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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-14
You Have the
Inside Track,
Mr.. Business
Man ~ ~
WHY not profit by your supe-
w rior position?

WHY not profit by your supe-
w rior position?
Has 1t yet occurred to you that
you cap reach the people in your
territory much more quickly and
at less cost than any outsider
can?
The parcel post can be made
to serve you just as surely and
quite as effectively as it serves
the mail order house. Let your
public know that you have good
goods and that your prices are
reasonable, and the orders are
bound to follow,
SPECIFIC ADVERTISING.
WHETHER BY CATALOGUE,
NEWSPAPER. CIRCULAR OR
BY ALL THESE THREE.
WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS.
Remember that the parcel
post while it may have brought
more competitors. has greatly
enlarged your own opportunities
for trade and extended the ra-
dius of your own influence.
DON'T BE SLOW TO TAKE
Anu NJrT,AGE OF THIS ia wit
AND DON'T FORGET THAT
YOU HAVE THE INSIDE
TRACK!
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MATTERS OF PRACTICAL DETAIL.

] MATTERS OF PRACTICAL DETAIL
The laundry addition to the
creamery has between it and the
outter working room, the boiler.
engine and coal room. This en-.
aoIes each plant to have free access
TO the power ndprecludes any pos
slolilty of communicating the cream
or butter from the laundry. One
ooller supplies heat, power and
steam, while the exhaust from tha
engine is sufficient to warm the drv.
ing room as we'll as to heat the wa
ter in the laundry.
The laundry equipment is as fol-
lows: Two three. apartment wash.
ers, one one-apartment washer. one
extractor, which consists of qlob-
uiar iron bowl punctured full Of
holes SO that placing the wet cloth
IN 1t and revolving it at the rate Of
1,o0O revolutions a minute, the wa
ter is entirely thrown out bv centri-
fugalt force; one deep wheel starch
er, one starch cooker, one five roll
mangle, thru which the sheets. nil
low cases, etc, are runto iron them.
two compartment dry rooms; one
combined ironing machine for iron
ing white shirts and collars: one
neck band ironer; one tube shaper
tor shaping collars; one shaper for
collars, and one standard scale for
weighing the clothing.
WHERE THE PATRONAGE COMES FROM
On November 80. 1912, the laun.
dry was opened to the public. Not
all the creamery patrons are patron.
lzlng It, 1t has approximately $50
patrons, Is of these being from the
farms and the balance from the viii
lage. The first year the creamery
ran II had but So patrons. The
laundry patronage is growing and
Will continue to grow up to it's full
capacity, 400 patrons.
ITEMS or EXPENSE AND INCOME
There are in its employ super
intendent, Mr.. L. J. Hecker, who
receives SIS a week, Mrs, Lena
Hecker, who gets 20 cents an hour,
and S girls whose wages are is
cents an hour each. During Janu-
airy and February, the receipts from
the laundry were $859.65 and the
expenses, not including the rental
tor the building, heat and power,
were 1856 Sc, difference in favor
of the laundry of $203o9. Fifty per
cent more work may be done with
five additional helpers. This would
materially reduce the cost of laun-
dry work TO the farmers without
cutting down the net revenue.
The charges are based largely on
weight, fixed price of FIVE cents
per pound being made for rough
dried flat work and underwear.
Ironing is charged for at the rate of
fifteen cents an hour. In order to
ascertain the average cost, the
charges made to fifty patrons from
list, country and city, were added
together and divided by fifty. In
the country, the farmers list, il
averaged 97.9 cents week, while
to the city folks the average was
90.7 cents week. The heavy over
alls and work shirts from the coun-
try are, perhaps, the cause of the
farmers paying more. OF the fifty
charges selected at random from
the city list, the lowest for week
was As cents, while the highest was
$2.35. The lowest from the farm
list was IS cents, while the highest
was $195.
Continued next week.
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STANDING OF CLUBS
FOURTH STRAIGHT FOR BARDs

