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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-09-03
SUFFERINGS OF the FORTY
MINERS
Old Letter, Presented to Wisconsin State His.
torical Society, Relates their
Experiences

The sufferings and experiences
of the atgonauts who joined in the
mad race across the continent fol-
lowing the discovery of gold IN
California, are wildly set forth in
an old letter among the papers of
Geo. w. Larkin, which his daugh-
ter has recently presented to the
Historical Society.
The writer of the letter, Doctor
Cronin, left Galena. Illinois, March
26, 1850, and reached Sacramento
July Is, following. Of the journey.
although he himself came through
"in good health and fine spirits"
DIR. Cronin writes: 81 saw more
suffering among those that had
lost their animals and were out of
provisions, than | ever wish to
witness again. / could not see the
poor fellows come up to the wa
CONS, begging food with tears in
their eyes, without dividing my
share with them. | have see n
them cut their miserably poor
horses threats and ommence
butchering them for food.
There are about ten thousand back
on the Humboldt River that will
not get in across the Sierra New
ada mountains, and must perish
in the snow, besides starVe t o
death. Thousands have been as
sisted to get in that were starving
by relief from our City and wei
are about sending more food"
High prices were the rule in Sa-
cramento in 1850. The writer
states that his board and offi.Y
rent will cost $4,000 a year. Doctor
Cronin went to California to pur-
sue his profession, in the practice
of which he had a surer supply Of
gold than did those who sought
the precious metal dire ct. AL
though many of the miners made
their fortunes, the greater number
were making no more than h e j r
board; this. too, at the h a q e
kind of labor under conditions con-
ducive to typhoid fever and other
serious diseases. Doctor Cronin
writes that he made as high as
twelve ounces of gold in a day,
at the practice Of his profession,
and can average four ounces dali
ly. Since gold is worth in round
numbers, twenty dollars an ounce,
simple calculation will show that
in his case the high cost of board
and office rent was not very
serious matter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-09-03
TKIRTY-SIx YEARS AGO ITEMS
Taken From the River Falls Journal
Of Sept. 5, 1878.

Bears are reported numerous in
Polk county.
A new sidewalk has been laid
in front of Burhyte's store.
Eugene Doolittle and wife, Of
Ellsworth, were in town Saturday.
Walter Houser and wife of Mon
dow, Buffalo county, have been
visiting in town of late.
Oak Grove-It is rumored t h t
Martin Murphy will soon build a
flour mill on Big River north of
the Jones mill.
r. S. Burhyte, Esq, will soon
start on journey to Carlsbad,
Germany, to avail himself of the
healing waters for which that
place has worldwide fame.
Our village schools open next
Monday with the following corps
of teachers: J. T. McCleary, Prin-
cipal; Miss Florence Olive, assist
ant; Miss Lizzie j. Curtiss, Miss
Emma Watkins, Miss Mamie Hor-
ton, and Miss Ida Hawkins.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-09-03
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

superintendent Frank G.. Jones,
of the Hudson schools, spent Mon
day visiting the high school.
No word has been heard from
Miss Smith. Miss Buck will sub
stitute in her department until her
return.
Families wishing to board or
room students will do well to
notify the superintendent by phone
or letter.
Mr.. Guetsloe and Mr.. Stillman
will arrive the middle Of this week.
The other teachers will reach the
city Friday or Saturday.
The steel beams for the gym
nasium have arrived and are being
put in place. The footings and the
first ten feet of the walls are now
in and from this time on less diff
ficulty will be experienced in ad-
ding to the walls and the work
will go on more rapidly.
Manual Training will be started
with the beginning of school. The
manual training quarters will not
be ready until the addition to the
building is completed, but arrange
ments have been made with n
Normal whereby our pupils will be
permitted to use the rooms and
equipment in the old Normal build
ing until our rooms are ready.
Domestic Science work will be con-
tinued in the room used last year,
until the new quarters are ready.
The new gymnasium will be used,
not only for basket ball but for
girls athletics, class social func-
lions and for the play-work of
all the grades. Quite number of
parents in adjoining districts chose
to send their children here last
year and pay the tuition to get
the advantages of a public graded
school. Now that we can add Ply
steal Training and Manual Train
ing to the course, the number Of
tuition pupils in the grades will
doubtless increase.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-09-03
THREsKING RIG BURNED

