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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-06-17

Mrs. N. N Fuller died at; her
home on Cascade ave. last Friday,
June II, at the age of 81 years
She is survived by her husband
and two sons and two daughters
The children are w. E. Fuller o f
Grand Forks, N. D., S. j. Fuller
of Jackson, Mich, and Mrs. Geo.
Wright and Mrs. w. c. Brundage
Of Duluth, MINI. She is also sur
vived by her sister, Mrs. Jose
phine Reed of this place.
Louise E. Claggett was born at
Eldorado, Fon du Lac county, Wis.
June 90, 1848. She was married
June 5, 1866, to Mr.. N. N. Fuller.
and in the same year they settled
in the Kinnickinnic district, living
there until in 1882, when they
moved to Larimore N. d. They
lived at LarimOre until three years
ago, when they came to this city
to assist in the care of Mrs. Full
ler's mother, Mrs. M. Claggett,
whose death occurred two wee k
ago.
Mrs. Fuller was a lady whose
memory will long be cherished by
all who knew her. In the home she
was an ideal wife and mother, and
the influence of her gently, kindly
spirit will forever dominate the
lives and character of her loved
onesi In the community Ehe will
also be sadly missed. She was
ever anxious to be of service, to
others, and joined with every
movement in which she felt that
she could do good. She had been
a member of the w. r. c, at Lar
more, and she also belonged o
the M. E. Ladies' Aid Society. The
Ladies' Improvement League, and
the w. IT. U. in this city, an d
she was one of the leaders in the
organization which brought about
tn e establishment o f t h e first
church in the Kinnickinnic district.
Although her death will be deeply
mOurned, even those who will feel
her loss the most are comforted in
the thought that in her Heavenly
home she has found sweet relief
from the long weeks of her illness.
The funeral services were held
at the home at three o'clock Sun
day afternoon, Rev. G.. A. Bird Of
ficiating, and the remains were
laid to rest in Greenwood ceme-
terry. Many beautiful floral tri-
butes from here and Larimore and
other communities in which she was
known expressed the love and es-
teeem of a host of friends.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-06-17
NORMAL COMMENc Cement
NOTES

The largest class in it's history
was graduated from the River
Falls Normal school this year.
And this class also has the dis
tinction of having the largest per
centage of boy Membership per
cent
commencement exercises began
on Sunday evening with the bac-
calaureat sermon by DR.. Bushnell
Of the Westminster Presbyterian
Church Of Minneapolis. His sub
iect "Second-Handed Blessing"
was unique, interesting and highly
profitable.
Monday and Tuesday were de-
voted to final examinations.
On Tuesday afternoon the an
nual inter-class field meet wa
run off, the Seniors winning and
earring off the Swenson Loving
Cup.
The Ben Greet Players present.
ed "The Tanning of the Shrew" on
Wednesday evening, before an au-
dience Of a thousand people. Two
hundred automobiles were parked
about the campus and the street
in front of the school was lined
with autos and other vehicles.
The play was grand. and everyone
felt that they had witnessed the
best Shakespearean aacting posi-
BILE.
Thursday evening the Presi-
dents reception was held in the
Normal gymnasium. A great MANY
former students and graduates
were present. making the occasion
a most enjoyable school reunion.
This was President Crabtree's
first public appearance since his
return from the hospital, and the
guests gave him a most affection
ate welcome.
The Commencement exercises
were held Friday. The school was
especially honored in having DR..
David Star Jordon for the Com
mencement speaker. Pres. Jordon
Of Leland Stanford university; al
10 president of the National Peace
Commission; spoke to a crowded
house, on his favOrite subject,
"World Peace Without apparent
effort he held the audience spell
bound throughout his lecture, and
all enjoyed and profited by it.
The school glee clubs furnished
music for the occasion.
The Alumni banquet followed the
commencement exercises. About
two hundred people were served
sDlendid four-course dinner in the
gymnasium by the ladies Of n
NJ. E. Church. At the close OF
the banquet Professor VIM. Seger-
strom president of the Alumni
association. called upon MIR. Tom
Hson. '98, to serve as POSTMASTER.
DR.. Jordon was first to respond
to a toast and he was followed
bv members of the association.
At the banquet the alumni asso-
citation decided to establish me-
mortal to the late Miss A lic
Shultes. Upon the suggestion Of
Miss Laura Weld it was decided
that a memorial fund should be
established, this fund to be avail
able to needy students as scho-
larshipsl A committee of three.
consisting Of Miss Weld and Prof.
Ames and Karges, was selected to
complete arrangements for the es-
tablishment of the fund.
The Alumni association elected
the following officers for the en-
suing year: Oscar Weberg, Presi-
dent; Mrs. Webster. Vice-Preident !:
Mrs. Sutherland. Secretary and
Treasurer; DR.. Cairns. Assistant
Sec. and Treas.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-06-17
OBITUARY
Mrs. Margaret cIauuett