FOURTH, STRAIGHT FOR BARDS
The Hoosier Bards won their
fourth consecutive victory Monday
evening, defeating the White Crests
by a score of 20 to 8, and thereby
tieing with the Caterpillars for
league leadership. The Crests de-
feat was due to poor fielding and
still poorer pitching hitting
honors were about even. Cap. For
tune starred in the fielding, accept
ing six out of a possible seven
chances at short stop position.
White Crest pitchers passed eleven
batters, and these passes were
usually followed by long hits. Fri
day evening the White Crests and
Caterpillars will play.
The score:
Hoosier Bards II 5 s 90
Caterpillars 20 0 4 0 2 f
Pitchers White Crests. Forsyth,
Knobel, Knowles, *Deickman, Nh.
Wiger and Sutherland; Hoosier
Bards; Nelson, Judd, WATSON, II.
Stewart, l. Stewart.
(*Deickman was replaced by H.
Wiger in the fourth inning.)
Treat Her" to Wander Bie's ice
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RUMMAGE SALE
t IS coming in October.

1t is coming in October.
A rousing big rummage sale.
The Improvement League is TO
hold it.
And everyone is invited and urged
to help.
Good things, and lots of 'em, will
be sold for little money.
Anyone going away or wishing
to donate before October can leave
things with Mrs. F. ID. Ensign or
Mrs. H. w. Thomson.
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BUSINESS MEMS LEAGUE

Continued next week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-14

Never can tell when you'll mash
Ringer or suffer a cut, bruise, burn
or scald. Be prepared. Thousands
Va on DR.. Thomas Eclectic Oil.
your druggist sells it. a5c and 5oc.
lady,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-11-21
Most Stock Shinned.

Chamberlain.-sThe corn crop In this
locality has nearly all been harvested
with a good quality which will all
grade No. 2. with an average yield of
16 to 20 bushels per acre. The stock
men are buying up the surplus at 60
to IS cents per bushel. Hay is plenti-
full and stock never was in better con-
dition to go into winter than 1t is at
this time. Stockmen are all stocked
we'll with horses, cattle, and hogs,
with a scarcity of sheep. More hogs
have been shipped out of this counts
the past year than in any other year
in its history, while the shipments of
cattle and horses are up around the
high mark. BY these who know it Is
said that stockmen have cleaned up
more profits the past year than in any
other year ever known. The partial
failure of small grain the past three
years will cut down the acreage for
small grain next season, which will be
added to hat to be planted to corn
which has failed here. Public
sales Of stock cattle have been numer.
Gus this fall. Cows ere selling at from
$50 to SS5; spring calves from $25 to
1880, and yearlings at $40 to $50.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-11-21
Have cause to Give Thanks.


II we remember what were the con-
ditions, circumstances, events and In
cidents of the first Thanksgiving day.
and allow thought to traverse even
rapidly and specifically the path Of
blessing until this Thanksgiving day,
Of 1913. we shall have q faint vision. at
least, Of that for which the land should
offer praise. II we dwell only upon
the great benefits that affect the gen.
eral welfare, abundant reason appears
why We should set a a apart, az.
semble in our places OF worship, and.
lay upon the altar our united Offering
Of praise. And this is not alone for
abundant harvests, for commercial
prosperity. for continued peace and in
creasing power; not alone for good be-
slowed, but thanks for evil spared: for.
fires OF trouble from which we passed.
unframed; for the foods that threat
ened but did not ~overwhelm: for the
casting down that yet did not destroy:
for all calamities endured and over
past
Surely II ever land should in humil-
ity bring tribute from multitudes OF
grateful hearts. ours should make this
q true Thanksgiving day.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-11-21
Happy Thanksnivinu Custom.

A woman who has an almost old
fashioned faith in Providence keeps
what she calls her thank offering
box" Into this goes through the year,
from n Thanksgiving to the middle
ok the following November, a sun OF
money for every accident escaped.
calamity averted or special Joy.
These offerings are not confined to
her own escapes but each time some
member Of her family bobs up from
some threatened woe into the box goes
the money offering Of thanks.
Not the same amount is given each
time. and rarely large sums. for the
woman Is not rich. but a nice little sum
10 realized.
This Is devoted to giving some one
q happy Thanksgiving day. It does not
always 60 into regular channels. As
the woman says-the poor and hos
pitfalls r usually we'll cared for IN
holiday seasons.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-11-21
Profit Of $50 per Acre.

