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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13
NOWS IT'S ATTORNEY MAGEE

The many friends of Irwin Magee,
son of Register of Deeds and Mrs.
Fred G. Magee, are busy congratu-
lating him on his success in passing
the State Bar examination at Madi-
son. Irwin took the examination
last month and was officially notified
on Monday of his success in passing
the Board.
Irwin has attended the law school
of the University of Minnesota for
several years, but will discontinue
his studies there to enter the law
5ffices of Attorney John E. Foley as
4 partner. The partnership is ex-
oected to become a reality at once
That Mr.. Magee will make a sue
cess at his chosen profession is q
foregone conclusion. Congratulations
John Cannon of New London. {
brother of DR.. c. r. Cannon of thi:
:ity, also passed the State Bar ex
animation. His many friends her
also offer congratllations.-Pierc
County Herald.
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HARVEST FESTIVAL AND
PICNIC AT BIG RIVER

There will be a grand Harvest FeS-
tival and Picnic at Big River, two
days, next Saturday and Sunday,
August IA and Is. Members of St.
Mary's congregation, headed by FIR.
Kriel, are making elaborate prepara-
tions for the event which is eXpecte d
TO prove the biggest thing of its kind
everattelnpte d at Big. River.
Church service begins at 1890 both
days. On Sunday services will be
followed by big chicken dinner serv-
ed in the hall.
There will be program of sports
andsome thing doing all the after
noon. Bowling teams from Ellsworth
and Big River will battle on the al
leys on the church grounds. There
will be fun galore for old and young
On Sunday evening at o'clock
there will be a dramatical entertain
ment in the hall.
The public is invited to attend this
picnic and festival
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With The 10Th
Ammunition Train
At Camp Sparta

The 107th Ammunition Train left
River Falls on Saturday, August LIST,
1925, for two weeks at Camp Sparta,
Wisconsin. The strength of the unit
when it left River Falls was three
officers and So men. Two men joined
the organization on the way down,
making total strength in camp of
81 officers and men.
The first two days were put in get
ting the camp in shape and then the
boys alternated between going out
on the Scenic railway" as the mar
row guage is called, to draw ammu-
milton for the firing batteries, and in
shooting on the pistol range.
Fifteen men qualified out of the
company for the record course and out
of the fifteen firing the record course
1t. Chas. j. Phillips qualified as ex-
pert, Sgt. Matthias G. Nelson quail.
fed as sharpshooter, and Corp. La
Eergne j. Clafin, Pvt. Lowell P.
Dawson, and Pvt. Bailey T. Webster,
qualified as marksmen.
Sunday Capt. White and 1t. Phil
lips borrowed horses from one of the
batteries of the 120th F. A. and rode
back some six or eight miles into
the wilderness which serves as an
artillery range. Rumor has it thai
they ate their breakfast Monday
morning standing.
Sgt. Wilbur H. Osen was one of
the first of the Company Clerks in
the entire encampment to get his
payroll prepared and accented by the
paymaster. The "Colonel-Clelk" is
sure there when it comes to seeing
that the shekels roll our wav.
The 10th will leave Camp Sparta
on Saturday morning. August 18th,
and will arrive in River Falls that
evening Come down and see what a
sun-burned bunch of soldiers a few
weeks in camp can produce.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13
10TH AMMUNITION TRAIN PUTS
ON BIG RECRUIT ENTERTAINMENT

Veteran Guardsmen of the 10th
Ammunition Train company, COM
manded by Captain Kenneth White,
entertained in honor of their charm
ing recruits, the other night. The
hosts were attired $3.50 with clubs,
bludgeons and other non-explosive ca
ressing mediums as the garnish of
adornment. The gasping guests came
attired in shirt tails and awkward
grins. A happy time was had by all.
The vets hayed sundry anatomical
regions-the rockies were overwhelm-
ed by the insistent attention of their
hosts.
After the unique program of en-
pertaining their so-welcome guests
the vet hosts brought their highly
successful party to a most frolic-
some close by finging their entranc-
ed guests in several watering tanks
that had thoughtfully been selected
for the occasion.
A bugle solo of the famous army
melody-TAPS-by a famous artist
sent both host and guest to shelter
and bed, happy in the consciousness
of a most charming evening.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13
TEACHERS INSTITUTE AND
SCHOOL BOARD CONVENTION

