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The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-22
ALASKA PRISONERS GIVEN
 \ CHANGE OF SCENE

Seattle. Jan. 22-Owing to the crowded condition of the federal prison at McNai's island, it has been decided t5 take future prison CTS from Alaska to Atlanta for in- car,erauon Many Of those from Alaska nCR serving sentences will be removed to the southern iail iu order to relieve the ConEested con- dttion.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-22
THOSE WHO HAVE MONEY
 GET THEIR RELEASE

Leavenworth, Jan. 22-pynamit- CTS William K. Bedding Of Mill waukee. Wilfred B. Brown and William J. Mccain both or Kansas City were released this morning under twenty thousand dollars bail each. With the other dynamiters who have secured bail, their cases will go to the court Of appeals
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-22
OLD TIME CITIZEN OF
 WHITEHORSE IS DEAD

Whltehorse. Jan. 22-Wm. Dib- bIe one of the old timers of the Yukon, and a resident of White horse for a number of years, died here yesterday. His body has been prepared tor shipment to San Fran cisco for burial. leaving on the Curacao from Skagway
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-22
NOISE ADMITS THAT
 HE'S | BANKRUPT

New York. Jan. 22-Chas Morse. the pardoned bank wrecker. has filed a petition In bankruptcy Hs states that he "a Insolvent and ad- mits bankruptcy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-02
Candidate For U. S Marshal

j. E. Dennis has announced his
candidacy for the Office of U. S.
Marshal when the appointment is
made by the new administration.
Mr.. Dennis or lack" as he is
called by his many friends, is life
long Democrat and has served in
the legislature from 1884 to 1886,
having been elected from Sheboy
gan County on the Democratic
ticket. He was candidate for the
nomination for State Insurance
Commissioner ten years ago and
has been a Democratic candidate
for the Assembly for Dunn County,
receiving at that time the largest
vote ever given a Democrat in this
county.
In the local affairs Mr. Dennis has
always taken a great interest and
although not of the same political
faith as the large majority of his
neighbors, he was for ten years
Treasurer of the Town of Tiffany
and has served in like capacity for
the Village of Downing ever since
its incorporation.
Mr.. Dennis deserves the position
on merit as he has been staunch
Democrat all his life, and has at all
times been ready to do all in his
power for the good of the party.
His wide business and political
experience eminently fit him for the
position to which he aspires and
his many friends, regardless of po-
litical beliefs, will be highly graft
fed if Jack should be successful in
landing the position. The Down.
ing Herald.
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Bersee Is Coming

He is the reliable eye specialist
from St. Paul, who visits this city
every month. He is too we'll known
through the newspapers, and his
lectures before various societies, to
need any introduction to the people
of this vicinity. Hundreds of salts
fed patients testify to his skill, re-
liability and judgment. Professor
]. w. Crabtree says he never saw a
boy as delighted as one of his stu
dents with DIR. Bersee's glasses.
Edgar Bliss says his eyes have
given him no trouble since DR..
Bersee fitted him. Hundreds of
our best citizens are patients of his.
He will be at Hotel Gladstone.
River Falls, Thursday, January 8,
1913. AS formerly, examination
will be free.-adv.
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schools. 81 of the $50 are still in
school, and 70 have graduated
Subtracting 81 from 100, gives SO
who might have graduated from
some higher school, and 70, or
nearly 80 per cent have SO gradu-
ated. Or stated in another form,
x. 8 per cent of those who entered
the high school went on to higher
school, and l9 per cent of those
who began the high school work
have either graduated from some
higher institution or are still in
such school. These figures include
those who have entered the Normal
school and graduated therefrom.
Of these there are SO who have
graduated and Fl who are still in
school.
Turning to the other question,
how many of these are successful,
and eliminating from the list of
those who have graduated the num-
Der still in some higher school,
those of so recent graduation that
it is impossible to pass judgment,
and these of whom there is no data
available, we still find practically
$50 after whose name we may write
successful, and very few if any
who merit the word failure" The
list includes farmers, teachers, law
yers, bankers, doctors, merchants,
and city, county and state officials
of prominence. Add to these the
list of successful men and women
included among the so graduates of
the school antedating the fifteen
years for which the figures were
taken, and the list becomes strik
ing indeed. And, lest some one
should think that graduates are the
only successful ones, let it be add
ed that if we include the names of
those successful business and
professional men and women who
have been at some time during the
fifteen years pupils of the school
but haye not graduated, we should
find the percentages of success
still very much in the majority.
These figures may not disprove
the articles in the Ladies Home
Journal, but they are at least inter-
esting, and insofar as they are
indicative of conditions in the
country, they certainly present a
problem to any one who attempts
to prove that the high schools are
failures.
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FROM our WEST
BY E. S. REED

