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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-12-20
Many Buy Texas Land

The party of land seekers who
left for Texas on Dec. 4th with c.
C. Wenz, representative o. t h e
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-12-20
Notice

All those having accounts with DIR.
Gendron will greatly oblige me if
they will attend them at once.
Mrs. Sansburn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-12-20
PLEASANT VALLEY
.s..s******ss.ssa.ss.ss.s..s...s..s..s

Mark Misner spent Thursday eve
ming at the Geo. Birkett home.
Henry Hendrickson of Pleasant
Valley p t Saturday in River
Falls.
Died-Andrew Erickson old
residence of this place passed away
Dec 8. He was 80 years old Ser
vices were held in Rush Rive r
church last Monday.
Lewis Ramberg has been visiting
his brother at Camp Grant.
John Scott was helping Martin
Larson bail hay Thursday and Fri
day on the Cogshall farm.
Harris Ramberg visited at the
Albert Ramberg b m in River
Falls Friday.
!. +.
SOUTH MARTELL
Services will be held in Rev. Or
dahl's church the 2ud dayof Christ
mas week.
The school in District No. 8 will
give Christmas program Friday
evening. T public is invited
Miss Amelia Hansen, teacher.
Among those from a distance who
came to attend the funeral of Rev.
Paul Moen were Carl Moen from
Hettinger, North Dakota, Miss Sci
ma Bjerkeng from Ono, and Miss
Matte Swenson from Minneapolis
besides arge delegation from
Spring Lake, Gilman d River
Falls.
Miss Martin visited this school
| Tuesday and spent the evening at
the E. P. Bjerkeng home.
Ellef Mahan from Ypsilanti North
Dakota, spent the first of last week
at the home of his neice, Mrs. Jul
| Lund.
A large crowd from here attended
the funeral of Mrs. Marcus Thor.
sen at New Centerville, Saturday.
Eddie Hougrose from Morton
Corners spent Sunday at the A. AL.
| bertSOn home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-12-20
WOOD CHOPPERS

| have lot of standing timber
that want cut by the cord or on
shares. Walter Glass.-adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-12-20
LOST AND FOUND
TAKE NOTICE

Wanted-To buy a good c n d
hand light buggy. Walter Glass.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-12-20
ELLSWORTH


The high school basketball team
lost the first game of the season to
Elmwood Friday night at that vii
lage by a score of II 70 Is. The To-
Gals had practiced but two nights
prior to the game.
The Rcd Cross benefit dance on
the 18th was not a success financially
there being less than 100 couples IN
attendance.
The photoplay. 100000 Leagues
Under the Sea, shown at the opera
house Saturday and Sunday, was
one of the finest ever seen here.
The fact that the old w is
"dry" doesn't seem to effect the
Christmas trade, which has been
very brisk the past two weeks.
Bert Fletcher and Florence Lind
strom were united in marriage on
Dec. 9Th.
Lyman Fenton, for many years a
resident of this village, died at the
home of his son Charles, at Wright,
Mimi on Dec. 18th. aged nearly 81
years.
At til annual meeting OF the
Park Pavilion Co. Olaf Sunday, DR..
Oven and Scion McCollow were
elected directors for the ensuing
year.
The new postofice fixtures have
been installed in the Lane block and
the office will be moved within a
week or two. Ellsworth will have
one of the most completely equipped
offices in this section.
Ernest Hines, Ernest B lr k |,
Robert Sargent. Ray Shannon and
George Butler h " entered the
service Of Uncle Sam the past week.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-13
The Revival Of EOulard

