River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-07-12
PERSONAL.

Miss Winnie MerricB is up from
Madison on visit.
Charley Gorham was down from
New Richmond over Sunday.
Mrs. David Rollin and daughter are
visiting relatives at Mcmillan.
Miss Mamie McGinn, of Minneap-
oils, spent last week in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Hubbell came up
from Waukon. Ia, last Saturday.
Miss Lizzie Foster is home from
Perley. where she has been teaching.
Miss Margie Getchen, of Mime
apolis, is visiting relatives in town.
Nellie Phillip, of Spring Green,
this state. is visiting Amy Andrews.
J. NJ. Smith is giving the roof of
his dwelling a coat of asbestos paint.
Miss Anna Foster returned home,
from Grand Forks, OAK, on Monday
evening.
J. E. Dennison, of Brainard, MINI.
was a guest at S. C. Roberts over
the 4th.
Miss Flora Trumbull, of Merriam
Park, is spending the week with Miss
Emma Cooper.
Mrs. T. Cory-Thomas is considerably
indisposed, being threatened with
typhoid fever.
Miss Emma Cooper and sister gave a
pleasant progressive euchre party
Tuesday evening.
From Jan. lst, 1857, to Dec. 3lst,
1885, there were 134 divorces granted
in Pierce county.
Miss Leila Heath, of Hastings,
spent the latter part of last week with
Miss Anna Dodge.
Mrs. a. P. Weld is visiting Miss
Jones at the Hillside Home School,
Spring Green, Wis.
Coley Krauth has gone to Holton,
st. Croix county, and will be absent
three or four months.
Miss Kate Blaurock is filling the
place in the post-oflice lately vacated
by Miss Faith Knowles.
DR.. Parsons is at home spending the
week, and seems to be enjoying life
with his usual serenity.
Miss Agnes Salter, of Minneapolis,
formerly student at the Normal, is
visiting friends in town.
Rev. Mr.. Winchester, of Massachus.
etts, is visiting his brother, w. Ii.
Winchester, of this city.
Misses Sarah and Amy Powell held
reception last Saturday evening for
number of invited friends.
Hon. j. A. Murphy was united in
marriage on the 9Th inst. to Miss Net
tie Harshman, of Lost Greek.
w. f. kellogg is in attendance to-
day upon the National Photographer s
Association now in convention at
Minneapolis.
Mrs. Cook, of Chicago, sister of Sid
Porch and Mrs. Joel Foster and Mrs.
Asaph Foster, is spending the summer
with her relatives here.
S. w. Merriek is spending a few
days in the city in tue interests of
the American Building and Loan AS
sOciation, of Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Morrison have
returned from quite an extended tour
in Europe and will remain in the city
few weeks before going west.
Mrs. N. p. Haugen and daughter
have returned after an absence of
several months, and are now enjoying
the quiet of their beautiful home.
At the Japanese Tea, on Tuesday
night, Mr.. Roberts, the young minis.
ter of the Baptist Church, proved
himself to be an excellent vocalist.
Prof. Ii. |. Evans, of Menasha, with
his wife and little daughter, are
spending part of their vacation with
Mr.. Els parents, Rev. James Evans
and wife, at the Methodist Parsonage.
Prof. Evans has been engaged for the
fifth year as principal of the Menasha
High School.
Prof. a. L. Ewing, of New York,
has been elected to the vacancy in the
Normal faculty made by Prof. King,
resigned. The professor was a stu
dent with Prof. King at the White
water Normal and later at Cornell
University, and has taught success
fully. He will arrive with his family
about the 18th of August.
Mr.. Roberts, our new Baptist min.
lister, is student from Hamilton. N.
y, and is spoken of by those who
have heard him as an able sermonizer.
and gives promise of doing a good
work among the people of his church
in this locality. 1t is devoutIy hoped
that his influence will assist to
strengthen fraternal feeling among
the churches.
Mrs. Lewis, of Hudson, who is en-
ployed in evangelistic work by the w.
q. L. U. of the Ninth District of Wis.
consin, spent two or three days in our
city recently. Mrs. Lewis conducted
two bible reading services in the
Methodist church on Sunday with
great ability and to the satisfaction of
all who attended. We trust this her
first visit will not be the last. The
numerous friends she has made will
always be glad to meet her.
Bert ii. Wood, well known to MANY
of our readers and who left here Iaet
| April to finish his studies in the Class-
ical Course at the River Falls Normal
School, graduated therefrom June IA
and returned to West Superior last
Monday, expecting to remain here in.
definitely. He is a studious voung
man of exemplary habits and his
many friends here gave him a cordial
greeting Lake Superior Sentinel
/ Last avanipr, 49,, 1t. 4.