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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-03-06
Bring In Your
Income Tax Problems

Revenue Inspector A. P. Udell
will be at the City Hall on Friday,
March IA.
Bring your figures, your pro
blems, your doubts and your ques'
TONS" is his invitation contained in
the announcement of his coming
visit.
Collector Of Internal Revenues
Burt Williams is sending one Of his
deputies solely to help people in this
vicinity to determine their individual
liability and to comply with the
laws requirements as to 1918 in
comes.
His office hours will be from 8 a.
m. to 5 p. m. each day, and he will
remain in town until the close of
business on March H.
This free advisory service, "
writes Collector Burt Williams, is
planned for those who are required
for the first time to consider their
liability and to make sworn returns.
MANY thousands who were not
affected by the prior federal laws
taxing incomes must this year file
returns. Here are the requirements
Every unmarried man who had a
net income of 81 900 or over during
1918; and every married person who,
together with wife Cor husband) and
minor children, had a net income of
$4,000 in 1918.
The advice and services of the
Deputy Collector are entirely free
and he is authorized to administer
the oath required on returns, free
of charge. Persons who are taxable
should make payment when filing
their returns by attaching check or
money order.
This tax is war burden; it is a
part of the price of victory, the
greatest victory the world has ever
known. | believe that the people of
this district will meet it fully; and |
am offering every facility of my
office to aid them to determine their
Individual liability"
Mr.. Udell will be unable to do all
Of the clerical work on the returns
and the taxpayer should be prepared
to do that part of the work under
the supervision of the instructor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-03-06
River Falls Gets
Third Place

AS the result of freak defeat at
the hands of Whitewater on Friday
afternoon the RIVER Falls quint
took third place in the normal
school basketball state champion
ship tournament held at La Crosse
last week.
After defeating Milwaukee on
Thursday night the Red & White
were scheduled against Whitewater
the next afternoon. In a break of
phenomenal luck Whitewater scored
IL points in the first four or five
minutes of play, shooting 6 out of 7
long throws from the center of the
field. River Falls made a great at
tempt to overcome this heavy odds,
and succeeded just a second after
the pistol shot that ended the game.
Reed had made the throw that
would have tied the score, but while
the ball was in the air the shot was
fired and the basket wasnot allowed.
The score was % 26 in favor of
Whitewater.
In the draw for the play.of of
losers VS.. losers River Falls again
drew and again defeated Milwau-
kee, and afterwards won clear title
to the championship of the north
ern circuit by defeating Stevens
Point and Eau Claire.
Whitewater, through it's freak
victory, while in reality rated about
fifth among the contestants, was up
for the finals with La Crosse and
was easily defeated for the state
title
That Whitewater long range
basket shooting was merely a great
piece Of luck was proven in her 9TH
er against La Crosse she
scored only out of Is long field
shots.
Regent z. w. Ramer, Coach An
derson, and others from here who,
attended the tQurhament speak very
highly Of the exhibitions and praise
the good craftsmanship and play
ing Of every team.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-03-06
New Times Management

Messrs. Stoothoff and Stearns,
who conducted the River Falls Times
for few weeks, both left last week,
having turned over their lease to a
new firm. s. G. Woodruff, who
comes here from Desloge, Mo-,
where he conducted weekly paper,
is editor and manager, and G. b.
Nelson, for many years foreman at
the Journal office, is in charge of the
mechanical end of the business. Mr..
Woodruff is native of Wisconsin
and has had a wide experience in
newspaper work. Mr.. Nelson, who
has spent the major portion of his
days in local and neighboring print
shops, is too well known here for
further introduction.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-03-06
Sees Progress in Farm
Ads in Country Press

