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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-26
Members Passing Away In
1916 Immortalized BY
Services
SUPERINTENDENTS
FOR 1917 CHOSEN
Mid Year Meeting Place
Left Open-C Convention
Is Successful

Twelve members of the various
Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
ions in the county of Knox, who have
passed to the other shore, were i'm
mortalized Thursday afternoon by the
county convention at the M. e. church,
this city, when Mrs. M. p. Howes OF
Fredericktown conducted memorial
services, assisted by the convention at
large.
The afternoon session was opened
with devotionals in charge of Mrs
Charles Sapp of Mt. Vernon. Singing
was led by Mrs. Carrie Gilliland. The
memorial services followed and "Rock
of Ages" was sung by the convention
A greeting was extended the CON
vention by Miss Rose Davidson of
Fredericktown, state and national
lecturer, which was followed by a
reading, why Women Can't Vote, -
given by Miss Virginia Fawcett OF
Fredericktown. Mrs. Harry M. Pat
terson sang a solo, accompanied on the
piano by Mrs. w. P. Sawvel.
A plan of work for the ensuing year,
together with a set of resolutions
which, among other things, thanked
the newspapers of the city for their
courtesies and space, were then
adopted and the convention closed by
joining hands and singing God BE
With You Till We Meet Again"
The place for the mid-year conven-
tion was left to the central commit
tee which will meet in the near fu-
ture and select this.
The following county superintend-
ents were elected by the convention
Anti-Narcotics-Mr Scott Right
mire of Mt. Vernon.
Contest-Miss Rose Davidson OF
Fredericktown.
Christian Citizenship-Mrs. Charles
Johnson OF Mt. Vernon.
Bvangelistic-Mrs j. NJ. Walker of
Mt. Vernon.
Flower Missions-Mrs. Fillmore
Allspaugh Of Mt. Vernon.
Fair Work-Mrs. Ida Larabee of Mt.
Vernon.
Eranchise-Mrs. George Schnebly OF
Mt. Vernon.
Institute-Mrs. Joseph Wilson of
Fredericktown.
Literature-Mr II. e. Oberholtzer
of Mt. Vernon.
l.. T. Mrs. A. H. Walker Of Bell
vile.
Mercy-Mrs. Walter Moses of Bell
vile.
Mothers Meetings-Mrs. Fl. c. Win
termute of Mt. Liberty.
Medical Temperance-Mrs c. L.
Harmer of Danville.
Press Mrs. Jennie Stephens of Mt
Vernon.
Parliamentary-Mrs. Alice Beach OF
Mt. Vernon.
Railroad-Mrs. John Mason of Mt
Vernon.
SociaI-Mrs. j. H. Jenkins Of Mt.
Liberty.
Sunday School-Mrs. Edward Bro
kaw of Centerburg.
S. n. Mrs. Lawrence Stats OF
Democracy,
Soldiers and Sailors-Miss Hattie
Arson of Mt. Vernon.
Social Purity-Mrs. Emma Beatty
of Greer.
Temperance and Labor-Mrs. Thos
Bell of Mt. Vernon.
Temperance and Missions-Mrs. w
L. McIntire of Mt. Vernon.
Y. P. B.-Mrs. Pearl Toms Of An
kenytown.
The convention was regarded as 6
distinct success and those in charge
came in for many compliments.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-26
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A daughter was born Friday to Mr..
and Mrs. Emmanuel Kick of near
Jelloway.
A daughter was born Friday to Mr
and Mrs. John Emery of DanVille.
o.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Herman Cliff of this city Friday morn
ing at the M. G A. hospital.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-26

HIS is the picture of the elevn-story Wyandoe building i'm
Columbus purchased by the state of Chic approved by Gov
Willis 1t to house the offices outside the state house
In the circulation of "The Little Red Book" and in speeches
Governor Willis promised eliminate these Offices restore them
to the house
He charged that there treasury deficit of SsOOOOO He
signed receipt acknowledging the cash balance of M 100000 the
day he became governor.
The Wyandote building bought with the interest on state
money in the treasury The law signed by Governor Willis author
ICES the purchase of additional ground and the erection another
building all with the interest money owned by the
placed in banks interest the Democratic plan Since Willis
became the cash balance has been decreased by
millions banks benig called upon for the deposits placed
with them because Governor Willis has spent
he has received. and still there exists healthy surplus
So it appropriate that the above pictured building be
known in Ohio monument to two of the biggest campaign
falsehoods told in the state
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-26

minutes to dispose of the thirty-mln-
ute defamation Of the distinguished
governor OF Ohio tApplause.l
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
General Fund Shrinking.

