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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30

Tomorrow is the last day of the
trout fishing season.
3 There will be a regular meeting
of the Eastern Star Monday evening.
John Foley of Colorado Springs is
here on visit to his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Foley.
Mrs. D. B. Wadsworth of Hanov-
er, Mass, is visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs Amos Ward.
The Improvement League W i |
hold it's next business meeting Mon
day, Sept. 3, at o'clock p m in
the City Hall.
Miss Nettie May Smith, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Smith, and
DR.. Thomas Snodgrass were mar
ried here today.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
Football at Normal

Coach Hayward, now enrolled as
member of the normal school facul.
ty, has moved here with his family
from Minneapolis and is preparing
to have things in readiness for the
opening Of football practice at the
start of the Fall term.
Football, instead of b e i n G dis
couraged on account of this country S
entrance into the war. has been con-
sidered by authorities as an excell-
ent training, and therefore the local
school will go through with sched
ule as before, and all of the normal
schools of the state will do likewise.
Following is the Red & White
schedule for this season:
Sep. 29-Chippewa Falls here.
Oct. 6-MacaIaster here.
Oct. 13-At Eau Claire.
Oct. 20-Stout here.
Nov. 3 Superior here.
Nov. 10-At Stevens Point.
Nov. 24-Title Game to be played
on home grounds of southern cir
cult champions.
Coach Hayward will have practic-
tically an entire new backfeld to de-
veIop, and there will be but few
of the championship linesmen back,
but there are indications of excel
lent material available from high
school talent about to enroll. Of
the old men, Captain Finn is back,
and Allard, Fessenbecker, Vezina
and possibly one or two others will
be on hand at the opening of school.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30

An exchange relates how young
man of the town got in bad with a
number Of ladies by calling them up
and, representing that he was from
the service department, requested
them to cover their phones with
cloth for an hour while the tele-
phone system was busted out by the
application of compressed air from
the central office. He will probably
be listed along with the plaster ped
dlers as a German spy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
Pratt's orchestra filled an err

Pratt's orchestra filled an err
gagement at Alton, Mimi, Saturday
evening for dancing party. They
were booked to play for big dance
in the same hall September 9th, CIV
en- by the Alton Brass Band. A
party also booked the orchestra to
play at Cottage Grove, Mimi, next
Saturday evening, Sept. LIST. Two
other dates were added to the or
chestra's list the past week; they
will play at Glenwood City Sept. Ia
and at Beldenville Sept. 9th.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30

Richard Webster left yesterday for
his school at Paulson, Montana.
The Congregational Ladies' Aid
Society will meet Thursday, Sept. 6.
Walter Nordby arrived home last
Friday from visit with friends at
Neilsville.
Atty. Lynn Ashley left last week
for the officers training camp at
Ft. Sheridan.
Mrs. Mary Bangs left Tuesday on
a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Tony
Lavalle, at St. Paul.
Emmett Wright of Fort Smelling
visited at the home of N. N. Fuller
several days last week.
E. L. Ewing and family motored
to the Swenson camp at Silver Lake
Tuesday, returning today.
Lieut.. Fred Higgins was called to
the training camp at Battle Creek,
Mich, leaving for there Monday.
Miss Edith Tubbs returned last
evening from Scion Springs and will
resume teaching at Stanley next
week.
Mrs. VIM Hawkins and son Al
eXander, of st. Louis, Mo-, are Wis
iting at the home of Mrs. Stella
Deneen.
Mrs. Albert Larson and daughter,
Miss Helen, of St. Paul, are visiting
the formers mother, Mrs. Carrie
Rockstad.
Consult DR.. Clough before having
glasses put on your child-tew chill
dren e d glasses. At Gladstone
Sept. 7th.-adv.
R. w. Freeman returned home
Monday from a two months visit
with Mrs. Freeman and his parents
at Casa Verdugo, Cal.
The Interstate league teams Of
Hudson and Saltwater will play ex-
hibition games at Ellsworth during
the Pierce county fair.
Harley Clark has resigned as local
representative Of the Wisconsin Cas-
ualty Co. and Hans Wiger has been
appointed as his successor.
Miss Marie RICHTER has returned
to Hibbing, MINI where she is at
the head Of the Physical Education
department Of the Public schools.
H. w. Thompson of this city pre-
sented Co. c with a goat for mas
cot and shipped the animal to Camp
Douglas Monday in care of Ed. Da-
ley.
The Wright brothers Of Hammond
motored here Sunday for days
visit. Mrs Guy Wright and chill
dren, Miss Elizabeth and Kenneth,
accompanied them back to Ham
mond and will remain for a weeks
stay.
Ed. Ward and bride are here on
their wedding tour visiting his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Ward.
They were married the 9th inst ;,
and will make their home at Shan.
wee, Okla, where he is principal of
schools.
Miss Lu Juell left today for St.
Croix Falls where she will have
charge of the ladies' ready-to-wear
department in the George Thomp-
son store. Mrs. C. Deickman has
Miss Juell's former position at the
Stewart Mercantile Co. store here.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30

