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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
New Petition Filed
For TuberCulin Test

Sixty-five per cent of the dairy
men of st. Croix county have filed a
new petition for a countrywide tuber-
culin test for cattle, and the petition
has been filed ct Madison.
A hearing on this petition is to be
held in Hudson on Saturday, Feb
ruary %, at 10 a. m. in the court
house.
1t took but two weeks to get the
required number of signers, where
as the original petition, declared i'll
legal through technical error, was
assembled only after three years of
intermittant work.
If the new petition is declared
legal by the Livestock Sanitary
Board at this hearing the testing will
be started at once.
Governor J. j. Blaine has issued
conditional pardons to two st. Croix
county men serving time at the state
neutrality-suspicious. Amedon, sem
fenced to two years for polygamy,
and Chester Swanson, Hammond,
sentenced to three years in Deem
Der, 1923, for forgery.
A large share of the Hudson pat
rons of the Wisconsin Telephone Co.
exchange there were cut off from
phone communication for several
days when the jacket of an under
ground conduit sprung a leak and
was shorted by water.
L. f. Peterson, formerly engaged
in the ice business at Hudson, is
planning to open bus line between
Rockford, H., and Madison. Mr..
Peterson operated bus line between
Saltwater and the Twin Cities for a
while.
Senator Hunts proposed amend
ment for To-day sessions of the leg
islature was killed by tie vote two
weeks ago, and his bill was again
killed last week by vote of 10 to
Ia in the senate. Senator Quick's
amendment, to pay legislators $40 a
day for 100 days, with no further
pay, was rejected on the first vote.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
ROBERTS MAN H0NORED
AS PROGRESSIVE FARMER

For sixteen years the Wisconsin
college of agriculture has been choos-
ing each year a set of men and
women who have led in progressive
farming movements, and comforting
upon them honorary recognition. To
date sixty persons have been SO
honored, 81 men and women.
John D. Imrie of Roberts is in
Guided in the list of four chosen this
year and announced at the annual
Farmers and Homemakers co1ven-
ton held in Madison last week
Mr.. Imrie has spent his entire life
in progressive farm betterment, and
is a forceful farm institute worker.
devoting a great deal Of mis- time to
this since he started rs an institute
lecturer in 1895.
Mr.. Imrie was one of the pioneers
in introducing The concrete silo, and
was a leader in 2r9rs ting its general
use
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
National Authority At
The River Falls Institute
National Authority On The Feeding
OF Live Stock Speaks At The River
Falls Institute Next Week

River Falls is to have a two day
Farmers Institute Thursday and
Friday, February 26 and 27. 1t is
the first time that there has been an
institute in River Falls for a num-
Der of years. 1t is expected that a
great many will attend. The meet
ings will be held in the Armory.
We are fortunate in having Pro-
fessor F. B. Morrison of the State
Agricultural College. There is no
better authority on the feeding of
live stock than Mr.. Morrison. Pierce
county is the only county where Nh.
Morrison will appear at Farmers
Institutes this year. Mr.. Morrison is
in such great demand all over the
United States, and because of his ex-
tensive Investigations at the Agri-
cultural Experiment Station he is not
able TO appear in very many places.
The opportunity to hear Mr.. Nor
rison discuss feeding problems in The
line of most recent Investigations IS
an especial ore. H is scheduled for
Thursday morning and afternoon.
A very interesting program for the
two days has been arranged rs fol-
lows:
Thursday, Feb. 26, 1000 a. m.
Side Lines that Help Total Farm
Incomc-Mr. Morrison
Recent Discoveries in Feeding Live
Stock-Mr. Morrison
100 p. m.
Efficient Feeding of Dairy Cows
Mr. Morrison
Do You Wont Another Institute ?
Mr. Mcdonald
How Farm Accounting Helps-Mr.
Mcdonald
500 p. m.
One Hour Program-Local Talent
Things That Go to Make up a
Real Farm Home-Mr. Mcdonald
Friday, Feb. 81, 1000 a. m.
Make EN- Lay When EGGS Pay
Mr.. Mcdonald
Our Work With Alfalfa j. 1926
Mr.. Seyforth
100 p. IN.
tuberculosis in Relation to Cattle
and Swine-Dr. Healy
Do You Want Another Institute ?
Mr.. Mcdonald
Marketing Poultry and Eggs CO.
operatively-Mr. Anderson
Sweet Glover Pastures-Mr. Nc
Donald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
SENTENCED TWO YEARS
FOR DESERVING WIFE

