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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19
W. c. CONDIT SELLS
STORE AT ROCK ELM

VIM. c. Condit, Rock Elm merchant
and postmaster, sold his store and
stock of merchandise at Rock Elm
Monday to Georeg Garfield, of that
town.
Mr.. Garfield bought the store for
his daughter, who had cleraed there a
number of years. They took posse sion
Tuesday.
Mr. Condit is still postmaster at
Rock Elm, and still owns his residence
property there. However, he and Mrs.
Condit may move to Spring Valley,
where their son Ralph lives and where
Mrs. Condit has many relatives.
w. C. Condit has been in the mer-
camille business at Rock Elm literally
all his life. His father, the late El'as
r. Condit, was q pioneer merchant
there, and Will helped in the store
from the time he was old enough to
see over the counter. When he was
twenty -one he was appointed postniai-
ter, a place which he has ke,,5 oil and
on, as political fortunes cbbed and
flowed. ever since. At tive u Y three
he was made half owner of the store
becoming sole owner twaaty years
later.
He has always kept "a fine stock Of
goods for a county store, but tWo
wears ago saw the handwriting on the
wall and reduced it to the limit. Of
late years he has seen good roads and
the automobile bring the cities closer
and closer to the small towns, COM
pelling closer competition.
Rock Elm citizens will for many
years speak of "Condit's Store, no
matter who owns it. The new pro-
rrietors have the hearty good vii o.
all, and VIII make success Of the
store. without doubt.-Spring Nlt-
ley Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19
DELAYS That Were Fatal.

Former King Karl stopped for din
ner at time when he should have
gone on; and all history suggests that
such delays are nearly always fatal.
Hannibal lost Carthage, possible
triumph, when he stayed TO cat many
dinners in Capua, just as Prince
Charlie lost his hope of the crown
when he delayed on his march TO
London. Six weeks at Holyrood ruined
the Stuart cause. Had he at once
marched south he might well have
reached London, and had he reached
London the face OF history in this is
land might have been changed So,
too, with james III. when William III
landed in England; had he thrown on
hesitation and moved at once tc meet
the invader the chances are that there
would have been no GLORIOUS Revo-
luton"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19
SHED LIGHT ON WORLDS AGE
Discovery by Humble Englishman
Proved Most Valuable contrbu-
tion to- Scientific knowledge.

A village grocer In Kent, England,
some years ago came upon some pc
culiar stones around his house. He
studied them intently and as re-
suit succeeded in establishing the age
of mankind!
AS most people know, cur primitive
ancestors used tools and weapons
which are known under the names OF
eollthic, neolithic and palaeollthic In
struments.
The grocer who made the discovery,
Benjamin Harrison, came to the con-
clusion that these stones would per-
haps throw some light on the subject.
For so years he made collections Of
samples, and by devoting himself to
their study managed to prove that
man existed at least 100000 years ago.
The stones he had collected were rel
les of ancient implements.
Mr. Harrison was content to spend
his life in his native place, seldom
travelling more than twenty miles
away. When only twelve years OF age
he started his researches among the
chalk hills of the Downs and on the
site of the old Roman camp at Old
bury.
In 1919 his name was included in
The civil list for devotion to scientific
work." 1t was stated that few men
whose scientific discoveries are of real
Importance We're so little known TO
the community outside the select cir
Gle Of specialists.
At the time of his death he had
collected 5000 specimens of ancient
stones.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19
Primitive Conditions of. Life.

The natives Of some unexplored re-
gions of South America make little
clearings, usually one or two, but
sometimes as many as 20 or 80 acres.
These gardens are disorderly affairs,
with the half-burned stumps left stick
ing up They plant them without APP
parent method. They generally have
great deal of casava, our tapioca,
which is their form of cereal. 1t
also furnishes the native drink, In fer
mented form.
As to meat, they eat only what they
can catch and kill, wild meat, exclu-
sively, and they hunt largely with bow
and arrow. 1t is no rare sight to see
an Indian starting off with a great
bow six feet long to shoot birds, for
which he uses blunt arrow, says Pro-
fessor Gleason They use barbed ar
rows to shoot fish.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19
One "Man's Reason.

