River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-10

visited River Falls relatives and
friends.
E. H. Carpenter of Salem stopped
of here Saturday on his return from
the encampment. He is candidate
for the Republican nomination for
sheriff.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Gilliland and
daughter of Wellsville, Mo-, are spend
ing few weeks at Phineas Pomeroy's.
Mr. Gilliland is a brother of Mrs.
Pomeroy.
Charley Grant returned Saturday
from White Rock, S. D., where he has
been experimenting the construction
of bank building for w. f. Houston
of this city.
ii. L. Michaelson, one of the leading
merchants of Bismark, n. d., accom-
panied by his wife, has been spending
a few days here with his brother A.
NJ. Michaelson.
b. c. Richardson of Akron, Ohio, o.
l.. Richardson, Waukesha, Wis, Mrs.
w. C. Holland and Miss Eva Wood
ward OF Milton, Iowa, are guests of l..
L. Richardson.
| Il. +. WhitcOmb, formerly of Kinnic-
kinnic, now residing at Scott, Court
land county, n. Y, paid a visit to his
old home last week. He was accom-
| panied BY his wife.
Little Albert Hanson who was
thrown from his fathers buggy while
the horse was running away yesterday
escaped with slight injuries to his
back and stomach.
Rev. Geo. Brown, pastor of the NJ.
E. church at Ellsworth and publisher
Of the Pierce County Advocate, was
in the city last Friday and favored
this Office with call.
Miss Agnes Robinson of Boardman
spent the early part of the week with
Mrs. f. b. Webster. She returns to
her duties as teacher i'm the Lincoln
school, st. Paul, next week.
Mrs. Martin Buss has returned from
a three months visit to GAINESVILLE and
South Milwaukee where she has been
visiting her daughters, Mrs. John
Weisend and Mrs. John Zilg.
r. S. Angel of Oaks, n. D., visited
his brother Charles and old time
| friends here after the G.. A. r. En-
campment. He was resident Of the
town of Clifton seventeen years ago.
Colonel Geo. l.. Godfrey of Des
Moines, Iowa, a delegate to the G.. A.
r.. Encampmenta at st. Paul last week,
was the guest of his brother III. X.
Godfrey over Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Dressler of Pelican
Rapids, Mimi, accompanied by her
son and daughter, is visiting her
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Baird,
who are also entertaining their niece,
| Miss Ida M. Griffey, of Erie, Penn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith of Bows, Iowa,
visited the family of Judge Weld and
other relatives here the latter part of
the past week. Mrs. Smith was form
erly Miss Minnie Sanford and attend
ed the Hinckley Institute in earlier
days.
Sc Smith, wife and son of Bis
mark, N. D., have been visiting the
| families of Joel Barnett, j. G.. Crowns
| and others the past few days. Mr..
Smith was a resident here in the
early days, and is brother of Mrs.
Crowns.
Hon. G. ID. Parker and wife are
entertaining a number of relatives
and friends from abroad Mrs.
SLOVENIAN, sister of Mr.. Parker,
from Brookfield, Mrs. Knox, Mrs.
Allen and Miss French, cousins, from
Kenosha, and Mrs. Flanders from
Elkhorn.
Russell Pingree of North Branch,
Mimi, brother of w. o. Pingree and
j. G.. Rider and wife, his cousins from
the same place, visited here the first
of the week. Mrs. Rider remains for
a time. Chas. Lockwood, Mrs.
Pingree's son, left yesterday for his
home.
Mrs. G.. w. Pratt and her daughter
are among the visitors in the city,
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Pratt.
Mrs. Pratt is now engaged in the
Engineer Department of the United
States and is located at Philadelphia.
John White of Milwaukee, brother
of Mrs. Pratt, was in town Saturday.
A family reunion was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. e. Il. Follansbee
last Monday. Those present from
abroad were: Mr.. and Mrs. ID. C.
Bolkcom of Chicago, Mr. Hobart and
Mr. Cole of Roscoe, H.; Mr.. and Mrs.
III. f. Wadsworth of Montevideo,
Mimi: Mrs. Thos. Porter of New
Richmond; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Young
aud son of st. Paul; Mrs. Thos. Whit
taker and son of Kenosha, and Mr..
John Wadsworth of Blair, Neb.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Fox of Topeka,
Kansas, and Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. War
ner and daughter, Mrs. Spriesters-
bach of Webster, South Dakota, have
during the last few days visited Mr..
and Mrs. Brier and Mrs. Thatcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fox are the parents of
Mrs. Thatcher, and Mrs. Fox and Mrs.
Warner are sisters of Prof. Brier.
They were waited into the vicinity
on the G. A. r. wave, the two gentle
men being veterans who served in
Wisconsin regiments during the war.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Williams have
for few days been entertaining rela-
tives and old-time acquaintance.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. b. Williams of Fairmont, Mimi,
Judge Boyle, wife and daughter OF
Duluth, Mimi, and Mr. and Mrs. j.
w. Boyle of Dunkerton, Iowa. Judge
j. and j. w. Boyle are brothers of
Mrs. Williams, while E. b. Williams
is brother of the host. The party
also visited at the home of Mr. and
Mrs John Haddow.
Rev. and Mrs. G.. A. Cressey of Rhine
lander came down from the encamp-
ment last Friday and remained till
Tuasdav moruinU in the tender