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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-11-14
List of Jurors

SList of jurors drawn for the next
term of the circuit court for Pierce
County, Wisconsin.
Frank A. Fuller, City of River
Falls.
Ed. Mercer, Rock Elm.
Louis Upman, Spring Lake.
James Collett, EImwood.
Ellis Jorenson, Town of Maiden
Rock.
R. McGregor, City Of River Falls.
Hans Gunderson, e. Paso.
Melvin Huber, Town of Ellsworth.
Vic Anderson, Town of Isabelle.
+. ]. Weldon, Rock Elm.
T. b. Eaton, Town of Ellsworth.
w. A. Toman, Village of Ellsworth.
D. B. Spencer, City of River Falls.
Robert Ray, Oak Grove.
Mike Schwebach, Rock Elm.
Frank Kuschel, Clifton.
John Nelson, Martell.
John r. Harnsberger, Prescott.
N. H. Garden, Spring Valley.
George Moore, Trimbelle.
Roy ]. Miller, Prescott.
Carl Skog, Hartland.
Bert Walsingham, Salem.
Edward Birkel, Trimbelle.
Ole O. Jacobson, Spring Lake.
Silas Johnson, Hartland.
Henry Wehrman, Prescott.
Bernhard Iverson. Martell.
H. B. Bauerkemper, Oak Grove.
Chris Christensen, Village of Ellis
worth.
T. C. Browell, Town of River Fails.
Ben Stein, Martell.
Charlie Halvorson, Salem.
T. S. Idem, Trenton.
Gust Vain, Trenton.
Peter Krings, Union.
The above Jury to be summoned to
appear when so ordered by the
Court.
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Oct. 10th, 1918.
Battery b. 70 +. a.
A. E. F. via New York.

Oct. 10th, 1918.
Dear Friend DR.. Ashley: Your
letter was received and appreciated
more than / could write. 1t is a
great thing for US soldier boys
lover here" to know that those who
could not come are behind US.
When we read of the folks who are
kin of ours as Americans subscrib-
ing SO willingly to the Liberty loan
it gives feeling that we are not
fighting this battle alone, and JUST a
word from those who were left be-
hind gives US courage to fight in the
darkest hour.
So far we have been billeted in a
small French village, suugly built
in beautiful valley Somewhere in
France l was out on one of the
numerous hills last Sunday and
looking up the valley made me
think of home, for it reminded me
of when | used to sit on the reser-
voir and look up the valley toward
the old Spaulding farm, and as ]
was sitting there train came puff
ing in view. 1t startled me, for l
had mental picture of everything
at River Falls and with this train
coming made me think of the 10
o'clock train pulling into the sta
ton. 1t is at those times that a
letter from friend makes you feel
good. And on the other hand you
see where the hand of war has plac-
ed itself on France, the women
and old men and soldiers home on
furlough tilling their small patches
of farm, and trying to get along
with the least possible. There has
been Que thing In France and that
is the architecture of the old
churches, In the village where we
are low is church built in the
10th century and | wish each time
pass it that father could see it.
Everything seems simple about il
but it is beyond my power of de-
scription.
Well, doctor, as you may know,
in Uncle Sans army you can't do
everything that your heart desires
so will have to close thanking you
again for your letter am
Yours truly,
Jesse Symes.
58th Artillery, c. A. G.
Battery B. Annex Forces
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Letters From Our
Soldier Boys
Dear Mother:
Sept. %, 1918.

Dear Mother:
received your letter yester-
dav and | cannot tell you how glad
| was to hear from you. L have not
had an opportunity to write for a
while, but hope my last letters have
reached you safely. | am still en-
ioying my good health and l wish l
knew that you were, too. 1t IS hard
to write long letter, for | cannot
write of the things we are doing or
have done, but l write as often as |
can so you will know l an we'll. l
never felt better in my life than |
have since we came across and here
is where good health is appreciated.
We have also had good weather
most of the time, SO we can't kick
l am glad to hear that Jay likes
his work, for l know how badly he
wanted to get into the service. l
would surely hate to be IN civilian
life now and have some one ask me
why | wasn't in the service. / hope
you have read the poem, Only a
Volunteer" and the reply. 1t hits
US about right and if you read it l
know you will think the same. We
have never had any farewell ban
quets or teaparties for Us but when
all is done just watch where we
come in.
We were close to the Morrow
bows regiment but | did not have
an opportunity to get over there to
see them. l sure would like TO see
some of the boys and may run
across them some time. BY the
way, everything looks now if moth
ing serious happens we are all plan
ing on having our Christmas in the
States and it will be some big
Christmas if we do get back.
Well, mother, think l will have
to close. for it is getting late.
hope you will get this letter and all
of my other letters, for / know how
you worry. Give my love to all and
tell them all TO write, as letters do
cheer us up.
From your loving son,
Oscar Dahl.
Battery B. rs F. A.
A. E. F. via New York.
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Red Cross Notes

