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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-30
WIND STOVES AUTO
BACKWARDS UP HILL

Several farm buildings were de-
stroyed or partly wrecked by heavy
wind storm that swept thru Thomp-
son Valley, near Augusta, Wednes-
day afternoon.
Vern Tettibone was caught in the
windstorm while driving down long
hill and he discovered his automobile
did not compare in power with the
elements. Tettibone had his engine
running and using his power while
going down the hill. The wind
cought the machine and backed it
right up the hill while the engine
was still running. Tettibone was un-
injured and the car was not dam
aged.-Eau Claire Leader.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-30
ORCHESTRA IN WRECK
ENROUTE TO DURAND

Zamjohn's orchestra, enroute from
st. Paul to play at the Durand high
school Junior Prom last Friday, was
in an auto spill just after leaving
the Twin Cities, and one player was
painfully injured.
Clyde Zamiohn, leader of the or
chestra, is a student at the local nor
NAL school, and was waiting here for
the others to take him on from here
to Durand. The dance committee
notified of the wreck and informed
that the orchestra would be unable
to reach Durand for this affair, Sc
cured local talent there.
A broken steering wheel is blamed
for the accident.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-30

empted $4,000. If the net income is
more than $4,000 he must pay an in
come tax, and all will agree that he
should.
l am pleased to inform my consti-
tents of the tenth senatorial district
that voted for this bill and used my
best effort to assist in putting it
through the senate.
Better taxation bills may be
framed in the future but this is the
best one that could be passed at this
time. This is the kind of a law that
the people have been promised for
several years. / am plased to have
had a hand in giving it to them.
w. HI. Hunt.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-30
GAS TAX SPEEDS
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

Federal aid work in highway con-
struction will be speeded up as the
result of the early enactment Of the
gasoline tax, J. A. Donaghey state
highway engineer, announces today
"All proceeds Of the tax from sales
prior to July l will be available to
match federal aid. 1t is thought that
it will be possible to execute about
$2,500,000 more federal aid as a re-
suit Of this early enactment.
"The program for 1925 will not be
as large as in some other years how
ever, because the county bond issues
responsible for programs in several
counties in 1922 and 1928 have large
ly been expended.
Highways have come through the
winter in good shape.
"There are a number of bad spots
in some of the trunk lines, but a
week or ten days more of good
weather and a good rain will bring
out all the frost and do away with
most of the frost boils."
Patrolmen are reported to be out
in all counties, in some for three
weeks or longer. Lack of rain dur
ing March permitted the frost to
leave the ground without disturbing
road conditions as much as in former
years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-30
SAVE GLEN PARK

Tuesday, May 5, has been set aside
as the day to plant trees in Glen
Park.
Everyone is urgently requested to
furnish a tree to be planted.
There will be help in the Park to
plant the trees.
Do not take boxelder, cottonwood
or soft maple trees.
Trees in the park are dying at the
rate of more than ONE HUNDRED
per year and unless trees are set
each year to take care of this loss
our park will be barren waste.
Help to plant TWO HUNDRED
trees this year and keep our park
beautiful.
This appeal is made in the name of
the Park Board and the Izaak Wal
ten League of America.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-30
TROUT FRY FLOURISH
IN GUN CLUB REFUGE

About twelve thousand tiny rain
bow trout fry, shipped here from a
government hatchery, are now guests
of the River Falls Rod & Gun Club
in refuge provided for them just
below the lower municipal pumping
station.
The fry arrived here in excellent
condition, only very few having
died enroute, and the little fellows
are apparently flourishing in their
new home.
1t is expected that by next Novem-
Der they viii have attained sufficient
size to release into the main stream,
Other shipments Of trout fry are
expected, and it will probably be nee
essary to construct one or two more
places in which to keep them.
Trout are vicious cannibals, and il
is necessary to keep them graded or
the larger ones will eat the small
ones if all sizes are confined in a
small enclosure.
There is ample opportunity for
more of the little ponds on this site,
and they can be easily constructed
without much of any expense. The
ponds are fed by the numerous
springs which abound there, and the
water is always cold and fresh.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-30
THE NORSE-AMERICAN
CENTENNIAL

