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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03
RIVER FALLS HIGH WINS
ORATORlCAL

The annual oratorical and de-
clamatory contests for the league
made up of the high schools of
Ellsworth, Hudson, River Falls and
New Richmond were held in Ellis
worth last Friday evening. Each
school is entitled to representation
in each contest by one speaker.
This year River Falls was represent
ed in the oratorical only, the mea-
sizes epidemic having stopped the
preparations for the local declam-
atory.
Ellsworth high school, headed by
Prin. N. A. Anderson, had made all
arrangements for the contest, and
everything went through without
hitch. The hall was we'll filled by
an audience which was very i'm
partial in it's attitude towards the
speakers, while showing proper
enthusiasm for the home represent
atives. The oratorical contest was
the first on the program, and the
four speakers all showed talent and
training, developing splendid and
close contest. In this contest, first
honors went to John Kuehnl, of our
high school, whose Grafton was
War. 1t was an honor we'll won
and worthily bestowed. Second
place went to Carl Anderson, of
Hudson, for his very effective rem
dering of Patrick Henry's Speech
before the Virginia Convention.
These two will represent this league
in the district oratorical which will
probably be held in this city May 9
In the declamatory contest, first
place was awarded to Lois thinner
man, of Hudson, speaking Buds
Charge" and second place TO Laura
Delaney, of New Richmond, speak
ing The Cardinal Bird" These
two will speak in the district de-
clamatory, time and place not yet
announced.
John Kuehnl, who will represent
the local school in the district con-
test, is worthy representative of
the school and league. Easy, clear,
forceful and thoroughly in earnest
in his delivery, he will make all of
them take notice.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03
WILLIAM ]. HAMILTON

William J.. Hamilton, resident
of this vicinity for nearly forty five
years, died at noon yesterday at his
home on South Main street, at the
age of sixty-one years.
Mr.. Hamilton was a native of
County Antriam, Ireland. He came
to Ameri ca at the age of seventeen,
and settled in the Big River district
where he engaged in farming On
account of i'll health he was forced
to abandon this about twenty years
ago, and nine years ago he moved
to this city. His sister, Miss Lena
Hamilton, came oyer from Ireland
in 1874, joining her brothers, Will
liam and Robert, at Big River, and
then coming TO River Falls with the
former. Miss Hamilton's sweet
devotion and tender care of her
brother during the years of his in
trinity have been most beautiful,
and it must have been a source of
great comfort and happiness to him
TO feel her noble, competent re-
spouse to his dependence upon her.
The past few months Miss Hamil-
ton has been assisted in the care of
her brother by their nephew, James
Rock, who arrived here from Ire
land about year ago.
Mr.. Hamilton was a man of quiet,
genial disposition, a kind friend
and neighbor and a gentleman
much loved and respected by all
who had the pleasure of his &C.
quaintance. He has a host Of
friends in this city and vicinity, all
of whom will feel deep sadness at
his loss. The community unites in
in extending sincere sympathy to
the bereaved sisters, Miss Lena of
this city, and Miss Margaret. who
resides in Ireland His brother,
Robert, died several years ago.
The funeral services will be held
at two o'clock tomorrow (Friday)
afternoon, from the home, and will
be conducted by Rev. William J.
Gray. The remains will be laid to
ract in Greenwood oeroafarv
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03

Double your fishing pleasure by
adding an automatic reel to your
outfit. We have the Martin, Roch-
ester and Meisselbach-the very
best ones On the market. Come in
and allow us to demonstrate, at Tag.
gart' adv.
A number of their friends sprung
a very pleasant surprise last Thurs
day evening on Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.
Shepard, at their home on Main
street and Cascade avenue, the
occasion being the fortieth anniver-
sary of their wedding. The guests
brought many beautiful presents as
testimonials of their love and
esteem. Mr.. and Mrs. Shepard
have resided in this immediate vi
cinity ever since their marriage, on
March 81, 1873.
About two hundred farmers from
the immediate vicinity of Belden-
vile assembled in that village last
Thursday afternoon to note the
arrival of a shipment of a large
consignment of farm machinery to
Larson Brothers, from the Apple
ton Manufacturing Co., of Mime
apolis. Photographer M. A. Shep-
ard, of this city, was secured by
the company to take pictures of the
machinery as it was lined up III
front the Larson Bros. store.
There were over twenty manure
spreaders in the lot.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03
AUT0Nf OBlLE REPAIRING