The st. Crcix County Teachers in.
stitute will be held in the Communi-
ty Hall, village of Hammond, Friday
August 21st, starting at $3.50 A. NJ
and continuing the next day in con-
junction with the County School
Board Convention.
Every teacher contracting to teach
ir st. Croix County is expected to be
present, as organization blanks, re.
port cards, and other necessary in
structions for opening school will be
given out.
TEACHERS, fix this date in your
minds.
On Saturday, August 22nd, the
County School Board Convention will
be held at Hammond in the Commu-
nifty Hall, starting at $50 A. M.
School clerks are REQUIRED by law
to attend and other members of the
board may attend. Board members
attending are eligible to compensa-
ton as provided in the law.
All other persons interested in
school matters are cordially invited
to attend.
The Civic League will serve din
ner both days.
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ner cent sugar in a form similar to
glucose. This sugar is separated from
the sawdust in centrifuge, and con-
centrated to thick syrup in an
evaporator. The laboratory has made
a study of the methods of taking tur-
pentine from pine trees, resulting IN
methods that have come into use
which yield more turpentine and de-
snoy less timber. In these and other
WAYS the Laboratory has increased
production and decreased waste in the
whole country to the amount of at
least S30,000,000 a year.
Wisconsin. with its forests and
streams and lakes, was in the early
days the meeting place and the hunt
ing grounds of the Indians. 1t was so
nearly ideal in this respect that IN
1920 the United States Government
chose Wiscosin as the state to which
they sent number of Indians from
New York State. Members of the
Stockbridge and Brothertown tribes
were placed on the east shore of Lake
Winnebago. The Brothertown tribe
has almost disappeared or been mer-
ged with the whites. There are today
10000 Indians in Wisconsin, most of
them on Government Indian reserva-
tions, the balance on allotted lands.
There are in the state four Chippewa
reservations and one each for the Pot
tawattmie, Oneida Menominee, Win
nebago, and Stockbridge tribes.
Indian Names for Towns
Originally the Indians in the state
were divided into two great groups
speaking two languages the Souix and
the Algonorin. The Souix tribes were
the Winnebagoes. Iowas, and Dakotas,
and they were the first group of In
dams in the state. The Algonquins
came later, made up of the Pottawa-
tonne. Meno9inee. Chippewa, Ottowa,
and Sac and Fox tribes.
There are in the state many re-
markable groups Of Indian Mounds,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13
BELDENVILLE COMMUNITY CLUB

Saturday evening, Aug. 8, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry CLIFFORD, Mr.. Weinberg
and Harold Doolittle gave the Bel
denville Community Club a musical
treat that will long be remembered
Mr.. Venberg visited our club once
before and proved to us that there is
music in everything-even an old
saw.
Rev. Benson spoke on "The Valu,
of Good Manners in Community
Life" mentioning number of things
that seriously interfere with our get
ting along pleasantly with our asso.
ciates. The unique thing about Rev
Bensons talk was that every point
was illustrated by a story, each one
a little funnier than the one before
The crowd was unusually small but
the ones that were there are con.
graduating themselves that they die
not miss this excellent program.
The C. C. c. met July % at thc
home of Mrs. Ed Smith. The mex
meeting will be Aug. 20, at the home
of Mrs. All Schnase.
Press Cor B. c. C.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13
State CO-Operates In
Study Of Timber Uses
Seek Better Ways of Preserving and
Utilizing Wood Supplies