The Morse American Centennial
which will be held at the Minnesota
State Fair grounds in early June
has outdone all expectations and
promises to be an uneclipsed event in
world celebrative history.
Official recognition has been given
the event by the United States gov
eminent, several state governments,
and by the Dominion of Canada, as
we'll as by the Kingdom of Norway
The United States government has
issued special Centennial postal
stamps and these will be on sale
soon.
President Calvin Coolidge has ac-
cepted the invitation to attend the
Centennial and to speak. Mrs. Cool
idge will also attend. The presence
of the President is taken to mean
that he will be attended by his of
fetal family, including F. B. Kel-
logg, secretary of state, and His Ex-
ccllency, H. H. Bryhn, the Norwegian
Minister to the United States.
The Royal Family of Norway, it is
understood, will be here to celebrate
the event.
The Centennial will also be attend
ed by many other notabables includ
ing the governors of Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Montana, North Dakota
and South Dakota-all of whom
are of Norwegian descent. AL
so many prominent in national af-
fairs will be in attendance at the
celebration. The Governor General
of Canada and his wife, Lord and
Lady Byng, have been invited and
will attend.
An elaborate program of music,
various entertainments, an historical
pageant, and a host of other things,
have been planned. The celebration
as a whole will be attended by hund
reds of thousands of people and viii
be undoubtedly the largest gathering
of its kind ever held in America. But
the managing committee of the Cen
tennial is preparing Accommodations
for all the people that will attend in
Minneapolis and st. Paul
The event is to be financed solely
through the sale of tickets. 1t is I'M
derstood that tickets are being sold
at a reduction of fifty cents now but
this privilege on advanced sales will
be taken away and people are in
general urged to secure their tickets
as soon as possible,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-30
HIGH SCHOOL ORATORS
WILL COMPETE HERE

Winners of preliminary contests in
which thirty-four different high
schools competed viii clash in the
normal auditorium tomorrow after
noon and evening for the honor of
representing this district at the state
contest to be held at Madison May
%.
Four contests will comprise the
program-reading, extemporaneous
speaking, deelamatory and recitation.
Up to this year the present declam-
atory contest was called oratory,
while what is now the recitation
contest was called declamatory
River Falls will be represented in all
four contests. Marshall Norseng
will again enter both the declama-
tory and extempore contests. Last
year he placed third in declamatory
and won the extempore contest. He
later won contest held at Lawrence
College, and placed high at the state
contest at Madison.
Schools which will have delega-
tions here are: River Falls, Hayward,
New Richmond, Colfax, Prescott,
Ellsworth, Clayton, Hammond, Alma,
Shell Lake, Clear Lake, Midtown,
Roberts, st. Croix Falls aud Webster.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-30
SHEPARD & WALBRIDGE OPEN
UNDERTAKING PARLORS HERE

A new undertaking establishment
for River Falls is to be opened by
Messrs. M. A. Shepard and w. Wal
bridge in the Hemenway building,
near the Post Office, in the near fu-
ture.
Mr.. Shepard will continue his
photo studio and will also have
charge of the undertaking parlors.
Mr.. Walbridge has undertaking and
furniture establishments az Hastings,
Mimi, and Prescott and has beer in
business for many years.
Mr.. Shepard has been studying
undertaking methods for some time
in preparation for this venture.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-30
MAY II NATIONAL HOSPITAY
DAY ALL OVER THE LAND

acknowledgements Blaine today
endorsed the observance of May IL
as National Hospital day and urged
Wisconsin people to visit the hospit-
ais. His statement follows:
"May u, the anniversary Of the
birth Of Florence Nightingale, the
woman to whom hospital science and
professional nursing owe most, has
been set aside as National hospital
day, and on that day all hospitals
will hold open house for the purpose
Of demonstrating what hospital
science and professional nursing is
doing for the world.
"This day is designated as day
to be devoted to the consideration
and visitation of institutions caring
for the sick, to the end that the gen
eral public may become better ae-
quainted with the wonderful work
that is being daily accomplished by
our modern hospitals for the alleva-
tion Of humn suffering.
Il am glad to add my endorse
ment to the observance of May IL as
National Hospital day, and to urge
that all who can may visit the hos
pitfalls in their communities and learn
to know and appreciate their work
their spirit and their service"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-30
KEN. WHITE RESIGNS
AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Kenneth S. White has handed in
his resignation as District Attorney
of Pierce county, to take effect on
July next.
Mr.. White, who has filled the po-
sition in very competent manner
for the past two terms, and who was
elected without opposition this
Spring, feels that, on account of the
illness of his father, Atty. F. M
White, he must devote his entire time
to the White & White offices.
His successor will be named by the
County Board.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-30
HAGESTAD SELLS OUT
TO LOUIS N. NAUTH