| wish to say to automobile own.
ers in this vicinity that l now have
in my shop a man who knows an
automobile. He also knows when
machine is not working as it
should and make a proper repair.
We have a modest little machine
shop but we can do first class work
and at a much more reasonable
price than any of the city shops.
believe we have a nucleus here
for first class auto repair shop.
All we want now is evidence from
auto owners that they are willing to
support such a shop and we will
furnish it.
We havn't any money to burv.
but you bring in your work please
and you may expect it to be done in
workman-ike manner and for q
fair price.
Our motto is Honest Work at an
Honest Price"
(adv,l ]. S. HEMENwAy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03

w. S. Davis and Anton Seger.
strom returned home Tuesday from
West Baden and French Lick
Springs, Ind, where they had gone
to take treatments last week. They
arrived at the Springs on Thursday,
and the following Monday the
floods invaded the territory putting
a stop to business of all kinds. The
floods submerged the springs, the
hotel grounds, golf links, baseball
grounds and filled the Easements of
many Of the prominent buildings,
and those located upon lower
ground were either washed away or
submerged to the second
stories, Mr.. Davis and Mr.. Seger-
strom had considerable difficulty in
getting railroad transportation
home, and finally had to go around
by Louisville, KY, and Richmond,
Ind, and TO Chicago on the Penn
sylvania lines.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03
OBITUARY
MRS. THEODORE SWANSON


Mrs. Theodore Swanson, nee Mary
Frye, formerly of this place, died ii
Asbury Hospital, Minneapolis, We'd
nesday, March 26, 1918, at the age
of thirty-three years and four
months,
Her maiden days were spent at
her home in this vicinity, where she
had host of friends who loved and
admired her always pleasant and
cheerful disposition, and who will
deeply mourn her early loss. She
was married to Mr.. Theodore Swan
son nine years ago. She is survived
by her hu sband and two children, a
son seven years old, and an
eighteen m onths-old daughter, and
also her parents and four brothers,
w. ]. Frye, of Bancroft, S. D., E. J.
Frye, Victor Frye and Sylvester
Frye, and one sister, Miss Marie E.
Frye. The bereaved family have
the sincere sympathy of the entire
community.
The funeral services were held at
the Church of Incarn alton, Mime
apolis, Sunday, after which the re-
mains were taken to Wheaton,
Mimi, for burial. TX
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03
LOCAL ORATOR WINS SECOND
H0NORS

Ray GRANDSON, representing the
local Normal school, was awarde d
second place in the State Interior
NAL Oratorical contest held at White
water last Friday evening. The
subject of his Grafton was, THE
Higher Patriotism" First place
was won by Mr.. Daley, of Superior,
with the grafton, ireland and
Home Rule"
The River Falls delegation at
Whitewater consisted of the follow
ing students: Misses Marie Laue,
Esther Demulling, Ruth Symes,
Helen Newcomb, Ada Sylvester and
Joyce Beddall, and Willard Irle,
and Miss Scnlosser, of the faculty.
Hazel Coon, former student, joined
them at Stevens Point.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03

| You do not expect a scrub COW to
produce as much butter fat as one
bred from many generations of
| heavy milk producers, so why
should you expect a scrub hen to
lay as many eggs as a pure bred
one, bred carefully for egg pro-
duction from heavy egg producing
ancestors1
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 Rock 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 P.nglet hens. The Parks
hens we : carefully selected from a
large Number of good ones not only
for their good looks but because
they were 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 Ring let's,
as he calls them, have, for more
than 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.
Breeding stock raised from eggs
from this carefully mated and high
quality pen are bound to raise the
standard of any farm flock of
Barred Rocks not only as to eggs
but also as to appearance.
Quality considered, my price of
five dollars per fifteen is low and 1
absolutely guarantee the fertility.
You cannot dc 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,
ADV. River Falls, Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03
GREAT AUCTION SALE

