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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

Year Book out-The Monongahela
Valley Traction company year book
for the year 1916 has just been COM
pleted and placed in the hands of the
company,s officers. The book tells
graphically OF the unprecedented
growth the company enjoyed in the
year just ended an anticipated with
charts and figures the company's &C.
tiyities for 1917.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

ShowalteH Tent No. 7. Meets every
Friday evening in Mckinney Bldg.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
DAUGHTERS OF REnEkAu.

West Virginia Lodge TO. 81. Meets
every Monday night at o'clock at Odd
Fellows Hall.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
KNIGHTS OF ooLoEN EAoIE

Meets In Murgrave Hall W. A. Crowl
Meets first Friday OF each month in x. OF
=. nan. Grace MCDONNELL. Rec. Soc.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

AMERICAN INSURANCE UNION.
Meets ca IN second and fourth Tuesday
II the month in the K. Of p Hall on Mali,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

Big Car Rurns-Fire entirely de.
stroyed the big Packard Twin.Six be.
longing to G. w. Watson when Satur.
day evening while workmen were
draining the gasoline tank the gas in
some way was ignited. The fire de-
partment was called and succeeded in
confining the flames to the one car.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

Decorating Parsonase-work of dec.
Grating the NJ. p. parsonage on Fourth
street was begun today and will be
pushed rapidly to completion. The
work Of decorating the Temple is pro.
crossing nicely and the auditorium
win be ready for occupancy by next
Sunday Services were held yester.
day in the Sunday school room.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

Quarters for Ensineers-ouarters
viii be in charge of the engineering
problems OF the Monongahela Valley
Traction COMPANY, are beng secured
In the Watson building. The engin-
sering corps will lie made up of os
many as fifteen men this summer
when plans now being prepared by the
company will be put in execution.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

Gets Jamison sulte-The name OF
the Bethlehem Coal Company with
It's roster of officers was placed on
The directory board in the Watson
building this morning. The Bethlehem
company occupies the uarters former
Iy held by the Jamison Coal Com
pany.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

EADIES OF MODERN MACCABEES.
Dent Hive No. 1853. Ladies OF the Mod.
ern MAccabees. Meets the first and third
Fridays OF each month in K. OF r. Hall.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

Bank Moving Today-The Fairmont
Trust company will move to its new
property across the street Friday, Feb
ruary 20. The change will be made on
the holiday SO that no break may
be made in the service of the insti.
tuition.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

Leave For Florlda-T. A. Murphy
and sister. Miss Margaret Murphy
leave this evening for st. Petersburg,
Fla, where they will spend several
weeks. They will join Mr.. and Mrs.
P. F. Fleming of Cmeron, who have
been in the south for some time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

that place Friday and Saturday Of this
week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
MODERN WoopMEN OF AMERICA

Whlte Camp No. b413, Modern
Woodmen OF America. Meets every
Friday evening at their hall in the
Skinner Bldg. c. W. Walker, Clerk
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

10 Attend chatauqua Congress-
Prof. q. Z. Lively of the Normal
school faculty will leave the latter
part of the week for Cleveland, Ohio,
where he viii attend the mid winter
Chatauqua congress Of the Colt Ly-
ceum bureau. Mr.. Lively will attend
this congress with view of securing
bookings for the 1e17-191S lecture
course Of the Normal
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

TO Speak at Rowlesburs-Prof. Wal
Ter Barnes OF the English department
Of the Normal school will go to Row.
lesburg on Thursday where he will
deliver an address before the winter
meeting Of the Cheat river Round Ta-
tq association which will be held at
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

No Holiday for sehools-owing to
the fact that the elementary schools
OF the city have been closed for sever
al weeks due to the infantile paralysis
situation here, the grades which are
now in session will not observe Wash.
lngtons birthday a national holiday
but will remain in session during the
day in order to make up day Of the
lost time. Appropriate exercises com.
memorating the birthday of Washing.
ton will be observed in the grades
which are in session. The High school
Will close in observance of the day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

