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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04

Commencing at point on the west line
Of town Of Union going east on Sec line be-
tween Sec seven ca and eighteen (18) and
eight 81 and seventeen ID thence south
on Sec line between Sec. seventeen az and
sixteen (16) thence east three fourths of a
mile on section line between section sixteen
49, and twenty one GIL thence south to
the west line of the village of Plum CITY,
And continuing from this point on west
line of the village of Plum City where the
road intersects the west line thence south
easterIy to Main street thence along Main
street to Spring street.
BEN ANDERSON
MATH GILLES.
Committee on Roads and Bridges re-
ported on petitions for county and state
aid for roads and brid ges, and said report
was accepted and adopted on motion of
SuDt. Fitzgerald.
MITTEE ON PETITIONS FROM TOWN
CITIES AND VILLAGES FOR 1916.
To The Honorable County Board of Pierce
County:
Your Committe on Roads and Bridges
to whom was referred the petitions Of the
several towns, cities and villages herein
after mentioned for the county and state
aid for road and bridge construction for
1917, under the provisions of Section
1917 MI to Section 1917 Al15, inclusive of
chapter 81 of Wisconsin statutes for 1913,
DO Respectfully report:
That the following towns, cities and vii
lagos have petitioned for town, county and
state aid for highway and bridge con-
struction in 1917 as follows:
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Sup. Tombleson, who had been appointed
to Investigate as to the legality OF the
present Poor System, made a verbal re-
port but action on same was deferred I'M
til this afternoon, on motion OF Sup. FItz-
gerald.
2 o'clock.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Board met at 2 o'clock, Vice Chairman
Park presided. Roll call showed a quOr-
approved.
Resolution providing for additional
bridge aid to Town of Gilman, was READ
and on motion adopted.
RESOLUTION. y
For Bridge Aid in town of Gilman.
Whereas, the cost of building bridge
in town of Gilman, known as the Taylor
bridge and located on the State highway
in said town has exceeded the FUNDS avail vail
able for such bridge in the sum OF TWO
Hundred and Sixty-seven ($267) dollars,
Therefore, Be it resolved that the Coun-
ty Board appropriate forty per cent OF the
above amount which is One Hundred Six
dollars and Eighty cents ($1O6SO) to REIN
burse said town for money advanced IN
building said bridge.
Report of Committee on Roads and
Bridges, was accepted and the recommen-
dations therein contained adopted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ROADS
AND BRIDGES
Town and Country Bridges 1916
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County
Your Committee on Roads and Bridges
to whom was referred the petitions of sew
eral towns asking for County aid for the
purpose of building bridges in the several
towns mentioned, do respectively report:
That the following named towns have set
forth in their petitions proper grounds for
County aid in building the respective
bridges hereinafter mentioned and that un-
der the provisions of the statutes respect
ing such bridge aid it is mandatory upon
the County Board to make appropriations
for County aid in building bridges as
4o1 10 uif
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Highway Commissioner.
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors
of Pierce County, Wisconsin,
Your committee on Roads and Bridges,
to whom was referred the report of the
County Highway Commissioner do hereby
represent that we have examined the re-
port, books and vouchers of said commits
Sioner and have carefully compared the
same and that we find his report correct
in all respects and recommend that it be
adopted by the board.
Respectfully submitted this 21st day of
November, 1916.
w. III. RICHARDS.
BEN ANDERSON.
JOHN SKIDMORE.
Report of Equalization Committee was
read by A H Bjorlee. Said report was
on motion of Sup. Mcdonald, laid over un-
til tomorrow mornings session.
Sup. TAFT read the report of the Audit
ing Committee, which was on motion ac-
cepted and adopted.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors,
of Pierce County, Wisconsin:
Your Auditing Committee beg leave to
report and submit the following schedule
of accounts against the county, which we
have audited. We recommend that the
Claims therein mentioned, and set forth be
allowed as indicated therein and as mark
ed allowed by us in the below Schedule,
which is a part of this report.
Dated this 22nd day of Nov. 1916.
Il. w. TAFT,
81. J. PARK,
w. Il. CHURCHILL,
Auditing Committee.
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The County State Road and Bridge Com
mittee heretofore elected by the County
Board Pursuant to Section 1317-M-5 Of
wisconsin to cooperate with the town
boards of said towns in letting, inspecting
aid accepting the bridges in the respec-
tive towns above mentioned, have filed
the same have been duly examined by us
and that in each of such reports such
commissioners have reported the such
bridges have been properly constructed ac-
cording to the specifications thereof and
have been duly accepted by such commits
sfoners and we do therefore recommend
that the reports of such commissioners be
approved by the County Board and that
the County Board appropriate the neces-
sary amount to meet the payments above
mentioned And to the town hereinafter
mentioned entitled to bridge aid for bridge
ed. the sum mentioned or SO much thereof
as may become due upon the completion
and acceptance of such bridge as follows:
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Sup. Chinook moved that the Board pro-
coed to the election Of poor agent in
place of W. A. Caldwell, deceased. Motion
carried.
Sups Tombleson and Powers were APP
pointed tellers and the chair announced
that the first ballot be informal. On the
informal ballot, -. w. Campbell received
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November. A. d. 1916.
F. A. SEVERANCE.
T.. B. EATON.
The Board adjourned till O'Clock to-
morrow morning on motion Of Supt. Nc
Donald.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER Is
The Board convened at 8 o'clock a. M
Roll call showed a quorum present
Journal of yesterdays meeting was read
and approved.
Resolution providing that certain por-
tions of road in the town of Union and
village of Plum City be added to the sys-
tenn of prospective state and county high
ways, was on motion accepted and adopted
as follows:
Resolved that the following described
road in the town of Union and village of
Plum City be made part of the state and
county prospective highway:
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ed this 22nd day of Nov. 1916.
G. III. HARTMAN
FL. J. PARK
xxy IN OIITTD GIITT n


