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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-23
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

There are classes now in all four
years of latin work in this school.
One student from the Normal is
doing his latin work here.
On Saturday, Miss Stuart, Miss
Williams, and Mr.. and Mrs. Still
man were guests of Miss Anna
Smith in an automobile trip to IL
waco.
Julius Gregor is Office clerk for
this week. Students in the Com
mercial department are given this
practical work as part of their
training.
The officers of the Sophomore
Glass: Miles Badger, President;
James Manion, Vice President;
Clifford essen, Secretary; and Al
bert Larson, Treasurer.
There was special gathering in
the gymnasium Friday evening.
The first part of the evening was
spent in playing games, and the
latter in dancing. A good time is
reported by everyone.
Two classes in the high school
have approached the maximum al
lowed in any recitation group, name
ly, thirty. There are twenty-eight
in English Literature and twenty
six in Medieval History,
On Tuesday some of the students
had their pictures taken. 1t was
unintentional on their part however.
This happened in the Library when
Mr.. Sanderson came to take some
views to be used at the Superin-
tendent's meeting in Madison.
The Freshmen and Sophomores
held their election of officers during
the past week. The officers of the
Freshman class are, President,
Marvin Porteus; Vice President,
Eddie Burkhardt; Secretary, Harry
Ostness; and Treasurer, Calvin
Hammond.
Credit will hereafter be granted
for special work in both Physical
Training and Penmanship. The
girls will meet each Monday with
Miss Stuart, Mr.. Stillmar will have
the boys on Fridays, and Miss
Keckler will hold her special class
on Wednesdays as usual. Chorus
work will be given on Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
Early football calamaties started
as usual at the beginning of the
season. Dwight Chinook will be
out of the game for some time be-
cause of badly sprained ankle.
Charles Hunter had his ear torn
severely but this will not keep him
out long. The squad is progressing
rapidly but we need all of our good
men at practice.
There has been an unusual in
crease in the attendance of the
Junior High school this year. The
increase in students has been 80
per cent. This shows an increasing
interest in this department of the
school and it deserves the increase.
There are two teachers in the room
and with the students all in one
body, it makes it better for both
students and teachers. This year
the students have also the advant-
age of musical training each day by
Miss Anderson. Departmental work
is done in physical training, Vo.
cational Work, and Geography.
The trSt program OF the Literary
society will be held Monday, Sept.
81, the following program being the
one that is to be given:
Violin solo. ...... Mr.. Howard
Pres. address. Roland Badger
Recitation. 49,. Alice Peterson
My first impression of the high
school,. Esther Meir
Original story. Margaret Smith
Recitation. Catherine Dawson
Current events Newton Pearson
................Ja James Morrow
Quartette... Mrs. Amy
................ Miss Anderson
......,.........M Mr.. Wickland
MI. DIG
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-23
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS


Council Chamber, City of River Falls, Sept
ember Is, 1915.
Regular meeting Of the Common Council
Council convened at o'clock Mayor Stiles
in the chair
Aldermen present. Browen, Carisch and Ost-
ness ElertSon absent
Minutes Of previous meeting of Sept. End.
and special meeting of Sept. 18th read and
approved
Finance committee reported the following
claims approved
arpahKS Morse Co.. -. Jute ..........S 80
cate valves etc, % II
Waterous Engine Works Co. fire hydrant 80 so
Power Engineering Co. Dam material. 81 IS
n W. Ell Equipment Co. Soldering paste 90
Price Electric Co. -. Supplies .......... 81 So
General Electric Co. Tightening arresters Is rs
fierce Cy. Telephone Co. Messages.... 2 Sc
Ahce Hardy, ...... salary ............. IS IS
a Ramberg, salary Chief of police. 80 90
Joseph Konichek.. Labor at park. so 90
4 Buck, $500. salary ....-.......... so 90
Patterson..... salary. 80 90
extra IaDor...... ......t........ 20
NJ Brlgg' ......salary ................... p 80
extra labor..................... 30
sweet s ,aI,,rr >. ~ ~
Watltr Campbell. Labor Ell. dept. $500. 80 90
Kay Lunger Labor on dam. 4 81
v Bennett '''''''''' - . .
L. Malberg .............. 50
" lllI@lns' Sal ~ s1ree' commissioner 81 o.
Lutte Mckee. ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 20 a
John Mapes, 49,. Labor on Streets. 20 SO
800 $40 $50 ~ :.
VIM. Mc1lroy ......................... "a ~
E. E. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 %
Cbas Sn,jth o oe (,
M D Savage. ....................... "a AZ
Geo. Cnlnnock' ................'......." % 81
Geo. Farnswortb gravel, % 40
Bills allowed, all voting aye.
The applications of Mrs. Sarah
Gleason, Z. N. Wiger, Joseph Koni'
chek, and Isaac Isaacson, George
Dunbar and Mrs. c. H. George for
cement walks on south side of
Lake street. On motion voted that
tnar the applications be granted and
TOUR loot walk be Quilt on the
usual terms.
The Bond OF Albert Ramberg as
Chlet OF Police with X. w. Reynolds
ana J. +. Mack as suretles read and
on motion accepted and approved
Resolution ordering a cement
walk1ald on the west side OF sixth
street along the property line OF W.
,. Wells, width OF walk tour and
one half feet, length of walk one
hundred seventy four and one half
feet read tlrst time andread second
rlme' ana put upon It's passage.
On hloel0n Voteo 20 aoopC the re-
solutlon' all voting aye
Whereas pubic necessity and
convenience requires the laylng OF
sidewalk IN accordance with the
estaollsned width and or the ma
terlal heretofore prescribed and
used IN the construction OF side
walk In the city OF River Fails, IN
accordance with the resolutions OF
the Common Council Of said City
heretofore made and appearing on
the records of said Common Coun-
Gil, on the West side of sixth street
in said city along the East line of
the following described premises
situated in the city of River Falls,
Pierce County, Wisconsin, to-wit:
mart Of Ga0fior Ono Tour, G hin
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-23
BORN

SWENSON-In this city, Monday
September 20, 1915, to Professor
and Mrs. B. i. Sw enscn, a son.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-23

FOR SALE-House and barn and
IA lots. P. Hastert. Phone 372.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-23

This will be fine program and
all are cordially invited to attend.
Program begins at 2:15.
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Council Chamber City of River Falls, Sept
ember Is, 1915.
Regular meeting Of the Common Council.
Council convened at clock, Mayor Stiles
in the chair
Aldermen present. Browen, Carisch and Ost-
ness. ElertSon absent
Minutes OF previous meeting of Sept. End.
and special meeting of Sept 18th read and
approved.
Finance committee reported the following
claims approved
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-29
MYSTERY OF
STABBED WOMEN
Twenty Knife Wounds In Her Body
But Gown Was Not Cut
Any place

limited Press Leased Wire Servicel
NEW YORK, June 29.-Baffled at
every turn, the police admitted today
that they are without any solution or
the mystery surrounding the death
of Mrs. Grace Fox. sister-in-law OF
the once famous actress, Della Fox,
who was found with twenty knife
wounds in her body.
Close examination at the morgue
TO-DAY revealed several stab wounds
In the woman's back. These discredit-
ed the first police theory that Mrs.
Fox had slashed herself in a fit OF
historical frenzy and turned the In
yestigation to the theory that q Jack
the Ripper" attacked her while she
wac taking a nap in her Beacon Hall
apartment, at 61s West 142nd.. street,
and then left the building by the fire
escape.
Detectives were mystified over the
fact that Mrs. Fox's night gown, the
only garment she wore when she was
found, bore no evidence OF knife
thrusts. But Inspector Faurot declar-
ed the gown was so flimsy that knife
point might have passed through 1t
without leaving trace. Detectives al
so advanced the theory that a rip
per- assailant, attacking the woman
as she lay in bed, might have rolled
The gown up beneath her arms In order
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LINERS
ARE SAFE ON SEAS
CONTINUED from page y

are unable to understand the German
ideas on these points, just as Ger
mans are unable to understand why
Americans should travel on ammuni-
tion-carrying ships. Both peoples are
Iaboring under entirely different
ideas. But both have heretofore lived
in peace and friendship and since no
real reason for antagonism exists,
thew should continue to do So"
Both countries misunderstood the
other, DR.. Meyer-Gerhard said. I'm.
fortunately the American press has
not succeeded in remaining neutral
with some laudable exceptions, includ.
ing the German-American newspa'
pers," he declared. but the influence
of the press on public opinion is some.
times greatly over-estimated. Doubt.
less a large part OF the American
people Is friendly to Germany, whose
eflcient organization is daily winning
new friends and arousing interest In
things German.
zone excellent effect Of the war is
the fact that the German-Americans,
without interfering with their loyalty
to the United States. strongly remem.
her the land Of their birth. Besides
them, wide circles of American people
sympathize with Germany.
zone thing to be borne in mind
Germans often mistake large ammu'
milton orders for filed orders. To
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-29
The Warsaw Gate City
Warsaw, ILL.,, June 20, 1915.