Recovering NlceIy-Morgan Billings
ley who had the misfortune to fall on
the street Saturday and break his
arm is doing nicely and is suffering
practically no pain at this time. Phys
icians believe he will recover rapidly
from the injury.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

Yet Some skatlns-A score or more
of persons were skating on the river
here yesterday despite the fact that
the warm weather of the past few days
was popularity supposed to have de
stroyed tn possibilities of the sport
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

Will Deliver Lecture DIR. ]. G.
Broomfield left last evening for West.
minister, Md, where he will deliver
a series of lectures on missions before
the student body of Westminster Col.
lege. He will return here on Satur-
day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
EVENTS roMIaHT

40; minimum, "a; precipitation,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

Bi.Produet Man Here-Mr. Lodge,
expert on bi.product engineering, OF
the engineering firm of Senderson and
Porter, is in the city today going over
the Pleasant Valley development get.
ting information to be used in the es.
Enlistment of an industry which has
been secured for that territory. When
Mr.. Lodge has the local conditions
thoroughly in mind he will return to
Sanderson and Porter's offices in New
York where the final details of the
project will be worked out.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

Hit Society Meetinss-The Lyceum
and Mozart Literary societies OF the
Normal school will meet in their halls
at the Normal school tonight for SEES.
stons postponed from last Friday night
because of the appearance OF Bishop
Hughes on the Normal school lecture
course.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04
Javanese Music.

The angkwang orchestra is a pecul-
lar Javanese institution. The instru-
ment known as the angkwang is made
Of Java bamboo tree. Different In
struments have Abamboo tubes of diff
ferent tones, and they are played like
the chimes one sees In vaudeville or
the musical glasses. The airs are sim
pie, but characteristic. When Dwight
Elmendorf was in Java he wrote out
the music of an angkwang air and
brought set Of the instruments to the
United States. This orchestra makes
music for the characteristic hobby
horse dance OF Java. The dancers
.bestride their paper designs, decorated
to represent the head, neck, name and
tail OF horse, and gallop wildly about
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04

week. The milk may be fed in two
feeds-night and morning-but better
results are obtained by feeding three
times day.
The time to change the calf from
whole milk to skimmilk depends upon
the development of the calf. If it is
healthy it may be changed to skim
milk at the end of the second week,
but the third week would be better.
This change must be made gradually
by putting a small quantity of skim
milk into each feeding. About week
ior ten days is required. In this way
the calf learns to like the skimmilk
without noticing the change.
The right temperature for the milk
is 100 degrees. 1t should be fed at as
nearly this temperature as possible.
Feeding cold milk at one meal and
warm milk at another upsets the di-
gestive system of the young calf.
1t is also important to feed the milk
sweet. A single feed of sour milk
might cause serious trouble for the
young calf. Better let it miss a feed
or even two than give it sour milk.
The pals out of which it is fed must
be kept clean and sterile.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04
Barrie and aPeter PAM

The birth of ]. M. Barrie's play,
Peter PAN" was full Of romantic In
terest. Barrie had agreed to write a
play for Frohman and met him at din
ner one night at the Garrick club In
London. Barrie seemed nervous and
i'll at ease.
whats the matter?' said Charles.
Simply this said Barrie. you
know | have an agreement to deliver
you the manuscript of play?"
Yes" said Frohman.
We'll, have it all right, said Bar
RE, but | am sure it will not be
commercial success. 1t is a dream child
of NINE and am so anxious to see it
on the stage that | have written an
ether play which will be glad to give
you and which will compensate you
for any loss on the one I am so eager
to see produced"
Don't bother about that" said Froh-
man. Il will produce both plays"
Now, the extraordinary thing about
this episode is that the play about
whose success Barrie was so doubtful
was Peter Pan" which made several
fortunes. The manuscript he offered
Frohman to indemnify him from loss
was Alice Sit by the Fire. which last
ed only a season.-"Charles Frohman.
Manager and Man.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04

