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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-09-11
Pierce County Fair
Ellsworth, Wisconsin
Sept. is, II, 10, 10, 1924
Partial Fair Program
Tuesday, Sept. is
Entry Day

Wednesday, Sept II
cys Day-An Boys Girls Admitted Free
7:00-Gates open
9:O0-Judging in all departments
10:00-Band Concert
11:OO-Cub songs and yes by boys girls
building
12:00-Dinner in Dining hall
1:00-Parade of boys and girls in front of grandsand
1:30-Horse racing PIT pace
2:OO-Free in front of grandstand
Dedication Of Club Work Building
3:O0-Judging of boys and girls calves and pigs
4:00-Boys' and Girls showmen's Contest
6:00-Movies a Community Hall
9.0O-Dancng at Fair Ground Pavilion
Thursday Sept IS
9:00-Band Concert
1O:00-Base Bal-Bedenvlle Spring Valley
12:00-Dinner in Dining Hall
1:00-Stock Parade
1:30-Horse and 225 pace
2:00-Free acts in front of grandstand all afternoon
2:30-Boys Stock Judging Contest
3:00-Boys and Girls Crop Judging Contest
4:007-Muscal program Floral Hall
Horse Shoe pitching contest open to all
6:0O--Movies a Community Hall
9:00-Dancng Ground and Ellsworth Park Pavions
Friday, Sept. 10
9:00-Band Concert
-Basebal-Colored ALStars vs. winners Of Thursday
game
12:00-Dnner in Dining Hall
1:00-Band Concert
1:3O-Horse racing-Free -for-all 2:25 trot
2:00-Free acts in front Of grandstand all afternoon
4:00-Horse Shoe pitching contest open to all
6:00-Movies at Community Hall
9;Oo-Dancng at Fair Ground and Ellsworth Park Pavons
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-09-11

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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-09-11
STATS DIARY
BY Ross Farquhar

Friday--well skool has begun &
we got to cut out lot of emportent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-09-11

de Comfy Poor Farm, de patrolman
off Highway hummer II between
Madison and Baraboo, de pressient
off de Vimmens Missionary Circle.
A Katlick priest, saveral mambers
off de Chicago American, and de New
Jork Wants baseball teams, a in
wenter off new kline off showing
gum, coupla Lutheran preachers,
and saxafoam player, tn said not
ting off bank-clerk. So me and
Yohn stood rieght op on our hind
lags and remoofed our hats ass de
vent by. And by Yiminie- goodness
Sake! jou mabbe will tank Aye ban
babby for feeling a lomp in my
troat and shading a tear down de
inside off my noce, but Aye yust
deent could halp ct van Aye looked
at dem kids. Eft yust remembered
me off flew jears agu van Aye
started tn ban Pressient mysalf and
deent got no furder dan town-con-
stable, and married at dat. Eye
treble? Vas, but ct var not my eyes
dat trobbled me in dose days, ct var
Yennie Yonhson's eyes, and dat ISIS
yust Wy Aye wanted to cry now.
Aye voneer vat kline off teacher
var pulling de bell-rope desc morn
ing. Ass soon ass fen out Aye skall
told jou. anyways, guide lock tn de
kids
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-09-11
Yours trooly,

AXeI Peterson.
P. Est.-Yohn said dat he vonce
knew a girl vich var so dumb dat dey
had tn burn de skule-house down tn
get her out off second grade.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09
THINGS
UNUSUAL
CONEY ISLAND
By T. T. MAxEY
tern Newspaper Dnion.l