The separator of Dave Green's
threshing rig was totally destroy
ed by fire about $50 last Saturday
evening. The engine, which was
coupled to the separator, wa S
saved by an auto load of men from
this city who were first on the
scene. The machine had complet-
ed a job of threshing on the F.
Hunter farm that afternoon and
had been run out into a field on
the Collins farm, just across the
road. The origin of the fire is not
known. A passerby brought the
news of the fire to the city, mott
flying Chief Ramberg. Harley
Chinook took Ramberg, j. Winn
and VIM. Scroggie out to the fire
in his auto. They were too late
to save the separator, but by using
wat little pressure there was left
in the boiler and helping it along
with vigorous pushing, they man
managed to move the engine out
of danger.
A Year ago last spring Mr.. Green
lost his separator and had his en-
CINE badly damaged by fire when
in storage at the old brick kiln
shed south of the city.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-09-03
IN GOOD SAMARITAN ROLL

Ray Wilmoth, of this city, came
to the timely rescue of two victims
Of an auto wreck just west Of Red
Wing, Mimi, last Sunday evening.
Mr.. WiImoth, driving up the steep
hill out of Red Wing, discovered a
large auto turned up-side-down at
the foot of the embankment, a n d
beside the machine lay the IN =
conscious forms of two young peo-
pie. He, with the assistance OF
Melvin Younggren, who was driv-
ing with him, placed the two vic
TINS of the wreck into his own
car and hurried them to Red Wing
and secured doctors for them.
The car, a big "Interstate," be-
longed to Mr. Cross, a prominent
banker of Red Wing, and it's oc-
cupants were Mr.. Cross son and a
lady friend. Both were b a d Y
bruised, but, it is reported, their
injuries are not considered seri-
Gus. The car was wrecked by slid
ing off and rolling down a fifteen
foot embankment at a sharp turn
in the road. Their escape from
death was miraculous. With Mr..
Wilmoth were Mrs. Wilmoth and
her ulster, Miss Ella Nicholson. and
Melvin Younggren.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-09-03
MISSION CHURCH

Tomorrow friday night at
o'clock Rev. E. Wallgren, our trav-
cling missionary, will speak in the
city church.
Sunday. September 6,-Morning
service in the city church at 10 80
The afternoon service will be fol-
lowed by communion in the Mann
Valley church at 2:30.
Our English services will be
commenced next Sunday evening
in the city church at eight O'Clock
You are cordially invited to at
tend.
Next Tuesday evening, Sept. 8,
The Band of Hope Society will
meet at the home of F. Engdahl
at eight o'clock. All young
ladies are especially invited, but
everybody is welcome.
Wednesday afternoon, Septem-
Der 9, the ladies of the east side
will hold their meeting with Mrs
Lovendahl. Be sure and comet
Our Mid-week services will be
held as usual.
A. w. NoRDEEN. Pastor
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-09-03

The ball game between Rive 1
Falls and Ellsworth business men
which was scheduled for Monday
afternoon was postponed on ac-
count of the rain, and has been re-
scheduled for tomorrow afternoon
The game will be played at t h e
Ellsworth Fair grounds. The line
up of both teams will be as
follows: River Falls-KnoWles
Krauth, Moline, Morse, Lusk, Jen-
sen, Dieckman, Skogmo, and For
tune. Observation-Disclosures, Nelson
Hyatt, Thurston, Knowlton, Bate
man, Harlander, Sundby, FL alls
Mclaughlin, w. d. Doolittle and
H. F. Doolittle. Game called /
4:SO p. N.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-09-03
BAPTIST NOTES
Pastor

Morning service of worship and
preaching. at AS.
Sunday School at IL m.
Evening service at eight O'Clock.
The Ladies' Auxiliary will meet
Thursday, September 3, wit h
Mrs. Gage. All interested in Bap-
fist work are invited.
Mid=week service Wednesday at
7:45.
Beginning Sunday, September 10,
the Sunday School will meet a t
9:45 a. NJ, instead of the usual
hour of IL 10.
The attention of all attendants
of the Sunday School is called to
this change of the hour of meet
ing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-09-03
RESOLUTIONS
RIVER FALLS LODGE No. 199, /.