The following message dated Nov
9Th was sent out by the war council
of the American Red Gross;
ION FEBRUARY 10 last. year nearly
six weeks before the United States
declared war national Red Cross
headquarters advised its chapters to
prepare for war. That which has
followed in the record of the Red
Cross in helping to win this war and
to relieve the suffering growing out
Of it, constitutes something of which
every American citizen has right
to be proud. Every American Red
Cross worker must feel a sense of
gratitude in having share in it all.
The moment is now come to pre-
pare for peace. Actual peace may
come at any moment; it may be de-
ferred for some time. Until peace
is really here there can be no re-
taxation in any Red Cross effort
incident to active hostilities. But
even with peace let no one suppose
that the work of the Red Gross is
finished. Millions of American boys
are still under arms, Thousands of
them are sick or wounded. Owing
to the shortage in shipping it may
take year or more to bring our
boys home from France. But what
ever the time, our protecting arms
must be about them and their
families over the whole period which
must elapse before the normal life
of peace can be resumed.
Our soldiers and sailors are enlisted
until the commander in chief tells
them there is no more work for them
to do in the war; Let every Red
Cross member and worker show our
returning soldier and sailors that to
care for their health, welfare, and
happiness, we are enlisted for no
less period that they are.
The cessation of war will reveal
picture of misery such as the world
has never seen before, especially in
the many countries which cannot
help themselves, the American people
will expect the Red Cross to continue
to act as their agent in repairing
broken spirits and broken bodies,
peace terms and peace conditions will
determine how we may best minister
to the vast stricken areas which have
been narrowed by war and in this
great act of mercy, the heart and
spirit of the American people must
continue to be modified through
the American Red Cross.
On behalf Of the war council, we
accordingly ask each member of our
splendid body of work ers through
out the land to bear in mind the
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Oct. Is, 1918.

You probably will be quite sur
prised to hear from me, but you see
/ still think of my old friends al
though | don't write very much.
We have been so busy delivering
hardware to Heinie that | haven
had time to do anything outside Of
my work. Oh, it's great scrap we
are havingi
We surely are putting it over on
the Boche. He gets about fifty
shells back for everyone that he
sends over. And when he sends a
squadron of planes oyer he may as
we'll kiss them goodbye, because
our planes just eat 'em up. 1t is a
fine sight to see our bombing
planes go over. At times they are
almost as thick as June bugs on a
hot summer evening 1t puts lot
of pep into rs fellows when we see
them going over to give Heinie a
little party. have seen some won
derful air battles of late.
We had quite party up on the
Chateau Thierry front. It got quite
hot up there once in while,
but we certainly put it over on 'em.
We took part in the St. Mihiel do
ings also. That was where we fool
ed him good. We are in pretty
warm place now.
What kind of a bunch is there at
school this year? l suppose that
there aren't very many boys there.
| understand that they are going to
have some kind of military train
ing. l am glad to hear it and hope
that it will be a success. Have they
a football team there this year?
1t has rained quite bit the last
few days which makes it little dis
agreeable, but we should worry
about little things like that. It's
all right after you get used to it,
you don't mind if you are wet or
dry. 1t is surprising how quickly
a person can adapt himself to diff
erent ways of living.
Well, | must get at my work now.
Give my best wishes to all of my
friends.
l will write again when | have
time.
Sincerely,
Ebert Randall.
Hqrs. Co., 10th F. A.
American Elk. Forces.
A. P. 0. 746.
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October 10th, 1918.
Dear Mama:

Dear Mama:
Well, Mamma, you see Mig
is o. K. and in the best of health
agar" or yet. I've been the health
lest man I've been in years since
I've been a marine so I sure can't
kick. We baby soldiers, scarcely in
year you might say, are sure max
ing Fritz dig his hole and cover up.
I'm as healthy and fat as a pig,
Ma, and in a humor that if I felt
any better [ never could it no.
how. Guess you better dust off my
chair and wash my plate, knife,
fork and spoon up because I'm 60
ing to be home in year or so. Old
Bills war horse has a bad case Of
Worn Outs" and I reckon he isn't
going to stand it much longer. The
American pep is too much for them.
The German prisoners say the ma
rines are crazy because they walk
right through a rain of machine
bullets and don't stop until they
finish their plans.
We started on our second drive at
5 one morning and reached our OBJ
jective that day about 1880 in the
forenoon. We dug in and waited 2
days for the French to catch up with
as on our right and left. We walk
through 'em behind our hammering
barrage. Our casualties are very
low so far because we keep so close
to Billy's men that he can't shell US
without killing his men, too.
nave a new daddy now and he's
younger than |. Have the best
natured pal in all the world and a
kinder hearted old soul never lived
than he. His name is Harry Clam
petit from Ohio. They call him
Mother and he is just like a mother
to me. We tell our tales to one
another, sleep together, etc. Nam.
ma, when l get home you'll have to
be careful and not drop a dish pan
because if you do I'll imagine it's a
whizz bang and I'll run and dig
hole and crawl in. At the hospital
when we first came over I saw a
pitiful sight. A poor fellow had
been shell-shocked and when ever
something would startle him he'd
run and start to dig in the side of
the hospital. I'm not going to at
tempt to describe our adventures
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because there's too mucn to it but
I've been, in two OF the best and
biggest drives and one was Ameri-
can from start to finish.
l wrote Bob long 10 page letter
for his paper and he'll probably
send you one so you can see it for
yourself. I'll tell you all some day.
Our wish was that Billy and Fritz
wouldn't get here in time, but I'll
tell you, Mamma, they'd miss half
their life if they don't see it. Now,
l wish they could. You know
Americans can walk through a rain
Of bullets aud not be hit at all.
They are on the right side of the
cause that's why l guess. Heinie
don't like bayonets and l don't
blame him because he with his
boots can't shaka da feet fast
enough. They remind one Of oxen
they are SO darn awkward. On our
way back from our first big drive
we passed by many old Grannies 20
years old with big heavy packs Gall
they possessed in the world) strap
ped on their backs. Their homes
had been saved. That is the Huns
had been chased out but after they
leave town they just play their ar
tillerv on it until it is flat to the
ground and in flames. | ate Ger
man bread and honey put up in one
pound packages until | was sick
and Just had cold chills when any,
one mentioned the word honey.
They had bags that held about a
gallon Or more and these were filed
with little cakes about an inch
square. While Fritz was Smelling
sea bags, Minnie winters, whiz
bangs, Austrian SO, German II, ma
chine gun bullets, Trench mortars
and his one Founders | was sitting
in my little hole putting honey on
these cakes. I'd eat one, my SER
geant one and O'Brien one. O'Brien
was an awful coward and l told him
if he didn't brace up I'd throw him
out of the hole. | wasn't satisfied
and like any other human being l
had fear and wondered when one
would knock me off but | didn't
shiver a shake. His knees lust
knocked together and he'd hide his
face and shrug his shoulders. 1t
got on my nerves. I'd rather be
all alone in hole under a bonn.
bardment than with a man like him.
Write me, Mama, and please don't
worry. I'm going to come home
better map physically and if God
takes care of me through this I'm
going to be better every way altho
| wasn't so awful bad before.
Your Loving Son,
Pvt. Frank L. Moser,
10Th Co. 6 Reg't u. S. M. c. Amer.
Eff.
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Auction

will sell at auction Saturday,
Nov. 16, at 1870 o'clock, Wagons.
bugeies, cutters, horses, harnesses,
single and double work harness, al
so full blood barred Rock ROSTERS
and turkeys number of other ar
ticles too numerous to mention.
j. Rolling.
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Card of Thanks

To all our friends who haye
shown as so much kindness and
sympathy in our late bereavement
and also for the pretty floral Offer
ings we extend our heartfelt thanks:
D. L. Florness
Mr.. and Mrs. Inemar Roddle
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'Phone your news items to the
Journal. phone No. 20.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-01
HANGS HIMSELF
FAMILY OF JOHN NELSON, NEAR
LAKE PRESTON, FOUND
BODY IN GRANARY.