The United States Forest Poducts
laboratory is located at the Univer-
sitv of Wisconsin and works cooperat-
lively with that institution. 1t is the
only laboratory of the kind in the
country and is engaged IN research
work on forest products. Its work
has been summed up in the statement
that its purpose is to make one tree
do the work or furnish the amount OF
material, that two trees did before.
The claims actually paid by railroads
for loss and damage to goods IN tran
sit amounts to $10e,000,000 annually.
This is partly because of improper
construction of boxes or containers.
At the laboratory is machine which
stimulated the hazards of transporta-
ton: lust how and where the box
fails is determined in this hexagonai
drum testing machine. AS the drum
revolves slowly the box is tumbled
about and subjected to rough treat
n,ant under close observation, the
comparative merits of different de-
signs determined and improvements
made.
The laboratory has been working
on the development of better treat
rents of railroad ties. A pressure
treating cylinder is used and various
tvpes of preservatives are forced into
the wood and accurate observations
made. About 140.000,000 cross ties
are used annually by the railroads.
A good preservative should at least
double the life of tie and thus result
in a very important saving. lnvestl-
cations are being made in process OF
kiln drying oak in large sizes to OBJ
vjate the necessity of taking several
wears to dry the wood by outdoor sea-
soning.
Tests are being made on aeroplane
propellers to determine the extent
10 which material with knots and
irregular grain can be used. Many
other tests of immense value to man
ufacturers of plywood, the making OF
built-up wagon hubs, and the effect OF
humidity on built-up wood.
Saves Thirty Million Year
One unique piece of research work
carried on at the Forest Products Lab
oratory may result in the American
farmer utilizing sawdust as feed for
his stock. Sawdust properly teated
with sulphuric acid contains about e
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13
ADDIE HUNTER FUNERAL
AT CHURCH SATURDAY

The funeral of Miss Addie Hunter,
employee at the local post office for
the past sixteen years, who died this
morning after a stroke of paralysis,
will be held at the Congregational
church at 1870 o'clock Saturday after
noon, August Is.
The remains will be laid to rest in
Greenwood cemetery.
Miss Hunter was stricken abou.
eleven o'clock last Saturday night
her condition being discovered by hei
aged mother, Mrs. Sarah Hunter
Miss Hunter did not recover con-
seriousness, and passed peacefully
away about four o'clock this morning
The post Office will be closed from
1:15 until 2:3O Saturday afternoon &C
allow the employees TO attend the
funeral
A more complete obituary of Miss
Hunter will be published in the next
issue Of The Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13
Row Funds Will Be
Distributed Under
New Highway Law
BY f. A. Cannon, Executive Secret
airy, Good Roads Association of
Wisconsin

In addition to the levying of the
gasoline tax, the big outstanding
feature of the new highway law is
the distribution of the funds, where
by all roads and streets in Wiscon-
sin will receive state funds.
In the last article it was estimated
that the total revenue from license
fees, the gasoline tax and the federal
aid in the fiscal year 1924-26 would
amount to $14,853,000. There will
first be deducted from this 100000
for the cost of administration Of the
licence law by the secretary of state
end of the gasoline tax law by the
state treasurer. There will be next
taken 100000 for the cost of adj
ministration of the highway dep
artunent, leaving $14,393,0O0 avail
able for road expenditures. How
will these funds be distributed?
In the first place 1919 of this total
will be placed at the disposal of the
state highway department, total Of
81 $4,000 to be utilized to fill up
the gaps in the state trunk highway
system. This refers especially to
heavily travelled main arteries.
Heretofore the marking and sign
ing of the state trunk highway sys-
tenn has been done by the counties.
This results in lack of uniformity.
One county would be well marked
and the other poorly marked. Under
the new law 100000 is set aside and
tho state highway commission will
do the marking and signing, the
expenditure being limited to not
exceed $40 per mile.
The next allotment of funds is for
the maintenance of the state trunk
highway system. The primary fed
cral interstate system of 1856 miles
will receive $500 a mile; the second
airy federal system. of 3199 miles,
$500 a mile; the balance othe state
trunk highway system, ALA miles,
$500 mile. The law further pro-
vides for the allotment of funds for
city streets which inter-conect parts
of the state trunk highway system.
These streets will receive the same
allotment per mile as the state trunk
highways they inter-connect. 1t is
figured that there are 282 miles of
these streets and the average allot-
ment will be $500 a mile.
An appropriation of $4,000 is
made for maintaining swing and lift
bridges on the state trunk highway
system.
The total appropriation for main
tainance of the state trunk highway
system and swing and lift bridges is
$685. 100.
There is then allotted number of
minor appropriations, for special
large bridges, 100000; roads in and
to state parks, $50, 000;matarial sur
vey, $4,000. -
The next article will continue to
cover the distribution of state high
way funds.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13