Spearfsh.-To realize a profit OF
more than $50 an acre in one season
from dry ranch land is the record
made during the past season by F. E.
Rushton, a we'll known rancher living
neal town. He owns a dry ranch and
Is acres of it is devoted to alfalfa. One
cutting of the alfalfa hay amounted to
two and one-half tons per acre. This
gave him a return of $40 Ter acre from
the Is acres tract. He let the second
crop 60 to seed, and has just complet-
ed the work Of threshing. securing 100
bushels Of fine seed, on an average OF
four bushels per acre. The alfalfa
seed Is worth on the market from SO
to $12 per bushel, so that from the
seed and hay crop raised on the Is
acres he had a return equal to $50
an acre. This makes the tract one Of
the most profitable in the state this
year.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-11-21
EXTENSION PLANNED
REPORTED GREAT NORTHERN
WILL Build FROM HURON
TO CHAMBERLAIN.
HAPPENINGS OVER TnEsTATE
What 10 Going On Here and There
That 70 Of Interest 60 the Read
ere Throughout South D.
kota and Vicinity.

Huron.-It has just been given out
that among the extensions to be made
by the Great Northern railway next
year the line running from Willmar to
Huron will be extended southwest to
Chamberlain and possibly farther.
For years it has been the hope, upon
the part of the people of Huron, that
the Great Northern would extend their
line southwest from here and the an
nouncement coming at this time will
bring good cheer to the hearts of the
citizens of Huron.
The extension OF this line mans
much to Huron. It will make Huron
the real Hub City of the state, as the
only territory which one could say
was inaccessible to Huron, is that ter
ritory lying southwest of this city.
With the Great Northern traversing
this splendid country to the south
west, Huron will be put into close re-
lationship with that part of the state
and it's trade territory Will be mate
rally increased.
1t is not stated how far the road
will be next year, but 1t is lntlmated
that the Great Northern is moving
ION to Denver"
The officers OF the Commercial club
nave recently had this matter up with
the officials Of the Great Northern,
but cid not look for any announcement
of their plans until later.
The Great Northern furnishes splen-
did freight service between Huron anf
the Twin Cities and it is likely that
double passenger service will be main
tanned, after the line IL extended. 1t
is also announced that the company
will expend a large amount Of money
on it's coast lines the coming yea~
in the way Of reducing grades, and
generally Strengthening their line. The
large amount OF through freight bust
ness has compelled the company to
provide the best facilities for hand
ling this business and then, too, the
large amount OF passenger service to
and from the Pan-American exposition
must be taken care of before the rush
comes. Otherwise the road would not
De in a position to maintain their fast
schedule to the coast points.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-11-21
Called TO Mitchell Church.

Mitchell.-Rev. E. F. Schwab Of
Enid, Okla, has been rendered a call
to the passionate of the First Congre-
gational church of this city. Rev. Mr..
Schwab has held pastorates in Kan.
sas City, st. Louis. and Lebanon. Mo-,
and is regarded as one of the strong
members Of the Congregational clergy
In the southwest. He will succeed
Rev w. M. MAR, who resigned the pas
torate in September to become super
intendent Of the boys and girls agri-
cultural extension work OF the South
Dakota State college at Bookings.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-11-21
Bcnud lesue Propcsed.

Sioux Falls.-Preliminary steps have
cation toward the issuance of bonds
in the sun Of $156,eOO for the con
struction of a number of ward school
buildings. The present school facili-
ties of Sioux Falls, it is stated, have
become inadequate for the rapidly in
creasing number of children of school
age. 1t is probable the proposition of
authorizing the issuance of the bonds
in the sum stated will be submitted
to the voters of the city at the spring
election. If the bonds are voted, it
bond issue for school purposes in the
history of South Dakota.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-11-21
SWindIer Under Arrest.

