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Evening journal., 1917-06-09

Mrs. George Carter. secretary OF
the James A. Draper Chapter Of the
Delaware Hospital will entertain the
members OF the chapter at her coun-
try home. Cedarbrook. near Smyrna,
on next Tuesday
The party viii go from Wilmington
to Cedarbrook in automobiles after
luncheon the June meeting Of the
chapter viii be held The return 70
Wilmington will be made that even
ing
Evening journal., 1917-06-09

Miss Janet Jackson. Of New York
City. is the guest OF Miss Mildred
Hopes with whom she will remain
until Monday.
Evening journal., 1917-06-09

- Mrs. Starr King is spending the
summer with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James P. Winchester.
Evening journal., 1917-06-09

Mrs. Henry p Thompson spent
part Of this week at the Brighton, at
Atlantic City.
Evening journal., 1917-06-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gaskill. for.
merly of this city. but now OF Balti-
more. VIII attend the Pennington
dance They will be the weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Ca
pelle. Jr
Evening journal., 1917-06-09

Miss Mary Ramsay has returned
from Bryn Mawr College, where she
has been a student and will stay
with her mother, Mrs. William G..
Ramsay, at Dalhousia Farm. near
Guyencourt, until next month when
she viii 90 10 a farm near West
Chester which has recently been
turned over 10 Bryn Mawr College by
the Sharpless family. Students OF
Bryn Mawr will farm the place and
Miss Ramsay vii be among those
who viii assist in the work.
Evening journal., 1917-06-09

Miss Mary Pusey. OF New York.
will be the guest OF Mr. and Mrs. A.
D. Warner. Jr., over the Pennington
dance
Evening journal., 1917-06-09

Mrs. Mary w Garrett and Miss
Edith Wollaston Garrett Will leave on
Monday for a visit OF several weeks
TO relatives and friends in New York
CITY and Svracuse n
Evening journal., 1917-06-09

Judge and Mrs. Walter A. Powell
are staying ut the Marlborough-Ble
helm. Atlantic City. Mrs. Powell. pre-
vious TO her marriage Of Wednesday
was Miss Ray Heydrick. OF Bridge
Vile. Del
Evening journal., 1917-06-09

The Rev and Mrs. Alexander All
son and children expect to move
within the next few weeks from
Chicago TO Bridgeport. Conn. where
Dr. Allison will tnke up HIS new pas
torate. Christine. John. Catherine.
Ada and Elizabeth Allison. the child
rem OF the DR.. and Mrs. Allison, al
ready have come east and have been
visiting relatives IN Philadelphia.
This weekend they are spending in
this city as the guests OF friends DR..
Allison was pastor OF West Presby-
terrain Church for seven years and
following HIS pastorate here he went
to Chicago.
Evening journal., 1917-06-09

Colonel and Mrs. George W
Sparks. OF the Vernon Place Apart
ments. have had as their guest thi
week DR.. Lydia Allen DeVilbiss. o
New York, one OF the most promlnen
speakers on Health Conservation II
the country
Evening journal., 1917-06-09

William II. Laird. Jr.. has returned
from the Episcopal High School, at
Alexandria, Va. for the summer va
cation.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17

GIVE CLEVER
PERFORMANCE

Al amateur performance was Civ
an sunday evening "A the Garrics
rheater. az TIE play with music The
soldier az the Sea" for the benefit
of the Detroit marine recruiting or
fee a large audience applaudec
me Efforts or he Young people who
took part The play was produced
under The direction 81 Miss Edna
Marie Beckett. assisted by Ralph
Alec
TIE leading roles were taken By
Wesley Davidson. Marry S Smith.
Ralph Alec. Joseph Chsrnosne, A.
Goitsner. " c. Weddings, Ivan
l----=-- luna Alaa-and
Miss Beckett
The special singing numbers were
given 1v Ms Grace Cowles, Miss
Helen McC~acken and James Ny
Ion. am ARTIST run7s Of Elvir Singer
while S.gror Isnzzi contributed a
harp solo. and he Misses Alice
Simmons ard Viola Theiry. q violin
and piano number
A chorus OF wirsone girls and ar
exhibition % Boy Scout work by
Troop No - were features OF the
performance
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17
TWO INJURED
IN STREETS ASK
HEAVY DAMAGES