Editors Note-The Forest Pro-
ducts Laboratory, at Madison, is
the only plant of its kind in this
country. 1t is supported jointly
by the Federal government and
the state of Wisconsin, and
through its various experiments
is saving the nation millions each
year. By finding new uses for
lumber and by helping lumber
users be more efficient in the
manufacturing processes this
laboratory is aiming to make
one tree do the work that two
did before. One of the unique
experiments performed at the
Forest Products Laboratory is
the de-inking of newspaper.
The chemists can remove the ink
from paper like that used in
printing and then print again
on the de-inked paper. When
YOU are in our Capital city, it
will be worthwhile trip to visit
this experimental laboratory to
see the interesting experiments
now in progress.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13
PRESCOTT WALTONIANS
TO STAGE FESTIVAL

/. Editor Gail Marvin of the Prescott
Journal, Charles Stapf, the well
known fishing authority, and bevy
of Prescott beauties were in town on
Saturday advertising a grand harvest
festival to be given by the Lake St.
Croix Chapter No. as, Izaak Walton
League of America, at Prescott, Fri
day, Aug. 21st.
Races and contests of all kinds
will be featured. There will be a
tug of wan for men and women, a
horseshoe pitching contest, mush eat
ing contest, barrel race, three legged
race, ETC., with valuable prizes of
fered.
At o'clock water carnival will
be staged. There will be log roll
ing contest, surf board riding, mo-
tor beat races, rowing, swimming,
etc. Sports may be seen from bridge
or pavilion.
Prominent speakers will be present
and will tell of the wonderful work
being accomplished by the Izaak Wal
ton League, in program starting
at Z o'clock in the evening.
A prize dance will be staged at
the pavilion at 9 o'clock Ten dol
lars in gold will be given to the hold
er of the ticket bearing the lucky
number
Many River Falls Waltonians and
their friends plan to attend the fes-
tival. Delegations are also expected
from Elmwood, Ellsworth, Bay CT
ty and Red Wing, besides other near
by points.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
August 16, 1900

The electric power plant on Apple
river is about finished.
-25-
Miss Laura Weld has accepted a
position in the Madison high school
faculty.
-25-
Masters Robert and Leon Barney
rode to ST. Paul and back on their
bicycles Monday.
-25-
Hon. o. w. Moshcr of New Rich
mond is oebe candidate for state
senator from this district.
-25-
Robt. A. Bowron of Colville, Ohio,
is visiting here. In 1876 he and l..
H. Pomeroy were partners in the OPP
Grafton of Greenwood Mills.
-25-
G. /. APP Roberts sold his merchan-
disc business to j. r. Henderson of
New Richmond and DR.. H. w. Rad
cliff of this city. Mr.. APP Roberts
has been in business here, with the
exception of a short sojourn in Hud-
son, since 1860/and is known as "the
gilt edge merchant"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13
JUST TALK

The little brides in River Falls
seem to be unusually busy whisper
ing their dreams to each other It
has come to my ears number Of
times lately, chat am going to leave
this fair City. This time the brides
dreams won't come true, because, I
am going to continue to stay and give
the best of service l know how.
P. H. Manske, Chiropractor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13
FOOD SALE

The Ladies Aid Society of the
Baptist Church will hold a food sale
at Stewards Store, Saturday, August
Is, beginning at 1000 a. m.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13
In Days OF YOre
From Journal Files OF Fifty And
Twenty-Five Years Ago
FIFTY YEARS AGO
August 1913, 1875

August 1913, 1875
A picket fence is to be built around
the normal school grounds.
80
Burhyte Bros. have retailed 5000
pounds of goldfish since the first day
of May.
3d.
John Barnard of Kinnickinnic has
bought Mr.. Abbott's interest in the
meat market.
80
There is great rush of men for
the harvest fields of Minnesota and
Dakota. Help is very cheap this
year.
80
Zach Lewis and John Perley have
dissolved partnership. Mr.. Perley
will continue to carry the mail and
to carry express and passengers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13

The State Superintendent Of schools
has issued a warning to teachers
against buying encyclopedias which
have not been approved by the de-
partment of public instruction. Many
such books are being sold in the state
it is said, and, it is further claimed
some of them have not been revised
20 meet up-to-date requirements.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13

