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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25
NOW IS THE TIME

Uncle Sam is waging relentless
war on the deadly housefy and in a
late bulletin prepared by the De-
partment of Agriculture, valuable
inform alton is given on the best
means of combating this deadly
pest. The most effective way of
discriminating the fly, according to
the bulletin, is to eradicate his
breeding places. The breeding
season Of the fly begins early in
March and continues throughout
the spring and summer months.
All dirt should be removed from
the premises, stables cleaned and
decaying vegetables destroyed.
The fly has rightly been called
the undertaker's travelling sales
man, and in addition to his regular
line of typhoid bugs" he carries a
side line of tuberculosis, Asiatic
Cholera and other disease germs.
Now is the time to "swat the fly"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25
AT THE NORMAL

Back to the Farm" one Of the
best amateur plays ever staged in
this city, was given at the Normal
auditorium Monday evening before
an audience of over 500 people.
TIE play took" from the very first
and held the audience to the very
last. Carl Warren, as Gust" the
Swede hired man, brought cheers
at every appearance. E. ]. Finn,
as Farmer Merrill" played his
part admirably. John Chapman, as
Martin Merrill" the hero, was on
the job every minute and showed
considerable ability and originality.
Ruth Allard, as Mrs. Merrill, :"
was able to sway the audience at
will. Special mention should also
be made of Herbert Knipfel's work
as Reuben Allen Of Miss Floris
Boyle as the school teacher; of
Shorty" Long as the young lawyer.
and Archie Campbell as Lawyer
Ashley" the rival of "Merton Mer-
rill." Miss Schlosser is to be COM
mended for the excellent coaching
of, the cast. To her, probably.
more than anyone else. is due
credit for the excellence of the en-
tertainment. The scenery for the
play was made and painted by Karl
Kclb of the Senior class. He dis
played marked talent and good
taste.
The electric clock system is in
stalled and classes in both build
ings are now called in unison.
| The members of the Y. M. c. A.
will give stag social for all of the
men of the school and faculty next
| week.
Frank Thayer, who fell while en-
gagged in putting in the electric
clock system, is able to be around
again.
The Sophmore quintet won from
the Third Year team Monday by a
score of % to Ia. Boothby was the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25

venged for the defeat suffered at
the hands of Galahad in their open
ing game of the season.
Galadad's line-up-Morvins and
Piepont, forwards; Trask, center;
Boutin and Tourtellot, guards;
Babcock, substitute.
On Washington's birthday Hud-
son played here. We cannot tell a
lie, it was awful, the drubbing the
locals gave that Pugville bunch.
The final tally was Fl to g.. Two
lone, lucky-shot, field baskets were
all the visitors could manage to
register-the big half of their
score was made on free throws. 1t
was a rough-house game cle a r
through, and about half the play
ing time was taken up throwing free
shots. Had both sides averaged a
reasonable per centage of these the
score would have been more than
doubled.
Hudson's line-up-Ols and
Stevens, forwards; Cort, center;
Hosford and Borge, guards; Ander-
son, substitute.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25
LOCATION NOT YET DECIDED

New Richmond has announced
her own choice of New Richmond
as the site for the packing plant,
and local committee from that
city has gone ahead with the incor-
poration proceedings. The A. S.
of E. committee having the matter
in charge has not been consulted
on the proposition, and whatever is
done in the Cyclone City will be in
dependent Of anything heretofore
arranged. The New Richmond News
says, Polk, Dunn, Barron and ST.
Croix counties have already joined
and Pierce county will be invited. "
This is a most laughable assertion
Pierce county will not only be in
vited, but will be expected to stand
as the MAIN SUPPORT of any pack
ing plant built in b i S section.
Pierce county, however, will not
support plant at New Richmond.
1t must either be at River Falls or
Hudson to be a success. The meet
ing here last Thursday was attend
ed by about 500 farmers and bust
ness men. According to the follow
ing note from Chairman Stephen
Everson of the A. S. of E., no def
mite action will be taken on the
packing p a t proposition until
March g.
The committee appointed by the
quarterly convention of the Ameri-
can Society of Equity at its last
meeting will report its findings at
the quarterly convention of the So
ciety to be held in the court house
in the city of Hudson Saturday,
March 6. The committee has care
fully looked up the advantages and
disadvantages of each locality ask
ing for the plant, and have also
visited several packing p a n S,
among them the cooperative pack
ing plant at La Crosse, and are
therefore in position to give an
instructive and exhaustive report of
what they have seen and learned.
Much Information will be given in
this report and everyone interested
in cooperative packing pl a n is
should be at the meeting to listen
to this report liz ..+.e,'' -s's
STEPHEN EvERsoN, Chairman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25