Committee to Settle with Poor Agents
Committee on Buildings reported as fol-
lows, which report was accepted ana
adopted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BUILD
INGS 1916
To the Honorable County Board Of Su-
pervisors of Pierce County, Wisconsin:
Your Committee on Buildings beg leave
to report after examination of the prop
erty Of Pierce County that the Office OF the
Superintendent of Schools should be pro-
vided with new typewriter ana we re-
spectfully recommend that the Purchasing
Agent be Instructed to trade In the old
typewriter now in said office for such new
typewriter as the County superintendent
may desire.
We further recommend that a new Sec
ton of Book Cases be purchased for the
Circuit Court Chambers.
Attention is respectfully called to the
base boards in the basement OF the Court
House and the pointing on the outside OF
the Court House and Jail. These matters
have been passed upon by previous Doarus
and should be attended to at once.
The foundation of the Poor House on all
four corners is in very poor condition, per-
hitting the building to settle and the
walls to crack. We respectfully recon-
mend that the foundation be repaired as
early in the Spring Of 1917 as the weather
will permit.
We further recommend that new laun-
dry stove and an electric Washlng ma
dry at the poor farm. We further recon-
ment that the windmill wheel now in use
be changed and that twelve foot wheel
be placed in its stead.
we further respectfully recommend that
the stills be replaced and the foundation be
repaired under the hog house at the poor
farm and that concrete floor be Installed
in such hog house.
we would further respectfully recon-
mend that the Cemetery at the Poor farm
be changed from it's present location to
higher ground nearer the road and that
those now buried be moved to the new To-
cation and a marker to cost not to exceed
So 90 placed at each grave now or here
after made in said Cemetery.
We find that some of the doors in the
Court House and SherifPs residence do not
fit the openings and that some OF the
catches and knobs are broken and in poor
condition and we respectfully recommend
that all doors be gone over and such re-
pairs made as are necessary to place them
all in good working order.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN ISAACSON,
MATH GILES, SIR.
%. r. MILLER.
Committee on Buildings
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REPoRT OF COMMITTEE TO SETTLE

REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO SETTLE
WITH COUNTY CLERK
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors OF
Pierce County, Wisconsin.
Your committee to settle with the county
clerk and to whom his report was referred
do hereby represent that we have examined
the report books and vouchers of said
clerk and have carefully compared the same
and that we find his report and books
correct in all respects and recommend that
it be adopted by the board.
Respectfully submitted this 18th day Of
November, 1916.
G. E. PRATT
J. NJ JOHNSON
p MCFARLAND
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Amount
$4,000
Bridge
Brickner