Here is one mans reason for not
supporting his wife and family, ac-
cording to report filed with Mrs.
Lulu Runkle, head of the adult pro-
baton department Of the juvenile
court.
''In just not satisfied" he said. I'm
not contented. / don't like to stay
in one place very long. just won't
live with her any longer. No-I
haven't any other reason
The man suggested that his wife. a
cripple and partly deaf, with three
yehr-old boy and five-months-old
baby to care for, should go to work.
He didn't like the idea of providing
for them.
With Jail sentence facing him, the
man decided he would support them
Indianapolis News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19
II You Must Speculate.

IAN oracle for some; a game for
others" is the legend on small paste
board box now selling downtown. With
in is a square piece of stiff paper, di-
vided into 16 parts. with the names of
four stocks In each, making GA names
in all, many of which are speculative
favorites. On a pivot in the center
is an arrow, waiting TO be spun. With
this new method of picking 'enl, fully
as reliable as some now in use, comes
the announcement: "All the fun of
Wall Street with none of its dangers. >
New York Evening Post.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19
SOCIAL CONFERENCES
STIR SCHOOL INTEREST,"

Polk county folk are supporting
a program for better schools. In CO.
operation with The county superin-
teLdent they have organic d a par
ent. teachers association in every
town in the county. At recent
mass meeting they requested the
county board TO engage second
supervising teach + for the county
and to increase the salary Of the
county superintendent so that it
should at least equal that of the
road commissioners. The county
board put a woman on the common
school committee.
This increared interest in schools
resulted from a conference of social
work held in Amefy, October 9th
to 10Th, 1921. Oconto will hold such
conference in June. Fond du La,
Ashland, Brodhead and Eau Claire
are considering the need of holding
conferences. So much splendid &C
tivity for better conditions in the
towns and counties has resulted
from these conferences that the pro-
gressive communities of the state
feel they can hardly afford net to
have one.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19

government on pine blister rust.
Blister rust has been known for sew
eral years over a large a'ea fifty
miles north of this location and is
especially serious in Polk county.
Twenty thousand acres have been
covered during the past two years
and about five million board feet
of high grade white pine protected.
l,224.3S wild currants and goo. e.
berries were DESTROYED in this work.
The cost varies from 40 cents to 2 SO
per acre and is shared by the own
els and the state department. The
fed, raj work on this desease is now
confined TO educational and demon
strational activities.
Wisconsin has made valuable con-
tributions of fish to Oregon and
Washington which the fishermen
both commercial and spOrtSmen
value highly. A letter to the Wis
consin conservation mmissicn re-
lates that shipments Of Mackinaw
trout made to those western states
several years ago by the conserva-
ton commission. have proven to be
a prize. FllIy one thousand fisher
men f ON Spokane now annually "
sit Loom and Deer Lakes to angle
for the mackinaw They are, says
the writer, one OF the best game fis
IFS of the West now. They are TAX
en- with tfawl ar d with live bait
o spoons, in from 20 feet to 40 feet
of water. Trout weighing 80 pounds
have been caught.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19
EZEKIEL LUTHERAN CHURCH

Y. p. L. will meet at Forester Hall
Saturday, Jan. II at 1880 p. III. Come
and enjoy a ocial evening.
Sunday School at 1l:45 a. m. Eng
fish services at 1870 p. m. Sunday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19

Rufus r. Druding's many friends
here will be pleased to learn that on
February 1st he will take over half
interest in the drug store of A
Swain. The deal was cOnsumated
asst week.
At present Mr. ,Dfudipg is employ
ed in the Boston drug store at Men
omonie where he has been the past
year.
Mr.. Dtuding is strictly local p,o
d lct being born and reared in this Vii
lage. He is graduate of the Els
worth high school. He has alsu
worked in all the local drug stores.
During the var he was taking a
pharmacy course at the safe uni
versitv. He gave up his studies to
enter the army. seeing service
abroad. Upon his return he entered
the university of Minnt scta. finish
ing his course in pharmacy. He
then took the Wisconsin state board
examination, his standings qualify
ing him as full registered pharma-
cist.
The newly formed partnership
should work to the advantage of
both Mr.. Sgaan and Mr.. Druding.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19