Q
Sunday, May 80 at the home 0
her daughter Mrs. Josephine Reed,
and the funeral was held on Tues
day, Rev. G. A. Bird reading the
servicel The interment was in
Greenwood Cemetery by the side
of the deceased's husband and
three daughters.
Margaret Neil was born in Penn
sylvania, May II, 1927. Her child
hood was spent partly in the in
teresting times of development of
that state and partly in New York.
when Trinity Church and Wall
st. were "up town. Joining e
great movement that progressed
westward with the railroads and
the overland caravans, she came
to Wisconsin. In 1847 she was
married at Fon du Lac to Stephen
Claggett, of Kent County, Eng
land, who immigrated to Utica,
N. Y, thence removed to Ohio,
where he spent his young man
hood in association with the il
lustrious James A. Garfield. H e
came to Eldorado, Wis, in 1847
In 81 Margaret and Stephen Clag-
gett went to Rush River, st. Croix
County, by OK team, made their
house of logs, settled in the I'M
hewed forests. and performed their
part in the epoc period of the de-
velopment of this part of tn e
state. They looked forward to
and knew the time when railroads
penetrated the depths of the big
woods.
In 1872 they moved to their
home in north River Falls, where
Mr.. Claggett died June 16, 1882.
And, except for several years
spent in what is now the N. n.
Fuller residence on Cascade Ave-,
Mrs. Claggett made this her home
until her death on Memorial Day,
having little more than completed
her 88th year.
All who knew Grandma Claggett
appreciated the genuineness of her
large and beautiful nature. Kind
and affectiOnate in relations with
her family and intimates; SYM
pathetic and benevolent with all
who sought self-improvement !;
straightforward and just in bust
ness; cheering and helpful to the
weary and depressed; noble in
thought and influential for good
wherever she was knoWn-she was
of those fortunates who made life
better by their presence.
Many are the stories that might
be told of her help and influence
upon the lives of young people
who were blessed by her interest.
Her life in her home in River
Falls was spent among surround
ings of natural beauty. She loved
the beautiful in natureI Many
memories of her are associated
with the stone urns, the trailing
vines, the blooming roses, h e
bursting peonies, and the flower
ing shrubs that flourished around
her. Her life among the flowers
which she gave SO freely to t h G
happy and the sorrowing, is sig
nificant of her whole life of cheer
and service, and is fitting,
though faint emblem, of her home
in the supreme loneliness of the
skies.
Mrs. Claggett was survived by
two daughters-Mrs. n. n. Fuller
and Mrs. Josephine Reed of River
Falls, and by eight grandchildren
and seven great grandchildren
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-06-17
SIS REWARD SIS

A reward of S25 is offered for
information leading to the arrest
and conviction of anyone found
committing depredations in Glen
Park, said reward to be paid b y
the PARK BOARD.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-06-17

Home made candies at the c. E.
Food sale, Cong1 Oh. June 18th.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-10
DR.. F. S. Pearson, Eminent
Engineer, Former Resi-
dent of Brattlboro
BODY IDENTIFIED IN
QUEENSTOWN MORGUE
His Wife Is Also Supposed to Have
Lost Her Life-occupied Two Sea
sons the Estate Now Used by the
Brattleboro Country Club.