Every normal person desires and de-
serves the chance to play occasionally
and every large city has its nearby
play spot. Consequently, 1t came TO
pass that our most noted artificial--as
differentiated from our natural nation
al parks-playground was located ada
cent our largest aggregation of lud-
dled-up humanity, New York City.
Coney Island has been referred to
as Americas Mad Playground" and
the stranger who visits 1t on a hot
summer night readily and naturally
gains the impression that the swarm
Ing hordes Of people are mad for play.
also that almost everybody is going
to or coming from Coney Island
Perched on an outfiung point Of
Long island-About an hours ride
from "the big city," with a sloping,
sandy beach upon which breaks and
rolls the Atlantic oceanss surf, Coney
Island is one Of the most popular bath
ing places in the world. The creek
which formerly separated Coney from
Long island having been partially
filed In, 1t is no longer a separate
island, but the name, known world
wide, was not, changed.
Belonging originally TO the Canarsie
Indians. who called it Nakrioch, Coney
Island came into possession of white
people as far back as 1643. The pres.
ent Coney dates from the erection Of
pavilion in 1874. Since that time 1t
has grown steadily and marvelously
as an amusement center and is now
the widest-known amusement resort
we have
A spectacular cluster Of domes,
spires and odd-looking buildings cafes,
dance floors, shooting galleries, roller
coasters. movies, merry-go-rounds,
freak stunts, peanut, popcorn, Ice
cream and hot dog stands, one can
see here every form Of thriller yet in
vented and many that can be seen mo-
where else, hear noises and experience
Commissions before unknown. AS one
observer expressed it: 1T Is move
ment. Everything shakes or glides or
shimmies or jumps or tumbles or
turns-nothing ever stands STILL"
Most folks go their to "cut loose
and ''have a good time" II their
facial expressions are. safe guide for
the formulation of an opinion, they
certainly get what they go after.
Older folks often seem on their guard,
lest they lost their dignity, but most
of them, in moment of laxity, stoop.
to some Indulgence. enjoy the sport
and enjoy the crowd of care-free fun
chasers. This is one place where Fun
is King. One simply cannot remain
there and stay serious.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09
THE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS

Scattered UP and down the coast Of
California-eAch one days journey ON
horseback apart from the next-are a.
chain Of twGnty-one great Spanish
missions, viii IN stand as a MONUMENT
everlasting I'd the credit Of the Fran
ciscan Fathers.
Connected by historic trail known
as "El Canine Real" (The Kings
Highway, approximately 700 miles in
length-extending from San Diego
nOrthward to Sonoma, these romantic
and picturesque buildings--Moorish in
architecture-might well be classed as
1.-THE American counterpart of the
things that people go to the old coun-
tries Of Europe to see."
These famous missions are relic
of romantic and yet fearless en-
deavor, carried on by the Franciscan
missionaries, at the command Of the
king of Spain to establish through a
series of religious outposts knowl-
edge of Christianity in her farther
most possession. The movement took
definite form when the Mission San
Diego was founded in the year 1869.
but the chain was not completed until
"a years later when the Mission San
Francisco de Solano at Sonoma was
established.
How many additional missions
might have heen added to this chain
and how much farther up the coast 1t
would have been extended, nobody
knows, because before the advent of
1924 the system was disrupted and
further construction stopped by the
government of Mexico. However, this
labor of love then had to It's credit the
civilizing and the Christianizing of a
race of savage Indians which had
been taught to read, write and ply
themselves at useful trades and play
musical instruments.
Some of these missions now lie in
ruins or have passed entirely into
oblivion. Others In a splendid state
of preservation, are still used for reg
ular service. The San Jose, fifty miles
south of San Francisco. although not
to be compared in size or cost to
SOiilc OlHcISs mas UccH dCcUEueQ
marked attention. 1t once owned more
than $4,000 head Of live stock. The
San Antonio de Padua. east Of San
Luis Obispo, was compensated for its
lack of riches by tinge of romance
such as few, If indeed any of the
others, possessed. San Gabriel, four
miles from Pasadena, much visited.
has been described as "a picture to re-
member for lifetime" San Buena-
ventura, north of Los Angeles, "glor-
ious relic recalled from the past to
bless with its memories the present
and the future" had perhaps the most
beautiful altar of all, while San Luis
Ray de Francia, near Oceanside. with
walls four and five feet thick, its cor
ridor containing $50 arches, was per-
haps the greatest, richest and grand
est of them all.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09
Permanent Automobile Tag Pact
With District
TWO-YEAR STRUGGLE ENDS
Final Act Follows Passage And Ap-
prevail OF Gasoline Tax Bill
Joker Found In
Bill.