II. A. Hagestad has sold the cloth
ing establishment which he has con
Quoted here for the past thirty years
to Mr.. Louis M. Nauth of Kiel, Wis
consin.
The store will be closed next Mon
day and Tuesday for inventory, after
which it will reopen under the new
ownership.
Mr.. Hagestad's many friends are
glad to learn that he does not con-
template leaving River Falls, but
will continue his residence here and
his position as secretary of the River
Falls Cooperative Creamery.
Mr.. Nauth has been in the cloth
ing business for over twelve years,
and for the past five years has been
manager of the Kiel Mercantile as
ISOLATION and in charge Of that or
ganization's store there.
He is veteran Of the World War
and served sixteen months overseas.
He is a son-in-law of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. G. Nicholson of this city.
Mr.. Nauth comes to River Falls
with highest recommendations from
business associates and social ac-
quaintances at Kiel, and patrons Of
the store may feel assured of the
same high standard of quality and
service which has won the confidence
and esteem of the community for Mr..
Hagestad.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-30
ODD FELLOWS HOLD
DISTRICT MEET HERE

The /. 0. 0. F. and Rebekah dis
trict convention will be held in River
Falls on May z, the program COM
mencing at 1890 a. m.
Dinner and supper will be served
at the Methodist church dining hall.
The Rebekahs will hold their meet
ings in the Armory and the Odd Eel
lows will convene in their own hall
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-30
GIee Club Wins
Trip To Madison

The Boys Glee Club of the River
Falls high school took first prize in
the district meet held here last week
and will represent the district in the
state high school musical contest to
be held in Madison May IL and Is.
The personel of the local schools
glee club is as follows: Lloyd Sven
son, Ray Nobel, DeFern Finn, Earl
Cubitt, Robert Smith, Raymond
Smith, Lyle Weiss, Archie Bill.,r,
Leroy Luberg, Stanley Price, Wa
son Mcintyre, Harry Luer, John
Davidson, Fred Morrow, Herbert
Chapman and Irwin Taylor.
No funds are available for defray-
ing the expense of this trip and it is
hoped that the people of the COM
munity will literally patronize what
ever entertainment is given for this
purpose. so that the boys need not be
disappointed in their anticipation of
attending the state contest.
All the first prize winners in the
contest held last week will partici-
pate in the state meet. Spooner won
the grand prize cup with 81 points,
and Mondovi won second place.
Other schools winning first prize
trips to the state meet are Cumbcr-
land, piano; Mondovi, soprano solo;
Spooner, violin; Mondovi, contralto
solo; Roberts, boys solo; Spooner,
boys solo, class B; Spooner. orches-
ira; Mondovi, mixed chorus; New
Richmond, girls glee club
The meet held here last week was
grand success as an entertainment
as well as a financial venture, and
Director Geere and those who as
sisted him in staging it are to be
highly congratulated.
This success assures the establish
ment of the contest as an annual af-
fair, and great increase is certain
in the interest in future meets.
Visitors from other communities
We're enthusiastic in their praise of
the reception accorded them here,
and the school also made host Of
new friends.
Ratings given in the contest are
announced as follows:
| Grand prize-Spooner Mondovi,
second.
Piano solo-Cumbe-land, Hudson,
Spooner.
Violin solo-Spooner, Normal Jr.
High, River Falls.
Soprano solo-Mondovi, Spring
Valley, Colfax.
Contralto solo-Mondovi, River
Falls, Bruce.
Boys Solo, "A"-Roberts.
Boys Solo, "B"-Spooner, New
Richmond, River Fall.
Observation-Disclosures, Mondovi.
Mixed Chorus-Mondovi, New
Richmond
Boys Glec Club-River Falls,
New Richmond.
Girls Glee Club-New Richmond,
Ellsworth.
There were 269 contestants regis
tered, representing the following
schools of the District: Spooner,
Cumberland, Mondovi, Bruce, Turtle
Lake, Roberts, Balsam Lake, Hud-
son, Pepin, Prescott, Clayton, Col
fax, New Richmond, Normal Jr.
High, River Falls High, Spring Val
ley and Ellsworth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-30