r. A. Phernetton, 81, was SEN
fenced to Waupun prison for two
years for desertion Friday by Circuit
Judge Geo. Thompson at Hudson.
The prisoner, whose wife and two
small children live here, collapsed in
court when he heard the sentence.
Phernetton was caught at Madison
recently in company with young
woman, cashier of Saltwater
laundry for which he also worked,
and was brought back by Sheriff M.
c. Emerson. He was arraigned be-
fore County Judge Otto Arnquist
Wednesday and bound over to the
circuit court, where he pleaded
guilty.
District Attorney w. R. Kirk
recommended that Phernetton's
penalty be made severe, saying that
he found such cases on the increase
in this county, and that he had
several warrants waiting to be
served, but there was always diff
ficulty in locating such miscreants.
Judge Thompson gave Phernetton
the limit for this offense, saying that
the tendency to regard the ties and
obligations of matrimony lightly
seems to be growing. He stated that
he would deal strictly with such cas-
es.-Stillwater Gazette.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
COUNCIL WOULD JOIN
IN RADIO CLEARANCE

Mayor W. Vannatta has informed
The Journal that the City Council is
willing and anxious to do its share
in promoting the cause of good radio
reception in River Falls, and if those
who are agitating move to have
local interference cleared up will co.
operate with the Council it would be
appreciated and would undoubtedly
speed up the desired results.
Radio agents claim that the Radio
Corporation viii send an expert to
the city to assist in locating causes
of radio interference and in clearing
it up, providing that the cooperation
of the city is assured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
CITY WAS INCORPORATED
FORTY YEARS AGO

The village of River Falls applied
for city charter fifty years ago
this month, but the legislature re-
fused to grant it. Ten years later,
in 1885, the bill Incorporating the
City of River Falls was passed and
in April of that year the first city
election was held. DR.. A. D.
Andrews was elected as the city's
first mayor; Geo. Ed. Pratt, treasur-
err; E. H. Daniels, assessor; R. r.
Bourn, Justice; and w. w. Wads-
worth, S. M. Rosenquist, r. N. Jen-
son, and L. Stiles, aldermen. A. P.
Weld was the first city clerk and r.
N. Bevans was city marshall.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
Sayings OF
George Washington

"Of all the dispositions and habits
which lead to political prosperity,
religion and morality are indespen-
sible supports.
''The perpetufty of this nation de-
ponds upon the religious training Of
the young.
"True religion affords government
its surest support.
"A good moral character is the
finest essential in a man."
cit is impossible to reason without
arriving at Supreme Being"
The company in which you will
improve most will be least expensive
to you"
at is maxim with me not to ask
what, under similar circumstances, L
would not grant"
Labor to keep alive in your
breast that little spark of celestial
fire called Conscience"
Would to God the harmony Of ma
tons were an object that lay nearest
to the hearts of sovereigns."
81 hold the maxim no less apple
able to public than to private affairs,
that honesty is the best policy"
"Avoid gaming. This is a vice
which is productive of every possible
evil. 1t has been the ruin Of many
worthy family, the loss of many
mans honor and the cause of suicide
Few gain by this abominable prac-
tice, while thousands are injured"
Washington's Prayer
Almighty God! We make our
earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep
the United States in Thy Holy pro-
lection; that Thou wilt incline the
hearts of the citizens to cultivate a
spirit of subordination and Obedience
to government, and entertain a
brotherly affection and love for one
another and for their fellow citizens
of The United States at large.
sand finally that Thou wilt most
graciously be pleased to dispose US
ell to do justice, to love mercy, and to
demean ourselves with that charity,
humility and pacific. temper of mind
which were the characteristics of the
| Divine Author of our blessed re-
ligion and without q humble imita-
tion of whose example in these things
we can never hope to be happy ma
ton.
Grant our supplication, We be-
seech Thee, through Jesus Christ our
Lord Amen"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
TOLLEFSON HAS CHARGE
OF LUND PAINT SHOP

l.. M. Tollefson, late of Albert
Lea and for many years located in
St. Paul and Minneapolis, is now in
charge of the sign, automobile and
truck paint shops at the A. w. Lund
Co. establishment.
Mr.. Tollefson has had long expert
ence in this work, and comes here
highly recommended as an expert in
his profession.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
STORE AT ELMWOOD
DESTROYED BY FIRE