Permanent automobile reciprocity
between Maryland and the District of
Columbia was proclaimed by Governor
Richie.
The Governors proclamation marked
the successful end of the two-year
fight of Maryland motorists for re-
ciprocal license recognition. The
period Of temporary reciprocity pro-
claimed by the Governor would have
expired Wednesday.
Action by the Governor was taken
in accordance with Section IA, Chapter
S22, of the acts of the General AS
Bembly of 1922, which invested him
with authority to enter into reciprocal
agreement with the Commissioners Of
the District OF Columbia after January
/, 1924. Under this agreement the reg
istration of motor vehicles owned by
residents Of Maryland would be recog-
nized by the District Of Columbia and
vice versa.
AS condition to the adoption Of
reciprocity, Maryland authorities in
sisted that the District levy gasoline
tax. After a long fight this tax of 2
cents a gallon on all motor vehicle
fuel within the District was passed
this month by both branches Of Con-
gress and signed by President Cool
idge.
The bill also provided registration
fee of 81 year for district motorists
and continued the district personal
property tax on motor vehicles.
This personal property tax reused a
storm of protest on the part of District
motorists and caused long delay in
flnal passage Of the measure.
After the bill had passed the House
1t was found that it contained
"joker" in that the personal property
tax had been omitted After 1t had
been amended in the Senate to correct
this slip 1t was found that the bill still
provided no personal property tax
and further amendment was neces-
sary.
Meanwhile, on the assumption that
the bill would be passed within the
first two months of this year, Gov
ernor Richie proclaimed temporary
reciprocity until February 20. AS that
date approached and the measure still
was pending the temporary recip-
rocity was extended first to March 81
and then to, April 80.
Passage of the bill by Congress and
President Coolidge's signature en-
abled the Governor to issue the per-
manent reciprocity proclamation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09
Many Primary Elections In State
Loom.


Independent of the candidacy of
President Coolidge, primary contests,
with their resulting expense, are fore
seen in the greater part Of the State.
According to certificates Of candi-
dacy which have been fled, there will
be a primary contest in each Of the
six Legislative districts of Baltimore
city over delegates to the party con-
ventions, the Republicans having
fights in all six districts and the
Democrats in three.
Thus, it is pointed out, Baltimore
city is in for a primary election un-
less there is a wholesale process of
Withdrawing.
Further, there are primary contests
scheduled in three Of the six Congress
sional districts Of the State. In the
Sixth (Western Maryland) district a
primary impends in both parties; in
the Fifth district there are two Demo-
cratic aspirants for Congressional
honors, and in the Second district
there arestwo Republican contenders.
On this showing Baltimore city.
Western Maryland and Southern
Maryland will be involved in primary
elections, no matter whether Mr..
Coolidge stays in the Maryland pri-
mary or not. And from at least one
county on the Eastern Shore hot
primary fight is reported over dele.
gates to the Democratic State Conven-
ton.
There will be primary elections, ir-
respective of any Presidential pri-
mary, in at least AZ out Of the 81 units
in the State, it is calculated, each
city ward and each county being
reckoned as a unit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09
Political School.

Fifty Republican women were grad
uated from a course in campaign
speaking. The class occupied the
closing session of the two-day school
of politics conducted at the Southern
Hotel by the Baltimore Federation Of
Republican Women. Mrs. Frank W..
Van Ness, of East Orange, N. j., was
the instructor.
Mrs. Van Ness emphasized woman
illness and naturalness as fundamental
requirements for an effective woman
speaker.
Don't effect extreme clothes or
wear dangling earrings or picture
hats" she told her hearers. ION the
other hand. don't wear sports clothes.
Your appearance has much to do with
the impression you make, so you
should be wellgroomed and becom-
ingly costumed"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09
Bridge Builders Banqueted.

Westernport-Th Rev. Edward p.
McAdams, of St. Peters Catholic
Church, gave a banquet in honor of
those who assisted in the construction
of the temporary foot-bridge over the
Potomac that parishioners in Pied
mont might reach the church in West
ernport. The women of the parish
served the banquet. Mrs. Charles
White and the Reverend Roach, of
Baltimore, sang. Miss Clara Morgan
and Miss Rose Flanagan rendered
violin selections. A feature was spar
ring exhibitions, in which 10 boys took
part.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09
Frederick Public School Damaged.


Frederick.-Fire OF unknown origin
swept the rear of the first and second
floors of the North Market Street Pub
lie School, doing damage of about
$4,000. The loss is insured. The con-
tents of four rooms, including books
and furniture, were destroyed. Other
rooms were damaged by smoke and
water. The flames were discovered
by resident, who saw smoke COM
ing from a rear window and sounded
an alarm. An investigation revealed
that rear door had been forced open
and suspicion exists that the building
was Intentionally set on fire. About
$50 pupils will be given temporary
holiday until repairs can be made.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09
state Roads To Be Improved.

