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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-20
WILL TEST GRADEE COWS FOR
SEMI-0FFICIAL RECORDS

Owing to a demand for yearly
semi official" records of grade
cows, the Wisconsin College OF
Agriculture has announced that the
College will test grades and mat.
ives" in much the same manner as
records for pure breds have been
determined in the past. The de-
partment of dairy tests will super
wise the milk and feed records of
the cows, as we'll as conduct the
monthly tests, and will certify to
the production of milk and butter
fat at the close of the testing year.
This will enable farmers to obtain
authenticated records of the pro-
duction of exceptional producers in
their herds, irrespective of the
breeding of the cows.
The expense for these tests will
be the same as for pure breds, viz /,
Sc per month for tests of one days
duration for 10 COWS or less, and So
per month for tests of two DAYS
duration for the same number of
COWS, or $72 and $96 per year, re-
spectively, for a heard of 10 cows
or less. On completion of the
yearly record neat certificate of
production suitable for framing
will be issued, which will bear the
signature of Dean H. L. Russell of
the College and of Prof. F. W. Woll,
in Charge of the Dairy Tests.
On account of the expense in
volved, but few grade or native
COWS have been tested up to the
present time, but as such cows
make up the most of the dairy herds
in the state, the production of
which is determined in the so-called
cow testing associations, it was
thought wise to extend the work in
to the semi-official ranks.
The testing of pure bred COWS
has been conducted by the College
for the past ten years, in cooper
alton with various dairy breed as
sociations, and has been of great
value to breeders of dairy cattle
and, indirectly, to the dairy inter
ests of the state. With the inau-
guration of this more liberal policy
even greater improvement should
result in the future.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-20
Mr.. AND MRS. FARMER

You do not expect q scrub COW to
produce as much butter fat as one
bred from many generations of
heavy milk producers, so why
should you expect scrub hen to
lay as many eggs as a pure bred
one, bred carefully for egg pro-
duction from heavy egg producing
ancestors?
AT the National Egg Laying Con.
test held at the Missouri State
Experiment Station last year it
was conclusively shown that the
Plymouth Rock leads the world as
an all year round egg producer.
My Stamina Strain of Barred
Plymouth Rocks are absolutely
pure bred from heavy egg produc-
ing stock.
My breeding pen this spring con-
sists of twelve mature hens of the
famous j. w. Parks Bred-to-lay
Strain of heavy layers and two
beautiful Ringlet hens. The Parks
hens were carefully selected from a
large number of good ones not only
for their good looks but because
they we're steady layers. These
fine hens are mated to a Ringlet
cockerel of perfect shape and fine
barring and just the shade to pro-
duce standard colored and barred
pullets. He and the two Ringlet
hens were recently purchased by
me from the great E. B. Thompson,
of Armenia, N. Y, whose Ringlets,
as he calls them, have, for more
team thirty years, won practically
all of the first honors at all of the
prominent poultry shows in the
world.
The Parks hens were raised from
eggs bought direct from j. w.
Parks, of Altoona, Pa, whose Bred
today Strain is famous for heavy
egg production.
Breedings stock raised from eggs
from this carefully mated and high
quality pen are bound to raise the
standard of any farm flock of Bar
red Rocks not only as to eggs but
also as to appearance.
Quality considered, my price of
five dollars per fifteen is low and
absolutely guarantee the fertility.
You cannot do better elsewhere
at twice the price. Buy your eggs
now and get early laying pullets.
All are invited to call and see
these birds.
R. G. HILL,
River Falls, Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-20
HUDSON BRIDGE OPEN

The new bridge across Lake St.
Croix, at Hudson, is completed and
teams and automobiles are cross
ing over it daily. No toll is charg-
ed at present as the protection
rails along the approaches have
not yet been placed, and the people
cross at their own risk.
DR.. Banks, of Hudson, was the
first to cross the bridge in an auto.
The Doctor, urging the plea of a
"hurry-up" call from the Minnesota
side, had the guard rails removed
and crossed over in his Ford
car last Saturday.
1t will probably seem a bit odd to
many autoists not to have to await
the pleasure of the leisurely Louis
o. and his uncertain ferry. but we
can imagine that there will be few
if any regrets that the water trip"
is now thing of the past on this
route.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-20
DON'T FORGET The PICNIC