DIR. F. s. Pearson, the eminent engin-
eer of New York and Great Barring
ton, who perished on the Lusitania, was
formerly a summer resident Of Brat
tleboro. For two seasons he occupied
the Brattleboro Retreat property known
as OalIwOod, now the home of the
Brattleboro Country club
Mr.. Pearson was greatly impressed
with the attractions of Brattleboro
and vicinity and contemplated buving
q large estate III this section. He looked
over several properties and then went
to Great Darlington, Mass. where he
bought Edgewood farm. He added to
it by several purchases until he owned
over 10000 acres, his estate being the
largest in Southern Berkshire county.
His body has been identified in the
morgue at Queenstown
Deidrich Stolte, the physical in
structor in the Brattleboro schools. act
ed as tutor for Mr.. Pearson S sons. and
spent some time with the family in
Great Darlington.
DR.. Pearson, who was born in Low
ell, Mass, 64 years ago, was one of the
most prominent consulting engineers in
the United States and was the active
head of the Pearson -Farquhar syndi-
cate, which has engineered contracts
of exceptional Importance in all parts
of the world, lately having been con.
eerned in an immense hydraulic enoin-
eering project in South America.
He was a graduate Of Tufts college
and later an instructor in tie Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology in
Boston. He had been at different
times chief engineer of the West End
Street railTaal comma ny in paztrNa- 4 ha
Old Dominion Coal company and the
Metropolitan street railway of New
York
After much European study, he in
vented a system of underground con
duit roads for the Metropolitan street
railway company, and constructed 81
miles of these conduits for New York.
The electric power station Of this com
Ipany at Ninetysixth street, having a
capacity of 10000 horse power, was
designed by him and represents one OF
his greatest achievements.
DIR. Pearson was one of the first to
recognize the wide field of opportuni
/ tv in the Latin-American republics, and
went to South America to develop g
railway, light and power scheme al
San Paulo, Brazil. He was a man OF
great modesty. with genial and at
! tractive personality. He was a mem
/ Der of the American society of me
| ehanical engineers, tho institute OF
/ civil engineers, and other technical
bodies. DIR. Pearson was trustee OF
/ Tufts college.
! Mrs. Pearson was with her husband
and it is believed that she also was
lost as her name did not appear in tho
early lists of survivors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-10
AVERILL CASE is
RESUMED IN NEWFANE
Defendant Railroad Being Heard
Original and Several Later Sur
veys Agree Perfectly.

Wlndham county court resumed at 3
0 clock this afternoon the taking of testi-
mony in the suit Of George c. Averill of
Brattleboro against the Vermont Valley
railroad, after the weekend recess. The
defense is now being heard and the case
probably will last two or three DAYS more
1t involves the boundary line between
the land Of the parties, the railroad claim
ing that cement retaining wall built by
Mr.. Averill IN the rear of his Main street
property IS 35 feet over on the railroad
property
Mr.. Averill built the wall without hav-
ing the property surveyed, according to
his testimony, locating it west of the line
OF an old fence which he claims was on
the boundary line. The plaintiff sought 10
show not only that the fence was on the
boundary line, but also that the abutment
at the west end of the Connecticut river
bridge, mentioned in the original survey,
had been moved westward since the survey
was made, thereby making subsequent
surveys take off a part of his land.
The railroad company contends that the
fence was not on the line and that the
abutment never has been moved In sup.
port OF this 1t has introduced the original
survey made III 1850 by Young and
Schuyler, a survey made in 1896 by Z. T
Clark, another made in 1900 by David
Williams and one made for this case by
Mr.. Perkins Of Boston All these surveys
made by competent engineers, agree abso-
lutely and all the measurements are made
from certain wel-deiined markers men
toned in the original plan, which stand
today Just where they are indicated in tht
first survey All the SURVEYS. including
the first, begin from marker near tbs
site of the old grain 'll by the MILESTONE
i brook arch and not from the bridge abut
ment, and show the cement wall to b,
well over on the land claimed by the rail
road and included in the original layou
of the railroad property
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-10
SAVED 81 LIVES WITH
COLLAPSIBLE BOHT
Charles E. Lauriat, Publisher, Sends
London Cablegram to His Wife in
Cambridge, Mass.

BOSTON, May 10.-A cablegram
from Charles f. Lauriat, jr., publish
er of this city, who was passenger
en- the Lusitania, was received by Mrs
Lauriat at her home in Cambrige today
The message, sent from London, $50
p. M. yesterday, was in part as follows:
- arrived from Queenstown yester-
day safe and sound. l am suffering
from no after shock. We were struck
at 8.02 After doing all | could on the
ship | jumped and swan at 80. /
found collapsible lifeboat We got
in 30 in all and rowed for shore We
were picked up in about two hours
and reached Queenstown at 9.30 The
town was all open with hospitality
There was much to be done Saturday
morning. II was a pitiful day. The
American consul was a great help. We
brought through four slightly injured
The women we got showed wonderful
courage Love to all. ! regret your
hours Of suspense. Mr.. Lauriat has g
local reputation as swimmer and
vachtsman.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-10
KNIGHTS TO OPEN
WILMINGTON FIELD
Local Baseball Team Secured to Play
First Game on New Diamond =
Flag Raising and Concert.

