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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02
THE HISTORY OF THE SOUTH FORK
By c. G. stratton

We have already seen that the
South Fork has been changed from 2
beautiful trout stream to an ordinary
creek, from a source Of enjoyment
and profit to menace to land and
property, and all within the space of
a generation. We have seen that this
is the common lot of streams flowing
in agricultural regions unless they
are given more than ordinary pro-
lection. This is because the neces-
sary and unavoidable removal of the
original forest and prairie covering
increases the severity of floods and
the thoughtless and unnecessary de-
struction of vegetation along the
stream itself allows these floods to
tear away the unprotected banks.
The faster the flood waters flow, the
greater their destructive power. The
softer the material against which
they flow, the faster their erosion. 1t
is evident that nothing can be done
at present to decrease the floods.
That can only be done by extensive
reforestration of steep slopes, which
at present offer too small returns to
be a paying investment in this re-
gion. There remain, then, three
classes of projects to consider; those
which aim to slacken the current,
those which aim to prevent down
ward erosion and those which aim to
recloth the banks with trees and
bushes. The Izaak Walton League
has shown an interest in the South
Fork. Here are the things that must
be done to save it.
1t has been stated in a previous
article that the bridge below the Les
Hanson farm is the strategic point
if the stream is to be controlled.
Here downward cutting may be stop
ped. AS matter of fact, all such
bridges should have the whole chan
mel cemented under them. Flood
waters sweep through the narrow
aperture of the bridge with great
velocity often cutting deeply enough
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husbend died & she got his insurance
money she bot new otto and a
howl of cold fishes. Ant Emmy asst
her today what kind of Gold fish she
had boughten and she told Ant En-
my that as fur as she new they was
18 Carrot ones.
Sunday-got into argument in
Sunday skool this morning about
who new the most promanant men.
i sed my dad shuk hands with the
guvener and kid was all swollen up
becuz he had saw Henry Ford.
jBlisters sed his daddy had new the
1st man to ever bet Electrocuted in
this state.
Monday-Tonite at the supper
table pa happened to think of sum
thing he wanted to tell his boss an
he went to the telefone and in about
three ends he had his party. Ant
Emmy sed. My you got service of
full rapid diddent you. Pa sed he
CESS the reason was that all the rong
numbers must of ben bizzy.
Teusday-Ant Emmy was tawk-
ing to ole Man Xix and she sed it
was to bad he and Mrs. Xix diddent
have no Children wassent it. Ole
man Xix sed. o don't no. / CESS
the reason we haven't got no chill
dern none of my Ancestors never had
none.
Wensday-Pa says Bill and Joe
Buck witch lives out in the country
is the biggest lyers in the country.
He says the oney time they ever tell
the truth is when they call each an
other lyer.
Thirsday-Pa has tux to sleeping
in his den on acct. ne snores so
much. Mrs. Gille1n was over today
and when she seen his room she sed
is this the Store room. Ma sed no it
is the Shore Room. That is where
pa sleeps.
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CASTING THE FLY
Continued from last week.

Continued from last week.
We will assume that the short
cast has been mastered ard that the
beginner is ready for more line. This
should be practiced by very gradual
ly increasing the amount of line used
With the left hand pull from the
reel another three feet of line Just
before the T.tIieve. Remember
this. Pull off the line and hold it in
the left hand while the retrieve is
made. After the forward cast has
been begun, let !ne additional line
ide forward through the guides.
stu with the fingers % the lett hand
around the line. Using the LETT hand
at all times as stated, gradually let
ont more line unyii You have out all
tLat you can ha2.;le and at the same
time make perfec: cast. Rencat
this over and over again until YOU
can easily handle a line which ex-
tends thirty feet Ieyond the rod tip.
When you find that the line and
leader are not alighting properly,
reel IN the line and start over. Do
not continue to use more line than
you can handle correctly. Keep
that trusty left hand on the line at
all times. Let me repeat-allow the
rod to do the work-don't make it a
feat of strength.
Now that You are able to handle a
medium amount OF line, try for ac-
curacy. Place a few objects upon the
lawn in front of you and at vary
ing distances. Practice dropping the
fly on these objects until you are
able to place it within a circle of one
foot diameter at thirty feet. Watch
your form while doing this, being
careful at all times TO see that the
fly lights upon the ground at every
cast before the line drops.
Let me impress upon the beginner
that time spent in mastering the
cast is time well invested and that it
will return the investor handsome
returns in pleasure gained later on
the trout streams. Having gained
proficiency in handling the fly upon
the lawn or upon still water, you
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OUT OF DOOR S
r y WIS c o T"

