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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-06-21

Miss Agnes Ruemmele, wno re-
Gently submitted to al operation Ior
appendicitis at the Saltwater hos
pital, has returned home, mucn I'M
proved in health.-HuGeon Star
Observer.
The annual picnic of the Omaha
Ry. Co. shops employees at Hudson
was held in Ellsworth Saturday. A
fine program of games, band con-
cert and dance provided entertain
ment for the picnickers all day.
An item in last weeks Spring
Valley Sun refers to "the" barber
shop in River Fails. Reminds us of
the teller who stopped in to tell us
that he had been to St. Paul and had
fine dinner at the restaurant there.
Thc Ladies Aid OF s.. Francis
Church, of Ellsworth, will stage a
big picnic at the FAN Grounds there
next Sunday, June "a. A feature of
the program will be a base ball
game between East Ellsworth and
Hastings.
Howard O'Bl;en Of Glenwood
City was killed recently when a
short-circuit from high tension
electric line connected with socket
lamp which he was holding at the
Hartman hardware store, where he
was employed.
The failure of the steamer Harry
G. Drees to complete its trip to St.
Paul from ST. Louis has inspired the
Saltwater Gazette to acclaim the
Prison City as the real head of Nav
igaticn, and to urge tie Drees owner
to establish a tarninal there.
w. L. Yates, of Elmwood, has just
returned from hospital in Minnea-
polls where he took the new insulin
treatment for diabetes. His many
friends in this part of the state will
be glad to hear that he is feeling
much better.-Spring Valley Sun.
The Hudson Commercial Club is
planning to plant shade trees on
both sides of Highway II along the
312 miles of pavement east of Hud-
son. The Club is also working on a
plan for improving residence streets
in that city by planting trees and
shrubbery.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-06-21

FIR. f. Kreil, pastor of st. Mary's
church at Big River, left Sund.y for
Chicago where he will undergo a ser
les of medical treatments at the AL
exian Brothers Hospital. FIR. Sylves-
ter Frye will attend to the parish du-
tics during Fir. Kreil's ABSENCE
Pierce County Herald.
George Anderson of Ell Paso met
with an accident one day last week
that proved serious. While blowing
he reached down to grasp the holding
beam when his hand slipped. The
hand went under the blade of the
pillow and severed the index finger.
Pierre County Herald.
Word from Mcleod notified Mrs.
Fred Hochstein that her son, Fred
had been seriously injured. His foot
was so badly crushed that ampuca-
tion was necessary. Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Webster and Mrs. Hochstein
left on Wednesday to be with llim
Hudson Starr Observer.
Mrs. j. P. Kahut and her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Zauft, went to
Madison Saturday to be present at
the celebration of Mrs. Zauft's
mothers ninety-sixth birthday Sum
day. They have very many other re-
latives there and will visit around
awhile before returning. Spring
Valley Sun.
Archie Anderson, who had been
visiting at the horne of Mrs. Ella
Taylor, left last Thursday for Mad
ison to attend the wedding o; his
sister, Miss Agnes Anderson, to Mr..
EG. Stadlcr. The wed ling took
place Monday. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Stadlel were former students at tie
River Falls Norrlcl.
Editor and Mrs. Percy APP Roberts
and son, James Percy, of Hudson,
motored to Madison last week ant
attended the university cGmerve-
ment and the reunion Of the class of
'O3, of which they were both members.
They also will visit other points
along the route, returning to Hudson
the latter part of this week.
During the week of June 6 to
Is the following states were repre-
sented at the Hudson tourist camp:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-06-21
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS

Ted Odenwald, Hudson pitcher, is
now playing win the Denver, Col,
team
John Casanova of Hudso.l grad
uated from Marquette university
last week.
Fl. o. Junkman's new elevator at
Ellsworth was completed last week
1t has capacity of 10000 bushels.
A band concert by the Fin {
Military band featured the orcnins
of the new touris, park in that viii
lage Sunday.
The Pioneer Rivermen's associa-
ton and Geo. N. Morgan Post, G. A.
r., joined in an excursion from ST.
Paul to Prescott and return yester-
day.
Ebert M. Webster recently pro-
posed to the Hudson Commercial
Club that state park be established
on Willow River, just above Trout
Brook
The Hartland Telephone Co. held
its annual meeting recently and
elected Clarence Bacon president,
and Thco. Swancon secretary and
treasurer.
The telephone exchange at Hager
City is to be housed in new building,
it was decided at recent meeting
of the Hager City Telephone Co.
stockholders.
The municipal park and bathing
beach at Bayport, Mimi, were Of
ficially opened last Saturday. Mayor
Nelson of st. Paul denveft
principal address.
T. A. Walby left Wednesday for
Fargo, N. D., to be present at the
HadelanGs convention, of which T
ganization he is Grand President.
HUDSON Star Observer.
Frank Bower, for man years
Standard Oil Co. agent at Hudson,
has resigned hat position ard ac-
copied similar position with the
White Eagle Co. at that city.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-06-21

Wisconsin II cars, Minnesota IL,
Ohio one, Michigan A, Ilinois /,
Washington 6, Montana 2, Texas /,
Kansas /, Indiana 1, North Dakota A,
New York and Connecticut 1. The
total of 81 cars carried $50 passen-
gers.
The Omaha Ry. Co. is asking per.
| mission to discontinue service On the
branch line from Saltwater to Still
water junction. The petition states
that but five passengers h:ye been
carried over. this run since April 20.
The company would put on more SER
vice between Saltwater ard the Hud-
son junction in compensation for per-
mission to discontinue the other run.
Swede Pete, local character, in
dulged in too much moonshine last
Saturday and was rounded up at
local garage after considerable
trouble and placed in the village bas-
tile 70 sober off. A quart of moon
shine was found in Pete's car and the
flivver is now in storage, waiting for
Pete to tell where he purchased the
liquid lightning. Pierce County
Herald.
John R. Beggren, proprietor of the
Hudson Steam Laundry, has executed
an assignment, for the benefit CT the
creditors, to w. A. Marian, manager
of the Northwestern Jobbers Credit
Bureau of ST. Paul, which went into
effect June LIST. There is approx
mately $4,000 worth Of machinery
and fixtures against which there are
about $4,000 wo@oh of bills.-Hudson
Star Observer.
The Bridge Committee Of the Hud-
son City Council has recommended a
reduction of toll rates on the Inter
state bridge there SIS follows: Five
dollar coupon books be sold at $3.50
insted of $500; rate fer 1-ton trucks
be 35c instead of SOC; rate of buses
be S1.00 per trip with {, 400 discount
if paid weekly in advance. The COM
mittee recommendations were adop-
ted by the Cornell.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Wilkinson,
who have been spending the past two
months with the latter's father, Char
les Caldwell of Troy, left Tuesday of
last week by auto for their new home
in Canon City, Col. John Edward
Caldwell, who has served five years
in the Marines, arrived home Satur-
day. He spent the major portion of
his service in South American ports.
Hudson Star-Observor.
Both Ellsworth editors are listed
in the Wisconsin Press association
brass band, which is to play on the
associations auto tour July 6 to 10.
Bro. Halls of the Record is to play
an alto, horn and Bro. Doolittle of the
Herald is to be the trap drummer.
Starting at Fond du Lac, the tour
will include Chiffon, Brillion, Man
itowoc, Kewaunee, Algcna, St rgeon
Bay, State Park, and De Pere.
Victor Swanson, On old road man,
| informed TIE Heard Monday that
the road crew on the Red Wing
Ellsworth highway are pulling q new
one-they are filling in CT hill to
reduce the grade "Can't be Cone"
says Mr.. Swanson. "Anywsy,"
opines Friend Swanson, otis Tie
fault of the surveyors ard not the
road crew." The above mentioned
"filP' is being made near the Svea
church in Trenton.-Pierce County
Herald
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-06-21
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
From The River Falls Journal
June %, 1898