AS to materials, it is particularly
lard, an ideal silk for spring and sum
me-. It is used very freely, especially
in the dotted design so we'll known
Coin dots Of all sizes and colors appear
IN many silks. Satin, taffeta, crepe me
teor, chiffon and Georgette are the
smart materials Of the season for after
noon frocks, and the diaphanous tulles,
nets and laces are used for the evening
gown Black-and- white combinations
are used in the development Of some Of
the most charming evening gowns.
For day wear the most prominent
co}ors are sand, beige, navy blue and
binations such as dark blue Or black
with red, tan with light blue or rose,
and navy blue with green. The dotted
materials, which are very prominent,
matching the background of the dotted
fabric.
! The sketch shows summary frCck
! Of fine white voile with flouncing form
ing the side tunics and the vest-like
front of the waise. A ribbon girdle sup
plies the color note in this dainty all
white frock. A narrow ribbon Of the
same color as the girdle holds in the
soft gathered puff of the undersleeve at
the wrists Cut machine stitching is
the finish used for the collar and vest
as we'll as the edges Of the sleeves.
In the second sketch is shown address
in one of the popular spotted fabrics
with plain sleeves, pockets and belt
This is one Of the ways Of developing !;
spotted fabric, relieved by plain color
in order to get the best effect.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-13
Better Farming in the South
o USE FERTILIZERS MOST PROFITABLY


conditions be provided for the plant
so that the fertilizer used may enable
the plant TO grow most vigorously, and,
therefore, bring about the biggest
yields.
Vigorous Seed
The fundamental, good growing con-
ditions making possible the most eff
fcient use Of plant foods, are good
seed, a good seed bed and good cult
walton.
All planting seed must have strong
vitality to terminate and grow rapidly.
Seed should also be Of a variety adapt
ed to local conditions. Time and rate
Of planting must be given attention,
for either one of these may very ma
terially effect the yield OF the crop.
Good Seed BED
Conditions required in the soil for
best plant growth, and biggest acre
returns from fertilizers used, are
good, we'll prepared finely pulvelized
seed bed. It should be mellow and
firm. so as to enable the roots to
penetrate freely and deeply in search
of tocd and moisture, and to allow sui
fici1nt circulation Of air. 1t should
be we'll drained. It should be well
supplied with organic matter, which
| aids in absorbing and holding moisture
and improves the structure and tlth
| of the soil Good cultural methods
| must be employed so as to destroy
| weeds and retain soil moisture.
If the preceding conditions, are sat
isfactory for plant growth, then, and
not till then. are crops able to make
the most efficient use OF plant foods
within their reach. If any one OF
these unfavorable conditions exist, a
| plant cannot fully utilize the foods
supplied in fertilizers. Under GOOD
growing conditions fertilizers are used
very proitably, prcof of which is 1ur,
nished by thousands Of farmers all
over the South. Fertilizers contain
genuine plant food, and, of course
! have a marked beneficial influence
when applied in sufficient quantity
and the plants are otherwise given
fair chance. The question now IS
Are you striving to so improve youl
soil conditions that you may utilize
the value of fertilizer to the fullest
extent?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-13

the length Of skirts, for they vary ac-
cording to the caprice of the designer.
Some skirts are as narrow as ward az
the hem, while others are as wide as
three yards. It is just the same with
the lengths Of skirts. While some reach
the ankles, the shoe-top length and even
shorter is used in other models. Skirts
for street wear are for the most part
inclined to be quite narrow. In evening
gowns, the puffed effect of skirts looned
under TO narrower foundation is used
also appears here and there among the
afternoon gowns.
Pockets nave not been discarded hv
any means, nor is there and evidence of
a lack OF inspiration for new WAYS Of
fashioning them.
Embroidery is still the order Of the
day, and the more Oriental looking the
more stylish it will be. Another form
OF decoration much in use is the heavy
machine stitching applied either in rows
upon rows or in fancy designs. This IS
such simple trimming for women TO
copy that it's popularity Is assured. On
wooden material, q heavy SILK like that
used for crocheting is used at the top
OF the machine with ordinary sewing
silk at the bottom The stitching
should be as large as the machine will
allow, and the needle must necessarily
be very large. When this stitching is
used Oh linen or heavy cotton fabrics,
q heavy mercerized cotton is used in
stead Of silk
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-13

Fortunately, the French houses have
been in favor Of all three silhouettes,
so the choice rests with the individual,
and 10 one having elected to appear
either slender or slightly pulled out
around the hips will be in any danger
Of not being correctly dressed. Ger
tainly, the fashions are most accorlIco-
dating, in so far as they allow one the
choice Of so many different styles.
The soft drapcry in skirts is fea-
ture much in evidence among the ne"
GOWNS There are also some tunics, re
lovers of this graceful style will be
glad to know. Draping is one Of the
means Of accomplishing the oval silhou-
cite with the skirt narrowing down at
the hem and plenty of fulness about
the waist and hips.
TIE Width and Length of Skirts
There is nc ,ule about the width Or
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-13
TILE FRENCH FASHIONS
ARRIVE IN NEW YORK
fasteners Shape the Silhouette
in Various Ways
ro17IARD A RI 7IVED Sill x