The general merchandise store of
w. C. Bowman at Elmwood was de-
stroyed by fire of unknown origin
early on Tuesday of last week. Mr..
Bowman's loss is estimated at
about $4,000, with about $500 in
surance.
DR.. Nicely, a dentist, whose office
was located over the Bowman store,
carried insurance to cover his $4,000
loss. The building, owned by o. w.
Groot, was insured for $4,000, but
there was no insurance on the store
fixtures, which were owned by Mr..
Groot.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
MELETEAN VAUDEVILLE
THE Fables OF 1925"

The success of former Meletean
vaudeville performances is we'll
known, and "The Fables of 1925"
promises to be "the finest of them
ALL" Every act is new, alive, and up.
to-the-minute. Miss Grace Colts is
general manager. The dances are I'M
der the direction of Miss Rohcrty, the
music under the direction Of Miss
Hatch and Helen Anderson. You
will have an opportunity to see again
many Of the beautiful costumes used
in the pageant Last June. Don't
miss it. Thursday evening, February
rs. Admission 35 cents. Reserved
seats now on sale at Freeman's, IS
cents.
Observation-Disclosures.
1. The Dolls Fantasy.
Jeanette Anderson, Maise
Dunn, Harriet, Beebe, Mildred
Randall, Doris Tyvol, Marie
Pomeroy, Evelyn Holt, Ange-
line Werrell, Ida johnson,
Lawrence Churchill.
2. Highland Fling-Irenc Lindahl
3. "That Old Gang of Mine
Boys Quartette Gerald
Dodge, Reeve Thompson,
Wayne Taylor, Lawrence
Churchill.
A. Polish Dance Mildred Randall
5. Powder Puff Chorus--Kathryn
Gabriel and Chorus
6. Crinoline Days-Gerald Dodge
and Chorus
T. A Story Without Words
Grace Colts, Donna Brown,
Lester jacobson, Matt Nelson
s. Bowery Dance-Reeve Thomp-
son and Chorus
9. Harold Heggen,
Earl Bushey, Lloyd Clemmons,
John Burke
10. Grand Finale.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
NARROW ESCAPE WHEN
MACHINE BELT BREAKS

B. Keith, on the Fred Crawford
farm in Kinnickinnic, had narrow
escape Saturday when belt on q
power wood saving machine broke
and knocked him UNCONSCIOUS.
The belt parted while running at
high speed and wound about the
tractor fy-wkeel. A loose portion Of
the belt struck M. Keith, knocking
him unconscious and tearing portions
Of his clothing from his body.
One arm was quite badly bruised,
but otherwise Mr.. Keith miraculously
escaped serious injury.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
Normal School Budget
Hearing Held Today