are ready to tackle running water.
Select spot where the current is
slow, where the water is wadeable,
and where there are no bushes or
trees to interfere with your back
cast. With your tackle ready, wade
into the stream so that you may be
able to cast directly upstream. Now
you must keep your left hand on the
line at all times. Let out small
amount of line and cast the fly as
was done upon the lawn. 1t will be
found that the fly, Immediately upon
alighting, will begin to float down
the stream toward you. Keep the
line straight by taking up the slack
with the left hand, pulling the line
through the guides. Do not, under
any circumstances, elevate the tip to
take up the slack, When all the
slack has been taken up that it is
possible to take up by extending the
left arm, start the back cast, and
complete the cast as was instructed
IN the preceding paragraphs. More
Inc can be used by stripping from
the reel at each cast until the desired
amount has been reached. Watch
carefully now to see that the fly
lights first and with as little commo-
ton as possible. 1t will be found
that the fly will settle more quietly
upon the water if the fisherman but
aims his fly at a point about foot
above the water. Simply assume that
you intend to have it light upon q
hypothetical stream whose level is
one foot higher than the one in
which you are fishing. This practice
should be done in a stream where
there is no probability of the fly be-
ing struck by fish. In other words,
do your practicing in a place where
your mind will not be DETECTED from
the job in hand. Indeed, you are not
ready for the fish until the cast has
been mastered. Conscientious prac-
tice is the price of perfect execution.
1t would be wise to become adept at
handling the line and hooking the
trout on the wet fly before attempt
ing the dry. The foregoing instruc-
tion has had to do with the wet fly,
and the dry will be left for subse-
quent chapter.
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See line of "Indestructo" luggage.
Each trunk carries an insurance policy good for
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claim to originality. The principles
mentioned have been well known for
many years. They are unusually we'll
set forth in Chapter three, in Rus
seps Rivers of North America"
This book is in the Normal school
library and is well worth the atten-
ton of any person interested in con-
servation. When we are i'll we en-
ploy the services of man versed in
the laws of physiology and hygiene
or, if We do not, We regret it. If
our automobile is out of order we
have to call in the help of man
versed in machinery. Whatever is
out OF order, We must find someone
who knows what law has been brok-
en- and what must be done to mend it.
And so with the South Fork. Laws
have been broken. Some of them
beyond repair. And we must follow
the law of the stream as far as pos
sible and so help it in certain re-
spects that the evils of deforestra-
ton may, in some measure, be off
set.
The South Fork offers a challenge
to the conservationists of this COM
munity. 1t is work for the COM
munity. Shall we accept it? If so
let us accept it whole heartedly.
Halfway measures are no better than
none. Success can be attained but
at the cost of money and effort and
repeated encouragement. But if this
task is accepted and carried through,
its results will reach vastly farther
than the streams past fame. For
this will be something new in conser
walton. Shall River Falls lead the
way?
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FORT OFF YULY AR
SOMTENG LAX CHRISTMAS

