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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-12-25
WISCONSIN HIGHWAY COMMISSION

October 81 1919
To the County Board of Pierce County:
Ellsworth, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen:
In accordance with the provisions of Sec
tons 1872 to 1917, inclusive, of the statutes,
the Wisconsin Highway Commission has
determined to make in the calendar year
1920, or as soon thereafter as conditions
permit the following improvements on the
state trunk highway system lying in
Pierce County.
The improvements by grading, draining
culverting and surfacing with gravel fifteen
feet wide of a portion of State Trunk High
waw No. 45, locally known as the Ellsworth
River Falls road, commencing at intersec-
ton of Trunk Highways 45 and 81 in the
City of Ellsworth and extending thence in
nOrthwesterly direction as far as the
funds available will construct.
This improvement is estimated to cost
sos, 100000 of which amount there will be
provided out of the joint fund available
from the federal government and the state
the sum of $70,000.00 and the county is re-
quired to provide $35,00000.
Furthermore, the Federal Statutes re-
quires that any deficits occurring on Federal
Aid projects must be paid by the State or
its subdivisions, and Chapter 27O Laws of
1919, provide that the cost of such projects,
exclusive of the Federal Governments share
and any sum received from individuals or
corporations, shall be shared equally by the
should assume it's share of any deficit
which may occur and authorize the same
TO be paid by the County Treasurer on
order from the County State Road and
Bridge Committee from the emergency fund
hereinafter provided.
The suggested resolution providing for
this tax is part (Section y of the
general road resolution, which has been
supplied your county state road and bridge
committee. Whether adopted as part OF
that resolution or separately, the exact sug-
gested wording should be used in order to
eliminate trouble when the project is sub
mitted to Washington.
If the above project is one originally con-
templated but which was not built due to
inadequate funds, a new resolution should
be passed pledging the whole county's
share, but the levy made for it should be
the county's share Of the cost herein given,
minus the sum already collected and avail
able from the county.
Yours very sincerely,
WISCONSIN HIGHWAY COMMISSION
By w. o. HOTCHKISS,
Secretary.
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HIGHWAY PETITION

To the County Board of Pierce County,
Wisconsin.
Honorable Sirs:
We the undersigned free holders of Pierce
and st. Croix Counties, hereby petition
your honorable body to add TO the County
Highway Trunk Line System of Pierce
County. the following described highway
in the town of Martell:
Commencing at the corner between Sec.
and Ill known as the Kay school house
corner, thence running North IL mile
thence West IA mile, thence North 10
mile to the line between Pierce and st.
Croix Counties, connecting at this point
with the County Trunk Line No. of ST.
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rect, all without fraud or delay, then this
obligation to be void, otherwise to be and
remain in full force.
CHARLES R. PAGE, (Seall
EDWARD LONGWORTH. fSeal,
j. III. WENZEL, iSeall
Signed, sealed and delivered in the pres
ence of h
GEORGE COOK.
LESTER FIEDLER.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
County of Pierce.
EDWARD Longworth and j. H. Wenzel bsF
Ing duly sworn on oath, each for himself
says Ihat they are worth the sum of one
Thousand Dollars over and above all debts
liabilities and exemptions.
WARD.LONGWORTH
j.. IL. WENZEL
!, subscribed and sworn to before me this
Seventh day OF November, 1919.
tSeaI) GEORGE COOK,
Notary I'upAv, rlerce county, Wis
1ommlssAon eXp1ses May 10, lou
supervisor ParA moved to adjourn until
CLOCK to-morrow nornlng. aaotIon pre-
VAILED.
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County Highway heretofore laid out run
ming from City of River Falls to City of
Prescott, branching off from the old tele-
graph road at a point about one mile and
half from said City of River Falls thence
running by way of the Clifton town Hall
to junction with the Prescott & Hudson
highway thence to city of Prescott be
changed so as to run through sections 1914
and twenty three in township twenty seven
range nineteen west and follow the route
of the old telegraph road to Prescott.
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The petition of August Haberstitch for
quit claim deed Of certain lands in the
town of River Fallswas read and the reso-
luton therein contained was on motion
adopted.
To the Honorable Board of Pierce County,
Wisconsin:
The petition of August Haberstich Of the
town of River Falls, Wis, respectfully
shows that he was the owner of the North
half of the southwest quarter Of Northwest
quarter of section thirty four, township
twenty seven north Of range eighteen west,
and that he sold the same to Joseph
Cobian That on examination Of the records
there appears of record deed to Pierce
County, Wisconsin, dated July 8, 1862 and
recorded IN the Office Of the register of
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WISCONSIN HIGHWAY COMMISSION