Mrs. E. B. Armstrong delivered an
address before the Interstate re-
union of the w. r. C. at Pepin last
Thursday.
-25-
Mark McEwen is Ellsworth's reo-
resentative in the U. S. Navy, serving
as fireman on a patron tug doing
duty off Havana harbor.
%
The Pierce County Telephone Co
have poles set to Red Wing The
service will be connected with St
Paul by way of Hudson in the near
future.
-25-
Miss Gertrude NJ and Rolla U.
Cairns of Ellsworth graduated from
the university of Wisconsin this
week, both from the College of
Letters and Science.
-25-
On Friday evening, July l, at the
Opera Hall will be presented the
late Gus Huge's greatest of all
Swede comedies, sole Olson" with
the young character actor, L. A.
Edwards albert Lord, in the title
role. Local talent has been secured
for the support, including Messrs.
C. S. Dodge, John Campbell, Chas.
purves, Warren Knowles, and Misses
Ellen Thelander and Mabel Langdon.
--25-
S. J. Rasmussen has severed his
connection with the Bank of River
Falls and will move to Starbuck,
Mimi, where he will engage in the
banking Business.
-25-
Miss Jesse F. Deyarmond and Mr..
Frank Nelson Fuller, both of Kinnic-
kinnic, were married June %, 1898.
When in need OF anything in the
line of printed work, remember We
can satisfy you.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-06-21

When in need OF anything in the
line of printed work, remember We
can satisfy you.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-06-21

Mrs. E. B. Armstrong delivered an
address before the Interstate re-
union of the w. r. C. at Pepin last
Thursday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-06-21

II EMEMBER when you were child
IN and went "barefooted? You didn't
have uncomfortable feet then, did you?
Suppose you could have your feet feel
the same way today in the stylish shoes
that you like to wear? Suppose you
could walk and stand ali day long in
these good looking shoes and never have
an ache nor the slightest discomfort
Wouldn't it be wonderful?
Because the Arch Preserver Shoe does
exactly this for your feet, thousands OF
women today call it the wonderful
shoer' The concealed, built-in arch
bridge affords the same walking base as
when the feet were placed fiat on the
ground. Yet it is made in all the smart
est styles.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09
LONG DELAY ON
ISLAND FERRY
Stearing Gear on New Ferry
boat Causes Wait of Al
most Two Hours

The steam stearing gear of the
new ferryboat Charles W. Galloway
of the Staten Island Rapid Transit
railroad went wrong on the 6 o'clock
trip out of Tottenville last night tie
ing up the traffic for about an hour
and a half before the ferTyboat Perth
Amboy which had been just tied up
could be gotten out and again put on
the route. By this time passengers
and daily commuters over the ferry
were lined up on both sides of the
sound in this city and Tottenville
waiting to get to their homes after
the days work.
Captain Abram Reckhow, of Tot
tenville was in the pilot house when
the steam stearing gear went out of
order and it was nearing 7 o'clock
when the boat returned to this cIly
and tied up at the steamboat dock at
the foot of Smith street, south of the
ferry slip.
A long line of automobiles and
trucks had collected on both sides of
the sound waiting to get over the
ferry while the Perth Amboy which
had its fires banked for the night
was being made ready to be used for
the night in place of the Galloway.
Repairs were made during the night
to the stearing gear and the Gallo
way with the Perth Amboy are again
operating over the sound this morn
ing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09

BY Hospital Board of Govern
orS-Adopt Resolution on
Death of Baldwin

Members of the Board OF Cover
nors of the Perth Amboy City Hos
pital at their annual reorganization
meeting held yesterday afternoon in
the nurses home elected as their
president for the tenth consecutive
year. Sidney Riddlestorffer. Mr.. Rid
dlestorffer was first selected as head
of the hospital association on May
20. 1914, and has been reelected
annually ever since.
Abel Hansen and W. Parker Run
yoon were reelected as vice presi-
dents of the hospital and Adrian
Lyon was again selected as the treas
urer.
Owing to the death of Chauncey
c. Baldwin, member of the Board
OF Governors of the hospital for the
past twelve years, a resolution of
sympathy was unanimously adopted.
A copy of this resolution appears
elsewhere in this issue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09
LEGION ARRANGES FOR
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

