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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-07
Two WEARY WILLIES
WILL NOW DO time
For Stealing Ride on Rail-
roads

Two white hoboes joined the Sum-
ter county changing yesterday, and
during the next sixty days will en-
gage in good roads building, rather
than beating rides on trains. The pair
of tramps were taken off a train here
by Policeman Summerford, at the
Central depot. They had boarded the
train at Montgomery and claimed 70
be en- route to New York. Judge Har
per sentenced them to the gang for
sixty days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-07
CARRIES 100000 POUNDS
OF MAIL, THEN QUITS
Veteran POstman Serves Uncle Sam -
Years-Flnds Him "Pretty
Good Boss"

Chicago, Feb. 6.-"Uncle Sam is
pretty good boss!"
This is the opinion of Lawrence
Lebron, seventy-six, and he should
know, as he has served his employer
ever since 1857 He began working
for the United States as scout in this
army of Gen. Grant He secuted Ia
the West at vicksburg and then Grant
took him to the Army of the Potomac.
He entered the service of the post
Office department in 1865. Today he
made his last trips over the South
Water street route, which he has had
since 1872.
Il never had another boss but Uncle
SAM" he said. 1--WE served him in
all sorts of maks and have kept pretty
busy. I've figured it up that since
became a letter carrier, I've carried
100000 pounds of mail and walked
$4,000 miles. 1 carried most of tho
mail to the commission men down on
South Water street"
The retiring veteran took watch
from his pocket
"They gave me this yesterday" he
said
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-07
BUDGET OF LIVE
news OF PLAINS
Social and Other Events In
Busting Town

Plains, Ca, February 5.-Rev. "
c. Glenn filled his regular appoiat-
mont at the Methodist church Sunday
morning. A large congregation was
present.
Miss Jessie Walters returned TO
her home near Americas Saturday, af-
ter pleasant visit to relatives here.
Rev. P. C. Barclay returned Mon
day from Coleman, where he went to
fill his regular appointment at the
Baptist church there.
Miss Emmie Kate Andrews is the
pleasant guest of Mrs. P. C. Barclay
this week.
Mrs. C. E. Crook, of Americas,
spent the weekend pleasantly, the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
B. Clarke.
Mr. and Mrs. George Addy and M.
and Mrs. Robert King, from near
Preston, were guests of Mrs. Ernest
Wellons Sunday.
Miss Berta Will Clarke spent Tues
day in Americas
Mrs. Georgia Dodson, Of Atlanta, is
spending the week the guest of Mrs.
H. Dodson,
Mrs. David Jennings and Mrs Ed
mund Oliver have returned from II
brief visit to friends in Americas.
Miss Rena Cook returned Monday
from delightful visit to friends in
ichland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells Bacon, CT
Warrenton, are guests of Mrs. Joseph
Bacon at her home near Plains.
Mr.. James E. Zimmerman, of Rich
land spent Sunday here with his
daughter, Mrs. E. Zimmerman, Jr.
Miss Matte stapleton is the guest
Of relatives at Bronwood this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell have re-
turned their home at Broxton, after
pleasant visit to Mr.. and Mrs. K. c.
Campbell.
Mrs. Gordon Heys, of Americas, is
the guest of Mrs. Edmund Oliver for
several days.
Mr.. R. S. Oliver spent Sunday with
his daughters, Misses Carrie and Cat
crime Oliver in Macon, where they
are attending Wesleyan College.
Messrs. Oscar Williams and Luther
Wise are attending court in Americas
this week.
Misses Ella Evans, Una Hartley an
Lula Earle were among those from
Plains to Americas Saturday.
Miss Mary Morton spent Saturday
and Sunday at her home at Sumter,
Miss Theresa Walters going as her
guest.
The young ladies OF town met
Thursday afternoon at the home Of
Miss Georgia Lee Barker to organize
club, which will meet once a weel,
at the homes of the different mem
bers. Miss Baker served gelatin and
whipped cream with waters. Miss
Inez Brinkley will entertain the club
next.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-07