Manager Hugh Harwood of the Knights
of Columbus baseball team, team that
would like to join local league when one
Is formed here, has been booked for the
honor Of opening the new ball grounds in
Wilmington May 81 by playing the Will
mington team.
Mr. Harwood lod secured an option on
Island Park fo~ ~ holiday and intended
to play game there, but recent assur-
ances of the n,nnner~r,,ant that the grounds
would not be ready for use at that time,
as they have been seeded down, forced
him, if he was to secure game for that
date, to accept the offer of the Whining
ton management
The day is to be. a feature one in Will
imngton. There will be a band concert,
flag raising and other events commensurate
with the opening of a field dedicated to
the national pastime and given by men
who are greatly interested in the well
fare of that town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-10

home, also received many similar mes
sages.
The President plans to go to Philadel-
phia late today to deliver there in the
evening a speech which observers gener-
ally believe viii give expression to his own
feeling on the situation produced by the
sinking of the Lusitania He is to adj
dress a meeting of 1000 naturalized Amer
leans, arranged for several weeks ago by
the bureau OF naturalization of the de-
partment of commerce to launch a system
attic campaign for educating new citizens
to a right understanding OF their duties
Mr.. Wilson will return early Tuesday, and
a few hours later the regular meeting of
the cabinet will take place, when it is
generally expected he viii lay before his
advisers the policy he has in mind and
ask their counsel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-10
CAPT. d. I'll. GILMAN
GETS APPOINTMENT
Important Position as Division Engi-
neer on western Railroad-Resigns
as Company Captain.

Capt. Dana III. Gilman of Company |,
First Infantry, Y. y. G., received a tele-
gram last week from the vice-presdent of
the Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas railroad at
Dallas, Texas, offering him an immediate
appointment as division engineer on their
lines. After some correspondence by wire,
Mr.. Gilman has decided to accept the
position, which is one of considerable re-
lsponsibility, and will leave for the West
the last of this week, reporting to the gen
eral manager in Parsons, Kansas.
Mrs. Gilman will remain at their home
on Crosby street for the present with her
mother, Mrs H. w Hovey of Mortified
| (Vt) and will join Mr.. Gilman if he de-
cides to remain in the West.
| Mr. Gilman received the degree of Bach
| elor of Science and Civil Engineer from
Norwich university in 1906, and for three
years until 1909 was in railroad engineer
ing work in Texas. In the meantime hav-
ling been married, he gave up this work
and came to Brattleboro, where he has
since lived. He is the senior member of
the engineering firm of Gilman & Helyar
land was the junior member of the firm of
Gilman & Son, conducting until very re-
Gently a trucking business, livery and
sales stables His resignation as captain
lof Company / has been accepted by wire,
and he was given permission to turn over
the property to Lieutenant c. W. Tren.
dali
Mr. Gilman has many friends in Brattle
Iboro. who will be glad of this opportunity
that has come to him, but will regret the
necessity of his leaving town He will bt
seriously missed by Company | and the
Vermont Wheel club, being member o
the board of governors of the latter or
ganization
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-10
DISCLAIMS
ALL RESPONSIBILITY
Official Communication Says Owners
= Were Warned and Knew of Dan
ger to Passengers.

BERLIN, May 10 The following
official communication was issued late
Saturday night:
The Cunard liner Lusitania was yes
terday torpedoed by a German sub
marine and sank.
The Lusitania was naturally armed
with guns, as were recently most of the
English merchantie steamers. More
over, as is well known here, she had
large quantities of. war material in her
cargo.
Her owners, therefore. knew to what
danger the passengers were EXPOSED.
They alone bear all the responsibility
for what has happened.
Germany, On her part, left nothing
undone to repeatedly and strongly
warn them. The imperial ambassador
in Washington even went so far as to
make a public warning, so as to draw
attention TO this danger. The English
press sneered then at the warning and
relied on the protection of the British
fleet to safeguard Atlantic traffic
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-10