Madison, October 81, 1919
SUBJECT: State Aid Allotment
Mr., Ole J. Hohle, County Clerk.
Ellsworth, Wis.
Dear Sir:
In accordance with the provisions of sub
section Of Section 1317m-S of the statutes,
you are hereby notified that Pierce County
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Petition for change of prospective state
highway in town of Clifton was presented
and referred to the committee on roads and
bridges.
To the Honorable Special Legislative State
Trunk Highway Committee and the State
Highway Commission, and the County
Board, Pierce County.
We the undersigned citizens, freeholders
and residents of the County Of Pierce, re-
siding in the territory tributary to the
highways herein named respectfully request
yeur honorable bodies, that the present
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STATE or WISCONSIN,

tOuHLy OF FIerCe
w. q. Warren, being duly sworn on oath
dIsposes and says that the foregoing and
within is a true and correct statement of
all moneys received by him as Clerk of the
Circuit Court of said County for fees of
office for the year ending Oct 81 1919
and for Suit Tax from Sept 80, 1913, to
Sept. 30, 1919, and that the same has been
paid to the County Treasurer as indicated
thereon and receipts taken for the same
and filed in my Office.
w. E. WARREN
Clerk of Circuit Court
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
LIST day of November 1919
O. J. HOHLE
County Clerk, Pierce County, Wis
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APPLICATION FOR RELIEF OF BLIND
1919

of Supervisors Powers Park and Frank
APPLICATION FOR RELIEF OF BLIND
1919
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors of
Pierce County, Wisconsin,:
The following named blind person has
made application for relief from the Coun-
ty, under provisions of statutes of this
state, and such application has been filed
in this office.
William Kremer, Diamond Bluff;
Mary Costello, of the City of Prescott;
Minerva Preston, Spring Valley
Dated this 18th day of November, 1919.
u. HOHLE, County Clerk.
Application for Ferry License at Prescott
was presented and referred to the following
special committee, Supervisors Eichman
Giebler and LANCER.
Prescott, Wis, Nov. 7, 1919.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Pierce County, Wisconsin:
The undersigned hereby makes applica-
ton for a license to keep a Ferry on Lake
ST. Croix, from the City of Prescott in
said Pierce County, Wisconsin, to the Town
of Denmark in Washington County, Min
nesota, for the term of ten years, and he
hereby represents and states that he is the
owner of the land in said City Of Prescott
through which the highway adjoining the
said ferry runs.
CHARLES r. PAGE.
Dated at Prescott. wisconsin this 7th
day of November, 1910.
Know All Men BY These Presents, That
Charles r. Page of the City of Prescott in
Pierce County State of Wisconsin, as prin-
cipal, and T. Edward Longworth, and I, T.
FL. Wenze1, both of the City Of Prescott, in
the County of Pierce and State of Wis
consin are held and firmly bound unto
Pierce County, Wisconsin. in the penal
sum of Five Hundred f5O0) Dollars good
and lawful money of the Unuited States of
America, to be paid to the said Pierce
County. its successors or assigns, for
which payment well and truly to be made.
we bind ourselves. our heirs, executors and
administrators, jointly and severally, firm
" by these presents.
Sealed with our seals and dated this 9TH
day of November, in the year Of One
Thousand Nine Hundred Nineteen (1919).
The condition of the above obligation is
such, that whereas application has been
made to the County Board of Supervisors
of said Pierce County, for license to keep
and operate a ferry between the City of
Prescott in said County of Pierce State of
wisconsin. to Point Douglas. Washington
County, Minnesota, across the Lake st.
Croix. Now If said license be granted by
above bounden Charles r. Page, that he
will keep a safe and good boat or boats in
repair, adapted to the waters where they
are to be used, and that he viii faithfully
attend to such ferry with suitable num-
Der Of men during the several hours In
each day and at the several rates Of fer
Rage as the said board shall order and d.
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SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF COURT
CERTIFICATES