WAW Atlantic CITY, TO Wasnlng
ton, as Ravens for honey
mooners are fast passing
away-if, indeed, they have not passed
into the limbo of things that were.
Bermuda has the call with the chang
ing order of things, and toward the
fortunate isles in the summer seas
sets an ever increasing tide of newly
weds.
What arbiter of national customs
brought about this innovation no one
can say. Neither can any one deter
mine with gertrude why the lapels of
dress coats are faced with silk one
year and with satin or velvet five
years to ten years later, nor why q
generation of men ordinarily sane
and conservative calmly consent to
have their shoes burdened with hum
mocks above the toes with room for
an extra foot. But the change has
come about, speedily after it was once
under way, and Bermuda welcomes
the brides and grooms with a smile
and arms filed with roses and lilies
as they trip down the gangplank.
Recognized Everywhere.
Nor do the blushing and self-con-
scious youngsters have to wait until
their arrival at the islands for recog-
milton of the newly acquired RESPONSE
bilities they try SO hard to conceal.
No amount of amateur subterfuge
short of physical violence on the part
of the bridegroom can escape the lynx
like observation of the seasoned trav-
eler. who is always on the steamship
in company with the cynical bachelor
OF uncertain years. Together these
tyrants scan passenger list and pas
sengers, scrutinize deck chair tete-a-
tetes and observe dining saloon de-
pertinent with such practiced eyes that
before the first evening at sea Is half
spent they have winnowed out the
honeymooners from the hundreds OF
passengers, checked them off relent-
lessly and passed the word to their
smiling confederates.
Thereafter there is no escape for
the love birds in such time worn at
tempts as studied indifference and the
neglect of each others presence,
which they assume to mark married
life years beyond the halcyon stage
of the honeymoon. The seasoned
traveller cannot be deceived by any
such artifice, nor can the cynical
bachelor be deluded into the belief
that the bride has no rice in her hair
and that the grooln's pocket is not
filled with white ribbons hastily
plucked from their hand baggage after
it reached the pier. And in the end
their only escape from the smiles and
mods that greet and follow them about
the ship is an admission. perhaps the
least bit defiant, that they are just
starting out hand In hand and that
they are very, very happy.
Possibly it is because honeymoon
ing amid snowbanks and sleetstorms,
icy railroad journeys and arctic winds
is bit trying even on the most an
gelic tempers that the Bermuda hon
eymoon trip has become so popular,
since it's joys and conveniences be-
came more widely known. No bride
could be- anything but ecstatically
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-07
KNIGHTs TEMPLAR.
WASHINGTON Camp Ma. "a.

Washington Camp, No. "A. F. O. d.
of A.. meets every Monday night iR
x, of P. Hail at o'clock. VISITING
brothers cordially invited to attend.
C. j CLARKE, President
q. !. MONA III. Secretary.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25

Among the teachers who are
spending their holiday vacations at
their homes in this city are: Mrs.
Constance Thorsen. Glendive, Mont 4,
Misses Belle Deans, Moorhead.
Mimi, Cecilia Armbruster, Myrtle
WOODBURY. and Hilda Heyerdahl,
Clear Lake: Grace Gray, Black
River Falls; Marie Smith, Turtle
Lake; Alma and Ruth Moline, Hay
ward; Maggie Taylor, Dubuque, la !;
Nora Linger. Glenwood City; Edna
Foley, North Grandon; Gladys
WOODBURY., Columbus; Nell Keith,
Amery; Agnes and Lenora Linehan,
Minneapolis; Marie Lowe, Saxon;
Mona Lowell, Melton; Mabel Dodge,
Deerfeld; and Messrs, Lev. Farley,
Black River Falls; Roy Junkman,
Stanley; VIM. Moser, Sigourney, Ia;
Robert Moser, Elmwood; Paul
Spencer. Amery; Martin Anderson,
LaMoore, 5. d /; Frank Foley, Col
umbus, Clinton Sherburne, Mont
fort; Harvey Fletcher, Park Mills;
Leslie Kay, Superior.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25
CHARLES HENRY CHAPMAN