Two youthful bandits beat the night
Waterman into Inconsistencies and
stole about $1,000 from the C. Ron
ming garage at Rice Lake Monday
morning. No trace of the thieves has
been found.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13

Twenty-eight young men and the
proprietor of a dance hall at Wiscon,
sin RaDids were arrested Sundav
night for conducting a dance in VIC
lation of Wisconsin "blue laws"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13

The Scandinavian organizations Of
Hudson and vicinity are planning to
hold big union picnic in Prospect
Park sometime this month.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Horace KEGS and
daughter, Miss Luella, left Monday
TO visit relatives and friends at Du-
and for two weeks. From there they
viii go to Rochester, Mich. where
hey will make their home. Miss Lu-
ella will enter Ypsilanti College this
FALL.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13

Rev. H. Eugene Bowe of New York
formerly pastor of the Baptist church
of this city was calling on friends
here Tuesday. Rev. Bowe will leave
soon to do missionary work in Afri-
ca.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13
NOTICE!

James Pomerov and Mark Hanson
have charge of the 2 Penn American
oil trucks and will make deliveries of
our products in this territory.
Phone orders to River Falls phone
TIP.
Penn-American Oil Co.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13

the most unique of which are the
effigy mounds bearing the shapes Of
animals. These are practically con-
fined to Wisconsin, there being rel
atively few of them in other states.
II is a rather remarkable and unus-
ual fact that this type of mound
should be limited to one state; but
there are thousands of them in Wis
consin. Practically all of them are
burial mounds, and the animal shapes
were undoubtedly symbols in the In
dian religious cerenonials. TheEo on
ly two man shaped mounds known
are in this state.
Landmarks Of the Indian
The red man had peculiar concep-
ton of arts, and while at times the
effigy mounds bear striking resent
blances to bears, dogs, and other an
imals, at other times the resemblance
is rather remote. A turtle mound,
for instance, has an exaggerated tail
and looks something like a dagger,
the round body of the turtle being
the handle. In the same way the
tails of other animals are exagger-
ated to great lengths. A bird mound
looks much like pickaxe. In adj
dition to these there are several in
taglic mounds" in the state, in
which the effigy is sunk into the
earth instead of being raised. There
lis one of them at Fort Atkinson.
The Dewey Mounds near Mukwonago
are a remarkable group, some of the
figures being over 200 feet long. The
Wisconsin Archaeological Society has
for years been locating these mounds,
making a study of them, and recent
ly has been taking steps to preserve
them and mark them with descrip-
tive tablets.
There are several large collections
of stone and metal Indian weapons
in Wisconsin, such as flint and
ouartzite arrowheads and copper i'm
Elements Of different types. The
State Historical Society at Madison
has one of the best collections in
America and there is large collec-
ton at the Milwaukee Public Mu-
scum.
The authors of this Wisconsin his
tory, Hotchkiss and Cannon, have
planned two more installments, these
will be given in the next two issues
If The Herald. Next week they will
tell of the reform legislature that
was initiated in this state and has
vvade Wisconsin famous wherever
/ Z. -. $50 - Al. eov,.. of o.o,,o,,,,
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New fall shirts, attached collar. 500
to choose from at Bierstcdt & BEN
son.-adY.
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Our best grade Khaki pant $1.SF
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in North Carolina and that he had
s. wife and two children. These
two boys seemed to have caused a
longing on his part to live. BY this
time. they have grown to manhood.
After doing what he could to console
him, Editor Mitchell promised him
that he would. see to it that his
body was shipped to dis wife in
North Carolina
THE HANGING OF MARABLE.
He had no idea as to the cost and
trouble that would be entailed In
carrying out this promise. MarabSa
was hanged inside of the jail. A
gallows had, been built on the stair
way opening and, being six feet tall
when the trap was sprung, Marab'e's
feet touched the steps below and he
slowly strangled to death. When ap-
plication was made for the body, 1t
had been turned over to the Ana
tomicay Board in this State and the
secretary refused to permit the re-
moval of the same to North Caro-
lima. He assigned it to the Medical
Department of the Medical College
of Virginia. corner 18th and Cay
streets. Richmond Va