Ladies, don't forget the Improve
ment League picnic, to be held
at the Normal school gymnasium
next Saturday, March %, at 8
O'Clock p. m.
A fine program has been
arranged to entertain you. Come
and see The Bachelors Dream"
The Seven Ages of a Suffragette, 4"
The Courtship of Jason Stebbins"
and the mosL exciting athletic con-
test you ever witnessed, between
two teams composed of members
of the League, one team represent
ing the Normal school and the other
the public schools. The entertain
ment will be followe d by a good
supper.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-20
AT THE w. o. w. CONVENTION

c. R. Taggart attended the
Woodmen of the World convention
al Oshkosh last week as a delegate
from the local camp. Al this meet
ing this state was organized into
a new Jurisdiction lit was formerly
under the Minnesota jurisdiction)
and William T. Moss of Madison
elected as Head Council. The
River Falls camp was organized in
1898, and has thlrty-two members.
Mr.. Taggart, who is a w. o. w.
enthusiastic in every sense of the
word, volunteed the information
that the entire organization con-
sisls of 65O,000 members; has paid
S43, 900, 900 in death and disability
claims; and now has, in its en-
Urgency fund alone, SIG, 100000.
While at Oshkosh MI. Taggart
met Judge David w. Agnew. of the
Waukesha County Court, an old
friend, who evinced considerable
interest in Pierce county. Upon
returning Mr.. Taggart sent Judge
Agnew a copy of the Journal of last
week, which contained a picture
and write-up of Judge A. P. Weld. In
reply to this courtesy Judge Agnew
wrote Mr.. Taggart as follows:
Dear Friend:-I received the
paper which you enclosed to me, l
met Judge Weld about ten or eleven
years ago and was impressed with
him at that time as being a good
lawyer and an able Judge, and it
appears that he has made that
record. l have taken the liberty of
sending the paper to Judge w. j.
Conway at Grand Rapids, as he has
been making a collection of articles
to show that it is the purpose of
the people to keep judges in office
as long as they are giving good
service.
Yours very truly,
David w. Agnew.'
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-20

Miss Sanford will return to her
work next Tuesday.
Mrs. L. H. Clark went to Mime
apolis Tuesday to undergo surgical
treatment in hospital in that city.
Last Friday the Sophomore and
Junior boys played off the basket
ball finals, the Sophs winning by a
score of 8 TO 2.
School closed yesterday afternoon
for the Easter vacation. Class
work will be resumed at 1855 Tues
morning, and all students are ex-
pected to return to the city Monday.
Last week Professor Himelich
visited Normal schools of three
states-the city Normal at Indian
apolis, the La Crosse Normal and
the Winona, Mimi, Normal. He
reports the visits both pleasant and
profitable.
Ray Erlandson gave his grafton
before the school at assembly per-
iod Tuesday. The Boys Glee Club
sang two songs on this occasion.
Mr.. GRANDSON will represent this
school at the State Inter-Normal
contest at Whitewater March 81.
Professors Ames and Karges
judged an oratorical contest at
New Richmond last Thursday eye-
ming. Professor Goble was a Judge
in similar contest at Hudson
Friday evening. Professors Ames,
Karges and Himelich were judges
at a declamatory contest at Els
worth Tuesday evening.
Professor Himelich has been ap-
pointed by President Fairchild, of
the N. E. A. as a member of the
Commission on Vocational Educa-
ton. The committee consists of
eleven members. 1t is great hon.
or to our school to have a member
on this commission. Professor
Himelich is well fitted for work of
this kind.
Tuesday afternoon the Fifth, Six
tn, Seventh and Eighth grades of
the Model school held track meet
in the gymnasium, the Fifth grade
competing against the Sixth, and
the Seventh against the Eight. The
following events took place: relay
races, l5-yard dash, rope climb
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-20
'fWHo'S WHO"