Biils for damages due "a the al
legged unsafe condition ~ the streets.
viW be submitted 10 The common
council. Tuesday uieht when two
p rsons VIII demand an aggregate OF
$685. The money IS asked be
carse two persons declare they were
seriously injured thru c3relessness
og he department ~ public works
Margaret langley an infant thru
her next friend. Mary Langley de
ro snds $50 for injuries sustained
when an automobile in which She
Was riding ran into an excavation on
Nack.ave she declares the excava-
uon was nor marked or guarded
either by lights or railing and thai
the dangerous condition was known
20 'he department long before The
accident. which occurred on Sent
rs. 1915. and which rendered the
victim a cripple for life
MS pThs ] Moore, nurse. de-
manas 1914 for injuries she says she
suffered VIXEN she fell into an OK
cavation az Woodward and
Grand Rlver-ave east. June 81 She
says there was an open trench there
covered by couple Of planks
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17
SEEK STANDARD
LOAF OF BREAD

CHICAGO Sept IA movement
20 stsndardize The loaf % bread
,hruogt the country was begun here
odav AZ meeting ~ me National
Association ot Master Bakers
The size and price OF the loaf
have nor been Ge+crm ned. bur dean-
ife action is expected before The
conference adiolrus Bakers and The
food administration favor he plan.
members OF me association declared
J. L Nicholson. ~ he federal
trade commission, attended ,odaYs
meeting he is investigating costa
~ the manufactures % bread pre-
Nninary 20 government action 20
reEIlatN the Industry
An increase in The price ~ bread
For many localities. where bread
now selling for less han IN other
sections will be the outcome Of the
cation. some bakers believe
Nicholson. however. refused 20
comment or This possibility or dis
euss hts visi- in any way
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17
Deaths


Peatrioe J. Llttl0 AZ Lsrnsd. IS
year, BriEhts disease GEO (. Al.
mas. Il34 Baker. = months snem!a.
10senh MuaFs fr0vt1sulo hospital.
- day intestinal oastreftion Anna
n Lutz Iroydence hospital 70
grace hospital 70 Years. frAc 'urc r.
skull Gorge 81 SflTt. Ora enFni
"a - tears sipurlws Aaele ta4cr-
~ buck children Free hospital
neck ST. Mays hospital So yeas
pulmonarl crtgai tsw lranclB Ca
.swo % Harper hospital rtars,
an-enss joseph KaiafA 1850 ChrnA
Ne-s.Yrr hospital 20 years crush
ing nf.trs Mary y Drark "a Cone
cord - y7Ers. carcinoma M'nni" r
Perry. fi Thifd years uitral
Stealing "a yeas ute ne~hrtttst
Emma plres Fsrr~r hospital s..
years metrorhagia Louis cteau-
cfafr ~ Sprag4e 60 reers fuher-u-
paiHs 80 years dIaheH7 meliifus
Charles farrell Drfroit Tut in-
sis sar taF. lm 81 years rNIAo nary
tuhsr-ul Zoae Stenek 81. Mill-
Esrle g page sl. Gra pet nom
sns Fisher a years. intestinal che
situation Rudolph K,srP.ec ea Pc
-zrzepanfk - Dupont. years ~
rHald fever RroniEiavs Rnrowifz $50
Palmer, 81 years heuar 'cg-a susan
Taylor - Ahbott 6 months castro
euterltls. Robcrf walsh -Tff John
r. - years pneumonia stanley ora
Eek. Central. 5 months. cntsrlfla,
Teien I atamm. - schmif- Z years
typhoid f~vsr Anthony @oaf fha 80
Gilbert months NO c0litts Mar
garet y Higgins tS5 mont. 81
wears ca~1f8r vsl~riiar disease loan
r1nfck eos Nelhury - vesrT rn'
mouary f1bfr -nIoEfe. Nirhal Moro 3.
$40 Aievaudrine 81 years pulmonary
tuhsrfuiorfe STANLEY Kagot fec~fv-
INK hospital - vssr=. lobsr nneumo.
MIA Anna zararski 10 W'.lisHe+
months choiers iufauiuu Mary
fFangsferheck. f6I Bew -k ~ vears
dUatlou ~ heart Francis Cares.
fs1 Vermont month exhaustion
Edmund ! P.abodY. go Junction 5s
wears acute frdiresfior George
luIrFberE Receiving hospital 30
years .nqucst pending VITO orlum-
bo fss LelaId 81 wears. ~ ar nneu-
u0rfa> Settle Earera. 49, Watson .
year atscess - lung Rtty Brsdke,
$50 TrombiT - Years ehro o. nal
meningitis. Hrfrv Percivs'. Harper
hospital a Years enryasrria %
lungs Rosco Themphins 1888 Micht-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17
CUBURBAN
y NEWS
YPSILANTI

