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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-04-01
FINANCIAL REPORT
City of River Falls.

Annual Report of the Common Council of
the City of River Falls for the fiscal year end
inc March 20 1918
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-04-01

New York City,
March 28.-PastOr
Russell spoke to-
day at New York
City Temple, w.
ODD Street, near
Broadway. We re
port his address
from the text,
"Hosanna. Bless
ed is He that
c o m e t h in the
n q N e Of til e
Lord" on a r k
100, The Pastor
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-04-01

TRY OUR PRIME ROASTS
You will be captivated completely.
Everybody likes our roasts. Why2
That's easy. It's because they'reaI
ways Perfect, like roasts should be
We make no mistakes in meats and
our customers make no mistakes
buying of us.
MODEL MEAT MARKET
VINCENT FAT PROPRIETOR
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-04-01

Bersee is coming-see reader.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-04-01

For the week beginning March 20
and ending April we will give ten
times as many votes on all dress
goods. If you care to boost your
favorite contestant, come in and
buy your spring dresses during this
time and help her by giving her
these extra votes.
j. w. ALLARD.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-04-01
Panama Exposition Contest

The following are the standings
of the contestants in the Panama
Exposition Contest at ] w. Allard's,
for the week ending Wednesday,
March 81.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-04-01

A single harness for sale cheap.
Oct. Is If.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-04-01
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received
at the City Clerks Office in the City
of River Falls until March 20, at 10
O'Clock a. M, for m an and team to
operate the street sprinkler for a
term of six months, commencing
about April Is. The sprinkler to
be operated 20 hours a day if neces-
sary.
The Council reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
All bids to be sealed and direct
eE to the City Clerk.
By order of the City Council.
Allen p Weld,
City Clerk.
A single harness for sale cheap.
Phone74-Adv. Oct. Is IF.
Phone your news items to the
Journal. Phons 80.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-04-01

Look for the announcement t
our IL" System style show. john
son & Cranmer Co.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26
AN HONEST NEGRO

Jack Russell, a negro, who lives on
Mr.. Ben Smiths place on Yorkville
No. 1, went to the county treasurer's
office this morning to pay his taxes.
At the time, Mr.. Brown Neil, brother
Of the treasurer, was in the office, and
recognizing Russell, he laughingly re-
marked, why Jack, are you still pay
ing taxes? thought you had got way
up in the mountains and would try to
dodge your taxes
Russell replied: mo, sir; I don't
try to dodge anything. I don't study
about anything but being honest"
Treasurer Neil told him the amount
of his taxes, $2.05. Russell pulled out
his money. In his right hand was a
bill, and in his left SIS note. And
as he showed the bill in his right hand
through the window, Treasurer Neil
said, Give me that s5 bill" Russell
still pushed the other bill through the
window and quietly remarked: THAT
money Is not mine. I just picked that
up off of the floor outside here. This
IS is to pay my taxes with" The
treasurer said it wasn't his, but Rus
sell insisted that he had no claim on
1t and turned the bill over to the
treasurer for safe keeping.
Jack Russell, without moving from
the window had demonstrated his
claim, that he was an honest man.
The party who lost the $40 bill later
came in and identified his property
and the money was turned over to the
claimant
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26
CAUSE OF LAWLEssNEss.