Every member get member"
was the slogan adopted at the regu-
lar meeting of Post As American
Legion last night in the Y. N. c. A.
for the membership drive TO be held
during this month.
Commander Holger Holm follow
ing the business meeting gave an in
spring talk on the membership
drive and urged every member to
concentrate his every effort to en-
rolling at least one new member.
This he explained would double the
membership and bring it up to and
well over the 800 mark.
Previous to the meeting the Ladies
Auxiliary Of the post gave a recep-
ton 10 the school girls who assisted
in the sale of poppies. During this
time Commander Holger Holm pre-
sented Sadie Sharer and Dorothy
Marks with prizes for selling the
largest amount of the flowers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09
FUNERAL HERE TONIGHT
FOR C. C. BALDWIN

Many business associates of for.
mer years will attend the funeral of
Chauncey c. Baldwin, vice president
of the Standard Underground Cable
company at his home in Water street
tonight and accompany the body to
Its final resting place in the Harris
burg, Pennsylvania cemetery tomor-
row. Mr.. Baldwin passed away at
his home on Thursday afternoon,
fallowing an illness of three weeks.
The services which will be held
tonight at Mr.. Baldwin's late home
at s o'clock will be public, the Rev.
Frederick d. Niedermeyer, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church offici-
ating. Following the services by
Rev. Mr.. Niedermeyer, the Masonic
service will be held.
Tomorrow morning at 10:40
o'clock, STANDARD time) the body
accompanied BIZ the family, relatives
and friends will be taken to Me-
tuchen and placed on a special car
attached to the Harrisburg express
and taken to that city where seryi-
ces will be held in the cemetery soon
after the train arrives. Rev. DR..
George Hawes, pastor of the Market
Square Presbyterian church of Har-
VINO MI anu MI
Baldwin will officiate.
Besides being vice president of the
Standard Underground Gable Com
pany and president of the Board of
Water Commissioners, Mr.. Baldwin
was a member of the Board of Gov
ernors of the Perth Amboy City
Hospital and one of the instigators
of the city Fairgrounds. In fact for
a period of years Mr.. Baldwin was
head of the playground commission.
Among those who have arrived
here to attend the funeral are w.
A. Cowles of AnsonIa, Conn; Miss
Mary Hester, a sister of Mrs. Bald
win from Harrisburg; Mrs. John
Nicholas of Waterbury, Conn; Mr..
Ewald of Brooklyn, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Z. Connor of Plainfield, Mr..
and Mrs. C. J. Marsh OF Montclalr'
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee of Orange,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rianhard of st. George
S. I.
The honorary pallbearers will be:
]. w. Marsh of Pittsburgh, c. j.
Marsh of Montclair, P. H. Smith of
Pittsburgh, William Rianhard of St.
George, S. l.. Thomas Dover of Me-
tuchen, Arthur Lee of East Orange,
w. A. Cowles of Ansonia, Conn,
George Hawley, Henry Fisher, DR..
William E. Ramsay, A. Clayton
Clark, Thomas Brown, George
Haney, Judge c. c. Hommann, An
drew White, Albert Waters, Mayor
William C. Wilson, John O'Toole
and Sidney Riddlestorffer
Fifty people will accompany the
body to Harrisburg.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09
OUTLINE FOR PARADE
HERE THIS AFTERNOON