The High Grade Oil Co. is install
ling an auto wash rack at its local
station for the convenience Of the
public. Patrons may bring their
cars and do the washing themselves,
or have it done for them by whom
ever they may wish to hire. The
company furnishes a convenient
wash rack, hose ard water free.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-30
PIERCE COUNTY
ROUNDUP MEETING

Don't forget the Roundup meet
ing of the Pierce County Parent
Teachers Association at Maiden
Rock, Friday evening, May 8. Please
notify Mrs. Chas. Hooking o. Mrs.
r. G. Hill as soon as possible if you
can go or if you can furnish trans
portation for others.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-30

William D. Hiestand, registrar of
the University of Wisconsin for 35
years, died at his home in Madison
last week Thursday at the age of
SO years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-30
2,56S.16
Net Cecitase In All Taxes
For The County

For The County 22,561.53
II the reader cares to do little
computing on the figures submitted
he will find that the total reduction
on property taxes under the new
law, for the four counties in the dis
trict, is $1O7, S62.56, and the net re-
duction in all taxes after deducting
the increase in income taxes, is $780,
7S9.07.
The exemptions referred to above
are increased under the new law as
follows: For man and wife, from
1920 to $1,000. For each child,
from 5000 to $500. The average
family has two dependent children,
therefore the average family is ex-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
UNIT AUXILIARY OF POST l2l

The Unit of A. H. Fletcher Post
No. 121 is making fine Roadway in
the membership campaign. At the
last regular meeting, eleven new
members were initiated. There are
many more who are planning to join
at the next iniation in March. Are
YOU planning to be one of those?
The Unit needs YOU and you surely
cannot find more splendid use for
your time than to help the ex-service
man and his dependent family.
At the last meeting mention was
made that all members were to
donate 10 cents TO the Child's Billet
at Otter Lake, Mich. This is the
first Child Welfare work asked of the
Unit and surely all members will re-
spond. Let the dimes come in quick
ly and show Headquarters what this
Unit can do when asked.
ONCE MORE-Application blanks
MUST be in IMMEDIATELY.
Headquarters at Columbus has sent
word to rush the dues and blanks in.
Get busy and see that yours is turned
in soon.
The next regular meeting Of the
Unit will be held in the Legion
Rooms, Feb. %, at 1880 The enter
tainment committee has plans for a
good program
Remember
1. Application blanks in soon.
2. Dimes for Child's Billet.
8. Next meeting Feb. %.
4. The hour-7;30 sharp.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
SOME MAILING HINTS
FROM THE POST OFFICE

Be sure to have sufficient postage
on your mail or it is more than apt
to be delayed.
People often slip in letter or
parcel, knowing that perhaps its a
trifle overweight, but willing to take
the chance that it will get by any
way.
Clerks have a pretty good sense of
weight, and can spot shy postage
most every time. If they are in
doubt it takes but second to drop
the letter in question onto a handy
scales.
And it then takes but another
second to rubber stamp the piece
Returned For Postage" and toss it
back for return to the sender-or to
the desk where a notification is for
warded to the addressee to send the
required postage.
Some patrons appear to take the
view that friend of theirs in the of
fee is pretty small" if he wont
stick a one or two-ccnt stamp on
their letter rather than delay it, and
sometimes a new employee feels the
same way about it.
But usually after digging down in
his own jeans for from 20 to seventy
cents a day for his friends short
postage mail, the employee soon gets
calloused against that sentiment, and
becomes a ruthless weilder of the
Returned For Postage" rubber
stamp.
Insufficient postage means delay;
watch out for it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
DRAY TEAM THRILLS
MAIN STREET CROWDS