Glad to see you looking so wen, old
man." said the friend of newly made
benedict. This is the first opportu-
nifty l have had of offering my con
gratulations on your recent marriage
From the look of things l guess you've
married money. Well, it was the right
thing to do. That shop walking berth
of yours must have been awfully bor-
ing. Is she in? should like to be In
troduced."
'Oh, she's at work. said the hus-
band, with a placid smile.
AT work? What do you mean?'
asked the friend.
well, you see, it was this way" re-
piled the benedict. "She had a much
better position than mine-head of her
department, f8 week. Wouldn't give
it up. So there was nothing for it but
for me to retire from business and keep
house, and here | am, you see. You
have to let women have their way In
some things. London Tit Bits.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04
THE WORTHLESS SCRUB.
Only Pure Bred Dairy Bulls Should Be
Used In the Herd.

In buying the pure bred sire we buy
more than the individual. We buy
blood of noted ancestry, says the
Orange Judd Farmer. We must ex-
pect to pay more for an animal that
is not only good individual, but also
has the power of transmitting this
quality to his progeny. The scrub may
be a good individual, but there is no
certainty as to what he may beget.
In the dairy world today it is not
enough that a sire be pure bred, but
he must have proof Of performance In
his lineage. Recently one farmer talk
ing to another remarked, what are
those yearling heifers worth, $l5
headY' "Why, I have had chances to
sell them for more than 500 each.
They are from register of merit cows
the other replied. There is the differ
ence between an ordinary heifer and
one with a high producing cow as the
dam.
If there is that much difference In
heifers. what would be the difference
in sires that are to head herds? The
sire is half the herd and then some.
Some men point to one sire that has
made their herds famous. Many 9TH
ers could attribute their failure to
scrub bulls rightly, but they never do
II. It has taken man many lifetimes
to build up the pure bred animals we
have. Why not help build the standard
higher by paying a little bit more and
getting something good? Many stock
men who have grade herds are finding
ont that the scrub bull is worse than
worthless.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04
Etching on Steel.

In the process of etching ones name
on steel nitric acid is used diluted with
four to six parts of water, according to
depth OF etching desired. First cover
the steeleto be etched with ground
wax composed Of equal parts asphal
tum, burgundy pitch and beeswax,
melted together and thoroughly incor-
porated; warm steel and apply mixture
evenly. When cold, scratch desired
name or design through the coating on
the surface and touch with a cameFs
hair brush dipped in the diluted acid
In few minutes dip in hot water to
wash off the acid, and clean off the
wax mixture with benzine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04

Life is a business we are all apt to
mismanage. either living recklessly
from day to day or suffering ourselves
to be guided out Of our moments by the
inanities of custom. We should de-
spise man who gave as little activity
and forethought to the conduct of any
other business. But in this, which Is
the one thing of all others, since it con-
tains them all, we cannot see the forest
for the trees One brief impression OBJ
iterates another. There is something
Supplying in the recurrence of unim-
portant things, and it is only on rare
provocations that we can rise to take
an outlook beyond daily concerns and
comprehend the narrow limits and
great possibilities Of our existence
Robert Louis Stevenson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04
Rossini's jealousy.

Rossini was intolerably jealous OF all
his musical contemporaries and partic-
ularIy Of Meyerbeer. In 1886 he heard
.aThe Huguenots," and on listening to
the performance from the beginning to
the end he made up his mind that
Meyerbeer had excelled him and deter
mined to write no more operate music.
He lived until 1868, but produced moth
ing for the lyric stage. His thirty two
years Of retirement were spent in the
pleasures OF a yoluptuary. He was
particularly fond Of good eating and
drinking and assembled about him the
youngest and gayest society he could
attract to his house.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04
Cav Bird. Of I'll. oId.n Time.