With practically all railroad taAeA
in, the general fund OF the state Treas
ury continues to shrink. The balance
in the fund is $3,2S8,41l.61. On May l.,
1915, the balance was $4,444, 312.33, a
difference of $1,155,900.72 over these
figures.
There are no incoming revenues Of
the state that will make up this deficit.
In fact the fund will receive a serious
setback when the authorizations from
the state highway commission start to
come in. The legislature passed bill
appropriating 100000 for highway
purposes, the money to come out Of
the general fund. Most of this money
will be drawn from the state treasury
in September and October, for road
work done during the summer, al
though some of it has been spent al
ready.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
STATE HAPPENINGS.

Oshkosh-A woman applied at the.
police station for lodging last
night. This unusual guest is the first
of her sex to apply there IN many years
She gave her age as forty-two years
and her name as Mary Monroe.
Rhinelander.-Miss Mildred WALL a
teacher in one of the county
schools, is thankful that she can talk.
She was unable to utter a sound for
two days, but suddenly her voice re.
turned as mysteriously as it went
away.
Appleton his abdomen shot
away and his clothes on fire, the
five-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Anderson, living near Winnie
come, was able to walk into the house
without assistance. He was shot by
his eight-year-old brother.
Superior. Father Christopher
Schmidt of Rice Lake, vicar gen
eral of the Superior Catholic dio
caSe, dropped dead on the street as
he was returning from the funeral of
Father Pilon, formerly secretary to
the bishop OF Superior. who was bur
led recently. Father Schmidt was
stricken with apoplexy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
Official Canvass Finished.

The secretary of state, attorney gen
eral and state treasurer, constituting
the state board of election canvassers,
officially canvassed the returns OF the
election of delegates to political ma
tional conventions, the preferential
vote for judge of the state supreme
court, judge of the Fourth judicial
circuit and for some minor officers al
the election on April 4.
The official figures Of the prefer
entail vote for president were: La
Toilette, 11O,052; Wilson, 109,462. For
vice president, Thomas Marshall, Dem
ocrat, received 92,809. The preferen-
tial vote for prohibition candidate for
president was: Ferguson, 1886; Sui
ger, 4,393. The preferential vote for
prohibition candidate for Tice presi-
dent was: Calderwod, 5,1Gl; Woer-
tendyke, 2,946.
The total vote for Republican candi-
dates for delegates-at-large was 523.
1873.
Governor Philip received 71,18S
votes for delegate-at-large. This was
the highest vote received by aay of
the candidates.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
ARCHIE FOWLER, ACCUSED OF
NUMBERING RUDOLPH WAL.
VIC, TAKES HIS LIFE.
OTHER WISCONSIN EVENTS
important Items Gathered From All
Sections of the Badger State
During the Week by Spe-
cial Correspondents.

GAINESVILLE - Archie Fowler, accused
of the murder of Rudolph Walvig of
Beloit, killed himself in the county
jail here. He tore up the blankets of
his bed and hung himself. Fowler
made no confession before he killed
himself, other than the one he made
several days ago when he implicated
Earl Reynolds of Beloit. Fowler's
body was found hanging in his cell by
an attendant who came to carry away
his luncheon dishes. Fowler was ne
gotiating for the purchase of an auto
from Walvig for which he was to pay
him $500. One evening Walvig took
Fowler out riding in his machine and
was not seen afterward. The body Of
Rudolph Walyig, who has been miss
ing since April 8, was found buried in
lonely spot on the farm of Andrew
Gunderson, about ten miles west of
this city. He had been shot. In his
confession Fowler states that he was
driving with Walvig in the latter's au-
tomobile when Reynolds held them up
and shot Walvig. He says Reynolds
forced him to help conceal the body
under a culvert, where it lay for three
days, and that later he assisted in the
burial on the Gunderson farm.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11