Il am interested in one develop
ment as look over the papers of
the Northwest, and that is the in
creasing number of advertisements
from the farmers. Half page, and
even page announcements of farm
public sales are taking the place of
the poster so long used and the re-
suits are. dare say, much more sat-
isfactory. Farmers advertising is
field that is just being opened. |
have known Of a farmer driving ten
miles to market his seed corn when
his neighbor wanted it and would
have bought it had he known where
it was. and paid as much, or more,
for it, too. TIE farmer as a bust
ness man is realizing it more than
ever before. He will find that he
can sell his goods through advertis-
ing as profitably as any other BUSH
ness man. Each farm should have
it's name, it's brand Of goods, and it's
own stationery. Think it over. A
Progressive Farmer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-03-06
Is Years Ago, Mar. s, 1883

O. j. Hohle has closed his school
in the town of Ellsworth.
The store first door north of G.
Rasmussen's is being fitted up for a
grocery store and will be occupied
by Martin ,Norseng.
Charles R. Taggart was married
Feb. q, at Racine, Wis, to Miss
Sophie ]. Schiek. Mr.. Taggart is a
lively and successful young business
man and has host Of friends who
will congratulate him on this happy
event. Mr.. and Mrs. Taggart will
be at home after April LIST at Glen
Oaks, River Falls, Wis.
The concert Saturday evening,
given in MartelI by the River Falls
Cornet Band under the leadership of
J. H. Romdenne, was an unusual
treat; the selections were fine and
we'll rendered and River Falls can
we'll be proud Of her band and its
excellent leader. The character
songs by Geo. A. Williams were well
appreciated.
The firms Of Koler & Glass and of
Glass & Undertake have been dis
solved and the Glass brothers, Cyrus
and Charles, have taken the entire
livery stock of Glass & Timberlake
and will hereafter continue the same
at the old stand. Mr.. Koler will
carry on the meat market at the
same place. Mr.. Timberlake will
return to his farm in Kinnickinnic.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-03-06

the return of soldiers. Congress
has passed an act permitting honor
ably discharged soldiers since April,
1917, to retain their uniforms and
the revenue bill provides $50 extra
pay on future discharges.
A special session may be called
before June from present indications
and Members will be able to clear
up work. In fact, the vacation will
be brief for the average man. When
the next Congress meets new ques-
tions and new problems will be more
numerous and vital than ever be-
fore in times Of peace and these mat
tiers must be settled so far as possible
by needed laws. That is the legis-
lative wood-pilc and it will take hard
saving during 1919 to bring about a
clearly defined economic and recon
structive policy. It is we'll to re-
member that legislation may not be
able to affect business conditions and
heavy burden has been left from
the war which will stay with US for
years to come. The hopeful fact re-
mains that the war is over. and In
stead of continuing the enormous eX-
penditures of the past we must now
economic.
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The Woodland Singers

Music loving patrons Of the River
Falls Lyceum Course will enthusiast
tically welcome the coming number,
The Woodland Singers, male quar-
tet composed of four of the best vo-
calists on the circuit. The program
will consist of solos, duets and quar-
tets with woodland sketch which
serves as a setting and introduction
for the other numbers.
The Woodland Singers will be
here on Friday evening, March IA,
and reserved seats for this number
will be on sale at Taggart's drug
store Saturday, March 8.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-03-06
Organize A Band

The proposition of organizing q
brass band is being agitated in this
city, and there appears to be fine
chance of success. There are. at
this time, more musicians in River
Falls and immediate vicinity who
might be interested in this project
than ever before, and some excellent
talent included, not to mention the
great variety of instruments played
by these men.
The great draw back to previous
campaigns of this nature has been
the popular idea that such an in
stitution is purely of charitable
nature, with no hope nor opportun-
ity of financial reward of any kind.
1t is proven nowadays that anything
Of any value whatever to a COM
munity must be financed, not only in
its organization. but throughout it's
existence.
A band would undoubtedly need a
financial boost to start it off-that
is, a free gratis contribution right
off the bat-but we believe that
after short period Of organization
and practice it could be made self
supporting. To get this result,
however, it would need the moral
backing of the community, and
should be used whenever occasion
arose and the city should see that
occasions did arise for its use. And,
to change from the custom Of past
years, each appearance should bring
the same measure Of financial COM
pensation that would be given to
outside talent.
1t has been the chief item of dis
couragement to local musical or
CARNATIONS of this kind that after
the boys had spent their time in
practice, the local band would
be asked to donate its services free
of charge, while the imported"
talent was paid a fair wage. The
claim has been that the imported
talent was paid because of its better
quality.
The reason of that better quality
was result of the recornpense which
the musicians had had to keep them
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-03-06