Lake Preston, Oct. l.. - When
members. of the family of John Mel
son, a we'll to do farmer residing two
and a half miles south of Lake Pres
ton, wondered why he was not in the
house at 10 o'clock in the evening,
they went to look for him about the
farm and found his body hanging
from the rafters of a granary. He
had taken his life without warning,
the act apparently being the result
of a disordered mental condition
from which he had been suffering.
Nelson was SIS years old and had
a wife and several children and is
well known around that section of
the country. He was last seen alive
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and is
believed to have committed the act
shortly afterward.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-01
SOUTH DAKOTA LEADS
STAPLE HUMAN FOOD PRODUC.
TION is 129 PER CENT.

Sioux Falls, Oct. 1.-No wonder
they refer to South Dakota as the
b~readbasket of the world" for no
state in the union has quite the same
record this year on crops. South
Dakota is rated in percentage of crop
production for 1918 at the top of the
whole list of As states, according to
the South Dakota immigration de-
partment. The United States depart
ment of agriculture experts report
for August on the staple human food
crops credits South Dakota with
1898 per cent, the nearest other
state having 1871 per cent and only
a few states showing better than 100
per cent.
So just when the world needs food
to sustain their victorious armies
abroad along m the Sunshine
state with its record of way owe
the top"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-01
D|SGRACES UNIFORM
MAN ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF
OBTAINING MONEY UNDER
FALSE PRETENSES.

Canton, Oct. 1.-The Lincoln
county authorities arrested a young
man dressed in the uniform of the
United States army on the charge of
obtaining money by false pretenses.
He is accused to having passed a
number of checks which proved to be
worthless. The prisoners name Is
supposed to be either Howard Ben
son or Lawrence Benson. He admit
ted to the authorities that he had
been discharged from the army
twice.
Checks found in his grip were
signed Howard Benson and Lawrence
Benson, and had been cashed at
Sioux City.
At one place in Canton he pur-
chased a 81 box of cigars and re-
ceived change for the SIS check
which he rendered. At another place
he passed a worthless check for $40,
A day or two before his arrest In
Canton a stranger clad in a soldier
uniform appeared at Beresford in an
automobile, which became disabled
To Valman Staley, a citizen, he repre-
sented that he had to be in Siou,
Falls in a short time to get some
army officers, and secured the loan
of Staley's auto to make the trip
This was the last seen of him In
Beresford, and it is believed the
young man arrested in Canton is the
same one who borrowed" the auto
in Beresford.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-01
RED CROSS KNITTING ROOMS.

The Red Cross knitting rooms
have opened for work in the w. b.
Soule building now occupied by Mrs.
Knoeri. Anyone having work to re-
turn or wanting materials from this
department will find one of the COM
mittee at this place every day be-
tween the hours of 10 a. m. to IL
M, and from ! D. m. to 6 p. m.
The Lake county chapter has COM
pleted the allotment of knitted goods
assigned June /, which was 1850
pairs of socks per month for three
months. The $3.50 pairs were COM
pleted and shipped to headquarters
between June i and September Is.
In addition to this, on September II
the chapter shipped 645 sweaters, 95
pairs of wristlets and 23 scarfs. This
makes the following total number OF
knitted articles shipped from Lake
county during the past year: 4.749
pairs socks, 851 pairs wristlets, 1880
sweaters, 335 scarfs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-01

Broken Lenses accurately dupIi-
Gated while you wait. Eyes exam
lned and frames fitted.-Yaeger's
Optical Parlor.
For Rent. Modern house, close in.
Phone $500 or Glatz Bros.
Mrs. X. Knoeri is now on the sick
list.
Girl for sewing wanted at once
Mrs. D. A. Richards.
Ira F. Blewitt is ~transacting legal
business in Ramona today.
Five room cottage for rent.-Mrs.
VIM. Roche. Phone 1886.
Wanted at once, extra good alfalfa
or millet hay.-Phone 3421.
Mrs. Walter Huntemer, of Cotton,
was shopping in Madison yesterday.
The commissioners of Lake county
are in session today at the court
house.
Mrs. DR.. Duff has one to Sioux
Falls to visit some relatives and
friends.
J. L. Huffman came in from Win.
fred today to have an injured eye at
tended to.
Leslie Crow departed for the Iowa
university today. He will pursue
studies in pharmacy.
Mrs. Herbert Reidel was discharg-
ed from the Madison hospital today
after a recent operation.
Miss Nell Gallagher, of Oldham,
arrived this morning to be employed
at the home of Alvin Olien.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-01
WANTS TO fight
DISCHARGE is SPURNED BY A
SOUTH DAKOTA MAN.