New York, April 13.-Paris fash
ions have begun to arrive in New York
and all in good time for Easter, too!
Enough of these models have come
sofo,v through the perilous trip across
the Atlantic to give us an idea OF the
p,risian decree as to what shall be
,,orn this spring and summer.
Whether the silhouette would be
..,.,;cht oval or barrel' is the ques-
+ion that most women have been anx-
..,. 10 have settled. 1t would be so
n,addening to find that Paris had voted
:. favor of the barrel silhouette when
YOU had finally decided upon straight
line froek for Easter, and vice versa.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-13


ways constructed with borrowed
money should be given as much con-
sideration as is devoted to the more
permanent features of the roadbed
1t has not been customary for Off
Gals to face frankly the cost Of the
maintenance and repair Of bcnd-built
highways at the time the bonds are
issued and before construction begins
AS a matter of fact, investigations
made by the department show that il
the majority Of cases where bonds
have been issued by local authorities
there has been no provision whatever
for maintaining the roads when built.
This is perhaps the greatest defect in
the method Of building highways by
issuing bonds.
Maintenance is necessary in order
to insure to the community the maxi
mum economic service by the road,
and also to preserve the investment
The cost of maintenance and repairs
must, therefore, be studied at the
outset. In the absence Of general
data, the reports On maintenance from
states which have highway depart
lAc11CS SnOu1u UC Ol lEtSECSI 10 county
officers preparing to issue roau-build-
ing bonds.
Cost Of Maintenance.
The following opinions as to main
tenance cost represent the results OF
careful analyses of state highway re-
ports, as well as much frst-hand in
formation gathered by the depart
ment's specialists:
Well-constructed gravel roads will
sometimes sustain several years Of
farm traffic without showing marked
deterioration, even when there has
been no maintenance. Such roads
sometimes actually improve during
the second season; more frequently
however, they show ruts or chuck
holes. It cannot be expected that the
average life of a gravel surface will
be greater than that of a macadam
surface, which in the New England
seven years. If sum equal to two
thirds of the original cost of the
/ gravel surface itself is provided fol
( renewals at six-year intervals, Il
should be estimated at from $3.50 tt
$3.50 per mile per year. If $50 is ther
allowed for annual dragging and small
repairs, the total annual cost of re
pair and maintenance for gravel road
would be from $3.50 to $3.50 per mile
The annual cost of maintenance alon
is sometimes below $50 In Ben
nington county, VT, during 1912, II
miles of gravel roads were maintaine'
at a cost Of 5000 per mile. The ar
nual cost of maintenance and repai
on sand-clay roads, including all nee
essary resurfacing at periodic intel
walls, should not be fixed at less thai
10 per cent of the original cost.
What Figures Show.
The cost OF repair and maintenance
for water-tound macadam roads ha
been determined with considerable e1
actness from Massachusetts figure
and checked by resurfacing charges i
other states and in Germany Prio
to 1913, from 800 to 1925 per yea
ordinarily paid for necessary snaa
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-13