The sectional high school tourna-
ment which opens up this afternoon
at 3 o'clock will be one of the fastest
and most closely contested tourna-
ments that has been held in this
district. if advance notices as to re-
lative strength of the competing
teams are realized. There have been
twelve teams entered in the tourna-
ment, and while some of them have
shown greater strength than others
during the playing season, any one
of them may come to the front and
win the district championship, which
will entitle them to represent the
district at the Eau Claire state
tournament. The teams that have
entered are: River Fails, Ellsworth,
Hudson. Elmwood, New Richmond,
Osceola, St. Croix Falls, Midtown,
Glenwood City, Spooner, Clear Lake,
and Cumberland.
The tournament will be played
according to the plan which will
necessitate twenty games during the
three-day period of play. Thursday
afternoon there will by three games,
Thursday evening three games, and
the large bulk of the remaining
games will be played Friday in three
sessions, Friday morning, Friday
afternoon beginning at one O'Clock,
and Friday evening. At the end Of
Friday evenings play all but four
teams will have been eliminated,
having lost two games, and there
will remain in the running two
teams with no defeats against them
who will play for first and second
place Saturday morning, and two
teams with only one defeat against
them, who will fight it out for third
and fourth place before the final
game.
1t is expected that there will be
between 10 and 100 visitors in the
city during this tournament, and the
Normal students and citizens are
every effort to give them a
royal welcome and show them every
courtesy. The admission to the
games will be by season
ticket, which will be rs cents for
those other than students. Admission
to any single session Of the tourna-
ment will be 80 cents.
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'Phone your news items to the
Journal. phone No. 20.
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at their practice, and the local
talent could produce the same or
better if given the same encourage
ment.
A good band is an asset of value
to the community. This has been
proven in the old days here, and
more recently in neighboring cities.
We do not mean that this city could
afford to pay high salaries for an or
ganization such as the symphony
orchestras of the large cities, but
we believe that if our musicians
were given the same support, con-
sideration and encouragement as
this city has at intervals shown to-
ward outside musical organizations
River Falls could soon boast of an
excellent band that would prove of
great value in boosting local enter
tainment and in bringing trade and
fame to this city.
To get an idea of what can be
done toward organizing band here
we ask that all who would be inter
ested in practicing under a compel.
ent leader write to this office, giving
name, address and instrument play
ed, with some notation as to former
experience.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-03-06
In Days Of Yore
Items From The River Falls Jour-
nal Files of Thirty-Six and
Twenty Five Years Ago
Sc Years Ago, Mar. 8, 1883

Mr.. Taylor's saw mill at Olivet
burned down last week.
Hank Nichols now manipulates
the tester at Junction mills.
Geo. Pratt, w. S. and F. D.
Ensign left yesterday for their
claims in the Missouri Valley. Prof.
Thayer and the Messrs Ensign have
purchased a stock of merchandise
and will open a general store at Rec
Heights, Dakota, as soon as spring
opens. The party take with them a
building ready framed, so that it
will be ready for occupancy short
time after their arrival.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-03-06
TO whom II May Concern
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
That the co-partnershin hereto
fore existing between L. I. Gran
mer and Walter H. S. johnson of
River Falls, Wis, under the firm
name Of Johnson & Cranmer is here
by dissolved, and said business dis
continued. Walter H. S. Johnson
will continue the business individu-
ally, and will collect all bills of the
firm and pay all Indebtedness, L. /.
Cranmer retiring from the business.
Dated Feb. &c, 1919.
Walter II. S. johnson
L. T. Cranmer
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Red Cross Notes