RIVER FALLS LODGE No. 199, /.
o. o. F., River Falls, Wis:
Whereas, it has pleased Divine
Providence to remove from our
midst our beloved brother, C. w.
Ensign, therefore be it
Resolved, that in the death of
Brother Ensign, this Lodge has lost
true and faithful member.
That as a token we drape our
Charter in mourning for q period
of thirty days.
That we hereby extend to the
bereaved family our heartfelt sym
patty, and that a copy Of these
resolutions be spread on our min
utes, and be published in the local
papers. p. p. Lowell,
Geo. Tn. Smith,
+. w. Erman,
Committee.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-09-03
AT THE LOCAL CHURCHES
EZEKIEL LUTHERAN

Service next Sunday evening at
half past seven o'clock conducted
by the pastor, Rev. N. L. Blom-
holm. Everybody welcome.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-09-03
W. r. c., NOTICE!

Chinnock's side-seat has been en-
gagged for Ellsworth September 9.
Those who wish to go that way
will meet at the City Hall at eight
O'Clock sharp. Others will form
their own parties and arrange for
their conveyance.
By Order of Pres.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-09-03
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Morning-1O 80, Seeking First
the Kingdom of God"
No evening service.
Sunday School at II M, and Y.
P. S. C. E. at 7 80 p. m.
A welcome to all.
WILLIAM J. GRAY,
Pastor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-09-03

BARGAINS-A house and lots,
$3.50; a house and lots, $16ss. r.
Il. WILLIAMS.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-10-09

paigning-she hasn't time, for she
is filling an important position in
the Blackfoot high school as teacher
of English and elocution. She wants
everybody to know that she desires
to be elected, that she is ambitious
to devote few years to the county
school system and thinks she can
carry forward the work of steady
improvement. If she finds in Novem-
Der that she has succeeded at the
polls she will ARRANGE to turn her
present position over to her success
sor at a time that suits the school
board, and when it is time for her
to take the office of superintendent
she will devote all her time to it.
Failing to secure the election, she
will devote all her time to her pres
ent position. There is just one thing
needed to settle the question and
that is votes. Mrs. Smith asks your
sincere consideration of this matter,
and hopes that after studying it over,
you will vote just as you think is
best.
The review of candidates will be
continued next week.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-10-09
A. s. DICKSON,
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Continued from page two

other important legislation, some Of
the leading men of Bingham county
took the measure of expression among
the people so far as they could and
sent petition asking them to vote
for Brady and help break the dead
lock. Mr.. Johnston yielded his own
wishes of the constituency SO express
ed and voted for Brady and the dead
lock was broken, Dickinson in his
petulence made short speech filled
with bitter invective, and said that
to show his contempt for the whole
proceeding he would cast his vote
for the colored janitor of the house.
The house of representatives was
packed with members and spectators
and a short silence fell like death
blow, Visitors from Bingham county
looked for chance to get out, prefer
ring to escape the whitening glance
of acquaintance from other parts of
the state or the indignant inquiry,
who is that mani" What county
does he represent"
Within a few hours it was tele-
graphed all over the state that Bing-
ham county was divided against itself
and one of it's members had voted for
a niger for the United States senate
An effort was made to have the mat
ter expunged from the legislative
record, and from that time on to the
close of the session, Bingham was
counted the tail end of the state,
represented in part by man who re-
fused to carryout the will of his con-
stituents, who was too headstrong to
yield even when the fight was lost;
a man disobedient, discourteous, un-
reasonable and determined to con-
denim everybody who held opinions
differing from his own; man who
misrepresented his constituency and
his party and is now berating men
on the Republican ticket and at the
same time asking Republicans to sup
port the rest fthe ticket and especi-
ally him. If he were elected county
attorney and got started off wrong
on any matter he would stay wrong
to the end, regardless Of what calam-
ity it brought down upon individuals
or the public or even himself.
We hold that such a man is unfit
to hold any office of public trust, and
especially one in which he can use
the machinery of government to wreak
vengence upon those he hates or
looks upon through biased mind.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-10-09
MRS. LULAH SMITH
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