There have been several request S
made for the publication of the
personel of the three baseball teams
of the River Falls City League, so
here goes. The Christy Mathew
sons, 'Muggsy" McGraws, Marty
O'Tools, Merkles and other star
performers and lesser lights of this
organizations are as follows:
"Grasshoppers" &C. N. Wiger,
(captain), F. x. Knoble, w. P.
Knowles, ]. H. Grimm, R. S. Will
liams, w. Sutherland, G. Norseng,
R. Reynolds and w. Vannatta.
Caterpillar" Il. /. Lusk (cap-
tain), T. Jensen, r. w. Freeman,
F. Finn, C. McKinnon, B. Symes,
T. Moline, S. Krauth and S. Morse.
"Crickets "-Dr. Fortune (cap-
tain), l Stewart, G. Stewart, w.
Johnson, G Chinook, Jr., H. Wi
ger, E. Buck, j L. WATSON and H.
Elliott.
The captains of the three teams,
Messrs. Wiger, Lusk and Fortune,
were elected as the executive COM
mittee of the league, to attend to
the schedule of games, etc. Her
man Elertson has been chosen Of
fetal umpire for the season.
Since the above was written we
have been informed that the three
teams will be QUILTED with suits,
ETC., by the Whitcomb-Cambell Co.,
and the Nicholson Cigar Co., of
this city and the Starkel Co., of
Saltwater, and the names of the
teams will be changed so that each
will represent one of these business
concerns.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-20
THIRTY-SIx YEARS AGO ITEMS
Taken From The River Falls Journal Of
March IS, 1877

Judge Pierce is candidate for
reelection to the Office of County
Judge.
Measels and whooping cough
have been the prevailing diseases
this winter.
Prescott item.-A submarine
cable will be laid between this city
and Prescott this summer. A
telephone will be next in order.
Maiden Rock item This village
contains four dry goods and grocery
stores, one hardware store, one
-four and feed store, one drug store,
two blacksmith shops, two hotels,
two carriage shops, one saloon,
one restaurant, three warehouses,
three billiard halls, one shoe maker' S
shop, two millinery shops, and two
meat markets.
From the Polk County Press
M. B. Kimball, senior editor of the
Pierce County Herald, has laid
down the quill and turned over his
intrests in that paper TO Eugene S.
Doolittle, a practical printer, who
takes charge of the Office. Mr.
Doolittle rusticated in this village
a few days last summer. He is 6
good printer, being a graduate Of
the River Falls Journal office.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-20
COLLEGE WILL DISTRIBUTE
STANDARD POTATO SEED

Potato seed will be sold this
spring by the horticultural depart
ment of the College of Agriculture
of the University of Wisconsin, as
considerable difficulty has been ex-
perienced by growers in securing
seed which is known TO be true to
variety and type.
This seed has been grown by the
horticultural Department, especial
attention having been given to
grading and sorting. The avail
able stock consists of the following
varieties: Rural New Yorker, Peer
less, Early Ohio, Early Rose, and
Triumph. Growers are requested
to observe the following conditions
of distribution:
Seed will be distributed in
one bushel lots. Not over two
bushels will be furnished to any
individual except by special ar
rangement.
2 To cover cost of distribution,
uniform charge per bushel will be
required as follows: for No. / stock,
Is cents; for No. 2 stock. SO cents.
No. l and No. 2 stock are Identical
except in size. Seed will be sent
f. o. b. cars, the seed now being
stored at Spooner, Wausaukee,
Waupaca, and Conrath.
8 On account of the limited sup
ply of seed the horticultural depart
ment reserves the right to cancel
orders. Substitution will be made
on such orders when growers indi-
cate a second choice, or to refill an
order with an available variety if
second choice is indicated.
4 No request for seed can be fill
ed after May l. 1918.
Send post office money order
or check in exchange at once upon
receipt of notice that order will be
filled. Write your address in full
and plainly,
6 Address requests for seed,-
Horticultural Department, Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-20
VOTING TAXES FOR 1914
STATE AID WORK