repairs, such as patching, cleaning
culverts, etc, and from $500 to 1925
per year was the necessary annual
charge in order to resurface at Pc
RODS varying from six to seven years.
The sum Of 1925 per mile, on an aver
age, should therefore maintain mac
adam roads if changes and increases
OF traffic are not excessive. 1t must
be understood, however, that in many
Instances where macadam sufhced for
the volume and character of traffic
prior to 1906, it will not withstand the
action Of the motor vehicle traffic
which has developed since that time.
Many miles Of ordinary or water.
bound macada1n road have been re-
surfaced with bituminous materials,
and many miles Of new bituminous-
| macadam have been constructed. The
logical maintenance of such highways
! is a surface treatment with bitumi-
| nous material and rock screenings,
clean gravel or sharp sand. The cost
j OF such surface treatment is from 4
to IL cents per scuare yard, and it
may be expected to last from one to
three years, according to the density
| OF traffic and the Success Of the appli-
cation. Tt crctically, perfect surface
| treatment would constitute absolute
! maintenance for Il bituminous-mac-
ADAM read. Such maintenance is
seldom Or never realized and bituni-
nouS-1nacadam roads doubtless require
| resurfacing at intervals. The cost OF
| cITeh -oc-Jrfo cir ut 1yco
zx. Repair and Maintenance.
The average cost for repair and
maintenance Of 1900 miles of highway
in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New
York, New Jersey and Rhode Island,
for the year 1912, was about $500 per
mile. A large part Of this money was
expended for bitunilous resurfacin g
and bituminOuS surface treatment.
There is some question whether the
expenditure correctly measures the
average cost Of repairing and main
tanning bituminous-maca roads.
In the state of New York, however
for the years 1911 and 1912 the aver
age cost for repair and maintenance
was 1924 per mile upon a total aver
age of 2,S61 miles. The annual cost
, of repair and maintenance on Massa
chusetts state roads for the years
1910, 1911 and 1912 was, respectively
: $642, $647 and $676 per mile for abou
$50 miles. For the most part these
figures for New York and Massachu
, sets represent the cost per mile O
resurfacing with bituminous materia
) and of maintaining bituminous-macad
Z i
: by surface treatment with bituminou'
r material. 1t is clear, therefore, tina
: for heavy traffic trunk line roads 500
: per mile is not an excessive estimate
l at present for the annual cost of al
repair and maintenance on bitumi-
nous-macadam roads.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-13

Agronomist And unless some
provision is made for restoring and
NHeh maintaining production, low
yields and improbable returns will
continue to be the result. One can
not draw money from a bank unless
tt has friends there. Neither can the
pant draw upon the soil and get the
necessary food elements if the soil
uoes not contain them.
P!an For Good Yields Every Year
Every farmer should adopt for his
lfhd a system Of farming that will
give him good yields continually year
sl'er year. If this is done, he must
ieed me plants; for plants, like ami
mas. must feed to grow. While plants
require some ten Or more elements
lor their growth, all, except three,
are supplied in abundance in most
Sois The three elements not supplied
aDunGantly are nitrogen, phosphorus
ana potash. All these are generally
uehclent in most southern soils, and,
therefore, have to be supplied in some
commercial form to set profitable
yields.
For farmer to set the largest acre
returns from his investment in fer
,'llzefs, it is necessary for him to
"n5W something Of the conditions UNI
uer which fertilizers may be used most
eiectlVely. He naturally asks: 'Un-
uer What conditiora will fertilizers
prove most profitable?'
Fertilizers are used primarily to sup
hy one or more plant foods without
which crops will not be profitable.
hu' there are conditions other than
PANT foods that may influence growth.
u is very necessary that good growing
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-13
Build Them Now.

Some day we will be unanimously Of
the opinion that the way to save
money on roads is to build them now.
The cost per ton mile for hauling on
hard surfaced roads should not exceed
IS cents
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-13

Why look old when Mildredina Hair
Remedy will restore your gray hair to
its natural color in a few days, destroy
the dandruff germs, stop falling hair
and give new life. Free sample, 10
cC-ts.
THE MILDRED LOUISE co.
Boston, Mass.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-13

The bitiOn
Of every farmer is
to make the larg-
est crops possible
every year, and it
it his duty to
make them when
he can. But har-
vests of large
CT Ops remove
large quantities
Of plant food from
the soil. This de-
crease OF plant
food finally pre-
vents good yields.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-13

" Ny LADY, always admires perfect
complexion, and is ever anxious to at
tain this end, but without the use of
Mildredina Cream, it is next to an i'm
possibility. Do try Mildredina Cream
today.
THE MILDRED LOUISE co.
Boston, Mass.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-25
Sam Francisco Strike Ends.