The Misses Madeline and Eleanor
Follmor were hostsssea at party
Saturday afternoon given IN honor -
Miss Esther Thompson. whose mar
rage g. hey Fletcher VIII occur ln
werd has been received - the
death or CLIFFORD Cook - Williams
ton, a former Ridge resident
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hayner are
visiting the formers parents. Ar
and Mrs James Haynsr IN Hamburg
Highland Park Mrs LOOMS. ~ Em-
met-st Ia Mrs Dunlaps mother.
Ronald FULLER is very iil
Mrs Fannie Mahauna let sztur-
DAY for two-w weeks WElt With Prof
and MIS- Barton WithAiI In Leconsha
Woodbury. Jones son - Mr. and
has been very a. - recovering
chsnic q Co 4. signal corps sta
TONED in Waco Tex. has been dis
charged because - Physlcai dlsaoil-
fly.
Mrs Minnie MePherson .Ts,turned on
sunday from visiting In Windsor
Mrs. Cora WannAfnaksr. n Detroit
is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs
Edward Bycrsft
The Catholic Woman's club VIII
meet Thursday afternoon a. %
o'clock in the club house
The Moses Margaret and nora
mers vacation along the Hudson.
Hunting licenses may me obtained
from Justice stsdtniller
The 81 Rita club viii meet Tues
day evening at 40 o'clock 10 81
Johns club houss
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17
DISTRICT DRAFT
BOARD HUSTLES
Local Organizations Work Far
Ahead OF Others In
State

tIthn r. fe cal He'd ON 20 FURNISH
ora.-rfrf ID the entire quota ~
4rsftrs r., fren N.rnfran district
b..rf g.. sor prroif and Hirb.
f.rs p.rL "a fsf ahead of rbo othor
-I, h'f. ,f No. state in the nor.
-ar.s-r ~ mon certified to the ad
,.,.,, -,rlr.l r., aafe f,nv TX nsr
,r,te of anrrovima,elv
.s. t.ar ,ar.ffad The Grad
r.rtf. st-t.. vrh o,tofa az
.ri fao Ii, 4u has rartised onlv
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17
There appears 20 Be
Some Little DiScord
In the Hatiey Home

Mrs. Ressie Hatley No 2S5 Bald
ufr.aye. and her husband had a
hs.y nme in Justice Sellers court
Monday morning telling their
TROUBLES to me court Mrs Hatley
hs no break her way into her home
S rday niehl with an AZ. because
~he was locked ont, and her hus
band declared he was tired ~ nav
me- her coming home AZ an hours OF
The n.-ft
I'm enc course Of he hearing e de.
vclopea hat Hatiey had thrown q
Harrcr and saw ng mach ne from
the house when he learned his wi.e
was .sne Them to earn money fct
herself TIE husband declared that
she had amused him on one ocoa-
sion by shooting az bis shoesiungs
with revolver
Tusgee Sellers adjourned the case
Tor week until The outcome 20 a
divorce case started n circuit court
Is determined.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17
NeW Presbyterian Pastor
Takes Luncheon With Flock

troit 20 reside permanently, and 20
begin his active duties. uhul he
end % October He comes from
Phiiade .phia
There was warm welcome tor
Dr Cochran from bis new Cougrega-
lion sunday morning and evening
room az both services H. is sale
that congregation and pastor are
ve- much pleased with each other
DR. Cochran. who leaves he CRY
Monday afternoon. was The Suest Of
the congrega ton, Mondsy noon az
luncheon ~ the church house
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17

Deep feeling was exhibited by The
Rev Joseph " Cochran SUNDAY
evening. In the Woodward-sve Pres
byterian church, when in his second
sermon IN his nsw Passionate, he
urged young men who are leaving
their homes for war service not 20
i7-r - 7------ = :
has Two sons IN The army
Value your personality for II Is
priceless possession. p said TT Coch
ran Use Il Ia the protection OF
your country, but above all things
retain H."
Dr.. Cochran will not come 20 De
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17