The best team work we have seen
displayed by any basket ball quint
on a local floor for many, many
seasons was that of an organization
consisting of Norlby. Moline, Mel
son, Rock and Morrow, represent
ing the River Falls high school this
season. And when one of the above
mentioned is unable to continue
through a game. he is most ably re-
placed by either Badger or Smith.
AT Ellsworth last Thursday they
won their second victory over Peter
sons we'll trained quint. 1t was
close game, and a hard one. Ellis
worth's offense is built entirely
around Vezina, aud he is the best
Individual player on the High school
circuit. River Falls took the lead
at the start, and through strict at
tention to the antics of said Vezina,
managed to keep ahead to the fin
ish, although at times it was mat
ter of but a single point.
The Ellsworth line-up-Thorsen
and Vezina, forwards; Rice, center;
Fuller and Peterson. guards; Corn
man and Reed, substitutes.
Galahad cams here Saturday
night. They carried home the los
er's end of a 1928 score. It was
another victory of team work over
individual playing. The first half
was q thriller, ending with River
Falls Is and Galahad Is. The final
period was almost walk-away for
the locals, who added %, 20 their
80 = r. a. =,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25
star of the game.

star of the game.
Observation-Disclosures Falls will
play La Crosse here tomorrow (Fri-
day. evening. It is bound to be a
fast and exciting game.
The Juniors have elected Carl A.
Egglebrecht president, Harry Bude-
WITT vice-pres., Floris Boyle secre-
tary, Raymond Casey treasurer and
Charles Schofeld gent-at-arms.
The oratorical contest will be
held this evening. The boys are
making strenuous preparations and
the program is sure to be a good
one. Orations will be given by
Kolb, Woodwork, Kinney, White
and Manion. The judges will be
Professors Karges and Ames and
Rev. D. B. Spencer.
A short program was given at as
sembly on Washington's birthday,
consisting of patriotic songs by the
school and exercises by the grades.
The Girls Glee Club gave two very
appropriate and we'll rendered Sc
lections, which were followed by an
address, by Professor Ames. He
spoke of George Washington's char
acter and his abilityrto govern. =
The German. Geselschaft gave a
very interesting program last Tues
day evening. The program was as
follows: 10. ~
"Die Yacht am Rhein". 80. Chorus
Recitation. Frances Mcmahon
Duet. -. Misses Boyle and Luberg
Two Stories. ........ Omar Sandow
A Story Miss Fosmo
Piano Duet ..................
Misses Fitzsimmons and Luber2
Songs
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25
THE SPLIT LOG DRAG

The split log drag has contrubut-
ed more taward the economic main
tenance of public highways than
any implement of modern usage.
It does not require special acts of
the legislature, bond issues nor ex-
pensive educational campaigns to
make it available as usually pre-
cedes construction work. A drag
can be built or purchased for twenty
dollars and is easily operated by
any one who can drive a team. We
need more drags in this state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25
TIE PLACE FOR FREAR

The Chicago Tribune thinks that
Mr.. Frear of Wisconsin should be
be put in the house rivers and har-
bors committee to fill forthcoming
vacancy.
The Wausau Record Herald adds
that he should be made chairman
of that committee. Both sugges-
tons are good. That of the Chica-
go paper most certainly ishould be
followed.
Mr.. Frear's great and Espirited
fight against the pork barrel iniqui-
ties entities him to that recognition.
His services in this connection have
won applause throughout the ma
ton in which leading independent
and democratic journals have joined.
He has stood out manfully and
with whole arsenal of rational, in
telligert arguments derived from
special study o f b situation,
against such a gross raid in the
treasury at a very time when the
democratic administration was i'm.
posing a so-called war tax" on
the country; and he got some desir-
able results.
1t is not only question of recog-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25

nizing MIR. Frear's services, but of
securing for that important COM
mittee a member whose attitude
and special Investigations peculiar
ly qualify him for the place, from
the public interest point of view
Milwaukee Sentinel.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25

The Prescott and Ellsworth news
papers are in dispute over the out
come of recent high school bas-
ketball game at Prescott. The Trib-
une claims a 1914 victory for Pres
colt; the Herald and Record claim a
45.44 victory for Ellsworth. Fol-
lowing the war news system we re.
port that Prescott defeated Ellis
worth defeated Prescott by a score
of 1914. Don't fire, we're neutral.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25

St. Thomas college will play its
first 1915 baseball game with River
Falls Normal at ST. Paul on April
II, according to h e published
schedule of that school.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25

The law suit which was brought
against the village last week by DR..
Burns to collect a doctors bill of
$1,000 was dismissed by Justice
Sanderson at River Falls Monday,
on the grounds that there was no
cause for action News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25
SPORT NEWS

A number. of the business men
and clerks are enjoying an evening
or two of indoor baseball each week
at the Normal gym.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25

River Falls VS.. La Crosse Normal
here Friday evening. This is a
chance for the locals to get into the
running for a chance at the cham
pionship.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25