The State Roads Commission de-
cided to improve about 80 miles of
State roads this year. The roads
damaged by the recent Potomac river
food will be repaired. The roads to
be improved are in Caroline, Kent.
Wicomico, Baltimore, Hartford, Anne
Arundel and Garrett counties
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09
move TO Improve
|. CH|LDREN'S HEALTH
ACCEPTS HONORARY CHAIRMAN
SHIP OF STATES MAY DAY
cELEBRATIoN--BOYs TO HOLD
PARADE HERE. FETES PLANNED
IN COUNTIES.

Governor Richie has accepted the
honorary chairmanship Of Maryland's
May Day celebration to call attention
to child health in the State. This an
nouncement was made by DIR. ]. H.
Mason Knox, Jr., chief Of the Bureau
of Child Hygiene of the State Health
Department.
Observance of the day in Baltimore
will be marked by parade OF boys
carrying posters urging attention to
the health of children. Throughout
the State fetes and school programs
have been arranged emphasizing child
health.
May Day celebrations with view to
lettering the health Of children will be
nationwide. The movement was pro-
posed by the American Child Health
Association, of which Herbert c.
Hoover, Secretary Of Commerce, is
president.
In letter to President Coolidge on
the value of observing May Day thus
Mr.. Hoover said. in part:
Scientific Investigations and studies
of voluntary organizations by the Chill
dren's Bureau, studies Of the war
draft, including systematic surveys by
the American Child Health Associa-
ton, have demonstrated that we in
America are far behind what ma
tional conscience should demand for
the public protection OF the well-being
Of our children.
1--WE have in America upward Of 49,
000, 900 children, the great majority Of
whom are the object of the utmost so.
licitude on the part Of their parents.
But no amount of individual care can
correct the dangers to which these
children are subject in many communi
ties by failure of community safe
guards.
with all the enlightment and all
the prosperity of our great people, we.
find that in FIVE other nations there is
a lower death rate among infants. We
find in 16 other nations lower rate of
fatality among mothers at childbirth.
And the great national draft indicated
that something like 80 per cent. of our
men examined were deficient.
eft is the desire Of many organiza-
lions to establish May 1, 1924, as day
for constructive, concentrated thought
and demonstration on behalf Of COM
munity action for the American child"
President Coolidge approved the
plan Of Mr.. Hoover and announced
that he wished "the organization every
success in an effort which will touch
so sympathetic chord in every Amer
lean heart"
All county school superintendent
and public health nurses have offered
their cooperation in bringing home to
the people the importance Of acting
collectively in lettering the health Of
children, DIR. Knox said.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09
Mountain Fires Destroy Much Timber

Pen-Mar-Two mountain fires that
did great damage to timber and shrub
berry started in the Blue Ridge Noun
tains-one a short distance from here,
near the old Blue Mountain House
property, while the second was near
Buena Vista Springs Hotel. Although
the fire was fought hard by members
of the State Forestry Department and
citizens residing in the mountain sec
ton, the flames covered vast area,
consuming thousands Of dollars worth
of timber and doing considerable dam
age to small timber.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

back far to remember the. terror
inspired by an on-rushing army of
grasshoppers, chinch bugs, or
"army worms" Such a thing as
feeding these pests poisoned bran
mash. the stuff that Montana used
recently, to squash the plague of
Mormon c9ckets, or of busting
alfalfa with arsenic, the plan used
by Utah to halt the alfalfa weevil,
was never thought of. The pests
came on, and, with great labor,
big gangs of shovelers sometimes
dug trenches to burn them in,
with kerosene, burning many a
farm building, also. We plod a
long unmindful of what great
benefits come every day from our
U. $. Department Of Agriculture.
Fort Atkinson Union.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
THE NEXT WAR

The next war will not be dull.
One thousand kinds of gas have
been made for use in the next war.
Scientists say there is nothing
much in the bugaboo of using mic
robes in war" The plan to d :
bubonic plague into the water sup
ply from flying machines won't
work, it seems.
In early days when war came,
the inha bitants of the country ran
to the cities. for protection. Now
flying machines with gases and
high power explosives will con-
centrate above cities and their
populations will pour out into the
country, sleeping in the open, beg
ging farmers for food--anything
to escape the concentrated hell
fire" from the sky.-Arthur Bris-
bane.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
Old Friends Communicate