CERTIFICATES
To the Honorable Board of Pierce County.
Wisconsin
Gentlemen,
| respectfully submit the following re-
port:
COURT CERTIFICATES
The whole number of Court Certificates
issued by me during the year ending, Oct
ODER 81, 1919, as shown by the detailed re-
port duly filed with the County Clerk, is
Sixty three t63) amounting in all to Nine
Hundred Forty-one Dollars and Forty cents
(S941. 40) Which certificates are classified
as follows:
Jurors Certificates ...27. 1924 %
State Witness Certificates. .....5. S5.0S
Miscellaneous Certificates 31. 331.4O
Total ..................... 90 S941. 40
W. Il. WARREN,
Clerk of Circuit Court.
Pierce County, Wisconsin,
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is entitled to receive from the appropriation
for state aid for highways available for
distribution In 1920. the sum OF So
614.5S. The valuation of your county
Commission for 1910 is S50265 percent of
the total valuation Of all the counties in
the state. Your county is entitled to receive
this same percentage of the total state high
way appropriation available for distribu-
ton for 1920 construction, which appropri-
alton is si7S5, 10000 for 1920.
The distribution of the above amount
tS6,6745Sl available from the state for state
aid road and bridge construction in your
county should be made by your county
board at the November session. The method
Of legal distribution is thoroughly covered
in Chapters $50, Laws of 1917 and 1874
Laws of 1919, found in the Wisconsin Law
Supplements. Tt is believed that q careful
perusal of these laws will make clear the
present State Aid road statutes and the
necessary action by the County Boards to
comply with them.
1t may be stated, that in accordance with
the present statutes, the amount allotted to
your county is based entirely upon the
valuation of the county. and the applica-
tions for state aid by the county and units
of government in it have no influence on
the amount allotted; and further that no
matter what the action of the county board
in granting petitions, or what may be the
deficiency in the state aid allotted above
there is no way by which further state
aid may be made available for construction
in 1920
Yours very truly.
WISCONSIN HIGHWAY COMMISSION
By A. r. HIRST,
State Highway Engineer.
The description of State Trunk Highway
System in Pierce County was read to the
Board and filed.
The report of Soldiers Relief Commission
fn6 and n
REPORT OF SOLDIERS RELIEF COM
MISSION, 1919
To the Honorable County Board of Su-
pervlsOrS of Pierce County Wisconsin,
The Soldiers Relief Commission appoint
ed pursuant to Section 1529d of the Statutes
OF this State, would respectfully report
that the County Clerk did issue orders
during the year ending Nov 10, 1919. for
Ihe Following amounts directed by this
Commission, to-wit:
Mr.: G. w. Ferrers, City of River
Mrs: G: W. Ferfers, City of River go
faLs Observation-Disclosures. $500
Mr.. John feelings, City of River
F'aliS ............. 1000
Mrs. Minerva Preston, Village of
spring valley ............ 1900
Mr.: George Parmeter, Village Of
SWuIIn ......-....... 1000
Mr.. G. Fenton, Village of
Mrs. Lucy. kin gensmith. Town of 4ooo
Ellsworth 1900
Balance on hand oia November 11ieis s ssese
Appropriated by Co. Board Nov
session 1918 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
IOlal ..................M 12.14
Total amount or orders issued
during the year .-.............. 300. 90
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Madison, October 81, 1919
Mr.. Ole J. Hohle County Clerk,
Ellsworth Wis.
Dear Sir:
The total funds available for maintenance
of the State Trunk Highway System for the
fiscal year ending June Both, 1919, are
ST ,035, 252.80. The total mileage of State
Trunk Highways in the State is 4,998.S9
miles in your county, or 1.O6S697 percent of
the total
You are hereby notified that in accord
ance with section 20.043 (b, and d. of
the Wisconsin Statutes, your county has
available the same percentum of the total
fund or $11 ,06310 for maintenance of the
portion of the State Trunk Highway Sys-
tenn lying within. its boundaries.
This sum will be paid to your county on
monthly acquisitions to the Commission as
expenditures ar incurred in maintaining the
Trunk Highway System, in accordance with
the directions, specifications and regulations
made for such maintenance by the WiscOn-
sin Highway Commission.
Very truly yours,
WISCONSIN HIGHWAY COMMISSION
By A. r. HIRST,
State Highway Engineer.
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STATE OF WISCONSIN, ISIS.
County of Pierce.

o. FL. Olson being first duly sworn says
that he has heard read the above and fore
going petition and knows the contents
thereof, and that the same is true to his
own knowledge, except as to matters there
in stated on information and belief, and
as to such matters, he believes it to be true.
o. H. OLSON.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of November, 1910.
w. G. HADDOW,
NotaryPublic.
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REPORT IN THE MATTER OF MOTH
ERS' PENSIONS. 1919.
To the Honorable County Board of Pierce
County:
|. o. j. Hohle, County Clerk of Pierce
County, Wisconsin, do hereby report that
the following is statement of the amount
OF money advanced to the residents of each
town, city and village in said County, under
the provisions of the Statutes of Wisconsin,
Section 537f 1915, from November 1st, 1918
to November 1st, 1919.
To Alice Osgood Bennett (City
of River Falls) ...... 324.00
To Anna Kelley Getty of River
Falls) ........... ......... $4,000
TO Laura Griffey (City of River
Falls ...................... 264OO
TO Isabelle Pope (City of River
FalIs 125.00
TO R. S. Bredahl Getty of River
To Nellie S MeaIey cviilage of Plum 1'ooo
To Cath crime Ryan Town of Tren- 'oo-oo
To Bertha Webb tviiiage of Elm 80
To Nellie lies seymour (village Of Bay 00o'oo
City $4,000
To Alice Gruver (Village Of Bay
City ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 120.00
To Mrs Chas. Chambers (Town of
Maiden Rock ..a....... $4,000
To Mamie Kapiin Getty of Pres
cott 4OU0O
Salem ........ 10000
To Nellie LaChapelle (T0wn of
Hartfand 10000
Total S3,615O0
Dated this 18th day of November, 1919
O. J. HOHLE,
!. County Clerk
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SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT

10 the Honorable County Board of Su-
supervisors of Pierce County.
FOR your conveience, / herewith submit a
supplemental Report of all moneys received
Dy me as Clerk of the Circuit Court, and
the source from whence received and naid
TO the County Treasurer, as indicated here
on. For the year ending, October 81 1910
Respectfully submitted
w. e. WARREN
Clerk.
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STATE OF WISCoNSIN,-ss.
County or pierce.

STATE, OF WISCoNSIN,-ss
county or Pierce.
IN the matter OF the petition of o. ii. oIsou
ior deed OF certain lands from Pierce
County.
10 the honorable Board of Supervisors of
Fierce County, wisconsin:
1our petitioner respectfully shows that
ne AZ the owner OF the Southeast quarter
~ ~ lne Northwest quarter OF Section Eight.
township Twenty-sM North, of Ranrs
seventeen West, in Pierce County Ms
cohSln, and That he mas been the owner
thereoI since the 9th day of january. Al
-. 1oSf' ana that on said date he acquired
Title tc said lands by virtue of q WaPrantv
Deed from Halyor Olson and wife Hadvi9
Whlcn SAID deed was dated on said day and
recorded on April 18th, A. ID. 1894 in the
ONCE OF the Register OF Deeds of said
county, III Book 90, Page GIL.
lhat Immediately thereafter, pursuant TO
sald deed, your petitioner entered into pos
session OF said lands and ever since said
uale mas been i'll open, notorious and ad-
verse possession thereof.
Ihat on the 3Oth day OF September. A
Y. 1865, one q. III. Miller and wife j. Il. by
quit Cialm Deed, dated on said day deed
ed the said described land and more to
fierce County. Wisconsin, and that said
nee of the Kegis1er of Deeds of said coan-
consideration paid therefor by the County
OF Pierce was Thirtyone Dollars and Fifty
Cents.
That thereafter and on the 7th day of
April, 1866 by Tax Deed, dated and re-.
corded on the said day, In the office of the
register OF Deeds for said county, in Vol
ume a. of Tax Deeds page 253 SAID
County of Pierce decided to one Amos bone
steel certain lands acquired by said Coun-
ty by virtue of said deed from G. Ill Miller
and wife, but said County did not convey
the said Southeast quarter of the North
west quarter of Section Eight, Township
Twenty six, Range Seventeen West, and
that the claim of Pierce County thereto
constituted cloud on the title of your Pc
titioner in and to said lands.
That said G. H. Miller and wife were
strangers to the title, and on information
and belief, that said Pierce County has i'm
fact no claim or interest in said lands, but
that said deed constituted a cloud upon the
record title of your petitioner in and to
said lands.
Wherefore, your petitioner prays that
your Honorable body may, by resolution,
direct the County Clerk of said County 10
sell and convey said described lands to
said 0. I'll. Olson, your petitioner and that
said deed may be made in behalf of the
County by said County Clerk and under
his hand and the County Seal and ac-
knowledged by him, and shall convey al
the right, title, interest and estate which
the County may have in said lands.
o. III. OLSON.
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOV. IL.

