River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-10
John Klein, Jr. goes this afternoon
for trim on the Great Lakes

for trip on the Great Lakes.
The Misses Harnsberger of Prescott |
are spending week with Mrs A. w
Kaler They will be pleased to re-
ceiye all friends during their stay.
Mr. Frank Settlemeyer. Andrew
Frolig and Miss Lizzie Broker of
Minneapolis were guests at the resi-
dence Of John Yocum over Sunday.
Mrs. Agnes Bill and Miss Margaret
Eosford left last Monday for their
respective homes at Alma and White
water. They have been guests of Mr.,
and Mrs. Burr Cook.
Miss Jessie Leach and Miss Ida Bole
of Rice Lake, who had been visiting
with Miss Johanna Iyerson, returned
home Monday. They are teachers in
the Rice Lake schools.
Oluff Halls of Ellsworth has just re-
turned, very much improved, from
the Mt. Pleasant (Mich.) Sanitarium.
where he went about month ago TO
be treated for rheumatism.
Isaac Comesrud, formerly student
here at the Normal, but now employ
ed as travelling salesman by some
wholesale establishment, visited
friends in the city over Sunday.
Miss Lenore Stewart came home
from Downing Tuesday, where she
has been teaching the past two years.
Her friend, Miss Florence Malone,
came with her to remain few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs, Fred Laggerwall and
son of Memphis, Tenn, and Miss
Anna Foster of St. Paul, were here
the first of the week, visiting with
their sister, Miss Lucina Foster, and
other friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Dennis returned
to their home in Downing, Friday, af-
ter two weeks visit with their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs Jas. Stewart. IT.
yin Stewart accompanied them home
for a short visit.
Miss Eleanor Skjerdingstad, sister
of Miss Sophie Skjerdlngstad, the, ac-
complished young pianist of Mime
apolis, is spending part of her sum
| vacation with former schoolmate,
Miss Hazel Pillar of Troy.
/ Miss Clara Olson is enjoying her
week S vacation which she is spending
at the home of Barney Carolan, Sr.
Miss Minnie Bang is taking her place
in the store Next week Miss Alma
will likewise spend her vacation.
| w. H. Gill arrived home from Hon
olulu, Hiwaii, Monday-where he has
been for the past three years engaged
in railroad business-as superinten-
dent of construction. He will return
to Honolulu after months visit
with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. VIM.
| Gill.
The Security Hat Fasteners for
sale at the River Falls Millinery En-
porium.
Rev. Mr. Marshall of the Moody
Bible Institutes is giving series of
lectures on the holy scriptures at the
Baptist church this week. The Rev.
| gentleman understands his subject
and makes his talks very interesting
as we'll as instructive. Mr.. Marshall
has been engaged in the study and
teaching OF the bible in these insti-
tutes for ten years and has gathered
a fund of information, which he pre-
sents in very pleasing way.
Good building lots on west side for
sale on easy terms. THOMAS FOSTER.
We have just learned that am ong
those persisted in the tornado at New
| Richmond, was Mrs. John Mcmahon
and their daughter, Edna, whose age
was 20. Both were so seriously injur-
ed that the mother died in the Ca
| tholic church soon after the catastro-
phe. Edna was taken to the hos
| pital at st. Paul where she died June
IA. To our townsman, Mr.. Mcmahon,
special feature of sadness ATTACKS
to this calamity as in consequence Of a
| separation he had not seen his wife
| for seven years.
|
The special election in st. Croix Co.
Saturday to vote upon the proposition
of raising by tax $500 to rebuild the
New Richmond bridge, was defeated
| by 104;-596 votes being cast for the
| bridge and 700 against it. The i'm
preston seemed to be general that
| the bridge could be built for a much
smaller sum and that theyshould have
asked for the least sum for which the
work could reasonably be done.
The vote in the first ward of this
city was l0--6 in favor and 4 opposed.
Only about one-sixth of the full vote
was polled in the county.
For RIBBONS go to the River Falls
Millinery Emporium.
The Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion has sent out bulletin-No To-
devoted to the discussion of noxious
weeds. 1t enumerates and describes
Canada thistle, burdock, ox-eye daisy,
snap dragon, cocklebur, SOW thistle,
sour DOCK, gild mustard, wild pars-
nip, Russian thistle, quaok grass, |
wild carrot, chickory, blndweed, horse |
nettle, buffalo bur, prickly lettuce
and long-leaved plantain. The bulle-
tin suggests methods for the EXTERN
nation Of these pests-m ethods which |
in effect only retard the spread Of the |
weeds. The only sure process OF ex-
termination is TO kill each individual |
plant.
AssCpLAPrUs positively cures head
ache. 25 cents at the drug stores.
A number of people from here join
ed with party of friends from ELS
worth and Prescott Tuesday in a pic