Extravaganza in dress prevailed in
the reign of Edward III, who ascend
ed the English throne early in the year
1927.
Men then wore silk hoods, particol-
ored coats with deep sleeves and mar
row waists, short hose, long pointed
shoes, bushy boards and tails OF hair
at the back Of their heads.
"The ladies' says a poet Of that
period. "are like peacocks and mag
pies They were attfred In turbans
or lofty miters, with ribbons floating
from them like streamers, tunics half
Of one color and half Of another and
deeply emblazoned zones or belts from
the front Of which daggers were SUE
pended.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04
min+ar Shelter FOR Cows.

Are you prepared to make your COW
comfortable this winter? II not you
cannot expect her to do her best, no
matter how well you feed her. You
should have stall for your cow with
q comfortable tie or stanchion and a
floor that can be kept clean. 1t should
be warm. but must be so arranged as
TO provide plenty of fresh air and sun
light. If you have a large Holstein
COW plan for stall three and half
feet wide and five feet long from the
tie to the gutter. For small cows.
like Jerseys. stall three feet wide
and four and half feet long is about
right. Ii you have cement floor use
plenty OF bedding Your COW cannot
be comfortable if compelled to lie
down on bare cement.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04

The chairman appointed Sup. Tomble-
son to fill the vacancy on said committee
Sup. Smith moved that o. j. Hohle be
elected county agent for a term of two
years Motion carried unanimously.
Sups. Park and Hartman We're appoint
ed a committee to destroy all county orders
andy other papers cancelled by the Finance
Committee.
The Board took recess until IL O'Clock
a. M on motion of Sup. Chinook
Board re-convened at IL O'clock a. m
The following resolution was read and
800 RESOLUTION
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Pierce County. Wisconsin
Highway Commissioner be instructed to
look over the highways of the county. out
line trunk line system and report TO fhe
County Board of 1917.
The committe appointed to destroy the
cancelled county orders reported that the
duty had been performed, and the report
was accepted.
sine die. Motion prevailed
Il. M. MANION, o. r. HOHLE.
Chairman. County Clerk.
STATE. OF WISCONSIN.
County of Pierce,-ss.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a
correct copy of the proceedings of the
county board of supervisors of said county
at its annual session for the year 1916 That
I have compared the same with the original
of record in my office; that it is a true
transcript therefrom and of the whole
thereof.
Dated at Ellsworth, Wis, this oath day
Of November, A. D. 1915.
o. J. HOHLE,
County Clerk,
Pierce County, Wisconsin.
PAY ROLL OF MEMBERS OF COUNTY
BOARD, NOVEMBER SESSION,
1916.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04
Total state taxes and special

Total state taxes and special
charges. $43S34 %
School district loans, ............. 6473.O2
Grand total of all taxes and spe-
Given under my hand and official seal
at the capitol, in the City of Madison, this
twenty-third day Of October, 1916.
j. s. DONALD,
Secretary of State
RESOLUTION FOR TAX LEVY, 1915.
Resolved by the County Board of Super
visors of the county Of Pierce, State of
Wisconsin, that there be and is hereby
levied upon the taxable property in said
county for the year 1916:
"a A state tax amounting to thirty six
thousand seven hundred one dollars and
seven cents, 1886, 701.07).
~ A tax for special charges upon the
county for charitable and penal purposes
amounting TO seven thousand one hundred
thirty-three dollars and forty-fye cents,
(S7, 133. 45).
CD A county school tax amounting to
twenty thousand one hundred eighty dol
lars and eighty-five cents $50, IS0.85), to
be apportioned amnOg the several towns
villages and cities as follows:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Wrong Eating.