The local Chapter has accepted a
quota of knitting for the European
relief. 1t consists of muffiers and
stockings for children. Those will
ing to knit may get yarn of Mrs.
Ed. Elertson or of Miss Copley at
the rest room.
Please preserve these directions
for stockings: Cast on 48 stitches,
knit 2, purl 2 for 2 inches, knit plain
for II inches. Take "a stitches for
heel, knit across and purl back for
20 rows, turn heel, make the gusset
and narrow the toe the same as for
the soldiers socks, length of foot 81
inches.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-03-06
Soldiers Letters
Mr.. and Mrs. Franz Pomeroy Re.
ceive Following from Frank
Moser, u. S. M. G.
On The Rhine,
1nn OE 1910

Jan. Is, 1919
Dear Friends and Neighbors:
- I'm going to be the first person
in the world to send the Pomeroy
family letter from Germany. |
want to thank you thousand times
for the bottle Of ink tablets which
you sent in Mama's Christmas pack
age. | received it day or so after
New Years and was certainly glad
to get it, as Ihad no fountain pen,
no ink or anything
Sweets are what we suffer for
most of all and when we get, 'em,
well, they're no sooner here than
they are gone. Had Christmas all
by ourselves in the castle where we
are quartered. Opened the box and
divided everything equally between
three maids, cook, a little girl.
three other orderlies and myself.
These people here haven't seen choc-
olate for years and | can imagine
how good it tasted from the way
they ate it.
Whenever you read news Of what
each Division has accomplished in
the war just glance a second time at
the End and you'll see they have
doubled any Division in France in
officers, men, cannon and machine
guns taken, and went 9 kiIometers
farther than any other Division.
Our Division captured 228 officers,
II. 1853 men, 343 cannon, 1850 ma
chine guns and advanced 81 kilomet-
ers against opposition.
I've seen all the war [ care for
and, say, there was only ONE nice
thing about it, and that was late in
the game-'The End" The last
drive was an endurance test, | tell
you, and an awful lot of men were
sick from so much exposure. It
rained and froze ali Of the time, and
we weren't dry for over two weeks.
The morning of Nov. IL, when we
went over the top at 5 o'clock, saw
one Of the mot beautiful sights |
ever saw. Shells bursting in, around,
above, before and behind us as we
ran over the top of a small hill to
meet Fritz. He knew by the bar
rage we were sending over that
there was someone coming up to
visit, SO he sure was prepared. The
American word known best by Ma
rines and our pals, 9-23rd Infantry,
Always Forward" was too much
for them. We had a hard nut to
crack at that point and several other
Divisions had failed. But not us.
We were to have our first objective
or Al kilos at $3.50 and 8:05 we had
gained it and were waiting for the
3rd Battalion Of Marines to leap frog
us and keep 'em going. Our losses
were far heavier than any offensive
before, but it resulted in the only
nice thing about the war, 1.-The
End" I received two slight wounds
but didn't go back though. One
machine gun bullet just grazed my
forehead and a piece Of sharpnel hit
in my back, leaving a scar that can
still be felt, but that's a souvenir.
We hiked 352 kilos, or 220 miles,
an average of 13a miles day,
through France, Belgium, and Lux
emburg so the Rhine in Germany.
Hoping to hear from you soon,
remain,
A Neighbor Boy,
Mig"
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arried

Married in St. Mary's church in
Big River Feb. Is. Mary Dean and
Edward Mark. They were attend
ed by Adolph Mark, a brother of
the groom. and Mabel, a sister of
the bride. The, brides gown was
of taupe crepe with wreath ard
veil. The groom wore a suit of
dark blue serge. The bride is one
of Pierce County's successful teach
e-s, receiving her training at River
Falls Normal school. The groom
is one of our foremost hustling
young farmers. Following the cere-
mony the immediate relatives gath.
cred at the home Of the bride, where
the day was spent with festivities.
The happy young couple will be at
home near Prescott on the Dill farm
immediately.
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Hot coffee, will be served free at
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-03-06
Notice