At ~ ~ ftfc ht s.4r - 80 - ~ y
division, comprising the Eighteenth
ward VIII be given a royal send.or
by the citizens ~ me ward. Thurs
DAY Aid Jack Cowan will be mar.
shal os the day There will be "A
parade. starting from Fort 81 ana
ArtNlery.ave AZ 2:2o The parade
VIII move via FOREST West End
and West JeGerson-a 20 Solvsv
athletic field. where there will DO
speeches and music. followed by a
banquet IN Solyay gymnasium 70 the
BOYS who leave FOR Camp Custer
on Saturday A cabaret entertain.
n ent win be a feature 81 the bar
0uet An effort Is being made 10
induce iihe manufacturers OK the
ward % declare hsfholiday for
The occasion Tho Solvsy band and
pipe band will provide music Va
rious organizations q Tho ward viii
participate IN he parade.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17
Births


BOYS
r A. Grant. iis wagner. c DASa
1871 Grstlo, ? y jain. Ltio Twsn-
ty-fourth @ Sebastian 1875 Hol-
comb s pgrfee 7ei Fifteenth y g.
Kuhiman. 1881 " Grand blvd O.
A. GERS n. ~. Porter lsllman, Us
Ferry cart r Copper. -0f Wi'J- r
a Goodman Te7 Grattot = Tayior
i55 Muilett. VI Przypiosd Ass r~en-
ty-hfth = Ffshreuner. SO Rrhie
Z fAmanski 1919 Ferry 2 Kopin-
skl. io4T kirby east A. Bush. ia
ninth q Reeerz 90 Hazistt A
sadowvi. - 81 John 2 . Murray.
samaritan hospital p II Cl'nEmRn
723 Mcpherson Corwin 1855
Twelfth; IT Pisarsci 81 TrowbrlfEs
2 r M-rrit, So Tiiiran ~ Pas-
LeroH II Norwood Isl Twenty first
A Perp $40 Mcclellan r Ciff-
ford Hunter 22s Marston y
He1drian SIS Eizh+renfh q Rep
penhagen. ll7f Van Dyke A Eyer
sr. - waterman. a Kltchinai 20
Fiori 500 Alfrsd \ MontsiAon. 5ta
Clinton A. LuE0wski 80 Willis F.
siewass 1855 NrDougAll Sci.
men Ell williams rrien -if
Hsathvilis = Mask. 80 lockwood
" Cshai ~ Grusei.
Girls
p Andre stg NJ Elliott, 6 Pen-
ster SD Hrndrie Weiss "a Theo-.
d0re ste'n. 77o Benton A Car
Geld Forster y r0t Eastiswn; 2
Eurfis 40 Ch.ne 8 Zeiranouskl
1874 Chere = Brown. 1874 canton
y a. Renpi isi Morr-ll : Cheb@l.
s1e rwenty.thiri T. Collins az
Tizhtesrtb = Borne HRrpor hospi-
tsl Barber. tfss Russell; = cis,o.
1tS MArcier a Pierrv. 71f Nuiiett
= wlefhor 1917 sheridan; = "
Ha nston Harper hospital " Nc
Frif~ .ts Fairview r r Hamrner-
man Providence hospital. r Smith.
Providence hospital r Allen Provi-
dence hospital = Norton, Providence
hospital 2 = Towar. aii Bevick
Naraiek. So Conner ? s-ho-nAt
ca Wiiis east q ~ Peters 30
Moore-pi A Heiuan f5S Twenty
fourth r. q storrh st1 Fourteenth
r Rogaereskt 80 Thirtleth = MAI
r~efte ass Twenty fourth 2 Red.
man 2st Howell r = Rarhokslci
iiss Van Dyke II Tucker. 20 Bed
ford - r. : Smith, 4ss Second a
7zekehy e K0ib r Uoebeke. Ions
Monroe Bugzi 90 Anderson "
Trzssia sas rhens q wierhickl -
Tiilwar.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17

Representative Jeanette Rankt4.
~ Montana ls 20 speak on su-raEe
and labor problems az mass meet
ing f0 ZEE held 10 Madison Square
Garden on Sept =
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17

a. Qure-How "a your soutnlaw
getting on since you set him up In
business
y Devver--Oh. he upset himself
ID business
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17

