River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-18
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While admitting that it is little
late to talk about the recent anniver-
saTy ceremonies held by Odd Fellows
the scribe who is pushing the pencil
wishes briefly to refer to the blowout
which the boys bad here. When Brig.
adler General Frank A. Woodward of
the Patriarchs Militant gets a hustle
on he is, metaphorically speaking, "a
full team and boss to let, and he
threw some of his surplus energy into
the project for fitting observance of
the seventy.fourth anniversary here.
One of the Aides and the weather
clerk had slight misunderstanding SO
it was found necessary to postpone the
celebration for one week. 1t was ac-
cordlngly held May Sd, when the
weather was all that could be desired,
and the affair throughout was one of
the most successful and largely attend.
ed demonstrations ever witnessed at
the head of the lake. The parade was
fine, music superb, speeches appropri
ate to the occasion, containing enough
spice to keep the large assemblage in
good humor throughout the program
rendered at the Grand Opera. The
banquet and ball given in the evening
at the Broadway were especially en-
joyable to society people, the grand
march of two hundred and fifty coup
les being led by the beautiful and ac.
complished daughter of Gen. Wood
ward. The Duluth and Superior boys
shook hands across the bloody chasm
excavated by rival town-site boomers,
danced after the same music and with
each others girls and unanimously
decided that anniversaries of this kind
came none too often.
Mrs H. G. Wood. Mrs. NJ. B. Kim
bail. and Miss Ella Kline, who were
called to Ellsworth by the fatal illness
of their mother, have returned. Miss
May Kline has resigned her school
and will remain at Ellsworth indefi
nitely.
Typhoid fever had the regulation
run with Fred Williams but he is now
improving and will soon accompany
his mother to River Falls where he
will remain for few weeks while re-
cuperating.
The question of ten thousand dol.
lar garbage cTematOry is now engag-
ing the attention of our city council.
Alderman G.. l.. Rice who has been in
vestigating the project reports in its
| favor.
Superior put on her holiday attire
| last Saturday to witness the launch
ing of another steel steamship aud to
see the big passenger Whaleback
Christopher Columbus, built for the
| Worlds Fair transportation Company,
make her trial trip on Lake Superior.
| The chap that handles the crank to
| the machine by which these items are
/ ground out was one of the voyagers
upon this to be historic marine won
/ der, which is certainly marvel in its
| way. Space fOrbids a detailed des.
cription of this veritable palace which
/ is the browning effort thus far in ma
rine architecture. When you go on I
- the fair grounds take the Christie
pher Columbus.
VI. G. Wood has been chosen Cap.
tain of Superior Canton No. of the
Patriarchs Militant and assumed com.
mand of the chevaliers of that com.
pany.
Recent failures IN New York made
Superior bankers little nervous for a
few days but there seems TO be feel
ing of returning confidence.
Mrs. ii. G.. Wood has been selected
a representative of Gate City Lodge
No. los ID. of r. in the Daughters OF
Rebekah Association which meets al
Milwaukee in June.
Complications brought about by
failures in the east have operated tC
. temporarily suspend work at the Wes'
Superior Iron and Steel plant. 1t i!
thought, however, that work viii
soon be resumed under more favorabl,
auspices than have heretofore existed
Fl. G.. and Bert II. Wood have beer
elected representatives to the Crane
Lodge of odd Fellows which meets il
Milwaukee next month.
Additions have from time to TIM
been made to the Superior Public Ii
brary until it now numbers nearly sew
en- thousand volumes.