Milesville.-Huhert Steiner, who
was ~apprehended at Huron a few days
ago on instructions from the authori-
ties OF this county, has been returned
here for trial on the charge of OBJ.
tanning money under false pretenses
by motgaging cattle which he did not
own. Fer some years he resided on a
homestead near Mllesville. Complaint
In the case was made by the officers
OF the Bank Of Philip. A few months
ago Steiner borrowed a sum of money
from the bank, giving as security a
mortgage on cattle which he repre-.
sented he owned. When the time for
payment arrived he could not be 10.
Gated by the officers Of the bank, and
a further Investigation disclosed that
he had no cattle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-11-21
DAMAGE Suit Eeoun.

Sioux Falls.-Chris Madison, q young
man Of this city, has instituted an ac-
ton against the Morrell Packing COM
pany, by which the seeks to recover
damages in the sum of $20,269 for the
loss of his right hand, which was cut
off at the wrist while he was oiling
a fan in the laundry department of the
packing company's plant in Siolk
Falls. The plaintiff alleges that the
company was negligent in that its Of.
ficers failed to warn him of the dam
gerous nature of the work and to in
form him as to the proper method Of
oiling the fan. The plaintiff is -
years of age.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-11-21
BACK 3 o SIBERIA.
Prof. Hansen Of erookinos Returns
from European Expedition.

Prof. Hansen Of erookinos Returns
from European Expedition.
Brooklngs.-N. R. Hansen, who was
sent last spring by the state OF South
Dakota to explore Siberia for alfalfa.
has returned with one and five
eighths tons of seed, an amount which
far exceeds even his fondest hopes,
or the hopes of his friends. This is
seed Of the hardy, upright, yellow
lowered Siberian alfalfa, "Medicago
Falcata,' which is already proving
successful in the western part OF
South Dakota.
Prof. Hansen also brought bach Jap
pounds OF hand picked Siberian red
clover, q find which he values highly.
This plant is o introduced to Amer
lea for the first time and comes from
an eight-inch rainfall climate. 1t
should be proof against winter kill.
ing, since it grows wild where the
mercury often freezes without snow.
Prof. Hansen started on his Sibe-
rian trip May 20. First, he went to
st. Petersburg, by way of Finland,
where he secured his official papers
He next went to Moscow, where he
organized his expedition. From Omsk,
Siberia, his mex stop, he went south
ward to Semipalatinsk in southermost
Siberia. This is a country of great
climatic extremes, with a rainfall of
only eight or nine inches. From here
he took the wagon route among the
Namods, the Kirghiz Tartars, being
protected by an armed Cossack guard.
Prof. Hansen visited the Nomad set
Element in the dry steppes, where he
organized a collecting force for gath
ering alfalfa seed.
The difficulties of the journey were
many. The horses which pulled the
wagons were wild and inclined to run
away. The wagon was his home
night and day, with frequent visits
by scorpions, tarantulas, snakes, etc.
He lived largely on kumyss, or mares
milk, fat tailed mutton, broom corn,
Siberian millet, coarse wheat bread.
Wild animals at times gave consider.
able trouble. Only his previous ex-
perience and the know how gained
on former trips made the work OF
this expedition possible, especially in
so short a time.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-11-21
6rdegroom's Thanksn ivinn.

A hundred years from now, sweetheart.
We will not grieve DER chances lost,
Nor worry over mea or art,
Nor care what coal or clothes may cost.
A hundred years from now nor you
Nor / will care q picayune
Fol cold. persistent landlords who
Browbeat. bulldoze and importune.
Then let us in this holy time
OF cheer give thanks for every 10y.
And most OF all for this. that I'm
No girl n you are not a boy.
IS. E. kISER
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-11-21
losses by Prairie Fires.

Pierre.-Heavy prairie fire losses
for the fall are being reported in diff
ferent sections of the state, one which
destroyed a large amount of property
along the state lire in southern Tripp
county and another more recent one
which burned a strip several miles
wide and twelve miles long e. Eagle
Butte. north of Cheyenne river. 1t is
claimed that the fire near Eagle Butte
was started from sparks from an en-
CINE on the Milwaukee line, and, while
by hard work on the part of settlers
and residents of Eagle Butte. all build
ings in the line of this fire were
saved. a large amount of winter range
was destroyed before the fire was con.
trolled in the breaks along Moreau
river.
The papers in the towns along the
Milwaukee road complain Of the nu.
merous fires charged to their engines.
and are demanding that the company
burn frebreaks along their lines OF
road to prevent the loss which Is oc-
curing by the numerous fires. With
the prairie free of snow the only sc
plan is to provide wide firdbreaks
around buildings and stacks as a pro-
lection from the fires which are likely
to occur at any time through ignor-
ance or carelessness on the part OF
someone.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-11-21
Buried Alive Half m Hour.