The state highway commission is
sending out to town chairmen anc
town clerks form of resolution fol
voting state aid road and bridge
taxes for work to be constructed in
1914. These taxes must be voted
at this springs town meeting or at
a special meeting held before Sep.
TENDER 1st.
The commission points out that
the Legislature has passed almost
unanimously the bill making good
the $450,000 deficit in state aid for
this years work, viii oh indicates
that its policy toward adequate APP
preparations for 1914 and 1915 will
be a generous one.
tits customary to vote state aid
taxes by resolution at the same
hour that other town business is
taken up and not to vote by ballot,
though both courses are legal.
1t is believed that votes for state
aid in 1914 will show an increase
over the votes for 1918, which were
almost double those for 1912. The
movement for better roads in Wis
consin is gaining tremendous i'm
petuS under the new state aid law,
and it is now the leading state in
the Middle West in modern road
and bridge construction.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-20

the Grand Army of the Republic. F"
looked at him with probably an
expression of surprise for | knew
from his youthful appearance that
he could not have been participant
in the Civil War. mo, | was not
in the army, but remember of see
ing the soldiers come home from
the war when | was a kid living in
Southern Minnesota. Perhaps the
impression made by seeing living
soldiers returning home made an
| impression that has always given
me keen interest in the war of the
rebellion, and | have read every
thing could find descriptive of the
contest and learned all l could from
the individual experiences of the
veterans l could interview. | live
at Pullman, Washington. Pullman
is the seat of the State Agricultural
College. Together with some other
of the citizens l was anxious that
the Grand Army Posts of the North
west should hold their annual en-
campment in our place last year.
We offered them such liberal in
ducements they readily accepted
our invitation and we determined to
give the old boys such festival as
they would long remember. l was
chairman of the committee on enter
tainment and we. easily raised all
the money we needed to give the
veterans free three-days' enter
tainment. The Grand Army boys
were so much pleased with the gen
erous conduct of the committee that
they elected me an honorary mem.
Der of the organization. No other
man in the state can boast of such
an honor, and while am member
of half dozen other fraternal soci-
cites, and have been trusted with
the chief positions in all, | value
this compliment of the Grand Army
above all other honors conferred"
asked this pleasant gentleman
his business occupation and he said
very modestly, 1 am something of
a farmer at present. | had been
engaged in the mercantile business
but few years ago | had a chance
to buy some land in the Palouse
country, region that grows more
wheat to the acre than any other
locality in the United States. l
have thousand acres of wheat in
one field, the grain up and looking
fine. have one ranch that is nine
miles around it." l said, You are
sure some farmer. Do you use
steam power to operate your imple-
ments?" No, we use horses alto
gether. The land is too billy for
steam power. l have forty-eight
heavy horses. One machine requires
thirty horses to operate it. This
machine cuts the grain, thrashes
and sacks it, going over thirty acres
and more in one day"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-20
COMEDY SKETCH AT "GEM"

The Gem" theatre offers a
feature bill for the last three days
of this week in the form of black
face farcial comedy sketch, The
New Cure for Rheumatism, and
other acts by The Norwoods.
Their repertoire also includes vocal
solos and duets and a good fund
of Jokes. There will be complete
change of vaudeville and moving
pictures each evening. Prices 10
and Is cents. Thursday, Friday
and Saturday evenings of this
week. ADV.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-20

The March lamb" gamboled
about few days prior to last
Thursday, but on the evening of
that day the lion" in the shape of
regular North Dakota blizzard,
obliterated all trace ofth "lamb's IS"
visit, covering the ground with
snow and ice. The temperature
dropped from SO above zero yester-
day to 10 above this morning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-20

against time (boys), basket ball
game, basket ball throw (girls),
high jump, dodge-ball and potato
race. The Sixth grade won from
the Fifth and the Seventh grade
from the eighth. The latter con.
test was close one, the Sevens
winning out with only the margin
of one point, the total being SO to
"a.
The mock trail, held in the
assembly room Monday evening
proved very entertaining, and the
ticket sale brought in a goodly sum
for the Athletic Association. The
attorneys for both the state and
the defendent, Erlandson and Lowe
in the first instance. and Mealy and
Cooke in the latter, did the lawyer
act to perfection, and their cross
examinations and pleas kept the
audience interested and amused
throughout the trial. Judge"
Dickey's sage rulings admonitions
to the attorneys, and his sudden
eccentric moves made the hit of the
evening. AT the close ofthe trial"
Mr.. Shepard took some hash-light
pictures of the judge, attorneys,
jurors. witnesses, sheriff and clerks
assembled on the rostrum.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-20