The hearing of the Normal School
budget viii be held by the Joint
| Finance Committee of the LegisIa-
ture today. The request for a de-
ficiency appropriation to carry the
schools through the present year was
presented to the Joint Finance Com
mittee last Tuesday, February TO-.
1t is expected that funds for teachers
salaries and for other necessary ex-
penses in the schools will be made
available in the near future so that
the school may be kept in operation
up to the end of the current year.
One of the important items in the
budget requests to be presented at
the hearing on the 18th, is that of
building requests at the River Falls
Normal School and at the Oshkosh
Normal School. The regents and
presidents of these institutions viii
be given an opportunity to present
the building situation at these
schools.
The State Board of Public Affairs
has made an allotment Of funds to
the various state institutions, in
GLIDING the state normal schools,
with a recommendation that the
barracks at the Oshkosh Normal
School be replaced with a permanent
addition. The Oshkosh Normal
budget, however, makes a request
for an independent training school
building which would cost about
100000. If this request is granted,
it will consume so large portion of
the funds allotted that it will be i'm
possible for any other institution to
do any building.
The effort of those interested in
the River Falls building will be to
secure a sufficient portion of the
funds allotted to construct a training
school building or addition at River
Falls. 1t is felt that this will appeal
to the Finance Committee as reas.
enable proposition, inasmuch as there
would seem to be sufficient funds
available to take care of present
needs at both institutions.
The recommendation of the Joint
RiHanee- Committee will have a large
influence with the Legislature. 1t is
to be hoped that the River Falls
building, will be included in this
recommendation The appropriation
bill will, no doubt, be reported out of
committee within few weeks. If
the bill does not include the River
Falls building, it may be amended on
the floor of either house to include
such appropriation.
A considerable amount of senti-
ment in the Oshkosh territory has
been developed for a building at that
institution. Last year members of
the Joint Finance Committee visited
the Oshkosh Normal School and were
convinced of the necessity of replac-
ing the barracks. The need at
River Falls, while on different
basis than that at Oshkosh, has bee2
called emphatically to the attention
of members of the Legislature and it
is felt that the request should re-
ceive favorable consideration.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
BOWLING

Last Thursday the Fortune Colts
trimmed the opposing Kinnick Ice
Creams three games. The Colts
went down to defeat two out of three
before the Krauth gladiators. Score
for total pins being Krauths, 24O1
Colts, 2360.
Standings to date:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
P. t. A. POSTPONED

The meeting of the Parents and
Teachers Association for next Tues
day, February "a, has beer postponed
to Tuesday, March 8.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
APPLES

Yes, we have apples by the box,
barrel OF bushel and there are a good
many varieties to choose from.
Van Yoorhis & Davies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19

Again we present the Ports Bros.
hats. The best hat values Si.S5,
Bierstedt & Benson.-adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19
BORN

ENTHUSIASTICALLY, February 16,
1926, to Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Pur-
feerst, in this city, a daughter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-02-19

Wigen has high average so far
with 1913.
Busby rolled CONSTANT game
Monday night, going thirty frames
with but one error and finished the
evening with an average of 1875.
Next week an individual tourna-
ment will be put on, running the en-.
tire week. First, second and third
prizes will be awarded.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-06-11

market boom eventually collaps-
ed, as balloons and bubbles do,
the country had a panic; and
even a school-teacher out in the
Far West could not draw her
small savings from the local
bank, for the bank reserves were
in the Safeguarding wreckage.
So, twelve years ago. Congress
established the Twelve-District
Reserve System to prevent the
Wall Street bank reserve concen-
tration. More than that, a check
was placed on Stock Exchange
gambling by establishing a high
rate on call loans" The aver
age call rate on stock exchange
loans for five years prior to the
autumn of 1924 was 6 per cent.
What was the call rate" for
the 1924-25 prosperity picture?
The lid was taken off by the
Federal Reserve Board, and the
call rate" cut down to 2 per
cent. Cali loans got an inter-
est rate, not only less than half
the current commercial rate on
giltedged paper, but half that
named by Secretary Mellon on
his new issues of Government
bonds!
Besides the 2 per cent call
rate" the Stock Exchange specu-
lators were inspired by a tide of
loanable funds-released by the
kindly offices of the Treasury and
Federal Reserve Board. Finan-
cial editors estimated that at
least 81, 000,000,000 of the loan
able funds was due to govern
mental benefcence. But the
total of Stock Market loans, esti-
mated by officials of the
Street, is placed at more than
81, 0O,000,000.
This tide of Stock Market
loans, at the low cali rate of 2
per cent to 3 per cent, was the
yeast of the prosperity" boom.
In the short period of 80 days the
level of leading stocks was lifted
25 points and added $4,000, 000,-
600 to their picture" valuation.
The public is familiar--perhaps
unhappily too familiar-with the
history of that melodramatic
scenario. In a brief article one
can only touch a few high spots.
Let us see what happened, for ex-
ample, to the leading iron and
steel shares.
STOCK MARKET PERIOD OF
"PROSPERlTN" INITIATION
Amt OF Price Amt OF
List'd SIX Gain Pap'r In
Company on N. Y. over flation
Exchange 1894
Y. $, steel; ssos $4,000 S9 pts, 'l5s 600 600
Beth stl iSo,i5l,OoO iS% 2s'sSo'ooo
Fndr. 1000. OOO rs "a. toO. 200
Am. Can u.2s3O0O SO 3s,72O,O0O
The common stock listed on
the exchange for these four iron
and tin companies aggregates APP
proximately $760,000,000. The
aggregate initiation of value for
the January-March high points
above the 1924 low" is S263. 0O0,-
600, or an average prosperity
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-06-11