Do you know where Oamas Prairie
lie? Well, if you live in bingham
county, look out of your west Win
dow and concentrate your gaze on
a dark ridge rising from the west
ern horizon that looks as If 1t were
about a hundred miles away. That
is about half WAY to Camas Prairie,
the former home of Lulah Warning,
who grew IL on her fathers farm in
the days when each farmer made a
fortune growing luxuriant crop In
the early summer and then had 1t
eaten up by the crickets a little later.
Mr.. Waring had some good farms,
and was a good farmer, and was
making all kinds of money when the
crickets came. but they were literally
''too many for him." He kept his
daughter in school, determined that
she should have finished education,
but when she was seventeen years old
and one cricket famine had followed
another until the family treasury
never showed anything but expense
bills for crops planted and grown,
and there was no reason of harvests
nothing but a memory of black
jumping jacks that came and went
by millions-then it was that Lulah
Warning said, "Cheer up father, I
can teach school. Don't you worry"
and of course, the man didn't-only
at times.
Well, she taught school and attend
ed summer schools in Oregon and
Idaho and graduated from Albion
normal, hoping that natures cricket
incubator would run out of oil or
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-10-09

He boasts of having that strain OF
southern blood which makes men
wreckless and unforgiving; that
makes then take offense easily and
hold a grudge till death and never
miss chance to get even.
People who know how this spirit
works among the poor white trash
and the moonshiners fthe southern
mountains can form pretty good
idea of how the county attorneys
office would be conducted If 1t were
placed in the hands of this man.
Leaving all theories out of the ques-
ton and relying upon the lamp of ex-
perience, the records given in the
tax articles of this issue and in the
Dickinson letter photographed In
this issue, places the matter within
the pale of hard facts already demon
strated.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-10-09
SOCIALISTS CHALLENGE
MOSES ALEXANDER

A challenge has been issued to
Moses Alexander, Democratic candi-
date for governor, to meet L. A. Cob
lantz, Socialist candidate, in debate
on the tax question. The challenge
was issued to Mr.. Alexander by l. F.
Stewart, state secretary of the So
cialist party, under date of Septem-
Der % and is as follows:
Nampa, Idaho, September, 20.
Mr.. M. Alexander, Democratic candi-
date for governor of Idaho, 1914.
Dear Sir: / write you as the ex-
ecutive secretary of the state organi-
cation of the Socialist party.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-10-09
A POLITICAL JOB HUNTER

man who was a candidate for nomination before the
primaries and who pesefed with applications for places in
the of his winning hands the following recital of how
the different obunng spebnders might anayze the various
candidates when looking for openings for political jobs
That Job Hunting Son-of-a-gun
Democrat gazed on list of handed him by obhuntng
CRATER
Twas county Republican ticket and the guy told HIM what
he was after.
"Now Jim, you're my friend, so I'll slip it to you,
Here's the dope our lineup has figured
I'll show you why you ducks should vote for my man,
Or I'll be etemaly jiggered
Now here's Bishop Thomas if he wins this fall I'll have
job helping the judge
And if Pete successful why go with him down Boise to
help him play fudge"
And if Bond lin Klan and Christensen too elected at
this election,
I'm slated for road overseer Jimmy, boy build roads
to perfection.
When down sheriff, why, Simmons of course
For Henry might give me his word
To make me chief deputy Get that old man?
Or for jailor I'd sure be bird.
Now there's Dick for attorney, he's sure in hard luck
For Dicks got to hustles and beg
If he top his scrap with Adalr,
His opponent has only one leg.
When it assessor there's only man.
this dad burned Republican county, and that's E. T. Malcom
A who believes,
In collecting the annual bounty
If he wins his race, why I've got job in my ward,
Chasing round with book
Drawing three bucks day. sticking taxpayers up
With my pencil just like blamed crook
Then, there's Hobrook for clerk.
Say! Jimmy, old top, I'm certainly there with pen
And George is my friend and won't turn me down,
If he did, I'd not boost him again,
iOf course Mrs. Stevens can't offer me much
The salary is not very strong,
No doubt though the lady see her way clear =
To help boost yours truly along. NJ
Mr.. Doud is for Judge everybody knows him, !, q"
II think the old is o. K.
II can't figure him OUT he's just like clam, 49,.
Mr.. Doud has nothing to say.
Here's Luah Smith as the boss of our Schools
She's the one for that classy vocation.
If she is the winner, why am the
Selected to "Probation al,
There only two others, surveyor and Peck
As for them, they 60 to the devil,
u don't want to help in the coroner's 'blz" =
And don't to squirt down level. 4
Now, Jimmy old boy when you vote this fall
Vote right and I'll sure be in clover
But vote Democratic and the whole blooming bunch
will need Peck for to cover them
But Jim says to John: "Now look here, old son.
If you're whole blasted bunch is defeated
You'll have hard time getting something to do
Your conclusion will be that you're cheated :
Now there's where your off your think tank dear boy
II can slide from one side to another.
If the Democrats win and our side gets the hook,
I'm the "gink" that's to work for the other"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-10-09
We have seen advertisements Of

