River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-09
River FALLS JOURNAL.
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RIVER FALLS. WIS, Nov. 0, 1899.

RIVER FALLS. WIS, Nov. 0, 1899
Entered the post-otfceiH River faiisassecond
class matter.
LOCAL And MISCELLANEOUS.
The Crockodiles advertise a dance
for tomorrow night.
Timothy Clifford of Clifton, this
county, died at his home Friday, Nov.
3.
N. A. Thelander is having city wa
ter service placed on his residence
premises.
The evening train from Ellsworth
now leaves here at 4:37 instead Of 4:52
as formerly.
Mrs. Leonora Lake, vice president Of
the Catholic Total Abstinence Union,
lectures at Hudson to night.
County boards of supervisors con
yene according to law in regular an
nual session Tuesday, Nov. IA.
The insurance agents are all hum
ming a new tune-to them-''Thert
is hot time in the old town.
Francis Valentine and Lizzie Tom
linson were married in this city Tues
day, Nov. I, by Rev. Jos. NJ. Baur.
Some one broke into b. f
Lawrence's machine shop and stole
some of his tools Monday night.
The mem bers of the Entire Nou
club gave . surprise party last night il
honor of Alma Olson, at her home.
very pleasant time is reported.
Services at the Congregations
church next Sunday morning and eve
ming by the pastor: 1890 A. NJ, "Tht
Heroic Christian" 7:30 P. NJ, 9TH,
Methodical Christian"
The st. Croix county asylum has
maintained 129 inmates the past year
of whom 81 are credited to St. Croix
"a to Douglas, Barron I, Ashland I
Polk 6, Pierce 4, and other tie
furnished the remainder in smalle
numbers.
The union insurance companie
have been doing a "safe" and icon
sentative" business. If large in
come is annually doubled it is gener
ally considered that the business i
a safe one. The Insurance Commits
sioner's report for 1898 shows that tn
ratio of losses to premiums received
was 43.4S per cent.
The annual meeting of the Stat
Teachers Association will be held il
| Milwaukee, this year, Dec. 81, % ant
20. The Association of Superintend
ents and Supervising Principals viii
hold its meeting Tuesday, the 9th o
December, at 10 A. NJ, and in the eve
ming will give a banquet to the fac
ulty of the University of Wisconsin.
October, and to this date, Novem bel
has given us ideal fall weather. w,
have had no severe storms and no COLI
weather The air is as clear as May
the wind from the south most of thu
time has kept back heavy frosts ant
the grass is as green as in June ant
abundant for stock. Farmers hay,
been especially favored with weather
conditions this fall, in fact all through
the season.
Grand Master Whelan, Grand Lodge
Trustee Beach and d. II. Wright o
the fraternity have arranged for The
distribution of $4,000, the fund con
tributed by Wisconsin Masons for th,
relief of their brothers who suffered
from the New Richmond tornado
The money will be apportionet
among forty Masons whose propert.
was destroyed. Each will receive al
amount proportionate to his loss.
President Brier will tell of his vaca
tion in Europe at the M. e. churcl
Saturday evening, Nov. IS, 1899. Gen
eral admission % cents, students O
the Normal and Public schools l!
cents. Seats may be reserved at Bar
nard s. Clough's drug store without
extra charge. The lecture is giver
for the benefit of the Epworth League
which has voted the proceeds to the
fund for a new parsonage.
Mrs. Cox of Washington, lecturing
under the direction Of the Women:
Christian Temperance Union, deliv
cred an excellent address in the Meth
odist church Sunday evening. The
house was filed with an appreciativt
and pathetic audience which ap
plauded the sentiments Of the speak
er. Mrs. Cox is a good speaker-ar
orator-and she had something TO say
worthy of consideration. In the mair
her statements were conservative for
a temperance advocate.
Our Normal school people prepared
an elegant banquet for their guests O.
the Superior Normal, the football
team and others Saturday afternoon
Addresses of welcome were made or
tla occasion Miss Gatchn1l sneakinf