age to crops and fences for Q distance
of fifteen to twenty miles below War
saw.
]. NJ. Mason is packing up the re-
mainder OF his dry goods stock, pre-
paratory to shipping it to his home
town, Monticello, Arkansas.
engineer would endorse.
There will be q lawn social on the
parsonage lawn of the Lutheran
church, Thursday evening, July 1.
Warsaw will not hold Fourth OF
July celebration, but will seek the
pleasures Of the day at other towns
July and 5.
Rev. H. C. Kothe and family from
Sanborn, linn, are in the city visit
ing relatives and friends. Rev. Kothe
has recently accepted call to the
Lutheran church In Word.sn, Ill., He
will preach in Lutheran church in
Warsaw, Sunday morning and even
ing. The evening services will be in
English.
The roof will soon be on the new
moving picture theatre. and the rapid
completion OF the theatre and its fur.
nishing will follow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-29
|FRA|LEY SPEAKS
| AT EXPOSITION
state Senator From Fort Madison
Opens Exposition Showing Pro
sress Of Negro Race In Half
Century
ills TALK Is ENJOYED
Program Last Night Proved Very Er
tertainins-Last OF Programs
To Be Given This
Evening
Ills TALK Is ENJOYED

The exposition showing the half
century Of progress OF the negro race
was formally opened last night at
Bethel A. NJ. e. church with pro-
gram OF which State Senator Joseph
R. Frailey was the chief speaker.
There were other numbers on the pro-
gram, and after the formal opening OF
the exposition, time was given those
interested to view the exhibits which
had been placed In the chruch.
Senator Fratley spoke on the PRO
gress of the race in the half century
it has been free. He spoke OF the
race characteristics and how. these
must be nodded. The address which
Senator F.railey delivered was given
In his usual excellent way. and was
greatly enjoyed by the large num-
Der of people who were at the church
for the services.
F. e. Butler. Of Abba was another
speaker and there was general dis
cussion OF the progress Of the race.
A musical program was given with
Mrs Daisy Ware Triplett, Arthur Fox.
The Misses Naomi and Anna Harper,
Of Fort Madison and Marie Ho1bert
taking part
The final session Of the exposition
will be held tonight Rev. Butler ex-
poets to show his chart which will
trace the advance OF the race and
show the status Of the people IN Keo-
kuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-29
RAILWAYS WIN
IN MISSOURI
State Supreme Court Holds Attorney
General Cannot Sue for
Individuals.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June 20
The right of state attorney general
to sue for the rights of individuals
was denied in the supreme court of
Missouri here today in an opinion dis
missing a suit by Attorney General
Barker to recover $4,000 900, the ap-
proximate over-charge by twelve rail-
roads traversing Missouri.
The decision in which all the judges
concurred, except Justice Bond, who
dissented, and Justice Brown, who did
not sit, was rendered in the test case
against the Chicago and Alton rail-
road for 100000.
The statutory passenger rate Of two
cents mile and the statutory freight
rate were established in 1905 and
1907, respectively They we're enjoin-
ed in decision rendered in Kansas
City by United States District Judge
Smith Mcpherson, who died few
months ago. The Injunction was
made permanent in 1909.
A. suit by Attorney General Major,
now governor Of Missouri, filed in the
United States supreme court, to upset
the railroads claim that the rates
were confiscatory was dismissed with
out prejudice in 1913, the supreme
court holding insufficient evidence
had been adduced to prove the rates
were not conflscatory.
Shortly after the dismissal Of the
suit the railroads voluntarily reduced
their passenger rates to the statutory
figure.
Each Of the twelve defendants was
being sued for $4,000, 900, representing
! approximately the difference between
the rates charged in excess Of the
statutory rate and the latter rate.
Justice Graves opinion attacked the
| theory of the suit. His opinion, how
ever. did not attack the right of the
] individual to sue for the excess
| charge The decision does not affect
!, the rate laws
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-29
Y.W.C.A. NOTES