margin of about 35 per cent of
par value.
Then what happened? 1t was
not until February that the pub
lie got the full data of the calen-
dar year production. During the
four months beginning with the
November election down to
February, the press had been
flooded with prosperity news
issued not only from the Street
but from government depart
ments. 1t had been taken for
granted that the industrial pro-
duction for the full calendar year
1924 was the basis of the stock
market boom.
Swindled by "Bull'
Propaganda.
Then came the February Sur
vey of Current Business" by the
U. S. Department of Commerce
and the calendar year summary
by industrial journals. Official
industrial facts now doomed up
behind the camouflage. This is
what the amazed investors in
iron and steel stocks then saw
as an industrial basis of produc-
ton for the skyrocketing of their
shares:
Iron, st1 Calendar Previous shrink
Production Year Year Year age
Iron ore l2,452. goo $4,000. 900 16.7ls.OOO
Pig iron 31.OsS.O00 400 39. 600 .00O
ST. ingots, ss,6i5.OOO iS.4ss,OoO s.s41.OoC
The investor had been swindled
by "bulp' propaganda in the case
of industrial stocks, as in the
case of grain. The whole thing
was camouflage.
However, the hopeful investor
at least, the public" that is
the "lambs'-hung on yet awhile
thinking that when the U. S
Steel Corporation annual report
came out there would certainly
come forth some encouragement
Finally, in March came the
Steel annual report; and wher
the screen had been removed
this is what the startled investors
in Steel" common saw:
q. y. steel. CORPORATION Pro.
DUCTION AND EARNINGS
1924 Decrease
per cent
Iron ore mined. tons 80. 20
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-06-11
THE SHEARERS
AND THE SHORN
CONTINUED from Page ~

tNoutthutu ifohh foso ~
Thus the collapse of a fictitious
and artificially inflated bull
market brings with it world
wide advertisement that our gov
eminent official estimates are
discounted and discredited in the
markets of the world. Moreover,
our Department of Agriculture,
charged by Federal statute with
the administration of the Grain
Futures Act, is in the position of
aiding the false bull" movement
in grain futures" which is the
cause of financial collapse and all
of its attendant evils-including
the effects upon the price of
bread to 25,000,000 families, the
disastrous effect upon milling
and other cereal industries, the
hazard to the wheat-growing in
dustry, and the commercial and
financial failures following in the
train of broken-down market.
The wheat skyrocket started
from its Chicago foundation
early in the late political cam
paign at $1.03, scared to around
$2.06 at the end of January, kept
up its high flight for about 80
days to $2.02 on March 3, and
finally fell to earth below 81 40 by
April 3. That was the route of the
May future" The July future"
which is timed to catch the in
coming winter wheat crop ranged
10 cents or more lower still;
while the September option,
staged to meet the autumn
spring wheat crop, is around Is
cents below May" The average
farm price will naturally net
about Is cents below the Chica-
go future" so the growers of
the largely increased 1925 acre
age may look forward to a farm
price between 81 and SIPS. AS
this is not a political campaign
year, they must not expect rain
bow prosperity.
The companion prosperity"
show to that staged in the Chi
cago wheat pit was the stock
market picture" thrown on the
New York screen. The Chicago
bull" show had the Depart
ment Of Agriculture for advance
agent. The New York Stock Ex-
change dramatic exhibition was
fortunate in securing the able
an inspiring cooperation Of the
Treasury and Federal Reserve
Board.
The Federal Reserve
System.
The Federal Reserve System,
as originally conceived, was in
tended TO check the tide of the
country's bank reserves to Wall
Street for stock speculation. For
years the bank reserves of the
entire nation would flood into
Wall Street, and when the stock