Glover, Wisconsin.
den 80 de Yune, 1925.
Life ar yust Won angle
worm after anudder vitout
nanny fiss.
Dere Reders:
A few week agu van We var yust
getting trough Wit winter hummer
four Aye toll jou dat We soon viii got
de Fort off Yuly and jou wouldn't be-
life me, but now Aye take pleshure
IN warming jou dat We almost got ct.
ION fact jou kan prehaps see ct al
reddy. Fort off Yuly ar somteng
lax Christmus-et kums upon jou
'lak tief in de night" ass Rev.
Ekstrom says. Only on de Fort off
Yuly jou deent got tn geeve SOM
buddy dat jou deent like angenting
onlest jou want tn. Dat ISIS tn said
dat jou deent got tn geeve dem
angenteng more expensative dan a
ice-cream come or svig off lemon.
ade for FIVE sents, vile on Christmas
jou got tn spand lot off panga on
people dat jou wish jou neffer saw.
Val, anyway We will soon got de
Fort. Eff jou deent belize ct, tai de
kids vat day she ar guing tn ban
naxt Saturday. Alderry dey ISIS
banging off fire-crackers and shoot
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to undermine the abutments, thus
destroying the bridge. 1t would cost
but little to cement the floor of the
stream under this bridge. 1t should
be made slightly higher than it is at
present because it has been lowered
foot or more in the past two years.
This would effectuaily stop any
downward cutting for considerable
distance upstream and would in
crease the security of the bridge.
More of these low cement dams
would be valuable, but at most
points the stream would occasionally
cut around them. The good effects
of such dam may be seen on the
Mallberg place, where good pools ex-
ist above the dam maintained for
ford. The sportsmen of this vicinity
could we'll afford to maintain several
such dams. They should be cemented
over the whole top surface and
should allow the food waters to flow
over them freely. Not only will they
prevent downward cutting but they
will tend to slacl.en the current and
will cause the formation of pools
where the water flows over them.
In addition to the dams mentioned,
wing dams of heavy rock should be
thrown across the channel, both
above and below the bridge. These
must be of coarse rock or they will
be swept away. They should allow
the water to flow through and, at
flood time, over them. They will
slacken the current and will cause
the formation of pools. High water
will sweep away the sediments be-
tween these dams but as the floods
subside sand will be deposited among
the stones of the dams while deep
water will be left above them. On
the Mallberg place may be seen an
example of the effect of this sort of
dam, where for years, fine pools
have existed both above and below an
old dam of glacial boulders thrown
across the stream years ago, per-
hap as part Of roadway.
Finally, none of the plans mention
ed can be permanently successful un-
less the banks are reclothed with
vegetation. And the only way this
can be done is by removing the land
from pasture. 1t is grazing that is
mainly responsible for the failure of
the trees to hold the stream in check.
How useless, then, to attempt tree
planting in the face of it. Any or
ganization that attempts to save
section of the South Fork should be
prepared to rent strip Of land in
GLIDING the stream, fence it in, and
keep it fenced in until trees and
bushes are above the reach of cattle.
Thousands of willows have been.
planted along the South Fork in the
past three years. Many more thous-
ands may be found sprouting from
seed along every bar and sandy
waste. But without protection from
grazing they can raise their heads
no higher than the grass. When pro-
tected from grazing, little artificial
planting will be necessary.
The writer Of this article lays no
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02
LEGAL NOTICE
(lst Publication, June IS, 1925