First Lonsshoreman. pointing 70
man In The water Isn't that man
shouting for help
second Longshoreman-Oi dan
no he's shouting "a Russian per.
haps no wants cavsir sandwich
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17
Just That

Mr.. Twigeer-This general We
were speaking Of IS extremely pop
ular with his command They say
his men swear by him
H.s wife Those funny European
names do sound like cuss words,
don't they
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17

.voo,s on the east front nOW Than
Al any time since the war began.
The embassy issued the following
statement.
Coordination that the Kornilon
movement has been liquidated was
reeeived this morning Thus Tar
lhere has been no bloodshed the
nroyisional government IA no"
stronKeY than ever before.
Gen. Kornlloff has been succeed
cd By Gen. AleKleff. keronsky re-
mains commAnder-ln-chief, but Alex
len will practically have complete
charge OF all army movements
"Responsibility for the korni'oh
revolution has been fixed upon ad-
,isers OF the general The Cossack
tnovement a still unsettled but Us
not REGARDED a. serious
A series OF neutral and suboral
rate officials have been appointed
nv Cen. AlexleT with The aim 10
lew OF re-establishing discipline
The old commanders are discrea
tied and Il has been decided TO ap'
Joint an entirely new force
As 20 the military situation The
embassy issued the following
"Happily the Kouiloi movement
did not weaken US Our front mas
suffered no reverses, Troops are
advancing upon Riga The morale
Of the army Is splendid In The past
Eve days We have advanced more
Than seven miles on Tho Riga front
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17

Boston TODAY observes ne two
hundred and seventy eighth annivar-
cary ~ 90 settlement
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17

After two years IN the trenches
my brother Alphonse has just been
sadly hurt
How
"He 'houEhtlessly slapped on, of
The trench and vas hl' by an auto.
mobile
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17

prfntinE--fhe plain neat kind--th ~
ss YfEht--Tfmes Job Dept.--NaiR 4S2o
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17

PrintinE--thc pisiu neat kind-fhat
Il riRht--'rim~s Job nept .--NInip tS2O
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17

gan. 81 yesrs nephritis Michael
kutz Providence hcsptfai. - years.
tyrhoid fever. Trark Elclcrch -l5
-7---TTT 70-TTT TETTFTT InfaUfUT7-
Robert Green. Receiving hospital. 10
years phhuai pCfFnnLuk
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17

DR. Yankum That was your last
tooth They won't hurt you any
more.
Aunt Lucv-I'm glad ~ = I've
suffered 90 WITH my teeth I've often
wished IA been born without any
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17

LONDON, Sept 17.--English and
Scottish regiments last night car
ried out successful raiding opera
tons east OF Epehy. Field Marshal
Haig reported today
In the neighborhood OF the Arras.
Douai railway and southeast OF Cav.
rells, he said several Of the enemy
were taken prisoners and two ma
chine guns captured. Many Ger
mans were killed Dugouts, trench
mortar emplacements and ammuni-
ton dumps were destroyed with ex-
plosives.
East OF Ypres. Haig reported hos
tile artillerying during the night
LONDON. Sept. i7--British navy
planes scored hits against large
German destroyer and several
trawiers In an air raid carried out
between Ostend and Blankenberghe
the admiralty announced today.
The planes bombed destroyers
trawlers and drifters az the enemy
lone large destroyer was hit amid
ships and one and probably two out
OF four trawiers were sunk" the ad
miralty declared
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17