AL. Chinnock's dray team, driven
by Stan. nj. Chinook, INDUCED in an
unrestrained dash the length of the
Main street pavement shortly after
noon Saturday.
The horses became unmanagable
for some unknown reason in front Of
the Carisch establishment, and des-
pite the frantic efforts of Stan. to
check them, they negotiated the
whole stretch of pavement at break
neck speed, coming to an orderly
stop in front of The Journal office.
Fortunately the usual Saturday
shopping crowds had not arrived ,
and there were but few vehicles on
the street. No damage resulted from
the runaway.
This team became unmanageable
again Tuesday afternoon and staged
"fuss" on the street near the Lund
establishment. Stan. Chinook was
again in charge, and suffered pain
full injury to one foot when thrown
from the dray.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
BIG TINE ASSURED
AT CITY BAND DEBUT

Tomorrow friday evening, at the
Armory, the River Falls City Band,
under direction of G. A. Smith, is to
make it's first public appearance,
and the measure of support given by
the people of this community is to
determine the permanency of this in
stitution.
The band boys did not have the OPP
portunity to get out and thoroughly
solicit the sale of tickets for to-
morrow evenings program as they
had planned, so it is up to the
citizens to volunteer their endorse
ment of this movement by coming to
the concert.
The program consists of choice
selection of music of all kinds, and
the numbers have been chosen with
the idea of pleasing the greatest
number of patrons.
The concert will be followed by a
community social affair in which
everyone will be invited to partici-
pate without further charge. Tickets
for the concert are 25c each.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
STOUT LOSES AGAIN
TO NORMAL CAGERS

1t was just as well that Stout In
stitute did not send q special train
load Of rooters here for last Friday
evenings game with the Red e.
White, for they would have been
woefully disappointed, not only in
seeing their quint lose, but in the
manner of losing.
The first half was particularly
dull, slow playing being slowed even
more by the close calling of techni-
cal fouls. This period ended with
Stout a point in the lead, 1919.
In the final stretch, after a more
speedy race, the Red & White forged
into a comfortable lead and held it to
o 23-19 victory
Tomorrow River Falls plays its re-
turn game at Eau Claire, the only
conference team that has beaten the
Red & White. This viii be followed
by tWo non-conference games on the
local floor, in both of which Capt.
Bergman will partieipate-St,
Mary's on Saturday and Augsburg on
Tuesday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
SUGGESTS REAL WORK
FOR COUNTY CONVICTS

Two "moonshiners" were taken
from Spring Valley to the county
bastile in Ellsworth recently, and,
says the Spring Valley Sun, "to show
how terrifying the sentences given
these men were, another dealer de
livered a load of booze in town Sat
urday forenoon, to take the place of
that lost in the raid
The Sun recommends that those
convicted on liquor charges be sent
to Milwaukee or some other locality
where they can be made to really
work out their terms. The Pierce
county Jail, says the Sun, "is now al
most full of gentlemen who are be-
coming soft and fat in enforced
idleness."
The day after one of the Spring
Valley men was arrested his wife
served notice that the village board
would now have to support the
family. The Sun opines that in its
present temper it is doubtful if the
board would grant this request, and
that, should it become necessary, the
family would be sent to the county
poor farm at Ellsworth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
TWO FARMERS ATTACKED
BY ENRAGED HERD SIRES

Two Pierce county farmers were
painfully injured during the past
week by mad bulls.
John Skidmore of Trenton, suf-
fered severe bruises and sprains
when his bull charged and threw him
completely over a fence and out of
the yard. The fact that Mr. Skid
more was thrown out of the yard un-
doubtely saved his life, and the bull
appeared bent upon further attack,
but was held off by the fence.
George Andrews was attacked and
seriously injured by bull on his
farm near Bay City a week ago last
Saturday.
The latter part of last week Cliff
ton patrons of one of the local rural
mail routes complained that they
were afraid to go to the boxes after
their mail because a bull was at
large in the neighborhood.
Owners are required to keep these
animals in safe control, and are
liable for any damage which they
may do. The family pet bull, ex-
perience teaches, may be anything
but that in the presence of strangers.