State of Wisconsin, In Circuit
Court, For Pierce County.
Warren P. Knowles, Plaintiff,
VS.
Frances L. Woody, Magdalena
Schreiner, Robert Meter and "Jane"
Meter his wife, Ludwig Meter and
Susan" Meter his wife, Stanislaus
Romocke and Mabel Romocke his
wife, Henry Schreiner and Pittsburg
Coal Company, a corporation, (the
true christian names of the defen-
dants, Jane Meter, Susan Meter
and Mabel Romocke being unknown
to plaintiff) Defendants.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN.
To the said defendant:
You are hereby summoned to APP
pear within twenty days after SER
vice Of this summons, exclusive of
the day of service, and defend the
above entitled action in the Court
aforesaid; and in case of your fail
ure so to do judgment will be rend-
cred against you according to the
demand Of the complaint; of which
a copy is herewith served upon you.
L. S. DoOlittle,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
p 0. Address, River Falls,
Pierce County, Wisconsin.
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ing-pistols every shance dey get. Eff
jou deent belize ct from de kids, dan
tax a walk down trough de korn-
patch van de doc ISIS jet on. Eff jou
get jour pants vet haf-vays op dat ar
shure signal dat de Fort ar kum-
ming, for Aye got wrotten on mai
almanick dat van de korn ar high
anuff tn vet de pants ct ar yust abOt
Fort off Yuly in Wisconsin.
SO anyway We ar guing tn ha a
Fort off Yuly OPP on our village desc
week vedder jou got Won on jour
town or not. And she ar guing tn
ban guide Won. Har ar de Program:
Kun Kun Kun Kun
Fun For All
GRAND and GLORY Yus Fort
Salabration
Yuly Fort
Glover, Wisconsin
hat MALE behind we're Shapman's
cow-pesture yoins Wit de Stat High
way, op on de hill we're We drilled for
oil twu jears agu and deent got amy
bekos de drill vent bosted yust be-
foor We strock ct.
l. Cannon-Aid at sonrise-By a
genuine gass-pipe cannon fiared by
de kummity yust ass fast ass dey kan
du ct vile de dainamite lasts, Henry
johnson offishalating. (She says
dat dey will not shoot at annybuddy
axcept at Random and Aye don't
tank dey viii kill him.)
2. Breakfast served by de Ladies
Aid Circle. Breng jour lonch Wit.
Free coffee for all.
3. Visiting tills ten o'clock.
A. Song by de qvire-"Do Refrain
From Kissing"
5. IReding off de Declaration off
Independence. I've belief dat We
should neffer qvit reding ct SO dat
We will neffer forget Wy de Junited
Stats bot borned and Canada deent,
and dat King George de Tird ar our
gretest anamie.
6. Speets by de speaker off de
day. (By man whose anitials be-
gin Wit A and ends Wit Peterson but
whu ar tn bashfool tn said so.)
7. Races for joung ard old Desc
incloods fat races, lean races, drop
de hankashif, pie races, joung laddies
screaming contest, fat ladies back
wards roaming race, pig race, yump-
slrp-and hopping race, oman showing
race, and de 100 jard and so fort
races. Can jou figger dat last
ven cut?
s. Dinner. Give de kids a shance.
8. BASEBALL Gam at Clocka Twu.
Dc Barn Bidders against de Korn
Skredders. Fien Batteries-von dry
and Won vet. Score ? to Don't
miss him. We got Baby Rute dat
| jou deent saw befoor.
TO- Dancing in Fredrickson's new
barn all mite 10 sea.5 each. TAX jour
pick. No cops, but use judgement.
Kun early. Stay late. Babies
parked by de Joung Ladies Purely
Assassination. Oddervise knewn ass
de Great UnKissed and Neffer Ex-
pact tn ban.
KUN KUN KUN
Komitty in Sharge:
Oscar Anderson
.Yohn Olson
Patrick Ryan and odders.
Yoors trooly,
Axel Peterson.
P. EST A headache.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02

.
Sesting S u m
money in stock
and he asst Mr..
Gillem did he
reehze M uc h
out of his oil
stocks and Mr..
Gillem replyed
a n d answered
the oney thing
he IEGllLGu Out
of his Oil stock
was the fack
that they was !
like him horned
evry mint.
Sat. After
NJ rs. Soomans
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02
STATS DIARY
BY Ross Farquhar

Friday-Mr. Gillem bot sum Oil
stocks sum time ago. Today pa was
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02
Summer Dresses

A new lot of Summer Dresses just received
including the prints and stripes SO desirable at
present Priced as low as S2o5.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02
Something New

As inch Bordered Voiles, ID yards to
pattern, per pattern $3.50.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
DAM BREAKS, SWEEPS |
3 WOMEN TO DEATH
Child of Nine, Swimming With
Party, Saved by Clinging
to Wreckage,

