.

Once at dinner Henry Ward
Beecher told his sister. Mrs. Beecher-
Stowe. that her Uncle Toms Cabin"
had been translated into Italian by a
monk; and that Letter full of adula-
ton had been received from him. in
which he stated that if he could kiss
the woman who wrote the book he
would die happy Mr.. Beecher then
added: We'll, | sent him a portrait
of you, Harriet, and nothing has been
heard of him since.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
CLIFTON

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sweishar are
rejoicing over the arrival of a little
son.
Fred Kohl, Lewis Wilkinson and
Ward Mapes made business trip
to South ST Paul Wednesday.
The declamatory contest at the
Pierce Valley schoolhouse was post
poned until Friday evening, May
sd, admission 25c.
The A. S. of E. shipped car
load of hogs and cattle to South St.
Paul Tuesday.
Mrs. .Gunther of Hastings, Mimi,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Sweishar.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
Book on Woman Suffrage.

Miss Bertha Rumbaugh of New York
has written book on the Political
Status of Women in the United
States" a presentation copy of which
was given to each governor at the re-
cent convention at Spring Lake, N. ].
The book is bound in green cloth and
has for frontispiece map of the
United States in which suffrage states
are shown.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
Taken Literally.

The sign in front of a Harlem res
taurant attracted the eye of farmer,
and he went in. He had raw, fry,
stew, pan roast, a broil, and a
steam on toast When he got through
desk, only to be told that he was shy
a dollar and quarter. No, by jing, :
said the farmer "A quarters right
Doesn't your sign say, Oysters in eF
cry style for rs cents?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
READING AND SPELLING
CONTESTS

Pierce County central Reading
and Spelling Contests will take
place in the Firemen's Opera House.
Ellsworth, Saturday, the 18th inst,
at two O'Clock in the afternoon. A
fine program and music by the
High School orchestra is expected
to draw a large crowd. Everybody
should go.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
His Friendly Warning.

Centralia man found it advisable
o put on a ragged suit of clothes in
order to repair some machinery After
ne had finished he went home to din
ner. He met tramp coming out of
his front gate as he went in. The
tramp mistook him for knight OF the
road He held up warning hand
Duck it-retreat, cautioned the
ramp. I've just tried her and she's
regular bear-cat"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
CONGREGATIONAL

CONGREGATIONAL
Sunday, May S, 1912.
Morning 1880, Communion.
ORGAN NUMBERS
Invocation from St. Cecilia, Gounod
Ave Maria, Bach Gounod
Evening 800, THE Attraction of
the Christian Life"
ORGAN NUMBER
Revene Macfarlane
Sunday School at noon and Y. p.
S. Z. E. at ZOO p. m.
VIM. ]. GRAY, Pastor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
Editorial HazinQ.

IT hear you actually encourage your
boy to send poetry to the magazines.
Do you want your son to become
poM?" mo; l merely want him to
get the conceit knocked out Of him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
sure Subtraction.

Freshby-"Professor is it ever pos
sible to take the greater from the
less?" Professor There is a pretty
close approach to it when the conceit
Is taken out Of a freshman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
Her Inspiration.

The girl who knelt at church affairs
as if to pray and picked pockets III
stead must have been reading maya,
zine articles on the Lives of Pious
Commercial Pirates"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
A Preacher.

Every Christian is called to be a
preacher, just as truly as was John
the Baptist.-Rev. Dwight E. Marvin,
Presbyterian. Brooklyn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
selfishness.

Selfishness is the enemy of the
acme, religion and the state-Rev
Carroll e. Harding, Episcopalian. Bal
timore.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
Uncle Ehen.

de man dat tries to hide his light
under a bushel," said Uncle Eben
generally ain got light enough t.
take chances on in a awdinary draft
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
Perfect Peace.