The climate and amount of rain
fall differs in different parts of
Oregon West of the Coast Range
the rainfall is excessive, often as
high as $50 inches annually. East
of the Cascades, where the state is
a tabIe-land at an elevation of
1000 feet, or more, rain is deficient,
in some localities not more than ten
inches a year.
The Willamette Valley has about
the same amount of precipitation as
Minnesota or Wisconsin, 40 to As
inches. The bulk of the rainfall is
in the winter, from November to
April. 1t is not all rain during thu
rainy season, there being many
days of sunshine. And it does
seldom rain with downpour as it
does in the Eastern states. The
rain comes so moderately that even
the hillside does not wash, but it
makes mud, soft, deep, sticky mud
everywhere, and over all.
The winter temperature in West
ern Oregon is mild. Portland is in
the same latitude as st Paul, but
while the cold at the latter city is
represented by so degrees below
zero in January and February, at
Portland last winter the lowest
temperature was 26 above zero.
Even when the rain continues for
days the air is soft and mild. In
deed the coolest weather is not
when it storms but when the air is
clear. There is seldom a high wind,
and there will be many days from
November to April inclusive, when.
there is not enough wind to move
the wings of the windmills,
At the first of December, vegeta-
tion is as green as in June in Wis
consin. The leaves have not fallen
from the apple trees. Grass is
growing, potato vines are green
by the way, there are no potato
bugs here as yet-and roses and
other flowers are in profusion of
bloom. But it rains some, consid-
cradle some.
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PATTON CORNISH

A simple and quiet but charming
wedding took place Monday night
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Bliss
Clark, 1101 South Alder street,
when Miss Adeline Madgenett Cor
nish, sister of Mrs. Clark, became
the bride of William Gregory Patton,
the officiating clergyman being Rev.
E. C. Wheeler of the Pilgrim Con-
gregational church. The bride wore
a lovely blue silk gown, with white
hyacinths in her hair, and carried a
bouquet of Brides roses. Miss
Cornish was attended by her mother
who came with her from her home in
River Falls, Wis. She recently
gaveup fine position with the Min
nesota State Normal school at
Duluth.
The groom is the local manager
of health ana accident department of
an insurance company of Seattle,
and came here this fall from
Milwaukee, Wis. He had been liv-
ing at the Hotel Sands. The happy
couple take up their residence at
once in their bungalow at 28O8
North 27th street, VIII er e
they will be at home to their friends
after January 15.-TACoMA (WAsH J
LEDGER.
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FREEMAN BERGUM

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. O. E.
Bergum was the scene of a very
pretty wedding on Christmas day
at clock in the afternoon, when
their daughter Ingebor Carolyn
was united in marriage to Roscius
w. Freeman, of River Falls, Wis
The home was lastly decorated
with holly and evergreen and color
scheme was green d white,
boquets of pink and white carna-
tions were used on the tables. The
bridal couple entered the room as
Miss Martha Peipho played Lohin-
grin's wedding march. The i'm
pressive ring ceremony was used
and the marriage was performed by
Rev. S. Berven under an arch of
holly. During the ceremony music
was softly rendered on the piano
The bride was attended by her Sis
ter, Miss Jnlia Bergum and Oscar
Bonde acted as groomsman. Little
Hazel Bergum carried the ring in a
Gala lily. The bride wore dainty
gown of white silk narquisette over
white messaline with lace and pearl
bead trimmings She carried a
boquet of brides roses. After the
ceremony four O'Clock dinner was
served to the guests who number
ed about twenty-five. Only the i'm
mediate relatives and a few in.
innate frienEs as%psssent. The
bridal couple were the recipients of
many beautiful presents. The
bride is we'll known in Nerstrand,
having grown to womanhood here.
Mr.. Freemag is one of the leading
business men of River Falls, being
engaged in the drug business in
that city. Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman
left on the evening train for an
extended trip and will visit at
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Louis.
The brides going away suit was of
blue serge with hat to match. They
will be at home to friends after
Feb /, in River Falls, Wis. Those
who attended the wedding from
away were Mr.. and Mrs. R. S.
Freeman, of River Falls, Mrs. Lena
Swenson of Minneapolis and Miss
Christine Eikum of Mankato -NER
STRAND HERALD.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-02
State Normal Schools