We have seen advertisements Of
recent meetings of yours in different
towns in this section in the interest
of your candidacy and have heard
verbal reports from some of those
attending your meetings, and by these
means we have been assured that you
claim to be the original advocate Of
lower taxes. Also, that you have
claimed to want to debate this ques-
tion of taxation.
Only in order that the public may
have it's ideas clarified upon this i'm
portant subject and not be misled by
partisan and prejudiced feeling of any
kind but really know how they can
have lower taxes, we challenge you to
public debate upon this subject with
our candidate for governor Of the
state, L. A. Coblantz, of Idaho Falls.
We suggest the following statement
of the question: Resolved, That the
principles of government as advo-
Gated by the Democratic party of
Idaho and the plans for reducing
taxation suggested by their candidate
for governor, M. Alexander, will fur
nish the producing class no perman-
ent relief"
Or, If you desire a question of gen.
eral significance on the general is
sues of the campaign, we are willing
and suggest the question:: The DEM
ocl'atic party versus Socialism.
We agree to meet any reasonable
condition in the matter of time and
place. Sincerely yours,
/. F. STEWART,
State secretary Socialist party.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-10-09

If you want your butter to look
better, keep better and sell better,
get pure vegetable parchment wrap
pers at the Republican office.
See The Republican for those le-
gal blanks. They ore carried in stock.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-10-09

graduating at the Albion normal she
took a post graduate course there,
has life diploma, bears the degree
of B. A. and NJ. A. and has taught
seven years in, this county. at River
side and Blackfoot, holding princi-
pleships in both places. She has a
pretty home in Blackfoot, at the
corner of Stout avenue and court
street.
Mrs. Smith isn't doing much cam
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-10-09

upset the brooder or in some way
fail" one whole class, but it didn't.
Nature kept right on, using the Sure
Hatch variety, and the lady had quite
q training in finance before her
fathers estate was ruined. She is
still teaching and financing her af-
fairs, and has a record of twelve
years teaching in this state, nearly
equally divided between the primary
grades and high school. Besides
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-04-04
COULD WREAK DIRE HAVOC
Former Ambassador White Recon-.
mends Limitations on Aerial Mill.
tary Operations.

Andrew d. White, former ambassa.
dor to Germany, and chairman of the
American delegation to the first peace
conference, says in letter to joseph
II. Choate that third Hague peace
conference Is highly desirable and that
the efforts of the national administra.
ton to bring about such a meeting
would receive the support Of all Ameri.
cans regardless of party Doctor
Whites health will not permit him to
attend meeting designed to promote
such a conference He says In his
letter:
One burning question left unsettled
by the second conference was the
partial or complete substitution of con.
tact or floating torpedoes for ships In
maintaining blockades. The question
Is rapidly coming up as to whether
aerial navigation shall be limited IN
obtaining military information or OK.
tended to attacks upon fortified or in
vested places, or whether it shall be
given full power to spread devastation
over peaceful states.
Portable magazines containing hiph
explosives can be so dropped from
flying machines as to wipe out some
of the largest cities in the world II
any power should in the future begin
war in a manner so doubtfully regu-
lar as that in which Japan began her
war with Russia. the nation CLAIMING
to be aggrieved may easily insist ON
being absolved from those poor re.
stralnts at present relied upon and 90
to any extreme in projecting explo-
sives into the defenseless cities of her
enemy. and blotting out some of the
greatest achievements of civilization"