Board was called to order pursuant to
adjournment. The Clerkcalled the roll. All
members present. Journal of yesterday S
meeting was read and approved
The Chairman announced the following
standing committees:
Finance: Carpenter, Giebler and Jos.
BrittOn.
2 Auditing Park, Swanson and Hanson.
To settle with County Clerk: Pratt,
LANCER and Johnson.
4 Equalization: Halvorson, Allen, c.. w.
BrittOn, Powers, Fitzgerald, Manfred,
and Fielder.
5 Tosettle with Poor agents: Hartman
ellis and Tucker.
6 On roads and bridges: Smith, Tomble-
son and Wild.
On buildings: Park, Frank and Meters
s On assessment and collection of Illegal
Taxes: Johnson, Drummer and Eich-
man.
On Education. Larson, Madison and
Tucker
10 On Justices and Sheriffs Claims: Mad
son, Eichman and Frank.
IL On Bonds: Powers. Allen and Chair
man of the Board
II On Salaries: Swanson, Pratt and Han
son.
The following petitions for bridge aid for
town and County bridges were read and
referred to committee on roads and brid-
ges
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County treasurer, Il. w. Kendall read
his report and the same was referred to
the Finance Committee.
G. b. Kendall, County Highway Commits
siOner, read his report, which was referred
to the Committee on Roads and Bridges.
Proposal for County Depository for the
ensuing year from the Farmers and Mer-
chants State Bank ofRiver Falls was pre-
sented and said proposal was on motion of
Supervisor Fitzgerald accepted and adopted
and said bank was designated as County
Depository for the ensuing year.
To The Honorable County Board of
Pierce County, Wisconsin.
The Farmers & Merchants State Bank
of River Falls, Pierce County, Wisconsin.
a corporation duly organized and existing
under the laws of the state of Wisconsin,
hereby proposes to act as depository for
the county funds for the ensuing year upon
the following terms and conditions to-wit ::
To pay interest at the rate of three and
One-half per cent per annum on daily ban
ances and that such interest will be com
puted and credited to the County at the
end of each month, and that such deposits
will be subject to check at all times on
demand.
Farmers & Merchants State Bank by
Il. M. WHITE, Vice Pres,
C. N. WIGER, Cashier.
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STATE OF WISCONSIN, SIS.
County of Pierce.

In the matter of the petition of o. r. Olson
for deed of certain lands from Pierce
County
BE TT RESOLVED, That the County
Clerk of Pierce County, Wisconsin, Is here
by directed to sell and convey all the in
terest of Pierce County, Wisconsin, in and
to the following described real estate in
said County, toswit: The Southeast quart
er of the Northwest quarter of Section
Eight, Township Twenty SIX Range Seven
teen West, to o. H. Olson, and that said
deed of said lands shall be made by said
hand and the County Seal, and acknOwl-
edged by him, and shall convey all the
right, title interest and estate which the
said County may then have in and to the
lands so conveyed.
I M JOHNSON
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PETITION TO COUNTY ROAD COMMITS
SIONER.

We, the undersigned patrons of Warren
Town Coulie Road, petition you to have
your patrol man changed from Forest
Home school house going one-half mile
east, thence southeasterly down above
Coulie Road to Bay City and Maiden Rock
Trail.
1 S. J. HUM, Maiden Rock
, 2 J. M. Funk, Maiden Rock
3 III. M. Brynelson, Maiden Rock
G. j. HUM, Maiden Rock
III. Thompson, Maiden Rock
II. A. Weekes, Maiden Rock
I'll. G. Seeley, Maiden Rock
G. &c. Brasington, Maiden Rock
9 Charles Joseph, Maiden Rock
10 W. FL. Burdick. Maiden Rock
IL J. Moots, Maiden Rock
IL Beverly White, Maiden Rock
13 Tom Herbison, Jr., Maiden ROCK
IA c. w Carpenter, Maiden Rock
Is A. G. Julian, Maiden Rock
16 G. p. Julian, Maiden Rock
II Fred r. Carson, Maiden Rock
10 G.. s. Weekes, Maiden Rock
10 G.. r. Hansen, Maiden Rock
20 ID. J. Carson Maiden Rock
II Ed. Cedarblock, Maiden Rock
% vernie r. Leavitt, Maiden Rock
% +. r. Fritz, Maiden Rock
"a H. A. Benson, Maiden Rock
% Elmer Frost, Maiden Rock
26 E. O. Olson, Maiden Rock
81 Arthur Fosberg, Maiden Rock
% A. E. Herald, Maiden Rock
~ v. BrOwnIee, Maiden ROCK
80 A. Carmichael, Maiden Rock
81 M. N. Martin, Maiden Rock
80 H. Smith, Maiden Rock
33 j. G. Friberg, Maiden Rock
81 J. r. CARRIER, Maiden Rock
35 A. c. Larson, Maiden Rock
80 R. e. Newstrom, Maiden Rock
81 j. H. Betz, Maiden Rock
SO s. r. BRYANT Maiden Rock
80 r. II. Ca~.or, Maiden Rock
40 J. j. Larson, Maiden Rock
Al L. Mathys, Maiden Rock
~ r. N. Carpenter, Maiden Rock
43 w. r. Morrison Maiden Rock
A s. j. Holmstran, Maiden Rock
45 Ben Benson, Bay City q