During the four years which
have been on the bench I have been
keeping my eyes open in order to as
certain what is needed to uphold the
law and to discover the reason for so
many killings in this state" said
Judge Rice to the grand jury We'd
nesday afternoon before discharging
| that body. 1.-The number of killings
in South Carolina during the past Is
of 20 years has been simply appall-
ing" said the judge. There is some
thing radically wrong. You often hear
the expression, there is no use going
" court; you can't get justice
uont know whether that Is true in
York county or not but I Will have a
cnance to learn.
..rne trouble Is that the average
petit juror thinks he has rlgnt 10
acQmI or convict a defendant as he
pleases regardless or the law and the
evidence. many OF them honestly
lnlnk tnat SO far as l have seen,
YORK county jurors are not OF that
Knu. These cases here this week have
peen disposed or in accordance with
the law and the evidence. But in
some counties 1t seems that defend
ant is acquitted or convicted as the
jurors please, regardless OF the 1acts.
''As an illustration l cite you case
when came under my observation In
un. or the lower counties OF the state
several months ago. A man was on
Il iaI Tor killing another. The undis-
puted testimony was that the deceas-
ed had been shot in the back four
tunes. The defendant had the gall to
plead self-defense and was acquitted.
How can We administer justice
when such things exist?" asked his
honor. Can it be the fault Of the
Judge? No, because it is not for him
to say whether the defendant Is gull
ty or not. Neither Is 1t the fault OF
the solicitor, because he does not pass
on the guilt or innocence Of the party.
The petit jurors alone are RESPONSE.
BILE. They are the most powerful
factors in the judicial system Of the
state AS I have pointed out in some
counties, the average petit Juror be-
lieves he has right to settle case
as he pleases regardless Of evidence.
II a solicitor or Judge tried to do that
he would lose his job in IL months.
What are we going to do about
this?" asked the judge. This thing
is eating the life out Of our judicial
system. Something must be done and
done quickly.
II am talking to you gentlemen
about this matter as I have talked
to every grand jury in the circuit.
You are now going to your respec-
tive homes. We have got to inoculate
this spirit Of the trial Of cases In ac-
cordance with the law and the evil
dence among our petit jurors. II you
gentlemen agree with me, / want you
to talk about it among the people In
your respective communities more
especially If the condition Of which
I refer prevails in this county.
In conclusion his honor compli-
mented the grand jury upon their
good work. "It should be an easy
matter" he said, to get those North
Carolina people who are making Clo-
yer a dumping ground for their IL
quor. The law on that point Is plain.
1t is only necessary for the authori-
ties to enforce that law"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

There has been talk on the streets
during the past few days that at least
two circuit judges have in times past
declared unconstitutional the law that
requires clerks of the court to pay
over to their respective counties all
fees, costs and salary in excess OF
$4,000 per annum. The allegation is
that the judges held something to the
effect that since such fees, costs, ETC.
might not aggregate even $500, there
was no equity in asking for the re-
payment of all in excess Of $4,000. The
law referred to was repealed in 1912
and in a very quiet manner, so far as
we have recollection it was not even
mentioned in the daily papers in a
way that the public would understand
what it meant. AS to whether the law
was really constitutional while 1t re-
manned in the code, Of course. we dc
not know; but it is nevertheless fact
that it has never been passed upor
adversely in this county, and il is also
a fact that the supreme court has new
er been given a chance at 1t. Accord
ing to our view. especially considering
the quantity and character of the
work done by the clerk of the court as
compared with the quality, quantity
and character of the work done by the
other officials of the county. $4,000 pei
annum is ample pay, and the county
delegation in the general assembly
would make no mistake in fixing the
salary at a figure not exceeding that
sum. In the meantime we think that
if at any time previous to the repeal
of the law on the subject the salary
of the clerk of the court exceeded SO,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

AS we see it, none Of the county Of
ficers who have made reports in ac-
cordance with the law, get any more
for their services than they should
have. The judge Of probate was fol
a long time very poorly paid, as UP
to some years back the income Of the
office was hardly more than $500 OF
5000 a year, which is far too little for
man competent to hold this highly
responsible position. The sheriff's
office was also badly underpaid, and
the salary and other income now Is
hardly enough, considering the ex-
penses that have to be met by that
officer. The auditor and treasurer
receive fairly good salaries, but nc
more than they should have. The su
pervisor probably receives less than
any other official in proportion to the
service performed, and the super
intendent of education ought to have
at least $1,000 a year. The clerk OF
the court has not yet filed any report
and as to what that officer receives, OF
course, is only matter Of specula-
ton, although the common belief
seems to be that the compensation OF
the clerk is very much larger than
that of any other officer under the
county government.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

w. e. Ferguson-Wants his custom
ers to try stones fruit cake, at soc
a pound. He says 1t Is delicious,
Cake ingredients.
r. r. Heath Co.-Says it is going out
of the grocery line on January l.
and offers groceries at close prices
farm hardware.
Sherer & Quinn-Ask you to remem-
ber them for everything needtul for
the Christmas baking, now less than
month away.
Sam M. Grist-Points out that he Is in
The insurance business strictly on a
basis Of SERVICE" and always gives
his clients the best possible service.
McGill Bros, No. 1-Give notice that
from now on their gin will run only
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
until further notice.
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.-Publishes q
sworn statement by the manager OF
the Belk Bros Charlotte store, of
the amount Of business done by the
Belk Bros Chain" of stores.
City Pharmacy, Clover-Calls atten.
ton to its prescription department
and the efficiency Of its service.
A. M. McGill, Ycfkville No. An
nounces a big Doomed" sale to be-
gin at his store Dec. /. Rare bar
gains in all kinds of goods.
day goods and invites Christmas
shoppers t. shop early.
McElwee, Love & Co.,. Clover-Are
ready to serve you with groceries
and dainties for the holiday baking.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