William Moser left Yesterday for
his school at Sigourney, Ia.
Glen Peterson of Lemon. S. D.,
visited in the city the past week.
Miss Ruth Demuling left yester-
day on visitwith friends at Duluth.
Mrs. G %. Currier, aIn M s.
VIM. Winter visited in Hudson Tues
day.
Miss Ethel Hotchkiss returned
Wednesday from visit with friends
in Chicago
Warren Oligney took load of
furniture to st. Paul on his truck
last Saturday.
Miss Katherine Chinook went to
st. Paul yesterday for few days
visit with friends.
Mrs. Anna Keith left yesterday
for few days visit with her son
George at Ellsworth.
Mrs. Harry Stewart and children
went to Hudson Tuesday for few
days. visit with relatives.
NOW is the time to buy White
Elephant tea, before the duty goes
on. Allard's grocery. adv.
Leo Finn arrived home Monday
from Washburn where he has been
employed in an ammunition plant
Mrs. Roy Hyatt went to Ellsworth
yesterday for few days visit at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Hy-
att.
Mrs. Henry Richards recently ar
rived home from two weeks visit
with relatives in the Southern part
of the state.
Mrs. j. D. Sims, accompanied by
her mother. Mrs. HARTFORD, left Fri,
day to visit her daughter, Mrs. H.
Nelson. at Frederic.
Prof. and Mrs. Robt. Moser and
son of Elmwood visited at the home
of the formers parents here from
Friday until Monday.
VIM. Burkircher, of Cobb, is visit
ing at the H. Bailey and E. Fox
homes. Mr.. Burkircher and VIM.
Woehrle were schoolmates in Ger
many.
Mrs. L. Linehan of Minneapolis,
who has been a guest at the Bus
by home several weeks, visited with
friends in Ellsworth the latter part
of last week.
Mrs. w. Brundage of Duluth ar.
rived last Wednesday and visited
unit Sunday at the N. N. Fuller
home. Mr.. Brundage came down
Thursday and returned with his
wife.
Edward Raymond Johnson, of Ell
la. Pepin county, is one of the first
from this section of the state report
ed killed in the European war. At
ter being rejected for service in the
u. S. Army he joined a Canadian
regiment in February.
John E. Howard was among those
in the second draft call, but as he
was in the South on a concert tour
the Board granted him an extension
of time for his appearance, and upon
his return last Monday evening he
went to Ellsworth to take the ex-
animation.
Boosters for the New Richmond
Fair visited this city last Thursday,
a half-dozen or more cars bringing a
party of about fifty people, includ-
ing brass band which gave a very
fine concert on Main street. The
Fair opened Tuesday Of this week,
continuing for three days. Many
from here motored up yesterday and
today, and report very creditable
exhibit.
0. H. Ostness and Carl Pearsons
were in Hudson Monday, entering
bids on their respective lines for the
new school house to be built there.
A large number of estimates were
received, and on account of the fact
that the prices quoted were so far
above the amount which the city
planned to spend on this building,
none was accepted, and a revision is
to be made in the plans to cut down
the expense of construction There
was wide margin in the general
construction bids Monday, there be-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
The Local Market
CORRECTED EVERY THURSDAY.

