River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-02-16
PERSONAL.

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Miss Amy Chapman left this morn
ing for Milw aukee as a delegate to
the Epworth League.
Miss Maud Howe went to st. Paul
Monday on visit to friends. She is
enjoying weeks vacation.
Tom McNulty's sister, who has
been visiting here a few days, re.
turned to her home in Nelson the
18th.
Mrs. Ferguson, whohas been visit
ing for several months with her sisters
the Misses Leyings and Mrs. Flint,
left Monday for Blanchard, Ia.
Lent commenced yesterday, Feb. 10.
Bert Brackett is recovering from a
long and severe siege of sickness.
The Modern Woodmen give ball
in Opera Hall Wednesday night, Feb.
22nd.
you cannot eat your cake and
have it,, but if honorable you can
give your word and keep it.
Miss Gwen APP Roberts gave a Val
entine party for a number of her
young friends Monday evening.
Misses Nellie McGregor and Georgia
Loucks entertained party of their
young friends Tuesday evening.
A private masque dancing party
will be given at Odd Fellows Hall to-
morrow (Friday) evening by several Of
our young ladies.
! The 22nd is the anniversary of the
birth of Washington, the creator Of
his country; last Sunday, the 18th, was
that of Lincoln, it's savior.
Among recent combinations of
presidential nominations by the
senate is that of G. G. Glass to be
postmaster at River Falls.
There will be a mothers meeting in
the kindergarten Friday p. NJ. at
three o'clock Mrs Wadsworth leader.
Discipline the subject. All are in
vited.
Senator Woodwork has effected
the transfer of Ann Dunn, an imbe-
Gle inmate of the county poor house,
to the Home for Feeble Minded at
Chippewa Falls.
The New York Sun was a full day
ahead of the Associated Press in re-
porting the battle Of Manila In fact
it received the news before the State
authorities did.
A clergyman in Seattle has perform
ed the marriage ceremony 1863 times,
tying 1898 persons in beau" knot.
Can any Hudson marriage architect
show larger aggregate?
Pres. Brier of the Normal gave the
high school a fifteen minute talk on
the subject, Did you pass" yester-
day morning The talk was very in
teresting and instructive
Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Thompson and
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ White entertained
a large company at progressive cinch
on Tuesday evening. St. Valentines
fayors were distributed to all who
earned them.
The keel Of the new battleship
Maine was laid yesterday, the ami
yersary of the sinking Of the Maine in
Havana harbor, and it is expected she
will be launched Feb. 18th next year,
the I'd anniversary.
The receipts from the internal rev.
enue tax for January were double
the amount received in January 1898.
The total amount was $641 ,24O Beer
furnished 1921, SOL: spirits, $214, 548; to-
bacco So. 450; revenue stamps $54,7l9.
Mrs. f. NJ. White, Mrs. Fl. W.
Thompson and Mrs. Albert Foster
gave reception to party Of friends
Saturday afternoon which was large
ly attended in spite of the extremely
cold weather and was a very delight
full affair.
Ellsworth suffered from the effects
of another fire Tuesday night The
Strickland building, occupied by A.
E. Winter, jeweler, was destroyed
There was an insurance of 5000 on
the building and 5000 on the Jewelry
stock and fixtures.