ITS so quiet here" wrote man
who was rusticating In the country,
that lie and listen to the bedtick-
ing!"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
Horses For Sale

One pair of good farm horses
Inquire of Walter Glass.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02

Fngremedy for eczema, pimpies, running sores,
wounds, burns, salt rheunI, ring worm, piles
and acne. A single application will usually give
immediate relief. The burning, irritating infam,
nation quickly subsidies and the sores dry and
disappear.
The Five-Drop SaIVe Is now put up in rs
and so cent packages and sold by nearly all
druggists. If it is not obtanable in your locality
YOU can order direct from Swanson r. G. Co.
i68 Lake St. Chicago, ILL.,, and it will be sent post
paid upon receipt of price. 1T is an excellent
remedy for cracked skin and scalp humors.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02
BAPTIST

Sunday, May S, no preaching SER
vice, due to the continued illness of
the pastor. Sunday School at noon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-02

Said to be the largest tree trunk in
the world is that of tule tree at Hit.
la, Mex, which measures las feet in
girth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-25

The stories told by those refugees
from Vera Cruz demand investiga-
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-25

The Colonel threatens to break the
Solid South. He would not be able
to produce much OF a fracture, If his
opponents should rcpublish the
speech which he delivered at Airing
ton Heights on the first Memorial
Day after Mckinley's death made
him president. There was bloody
shirt enough in that speech TO pre-
vent him from ever having the faint
est chance in the South.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-25
THURSDAY, APRIL rs, 1912.
ISMAY'S BLUNDERS.

Whatever blunders were made by
the officers and managers of the
White Star Line people, before and
after the loss of the Titanic, there
was n not lightly to be overlooked.
1t is a blunder daily made by thous-
ands Of men, small and great, in lit
tie matters and in large matters
the blunder Of trying to keep the
truth out of the newspapers. Back
of that is another fundamental mis-
take, related to the first mentioned
as cause to effect: the mistake of
assuming that the issue was purely
one between the man who witholds
the news and the newspaper people.
The reporter wants the facts solely
because he wishes to place them be-
fore the reader os his journal. The
readers are the people.
To battle him in his search for the
1T9th is to Withhold from the people
facts which the people have the
right to know. The law which
guarantees the iiherty of the press
tis a tecosrHih 90 the right Of the
apuHAAs td4hesiRfsrmed as to ell ma
tters of general interest. In the case
of the Titanic a world, stricken, hor-
Tiied, bewilddred, demands to know
the facts connected with the calam-
.ity. When the demand is frustrated
the world wants to know what in
tekest Is served in the Illustration.
Mr.. Ismay has no one to blame but
himself for the disagreeable position
hSFhpw occupies with respect TO this
matter.
Wa Apbhing to hide, noth-
ing B~lameworthy in his conduct or
in the conduct of his associate, why
create in the public mind 'he i'm
preston Of concealment? Why this
laundering show Of r%eticencc? If
he had been wise he would have in
vited every reporter in Gotham to
meet him at the dock, and he would
have thrown open to the world all
the N of information at his
command.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-25
CHURCH OF THE ADVENT
CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY

Delightful Informal Program Enter
tains Gathering at Home of Mr.
and Mrs. Pierce.
One of the very pleasant events o
he rear was tie birthday celebra.
ton Tuesday evening OF the mem.
hers Of the Church of the Advent, il
the spacious parlors of the Pierre,
home on Levee street.
The parlors xwere beautifully dec.
Grated in white and green. Over
the mantle iny the front parlOr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-25
Terms ., Subscription

Daily - Published every morning
except Sunday, by mail postpaid to
any point In the United States, Mex
So or Cuba, or delivered by carrier
to any part Of the city. West
Brownsville, Texas. or Matamoros.
Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-25

The president that hc
is going TO make some pointed re.
maks about the Colonel. He has not
asked The Herald for any advice,
but il would like TO throw out the
casual statement that when it comes
TO making pointed remarks i'm com
petition with the Colonel-well, ex-
cuse us.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-25

DR.. Wiley is opposed to the kind
OF regulation in the administration
Of laws that postpone the admins
tration indefinitely. Some day we
shall find better use for men like
Wiley than to have them choked to
death by Official rcd tape.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-25

Some pardonable curiosity Is felt
by the people MS % the name and
nationality OF the ship tina. passed
within five miles Of the Titanic
without needing her DISTRESS sig
mails.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-25

Both the Corpus Christi dailies.
the Caller and Herald and the Demo-
crat, issued very creditable editions
in celebration of the Corpus Christi
trade invasion of the Brownsville
Country.