Judge Allen P. Weld is a candi-
date to succeed himself as Probate
Judge of Pierce county, and will
have no opposition. Judge Weld
has been an efficient and faithful
officer, who has (as far as the rob
Der law" will let him) watched over
the widow and orphan to see that
they were given fair treatment
Spring Valley Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-20

County Superintendent and Mrs.
II. A. Aune went to Eau Claire
Sunday evening, where the latter
underwent an operation this week
for appendicitis baldwin Bulletin
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-20
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-12
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| ADDITIONAL SPORTS |
"GUNbOAT FINDS
RODEL IS HARD NUT
Leader of White Hopes Out
fought and Outgeneraled
in Last Rounds.
BY International News Service.

BY International News Service.
NEW YORK, April 11.-George Rodel
OF South Africa furnished New York
fight fans with the greatest entertain
ment they have seen since the days of
Bob Fitzsimmons, when he weathered
ten vicious rounds with Gunboat Smith
at the Torty-fourth street Sporting club
tonight
Rodel. big. awkward fellow, came
oack after he had been knocked down
ten times and in the last three rounds
the leader of the white hopes,
Rodel went down for the full count
twice before vicious swings on the point
of the chin I'm the fourth round Each
time the spectators arose to leave. It
looked all over as ii the Boer could never
Rodel rolled over. lifted himself 10 his
knees and finally staggered to his feet
before the final ten seconds had expired
In the fifth round RodeI took a count
Of eight. He was down twice In the
sixth, and again in the seventh and for
the last time in the ninth,
But the farther Rode went the better
he got. He assimllated everything that
smith could send along, and after each
tion and courage, II be did weaken some,
Els nerve and vitality proved demoraliz-
Ing to Smith.
smith was painfully nonplussed in the
sixth round when. after dropping Rodel
twice, he landed a third time flush to
the chin, while the Boer was evidently
dead on his feet without making any
impression. Rodel might have won the
fight hands down had he continued
throughout the fight the policy he first
adopted. He took a big lead In the first
two rounds by pasting Smith with a left
jab. The blow carried a sting with II.
II almost closed the Gunner's left eye and
badly damaged his nose in the opener.
Smith could not get anywhere close TO
his antagonist and his deadly right was
Yalueless.
In the ninth round Rodel laid IL all over
like raw steak and his eyes were almost
closed, Smith tried desperately for a
knockout In the tenth round. but found
himself as weak as Rodel and just a
trifle anxious to let the matter drop.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-12
BULGARIAN DREAM
OF HOME SHATTERED

with a newly purchased ticket 20 New
York and $500 in crisp bills in his
pocket, and in his mind a dream OF his
native land. Tony Damf. Bulgarian,
sat on a bench In the Denver & Eio
Grande depot Yesterday and waited for
the sos o'clock train cast, which was
not TO carry Tony as q passenger,
The mot" was introduced Into Tony S
plans by two Italians, who stole his
wallet. ticket money and all Sitting
down by the dreaming Bulsar they en-
gagged him in conversation. Seeing some
time tables in his inside coat pocket
one Of the sons OF Italy asked 10 be al
lowed 10 look at them. Not waiting for
them to be handed to him. he reached
swiftly forward and pulled out the en-
tire contents OF the pocket, including tho
wallet Without saying goodbye both
Italians We're gone before the dream OF
home had faded from the mind of Tony,
Weeping with bitterness ct his dis
appointment, the Bulsar appealed to the
police
TO Detectives Lyon and Gillespie he
told the story OF the shattering of his
dream He also told OF having recently
been dismissed from a local hospital,
where he had been a patient for three
months past because OF n crushed arm.
injured in Bingham. The arm he showed
them was still too weak 10 be OF use
In earning more money and the little
hoard which was to have made his
dream n reality had been maGnined by
his helplessness.