The student branch will hold their
regular June meeting Wednesday aft
ernoon at three o'clock. The girls will
meet at the association and then go
out beyond Rand park where pro-
gram will be given, followed by pic
mic supper. Miss Ora Cole will speak
on the peace movement, there viii be
music by the Quartette and solo by
Miss Janet School. The girls OF the
incoming class from Grammar school
are to be guests Of the student branch
girls at this meeting.
The house committee Of the asso
citation, Mrs. e. L. Aldrich, chairman
meets at the building at three O'Clock
Tuesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-29

That was a finely contested Dali
game Sunday, thoroughly enjoyed by
the large crowd present, but Warsaw
finally beat Hamilton, the score being
4 to l.
The cloudburst Of Thursday. the
nth June. was the worst this section
has seen for many years, did more
damage to farms south OF here than
the public generally imagines. One
farmer lost seventy acres Of corn, and
another forty acres. The greatest loss
in wheat was thirty acres. Many
thousands of dollars would not refm-
burse the farmers who suffered DAM
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-29
THINKS THAW WAS
NEVER INSANE
One Doctor Believes That Too Much
Champaign was the Real
causo Of Murder.

EUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, June 2s.-After four
hour verbal attack, IN which the skele-
ton of Stanford Whites alleged orgies
with the gfrlish. Evelyn Nesbit was
ratified and bitter attacks made on
Harry X. Thaw's family tree, DR..
Charles p Bancroft left the stand TO-
day IN the Thaw sanity trial He was
| mistaken in his testimony that the
slayer Of White Is sane. DR.. Bancroft
was on the New Hampshire commits
sion that found Thaw sane.
Deputy Attorney General Frank
Cook led the attack for the state. He
used almost every tactic known to
court procedure, attempting to I'm
peach the witness professional know
ledge OF paranoia In trying to shake
the physician's testimony.
Cook did succeed IN drawing from
the witness that paranoiac might
live for months or years without show
Ing any signs Of the disease until at
the moment he had committed some
horrible crime.
But this was offset by DR.. Bancroft's
nat statement that the slayer Of White
was not suffering from paranoia and
never had been-even on the night he
shot White to death nine years ago.
The doctor said, without reservation,
that Thaw simply lost control OF him
self through his wine excuses the
night he killed the architect.
II am convinced" said the alienist,
that Thaw had an honest belief that
White was seducing young girls and
running them"
Thaw fs not insane and never was
insane" declared DR.. Bancroft, in an
swer to q question. HE was not in,
sane the night he killed Stanford
White, but was laboring under an
over-indulgence Of champagne. He
thought he was justified in shooting
White"
Deputy Attorney General Cook, in
questioning Bancroft, attempted to
show that Thaw chose the moment
when he thought he would gain the
most publicity to shoot White.
Bancroft later went into q detailed
explanation Of how the sanity commits.
sion arrived at a decision in Thaw's
case.
I'VE found that Thaw's chief object
OF hate was White he said "Thaw
thought he had a right to kill White
because the latter had destroyed Eve.
lyn Nesbit's virginity and he proposed
to save other girls. We did not un.
derstand that Thaw contemplated a
universal plan to rescue all virgins,
| but only those innocent girlss who
came under Whites personality and
influence"
Cook questioned Bancroft closely
about Thaw's will in which the slayer
left trust fund to 'persecute Henry
W. Poor" Poor was the landlord of
one OF Whites houses and very init.
| mate with tho architect, Cook said
his purpose was 20 prove Thaw had
| a delusion about Poor, like the one
about White.
"And did you consider the letter in
which Thaw declared he knew Of a
house In Twenty-fourth street where
workingmen heard fifteen year old
girls screaming against being attack
I ed?" Cook asked.
/ yes. we went over all those mat
ters." he replied.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-29
Grain Review.

s CIILAGO. June 29.-Strong cables
and wet weather were the prime fac.
tors In today's sharply higher wheat
market. Prices at opening were up
III. ~ and 1111. They held at these
advances over yesterdays close until
the afternoon when there was q slight
reaction due to profit taking.
Corn was lower today. The weather
throughout the corn belt was better
than that in the wheat section. Prices
at opening were down fraction, I'M
changed and up Is compared with
yesterdays close. Later there were
declines of u, y and M.
Oats were up slightly at the start
on wheat strength, but later prices
declined on scattered selling.
Provisions were lower at opening
and held fairly steady during today's
trading.
Daily Range Of Prices.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, June %
Open. High. Low. Close.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-29
Today's oldest Story.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June %
Brookside park zoo here has the very
latest animal freak-a horned rooster.
Zoo Keeper Muldoon believes Dick is
tthe only "deer-rooster' in the world.
Dicks antlers are about two inches
Hong. Curving gracefully outward and
upward they end in notched points
where they are just beginning to fork
Alike the horns OF an elk.
! Students of American fauna are
Setumped. They can't explain the
phenomenon. And the oldest Part of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-29

to WELD the knife more freely.
William H. Fox. the victims hus-
band, is one OF the local managers for
the National Cash Register company.
He could offer no theories that would
aid the police.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-29
PassIna Il Aiona.