A tract of young pines covering
six thousand acres along the Eau
Gale river rear Durand in Pepin
county is to be used the coming
year to demonstrate the fight being
made By the state AMI the federal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19
ELLSWORTH

At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Citizens State
Bank the following directors were
elected. T. ]. McCollow. G. M.
Hanson DR.. y. C. Munger c. j.
CHI istenson. Alf. Larson, F. A Sew
erence and Chas. Riley. T. J. Me-
Collow was elected president, DR.
DC Munger. yice-president, and
c. M. Hansen, cashier.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19
FARMS FOR SALE
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

Stove For Sale--No. Is Round Oak
stove for sale. Inquire Of Phone 33T.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19

For Sale--A general purpose, or
family horse. A good one. Walter
Glass.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19

Mr. ". ". Gilman. Assistant Attot-
nev General has = hobby that NO
MANY people would thirt Of ~--ltivat-
i,iv ret ~ sneak of lidine it. Mr..
Gilman's hobhv Is snakes. This does
not mean tina al Of &r. Gilmal's in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19

Chairman Lyon of the State Tax
Commission EXPRESSED the opinion in
a public address made one day this
week that taxes had reached in Wis
consin their limit and would not go
higher. What Mr.. Lyon meant was
that those taxes which resulted from
the world war would not be increased.
AS has often been iterated in this cor
reeDondence the increasing demand
being made upon the state each ses-
sion of the Legislature adding to it,
functions mean increasing cost Of
government and higher take newt
ably. Mr.. Lyon may have referred
more to Federal taxes than to eta+
taxe7 and the foGsner will grow li"ht
er. IN 1920 the Federal taxes tasar
out of Wisconsin, 8ea01ntel to S93.512
768 or within million of what wa
raised for al public purposes bv the
state Bnt the Federal taxes. outside
of the Federal income Tay a~e mostly
ipd;1 ct "a e have heard little COM
plant Of them. There has been =
marked dec.easc IN these. 1t Is prettr
safe r1osrect to ~a~-blc on that TO-
carving on nublic functions of ali
kinds IN this state we shall be pavino
more five or ten years hence than we
are paying today.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19

The years activities in the weights
and measures field says Mr. Emery
have included the inspection of IL
500 establishments by stateinspection
and 1900 establishments inspected
by city sealers of weights and meas
ures under the supervision of the
state department. 0ae hundred fiji
teen thousand weighing or measur-
ing appliances have been Inspected
and passed upon by the state sealers
and 81. GOO OF such appliances have
been Inspected and passed upon by
he city sealers of weights and
me liures, Ia addition. 100. 900 pack
ages, loads, etc: have been reweigh
ed or measured by state and city
sealers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-19
HOUSES FOR SALE

For Sale--limited time, south front
fairly new six-room house, for only
$4,000. East front, seven-room, large
lot, $1,000. North front, near Normal,
S-loom house, $4,000. VIII. Putnam 4.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-13
FAIRFIELD

Owing to the fact that the weather
was very unfavorable Wednesday
night there was not the usual large at
tendance at the Benton Grange install
laticn. The following officers were In
stalled by d. L. Foster Of Augusta as.
sisted by Mrs. Frances Lint. Miss
Hattie Brown. Mrs. Worth Brown and
Miss Gladys Weston: Master, Frank
l.. Blackwell: overseer, Fred Wehbrr:
lecturer, Leon Brown; chaplains Alice
Haley; secretary. Mrs. Eta Brown
treasurer. III. 4. Plummer: steward.
Everett Hunter Jr.: assistant steward.
Herman Lovcjoy: gate keeper. Charles
Bunker; Ceres. Mrs. Ida BLACKWELL; fo-
mona. Mrs. Edna Ward; Flora. Mrs.
Harry Bradbury; lady assistant stow
ard. Miss Alberta Foss. An oyster
stew supper was served after the mcei-
ing. a
A. l.. Getchell of Bar Harbor was b
business caller in town yesterday.
Lawrence High school and Albion
High school will play game of bas-
ketbalI at the Opera house this eve
ming.
0. A. Barbour of Jamaica Plain was
in town on business yesterday.
w. c. Humphrey of Pittsfeld was
calling on friends in town yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-13
Two Tip-Overs
But No Fatalities