The River Falls State Normal
School has been designated by the
Board of Regents of Normal Schools
as the school which is 20 offer a
course for the training of teachers
of agriculture.
A Home Makers Course, giving
instruction in domestic science and
domestic art to students who do
not intend to teach, was introduced
in the Stevens Point Normal school
this year; also a two-year course
for the training Of rural school
teachers.
A school for the training of com
merciaI teachers has beer provided
for in the Whitewater State Normal
School. The new department will
be opened in September, 1918 The
course will probably consist of two
years of regular work for high
school graduates, with an addi-
tional year for persons who wish to
prepare for supervision of CONNIE :
cial work.
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Cemetery Association Holds
Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the Green
wood Cemetery Association was
held at the Offices of Hon. A. P.
Weld, in the city of River Falls,
Wis, December %, 1912
Meeting was called to order by
President A. P. Weld.
Minuets of last meeting read and
approved.
The terms of trustees A. P. Weld
and w. Vannatta having expired a
BALLOT was ordered to elect their
successors. Result of ballot; A. p.
Weld and Wellesley Vannatta were
elected trustees for a term of three
years.
1t was moved, seconded and car
ried that Henrietta Cameron be al
lowed to deed to the Association
one-balf of her unoccupied lot, and,
upon payment of two dollars and
fifty cents ($250) additional that
perpetual care be given to the one
half lot she retains.
The treasurer's report of 1912 was
then read and ordered placed on
file.
1t was voted that the matter of
flowers for the cemetery for 1913 be
turned over to the Superintendent
of the cemetery, who is to have full
charge.
The stockholders recommended
to the trustees that r. S. Freeman
be Superintendent of Grounds, and
that twenty dollars $500 be allowed
the Superintendent of Grounds for
plants,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-02

Writing of the effect of the recent
establishment of high school in
his village, an attorney says in a
letter to State Superintendent c..
P. Cary: Every move to better
conditions has received more en-
coursgement since our High
School has been established than
ever before and the culture and
tone of the town has greatly ad-
vanced as we'll as the price Of
property; to me the returns for the
money invested in our school is be-
yond estimate to Our village and
community.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-02
Special Meeting

Every member of the Ladies I'm
provement League is urged to be
be present at the special meeting
of the league, to be held in the
Office of Judge A. P. Weld Wednes-
day, January s, at 8 O'Clock p. N.
This meeting is for the purpose
of making all arrangements for the
furnishings and care of the fine
new Rest Room, very soon to be
ready for use.
Remember the time and place.
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Adjourned.
TRUSTEES ANNUAL MEETING,
DEC. %, 1912.

TRUSTEES ANNUAL MEETING,
DEC. %, 1912.
Trustees present, A. P. Weld,
Wellesley Vannatta, /. l. Lusk and
G. E. Pratt; absent, r. S. Freem an
and Alfred Stiles.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
The trustees selected for their
officers for the ensuing year Presi-
dent, A. P, Weld; Secretary, |. /.
Lusk; Treasurer, Wellesley Van
malta.
On motion r. S. Freeman was
elected superintendent of Grounds,
and A. B. Rollins, sexton.
Voted that an appropriation of
$40 be granted for flowers and that
handling of same, be in the Super
intendent's hands.
Auditing Committee, to examine
treasurer's books, Alfred Stiles and
|. /. LuSk.
Adjourned
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community

Andrew Gardner, of River Falls,
who has been employed the past
two weeks at the Kahut blacksmi b
shop. left Tuesday to spend the
Christmas holidays with his family.
He will return later. Andrew saws
Spring Valley seems as natural to
him as an old shoe.-Spring Valley
Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-02
THIRTY-SIX YEARS AGO
Taken from tho River Falls
Journal of January
a, 1877
RIVER FALLS-ITS BUSINES
l854-I877