San Francisco, Sept. 25.-Twenty-
five unions comprising the Iron Trades
Council took referendum today to de-
termine whether they shall ratify the
temporary wage agreement accepted by
their delegates for settlement of the
strike which has tied up ship building
in San Francisco bay for more than a
week. No doubt of ratification was ex-
pressed by officials of the Iron Trades
Council.
The agreement provides wage in
creases ranging from 10 to 20 per cent,
with no wage advanced beyond the So
day mark. Double time will be paid
for overtime after IL p. m.
Because of his success in settling the
San Francisco ship strike, Gavin McNab
federal mediator, may be asked by Pres
dent Wilson to go to Portland and Seat
tie and attempt to settle the strikes
threre also. He also received telegram
last night from Northwest labor lead
ers asking him to take hand, but it
10 not believed he will act unless auth
orized by the president to do so.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-25
GIRLS! GIRLS! TRY It!
STOP DANDRUFF and
BEAUT|FY YOUR HAIR
Hair Stops Falling Out and
Gets Thick Wavy, Strong
and Beautiful

Your hair becomes light, wavy, fluff
fly, abundant and appears as soft, lus-
trous and beautiful as a young girl S
after "Danderine hair cleanse.
just try this-moisten cloth with a
little Danderine and carefully draw il
through your hair. taking one small
strand at a time. This will cleanse the
hair of dust, dirst and excessive oil
and in just a few moments you have
doubled the beauty of your hair.
Besides identifying the hair at once,
Danderine dissolves every particle of
dandruff; cleanses, purifies and invig.
crates the scalp, forever stopping itch
ing and falling hair.
But what will please you most will
be after few weeks use when you
will actually see new hair-fine and
downy at first-yes-bnt really new
hair growing all over the scalp. If
you care for pretty, soft hair and lots
of il, surelya get 25 cent bottle of
Knowlton S Danderine from any drug
gist or toilet counter, and just try it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-25
sermanv,s Desire for Peace.

London, Sept. 25.-Just haw for Ger
many's desire for peace will lead Chan
cellor Michaelis, was the point which
interested London most today in the
reconvening of the German reichstag,
scheduled tomorrow. The chancellor was
expected to make his second big "pol-
icy" speech since succeeding Won Beth
mann-Hollweg.
In the opinion of observers here, the
Centrist- Socialist "insurrection in the
reichstag has been quelled completely.
Ehzberger and his adherents of the cen
trist or Catholic party are expected to
be realigned wholly with the govern
ment, in view of the government s ae-
quescenee in Pope Benedict Is peace sug-
eestions. The socialist organization in
the reichstag is regarded as trifling.
Phillip Scheidemann, majority social
ist leader, has been revealed by the
Stockholm peace efforts as pseudo
socialist, entirely subservient TO the
government. Georges Ladebour and Phil
lip Haase, radical socialist leaders, have
been forced into complete aequieseence
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-25
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'FThe strike is called" declared A. E.
Miller, secretary of the metal trades un-
ion, "because our patience has been ex-
hausted by nine weeks of fruitless nego-
tiations.
"San Francisco and Portland struck
promptly when negotiations failed, we
have waited nine weeks and feel that
there is no use waiting longer"
The strike will affect every yard in
the city and the blacksmith and boiler
works and machine shops doing contract
work for the yards, with the exception
of the Skinner Eddy plant.
Business Agent G. w. Doyle of the
central labor council sent telegram to
President Wilson this morning announc-
ing the action of the unions and ex-
planning the reasons for it.
The announcement of the action of
the executive committee of the metal
trades council in fixing the strike date
yesterday morning, was delayed by Mil
Ter until today for fear that if it be-
came public the men in the yards would
walk out this morning.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-25
RUSSIA WILL NOT
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cause they are out of sympathy with
the local workmen s and soldiers coun-
ell, which largely controls it. The local
Petrograd council is Bolshevih in sym,
pathy.
"Moseow is disgusted with the way
things are going in Petrograd and now
does not want to be the capital, fear
ing similar disorders there.
tfThe American commissioners are do
ing splendid work in Russia, bnt their
lob should have been taken up two
years ago. All. however, are working pa
tiently and hopefully.
Zone curious development in Russia
had that many peasant Austrian pris-
oners Of war who are permitted to go
and come in absolute freedom are mar
rying Russian wives and participating
in the distribution of lands by peasant
associations.
Crane is enroute to France.