After glancing over the copies
of the News, | send them to an
other old Sank county friend, Jam
es Farnworth, 424 Seventh ave
nue., Northeast, Puyollup. Wash.
He and have know each
other in Merrimack since 1856.
He is quite a little older than I
but 1 am not going TO say how
much older as he might want TO
look for job and his age would
be against his getting one. We
have much pleasure In telling each
other lies about the early days in
Wisconsin, each reminding the
other of happenings they had for
gotten. / taught my first school
in his school district and his
sister, a bright, rosy faced Eng
lish girl, always as neat as care
would make her, was my best
scholar. Poor girl is now lying
in bad shape from the effects of a
second stroke OF apoplexy.
II true sympathy would heal
her she would have been better
long ago.
Well, they say Coolidge is al
most unanimously chosen to re-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

have indulged in it, are perfectly
legitimate too; but Mr.. Maynard
purpose is a higher ideal, which
even the more casual tourists
might keep in mind for. their
greater enjoyment. And not only
the relations between man and his
environment, but the relations be-
tween man and man are good OBJ
jects for the travel student. The
traveller who looks little deeper
than the surface not only benefits
himself, but does his bit to bring
about that era Of mutual under
sanding and good feeling which
alone can lead to universal peace.
Ohio State Journal.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
STATE RAILWAYS

Harold Cox, editor of the Edin-
burgh Review, has made a detailed
study of the experience in various
countries with state owned rail-
roads and has embodied these facts
and his conclusions in The Failure
of State Railways" He states his
conclusions in one place as fol-
lows: apart from national de.
tense the primary business Of gov
eminent is to secure fair play be-
tween the members Of the COM
munity. That is impossible if the
government is itself a large EN-
ployer OF labor; for the political
scales will then be loaded in favor
of particular group, and for the
sake of that group the nation has
to submit to bad service or to
financial loss or both"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
THE PURPOSE OF TRAVEL

Maynard Owen Williams, a
great American traveller and a
member of the editorial staff of
the National Geographic society
has given some of his ideas of
what travel means. To him, and
to many like him, travel is a
serious vocation with serious ends.
AS he says: Travel is Fascinating.
But we are now discussing it,
not as an enjoyable reward from
life Of toll, not as mere change
of scene which the doctors pre-
scribe, not as means of picking
up a language, or discoursing
about Partisan costumers and mil
liners. We are considering it as
means of understanding the re-
ciprocal relation between man and
his physical environment. Thus it
becomes synonymous with geo
graphy."
Those more frivolous purposes
of travel for which most of US
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
Baraboo Books

The following books will make
interesting and pleasing Christmas
presents for persons who reside or
have resided at Baraboo or in Sank
county:
Baraboo, Dells &c Devils Lake
Region, maps, and Illustrations, his
tory, archaeology, geology ana
scenery presented. Third edition,
new, Priced so cents.
Stagecoach. and Tavern Days in
the Baraboo Region, map and illus
trations of nearly all the old tay-
ems and hotels Many amusing
anecdotes related Heavy paper,
price so cents.
Baraboo Bear Tales, true a.
counts of killing bears in the Bara-
boo region. Fine present for a
boy. Cloth, price so cents.
Baraboo and Other Place Names
in Sank County, why the towns,
villages, cities, rivers, lakes, anil
SO forth were so named. Paper,
price % cents.
Address, H. {. Cole, Rsraboo, Wis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
THE CAUSE OF THE
TRQ RLE

The amount of crime and the
general disregard for laws, both
human and divine which are at
this moment affecting the world
like pestilence, have caused GER
tain people to pause and exclaim:
What is wrong with our relig-
ion?"
There is nothing wrong with any
religion that is ethical, is sincere
ly believed in and sincerely prac-
ticed. 1t is in the neglect Of re-
ligion that the trouble arises.
Quite recently an eminent &C.
clesiastic declared from the pull
pit that if he happened to be wan
dering in a Central African jungle
and suddenly came upon one Of
the aborigines engaged in the wor-
ship of a stuffed toad, he would
take off his hat to him, for here
at least were the elements of
faith and sincerity. 1t is the
want of these virtues which is at
the bottom of the lack OF religion
today.
How can anything be good If it
is neglected and cast aside, How
can a judgment be formed upon
any theory which is not put into
practise? How can nourishment
be derived from food that is not
eaten and digested?
There is nothing wrong with re-
ligion; it is the want OF it that
causes trouble. Better have some
ideal and practice it earnestly
than to have no ideal at all.