Burnell Jakins of Winslow. who
works in the DeOrsay drug store.
figured in a tip-over Thursday morn
ing at the corner of Silver and Main
streets when on his way to work. The
young man was turning into Silver
street from Main when the sleigh
runner caught in the electric car
track and tipping over threw him
out. He chung to the reins and was
dragged for some distance down Sill
Yer street, where the horse went up
on the sidewalk and fell. A young
man sprang to the rescue and held
the horses head down until the
driver could right himself and help
get the team Strengthened out again.
Another tip-over without any
serious results occurred Thursday
noon in front of the Whitcomb
market When two ladies and two
babies were spilled out of a sleigh,
the runner having caught in the elee-
trio car track. The horse stopped of
its own accord and the occupants
picked themselves IN and started
on their journey again. rejoicing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-13
CHOOSE MEN FOR COLBY
FRESHMEN BASKETBALL

The men win are to play on the
Colby Freshman basketball team
were chosen TIL rsday afternoon
after practice in the gymnasium.
There has not been much chance for
the freshmen to practice before be-
cause of the installation of the new
heating plant in the gymnasium.
Professor c. Harry Edwards, the
athletic director of Colby picked the
men as he was the man who has
been in charge of basketball practice.
The members of the team are as fol-
lows: Charles w. Shoemaker of
East Orange n. J, center; Robert X.
Thompson of Stratford, Conn, left
forward; Joseph Baldwin of East Or
ange. n. j., right forward; John Fl.
Burke of East Orange, n. j., left
guard: and Edward Moynahan of
Holyoke, right guard. Shoemaker will
act as manager and will take charge
OF the team on its first trip. The
schedule still has open dates. The
team will play Maine Central Insti-
tute in Pittsfield on Saturday night.
All the games will be played with
surrounding preparatory schools.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-13

Keene. has been postponed for one
week.
Foster Cowan, the young son OF
Mr. and Mrs. William Cowan, il
quite Ill with bronchitis.
Mrs. Walter Norton of Benton
was guest recently Of Mrs. Arthur
Adams of Pleasant street.
Mrs. Carolyn Priest OF Hartland
was the guest Of friends In town on
Thursday.
The basketball team OF Clinton A.
A. played the Comets of Pittsheld In
that town Wednesday evening. The
score was IS to "a in favor OF the
Comets.
Among recent business visitors in
Waterville are Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
II. Ward, Mrs. Ella Flood, Miss Alma
Flood. Mrs. Lottie s. Cain, and ]. c.
Grant.
The members Of Eleazer Parker
chapter. d. A. r.. were very pleas
antly entertained at the home of
Past Regent Mrs. 'Estelle r. Rich
ardson. Wednesday afternoon. Mrs,
Cora Goodwin, regent, presided at
the business session when several
important matters were considered.
During the social hour, light refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
Out-of-town members who were
present included Mrs. Cora Goodwin.
Albion, and Mrs, Maude Mudgett and
Mrs. Mae Watson of Burnham.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-13
Local Brotherhood
1nstails New Officers