Trent, Oct. 1.-Anker Lerrett, a
young man from Trent, who has seen
a great deal of service in France, and
who nearly lost his life when gassed
during one of the German gas at
tacks, has spurned an offer of an
honorable discharge from the army.
After being gassed he was returned
TO the United States and SEN to the
Cape May hospital. He now has re-
covered to such an extent that he is
spending a furlough with South Da-
kota relatives and friends. He is
still very weak and is scarcely able
to speak above a whisper. At the
conclusion of his furlough he will re-
turn to the Cape May hospital. He
pleaded successfully with the mill
tary authorities to keep him in the
service and give him a chance to DC
something more toward winning the
war for the United States.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-01
LOCAL NEWS.
Eat at Jacks,

For Sale. Sewing machine. Coles
hot blast heater, good dining room
chairs, large window shade and
others.-Phone 1872.
For Rent. Five room house. In
quire at this office.
Wanted. To buy or rem a farm
near Madison, 40 acres or more.
either with or without improvements.
Write or call II. H. Schmidt, Cotton,
S. ID. Phone 406.
Regular meeting Madison chapter
No. 6, O. E. s., Tuesday evening,
October 3.-Nora M. Anterior. w. NJ.
For Rent. Front rooms over Han
sons Jewelry Store.
Wanted at once, boy or girl to
learn the photography business.-A.
G. Floe.
Eat at Jacks.
For Rent or Sale. The store build
ing now occupied by Mrs. Knoeri's
millinery store. Inquire of Jacob
Kundert.
For room cottage in Madison for
sale. Louis Stensen, Edgerton.
Mimi.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-01
FOR COUNTY JUDGE.

To the electors Of Lake County,
South Dakota: Without solicitation
or request on my part. I have been
nominated as independent republican
candidate for the office OF county
Judge of Lake county. II elected, ]
shall seek to merit the confidence re-
posed and shall appreciate your sup
port.-Ira r.. Blewitt.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-01
THE CITY.

= - = - - = -
Generally fair tonight and
Wednesday; slightly cooler
northwest portion tonight.
- - = - - - -
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-01

A sclight kidney impairment may lead
to dropsy or Bright's disease. Don't
neglect ii. Frank Miller. Bingham,
Utah, writes: WAS troubled with my
kidneys so bad I could not work. Tried
many kinds of medicine which did me no
good. Then / tried Foley Kidney. Pills;
now feeling Is good as l ever did be-
fore" Sold ~everywhere.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-05
Look and Feel
Clean, Sweet and
Fresh Every Day
Drink a glass Of real hot water
before breakfast TO wash
out poisons-

t-lie Is not merely to live, but to lvt.
we'll. eat well, digest well, work well. sleep
we'll, look well. What glorious condition
to attain. and yet how very easy IT is if
one will only adopt the morning inside
bath
Folks who are accustomed to feel dull
and heavy when they arise, splitting
headache, stuffy from a cold. foul tongue.
nasty breath acid stomach. can, instead
feel as fresh rs daisy by opening the
suiccS OF the system each morning and
Gushing out the whole of the internal
poisonous stagnant matter.
Everyone, whether ailing, sick or well
should, each morning, before breakfast
drink a glass Of real hot water with tea
spoonful OF limestone phosphate in it to
wash from the stomach, liver kidneys and
bowels the previous days indigest.b
waste, sour bile and poisonous toxins. The
action of hot water and limestone phos-
phate on an empty stomach is wonderfully
invigorating 1t cleans out all the sour
lamentations, gases, waste and acidlty
! and gives one splendid appetite for break
I.!ast
The millions Of people who are bothered
with constipation, bilious spells, stomach
trouble, rheumatism; others who have
slllow skins, blood disorders and sickly
cOmplexIons are urged TO get quarter
pound of lime stone phosphate from the
drug store which will cost very little, but
Is sufficient to make anyone pronounced
crank on the subject Of internal sanitation