some other though higher, motive be
substituted. It does not, however,
follow that the economic motive
must be the sole end and aim of
group Of farmers acting together in
cooperative capacity.
Community enterprise requires COM
munity action, and where there is or
ganization for one purpose it serves
as convenient starting point for 9TH
er undertakings.
1t requires no argument to show
that there must be an intelligent un-
derstanding of the objects to be
gained on the part of those making
the effort. All too many agricultural
cooperative movements have been
launched by men who desired strong
ly to get somewhere, but who knew
little or nothing of the proper route
to follow. General intelligence is sell
dom lacking, but specific information
often is. Where cooperative COM
pany undertakes the marketing of a
product there should be clear under
standing of the ms and outs of the
or perhaps to possess. They should
have a clear picture of the marketing
processes, should know what charges
are made, and why. Unless there are
wastes to be eliminated, or excessive
profits to be cut down the probability
of happy outcome is small.
Leadership is Of the utmost impor-
lance. Even though every man could
do the work Of a general, no army can
act as unit, unless some one man
actually be given the authority and
put in charge. Likewise there may
be score of men capable of acting as
leaders of a cooperative company, but
some man, or small group of men,
must actually become leaders, or moth
ing will be done. Leadership is a
rather rare quality. At any rate, it is
not superabundant, as found in con-
nection with new movements, and the
man who wishes to do things will find
the cooperative field rich in oppor-
tunity for constructive action.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
GOOD LEADERSHIP
AIDS COOPERATION
BY 3. RI. HIBBARD,
Of the University of Wisconsin.

Many excellent examples of success
full cooperation among farmers are to
be found in Wisconsin.
It is true that the past furnishes
many instances of failure, but appar-
emily the lessons taught by these fail
ures have been we'll learned. There
are not many cooperative companies
started recently without fairly good
prospect of success.
: There is found almost universally a
fair amountspf business in sight and
fair amount of working capital wher-
ever a cooperative company is pro-
posed Moreover, there is DISPOSE
ton to find a good manager at what
ever price it may be necessary to pay.
The outlook is encouraging. Very
few failures are recorded among un-
dertakings of recent years, and the
number of companies and the amount
of business done by them is constant
ly increasing
Most numerous of these co-opera-
tive undertakings are the telephone
and insurance companies. Not very
much real business, however, is done
through these companies.
The first rank, SO far as effect on
the income and outgo Of the farm is
concerned, must be given to cream
cries and cheese factories. Approx
mately a third of the three thousand
within the state are cooperative. Of
growing Importance are the fruit as
sociations, live stock shipping COM
panies, cow-testing associations and
potato warehouse companies.
A small beginning has been made
in marketing eggs comparatively
through the creamery. There are
some half-dozen fruit-selling associa-
lions, perhaps twenty livestock ship
ping associations, and about the same
number c. cow-testing associations.
Not a great quantity of grain is grown
in Wisconsin for shipment, save for
seed purposes, hence the number of
cooperative elevators is small.
Cooperation in America has usually
been carried on for the economic gain
to be made out of 1t. Probably this
gain must be considered a desirable
and a prominent feature. Business
ventures are normally run for gain,
and It seems useless to insist that
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
Cranberry InsnectIon.

Under the new horticultural insFec-
ton law, passed by the last legisla-
ture, J. G. Sanders, state entomoiogist
of the department of agriculture, is es-
tablishing, for the first time 10 the
history Of the cranberry industry IN
Wisconsin,, inspection OF cranberry
vines.
The state entomologist is requiring
inspection Of vines offered for sale Ior
propagation, and vines which are TO
be moved to a new location for start
ing cranberry boys.
Several complaints have been nied
with the state entomologist that as
eases were being transported from oid
cranberry sections to new paintings.
The common cranberry disease
known as false blossom" leaf spot
known as exotasidium, and a top wilt
of the new growth known as schero-
TINA, and the black-headed worm
sometimes known as the "hreWorm,
will be controlled by these inspection
measures, and efforts will be maze TO
prevent their introduction into new
paintings.
Express companies and railroads
are forbidden by state law to accept
shipments of nursery stock, including
small fruits, unless they bear an ON
cial inspection tag.
Cranberry vines for propagation
should be cleaned of moss, weeds or
grasses, as well as being free from in
furious diseases and insects.
The inspection Of cranberry DOGS
will be done free of cost for the appll-
cant each year, provided application
is made by July II to the state ento-
mologist, state capitol, Madison.
O. G. Made, cranberry experiment
station, Grand Rapids, has been ap'
pointed deputy inspector OF cran0ef-
ries.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
Old Railroad Man Dies.