Respectfully submitted this 22nd day OF
w. n. RICHARDS,
BEN ANDERSON,
JOHN SKIDMORE
Committee on Roads and Bridges
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Report of Committee to settle with Poor
Agents was accepted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO SETTLE
WITH COUNTY POOR AGENTS
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County, Wisconsin:
Your committee appointed to settle with
the Poor Agents respectfully report as fol-
lows:
We have examined the report books and
vouchers of the superintendent of the poor
farm and those of the county poor agents
and find them correct, complete and salts
factory.
We recommend that the reports of the
moor farm and those of the county poor
agents which have been referred to us, ac-
cepted.
we have visited the county poor farm
and desire to compliment Mr.. and Mrs.
Sparks for the neatness, cleanliness and
careful management which is evident both
inside and outside of the poor house and
on the farm.
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SPECIAL OUTSIDE AID
Village of Bay City, medical aid
and care of T. G.. Flowers, $3.50 80
Town of Rock Elm, operating ex-
penses for Party Burgess, -. 10000
w. T. Churchill, hospital bill and
care of Burgess, .............. $500
DR.. A. s. Breed medical service
for Party Burgess, ......... 1919
DR.. c. r. Cannon, medical service
for Herb VIM, ..-............. $3.50
Total $45959
Respectfully submitted this 10th day of
November D. 1915
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Total, 1918
Net expense divided by number of weeks
board furnished gives average cost per
capita of S1S5 per week for support
and medical attendance of inmates of poor
house and running expense Of the farm.
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Total, ........ $7O55 $7O55 $3O5992
Respectfully submitted this 18th day of
November, 1916
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o. j. Hohie County Clerk of Pierce
County, wisconsin. being duly sworn on
oath says that the foregoing report is true
and correct to the best of his knowledge
and belief
OJHOHLE,
County Clerk, Pierce County Wis.
Subscribed and sworn TO before this list
day of November A. D. 1916.
W. r. WARREN,
Clerk of Circuit Court,
Pierce County, Wisconsin.
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Committee.

Report of Poor Agents was read and re-
ferred to the Committee to settle with the
Poor Agents.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
Of Pierce County, Wisconsin:
The Poor Agents of said County respect
fully submit the following report for the
year ending September 30 1916. They have
fully complied with the recommendations
made by the Committee on Buildings and
adopted by the Board of Supervisors.
We have audited claims against Pierce
County for the improvements of the Poor
Farm and Poor House, also for outside aid
for the support and care of County Poor
during the year as follows:
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made part of the prospective State and
County Highway System as follows:
Beginning at the Northwest corner of
Section one, Town of Isabelle and running
one mile South on line between Section
one and two of Town of Isabelle inter
seeing with the State highway known as
the Maiden Rock and Bay City road at
said point.
F. W. CARPENTER.
Resolution was adopted
Sup. Park introduced the following Reso-
luton.
RESOLUTION
Pierce County:
Resolved that the chairman of the board
appoint committee of seven members of
this board to consider the question of the
adoption of the County Unit or so called
Trunk Line road system. To furnish
map of proposed roads and 10 recommend
to report to this board not later than
Wednesday morning, Nov. %, 1915.
II. J. PARK,
Sup. Village of Spring Valley.
Sup. Mattson moved that said Resolution
be laid on the table, which motion was
carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Skidmore, Fitzgerald, Theo. Swan
son, Isaacson, Mattson, Halvorson, Hart
man, Churchill, TombleSon, MCFARLAND,
Vic. Swanson, GILES, Giebler Miller Chin
mock, TAFT, Pratt. 20
Nays Christensen, Richards, Smith,
Anderson, Bjorlee, j. NJ Johnson, Joe
u
Report of Bridge Committee on Bridges
built in town Of Hartland, was read and
referred to the Committee on Roads and
Bridges.
REPORT OF COUNTY STATE ROAD
AND BRIDGE COMMITTEE
Town of Hartland.
To the Honorable County Board of Su-
pervisors of Pierce County, Wis
We the undersigned County State Road
and Bridge Committee, elected by the
County Board pursuant to Section 1917
Mo of Wisconsin Statutes to cooperate
with the town board of the town of Hart
land in letting, inspecting and acceptance
of the work of building bridges within
said town.
Larson bridge, Fred Brookshaw, con
tractor; June 1, date of letting; July 10,
date of acceptance; $749.60, price
Lund BRIDGE Wausau Iron Works, con-.
tractors; June l. date of letting; Nov. II,
date of acceptance; $1068.OO, price.
John bridge, Day labor by Town of
Hartland, $622.50 price.
We do hereby respectfully report that
said above named bridges have been COM
pleted according to the specifications fur
nished by the State Bridge Engineer and
adopted by us and we would therefore re-
spectfully recommend that the County
Board appropriate such sum as is requir-
ed by Section 1919 to be paid by the Coun-
ty as aid to said town of Hartland in de-
fraying the expenses of erecting said
bridge
Dated this 18th dow nf Nov 1919
Evening star., 1917-12-08
Throngs Visit Morgues in Hopes Of Identifying
Victims---Relief Train Arrives
From Boston.
BLIZZARD HALTS COMMUNICATION BY
TRAIN OR WIRE FOR MANY HOURS
Fury Of Cold Wave Vs With Flames Which Preceded IN Terrifying
Effects Upon Homeless Of Robert Borden Expresses
Gratitude for Aid From the United States
IN a stan Correspondent Of Associated Press.