Eagle Grove Eagle:
Members of the Illinois legislature
raised their own salries, and now It
will be up to the people Of Illinois to
raise the raise-Siouv City Journal.
It is now up to the people Of Illinois
to raise" the raisers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-29

the freak is that the bird is kept in e
deer park.
Maybe Dicks environment brought
the horns" says Muldoon. But he
has em all right
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-29
Cotton To Sweden.

Cotton To Sweden.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-England
has agreed with the Swedish cotton
sp1nners association to permit ten
thousand bales Of American cotton to
reach Sweden monthly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-29
THE WEATHER

For Keokuk and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Slight
ly cooler tonight.
For Iowa: Generally fair tonight
and Wednesday preceded by unsettled
southeast portion tonight Slightly
cooler tonight.
For Missouri: Partly cloudy tonight
and Wednesday Slightly cooler north
west portion tonight.
For Illinois: Partly cloudy tonight
and Wednesday. with probably show
ers north portion tonight. Slightly
cooler tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-29
Weather. condltIons.

No marked disturbance appears on
this mornings map.
There have been scattered showers
between the Rockies and the central
valleys, which were heavy at ST. Louis,
La Crosse and Marquette, and mod
crate In other places.
Cooler weather prevails In the
northern plains states, where the
pressure is high and conditions indi-
cate partly cloudy weather for this
section tonight and Wednesday, and
slightly cooler tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-29

Read The Daily Gate CITY.
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ST. LouI. Hav Market.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, June 28.-Receipts
at st. Louis. rs cars; at East. St.
Louis, 20 cars. Choice timothy. $20.5G
@21.00; No l timothy, $1S.50@20.5O;
No. 2 timothy, $16.50@1S.00; No. 3
timothy. $14.00@16.00.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-29
kkUFESSIONAL CARDS

PHYSICIAN.
DR., w. p. SHERLOCK,
I PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
I Once, Masonic Temple. Residence
Hotel Iowa.
Once Hours-10 to IL Q. m, 20
ID p. NJ; evenings. to 8: Sundays.
IA to p. m. United States civil ser
vice examiner.
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PEORIA, ILL.,, June 29.-Corn-Mar
ket unchanged. No. 2 white. No.
white, 74Ac; No. 2 yellow, 73N @74c;
No. yellow, I73Ac.
Oats-Market unchanged, Nc low
or. No. white, 47c; standard, 47c.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-29
Kansas City Cash Grain.

KANSAS CITY, June 29.-Wheat-
No. 2 hard, s1.2401.30: No. 8 hard
$1.1s@1.29; No. 4 hard. $1.24; No. 2
red, 3115; No. 3 red. $1.13@1.14.
Corn-No. 2, 73kc; No. 3, 73c; No
2 yellow, TIC; No. 3 yellow, 74hc; No
2 white, 75c; No. 8 white, 74c
Oats-No. 2, 43@44c; No. 3, AGO 4Sc;
No. 2 white, 47c;. No. 8 white, $50
46Ac.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-16

president OF the 500 Line, were at the
train when the colonel departed. Sew
eral p~rogressives, including Walter
Newton. w. T. Coe, DR.. John Watson
and DIR. Oscar Owre also were there,
Mrs. Nellie II. Nelson OF Minneapo-
lis, shaking hands with Colonel Roose-
welt, drew from him a compliment for
woman suffrage.
1T Is as absurd to say that woman
should not vote because her place IL
IN the nome as to say that man should
n ot vote because his place. Is In bust
ness the colonel told her.
The colonel evidently Is adhering
strictly TO his nonspeechmsking pro-
gram on the trip. He win deliver ad-
dresses at the exposition-four In all
three at San Francisco and one at San
Diego-touching ON National Pre-
paredness" and World Politics"