L l.
1854-1877
In the winter of 1854 the ground
now occupied by what is now
known as the village of River Falls,
was little less than a bowling Wild
erness, known only to few govern
ment surveyors and few adventur
erS. It's beauty Captivated many of
its beholders and shortly after it
was first visited by its pioneers.
Its fame spread far to the east, at
tracing men and women from New
York, and nearly all of the New
England states. The scenery itself
has been too often described to al
low repetition here, and the enter
prise of it's early inhabitants long
since passed into proverb.
The place first had a name by
which it was known to the outside
world in 1854 The Pioneer Store
was opened by N. N and 0. S.
Powell; the Prairie Mills, built by
c. B. Cox, soon became famous
throughout the whole St. CroiX
Falley, and for many years a large
amount of the flour manufactured
here found a market in ST. Paul,
and other parts of Minnesota.
One. Mr., Chaplin first built
blacksmith shop on the south lot
now occupied by Messrs. Burhyte
for lumber yard, but G. R. Griffin
has the credit of being the first full
fedged blacksmith, and w. H.
Winchester was the first hotel
keeper.
Leaving the interim for the his
torian, we pass from 1854 to the
business of 1877 period of twen-
ty-three years, thus showing to our
readers and the public generally
who our reliable business men are,
and the time when they went into
business, under present arrange
ments.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Burhyte Bros, 1866; &. |. Ap
Roberts, 1866; John Green, 1867;
R. N. Jensen, 1873; Powell & Gay
lord, 1875; William Williamson,
1876; G. N. Comings, 1876; P. E
Bradshaw & Co., 1876.
HARDWARE
S. D. Dodge, 1855; D. McGregor,
1875; Howard & Hanson, 1876.
DRUG STORES
C. E. Davis, 1868; r. S. Freeman,
1872.
BOOK STORE
Levings Sisters, 1871.
FURNITURE
H. G. Haven, 1855; John Patter-
son, 1874.
MILLINERY
Mrs. w. H. Winchester, 1867;
Mrs. E. ]. Scales, 1871.
E. w. Reed, 1871; o. w. Pet
erson, 1874.
BOOTS AND SHOES
H. L. Wadsworth, 1873; S. Mel
son, 1874. First commenced in
1858
HARNESS MAKERS
John Watson, 1870; Curtiss &
Hamilton, 1876.
MEAT MARKETS
George Pratt, 1868; John Barnard,
1875.
FEED STORE
]. B. Heffern, 1875.
WAGONS AND CARRIAGES
N. Wales, 1854; VIM. Ensign,
1868; Andrew Lund, 1873.
BAKERIES
S. Hirsch, 1875; ]. Monchausep,
1876; H. Cameron & Co., 1876.
TAILORS
]. NJ. Churchill, with F. ] Bur-
byte & Co., 1870; Charles Sather,
1876.
SOCIETIES
A. F. & A. M, 1858; |. o. o. F.,
1872; Coopers Union, 1874; Chap
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ter, 1874; Changers, 1873; Scandi-
navian Society, 1876.
ORGANIZED CHURCHES

ORGANIZED CHURCHES
Congregational, 1854; Baptist
1854; Methodist Episcopal, 1856
Free Baptist, 1875; Trinity Episco.
pal; 1872; Catholic, 1876.
NORMAL SCHOOL
The fourth Normal school of the
state, 1875.
LAWYERS
A. P. Weld, 1869; w. Vannatta,
(first went into business with P. V.
Wise, Prescott,) 1870; A Morse,
1871; N. P. Haugen. 1872
PHYSICIANS
S. M. Davis, B. E. Vannatta, E.
Ballard, r. r. Bourn, A. j. Golden,
all we'll established.
DENTISTS
J. A. Hamilton, 1875; A. j. Gold
en-, 1874.
PRINTING OFFICES
The River Falls Journal (revived)
1872; Press, 1874.
HOTELS
The River Side House, by j.
Goodwin, 1864; Central House, by
Scribner & Eldred, 1876; Pierce
House, by H. E. Cook, 1876.
BANK
]. M Smith, 1875.
FIGURING MILLS
William Barker, 1868; A. D And
rews & Co., 1873; ]. D. Putnam &
Co., 1874; Mckay, Bowron & Wood
ruff, 1875.
BREWERY
c. Krauth, 1865.
MARBLE WORKERS
Gilbert & Langdon, 1876.
LIVERY STABLES
Albert Lord, 1872; Albert Brooks,
1873; VIM. Wells, 1876.
BLACKSMITHS
Joseph Stephens, 1858; Richard
Griffin, 1869, Burnett & Burns, 1876;
Louis Olson, 1870; B. H. Pillar,
1872; Ralph Heddemark, 1876.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Mrs. w .. Pingrey, 1868; A. H.
Childs, 1876; Miss Julia Nelson,
1876.
TINSMITHS
M. Anderson, 1872; Frank Newell,
1876.
COoPERS
L. Reynolds, 1866; G. P. Burnett,
1874.
BARRIERS
M. Morgan, 1868; j. M. Grisom,
1874.
SAW MILL
Joel Foster, 1874; Messrs. Miles
& Caldwell have, also, a plain
ing mill and feed mill at j. A.
Shorts old stand.
The foregoing list was prepared
from a sketch handed to as by an
"Old Resident" who has our thanks
for the same. 1t will be an inter
esting chapter to refer to in future
years.
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Chas. Gustafson, at one time
employed as bartender in the
Parker House, and later at the
Hotel Gladstone in this city, com
mitted suicide last Thursday, shoot
ing himself through the head, at
Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada,
He was about twenty-six years of
age. He left here about two years
ago for Weyburn, where he had a
similar position to the one he held
here.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-02