a
HALIFAX 8-The Massachusetts, relief tsai
that left Boston Thursday night arrived here today.
There absolutely way of estimating with degree Of
accuracy result Of the explosion Thurs.
day. dead the generally accepted figure by tho
authorities. n morgue there 900 bodies. :
viewed by multitude today, but only few
identified There probably other bodies awaits
ing Identification greater number of this viii be m
possible.
citizens saying that between
1900 dwellings occupied by the classes had been
destroyed affecting approximately persons
shows that 10000 persons destitute.
depth of feet the devastated The
district guard Canadian soldiers being assisted by
American buejackets.
mayor today issued order sspendng the Sabbath ho
day and directing all remaining safe for b
kept open and all labor continued.
ruins greatly delayed by the heavy snow though
many injured removed nearby before the storm
set in.
Sir Robert Borden premier who has arrived here conferred
with local afternoon issued statement
ing thanks people United States aid
gratefully the arrival of the Massachusetts
relief train.
ST JOHNS December s-fax is isolated in her deso-
today Stonbound devastated city has been off from
virtually all communication with the outside.
Intermittent communication by telegraph uncertain and hes
tatng early of the day. followed by complete
pension SO could be learned here
Evening star., 1917-12-08

The names of ten survivors have been
received here
They are Lieut.. (Junior Grade) John
K. Richards, Ensign Nelson N Gates,
Asst. Surgeon l. L. Adamkiewicz,
Charles E. Pierce, fireman; Timothy
Edward Twomey, seaman: John c.
johnson, seaman; Henry A. Stutzke,
chief machinist's mate; Edward F.
Grady fireman second class; John J.
Mulyaney, seaman. and Myron Flood,
seaman.
Lieut.. John K. Richards. reported
rescued, is of this city. Mrs. Dorothy
G. Richards. wife of the lieutenant,
lives at 1910 Lamont street. according
to Navy Department records.
The complement of the Jones in peace
times was five officers, five petty officers
and eighty-seyen enlisted men. Cndoubt-
edly this has been increased to hundred
or more From the first report 1t would
appear that the loss of life would be
upward of sixty.
The attack. which was at 8 o'clock at
night, was delivered by torpedo In the
rolling icy seas of north Atlantic winter
weather the submarine probably had
plenty Of opportunity to pick her time for
the shot. The submersible probably came
upon the destroyer patroling her course
in the dark and had all the best of the
engagement
No details were contained in today's
report, but 1t has been the case here
tofore that when a submarine gets a
hit on destroyer It Is more due to a
chance meeting and good opportunity
than fighting skill on the part of the
submarine
Rescued 305 Persons.
The Jacob Jones was the ship which
saved 305 persons with the p. & o.
Evening star., 1917-12-08
MEDICAL WAREHOUSE Of
/. J.. S. BURNS IN CHICAGO
Two Men Acting suspiciously Near
Scene Arrested-Loss Esti-
mated at $500, 900.

By che Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December ga warehouse
recently leased by the government for the
medical division OF the Army was
destroyed by fire Of mysterious origin to-
day.
Chemicals among the stores caused a
number Of small explosions.
The flames burned 80 fiercely that only
the walls Of the five-story structure were
standing when fremen arrived The
building stood at South Dearborn and
West 40th streets. Majs w. S. Shields
and thirty-five employees fed from the
flames.
Maj. Shields said he had no comment
to make on suspicious Of firemen that
started the fire.
Two men acting suspiciously near the
ruins were arrested by federal operatives.
The loss was estimated at 100000.
Evening star., 1917-12-08
FIGHT OVER SWITZERLAND.
German and Allied Airmen Driven
Off Toward Alsace, Still Firing.