Following are the prices paid by
River Falls merchants and dealers
for farm products, etc., to-day:
The Detroit times., 1917-10-17
Fifteen Millions of Dollars

Women need protection now more than etez evfore
In many families the bread winners being called
away to fight for their country. In every family
ans responsibility grows with the Don't delay
til you find you need and can't get it. Investigate Now
The Detroit times., 1917-10-17

are enjoying this protection today!
Do you realize the great work this order is doing1
Did you know that the Woman's Benefit Assoca
tion of which Miss Bna NJ West of this city is the Su
preme Commander has paid out to homes in the United
States and Canada
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-22
Farmers Oppose Huskers' Price.

The Farm Bureau in Webster coun-
ty last week adopted a resolution OPP
posing the general request Of huskers
for ten cents a bushel for husking
corn. They fixed six cents as fair
price in that county.
Ten cents is being generally asked
in Hamilton county also. The mat
ter was mentioned at the meeting of
the Farm Bureau here Saturday, but
no action was taken. 1t is generally
felt here that six cents is not enough,
but that ten cents is too much.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-22
Dorcas Glass, Attention!

Every member Of the class is re-,
quested to make and fill one or more
Christmas bags for our soldier boys.
They are to be delivered to the Red
Cross rooms in this city ready for
shipment Thursday, October Is. Let
each one send a little Christmas cheer
to our brave soldier boys. For any
information regarding the work call
the Red Cross. Phone 2-S6
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-22
SUNDAY IS FIXED AS
DAY OF PRAYER ON WAR
President Fixes Date for Day Of Pray
er for Success.

President Wilson by proclamation
has declared October % as a day of
prayer for the success Of the Ameri-
can arms in the war, in accordance
with the recent resolution of congress-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-22

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The Detroit times., 1917-02-08
BANK CLEARINGS
STILL CLIMBING

With diminished speculation. but
with higher commodity prices. bank
clearings 10 January exceeded the
record figures OF 1915. the total. &C
cordng 20 the returns received by
Duns Review from I32 leading
cities in the United State. being
i25.2eI,s72s9i. an expansion ~ 20
per cent a. compared with he sls..
ss5.34s.6I5 reported last year and
an increase Of So per cent a. con.
trssted With the ti34li.-55 s3s in
January 1915.
Every section show gains over
both previous years. and the clear.
ings a, New York city. where stock
market operations were much Ices
OF an influence than IN preceding
months. exchanges were 81 per
cent larger than in 1916 and 1918
per cent in excess % 1915 sabstan-
tlal Increases also appear az nun.
be- OF cities Ouiside the leading cen.
ter. notable among them being Chi.
caso Cleveland. s. Louis. Kansas
City. New Orleans San Francisco.
Philadelphia. Louisville, Detroit and
Indianapolis
The Detroit times., 1917-02-08
MANY WANT TO
BECOME CITIZENS
OF UNITED STATES

OF "a persons who on "Wednesday
declared their intention ~ becoming
United States citizens 10 Elmer W.
VOORHEES,. United states district
clerk. III were subjects OF the Cen
trail Powers. The number OF declar'
atoms was unusually large for a sin
gle day, more than double that Of
the averRge Those who stated that
they desired To become citizens were
from the following countries Ger
many ave; Austrc Hungary, I'VE;
Turkey. one: England. three Rus
sia. two: Italy. two, Switzerland.
enc. and Canada. one
Two applications we're filed Thurs
5ay morning. both BY Austrians
The rush Of applicants for FIRST
citizenship papers continued in the
county clerks ono Thursday. fol
lowing the issuance OF 81 papers On
Wednesday. a record for the once.
Many Austri&ns and Germans hare
applied. They declare that they
want to establish their status as
real Americans. and in some cases
when they have been told that citi-
xanship might render them liable to
CONSUMPTION. and military service
agains; their native country. have
Insisted on papers anyway Up 20
toon Thursday 50 papers were is
sued.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-08
CITY WILL NOT
BUY COAL MINE