PETRoGRAD. Sept i7-Havlng
subdued the armed dissension in ne
confines. the provisional government
moved rapidly today In settlement
of political disputes.
Formal proclamation Of Russia as
republic, as issued by Premier
Kerensky, destroyed growing
propaganda traceable 20 German
agents, that Kerensky was planning
dictatorship II was also a warn
ing, in the public's view today. 10
any other leader who might aspire
as Kornioff did. to such dictatoriai
powers, that the government was
solely a peoples government
The constitutional convention.
which Is 10 devise the machinery
Of Russian government. has already
been called for Dec IL There were
indications today, however, that long
before this time, some sort OF rep
resentative Russian assembly would
outline and delegate powers. 70 pre-
vent any repetition OF the misunder-
standings which led IN the kOrnilor
revolt.
The Petrograd council OF work
men and soldiers formally recon
mended such a representative assem-
bly, TO be convoked Sept Is 20 So
I'D a definite power TO lead the coun.
try until the constitutional conven
tior shall decide upon a complete
system OF government,
In the meantime, KerenFkys reor'
ganizsd cabinet appears likely 20
have more complete support from
various factions. than the previous
ministries have been able 70 muster.
Evidence OF the loyalty OF the
Russian armies IL now oyerwhelm
ing. Preliminary reports from the
commission investigating Kornilof's
revolt indicate the rebellious troops
were deceived into belief they were
marching against German plotters.
Scores OF oficers are already IN cus-
tody. Cen. Kaledines is still AZ large
and ut the head OF a rebel move
ment, but his forces were not large
and his own troop-the Don Cos.
sacks--insist they are loyal. 10 Rus
STA, apparently being only DESTROYS
OF saving their commander from
any punishment before formally sur
rendering.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-17
18TH WARD WILL
GIVE SOLDIER
BOYS SEND-OFF

Drafted boys q The twenty-third
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-02-22
Council Proceedings

Council Chamber, City of River
Falls, Feb 18th, 1917.
Regular meeting of the Common
Coun ell.
Council convened at 8 O'Clock p.
m. Mayor Dunn presiding.
Roll call of officers: Aldermen
present, Browell, Carisch and Suth-
erland. Alderman Ostness absent
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
The finance committee report the
following claims approved:
Utility Account
Price Elec. Co., supplies 2S.OS
Genl. Elec. Co. " Is. so
Pierce Co. Telephone Co., mes
sages EOS
F. V. Williams salary $3.50
E. E. Buck. supt. ell. dept. 81 so
A. Renter salary etc 80 SO
James Sweet salary, etc 80 SO
M. L. Briggs salary 80 so
J. w. Patterson salary etc $500
John Betlock cutting ice 8 so
A. E. Anderson, prepaid express IA
Gus Winquist, wiping goosenecks
WaterworkS rs
Ramer Auto Co., supplies and lab
or 7.25
Ste wart Mere. Co. sweeping com
pound $50
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-02-22

amount of $45,000.00, known as Elec-
trio Street Lighting, Sewer and Paw
ing Bonds. These bonds are issued
for the purpose of raising money to
pay for paving, main sewer, water con-
nections, sewer disposal works and
electric street lighting in the city Of
River Falls.
They will be issued in denomina-
lions of five hundred dollars ($5O0.00)
each with interest~at four per cent
per annum, payable annually on the
first day of February of each year ac-
cording to the terms of the interest
coupons attached.
They are serial bonds, the first six
falling due on February 1, 1913, and
the remainder, six in each year until
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-02-22

There are indications that the
parching winds of prohibition may
leave Pierce county dry as Sahara"
this year for no-license campaigns in
each of the county's heretofore we'll
established GASES have been launched
in great hopes and alleged bright
prospects of success. Last Sunday
Ellsworth white ribboners organic
ed and have planned a thorough
stampede on John Barleycorn's en-
trenchments, and in Spring Valley,
Prescott and ElmWood similar activ-
ity has either just commenced or is
we'll developed. The "drys" are
doubly encouraged this year by their
near-success Of last Spring, and they
are almost certain Of victory at the
coming elections. We look to see
these municipalities poll the largest
vote in their respective histories, as
advocates Of each side of the ques-
ton will have in mind the fact that
it took but one vote to decide the is
sue in half-dozen or more elections
in this part of the state last year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-02-22
A DISCIPLE OF PREVENTION

On the interurban car this morn
ing the three seats directly ahead OF
me were occupied by pathetic lit
tie family-a widow and five frall
but neat and handsome children.
| knew something of the history
Of the family and my curiosity was
aroused as to where they could be
going so early in the morning. The
father, laborer, had died about a
month previous after long suffering
from tuberculosis. 7 h e baby, a
bright little fellow of three, had
been dismissed from the Children S
Tuberculosis Hospital during the
year, after successful treatment for
spinal tuberculosis. All had been
affected by the disease, IN some
form, at one time or another. | in
quired as to how the child was get
ting along.
"Oht" the mother Said in her bro
ken English, He is just fine, they
couldn't have done him better. His
little back is so straight and fine