Pewaukee - FRANKLIN Ely, rs, for
fifty years agent here for the Milwau-
kee road, died after brief illness.
Mr.. Ely's connection with the road
dates back to the period when Presi-
dent Earring was also a station agent
at a salary of $50 a month, and when
Fred d. Underwood, now president
of the Erie, was brakeman on a gravel
train. He saw S. S. Merrill, Milwau-
kee, advance from conductor of con-
struction train to be general manager
of the road and a millionaire. Mr..
Ely was one Of the promoters of the
Pewaukee State bank and was known
by all railway men and by a majority
of Milwaukee business men.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11

Wisconsin has Is counties now sup
piled with that needful prosperity
agent-the county agricultural repre-
sentative. Four years ago last Janu-
airy there were none in the state
The work of placing these represent
atives in the state is going on slowly
but surely. No county is advised to
select a representative until there is
healthy demand for his services among
the farmers and business men, and no
man is appointed to one of these re-
sponsible posts until he has shown
that he can shoulder the burdens of
the office without faltering or failure.
North Carolina is an example of
state which has made rapid progress
in pushing the county agent PROPOSE
ton into all parts of it's farming re-
gion. Wisconsin's policy has been to
lay a good foundation in few promis-
ing counties, and then let the work
speak for itself Thus far, but one
county in the southern half of the
Walworth-is supplied with a
representative.
The other agents are at work in the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11

less thickly settled regions of the state
where the problems are largely
those of clearing and cropping undevel-
oped land.
The list of Wisconsin's busy coun-
ty representatives, together with the
date in which work began in each
county, follows:
Oneida county, w. D. .Juday, Feb
ruary, 1912; Barron county, r. l..
Cuff, August, 1912; Eau Claire coun-
ty, G. r. ingalls,, April, 1912, Price
county, Griffith Richards, February,
1913; Langlade county, F. G. Swoboda
September, 1918; Taylor county, r. A.
Kolb, January, 1914; Lincoln county,
A. H. Cole, January, 1914; Villas coun-
ty, Oscar Gunderson, March, 1914;
Forest county, John Swenehart, June,
1914; Polk county, j. S. Klinka, Aug
ust, 1914; Douglas county, J. NJ. Waltz,
September, 1914; Walworth county, L.
L. Oldham, February, 1915; Ashland,
c. B. Post, August, 1915; Saw
yer county, C. P. West, January,
1876 Portage county, J. NJ. Coyner.
March, 1915, Rusk county, G. NJ.
Householder, April, 1916.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11

Kenosha-For the first time in his
tory Kenosha must ask factory labor
ers to live in tents. A big army of
men is setting up white city, on
Washington Island overlooking the
lake, and within a short time 250 men
employed by the Simmons company
will find homes in this colony.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
Encampments on Fair Grounds.

State fair officials have made ar
rangements to accommodate in en-
campments on the state fair grounds
all boys and girls outside of Milwau-
kee who will compete in the Boys and
Girls Agricultural clubs department
during the 1916 state fair, September
IL to 16.
There will be a separate camp for
boys under supervision of the Y. NJ.
G. A., and a separate camp for girls
under supervision of the Y. w. c. A.
Plans for these encampments are
being made, and it is expected that
meals will be furnished at cost, be-
tween 80 and 40 cents a day, and
sleeping accommodations free of
charge, in tents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
Priest Dies Suddenly.

Superior - Father CHRISTOPHER
Schmidt of Rice Lake, vicar general of
the Superior Catholic diocese, dropped
dead on the street as he was returning
from the funeral of Father Pilon. for
merly secretary TO the bishop Of Su-
perior. Father Schmidt was stricken
with apoplexy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
Green Bay Plumbers Want Raise.