Consisting of 20 head of farm
horses and mares, Is sets of har-
ness, 80 horse collars and IS vehicles
of various kinds.
Also six automobiles-E. M. F.,
Patterson and Fords, (some practi-
cally new including five-passenger
touring cars and runabouts, all in
first class condition.
This stock must be sold to make
room for new cars that have con-
tracted for.
This big sale will be held at my
sale stables on North Fourth street,
Saltwater, Mimi, on Saturday,
April IL, 1913, commencing at 1890
a. m. and will continue until this
stock is disposedof.
For information write
H. c. Farmer,
Sales Stable. Saltwater, Mimi.
adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03
AN0 fHER SMALL TOWN
WITH GOOD SCHOOLS
(From The Spring Valley SUM

The city of Prescott is about the
same size as Spring Valley, but il
is the only town in Pierce county
which is working along certain
lines of improvement.
Prescott and Spring Valley are
the only towns in the county hav-
ing public Libraries; even the
school city" of RIVER Falls has no
such institution.
Prescott and Spring Spring
Valley are the only towns in the
county teaching manual training,
and domestic science. Prescott
began its course several years ago,
and for few years there was much
opposition among the tax payers;
but nobody in town would part
with the course now. Says the
Prescott Tribune:
The manual training. mechan-
ical drawing and sewing work of
students of our school will be on
exhibition at the school building
next week. The young men and
women have turned out some fine
work. 1t is a pleasure to say it is
a credit to the school as we'll as to
the students"
1t is also a pleasure to the
Spring Valley citizens to say the
same about this village.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03
THIRTY-SIX YEARS AGO ITEMS
Taken From The River Falls Journal Of
April 5, 1877

VIM. Marshall sowed four acres
of wheat last Thursday.
Four hundred and thirty-six votes
were polled at the election here last
Tuesday.
At the caucus last Saturday G. B.
Merrick, c. r. Morse and j. D. Put
nam were appointed town commit
tee for the ensuing year.
r. L. Gardner, of Minneapolis,
has been secured as head miller at
the Prairie Ellis.
Tally two for D. B. Hyatt, as ap-
parent of the face of the returns.
Both are boys.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03
SEED FRAUDS

Hon. John A. Chinook, who was
visiting here a few days ago, is
urging his farmer constituents to
beware of seed frauds, which he
says are being quite generally per-
petrated this spring. A Legislative
committee has been investigating
the matter and finds that alfalfa
seed has been and is being sold in
Wisconsin, purported to be Mon
tana dry-land alfalfa seed, and it is
found that on account of the fact
that but two and one-half carloads
were produced in Montana in 1912,
most of the enormous amount of So
called Montana seed now on the
market must be fraudulent.
The committee also finds that
tobacco, being sold by Wisconsin
dealer as Comstock Spanish Leaf
seed, high grade brand, is in
reality product from South Bos-
ton, Va, and the fact that it is
sold in Wisconsin as "Comstock"
proves it fraud pure and simple.
Suit has been brought against this
dealer by several farmers, and one
obtained Judgment of 81 ,050.
The committee was also furnish
ed with evidence tending to show
that corn grown in other states has
been sold in Wisconsin as Evils
consin- Grown" No. 7, No. 8 and
No. II.
Farmers should be sure that they
are buying their seed of trust
worthy, reliable people. The legis-
lature is going to take strong action
to do away with fraud and decep-
ton in the seed grain trade, but
this warning of Mr.. Chinook
should be needed at once to prevent
loss on this score during the pres
ent season.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03