he pleased to welcome the bishop as
he came, not at the head Of a martial
host, with flying banners, but as a SOL
dier Of the Cross, leading an army for
the uplift Of humanity. He also re-
marked the feeling Of amity that ex-
listed between the white people and
the colored people.
The mayors remarks were briefly
responded to by Rev. w. o. Carson.
The South Carolina conference Is
composed Of four districts, and in
cludes in its membership four presid-
ing elders, and about $50 preachers,
140 of whom are in active charge of
pastorates Including mission work.
ers, lay delegates and preachers, there
are about 200 delegates attending the
conference. So far as reports have
been made the progress Of the work
Of the conference spiritually, fnan-
cially and otherwise Is quite satisfac-
tory.
The conference will not complete
its work until Sunday or perhaps on
Monday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26
HICKORY GROVE cHAUTAUQUA

Attended by scores Of people from
the town and surrounding community,
Hickory Grove held her first chautau-
qua this week and although the at
tendance was not sufficient to pay all
the costs connected with the show, the
guarantors are not dismayed but have
signed a contract with the chautauqua
people to bring the show back to Hick-
DRY Grove next year.
The Radcliffe chautauqua players
opened on Tuesday and the show came
to a close last evening, the attendance
on the last day Of the show being
larger than on any other day Of the
event.
Tuesday was Agricultural day" at
Hickory Grove, Wednesday was desig-
mated as Educational day." and yes
terday was known in the little town
as Town Boosters day." Prof. Park
er Of Clemson college, was the chief
speaker on Tuesday, his lecture being
heard by number Of farmers of the
community as well as the townspeople.
Diversified farming was the subject of
the professors lecture. He pointed
out the necessity of proper prepara-
ton of the soil, the need Of growing
clover ana other legumeS In order to
inoculate the soil, ETC., and told his
hearers that the raising of only one
crop, cotton. would destroy land,
whereby the raising of bread crops
would tend to improve the SOIL
DR.. Lee Davis Lodge, president of
Limestone college, Gaffney, was the
principal speaker on Wednesday,
which was designated as Educational
day" The Fundamentals Of Educa-
ton, was the subject of DR.. Lodges ad-
dress and he was heard with interest
by his large audience.
Yesterday was designated as Town
Boosters day." by the chautauqua
people. Mr.. Clarence o. Kuester of
Charlotte, n. c., was invited to come
to Hickory Grove and address the
audience on this occasion, but was un-
able to be present For that reason
there were no public exercises yester-
lay morning. There were large au-
diences in attendance on the chautau-
qua performances yesterday afternoon
and evening After the exercises yes
+er''ay afternoon. those who stand as
~uarantors of this years chautauqua
held a meeting at which it was de-
cided to again have the chautauqua in
Hickory Grove despite the fact that
the door receipts were more than 500
under expenses.
That the people OF the Hickory
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26
900 per annum, that excess rightly be-
longs to York county.

The attendance upon the Sunday
night services of the First Presbyte-
rian church is an interesting indica-
ton of the value Of paid-for advertis-
ing space in the daily papers. For
several months this church has used
in the daily papers Of Saturday ad-
vertising space, for which 1t has PAID
the regular rates, and in which II mas
printed advertisements in regard TO
the services Of the following Sunday.
The average Sunday night attendance
at the First Presbyterian church Is
double what 1t was year ago. An
officer of the church said last night
that the congregation was certainly
three times as large as the Sunday
night congregations OF November,
1914. BY means Of paid-for adver-
tisements the church has been sue
cessful in it's effort to extend widely
the influence for good and for religion
of it's Sunday night services.-Char-
lotte Observer.
There is something about this that
we cannot explain to our own satis-
faction, much less to the satisfaction
of people who have not had occasion
to give the subject the same study
that we have given it. So far as get
ting money from the churches is con-
cerned, we really want nothing Of the
kind. We pay for the upkeep of the
churches a great deal more than they
pay for our upkeep, and we would not
have it otherwise. Also we are al
ways glad to give the churches any
reasonable amount Of advertising free
Of cost But that is not the point.
A free ad. does not have the same ef-
feet as a paid ad. Just why we do
not know, unless 1t comes under the
principle which teaches that that
which costs nothing is worth nothing.
II people go to real trouble and ex-
pense to get other people to come to
church, then the other people are
more likely to feel that there is really
something worth while in going.
However, as we have said, we cannot
explain it. We accept the facts stated
by the Observer as facts, and we Will
leave them alone at that.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ae, 1915.