Charles Henry Chapman, son Of
Mr. and Mrs John L. Chapman,
was born December %, 1894, and
lied December Il, 1918
He graduated from the District
school in 1907; from the high school
in 1911, and from the Normal school
IN 1918. In the Fall of the latter
year he entered the Junior class of
rhe university of Wisconsin where
he was making fine progress when
death cut short his university ca
reer. Charles united with the
tethodist church July 81, 1904,
which membership was transferred
bv letter tc the univer ity church At
Madison, of which he was a useful
member, singing in the choir and
raking a deep interest in all it's ac-
tivities until the end. He was TAX
IN seriously i'll Friday, December
l9, with gangreneous appendicitis,
which rapidly developed into acute
0eritonitis. He was operated upon
Saturday, December 20, and lived
until Sunday, December FL, at 9 a.
n His parents were at his bedside
constantly from Saturday morning
until the brave, accomplishing
spirit took It's flight.
Services were held at Madison
Sunday evening at o'clock, by re-
quest of his pastor, college mates
and other friends. Finai service S
we're held at the home of his par.
ents on bis 10Th birthday anniver-
sary, Tuesday, December %. A
male quartet, composed of Rev.
9 A. Bird and Professors Wright,
Wickland and Welles. sang, anG
appropriate words were spoken by
| Rev. Mr.. Bird of one who was q
general favorite and greatly beloved
by his fellows and who was charact.
erized by his university pastor as
a Prince"
Besides his parents he was also
survived by sister and two broth
ers, Mary, John and Leland Chap
man.
The remains were laid to rest ir
Greenwood cemetery.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25
ON MAIN STREET

The city water sprinkler has been
doing the "dust-down glide" over
Main street the past few days.
10. IsaacSon has taken up the
local agency for the Maxwell autos.
Ed. Mullen, of Intern National
Falls has recently joined the Tubbs
Incidence Co. corps of travelling
statesmen.
M. Zohner, of st Louis, Mo,
who recently recently came here
from ST. Paul to work in W. II.
Thompson blacksmith III p,
served for two years and halt in
navy with Harley Clark, on the
U S. Battleship Kentucky.
The Ramer garage and the Post
office addition will soon be COM
pleted The Rame Auto Co. ex-
poets to move into their new quar-
tiers about the first of the year.
They have added the "Krit" and
Chalmers" along with their
agency for the Ford"
Shepards new studio on Elm
street is rapidly nearing compile
ion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25

duty to say. If the law is improper,
the remedy is by application TO the
legislature for its repeal: it is not
for the court to make the law, or to
countenance its evasion
The question of the duty of pro-
lection which baseball club owes
to a spectator was discussed in a
recent Missouri case. One Crane
attended the game as a spectator
and paid for admission to the grand
stand. Reserved seats were not
sold and he had the option of seat
ing himself behind the netting or in
an unprotected seat. He chose the
latter and during the game was
struck by foul ball. He claimed
damages on the ground that the
company was negligent in not
screening the whole stand.
The court held that the company
was not an insurer of the safety of
spectators, but was only bound 10
use reasonable care, and that it was
sufficient that they had provided
screened seats which Crane might
have used had he chosen to.
Copyright. 1913. bv Walter K. Towers)
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25
MYSTERY OF THE PLAGUE.
How and Why Did 1t Disappear From
England In 1867?

How and Why Did 1t Disappear From
England In 1867?
Why did the plague disappear from
England? Mr.. Bernard Shaw Incl
dentally asks this deeply interesting
question in letter to the Nation, and
we cannot say that we are satisfied
with his answer. He says he knows"
that plague has been ''extirpated" by
common sanitation"
Until the recent sporadic imported
cases, the last recorded cases of plague
in England occurred at Nottingham in
1867. In that year plague vanished ut.
terly from England for two and half
centuries. No one who has examined
the records of the seventeenth century
can believe that it was "extirpated" by
sanitation. Very gradually in the sue
ceeding century and a half plague
withdrew from Europe also.
The date of its disappearance from
Constantinople has bee fixed at about
the year 1871. 1t remained endemic
only In few lonely places In the
world, such as the highlands of west
ern Arabia. Yunnan in China and Mes
opotamia. Sanitation. though an ex-
cellent palliative, certainly never drove
the plague from STEAMBOAT and Cairo
and the southern Mediterranean, any
more than it did from England.
The shrinkage of plague is as great
a mystery as the recent Outburst which
infected the whole world. Perhaps the
explanation is that in Il few years bac-
terra may go through the myriad trans
forming processes of evolution which
in the case of humanity take cons to
complete.-Pall Mall Gazette.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25