The officers-elect of the Grand III
ternational Auxiliary to the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers were
installed Thursday evening at Modern
Woodman hall. Past President Mrs.
Ida Goodwin was the installing officer
assisted by Mrs. ]. E. Clarke as in-
staliing marshal, Mrs. ]. e. Butler as
installing chaplain and Mrs Frank r.
farboX as musician. The elected ofi-
GERS who were installed were: presi-
dent, Mrs. Harvey Doe; vice president,
Mrs. G. p. Pillsbury; secretary. Mrs
Ida Goodwin; treasurer. Mrs. c. Fl.
Barton: insurance secretary. Mrs. r.
L, Edwards; chaplain. Mrs. w. ~.
mond; sentinel. Mrs. Fred Little. Ip-
pointed officers installed were: Must
clan, Mrs. T. Z. Tarbox; marshals,
Mrs. Harry Lowell, Mrs. viii Hail:
pillars, Mrs. A. r. Keene, Mrs. Mary
Nash, Mrs. ]. f. Butler and Mrs.
Howard Sawyer.
The installation was semi-publc,
the families and friends of the MEM
hers being invited. Following the in
stallation services refreshments Of
sandwiches, deughnuts, cake and cof-
fee were served, the committee In
charge being Mrs. Frank r. Tarhox
Mrs. VIII Hall, Mrs. Harry Lowell snd
Mrs. w. +. Thompson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-13
Stout Schedule
Mapped Out for
u. of NJ. Track Team

Orone, Me-, Jan. 12-An active sea-
son is outlined for the University OF
Maine track team in the schedule
approved by the Athletic board to-
night. including two trips to Boston
and one to Philadelphia in addition
to the intercollegiate games, The
schedule follows:
Feb. 4, b. A. A. games, Boston,
(relay race with Brown; April IS
and 80, Penn relay games, Philadel-
phia; May 6, Holy Cross at Orono:
IS. Maine ntercollegiates at Water
Vile; 20, New England intercollegi-
ates at Boston; 81, Intercollegiate.
The Maine inter- scholastic meet
will be held at Orono on May 20.
The baseball schedule, also APP
proved tonight, includes games with
Harvard, Brown and Dartmouth. 1t
follows. games away from honn be-
ing designated:
April 10, Colby at Waterville Tex
hibitionD; "a, Amherst at Amherst
(pending); 25, Brown at Providence;
&c, Harvard at Cambridge: q, Bos-
ton College at Boston; IS, Norwich
at Mortified (pending); 20, Dart
mouth at Hanover; May I, Vermont
at Burlington (pending): G. Bowdoin
at Brunswick: ~. Bates at Lewis
ton: II, Colby at Waterville; 20.
Bowdoin: "a, Bates; June 2, Colby.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-13
To Talk to Colby
Students on Religion

DR.. A. X, Foster, educatlOnal sec
rotary of the Northern Baptist con-
vention came to Colby again after
having travelled all over the United
states during the past year, to speak
to the students on the subject of re-
ligon and to confer with all students
wishing that privilege. DIR. Foster
came in on the 1920 train and ,Presi-
dent Roberts Immediately introduced
him to the psychology class as the
cpsaker for the hour. In order that
the doctor might know what the
class was discussing DR.. Savides, the
psychology professor read few.1ines
from the book on religion that the
class was discussing DR.. Foster then
opened his speech with the statement
that religious energy is just as fun
damental as the law of gravitation.
He went on to say that man might
have perfect physique and per-
feet working mind but if that man
does not have inspiration and emo
ton he is not normal man. He
mentioned Edison ana FORD as men
with these attributes.
III. OSlcT Sdlu i ne NuIid 10 WOll-
dering how much energy there is
stored up in his idea of religion. The
whole drift of natural science at the
present time is toward the fund.-
mental fact about religion. A man
may be a deep thinker and a great
scientist but if he becomes obsessed
with his ideas, they are not worth as
much as though the man remains
practical"
DIR. Foster said in closing that
science is moving toward an inter-
probation of life, ands that all the
work in the various branches of
science is toward this ultimate end.
Or. Foster will be at Colby several
days and he will address numerous
groups of the students on various
topics of religion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-13
Colby Women to
Have Skating Rink

The large level space in back Of
Foss hall at Colby college is going to
be utilized by the women's division
for a skating rink. Through the eff
forts of some of the mems division
who were kindly disposed the snow
Is being removed. The recent white
downfall has increased the labor to a
great extent but when the rink is
finished there will not be a better one
in Waterville. The girls used this
space to play polo on last fall and
now they will continue their athletic
efforts with the hockey stick. The
men have been very fortunate in the
fact that a rink has been built in
back of the college by Roscoe Paine.