Rooms For RENTAL modern con-
veniences, including electric lights.
steam heat and bath. For men only,
Inquire at the fremont Building.
adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25

VIM. Grey got seventy-five new
members for the Rod and Gun
club this week. The club will
need 800 and more members if it
imports Chinese pheasants, elks, or
other game in addition to stock
ing neighboring streams and lakes
with fish.-Rice Lake Chronotype.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25

The local basketball tournament
may go by the board. River Falls
has already won it's right to 60 to
Menomonie and don't care to chance
losing it on a huke defeat.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25

The black cloud which was to
have obscured Jess Wizards cham
pionship aspirations March 6 will
be a week or so late, according to
rumors from Juarez.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25

River Falls and Prescott high
school quints will battle for basket
ball honors here next Saturday.
There will be no post-mortem in
quest over the score as after the
Ellsworth Prescott game. The Wis.
itors will have enough to do to post
a score.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25

It's about time the Business Mems
Baseball League was getting into
line for the coming season or the
Federals will have signed up the
pick of the available material.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25

Wisconsin VS.. Minnesota at Hud-
son next Tuesday. Eddy McGoorty,
of Oshkosh, will represent the Badg-
ers, and Mike Gibbons, the St. Paul
phantom, will be the Gopher favor
tie. If McGoorty wins by knock
out he may possibly be given "a
shade" by the Twin City sport writ
ers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25
TUESDAY CLUB

March 2, 1915.
Childhood in Painting
Mrs. Whitenack
Famous American Women Painters
Mrs. Clark
Hostess, Mrs. Whitenack.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25

The opening bout for the Hudson
show next. Tuesday has not been
announced. Out of-town boxers are
probably waiting to find out the
truth of the River Falls rumort re-
garding the last curtain raiser
that either the roof fell in or a Ger
m 42-centimeter hell came
through the wall.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25

Edward Yarrow, well-to-do
farmer Of River Falls, was struck
down and robbed of 500 by three
men on the 6th-st. viaduct, St.
Paul early Friday. He had met
the trio. he told the police and
they had spent the evening to-
gether. He said one of the men
felled him with blow and the 9TH
ers searched him as he lay stunned
He was visiting st. Paul on his way
to Fargo.-New Richmond News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25
won 6, Lost I.

The River Falls High school s
basketball record for this season,
to date, is as follows:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-02-25

A single harness for sale cheap
Phone 74-Adv. Oct. Is If
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
Local Happenings
PRESIDENT
 SEES JOHNSON
 BEAT YANKEES

washington, D. C.. April 15.-Presi- dent Wilson and more than 16.ooo baseball fans watched the Washing tun Nationals defeat the New York Yankees bere yesteFday,7 to 03in the inaugural game of the American Lea nsle tseason President Wilson reach ed txre park ten minutes before the game began and, tossed out the first l baM, Umpire Evans being, on the Fe-' huetving end MT. Wilson stayed kAa,rouek the contest, although the IHcdre was pretty lopsxded after the nth inning.
 walter Johnson proved too much, foE Bill Donowan's rejuvenated Yar-' keas Allowinssthen only two hits, and not being in danger after the seooa1d ainnir1g. In fact, from that time on
 only one man was placed on the sacks by the New York team. In
 the nRst aessions pass and a single permitted High to reach thiFd, but lie was thei lone iDonovanife to get as v7arhep on the other hand, was
 batned freely throughorlt and also got the worst of the luck. many of the
 twelve hits charged against him being sofs the scratch variety. Morgs,nss triple sin the fifth inning with the bases fall, which practically ctnched the game for the home club should have been an easy out. Cook mis1udged the
 ball, corningtin and letting it go over
 his head
 Desp6te the fact that they were fszzhitewSashed the Yankees looked i'm
 pressive4 They showed plenty of gin
 ger and hustled as they have not done
 1n recent seasons. High and Pipp, the two men secured from the Detroit
 Tigers, were especially in the lime
 light. High made two neat catches and stole two bases after being the g recipient of Johnson's only walks of
 9he day. Pipp made one of the two s Yankee hits and laced the ball on the
 nose on the other trips to the plate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
$25O 900 PRIZE MONEY FOR MOTOR
 RACES IN INDIANA

Including the prize money which is offered this year for the 50O-mile auto race over the Indianapolis speed way on May s1. there will have been awarded in prizes a total of $250.0O0 for the various races which have been run over the course since it was first laid out in 1900.
 The first year $25,oOO was offered for a series of minor events. In 1911 a, like sum was the prize money for the first of the 500-ni1e races. and the next year it was raised to $50,OOO, at which it has rernainedsfor each suc- ceeding race. Now comes the an- nouncement that a 1,000-rnile race is under consideration and if it is decid- ed upon definitely the prize money will total the unprecedented figure of $100.O00.
 The latest entrants for the 5OO-nile race on Decoration Day are three Stutz cars This swells the total Of contestants to fifteen. During the next three weeks that the entries win remain Sopen 1t is expected that there will be at least twenty addition al nominations Preliminary work for the race will start next week and several instances of high speed have already been recorded.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
JESS WILLARD SUES MOVING
 PICTURE CONCERN FOR SlOO, 900
Says He Did Not Get Proper
 Share of t'Heart Punch," Re- f ceipts and Wants Accounting