Last Sunday, the 21st, was the
shortest day" of the year, and now
the daylight period is beginning to
lengthen out. The winter, if it can
BE called that, has certainly furn-
ished beautiful brand Of weather
so far, being more like the continu-
alton of balny October than the
usual program of real winter. OF
course we may get it yet" but at
that we should be thankful for the
fact that the bitter cold and bliz-
yards have held off so long Last
Sunday was also probably the
shortest" day of the year financial
ly for those who did their Christmas
shopping early.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25
HIS VISIT TO MORGAN.
There Wasn't Much Said, but II Was
All Right to the Point.

There Wasn't Much Said, but II Was
All Right to the Point.
A well known insurance official said
the other day at the Auditorium, in
Chicago:
I'm the Jeginning Of my career, when
was only humble insurance agent,
gained access one morning to the au-
gust and formidable presence OF J..
Pierpont Morgan"
Nor
YES" the official insisted-"yes. it's
fact. Don't ask me how | did 1t,
though. for that's secret. But at 10
o'clock one morning behold me. q
young insurance agent, standing be-
fore the desk of the great J. Pierpont
with my big envelope of life and death
statistics, twenty year endowments.
and so forth. in my hand. was. !
have since learned. the first and only
insurance agent who ever managed to
meet Mr.. Morgan face to face"
well, what happened?"
"'Mr. Morgan l began hurriedly.
you ought to carry more life insurance
You see. sir
And lucidly and cogently and brief
~. wasting no words. laid my insur-
ance proposition before the great finan-
rier.
He listened in silence. Those fierce
blue eyes of bis bored through me like
ances. When l stopped at last all he
said was:
How did you get in hereY
III walked in ] answered.
well. said he. walk out. New
York Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25
OBITUARY
MARY E. LYFORD

Mrs Mary E Lytord, niece of Mrs
B E. Vannatta of this city, died
December Is, 1918, at the home OF
sister in Tulsa, Washington, at the
age of seventy five years.
Mary E Ellis was born in Attica
Ohio, in 1888, and was married iY
1861 to Mr.. J. r. Lyford. They
made their home in Prescott for
many years, operating store there.
From Prescott they moved to Wheat
land, N. D., where Mr. Lyford died
couple of months ago Mrs Ly
ford is we'll known to many of the
older residents of River Falls and
vicinity, as she lived here for MANY
years before her marriage. at tn
Vannatta home. The remains were
laid to rest beside those of her hus-
band in the cemetery at Frazee,
Mimi.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25
CONTRACTORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the
board of directors of the River
Falls Cooperative Creamery Co.
will receive sealed bids for the ert c.
ton of Creamery Building Jan. IS,
1914, at 200 P. M, at H. A. Hage-
stad's store.
The structure to be built of ce-
ment blocks lined with hollow tile.
dimensions of main building 66x36
it,, ID #. in height with annex boiler
room 24x26 Building to be erected
as early as possible in the spring.
Plans and specifications on 6le at
Gre amerv.
Bids t. be acc ompanied by Certi-
fed check for 5000 90.
The board reserves the right 10
reject any or all ids.-adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25
The Bat.

