River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-04-06
PERSONAL.

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New Richmond last week.
Miss Lottie Thayer returned to
New Richmond last week.
Manly Weydt and family expect to
move to Hager this week where he has
a farm.
VIM. Hall has been enjoying visit
from his sister-in-law. Mrs. L. Hall of
Oak Grove.
Alfred Sundby and Claud Sharbeno
started for North Dakota Monday
with job in view.
Miss Bertha Bell of the high school
is spending the week with her parents
in New Richmond.
Henry Nichols of Belle Plain, Mimi,
arrived here Tuesday on a visit to
friends and relatives.
DR.. NJ. L. Robey, recently of Grants
burg, Burnett Co., is visiting friends
in River Falls and vicinity.
Arson Lovely and family returned
from Knapp last Thursday where they
have been spending the winter.
Mrs. w. N. Fairbanks of Winnipeg,
Manitoba, has been visiting with her
brother, r. N. Bevans the past week.
James z. Anderson went to Osseo
Saturday to look after his property
interests there, but returned in time
to vote.
Mrs. Ella Heasley has returned
from st. Paul and will make her home
with her daughter, Mrs. Harry
| Hurlburt.
Cora Chapman IS home from
| Knapp and Frank is home to stay,
having received his discharge from
the army.
Miss Julia Morse accompanied her
brother G. r. and nephew, Stanley, to
Madison yesterday where she will visit
a few days.
Mrs. e. p. Hammond and grand
daughter are visiting her son Ira of
st. Croix Falls. They will also visit
friends in st. Paul.
Mrs. Nettie Glendenning is enjoy
ing visit from her sister ofsPleasant
Valley, and her mother-in-law, Mrs.
Glendenning of South St.Paul.
Miss Anna Pomplin of Hager and
Miss Minnie Haling of Ellsworth ar
rived in the city yesterday to make
short visit with the latter's parents.
Charlie Haven returned last week
from an extended winter business
trip. He travelled in twelve different
states, and experienced much bad
weather.
Miss Ida Myhres, who is attending
the normal was called to her home at
| Woodside last Sunday to participate
in the pleasures of a family reunion.
Other members present were Mrs.
Mccarthy of Chicago. Mr.. Nels and
family of Ashland and the Misses
Petra, Bessie and Isabelle of st. Paul.
You can buy Royal Worcester cor
sets aud waists at APP Roberts, the
most elite Of all.
The Cuban assembly having dissolv-
ed and their army Of tatterdemalions
disbauded with three million dollars
in their haOds the island should soon
be in condition to plant some indus
trial seeds with pretty good prospects
of reapi0g a certain harvest under
| abiding peace and stability.
Opera Hall was crowded Monday
night on the occasion of the free con-
cert given by local singers. 1t was ar
ranged by the ladies of the w. @. T.
U.and the singing was succeeded with
speeches by seyeral.of the local clergy
men upon the subject of temperance,
in advocacy of no license. The sub
ject was opportune as the election
was held on the succeeding day.
The south wind yesterday reduced
the snow and started it on the way to
the gulf of Mexico in the form of run
ming water. Mud appears in the
streets and although mild intima
ton of spring it does not add to the
beauty of the view. The country
roads are practically impossible, the
drifts of snow which had been packed
hard by constant travel having be-
| come softened by thawing.
A number of years ago sort OF a
philosophical society was organized in
London. Huxley became a member
of this society. He found that every
member except himself was some
thing or another, either something
| that ended in "ist" or believer in a
| doctrine of an ism" Huxley wasn't
anything and he thought he'd better
be something so as to be more at
| home in the society. His friends
knew almost everything about their
'isms" and he said he didn't know
anything and called himself an
| agnostie.
The girls have shown commendable
courage in defending the HOid
Woman" 1.-THE old-fashioned woman
| In contradistinction to that monde
script inutility, the New Woman, in
| their mum Der of the Normal Badger.
We feel constrained however to pro-
test against the mutiiat!on OF that |
sublime passage from the 3ist OF |
Proverbs. The whole force Of the |
sentiment is lost by ignoring or evad-
ing the very essence Of the Wise mans /
contention, Solomon knew best, and
he did not say generally, as the quota.
ton assumes, 1.-THE price of woman is
above rubies" etc. but specifically this:
"Who can find vlrtuous woman?
for her price is far above rubies' etc.
All along through the hoisterous tur-
bulence of the ages where the thFong'
ing millions have swarmed in bitter
and bloody contention she has stood
on the threshold of the home ana
spoke in soft, low tones the soothing
words of peace and Gained the tenn
pest Of unrest; subdued the storm OF
passion and wrought the magic Of
angelic influence by the wand OF
gentleness and affection. OF woman,