New York, April 15.-Heavyweig Champion Jess Willard, through his attorneys, yesterday filed in the Coun- ty Clerks office a suInfnons and conn p1aint in a suit against the Universal Film Manufacturing Company for $f0O, 900 damages and an accounting.
 Willard alleged thatN on January 1 last or whereabouts he entered into an agreement with the. defendants for the production by them of moving picture film entitled 'eJess Willard in the Heart Punch.' and says that the defendants agreed to manufacture the film at their own cost, to bill and book 1t, to pay him a certain amount for each film rented. 25 per cent. of re- ceipts for rentals, and to render him weekly accountfngs.
 He declared furthermore that the defendant, to defeat the terms of the contract, purported to make sales of copies of the film to various concerns affiliated with the defendant, but in reality controlled or partly vested in interest in the defendant itself. These sales. he satd.. were reported to be made at fictitious prices. entirely dis proportionate to the actual value of the films.
 The $10o.00o is asked as damages for breach of contract, the allegations in the complaint being made on in- formation. and belief.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
ANNIVERSARY OF
 RING BATTLES

1795-John Jackson defeated Dan iel Mendoza in g rounds at Horn church, Eng. Tn this historic contest Mendoza, the Jewish Star of the East at last met his master, and the first Hebrew champion went down to defeat in a battle lasting only ten and a half minutes. Jackson. who was popularIy known as "Gentleman," held the championship unchal1enged for 3 years, and then retired in order to devote his entire time to his box ing school He numbered among his pupils Lord Byron and 3, host of oth- CT English ,notables, and had a high social position. Jackson never en- tered the ring again after his easy triumph over the famous Jew. The Hebrews of London were almost ruined by this bout, as they had wag- cred immense sums on Mendoza It was the most scientific battle ever fought up to that time, as Jackson was an expert in pugilistic art and Mendoza. was scarcely less proficient The mill was staged on the site at Hornchurch famous for centuries as the scene of an annual wrestling con test.
 17s1-Jem Belcher. who at 19s be- came champion of England, born in Bristol.
 1875-James J. Jeffries. ex-heavy- weight champion, born at Carroll. O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
BAKER HAS
 C0NFAB WITH
 CONNIE MACK

Philadelphia. April 15.-Connie Mack, the Athletics manager, and Home Rum Baker, who has been holding outs all winter for more sal ary, conferred in the formers office immediately after the ,Athletics-Red Sox game here yesterday and the chances are that Baker will again fill his position at third base before many days. The lure of the diamond has got on Bakers nerves.
 '.rn come back if Connie asks me- he said. Bakers return to his team depends only on one thing-wno will make the first move. It is under stood Connie Mack is in passive mood; he said yesterday: Baker is un- der contract and knows what he is to get and it is up to him.
 Baker and Ira Thomas, the Ath- 1etics' captain, are good friends and it is expected that Thomas will play the part of a. diplomat and bring Ba- ker and Mack together.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
LOBERT STARS
 WHEN GIANTS
 BEAT BROOKE YIN

New York; April ,16-A crowd of &,- 900 fans saw the Giants overwhelm the Brooklyn club Is to in the opening game of the National league season at the Polo grounds yesterday.
 The battle itself was far too one sided to hold, any element of suspense, but none the less it was far from de- void of incident or. Interesting fea-7 lures. It has been said that the Giants were lacking in stick work, but it would be hard to make Pfener, Schnutz or Brown believe that such the opposing twirlers with great inn partialty. They slaughtered them all
 Lobert, from whom so much is ex- pected this season, got away to won derfuI start. He made three hits drove in four. runs and scored two more himself Fletcher was another man who did some heavy hitting The home run with which he is credited was partially due to some good old college heaving on the part of Myers but nevertheless 1t was a mighty wal 1op. l
 Chief Meyers slammed the horsehide with all his old time vigor. His broth CT red man, James Thorpe, of Olympic fame, got a two-base hit and did some pretty fielding, but also added to his strike-out record.
 The Giants looked strong as any team would that was on the winning end of so one-sided a victory, and con- versely Brooklyn did not present a very formidable appearance.
 Jeff Tesreau was in great form. Ex- cept for an error after two men were out in the third inning he never would have been scored upon, and as it was, allowed the Robins but esix hits. The big fellow had a world of speed and his splitter was breaking beautifully