There was no opposition in any
of the village office candidates. at
Ellsworth this year w. L. Gilman
was elected president; C. c. Nun
ger, Robert Murphy and Joe Haver-
man, trustees; c. G. Wood, clerk;
E. Elliott, Treasurer; N. B. Brown,
superintendent and S. E. White,
assessor. The license vote was 90
to 49 in favor of license. Hon. A.
P. Weld received 123 votes out of
13l for County Judge. o. Mattson
received 1872 votes for County Sup
erintendent of Schools. Cary was
the favorite for State Superinte nd
ent, by small m +jority.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE
ANNUAL MEETING

All members of the Ladies'
Improvement League are earnest.
ly requested to be present at the
first regular meeting of the year :,
to be held in the election room of
City Hall next Monday, April Z, at
3 o'clock p. m. Election of officers
for the ensuing year will be held,
Every member of the league should
make special effort to attend this
meeting. Remember the date
April 7.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03
THREE new C0UNCILMEN

AS a resu 1t of the city election last
Tuesday there will be three chan
ges in the City Council at it's next
meeting, the seventeenth of this
month-Knowles in place of Demul-
ling, from the Second Ward; Ost-
ness instead of Bailey, from the
Third, and Sutherland instead of
Dunn, from the Fourth. The ST.
Croix county section of the city re-
NAMED quite and peaceful during
the turbulent campaign and return
ed r. L. Williams to the Council
without murmur of dissent.
The city vote showed strong
preference for Kittle in the state
superintendent race, the total vote
giving him nearly three to one over
Cary. The state returns, as far as
received, however, indicate that
Cary is reelected.
Edward P. Sanderson was re-
elected as Justice of the Peace at
Large, and the same supervisors
were returned to Office. O. Chin
mock, G. w. Chinook, ST., Thos.
w. TAFT and Geo. E. Pratt.
In the Second Ward Atty. w. P.
Knowles won out for alderman,
over Frank Demulling, by a vote
of ia to g. In the Third Ward
Bailey received So votes and Ost-
ness, so. John Dunn was defeated
for reelection in the Fourth Ward |
by Walter Sutherland by a vote of
40 to "A.
Hon. Allen P. Weld received 2O3 |
votes, with no opposition for the
County Judgeship Hon. R. G.
Siebecker received 143 votes for |
Justice of the Supreme Court. Os-
car Mattson, candidate for re-elec-
ton as County Superintendent, re.
ceived $50 votes. About a hundred |
women voted at the city polls.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03

Theo. F. Matthews, of Deer Park.
and Zoe Palmer Frink, of RIVER
Falls, were married March 10Th al
the Methodist parsonage at Clear
Lake. They will be at home at
Deer Park after June 15.-Spring
Valley Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03
CONGREGATIONAL

Sunday, April 6, morning service
at 1880" Possessing and Impart-
ing"
Evening service at 7:30-"The
Life Astounding"
Sunday school at noon, and Y. P.
S. C. E. at $50.
A welcome to all.
VIM. J. GRAY, Pastor,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03

Miss Agnes Baker, who taught in
the Normal school here during
the past two summer sessions, died
the 23rd instant in a hospital at
Eau Claire, after an operation for
appendicitis. Miss Baker grad
uated from the local Normal school
in the class of 1905. Since grad
uation she had taught successfully
in the high schools at New Rich
mond and Chippewa Falls, and
last year was a member of the
Wood County Trsining school fac.
ulty, Grand Rapids. She was twent J
eight years of age at the time of
her death. Her home was at Three
Lakes, St. Croix county.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03
EXTERMINATE The FLY
BY n. A. Aune, County Superintendent Of
St. croix County, Wisconsin