Mrs. J. r. Hart and children Of
this place are visiting Mrs. w. 8.
Neil in Columbia.
Miss Pauline Lee Of Rock Hill. is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John Moser In
Yorkville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grady Smarr Of Vir-
ginia are visiting relatives and
friends in the Hickory Grove COM
munity.
Capt. and Mrs. John r. Dickson
of Oklahoma, Okla, are visiting the
family Of Mr.. ]. w. Y. Dickson near
Yorkville.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 8. Wilkerson and
daughter Of Hickory Grove visited
Mrs. Wilkerson's mother Mrs. B. F.
Merritt near Rock Hill this week.
Mr.. ]. w. Y. Dickson Of Yorkville
Of paralysis last Sunday is reported
to be improving steadily.
Mesdames ]. w. Quinn and ]. e.
Stroup attended the Whitesides- -Faris
wedding at Smyrna Wednesday even
ing.
DR.. M. w. White and family Of
Yorkville, spent yesterday with the
family Of Mr.. ]. Frank Ashe at Nc
Connellsville.
Misses Marilla and Lucia Reid Ew-
art and James Knox Ewart Of York
vile, spent Thanksgiving with relatives
at Smyrna
Mrs. Fannie Morrow and Mr.. and
Mrs. Holland Morrow and little son, Of
Gastonia, spent yesterday with the
family Of Mr.. D. T. Woods In York
Vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsay Hunter OF
Lincolnton, N. c., spent yesterday with
the family Of Mrs. ]. ]. Hunter here.
Miss Mary Connolly of this place,
where she will take position.
Prof. L. w. Jenkins Of the Spar
tanburg graded schools, spent yester-
day with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Jenkins, here.
Misses Ina Ashe Of the Cotton Belt
school, and Miss Ruth Ashe, who Is
teaching in Cherokee county, spent
Thanksgiving at McConnellsville.
Mrs. ]. Frank Watson and family
of the Hickory Grove section left last
week for Texas where they will
spend some time with relatives and
friends.
Mr.. George c. Hammersley, one OF
the oldest engineers on the Marion and
Kingville division Of the Southern, is
confined to his home at Blacksburg
on account Of an attack Of pneumonia.
He is now very much improved and
his physician expects him to continue
10 improve with proper care and nurs-
ing. Mr.. Hammersley last week suf-
fered an attack Of grippe and on
Sunday went on his run to Marion and
was stricken with pneumonia in his
right lung as he was on the run from
Marion to Rock HILL and at Blacks
burg, was removed to his home where
he has since been confined.
Gastonia Gazette, Nov. %: Rev. F.
w. Dibble, who has for the past year
been pastor Of the Methodist church
at Glover, was in town yesterday en-
route to Spartanburg, 8. c., to attend
the annual session Of the upper South
Carolina Conference. Mr.. Dibble will
not return to Glover next year as he
has been transferred to the lower
South Carolina Conference and will
receive appointment in that confer
ence. During his residence In Glover
Mr.. Dibble has made many friends In
Gastonia who will regret to know that
he is to go to another field Of work.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26
THE ISENHoWER CASE.