Green Bay = Journeymen plumbers
of this city are on strike. The work
men demand an increase of Is cents
day in pay, making S., and Saturday
half holiday. Eleven shops, employing
twenty-five men, are involved in the
strike and some big work is tied up.
Employers say they are willing to
grant the half holiday, but will not in
crease pay to So until two years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
Fertilizers Have Value.

The use of commercial fertilizers is
necessary on farms upon which little
or no live stock is kept. Farmers
here as elsewhere are more and more
approaching their value for special
crops, the ease OF handling, quick
availability to plants, az well as free
dom from live wee& seeds and the
demand for them is increasing ia this
state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
Policeman Applies for Pension

Green Bay - Anton Kox, Oldest po-
liceman in point Of service and years,
has quit the force. He is the first po-
liceman to apply for a pension. officer
Kox joined the force on July 8, 1886,
and did duty regularly since that time
without demerit mark. He was %
years old on Feb. 5.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
Winter Constable Is Dead.

Winter = Dell Tollard, the hard
luck constable, has been freed in
court Tollard's home burned and his
son died in the flames. This happened
while Tollard was taking prisoner to
jail and the prisoner escaped. On his
return Tollard himself was arrested
because, it was charged, stolen goods
were found in the ruins of his home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
Thieves Rob Cemetery.

La Crosse - Silverware valued at
more than $4,000, a box of dynamite
and aims from a cemetery poor box
were stolen by band of burglars who
raided La Crosse. Homes of Col. f.
A. Copeland and Mrs. Jessie Holway,
prominent citizens, were ransacked,
the warehouse of the La Crosse Stone
company broken into and the chapel
at the Catholic cemetery looted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
viii Enforce saker Law.

Kenosha-Kenosha is not going 20
be the refuge for Waukegan saloon
men, forced out of business by the
workings of the dry vote. The chair
man of the license committee has de-
clared that the Baker law will be en-
forced in Kenosha and that efforts on
the part of Kenosha men to transfer
saloons to men from Waukegan or any
other place will meet with promp re-
Vocations.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
Summer School for Manitowoc.

Manitowoc Superintendent of
schools Zimmers has recommended
the establishment of summer course
at the local high school for the bene-
fit of students who may desire to make
up work and who are now compelled
to attend Oshkosh or Milwaukee Nor
mai to do so.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
Death Record Is Broken.

The Wisconsin death rate for the
first quarter of 1916 was higher than
ever has been recorded during that
season since the adoption of the uni
form registration law. If the same
rate were continued throughout the
year, the annual mortality would be in
excess of $4,000 deaths, as compared
with mortality of approximately 2S.-
600 per year during the last seven-year
period.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
Condemn Fifteen Head of Cattle. Y

Oshkosh-Fifteen cattle of the state
herd at the Northern hospital for the
insane have been condemned on aC-
count of tuberculosis and twelve more
are suspected and under quarantine.
The condemned cattle have been sent
to Milwaukee to be killed. More rigid
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
EveryIoody's Buying Them.

The record of number of automobile
licenses issued has passed the $4,000
mark. A steady stream of applications
keeps rolling in, and by the middle OF
May the high mark Of 1915 will be
passed. Following are the statistics
of the auto vehicle license department
in the office of secretary Of state to
date:
Auto licenses, 75747 at $5............ SS7S, 135
Motorcycle license, 5,1S0 at s2........ 1882
Dealers licenses. Las at $10.......... 1880
Total $4O6, EST
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
AVERAGE Cost S279 a Year.

Stevens Point-Figures compiled at
the Stevens Point Normal indicate
that the average cost for student
during year in the normal is $279.69.
Thirty-six seniors kept accounts of ex-
penses in order to furnish the figures.
The cost ranged from 5000 to $500
each.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
Annoint Eeatival Committee.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for an elaborate
harvest festival to be held in Milwau-
kee during state fair week, were
brought nearer completion when the
committee to have charge of the fest
ival composed of representatives Of
the city government and members Of
leading organizations was announced.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-11
To Work Three Crews.

Green Bay - The Green Bay Paper
and Fibre company announces three
crews will be put to work on May %.
An increase of so per cent In the to-
tai wages will be paid employees under
the new plan.