q After ALL" says a bulletin 9
q from q state board Of health, 9
o good health is largely matter 9
q Of what goes into the stomach. g
q II q person eats heavily Of rich, 2
o greasy. concentrated foods, such 9
q as fried meats, rich pastries, =
q soggy or UNDERGONE breads. be 9
q viii soon find himself seeking 9
o relief from headache, sluggish 9
q ness. constipation and bilious 9
= ness, and the patent medicine .
. route will be the way he VIII =
q likely choose. Pills and purga- 9
q lives WIN find hearty welcome =
q and become q warm friend to y
a persons who so poison them y
y selves. The trouble arising from =
q eating feod OF this kind is that 1t 9
q ferments In the stomach, throws 9
q OF poisons and creates condi- .
D. ton which calls for q stronger 6
9 poison In the form OF medicine 9
9 to throw or the food poison. The .
9 medicine habit is acquired, and =
e the digestive organs OF inc stoH-
o mach are wrecked and no longer =
. perform their natural functions. 9
q ION the other hand, whoever Z
. eats freely Of fruits, vegetables, :
a milk. butter, salads. cereals and 2
d nuts-foods prepared by nature z
. for man-not only avoids diges- z
q tive troubles, but he is spared e
. the evil effects Of food poisons, Z
. such as rheumatism, headaches, 4
. sluggishness and biliousness. He 4
y also escapes the patent medicine 4
q habit. He eats according to ma {
Q lures demand and needs, and no Z
. medicine is required as an after Z
. dose" z
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04
He Was the Whole Of Il.

Over the wire to the parsonage came
this request:
1.-THE bishop would like to meet at
the church this evening the pastor, the
class leader, the Sunday school super
intendent, the president Of the cradle
roll and Of the young peoples societies,
the president of the missionary So
ciety, the chorister and the sextonv
"All right! I'll be there" was the
answered. Christian Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04


"a tax for county purposes amount
ing to fifteen thousand dollars, ($150O0.00l.
15) A tax for county superintendent
salary and expenses amounting to two
thousand sixty dollars, ($2060.00).
(6) A tax for officers salaries amounting
to six thousand six hundred dollars,
(T A tax for soldiers relief fund
amounting to three hundred fifty dollars,
($35O.OO).
81 4 special county bridge tax amount
ing to twelve thousand one hundred d.. d forty
four dollars and twelve cents, ($1214412).
CO.. A special county highway tax to
maintain the county road and bridge fund
for state and county roads and bridges
amounting to seventeen thousand thirty
dollars, ($17030.00).
QO) A tax for machinery and mainten-
ance of county and state highways amount
ing to one thousand five hundred dollars,
($15O0.00).
Total amount of taxes levied, one hum
dred eighteen thousand six hundred ninety
nine dollars forty-nine cents, ($118, 500 49,
Supervisor CARPENTER asked to be re-
lieved of the duties as chairman OF the
special committee on Tract Index, which
was granted on motion of Sup. Mattson,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04
Rouohaoe For Dairy Cows.

Under most circumstances the COW
should be fed All the roughage that she
will eat up clean, adjusting the grain
ration to the milk production. Only
when the COW tends to become overfat
should the quantity of roughage be re-
efricfnd
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04

Molly-You say you shook all over
when you proposed to her? Cholly-
Yes, did. Molly-And how about the
girl? Cholly--Oh. she only shook her
head
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04

Amateur Poetess-Ten dollars for
correcting the meter of this little verse!
Professional Poet-Oh, yes; for this
sort Of work / charge regular plumb
ers' rates.-Life.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04
DAIRY an0
CREAMERY
RAISING DAIRY CALVES.
Best Results Follow When Youngsters
Are Weaned at Birth.

If the young calf must be taken
early from its mother take it at birth,
as teaching it to drink from the pail
will then be made easier, according to
]. B. Fitch, associate professor of dali
ry husbandry in the Kansas State Ag-
ricultural college.
The calf should by all means have
the whole milk for at least the first
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04

The Red Polls are said to have
come from hornless red cows that
have been bred and used in sever
al counties in England for num-
Der of years. Red Poll breeders
believe that the old "muley'' cow
of old times is the direct descend
ant of animals brought to Ameri-
ca from England by the earliest
4 settlers. Red Polls are used more
or less in the middle west and
south. The COW shown is a Red
Poll