isiead Of buyingn coal mine. the
special committee appointed 10 In.
,estigate such proposition is turn
ing It's attention towards the storage
OF sufficient amounts OF coal In the
fall so that the city never again will
feel shortage In the winter months
The coal mine purchase idea 70
ceived death blow Wednesday al.
ternoon. when Alexander Dow. OF
tn Edison Illuminating company.
advised the committee against the
purchase. saying that the ,rsnspor-
tation problem VAS the one that the
city should solve. Mr. Dow said that
private corporations everywhere
were refusing many such PROPOSE
tons as recently were submitted 70
the city.
A special mesting OF the commit
tee has been called for Wednesday.
Feb. Ia. when the storage idea will
receive consideration Aid RnFtan
chairman OF the committee. thinks
that the city should have a storage
yard on the river front
The Detroit times., 1917-02-08

SAY FREIGHT
SITUATION is
MUCH BETTER

Board OF Commerce experts de-
clared Thursday that. barring un,
foreseen difficulties. the freight sit,
uacion as far as Detroit was con.
cerned woDld be cleared up within
a week. o., present there is plenty
OF coal arriving for all Industrial
purposes. and the only bic danger is
in the slow deliveries OF anthracite.
the kind OF fuel used In the homes
Advices received by the Board OF
Commerce are 20 the effect that
the railroads are well equipped TO
take care OF the trafac and that IN
short time anthracite coal will
commence 20 arrive here in plenti-
fnl quantities. the only drawback
being the unloading ~ cars. which
has progressed so slowly as 10 EN-
barrass the reads
The snow that began 10 fall heaX.
tly early Thursday may delay the
transportation OF cars 20 such an
extent that II Will cause a bloc kade.
bat the weather bureau Thursday
afternoon announced that it, re-
ports did not indicate Snow fail
o, suftcient proportions 20 serious
~ handicap The movement of
freight.
AZ points both east and west 81
Dsiroit h vas said the snow fall
WIS heavier than in Detroit. but h
vas not expected that f. would b.
mere than two or three inches.
which would not seriously interfere
with traffsc
The Detroit times., 1917-02-08
PEACE HOPE
STRONG AT
AREA MEET
Spirit of Brotherhood
Dominates Methodist
Conference
SPEAKERS DECRY
COURSE OF STRIFE"
Two Bishops A m o n &
Speakers On To-
nights Programs

As II TO place his ttamp OF approx.
al on previous peace demonstrations
that have arisen Ia the conference,
Bishop Theodore Somens Henderson,
In charge on the Detroit area OF the
Methodist church. Thursday morning
swept his hand before GO members
OF the choir OF the Central German
conference and said
Thank God we are At peace In
the brotherhood Of Christ"
The bishops statement. coming rs
u did after others had prayed for
yeKee and asked blessings for the
Germans as fellows of human
brotherhood. brought ringing ap.
plause from the crowded auditorium
and balcony OF Central Methodist
church.
The conference proper all close
Thursday night. rho some OF the
most noted figures in Methodism
have been heard. tho 4 big move
uent has been launched 20 thoroly
Organize the Deiroi. area and cover
~ with campaign OF evangelism.
nothing has stood out with more
dramatic prominence In the confer
,ncc than the ippelrance Of the Ger
mAn-American singers.
With the war spi.ft abroad lie the
Land ard the nation az high degree
OF tension. these mci. most Of whom
hsll lre4a- ohle.- have come into tire
religious conference and with sweet.
tened lymns time and again have
sNsyed huee audiences. And BY heir
apIl anse the delegates have pledged
themselves 10 held CHRISTIANITY
above International strife
The appearance Of the singers
Wednesday nishi was followed hy n
irayer that the Germans and Amer
icans right rem ain true friends and
that -ths curse o. siFif, might no;
80 TRANCE them" The prayer game
from the lips OF A. /. Parker the
chairman
The clerEymen Of the Detroit area
and their eO-workcrs sat as mem
ters of a class Thursday morning..
While various specialists In the work
Cf Vitaiizing religion gave them In
ftructicns The Rev. Peter stair
poke on The church OF tomorrow
The Rcy Baiine kirt pstIick hah for
Tia subject The challenge OF the
crus7drgs"
An illustrated resume OF what the
Methodist church y doing to trnin
its teachers and ministeTS vas given
The Detroit times., 1917-02-08
|BLAMES N. C.
FOR MAIL DELAY
lrregularity of Trains Is De-
morahxing Delivery Seized
uIes, Says Nagei