About a year ago issued {
circular urging the determination
of the common house fly. A
vigorous campaign was carried on
by many teachers and others last
year, but few flies still remain
that will make their debut into
society about this time l will
appeal to you again, that we
continue our campaign with in
creased vigor this year, if we are
to materially decrease the pre-
valence of the deadly pest.
DR.. L. G. Howard says: "The
house fly" should in the future be
termed the typhoid fly" in order
to call direct attention to the
danger of allowing it to continue to
breed unchecked"
Perhaps the fly is not so much
to blame as man himself. He pro-
vides places for flies to breed and
filth for them to revel in. 1t is
his carelessness which makes the
hy's deadly work possible
Prof Hodge has calculated that
one pair of flies in one season will
become the progenitors of a pos
sible 121 quintillion flies, enough
to coYer the entire surface of the
earth several feet deep. Catch
that pair in April and the fight will
be over at once. About 100000
persons die of fly filth infection each
year; about $500,0Oo, 900 are lost
each year on the fly"
Prof. Hodge is also authority for
the statement that more than
100000 germs have heen washed
from the body of one fly, and he
probably didn't even know he was
loaded It's no use to bury filth,
the flies will dig their way out of
six feet of SOIL"
The above should teach US that
there is great wisdom in the cry
that has gone up all over the land,
Swat The Fly"
If it were not for the fact that
the great majority of the flies
Matched are eaten up by their
natural enemies or otherwise des-
troyed, they would very soon
completely cover the earth.
There is not one good reason
why single fly should be tolerated
in any home or public building.
At the last board convention |
urged the school boards to provide
screens for all doors and windows
of our school buildings, and to
supply a half dozen fly swatters for
each school room. If this request
has been complied with, it is now
the problem of the teachers to see
that the screens are properly adj
iusted, and the swatters used when
ever single fly enters the school
room.
Urge upon your pupils the ne
cessity for sanitation, and enlist
their cooperation in the fight on
the house fly. If each pupil will
get interested enough in this mat
ter to take charge of the campaign
in his or her home, no doubt we
can materially lesson the danger
of the deadly pest. An effective
method of fighting the fly is to kill
every fly that makes its appearance
in early spring. clean up and
destroy all rubbish to prevent
breeding places for flies, and con-
tinually destroy the flies by swat
ting" use of fly traps and by
means of fly papers and poisons.
Let us continue our slogan,
"Exterminate The Fly!"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03

Home talent actors, under the d.
rection of Bruce Booth, will soon be
seen in lively, interesting play at
the Opera House. Watch for date,
ETC., in the local newspapers. -ady.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03

Supt. and Mrs. w. F. Lusk had
as their guest over the Sabbath Prof.
G. A. Works, formerly of the Dunn
county agriculture school, now
connected with the Wisconsin
college of agriculture. Prof.
Works has accepted the position of
head of the department of agricul-
ture of the university of Minnesota,
and he enters upon his work at the
beginning of the l9l3-19l4
school year-New Ricem ond News
and Republican Voice. Prof.
Works is a graduate of the local
Normal school, class of '98.
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL
school al n

Next Sunday moning, April 6, re-
gular preaching service. Sunday
School at IL m. Epworth League at
$50 p. m. Sacred concert 7:30 in
the evening. All are invited.
G. A. BIRD, Pastor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03
LOCAL CHURCH NOTICES
EZEKIEL. LUTHERAN

Service next Sunday afternoon at
three o'clock by Rev. N. L. Blom-
holm.
Sunday school al noon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03

In the Town of River Falls cleo
ton, which was held at the Odd
Fellows hall, there was no opposi-
ton to any of the town office candi-
dates. Fred Smith was chosen
chairman, and Barney Carolan and
John McCue as the other members
of the board. Kittle received 81
votes to Cary's II. Five women
voted for school officers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03

In New Richmond the wet" ma
jority was 1877 votes. That city
gave Cary one more vote than Kit
tle-166 to 165.
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