writer, and Mr. and Mrs Ebert Hub
bard.
The survivors do not agree as to
whether the submarine fired one or two
torpedoes. A few say they saw the
periscope, though many attest to trac
ing the wake Of foam as projectiie
came towards the vessel. The only
points in which all concur is that the
torpedo struck the vessel a vital blow
amidships, causing her to list almost
Immediately to the starboard. In this
careening fashion she plowed forward
some distance, smashing the lifeboats ;
davits as she did so, and making the
launching of boats well nigh impos-
sible until headway had ceased.
How far the Lusitania struggled for
ward after being struck and how long
it was before she disappeared beneath
the waves likewise are points upon
which few passengers agree, estimates
of the time she remained ahoat rang
ing from eight to 20 minutes At any
rate the list to starboard so elevated
the hfeboats on the port side as soon
to render them useless, and it is said
only two on that side were launched.
The first of these, according to the
custom of the sea, was filed with wom-
en- and children. 1t struck the water un-
evenly, capsizing and throwing its so
occupants into the sea. The Lusitania
even then was making considerable
headway and these women and little
! children were swept TO death in spite
Of the attempts Of two stokers to res
cue them. These stokers, according to
the passengers, were drowned.
After that several boats were
launched successfully, but the steam
er S list grew more perilious. the decks
slanting to such an angle that it was
imperative for all to cling to the star
board rail. Many by this time had
donned life belts and jumped. Several
lifeboats broke adrift unoceupied, and
the sea became froth Of oars, chairs,
| debris and human bodies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-10
SAYS THE ATTACK
WAS JUSTIFIABLE
DR.. Dernberg Claims the Lusitania
Carried Contraband and Was an
Auxiliary Cruiser.

CLEVELAND, May 10. - Bernard
Dernberg, former German colonial Sec
retary, who came here from New York
to address the City club holds the
sinking of the Lusitania by German
submarine to be justifable. He takes
this position because the Lusitania car
ried contraband of war and also be-
cause the boat was classified as an aux
iliary cruiser at the disposal of the
British admiralty. Warnings given by
the German embassy at Washington
together with the note of February IS,
from Berlin, declaring the existence of
the war zone, relieve Germany from
responsibility for the loss of lives of
Americans, he said. DR.. Dernburg al
so characterized the torpedoing of the
American tank liner Gulfight CARRYING
a cargo of oil from France to England,
as justifable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-10
.ll5 AMERICANS
IN DEATH LIST
Total Number of Lusitania Dead Now Placed at
1853 Whole Company of British Soldiers Dig
ging Huge Graves for the Unidentified Dead at
Queenstown Survivors Stories

QUEENSTOWN, May 10.-1.57 a. m.
Beginning at noon today the bodies
of the identified Americans drowned in
the sinking of the Lusitania, covered
with stars and stripes, were removed
from morgues and placed side by side
in the Cunard line offices on the water
front
As they were carried through the
streets the crowds uncovered. A whole
company of British soldiers today com
pleted the digging Of three huge
graves, each 80. by 20 feet, in which
the 40 unidentified dead will be buried
tomorrow.
The moving Of bodies up the hill to
the cemetery will begin at $50 and
continue until 1.30.
Mounted police, soldiers and civilians
will participate in the service, clergy
men of all creeds joining in prayers.
Many bodies of children and babies
still lie in morgues. 1t is probable that
these little ones viii be placed in a
grave together.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-10

The death list of the Lusitania OBJ
tanned from official sources, now
stands at 1853, Of whom 115 were
Americans.
Out Of the total of 1917 passengers
and crew aboard, 764 persons, men,
women and children passengers and
crew are known to have survived, and
there are g. Americans among them.
They have reported themselves or have
been reported and there is just a bare
chance that any more will be found
alive
OF the 764 survivors 462 were pas.
sengers and 302 crew. Forty-seven Of
this number are in the hospitals at
Queenstown seriously i'll of whom 80
are passengers and II are crew. Some
Of them will die. There are IA bod
les in the morguc at Queenstown, and
of this number 81 bodies have been
identified, So from the passenger list
and - from the crew.
There were ii additional identified
tions Of the dead at Queenstown yes
teeday and among those who were es
tablished as lost were Charles Plamon
don of Chicago DR.. Orr Jacobus and q
r. Broderick The body of Nine. An
tome Depage, wife of the head of the
Belgian Red Cross, was also picked out
She was returning from the United
States, where she had been on lecture
z INrnt
erick was on his way to Belgium t.
work for the American Relief commits
sion.
No trace has been found of the bod
les of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, Lin
don Bates, jr., Justus Miles Forman, th