RIVER Falls Town caucus will be
held at Odd Fellows Hall March
18th, 1919, at 2 p. m.
L. j.. Kinney, Town Clerk
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-03-06

Hot coffee, will be served free at
Stewards, Saturday March 9Th.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-03-06

'Phone your news items to the
Journal. Phone No. 20.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-03-06
High School, Tournament

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-26

his ideas Of values he sells again re-
ceipts increase and the advance ID
checked. II the market were thrown
open without any settlement price hav-
Ing been fxed with the farmers they
would have no interest in sustaining the
market, as they would be paid the differ
ence between the guaranteed price and
whatever price they obtained.
spectators would Immediately grasp
the situation and II 10 more than likely
prices would be forced abnormally low,
the Government being liable for the DIFF
ference. At the low prices spectators
would gradually absorb the wheat and
the inevitable reaction would follow,
which might be very sharp, perhaps SO
or rs cents a bushel This would react
on the exchanges and the spectators
would be held responsible by the public
for enormous losses made by the Gov
eminent and public feeling become so
strong under the circumstances that all
speculative trading on tho exchanges
might be prohibited. Speculation In
handling the crops Is an economic neces-
sity, but this IL not well understood by
the public and II would be folly for the
exchanges to risk the loss of open trad
ing"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-26
FRENCH LIFT IMPORT BARS.
Many Com mn ODDITIES AHected-Bap
on Greek Trade Ends,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-virtually I'm.
restricted trade with Greece was author.
lied to-day by the War Trade Board
Coincident with this announcement the
board made public advices from the
French Government that French import
restrictions had been removed from a
large number of commodities
For most commodities going to Greece
american exporters need not apply for an
Individual export license, declaration
only being necessary. The board said
however. that this would not permit any
shipments being consigned to persons on
tho enemy trading list.
The commodities released from the
French import restrictions include GER
tain foodstuffs. live animals, animal
products and by-products. oils and vege-
table extracts, medicinal roots and herbs
dying and tanning materials, stones and
minerals, combustibles, chemicals, colors
except varnishes various compositions
earthenware. glass and crystals worked
skins and furs and manufactures OF
metal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-26
BUILDING STRIKE CALLED OFF.
100000 Men to Return to Jobs as
Quickly rs Possible.

The end Of the building trades strike
and all sympathetic strikes connected
with 1t was ordered yesterday by Will
liam L. Hutchinson. president of the In
ternational brotherhood Of Carpenters
and Joiners as a result OF Washington
conferences. The orders for the metro
politan district were rclayed to the
unions by Robert p. Brindell, head of
the district council of the carpenters,
1t was said that there will be some de-
lay In returning all OF the 10000
strikers to work because Of necessary
delay In transmitting the instructions.
Tho Emergency Wage Commission of
the War Department was In session at the
Engineers Society, 20 West Thirty-ninth
street, yesterday to determine the pre-
vailing wages OF carpenters in this dis
trict The members of the commission
are Col. J II. Alexander. Prof. e. NJ.
Hopkins of Dartmouth College and
Thomas Rckert. Mr.. Hutchinson eaid
that he believed the $3.50 a day de-
manded would be granted, citing the in.
stance OF shipyard workers who were
raised from 81 to $3.50. Many inde-
pendent carpenters in the city are max.
Ing this amount he said.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-26

the munitions but because It cannot sf-
ford to throw such vast numbers Of
women out Of employment The women
Of France have ideal working and living
conditions in the southern part Of the
country. and rather than move at once
to repopulate the devastated territory
me French are seeking TO maintain the
satisfactory Industrial and social con-
ditions prevailing in the south"
Speakers at to-day's session will in
clude John II. Gordon. president New
York Road Builders Association: II. p.
Gillette, editor in chief Engineering and
Contracting, and C. NJ. Pinckney. Chief
Engineer Delaware State Highway De-
partment. A stag dinner. minus formal
dress and speeches OF any kind. will be
held tonight in the Waldorf Astoria.