Nearly all bats have the faculty OF
alternating. TIL cir Information. how
ever, is not perfect-that is to say, that
when the warm days occur in the mid
die of winter they wake up, together
with the insects which are thei; food.
Still theirs is a true Information trs nee,
differing from sleep, with very low rate
of pulse. heart action and respiration.
Probably they would endure immCA
sion in water for an hour or two with
out drowning. as other hibernators
have been found to do.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25

w. H. Currier, who has been To-
Gated for some time at Rockford,
III in the office of the Rogers Land
Co., has entered a years contract
to work for that company's st.
Paul office, and he will make his
headquarters in that city, commenc-
ing the first of the year. He has
been spending the past few days at
MS home here
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25
MAXWELL AGENCY

wish to announce have accept
ed the agency for the MAXWELL
Motor Cars, and will have a demon
stating car here in the near future.
l. o Isaacson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25

dream is without economic legs yet
is so "unsound" it becomes night
mare.
The Republican National Com
mittee held meeting in this city
last week and reduced the repre-.
resentation of Southern States, sp-
proved the primary principle by
states and adjourned without fric-
ton. One of the Committeeman who
has been striving for these reforms,
told me that political chastisement
had worked a marvellous change in
the views of the Committee within
the short space of less than two
years, both radical changes having
received the unanimous support of
the Committee.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25
Dec ember 10 1913
Adjourned.

Special meeting of 60 lmon Council held TO
consider bonds of j. f. Hen Ierson. City Treas
urer, gwen Cd the county.
Meeting call to order by the Mayor
Aldermen present, Knowles, Ostness and
Sutherland
Bond off. r. Henderson examined and on
motion approved.
Adjourned
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25
At the Sanitarium.
Adjourned
ALLEN P. WELD. City Clerk

Attendant-These patients want to
know what kind of baths to take.
What shall tell this man? Director
What's his occupation? Attendant
He's a Spectator. Director-Tell him
to take a plunge. Attendant-And
this woman? She's a seamstress. Di-
rector-Show her to the needle baths.
Baltimore American.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25

St Paul Pioneer Press "A raid By
the sheriff on chicken fight north
of the city milwaukee, Wis to day
resulted in the arrest of sixty five
spectators, and notable among
these was Jake Litza, state assem-
blyman, author of the bill making
cockfghting in Wisconsin illegal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25

Professor Kinney and a class OF
is agricultural students of the
River Falls Normal school motored
out to the B. L. Runnell farm last
Saturday and inspected his Cur
messy stock, which is one of the fin.
est in the state. While there the
class, with the assistance of Prof.
lessor Kinney, went over the herd
and awarded first honors to Itch
ing Sweet Alice. Hammond News
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25
WOOD WANTED

Sealed bids for furnishing of wood
for the public schools of this city
will be received by the school board
until January 10, 1914. Wood furn-
ished must be either green oak or
maple, cut in four foot lengths.
Bids for the furnishing of any
quantity up to 100 cords will be re-
c-ived. Address all bids to c. w.
JENsoN, Clerk adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25

The appointment of Warren P
Knowles to the Office of District
Attorney TO fill out he unexpireo
term of George Thompson, resign
ed, would give excellent satisfac'
t ,n.-Pierce County Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25
DANCE
New Years Eve

Dance the Old Year out and TT e
New Year in at the Auditorium De-
cember 81. Towards Orchestra.
with Doolittle of Ellsworth at traps
and xylophone. Floor will be in
good shape. EVERYBODY invited,
married or single. Tickets S1.00 =
adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25
Porcelain.

Some people may not be aware Of
the origin of the word porcelain"
When, in the sixteenth century,
traders introduced this Chinese prod
net into Europe its polished, translu-
cent surface was thought to resemble
cowrie shells, which. from their sup
posed likeness to the shape of little
pig. were called ''porcellana."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25

Skating upon the upper pond has
been excellent the past two weeks.
The ice now is nearly a foot thick
on the average.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25

Start the New Year right Come
and dance on a perfect foor-in
Syndicate Haitian. 1st, 1914.
Tickets 75c adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-25
The Important Question.

IT can't live without your daughterp
well, can you live without her IA
Their ?-Judge.
Loud Mouthed Lions.
The roar of the lion can be heard
farther than the sound Of any other
living creature.
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Mayor Stiles called attention of the council
to a letter from the State Fire Warden relat-
ting 10 the duties of the fire Department
On motion voted, that the Clerk is instructed
TO write 10 the Fire Warden for more definite
statement of what is required of cities of the
fourth class.
Adjourned
IH ALLEN P. WELD. City Clerk.