Former Governor Cole L. Blease
A. L. CASTOR, Esq, and John r. Hart
Esq, Of the counsel for Ernest Isen.
hover, Jesse Morrison and Jim Rawls
the three Fairfield county men charg.
ed with the murder Of Sheriff Adam
Hood, Deputy Sheriff Raleigh Boul.
ware and a negro, Jules Smith, in the
court house in Winnsboro this spring
appeared before Judge Rice Wednes'
day afternoon for the purpose Of set.
ting the time for the trial Of the case
Governor Blease stated to the court
that the defense was anxious to cal
the case to trial on next Monday.
Solicitor Henry said that it would be
impracticable for the state to be
ready by that time since a number
of witnesses who were wanted could
not be summoned by Monday. He
stated that the state would be ready
on Tuesday morning, December z.
Governor Blease stated that the
time mentioned by the state would
not suit him since he had engage
other points in Virginia, the week be.
ginning December 6. He suggested
that if the state were not ready by
next Monday that the case be called
on Monday, December 13.
Judge Rice stated that he would
call the case on Tuesday, December
z, but would not set that date posi-
lively and that If either the defense
or prosecution could show good cause
on Dec. z, as to why they are not
ready for trial, the case will be post
poned until the week beginning
December 13.
Jesse Morrison one Of the defend
ants in the case and - Isenhower, a
brother Of one of the defendants, at
tended the hearing Wednesday.
1t is said that about sixty wit
nesses will be summoned by the state
and the defense.
Governor Blease said Wednesday
afternoon that the defense had nc
desire to put off the trial and that
so far as he knows now, the case will
certainly be tried during this term.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

We think that the York county
grand jury did a good thing when 1t
called upon the county officers to COM
ply with the law requiring them to
file statements Of the annual receipts
Of their respective offices. The law is
proper one, and the information called
for is only that to which the public is
entitled, even though there was no
such law. All the information sought
in the recommendation has not yet
been placed on the record; but it is
presumed that the grand jury has
satisfactory promise that it will be-
else it would no doubt have referred
to the matter again in it's current re-
port.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26
ABOUT PEOPLE

]. Edgar Poag of Rock Hill was
among the visitors here this week.
Ray Richardson of Yorkville spent
yesterday with friends In Chester.
Mrs. ]. B. Talbert Of Hickory Grove
Is visiting relatives in Rock Hill.
Miss Reba Cain Of Yorkville, visited
friends in Hickory Grove this week.
Miss Sallie Craig visited friends in
Lancaster Thursday.
Mr.. B. F. Smith of Yorkville, spent
yesterday in Charlotte.
Miss Camilla Beard Of Charlotte, Is
the guest Of Miss Esther Ashe here.
Miss Adele Kirkpatrick, N. c., is
visiting Mrs. ]. w. Kirkpatrick here
Mr.. H. B. James, is spending several
days in Knoxville, Tenn.
Mr.. E. B. Lowry spent Thanksgiv-
ing with friends at Greensboro, n. C.
Mr.. Howard Caldwell Of Columbia
was a visitor in Yorkville yesterday.
Nj. George Cartwright of Gaffney
spent Thanksgiving in Yorkville.
DR.. ]. D. Mcdowell and family
visited friends at Davidson, N. c., this
week.
Miss Georgia Witherspoon has re-
turned to her home after a visit to
relatives in Rock Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Lyle Glenn Of Ches-
ter spent several days with Mr.. and
Mrs. T. F. McDow here, this week.
Miss Kate Hunter who is teaching
school in Gaffney, is spending several
days at her home here.
Master Frank James is spending
several days with his grandparents
in Yadkinville, N. c.
Miss Anna Lewis of Chester Is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. W.
w. Lewis here.
Miss Maude Stroup has returned
to her home here, after a visit to
friends in Charlotte.
Miss Lizzie Blair Of Blairsvllle, Is
spending today with DR.. M. w.
White here.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Hemphill and
son are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Witherspoon here.
Miss Bessie Pegram Of Gastonia, Is
spending several days at her home
here.
Mr. Ardrey Inman Of Davidson col
lege, is visiting his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. NJ. Inman, here.
Mrs. S. W. Inman Of Florence, Is
spending several days with relatives
here.
Mr.. Thomas Cartwright Of Anderson,
visited his father, DR.. A. Y. Cart
wright, here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Porter Of Gas
tonia, spent yesterday in Yorkville
tho 70 ~ Mr. T r Porter
Misses Kittie Blair. Margaret and
Horma Grist spent Thanksgiving with
relatives at Blairsville.
Mrs. C. j. Youngblood returned to
her home here Wednesday night. aft
er a visit to relatives in Spartanburg.
Mr.. r. Yorkston Grist Of Columbia,
spent yesterday with Yorkville rela-
tives and friends.