Wisconsin productive ability is
classed above that of the western
irrigated lands according to a re-
port given out in United State Crop
Reporter. In the growth of alfalfa
the Badger state leads western Ne
braska and eastern Wyoming by
1871 tons per acre. Loose hay in
farm values" is given at $11 70 in
Wisconsin and $40 in Wyoming.
Badger farmers thus claim that the
products of one acre of their land is
worth $51 "a to that of SIS Is of the
westerners.- Milwaukee Sentinel.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE

Burhyte Bros, 1866; &. |. APP
Roberts, 1866; John Green, 1867;
R. N. Jensen, 1873; Powell & Gay
lord, 1875; William Williamson,
1876; G. N. Comings, 1876; P. E.
Bradshaw & Co., 1876. .
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-16
TY COBB is UNDER
LIABILITY STATUTE

LANSING Mich. May l5.-Should "Ty''
Cobb. worlds champion batsman and
star player of the Detroit baseball team.
he Injured while under contract with
President Nav!n of tho Tigers he would
be entitled 10 ony $40 a week compen-
sation, according 20 Information received
here.
President Navin has notified the indus
trial board of MS iDteation 10 place all
mis- players under the provisions OF the
state workmen's compensation law.
Cobb Is supposed 10 draw a salary OF
about $1,000 per month. or $500 a week
II injured he ordinarily would receive
his full salary while on the bench But
under the state law Cobbs salary would
not be paid
ployee is disabled he must be paid IAN
amount equal 20 one-haf his weekly
wages. not 10 exceed $40 week"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-16
Hillam Clips Mile Run z IL
Seconds; Salt Lake
Wins Meet.

~ ALT LAKE high school swampcd
It's opponents In the Salt Lake d.
vision track and deld meet
~ yesterday afternoon on Cummings
field. The opponents were the /.
D, s. and the Granite high school. Salt
Lake made 81 points, the L. y. S. 30 and
Granite II. The purpose OF the meet yes
terday was TO weed out the athletes in
the Salt Lake division whose ability does
not merit entrance for the big state high
school meet.
The Red and Black boys did far better
tnan was expected of them. and If they
are able 10 do as we'll one week from
Saturday they stand an excellent chance
OF winning the state honorg.
The feature OF the meet was the win
ming OF the mile by Hlllam OF the Salt
Lake team from Anderson Of the L. D.
). Last year Anderson was the best
distance man in the state, while Hillam
had never even been in a track suit
This year lillian was persuaded TO en-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-16
~" BASEBALL. TEAM
GOES TO PROVO TO-DAY

The university baseball club VIII leave
this morning for Provo to play the y. Y
L. team, This Will be the first meeting
OF the two teams this year and for thai
reason the students Of both schools are
rnucn excited about the game Las;
year the east benchers defeated the B.
y. I, team with Johnson In the box for
the Provo team. With Johnson absent
this year the ct should find little trou-
bic in winning.
The men who will take the Provo trip
are Sutherland. Muir. Udy. Petty. Stack,
o. Romney. Holmstead, l.. Romney. Fitz-
patrick: Kinkald, Peterson, Hurlbut, W.
Stack and Coach Porter
Coach Bennion Will not make the trip,
as he considers il more important tha {
he should stay here and work with his
track men for tomorrow's big state In
Jercollegiate track and field meet.
One OF the features OF the meet will
be the entertainment the point winners
will be given after the meet. The ''U''
club at the university is going 10 give
big dance at Saltair after the meet in
honor OF the athletes.