Irregularity OF Michigan Central
trains is causing the Detroit post
once considerable Inconvenience.
and Is demoralizing the delivery OF
mail in the city. Postmaster VII
fam J. EAgeI. Thursday. wrote to
the division Of railway mail ser
vice In Washington. officially cali
Ing the departments attention to
the delay OF Michigan Central trains
arriving in Detroit both from the
east and west
Il dislike greatly 20 criticize the
rxiiroAd." said Mr. Nagel Thurs
day. but n is the Michigan Cen
trail service that IL responsible for
the hundreds OF complaints that
reach me daily concerning the de-
layed arrival o. mail. Perhaps the
railroad has TO meet certain condi.
tions that know nothing OF. but II
In true that mail arriving here for
the last week has been two TO FIVE
hours late "a q general rule.
Railway postofices were placed
on the Michigan Central trains In
order that mail might be delivered
when IL reaches Detroit But with
the service we are now getting. the
railway poetofices might as well be
done away with. For instance. =
letter mailed in New York yesterday
should arrive here and be delivered
today. n cannot be under the pres
ent conditions
Business men are criticixing me
postal service here, seemingly with
out the knowledge that the railway
II solely TO blame for the delay"
Mr.. Nsgei has submitted TO ths
department a train report for tbs
last week covering trains No. 81 and
%. Train No. 81. which carries the
New York mail. has been behind
time from one 10 FIVE hours every
day Of the week. and train No. 81
from the west has been from two
10 four hours late daily.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-08
SCOOP UP GOLD
IN FRYING PANS

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. Every
member of the crew % the steamer
ST. Pedra. which arrived here re
Gently from Natidsd Bay. thirty i've
miles from Nanzanllio. Mexico. had
a bag % gold washed from the
sands % creek that tumbled into
the bay near where the steamer
was loading cedar logs
one % the crew discovered tho
gold All hands quh loading logs
and. with dippers. pans and skillets.
started gold mining
The skipper finally promised that
" the men would finish loading the
steamer ne would give them a
whole day 10 hunt gold. He kept
bis word They averaged for the
day work $50 apiece One man
bad more than 5000 In precious
dust
The Detroit times., 1917-02-08
GERMANICa
ALLIANCE
IS LOYAL
Will Turn Over Funds
To Government If
War Comes
5000, 1000 IN =
ORGANIZATION
Twenty-eight States
Represented In
+ Membership

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. s.-Three
million members OF the German
American alliance are pledged today
to unqualified loyalty" to the Unit
ed States. should this government
be forced into a war with Germany.
In an unadvertised and unherald.
ed mass meeting here near mid.
night last night. the national com
mittse OF the alliance adopted a res
olution TO this effect. The resolution.
read by the Rev. julius Hoffman.
pastor OF Zion church. Baltimore.
and secretary of the alliance, de-
clared that the organization will
continue It's collection OF funds for
the relief of war sufferers OF the
Germanic allies. Should Germans
and Americans open actual hostili.
ties. however. every penny OF N
viii be turned over TO the United
States for military purposes Near
~ si.o0o.000 already has been col
lected by the alliance and sent to
Berlin thru Ambassador Won Bern.
storf.
Or. c. J. Hexamer. national presl.
dent Of the alliance. aid the 10
members that constitute It's national
committee. attended the meeting.
They represented by proxy rs states
in this country and the 1000 900
6erman-Ameriesn members.
Dr. Hexamer denied efforts had
been made 90 keep the meeting a
secret. but he said n had not been
announced = because the German
American alliance needs Hs pa
triotic advertising" John w Tjarks.
Of Baltimore. chairman OF the COM
mittee.. presided.