The various local and visiting
Masonic organizations which will
attend the corner stone laying of
the Perth Amboy Masonic temple at
3 o'clock this afternoon will partic-
ipato in a short parade just prior
to the ceremonies. Forming on
Madison avenue the procession VIII
pass down Smith street to High
street to Market street to State
street and thence to the site of the
new building adjoining Public
School No. l.
Invitations have been extended 20
Masonic orders throughout the
state and q large turnout is antici
pated the various orders appearing
in full regalia.
Isaac Alpern, of Prudence Lodge
and John Pfeiffer, of the Raritan
Craftmen's Club. The general COM
mittee is composed of George w.
Sharp, Jr., Walter II. War; and N.
Christian Nielsen, of Raritan Lodge
and Max Wurtzel, Harry Comings
and Paul Steele, of Prudence Lodge.
Hans Krogh is the general contrac-
tor for the construction of the tenn
pie.
Birth of Masonry
The birth of Masonry in Perth
Amboy was described at the banquet
held in the Y. M. c. A, this year in
honor of the siXtieth anniversary of
Raritan Lodge in an article prepared
by Charles X. Seaman. Sr., and read
by his son, Charles J. Seaman, Jr.
Although Raritan Lodge did not
receive its warrant until January
%, 1868, the first move was made in
this city to organize a Masonic lodge
more than a year before that date.
In November, 1861, five Master Ma
sons met in Perth Amboy at the
home of Peter r. Hawley and pre-
pared petition for the formation
of a Masonic lodge.
Three of these men visited La
fayette Lodge at Railway, eXempli-
fed the work and Lafayette Lodge
recommended to the grand lodge of
New Jersey that a dispensation be
granted to them to form a new lodge
in Perth Amboy to be called Rari-
tan. Such dispensation was granted
in January, 1852 and the lodge so
begun was continued under dispen-
sation for a year. until a warrant
was issued, dated January %, 1863.
At the close of the Masonic year,
1853, the lodge had seven members
on its roster. Ten years later it had
forty-six members and at the close
of another ten year period, forty
nine. From that time, 1888, it began
to grow with the city's growth. In
1898 there were ninety members, IN
1903 this number had mounted to
159. in 1918 there were 262 and in
December of last year there were
496 on the roster.
CONTINUED on page 81
P. A. Hdwe for Tennis Goods.
25461-6-7-tf'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09
GEORGE KEMENY
KILLS HIMSELF
Local Lawyer Suicide Late
Yesterday at His Home in
Woodbridge
CHL0R0F0RM Is USED
Was World War Veteran
No Motive Found for His
Rash Act
CHL0ROFORM IS USED