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ga, July 2.-Three
women were drowned here yesterday
when the dam Of lake in which they
were bathing broke and swept them
down a swollen stream.
The dead: Mrs. w. w. Rainey, ST.,
wife Of the vice president and general
manager of the National Showcase
Co. of this city; her daughter, Miss
Della Rainey, and Mrs. w. b. Rainey,
jr., daughterin-law.
Sarah Rainey, aged 9, fourth mem
ber of the bathing party, managed to
cling to the timber OF the broken dam
and was saved.
All the bodies were recovered a rev
feet below the dam, but efforts at
resuscitation proved futile. Death
resulted either from drowning or from
blows from floating t.mbers.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
SOVIET TAKESOVER
NEW YORK Church
Court Order Results in De.
posing of PreIate,
Foe of Reds.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated fFtSs.
NEW YORK, July o.-Possession of
the Cathedral of St. Nicholas. the
principal church of the Russian
Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in
this country, yesterday passed from the
control of Metropolitan Platon, foe of
the Soviet, into the hands of Arch
bishop Adam Philipovsky, whose
leadership of the church was recently
confirmed by the courts.
Police, accompanied by Archbishop
Philipovsky and his followers, forced
the cathedral. armed with the court
order recognizing the archbishop p's
leadership Of the church in North
America. The rector. Rev. l.. Turke-
witch. several assistant priests and
parishioners, adherents of Metro
politan Platon, heard the court order
read.
"I would like to have you re-
main here as pastor Archbishop
Philipovsky said to the rector, "but
YOU must bow down to me.
Pastor Refuses to Stay.
Never" the priest answered. II
recognize only the true bishop, the
Metropolitan Platoon
After donning his vestments and
praying for several minutes, the
archbishop led his party to the
rectory. There they found the deposed
metropolitan. former Bishop of Odessa
The deposed metropolitan asked
Where must I go? Must l go into
the streets like a dog?"
II would be pleased, much pleased.
said Archbishop Philopovsky bowling.
If you would stay here. But you
must recognize me as metropolitan or
the church in North America.
Metropolitan Platon also refused to
do this, and he and Mr.. Turkevitch
left together Shortly after they had
gone, Merrill E. Graves, a lawyer,
entered the church, demanded that
the "Bolshevik usurpers" be driven
out, and said he will ask an eviction
order.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
WALES STUDIES STROKE.
Has Photographs Made to Aid in
Improving Same.

Improving Same.
BULUWAYO, Southern Rhodesia
South Africa. July R.-The Prince
Of Wales in his ever growing enthusi
asm for golf, has inaugurated new
scheme for improvement Of his game
He has ordered his official photog
rapher to take special pictures Of his
strokes, before and after. The 'ea is
to have critic study the photot IS
and point out the princes mista
The prince went yesterday
tomb Of Cecil Rhodes. He proce
to Matoppo Hills with a small pa
and climbed the latter part of the
Journey to the tomb afoot. Accom-
panied only by Sir Lionel Halsey
while the others moved aside. the
prince stood reverently in front OF the
bowlder which covers the great EN-
pire builders grave.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
Cuban Time Is Fixed.

HAVANA, Cuba, July 2 LP.-The
entire Island of Cuba is placed in the
eastern standard time belt by a presi-
Dental decree issued on recommenda-
ton Of the Cuban Geographical So
ciety
Evening star., 1925-07-02
BRAND URGES ACTION
ON CHINESE TREATIES
Ratification Expected to Be Fol
lowed by Tariff Conference
at Peking.
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS, July 2.-Foreign Minister
BRAND has asked the foreign affairs
committee of the Chamber OF Depu
ties for immediate action on the
treaties concerning China, signed al
the Washington conference.
The other signatory powers are urg
ing Frances ratification and M
BRAND is requesting the committee to
expedite it's procedure now that China
has overcome the French objections
by resuming payment of the Boxer
indemnity.
AS soon as Parliament has ratified
the treaties, it is expected a confer
ence will assemble at Peking to ar
range for the new customs tariffs pro
vided for by the second Of the two
treaties The new tariffs will involve
an increase over the old rates of at
least 21 per cent.
Avoid the pleasure that holds the
-
Evening star., 1925-07-02
FOOt-MOdel OxfOrdS
s.
Built Specially for Golf

Just as comfortable as a moccasin.
Built of soft, obtained calfskin, and
laced firmly across the instep to give
full support Finished with red, rub
ber-studded soles. A shoe that looks
we'll on the street, but "does its stuff
on the links.
Evening star., 1925-07-02

Avoid the pleasure that holds the
penalty of future pain.
Evening star., 1925-07-02

read those fabrics again and you'll realize that this
sale worth than passing glance. Every them
coorfas cool and comfortable And the suits them
selves the kind that allow plenty of good swing
of the racquet golf club and yet fit and comfortable
when sits his Plain coloed, white striped A
good range of sizes in each Don't stock up for the holiday
aone-bry for your whole Summers needs
F The H
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-03-04
What Crossword PuZ-
Zles Do.
HOW TO SOLVE A CROSSWORD pUzzLE

Albert M. Johnson, head of large