River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-06-23

Strawberries are Just in the glory Of
their most delicious sweetness. And
they are abundant and cheap. fthey
would only last all the year
The corner stone Of the Wisconsin
State Reformatory will be laid with
appropriate ceremonies in the city Of
Green Bay to-day, June 23rd.
Albert f. Lord, a former resident
Of River Fails, arrived in town last
Friday He has been travelling with
theatrical troupe for several years
past.
Hooley and Letter, the great plung-
ers. are down, Ceryera Will complete
the trio Admiral Sampson will be
the liQuidator in the Spanish floating
assets.
The Pierce County Telephone
Company have poles set to Red Wing,
The service will be connected with st.
Paul by way Of Hudson in the near
future
Miss Gertrude NJ. and Rolla t..
Cairns Of Ellsworth graduated from
the University Of Wisconsin this
week, both from the College Of Letters
and Science.
Herbert d. Ever and Miss Alice b,
Street Of Ashland were married the
18th of this month Miss Street is Il
graduate of tile River Falls Normal
and lived here with her mother for
several years.
THERE'S to be a steamboat excursion
from Hudson to the Fails Of the
Minnchaha, under the auspices OF the
odd Fellows, Tuesday, June g Boat
leaves Hudson at 7:3O A. NJ Tickets
30 and . cents.
The potato beetle, clad in his
medieval armor Of yellow and black,
is perambulating the vast fields Of
green potato vines, but he does not
seem to be sufficiently numerous as
yet to dcpletc the redundant growth
to any perceptible extent.
Rev. J. II. Albert of Saltwater will
preach in the Congregational church
next Sunday at 1890 a. NJ. and 5 P. NJ.
also. at South Fork at 80 p NJ. Mr..
Mcintosh Will preach in saltwater in
the Congregational church and in the
Minnesota State Prison, Of which Mr..
Albert is Chaplain
1t may be Of interest to those who
contemplate visit to Milwaukee,
during Carnival week-June y to
July 3-to know that $1,000 rooms in
private homes have been secured for
visitors, and that they can be obtain
ed at reasonable rates by writing to
s. A. Granger. Uihlein Building,
Milwaukee. Wis. Railway fares are
very low-round trip from River Falls
$500
The Normal Badger for June Is out
and in mechanical and literary consti-
tuition compares fayorably with prev
fous issues The frontispiece is graced
with the portraits Of familiar faces
the Kindergarten teachers. Considera-
bic space is given in this number to
discussion of the kindergarten depart
mcnt OF the Normal The department
has met with the approval of the pub
lie and sufficient patronage is assured
to make it fixture The attendance
registered the past year was S.
on Friday evening, July list. at the
Opera Hall will be presented the late
Gus Huge's greatest of Swede
comedies sole Olson" with the young
character actor L. A Edwards albert
i Lord, in the title role. Local
talent has been secured for the
support, including Messrs G. S.
Dodge John Campbell, Chas Purves,
Warren Knowles and Misses Ellen
and Mabel Langdon.
Prices Is. p and 35 cents. Seats on
sale at Taggart & Co.'s Drug Store.
Last Saturday evening Pres. and
Mrs W. D. Parker gave their annual
reception to the graduating classes
and the faculty The house was
tastefully decorated in the senior class
colors. appropriate also to the present
war time. Chinese lanterns illumi-
mated the broad sweep of the veranda;
drapery of red, white and blue over
hung the coy corner from which was
graciously dispensed raspberry frappe,
in blue and white cups, while IN 1he
dining room young ladies in White
gracefully served ice-cream and straw
berries on blue china plates. Still
further in keeping with the times,
the young people found labels ready
TO be affixed, on which were written
the names Of leading statesmen ana
generals of the L. s. and Spain, and
much amusement was secured in the
endeavor of each TO enact the charact-
er thus assumed. The porch with its
rugs and easy chairs was made doubly
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graph, and altogether the evening
proved most enjoyable.
4. T. Carroll offers a full line Of all
kinds of farm implements and Farm
Machinery Tnreshers, Haryesters,
Movers. HAY Rakes, Wagons, Euggies
Gang Plows Sulky Plows Walking
Plaws. Pumps and Binding Twine.
An very reasonable. Call and exam
inc and get prices.
Don't blame the newspaper man for
what happens in the community If
there is anything in the life OF the
Mace that you do not wish to go
abrn3d 10 the world, blame yourself if
II cxists-not the paper for saying
something about it. 1t is the duty Of
me editor to make typographical
paragranhof the town each week, and
If vo9 take a homely picture. don't
Eick the instrument, but try TO get a
better expression on your race next
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