George kemeny, twenty-eight
years old, lawyer with offices in
the Raritan building, this city, and
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
kemeny, of High street, committed
suicide at his home at 592 Linden
avenue, Woodbridge. yesterday af-
ternoon by drinking and inhaling
chloroform. The body was discover
ed shortly after he had died by two
ofilcers whom his wife had called
from the Woodbridge police station
after they had broken in the door
OF the attic. Funeral services will
be held from his late home tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock.
:. according to the Woodbridge po-
ice. a telephone call was received
az headquarters at APO o'clock from
MRS. kemeny requesting that a
pla. clothes man be sent to her
nome. Sergeant Walsh was detail
ed TO the Kemeny residence where
ne obtained the following informa-
ton. -''N
Mrs, Kemeny had been out and
Upon her return telephoned to her
nuspdna once in this city and his
r.
heIheny mad not as vet returned
from luncheon. Anna Nelson. a
maid employed by Mrs. Kenenv
then informed her that Mr.. Kemenv
nad come home at 2:10 O'Clock and
a1tef asking if his wife was hone
mad gone up stairs,
=. upon obtaining this informatio
MRS. kemeny went I'D stairs and
found the attic door locked and
aItnough she knocked upon the door
and called Mr.. Kemeny's name She
received no answer. 1t was thAn
she telephoned to the police for
assistance. AOi
Sergeant Walsh then called oAeer
Dunphy to the home and the two
CIncers succeeded in breaking in the
ooor leading to the attic. Mr.. KEN
ehys body was found lying face
uoWh upon the bed, the bottle of
chloroform pressed to his nose. Be-
tore iylng on the bed Mr.. Kemeny
had removed his coat.
Or, Joseph s. Mark was called and
aIter making an examination declar-
ed that Mr.. Kemeny had not only
lhhaled the stuff but had also drank
some or 1t. Besides the bottle at
Mr.. hemeny's nose another bottle
SAHS 4ie'o. iiOL ueeu opened was found
near the body. Dr. Mark stated that
there was no doubt but what Mr..
hemeny had committed suicide. Cor
oner Hanson viewed the body and
issued the burial permit.
AT the home of his parents in this
city today no reason could be given
for Mr.. Kemenys action except that
he had never been the same since
returning from France, where ne
served three years with the United
States forces.
MIR. kemeny was one OF the first
men to enter the service and vent
to France with the 311th infantry.
Later he was connected with the
SO3rd motor supply corps. He was
then sent to a hospital and after his
release was assigned to a casual de-
tachment. He returned to this coun-
try in July 1919.
Since returning home, Mr.. KEN
eny began the practice of law, hav-
ing graduated from the University
of Virginia Law School in 1916 and
from the New Jersey Law school
in Newark, July II, 1917.
Besides his wife Mr.. Kemeny is
survived by two children, Jack. three
years and William one month old;
his father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Kemeny a sister, Mitzie and
a brother, Paul
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09
FARE
IS ALLOWED.
Judge Haight Declares r
Cent Fare Fixed by Utility
Board is Confiscatory
CONTINUE INJUNCTION
Can Sell d Tokens for 80
Cents and Collect | Cent
for Transfers

NEWARK, June 9:-Declarinz
that the fare rate of seven cents and
two cents for a transfer fixed by the
New Jersey Public Utility Comrnis-
sion for the Public Service Railway
Company is confiscatory, judge
Thomas G. Haight today reported to|
the special federal constitutional
tribunal of three judges that the|
temp orary injunction granted ths|
company, and restraining the sLatsj
from enforcing the collection Of the|
seven cent fare, should be contlnued.
Permission also given the railway
company with the temporary injunc-|
ton 10 collect eight cent fares, or|
sell four tokens for thirty cents. and|
collect one cent for transfers, was|
also recommended by Judge Haight)
to be continued.
Judge Haight. sitting as a special
master, has spent two months in
preparing the report, which the|
court will now receive for the pur-l
pose Of handing down a decisien|
later. The report was ordered to-
make a Termination upon the al
legation OF the Public Service Rail-
way Comlany that the seven cent
rate, with two cents for a transfers
was confiscatory. The Injunction re-
straining the state from enforcing
collection of the commissions seven
cent rate, and permission to collect
1 the eight cent fare, was allowed by
the special federal court on October
Z, 1921.
The fair or reasonable value or
the Public Service Railway Com
pany's property was found TO lie.
S110. 10000 in round nun bers, Dyl
Judge Haight in making his conclu-1
sion that the commissions seven
ceat fare rate was confiscatory. He
found that on this valuation. the
sever. per cent return on the prop
erty which the Public Utility Com
mission estimated their seven cent
fare would give would not actuallyi
yield a fair return. The commits
sioners had estimated that its rae
of fare would yielo a return OF So
842, 800 Judge Haight found from
evidence submitted as actual earn
ings and operations OF the company.a
that this rate of fare would not
yield a $5.S42,500 return, that the
return therefore was below the COM
mission estimate. and that the rate
was confiscatory.
In concluding his recommends
tiOns. Judge Haight said IF il IS
eventually determineby by this court
or D. the supreme court on appeal
that the rate fixed by the Board OF
Public Utility Commissioners is con.
tiscatory. it will be necessary for
the board to prescribe a new rate
of fare. Il is. of course, not to be
doubted that the board viii fix
proper rate Of fare based upon rhe
valuation and rate of return which
this court or the supreme court on
appeal may eventually determine is
proper in order to avoid eonfsca-
ton