GENEVA. Switzerland. December s.
The first aerial battle between allied
and German airmen over Swiss terri
tory occurred aound Basle yesterday.
1t appears that the Germans, hard
pressed by their opponents. intention
ally entered Switzerland. The fight
took place at great height and the
number of the airplanes is not known.
The encounter lasted twenty minutes.
Seven bombs were dropped on Swiss
territory. but only immaterial damage
resulted. Eventually the airmen sped
toward Alsace. still fighting, while
Swiss soldiers bombarded both parties
with shells from anti-aircraft guns.
The residents of Basic and the neigh
boring territory are indignant over the
violation of Switzerland's neutrality.
Evening star., 1917-12-08
MYSTERIOUS CRAFT
NOTED OFF HALIFAX
Submarine in Tow of Steam Vessel
Sighted on Night Before Great
Explosion.
By the Associated Prssa.

By the Associated Press.
AN ATLANTIC PORT. December s.
Two mysterious craft. apparently a
large submarine in tow of a steam ves-
sci, were sighted OF the Nova Scotia
coast in the vicinity of Halifax on the
night before the Halifax explosion. ac-
cording to the captain of a steamship
which arrived here from a st. Lawrence
river port today. -
He said his steamship nearly ran into
the two strange craft, neither of which
displayed any lights. At first he be-
1ieved the vessel in tow was a buoy,
but later became convinced it was a
large submarine. The towing vessel,
he said, appeared to be signaling
either some other ship or a point on
the shore.
Evening star., 1917-12-08
DID NOT WANT TO FIGHT.
Sudden Reversion to Type" of Sol
dier Having Austrian Ancestry.

Cablegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1917.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. December IA young Ma
tional Army soldier of Austrian ances-
try experienced a sudden reversion to
type amid his surroundings in France,
and decided to seek his home land. He
was missed from his company one night,
and search through the countryside the
next morning revealed him plodding
along road and headed for the coun-
try of his parents.
When put under arrest he said he had
started to walk to Austria and did not
want to fight. 1t is the first instance
of the kind that has occurred in the
American Army here. With this ex-
ception those of Teutonic blood have
been fully as valiant as those of Puri-
tan ancestry.
German and Austrian names on tho
first American casualty lists have sur
prised and favorably impressed the
French.
Evening star., 1917-12-08
OUTLOOK IS GOOD
FOR INCREASED PAY
Congress May Give More Than
Now Is Asked for Fed
eraI Clerks.
INQUIRY TO BE THOROUGH
INQUIRY TO BE THOROUGH
RAISE FOR CLERKS
NOW IN THE HANDS
OF SUBCOMMITTEE

The FIRST definite step toward
increasing tho salaries OF govern
ment employees was taken today
with the appointment by Chair
man Moon Of the House commit
tee on post ofnces and post roads
OF a subcommittee to consider
this question.
This subcommittee IS composed
Of Representatives Thomas NJ.
Bell Of Georgia, chairman; Will
liam E Cox Of Indiana, Fred l.
Blackmon >of Alabama, Halvor
Steenerson Of Minnesota and Mar
tin E Madden OF Illinois.
Representative Bell called q
meeting Of the subcommittee for
Tuesday. He feels that there Is
no question that the and 10 per
cent increase will be continued,
and If an increase can be pro-
cured for the rural carriers and
the fourth-class postmasters
substantial increase will also be
put through for the employees of
the Post Office Department in
Washington.
Evening star., 1917-12-08
Rioting in Lisbon.

Five months earlier serious rioting took
place in Lisbon as the result of a scarcity
of bread, an increase in the cost of pota-
toes and the high prices of food generally.
Anarchist agitators, taking advantage of
the situation, organized disturbances in
various parts Of Lisbon and the crowds
attacked the bakeries, groceries and pro-
vision stores.
They shattered the iron doors and
steel shuttered windows and sacked
numerous places. among them one of
the large establishments in the center
of the capital.
Martial law was proclaimed and the
military governor by taking energetic
measures restored order. Twenty
seven persons were killed in the riot
ing. Hundreds of persons were ar
rested and taken on board Portuguese
warships in the harbor. While the dis
turbances were in progress the Ameri-
can flag was raised above the build
ings of an establishment at the POGO
do Bispo and the place was respected
by the rioters.