Sioux Falls.-Buried alive for half
an hour and finally escaping with only
a few bruises and cuts was the ex.
p~erience OF William Whitsell. aged
IS, q laborer. employed by local sewer
contractors. A ten-foot ditch caved In
upon him, burying him under the mass.
Fellow workmen rushed to his rescue,
and in nine minutes had uncovered his
face. Half an hour from the time
of the cave-in he was removed from
the ditch in an unconscious condition.
but after a time had regsined con-
seriousness.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-11-21
MONTHLY WEATHER REPORT.
Weather for October Began Warm and
Closed Cold.

Vea1HeV TOT OcIooer began warm 4no
Closed Cold.
Huron.-Section Director 8. w..
Glenn Of the United States weather
bureau, has given out the following
summary for October weather in South
Dakota:
The month of October, 1913, opened
warm and closed cold. On the whole,
the weather was mostly favorable for
outdoor work, except that there was
some interruption to farm field work
from the occurrence Of rain or snow.
Rains early in the month, in the az
gregate ranging from fairly good to
generous in amount over most Of the
state, put the soil in good condition
for fall blowing. A cold wave prevailed
rear the close of the month. On the
29th a temperature of 3 degrees, the
lowest by / degree for the station, was
recorded at Yankton. On the same day
the lowest October record at Huron. )
degrees, was equaled and tempera-
lures of zero or slightly lower occurred
In a number Of places in the eastern
portion of the state.
The weather was generally favorable
for mining. engineering, irrigation and
cattle interests.
Compared with the records of %
preceding years, there has been one
with a lower mean temperature, seven
with a higher maximum, and one with
a lower minimum temperature, and 10
in which the average precipitation for
the state was less in October.
Temperature: The mean tempera-
ture for the state vas 44.3 degrees, or
about 3.8 degrees below the normal
fer the month. The highest tempera-
lures recorded ranged from IS de-
grees at F%orestburg to 76 degrees at
Lead. The lowest temperatures re-
corded ranged from 5 degrees below
zero at La Belle, to 10 degrees above
zero at Spearfish.
Precipitation: The average precipi-
tation for the state was 1.39 inches, or
about O.19 inch below the normal for
the month. The local monthly amounts
ranged from Ala inches at Clark. to a
trace at Chamberlain and Murdo. There
was an average of 1.8 inches Of nov
fall, ranging from 2S.5 inches at Har-
dy Ranger Station, Lawrence county.
to a trace at many stations, but little
snow remained on the ground at the
close of the month.
Sunshine: There was less than the
normal amount Of sunshine, with an
average of IL clear, 10 partly cloudy
and 3 cloudy days. and an average of
precipitation occurred.
Wind: The prevailing direction was
from the northwest. TIE average hour
ly velocity determined from the rec
ords of the regular weather bureau
stations at Huron, Pierre, Rapid City.
and Yankton, was S.8 miles.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-11-21
Lutheran Church Get. 5000.

Howard.-After having gone through
the routine CT the probate court, the
final act has been taken in adjusting
the estate OF John Asebo, q wealthy
pioneer settler, who died several
months ago, ard the sum OF about
$4,000, which was a part OF the estate,
has been turned oye to the general
synod of the Norwegian Lutheran
church, in accordance with the will Of
Asebo. In addition to this bequest.
the home for the aged, where he died,
was remembered by him for a comfort
able sum in cash.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-11-21
Walks Into River.

Faith.-John Charbonneau, aged 50.
q homesteader near here, was found
dead in the Moreau river. He had
been in Faith a week and took the
stage for Bixby, where he intended to
walk to q friends. He got of the
stage near Bixby, and evidently walk
ed OF a steep bank into the river In
dark and was drowned. He had sold
his farm and was preparing to remove
to Canada, where his wife had already
gone.